Shernaz Daver, chief marketing officer at Khosla Ventures, says billboards can be a sign of the times in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, displaying what tech is hot.
The exodus of tech workers during the pandemic left the district lifeless. Now, community leaders are trying to bring people back with or without Big Tech and urging diversification of the city’s economy.
Heather Knight, who covers San Francisco for The New York Times, says that while the city cleans up its reputation and waits for the tech industry to revitalize its economy, residents are optimistic.
Joshua Scacco, professor of political communication and director of the Center for Sustainable Democracy at the University of South Florida, says presidents have always had to adapt to new platforms like radio, cable TV and modern-day social media.
While some period tracking apps have evolved to protect user information, programs like web search or digital maps can build cases and lead to prosecution, says Albert Fox Cahn, founder of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project.
Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, telehealth abortions have boomed. That new data generates a bigger digital footprint, which may be weaponized against those seeking reproductive care.
Ushma Upadhyay, professor of OB-GYN and reproductive sciences at the University of California, says almost 1 in 5 abortions are now facilitated by telehealth. The costs are lower, she adds, as well as the stress and stigma involved.
