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United States
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Author(s):
Bryant Walker Smith
Publication Date:
October 24, 2016
Publication Type:
Other Writing
At the outset, it's not clear to me what Silicon Valley is and isn't — or why that matters. Companies like Google are often contrasted with companies like General Motors, and yet, according to an automotive industry group, automakers spend over $100 billion every year on research and development worldwide. R&D is a form of tech innovation. Energy companies, pharmaceutical firms and financial institutions are also technological powerhouses. Innovation is central to telecommunications, defense and health care.
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This article by Bryant Walker Smith originally appeared on cyberlaw.stanford.edu on October 24, 2016 at 10:00AM