Venkat: It’s automation, not manufacturing, Trump should ponder

Venkat: It’s automation, not manufacturing, Trump should ponder

Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk makes an appearance at the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. Customers who have reserved a Model S came for a tour of the factory and a test ride in a beta model. (Jim Gensheimer/Bay Area News Group/MCT) While Donald Trump has promised “consequences” for companies seeking to move operations overseas, the more interesting question is what he plans to do about automation. Globalization and trade deals have taken the brunt of the blame this election year for job losses, but this misses the crucial role that technology plays […]

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