How the 'visionaries' of Silicon Valley mean profits are prioritised over true technological progress
- Written by Peter Bloom, Professor of Management, University of Essex
Technological innovation in the last couple of decades has brought fame and huge wealth to the likes of Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. Often feted as geniuses, they are the faces behind the gadgets and media that so many of us depend upon.
Sometimes they are controversial. Sometimes the level of their...