The Digital Landscape At The Dawn Of The Trump Era

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President-elect Donald Trump (2ndR),and his wife Melania Trump (2ndL), are greeted by President Barack Obama and his wife first lady Michelle Obama, upon arriving at the White House on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images) President Trump takes office at a time of profound flux in the digital universe. Entire industries – from transportation to education, and everything in between – continue to be disrupted and remade by technological innovation. Automation is ascendant and threatens sustainable, meaningful job growth for humans (robots seem to be doing just fine). A few large companies – Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google – dominate a growing number of key industries and are intensely focused on commoditizing consumer data. At the same time, a small portion of the country still can't access a wired high-speed Internet connection, and millions of Americans who can access one lack the skills needed to use it productively.