He Was a Tech Investor Before There Was a Silicon Valley

September 27, 2026 · 11:00 am 2 sources

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• Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI
  The Guardian · September 27, 2026 11:00
  ‘The push against datacenters speaks to the frustration of people who don’t feel they are making the choices in their lives’ The Stanford ethicist Rob Reich was once invited to a dinner organized by a Silicon Valley mogul to discuss what a state designed to maximize science and tech powered by…
• He Was a Tech Investor Before There Was a Silicon Valley
  The New York Times · September 30, 2026 09:02
  Bill Draper began funding start-ups in the early 1960s, when the Santa Clara Valley was better known for apricot orchards than microchips. He has died at 98.