https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/12/26/larry-magid-looking-back-at-2024-in-tech/

2024 wasn’t an earth-shaking year for new tech products, but it was significant when it comes to the tech industry’s impact on society and vice versa.

Tech titans had a big impact on the 2024 election, starting with Elon Musk, whose net worth exceeds $400 billion thanks to his work and investments at several tech companies, including Zip2, PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, SolarCity and Neurolink. He’s also the owner of Twitter, but that subtracted from his financial net worth while increasing his political clout.  Although you can’t point to one thing that turned the election, Musk’s endorsement and financial support were a major boon to the Trump campaign.