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Why Silicon Valley could become tomorrow s Detroit
The San Francisco Bay Area s tech business models and government relationships will face challenges from all sides in 2021.
The YourCoast app is displayed on a smartphone Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in San Francisco. | Eric Risberg/AP
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Dozens of tech hubs around the world have dreamed of nipping at Silicon Valley’s heels, but in 2020 those dreams are starting to look like reality.
Thanks to Covid-19, “the spreading out of tech is having a 10-year acceleration,” says Rana Sarkar, Canada’s consul general for San Francisco and Silicon Valley.