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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Kari Paul

Antony Blinken’s Silicon Valley visit underscores US cybersecurity concerns

Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, speaks with Condoleezza Rice at Stanford earlier this week.
Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, speaks with Condoleezza Rice at Stanford earlier this week. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The US secretary of state visited Silicon Valley this week, on a trip that experts say highlights the Biden administration’s growing concerns over cybersecurity and officials’ push to collaborate more closely with the US’s powerful tech industry.

Antony Blinken on Monday spoke at Stanford University and was scheduled to meet with tech executives to “highlight the key role for technology diplomacy in advancing US economic and national security”, according to the state department.

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