The Digital & Innovation Era (10/10)

From microprocessors and personal computing to the internet, smartphones, and AI, American-led technological ecosystems reshaped the global economy. Silicon Valley culture—venture capital, rapid scaling, platform dominance—created new forms of wealth and power. Information became a strategic asset; networks rewired communication, finance, media, and geopolitics. This era also introduced new vulnerabilities: surveillance, cyber conflict, data monopolies, and cultural fragmentation.
This card captures the phase where influence travels at the speed of information.