Making the case for innovation given rampant tech negativity [Video]

Despite the swirl of tech negativity percolating public discourse, its value and innovation across multiple sectors over the years.

While tech giants face accusations of eroding privacy, spreading misinformation and eliminating jobs, many of their contributions, especially in social causes such as pediatric cancer, tell a different story.

“We started Tech Tackles Cancer and started fundraising for pediatric cancer because we lost a colleague’s son, and that’s what got us involved and made us aware,” said Chris Lynch (pictured), TTC founder and executive chairman and chief executive officer of AtScale Inc. “I had no idea that pediatric cancer was different than cancer that adults get. We migrated to playing these rock-and-roll rumble shows and soliciting executives from life science and technology, primarily to come sing and get supported to raise money for pediatric cancer awareness and funding.”

Lynch spoke with Dave Vellante,chief analyst at theCUBE Research, during a recent CUBE Conversation. They discussed tech companies shaping the future …