I'm not sure about the first question but to answer your second there are some fundamentals you'd need to address first. According to Wikipedia, a religion "usually relates to the existence, nature, and worship of a deity or deities and divine involvement in the universe and human life. Alternately, it may also relate to values and practices transmitted by a spiritual leader."

So there you have it, and thus the question: who or what qualifies as a deity/deities in the tech world, or which single person can be taken to be the 'spiritual' authoritative figure that speaks on behalf of the technology domain?