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While working in venture capital, Catherine Yushina and Grace Leung Shing noticed one kind of company that kept getting rejected: the stable, promising business looking to expand that just didn't have grand ambitions to take over the tech world.<p>"We saw so many companies getting a 'no' and what …
BusinessSilicon Valley has a 'full-fledged housing crisis'
As long as local officials strangle housing starts, the mirage of affordability will be pushed further toward the distant horizon.<p>- By John E. McNellis, Principal at McNellis Partners, for The Registry:<p><i>“A full-fledged housing crisis has gripped California” —</i> <i>New York Times</i>.<p>Yes, our housing crisis is …
HousingMarissa Mayer Shares Confidence-Boosting Tips to Help You Make Tough Work Decisions
The former Yahoo CEO offered wisdom about decision-making and work-life balance in a talk earlier this year.<p>Start Slideshow<p>Now that Verizon has completed its acquisition of Yahoo, former CEO Marissa Mayer is most likely looking for her next job (and it reportedly won't be leading Uber).<p>If Mayer has …
BusinessSilicon Valley siphons our data like oil. But the deepest drilling has just begun
Personal data is to the tech world what oil is to the fossil fuel industry. That’s why companies like Amazon and Facebook plan to dig deeper than we ever imagined<p>What if a cold drink cost more on a hot day?<p>Customers in the UK will soon find out. Recent reports suggest that three of the country’s …
TrendsA startup aims to stop gentrification, with help from the tech industry | Ars Technica
At Ars Technica Live, entrepreneur and civic organizer Catherine Bracy explains how.<p>If the headline on this article made your eyes burn with fire, …
HousingA History of Adult Supervision in Silicon Valley
The tech world has long flirted with the idea that young companies need to hire experienced CEOs from the outside.<p>If Jeff Immelt, the 61-year-old just-retired chief executive officer of the world's leading industrial corporation, 1 really does end up taking the reins of the world's most …
BusinessFormer Apple engineers sold their 'smart' pill bottle start-up to a prescription delivery company
A company created by former Apple engineers to build a "smart" pill bottle has been acquired.<p>Start-up Alto Pharmacy, a prescription delivery service, …
PharmaLetter Home from Camp Wolfram | Backchannel
<b>On the very first day</b> of Wolfram Camp, I called Stephen Wolfram “Steve.”<p>“It’s Stephen, actually,” said the world’s most controversial physicist in …
Wolfram AlphaAmazon opens a brick and mortar bookstore in Silicon Valley — plus another — this week
Online retail giant Amazon is opening a brick-and-mortar bookstore in Silicon Valley this week. As of Tuesday, the San Jose store already “appeared to be doing a brisk business” the Mercury News reports; it will hold its official grand opening Thursday.<p>Another Amazon bookstore will open in …
AmazonFull transcript: LimeBike President and co-founder Brad Bao answers bike-sharing questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask
In which we learn that Kara knows how to fix bikes.<p>On this episode of <b>Too Embarrassed to Ask</b>, our hosts Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode invited Brad Bao, the president of bike-sharing startup LimeBike, into the studio to explain the whys and wherefores behind sharing bikes. The three discussed the …
Rick and MortyTech's Dilemma When It Comes to Regulating Hate
Bloomberg Businessweek's Max Chafkin discusses the challenges facing Silicon Valley's crackdown on hate groups. He speaks with Bloomberg's Emily …
BusinessT.J. Miller on leaving Silicon Valley, his summer of controversy, and losing his mind: "I was stunting"
It's no accident that Miller's outbursts coincided with one of the busiest summers of his career.
Emoji MovieSilicon Valley office market falters while subleases surge
SAN JOSE — Mergers and acquisitions have sapped some strength from Silicon Valley’s office market, which must confront an increase in subleases and …
San Francisco Bay AreaSilicon Valley’s top tech execs wear only the most expensive, rare, and stylish sunglasses | Style Magazine | South China Morning Post
You generally won’t find Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, or other billionaire tech execs sporting expensive tailored suits or Rolexes like their high-powered …
Ben SilbermannCan Salesforce Trailhead Diversify Silicon Valley?
Become a Salesforce expert for free while earning badges, playing games, and sharing your knowledge with friends using the new Trailmixes …
Ziff-DavisWatch: LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and web icon Tim O'Reilly debate the state of start-ups
<i>[This stream is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. ET. If it does not appear above, please refresh.]</i><p>CNBC's Jon Fortt sat down with some heavy hitters in …
Venture CapitalHow Apple, Google, and Facebook Will Hasten the Next Era of TV | Backchannel
<b>Not long ago,</b> everyone saw Hollywood and Silicon Valley as opposites. Hollywood was cool, artistic, and uniquely adept at entertaining viewers. …
BackchannelThe Media-Silicon Valley Nexus Loves Covering Cronyism - Until It Involves Democrats
We very much dislike government cronyism. It is one of the very many very awful byproducts of government that is too big for the britches we are …
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Hire Dedicated Magento Programmers Whanganui<p>Silicon Valley provides you custom service of magento theme customization and <b>template design</b>. Magento is …
eCommerceHave you experienced harassment as a tech employee or worker in the gig economy?
If you work in the gig economy and have experienced any kind of abuse at work you can share your stories with us<p>Large numbers of tech workers are vulnerable to a wide range of abuses at work, including gig economy workers who lack rights and protections, support staff at corporate headquarters who …
BusinessTech goes from White House to doghouse
Google, other tech companies fall from grace in Trump’s Washington
Republican PartyThe 11 most high-tech cities in the US
Cities are the way of the future.<p>In less than 35 years, the World Health Organization estimates that two-thirds of the world population will be living in urban areas. That's an additional 2.5 billion people. The cities that will flourish rely on cutting-edge technologies and create opportunities …
CitiesStarbucks is at war with Silicon Valley—and it’s being fought through mobile payment apps
The world’s leading coffee chain has a message for Silicon Valley’s biggest, most threatening companies: It isn’t about to be disrupted anytime soon.<p>“While digital companies may win in other sectors, we will be the digital company that wins in ours,” the company’s chief strategy officer, Matthew …
BankingWhat’s wrong with startup culture: A video
Dan Lyons, a former tech journalist who wrote a funny blog years ago called "Fake Steve Jobs" and wrote one of the best episodes of HBO's <i>Silicon</i> …
StartupsInterns at These Companies Make More Than the Average American Worker
Paid internships were once rare. Today, some interns make more per month than some workers.<p>Start Slideshow<p>Once viewed as assistants, messengers or gofers, interns today are increasingly responsible for making measurable contributions to a company. And while some interns are not being paid for their …
Bloomberg L.P.Sensor tracks who's driving in your neighbourhood
<b>A start-up that lets residents monitor who drives in and out of their neighbourhood was among the companies revealed at a Silicon Valley event on Monday.</b><p>Flock's sensor, which it offers for $50 a year per house, logs the number plates of every car that drives into a street and takes a picture. The …
YCombinatorApple plans self-drive shuttle to ferry Silicon Valley staff
Apple is working on a self-driving shuttle that could ferry employees between its offices around Silicon Valley, according to people familiar with …
Andreessen HorowitzKite Foiling Has Quickly Become the Sport of Choice for Silicon Valley’s Elite
Kite foiling isn’t cheap, but the wealth in California’s Bay Area paired with the proximity to the coast have made the place a veritable hub for the …
New York TimesApple Park neighbors frustrated, sad
Traffic, noise, and construction have reportedly turned residents’ lives upside down<p>While Silicon Valley hamlets have been all too happy to benefit from the revenue and skyrocketing property values that come from harboring tech companies’ headquarters, denizens turn sour when things don’t always go …
No, Silicon Valley, You Don’t ‘Have to’ Do Business With Nazis
One of the strange and disconcerting byproducts of the past couple weeks, beginning with a white supremacists’ march that looked like something out …
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