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The Wall Street Journal.
Eric Schmidt
Eric Schmidt Has Lessons to Pass Along
The Wall Street Journal. - Rob Copeland
In a new book, the former Google chairman pays tribute to his late Silicon Valley mentor Pinned in the doorway of Eric Schmidt’s snug corner office in Mountain View, Calif., is a comic strip that neatly
IBM
Five Years Strong: Silicon Valley Forum’s 2019 Women in Tech Festival Makes Waves in Silicon Valley and Beyond
yahoo.com - Business Wire
From a humble beginning in the cafeteria at HP to a crowd of hundreds, Silicon Valley Forum’s annual Women in Tech Festival has celebrated the …
The Washington Post
Drinking Water
How Silicon Valley provides the blueprint for cleaning up our drinking water
The Washington Post - Jason A. Heppler is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and working on his first book about environmental politics in Silicon Valley after World War II.
In 2016 the Colorado health department announced the presence of cancer-causing chemicals in drinking water in Fountain, Colo., just outside Colorado Springs. Tests by the Environmental Protection Agency
Business Insideradded this to Strategy
Investing
Meet the investor who calls herself a 'human social network' and manages a $150 million fund building startup hubs outside
Business Insider - Richard Feloni
As of this writing, Anna Mason is preparing to go on the eighth "Rise of the Rest" bus tour, which will take her and the rest of the team on a four-day trip through Florida and, after a quick flight, San
Peopleadded this to Latest News
Hospitals
Driver May Have 'Deliberately' Plowed into Pedestrians in Silicon Valley, Injuring 8: Reports
People - Helen Murphy
The driver is reportedly in custody, and the eight pedestrians were taken to local hospitals A car plowed into a group of pedestrians on Tuesday evening in Sunnyvale, California, leaving eight people according
U.S. Dept. of Defense
All This ‘Innovation’ Won’t Save the Pentagon
realcleardefense.com - Zachery Tyson Brown
The Defense Department, a hierarchy fixated on technology, is unequipped to confront a world of disruptive challenges. I recently had the privilege of …
Bloomberg
Royal Bank of Canada
Silicon Valley Bank Is Coming for Canada’s Burgeoning Tech Scene
Bloomberg - Gerrit De Vynck
Canada’s tech scene is heating up, and one of Silicon Valley’s oldest financial institutions wants a piece. Silicon Valley Bank, the 35-year-old …
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East Palo Alto, CA
An Island of Silicon Valley Affordability Says Yes to More Housing
CityLab - Laura Bliss
East Palo Alto is surrounded by tech riches, but that hasn’t necessarily helped longtime residents, who welcome a state law mandating zoning reform On Wednesday, California’s SB 50—the controversial housing
Patch
Transit
Free VTA Rides April 25 For Those Who Get On Board
Patch - Sue Wood
SAN JOSE, CA — The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority wants everyone to "get on board" public transportation in a big way. The Silicon Valley …
Axios
Homelessness
The downsides of being a superstar tech hub in the mold of Silicon Valley
Axios - Erica Pandey
Alongside unicorns boasting sky-high IPOs and sparkling urban redevelopments, superstar cities like New York and San Francisco are beset by …
The Washington Times
Northern California
Army vet who drove into California intersection held on 8 counts of attempted murder
The Washington Times - Associated Press
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Northern California authorities say they are holding a man on eight counts of attempted murder after he drove into a busy …
Capitalism
Capitalist STEM culture
dailycal.org - Riya Berry
At nine years old, I was in love with words. I spent most days curled up in bed, reading books my dad had checked out for me at our public library. …
Patch
San Jose State University
SJSU Dean Ruth Huard To Be Honored By YWCA
Patch - Sue Wood
SAN JOSE, CA -- San Jose State University Dean of the College of Professional and Global Education Ruth Huard is among the outstanding leaders who …
Seeking Alpha
Investing
Intel looks to streamline autonomous vehicle project
Seeking Alpha - Clark Schultz
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) isn't taking the foot off the gas of its autonomous vehicle project, despite laying off several dozen employees at a Silicon …
Doug Sandlinadded this to Technology Unbound
Paytm
Indian startup ecosystem is far more exciting than Silicon Valley: Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma
yourstory.com -
Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma believes that the Indian startup ecosystem is a far more exciting place to be than Silicon Valley, the …
Axios
Wanda Sykes
Silicon Valley and Hollywood team up on shared streaming battles
Axios - Kia Kokalitcheva
On Tuesday, a number of Hollywood and NYC execs shared a stage with their Silicon Valley counterparts at an event hosted by Variety magazine to …
The Wall Street Journal.
Conscience
A Silicon Valley Apostate Launches ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ for Tech
The Wall Street Journal. - Betsy Morris
Tristan Harris believes that more needs to be done to counter the corrosive effects technology is having on society Tristan Harris emerged as the conscience of Silicon Valley two years ago, when his presentations
Ajitesh Singhadded this to Books
Lisa Brennan-Jobs
5 books about Silicon Valley you need to read right now
pbs.org - Elizabeth Flock
Our April pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Emily Chang’s “Brotopia.” Become a member of the Now Read This book club by joining …
Daily Mail added this to Top Stories
Sunnyvale, CA
Driver deliberately plows into eight people are in a Silicon Valley town as they waited to cross the road
dailymail.co.uk - James Gordon
A car has plowed into a group of pedestrians on a sidewalk in Silicon Valley. The incident, which appears to be intentional, happened at 6:30pm on …
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Mary Meeker
The latest chapter of Silicon Valley icon Kleiner Perkins' fall from grace is a tale of succession and leadership struggles
Business Insider - Megan Hernbroth
Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers was once the gold-standard of Silicon Valley venture capital firms. But its star has faded in recent years, and last year it was cleaved in half when one of its superstar
Andrew Chambersadded this to CLIMATE CHANGE, The Environment, And Donut Economics - Protecting The World We Live In. - UPDATED DAILY
Carbon Dioxide
High carbon dioxide levels are being discovered from the Silicon Valley
kion546.com - Zach Mcintyre
SIGN UP FOR KION 5/46 EMAIL NEWS ALERTS BY CLICKING HERE CENTRAL COAST, Calif. - Carbon dioxide from Silicon Valley is making its way to the Central …
Stanford University
Silicon Genesis
stanford.edu - exhibits.stanford.edu
The Silicon Genesis collection gathers together roughly 100 oral histories and interviews with the people who conceived, built and worked in the …
VentureBeat
Silicon Valley’s HD Medical, Inc. Expands Management Team with the Addition of Dr. Rosemary Ku as Chief Medical Officer
VentureBeat - Business Wire
– With Dual Board Certification in Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Dr. Ku Brings Valuable Insights – SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 23, 2019– HD Medical, Inc. of Silicon Valley, today
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Airbnb
Alumni from Airbnb and Uber are Fueling Tech
FOX Business - ETF Trends
This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. An article in The New York Times describes a trend in Silicon Valley whereby employees of tech start-ups are leaving to form new businesses, gaining
Eric Schmidt
Why Silicon Valley misses Coach Campbell
yahoo.com - Andy Serwer with Max Zahn
In a new book about legendary Silicon Valley adviser Bill Campbell, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, along with co-authors and longstanding Google …
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Illinois
Silicon Valley Company Aims To Help Farmers Compare Seed Prices
NPR - Madelyn Beck
Major seed companies have a transparency problem. Farmers can't look up and compare prices for some seeds. Some have turned to co-ops and others to Silicon Valley to try to disrupt the practice. When comes
AOL
AOL
Skip Silicon Valley — You can find high-paying tech jobs in these 20 cities
AOL - Tatiana Pile
If you’re looking for a career in one of the STEM occupations – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – you may think you need to move to Silicon Valley. But a recent GOBankingRates study found
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Design
See Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos as classical sculptures
Fast Company - Mark Wilson
Yes, it’s meant to be ironic. But do you know for sure? Jeff Bezos’s steed rears up on two legs. But he is calm, showcasing an awkward smile, seemingly unaware of his own overwhelming show of force. Elon
Billadded this to Business
Tinder
"Unicorn-sized" opportunity: 'Tinder for food' pitch wins Newcastle entrepreneur spot in $100,000 Silicon Valley accelerator
smartcompany.com.au - Dominic Powell
A 25-year-old entrepreneur from Newcastle has found herself in one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent accelerator programs after wowing investors …
The Mercury Newsadded this to Top Stories
San Jose, CA
Big developer Jay Paul envisions downtown San Jose mega campus
The Mercury News - George Avalos
SAN JOSE — A mega campus of office towers where 20,000 people could work is being envisioned for downtown San Jose by veteran developer Jay Paul, …