Feb 13 Obama to focus on cybersecurity in heart of Silicon Valley By Darlene Superville, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Responding to unprecedented data breaches and cyberattacks, President Barack Obama is trying to spark alliances between policymakers who want to regulate the online world and tech innovators who traditionally shun Beltway bureaucracies. Continue reading
Jan 30 Artist behind Newsweek cover: it’s not sexist, it depicts the ugliness of sexism By Ruth Tam Newsweek’s current cover story on sexism in Silicon Valley is getting negative attention for dressing up what it defiles: unequal footing for women in technology. Continue reading
Jan 27 Apple just had the most profitable quarter of any company in history By Travis Daub After a rocky day in the markets, Apple computer began their quarterly earnings call and announced historically high numbers. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 5:36 Tent cities rise amid affordable housing shortage in Silicon Valley By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 5:43 Replacing surf shops with startups, tech boom makes waves in bohemian Venice Beach By PBS News Hour Some high tech entrepreneurs have started trading in the high costs of the San Francisco Bay Area for the sunnier skies of Venice Beach in Los Angeles. But with the benefits of the boom, like high-paying jobs, also come problems,… Continue watching
Nov 21 Uber’s boys club is what’s wrong with Silicon Valley By Vivek Wadhwa Uber is one of the most hated companies in the technology industry, writes Vivek Wadhwa. But its disrepute is largely because of its arrogance and frat-boy behavior—not only its business practices. And this behavior is only slowing the company down. Continue reading
Oct 23 How to talk in Silicon Valley without saying anything By Steve Goldbloom I moved to San Francisco in 2010, in time to witness the extraordinary growth in the Bay Area tech scene. Since then, the startup boom has dominated business headlines: from the leadup to Twitter’s IPO, Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp for… Continue reading
Jul 21 Human rights activists team up with Silicon Valley to bring information to North Korea By Jaywon Choe The Human Rights Foundation will host a two-day event in August, bringing together experts from the tech industry with North Korean activists and defectors. The goal -- to brainstorm new ways of smuggling information into one of the world’s most… Continue reading
May 28 Watch Google’s diversity record shows women and minorities left behind By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 28 Google finally discloses its diversity record, and it’s not good By Murrey Jacobson In an industry that has been famously guarded about its workplace diversity, Google on Wednesday disclosed its record when it comes to hiring women, African-Americans and Hispanics. The data reveals statistics that the company itself admits are too low and… Continue reading