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A 'Silicon Valley' actor is scared by the tech industry's 'blasé' attitude to...
A "Silicon Valley" actor said he's frightened by the technology industry's "blasé" attitude towards potentially dangerous tech."Tech has the capacity to destroy us," wrote Kumail Nanjiani. "No ethical...
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A developer is building a stunning coastal enclave for rich tech elites who...
More than 170 years ago, author Henry David Thoreau camped out in the Massachusetts wilderness to experience life away from civilization.His life near Walden Pond has seeded an idea for a new housing...
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HPE has shrunk so much it's abandoning its iconic Palo Alto campus to move in...
Two years after the breaking up of Hewlett-Packard Co, Hewlett Packard Enterprise is selling its headquarters in Palo Alto, California.After years of layoffs and restructuring, the company will...
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A grade school backed by Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel is closing another...
AltSchool, an educational-technology startup based in San Francisco, is closing its outpost in Manhattan's East Village.It's the second closure that AltSchool has announced in two days.The VC-backed...
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Silicon Valley's favorite diet is now available in a three-day meal kit that...
A low-carb, high-fat diet that's been described as "Atkins on steroids" is gaining momentum in Silicon Valley. The ketogenic diet — "keto" for short — encourages eating bacon, butter, eggs, nuts,...
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Silicon Valley will no longer have its own version of the Oscars
TechCrunch is ending the Crunchies, Silicon Valley's version of the Oscars.The annual award show brought the tech community together to recognize startups.Many of its past winners have come to dominate...
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VC Steve Jurvetson has resigned from the firm he cofounded amid sexual...
Venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson resigned from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a firm he cofounded, amid an internal investigation into sexual harassment allegations.Jurvetson has denied the allegations.His...
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Republicans have removed the controversial part of the tax bill that had tech...
Members of the tech community were concerned about a provision in the Senate's tax bill that would've taxed stock options as soon as they vested.Many thought the tax bill as written would harm the...
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Silicon Valley has turned into the place it hates the most
There is a growing sense that America's tech entrepreneurs are no longer making useful things that solve difficult problems.Worse than that, Silicon Valley is exhibiting some of Wall Street's amoral...
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Homeless people living in RVs were evicted near the future site of a school...
City officials in East Palo Alto evicted about 50 residents, including some school-aged children, from parked vehicles on a residential block.The area is located near the future site of a school funded...
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Former Uber board member and VC Bill Gurley says it’s time for Silicon...
Tech venture capitalist Bill Gurley thinks Silicon Valley 'unicorns' are growing up and realizing they need to be profitable.But he also said that recent tech IPOs like Snap Inc.'s will lead private...
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How a guy who sold phones at a Sprint store landed his dream job in venture...
Chacho Valadez hated his job in sales.One day he sent a tweet to Arlan Hamilton of Backstage Capital asking for book recommendations for aspiring VCs.That led to a friendly conversation — and a job...
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Ellen Pao explains the root cause of Silicon Valley's bro culture
In the last year, many venture capitalists and tech CEOs have stepped down due to sexual harassment allegations.Ellen Pao believes the toxic work culture in Silicon Valley is due to the power imbalance...
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Tech billionaires sank $170 million into a new kind of school — now...
A new kind of school crafted by the minds and wallets of Silicon Valley influencers is struggling to keep parents happy and students in seats.AltSchool shuttered more than half of the schools it's...
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Tech execs and fashion — an up-close look at the carefully cultivated...
Silicon Valley is known for a lot of things, but high-fashion isn't one of them. Its elite show up to meetings in pajamas, fleece vests have become the go-to uniform of venture capital investors, and...
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Inside the most expensive zip code in America, where tech moguls like Eric...
From the looks of it, Atherton could be any ritzy suburb in America.But it isn't anywhere. Atherton is an idyllic town located on the San Francisco Peninsula, where even modest homes go for millions of...
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Tech VCs: Why it looks like Silicon Valley has become boring, and why that's...
Business Insider polled tech investors about whether Silicon Valley, the birthplace of the iPhone and Google, has lost the innovation crown.Most said the exciting startups are less consumer-focused...
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Here's the reason why it looks like Silicon Valley tech has become boring
Pop quiz: What's the hottest consumer tech startup to come out of Silicon Valley this year?If you struggled to come up with an immediate answer for the next Facebook or Uber, you've identified the...
View ArticleTim Ferriss explains why he left Silicon Valley
Tim Ferriss, the author of "The 4-Hour Workweek" and "Tribe of Mentors," left Silicon Valley after living there for 17 years. Not only did he want the sunshine of Austin, Texas, but Silicon Valley had...
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The most expensive home for sale in Silicon Valley is this $48 million estate...
Three out of the five most expensive zip codes in America are located in the tony suburbs of Silicon Valley, where tech moguls pay all cash and bid well above asking price for mansions.Still, a...
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