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The San Francisco Bay Area’s economy is ‘defying gravity’ — and it reveals...
Business Insider conducted an analysis of local economies in the 40 largest metro areas in the US.Areas near San Jose and San Francisco ranked as the two places with the top economies.Economists have...
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A Silicon Valley biotech hub that offers startups $250,000 in funding...
Silicon Valley's startup scene is highly competitive, with more than 33,000 existing startups and new ones sprouting up daily.Arvind Gupta is the founder of a fast-growing biotech incubator that funded...
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Silicon Valley can't handle hard conversations — and it's hurting entrepreneurs
There's a growing lack of transparency in Silicon Valley boardrooms, and startup founders report that they're deprived of mentorship.Founders report that investors are often unable to engage in...
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Google’s parent company is building a futuristic neighborhood in Canada — but...
In October 2017, Sidewalk Labs — the urban innovation unit of Google parent company Alphabet— announced plans to develop a high-tech neighborhood in Toronto, called Quayside.Sidewalk Labs recently held...
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The CEO of a German AI firm explains why young talent would rather work for...
The "war for talent" on the US West Coast has led large corporations to recruit on a global scale.The CEO of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence has managed to lure young talent away...
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Tiny self-driving robots have started delivering food on-demand in Silicon...
Tech companies are known for showering their employees with sweet perks like free food. The thinking is: If employees can grab lunch on campus, they get back to work at their desks sooner.Now, tiny...
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A Silicon Valley biotech hub that offers startups $250,000 says venture...
Silicon Valley's 33,000-company startup scene is highly competitive.Arvind Gupta is the founder of a fast-growing biotech incubator called IndieBio that funded meat alternative startup Memphis Meats,...
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People have mocked Silicon Valley's favorite meal replacement as being out of...
Soylent is trying to win over mainstream shoppers by selling meal-replacement drinks in flavors such as strawberry and chai at 7-Eleven and Walmart. The startup's tech-y roots and cult following in...
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Trump's visa clampdown is threatening the jobs of skilled workers in Silicon...
Trump's 'Buy American, Hire American' executive order has lead to the planned revocation of an Obama-era program which enabled the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the states.Due to their...
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California is due for a mega-flood that could force 1.5 million people to...
A report from the US Geological Survey and a new book from Lucy Jones, an esteemed seismologist, say that an extreme storm could hit California.Dubbed ARkStorm, the disaster would overwhelm...
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30 AND UNDER: Rising stars in Silicon Valley tech who find hot startup deals...
Silicon Valley is home to some of the hottest venture capital firms worldwide. In the valley, the stakes are high. To be a successful investor, you need a keen business sense and attention to detail, a...
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These 10 popular tech jobs are perfect for people without a tech background —...
You don't need a tech background to land good gig in Silicon Valley. In fact, tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft wouldn't run without the help of customer service representatives,...
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Silicon Valley's pay gap between women and men in tech is so wide it...
All over the country, women across various industries are fighting for equal pay, and the tech industry is no exception.According to data from Statista, the average pay gap in the tech industry for...
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California's economy is now the 5th-biggest in the world, and has overtaken...
New economic data puts the California economy at $2.747 trillion — bigger than most nations.The ranking puts in fifth in the world, just ahead of the United Kingdom, which is on $2.625 trillion.The...
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A little-known venture fund is raising $36 million to invest exclusively in...
Arlan Hamilton's firm Backstage Capital invests in underrepresented founders such as people of color, women, and members of the LGBTQ community.The firm just announced a new $36 million fund that will...
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Silicon Valley's housing market is so dire, a burned-out home just sold way...
The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most expensive housing markets in America.Case in point: A fire-ravaged home in San Jose, California, has sold well over asking for $938,000. The home will need...
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A new health startup boldly claims to reverse diabetes without drugs, and...
Sami Inkinen, who founded the Silicon Valley real-estate startup Trulia, recently moved into healthcare with a startup called Virta Health.Virta makes a bold claim that its medication-free approach can...
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San Francisco is so expensive that people are starting to look at these 10 US...
Silicon Valley has long reigned as the tech capital of the US.But as the cost of living continues to skyrocket, San Francisco Bay Area residents are fleeing the region in droves. In fact, San Francisco...
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This founder was one of the first investors in Uber and Salesforce — now he's...
Sharing economy companies like Uber, Airbnb, and Wag put under-utilized assets — such as people, spaces, and vehicles — to work.In San Francisco, a venture capital firm called Structure Capital invests...
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We got Gilfoyle's entire PowerPoint presentation explaining cryptocurrency...
In episode seven of "Silicon Valley's" fifth season, Gilfoyle convinces Pied Piper CEO Richard Hendricks that the company should get into cryptocurrency.Gilfoyle gives a presentation to argue that the...
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