The most unusual buildings Google has turned into offices, from a Swiss...
Google is known for its quirky office culture and offices that encourage collaboration with large open spaces.The company has converted a number of unusual spaces into offices, including a former...
View ArticleA $27 million 'trophy' San Francisco mansion a block away from 'Billionaire's...
An eight-bedroom mansion in San Francisco's ritzy Pacific Heights neighborhood is listed on the market for $27 million.The home on Pacific Avenue is a rare gem for a few reasons: it's huge, it's in the...
View ArticleTwitter's former head of media has raised $25 million from a who's who of...
Katie Jacobs Stanton, a former Twitter executive, has raised $25 million for her first fund to continue investing in young startups.The fund raised capital from legendary investors and operators...
View ArticleMisinformation, hacking, and imploding startups: 18 books to read in 2020...
Need a Christmas gift for the tech bro in your life? One of the books below might just make them think twice about their dreams of a futuristic utopia. The 18 books on this list include recent...
View ArticleThese 5 tech companies started in garages, and now they're worth billions....
Google, Apple, HP, Microsoft, and Amazon all say that they started in garages.Now, they make up some of the most valuable companies in the world and are worth billions.The idea of starting in a garage...
View ArticleThis $10 million 'Star Trek' themed Silicon Valley home looks like a...
This home in the Silicon Valley suburb of Los Altos Hills, California is futuristic in every sense. Many aspects of the design are right out of "Star Trek," like an elevator based on the show's iconic...
View ArticleChinese company ByteDance denies reports that it's considering selling stake...
ByteDance is rumored to be considering selling off TikTok stake, but the company told Reuters and confirmed to Business Insider that it had no plans to sell.TikTok is a short-form video app especially...
View ArticleI talked to 3 millennials who gave up big-city lives in California to save...
Boise, Idaho, has been called the best place for millennials to live in the US.It was also the fastest-growing city in the US in 2018, according to Forbes.I recently spent four days in Boise, talking...
View ArticleI moved from the Texas suburbs to the biggest tech hub in America. Here are...
I moved from the Texas suburb of Pflugerville, which is about 20 miles north of Austin, to San Francisco in February 2018.I've lived here ever since and have adjusted to not only city life but also...
View ArticleEurope's tech ecosystem is finally bucking the doubters who say it can never...
European tech has seen a major inflow of capital over the past five years, but the growing pool of human talent is just as important for the maturation of the ecosystem.A combination of better...
View ArticleThousands of Google cafeteria staff have unionized, and it's the latest group...
Over 2,000 contractors working at Google's headquarters and other Google campuses across the Bay Area have unionized, Recode reported Tuesday.The employees are the latest bloc of workers in Google's...
View ArticleSilicon Valley startup valuations are so out of control, these 2 investors...
After graduating from Stanford University — right in the beating heart of Silicon Valley — classmates Hendrick Lee and Seamon Chan could have made careers as tech investors putting money into local...
View ArticleThe legendary Andreessen Horowitz partner who worked on its Facebook and...
Scott Kupor, one of the earliest partners at Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, wanted to address the questions he gets from entrepreneurs most often in a blog series that has turned into...
View ArticleVCs predict that remote work, celebrity startup investors, and an exodus from...
Venture capitalists took to Twitter to share their tech predictions for 2020.Among them, Fred Wilson expects some kind of reckoning in Big Tech. Brianne Kimmel, managing director of Work Life Ventures,...
View Article6 crucial turning points in Silicon Valley history that made it the tech...
Silicon Valley has been a hub of technological innovation for the last century.The region's growth is closely tied to buildup during World War II and federal investment.Recent events like Mark...
View Article5 bizarre and controversial Bay Area mansions, some of which have infuriated...
California and the Bay Area specifically are known for their unorthodox, quirky nature.People often have strong feelings about these unique homes, and may either love them or hate them.Some homes are...
View ArticleSilicon Valley is facing an exodus of young employees. Here's why one tech...
As young tech workers plan to flee the San Francisco Bay Area for a lower cost of living, one tech investor is betting on Pittsburgh to become the next big tech hub.The former steel capital is more...
View ArticleHere are 9 answers to some of the internet's questions about Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is now a household name, representing technology, innovation and wealth. But despite all the buzz around the Silicon Valley name, it turns out the internet has some basic questions about...
View ArticleA VC tweeted a photo of himself wearing a MAGA hat, and now he's being called...
A principal at Founders Fund is getting dogpiled on Twitter for sharing a photo of himself wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat.Delian Asparouhov said in a tweet: "There are degrees to which...
View ArticleThis startup says it will 'magically' stock your kitchen, but people are...
A new Silicon Valley startup takes grocery delivery services like Instacart or Amazon Fresh to another level.The service, called Jupiter, organizes groceries in customers' kitchens, and keeps track of...
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