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The characters of HBO"s "Silicon Valley" are inspired by real people in the tech world — here they are

HBO/"Silicon Valley" and Melia Robinson/Business Insider HBO's "Silicon Valley" gives a whirlwind tour of the triumphs, debauchery, and epic fails of the real tech world. It's a show so spot-on, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel once called it.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 6th, 2018

Sen. Warner to unveil bill reining in Section 230, seeking to help users fight back against real-world harm

Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) is set to introduce a bill that takes aim at Facebook, Google and other tech giants, seeking to hold Silicon Valley more directly accountable when viral posts and videos result in real-world harm......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 5th, 2021

Mark Zuckerberg has been a "close friend" to Dropbox CEO Drew Houston for years. Here are 7 other tech exec friendships that have thrived in the competitive world of Silicon Valley.

Getty Images Silicon Valley might be competitive, but it also appears to be a breeding ground for friendships among its famous execs. It makes sense: the tech world is home to some of the richest people in the world, and life can probably get a little.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 12th, 2020

HBO"s "Silicon Valley" ends as its real-life inspiration goes from punchline to punching bag

HBO's comedy series, "Silicon Valley," was a popular parody when it started in 2014, lampooning the hubris of the venture and startup world pretense that technology was going to "make the world a better place." Its final episode dropped Sunday nig.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 9th, 2019

Uber bets on battery-powered e-bikes, buys Brooklyn-based Jump

Uber is betting on big shifts in the way people commute to and from work — including battery-powered e-bikes. So much so that the Silicon Valley tech giant is wielding M&A to make sure it keeps up with its many competitors. This week the ride-s.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 10th, 2018

The Silicon Valley stylist who charges $2,000 or more to make techies look effortless says Rolexes are "gaudy" and recommends a watch for less than $100 instead

Sergey Zaykov/Shutterstock Silicon Valley famously has its own set of fashion rules. Casual dress has always been king in the tech world, but some tech employees are opting for a more polished look. Stylist Victoria Hitchcock spoke to Vox about ho.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderSep 25th, 2018

Diversity in Silicon Valley tech jobs lags the industry nationwide

It's long been known that there aren't a lot of women, Black or Latinx people working in the tech industry. But Silicon Valley is less likely to have members of those groups in tech jobs than other parts of the country, according to a recent re.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 11th, 2021

: Silicon Valley is not suffering a tech exodus, and money is flowing in at record rate — for a fortunate few

Despite reports of an exodus, Silicon Valley remains the tech capital of the world, with new data showing continued record investment in the industry in 2020 and no overall declines in jobs and population in the region......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 19th, 2021

Billionaire tech mogul Larry Ellison says he and Elon Musk are "close friends." Here are 8 other tech exec friendships that have thrived in the competitive world of Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley might be competit.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 24th, 2021

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have feuded for over a decade about space travel. Here are 9 other rivalries between some of the world"s biggest tech CEOs.

Samantha Lee/Business Insider While there are many close friendships among tech CEOs in Silicon Valley, there are plenty of feuds, too.  Some appear to be friendly rivalries — like Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Or.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 28th, 2020

Into the unknown: How Covid-19 will affect Silicon Valley"s office market

The pandemic has all but stopped significant leasing activity in local office markets as the commercial real estate world figures out what its next move will be......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 23rd, 2020

Podcast: "Big Tech" steps up

Veteran tech journalists Mike Malone and Scott Budman take on the COVID-19 economic effort in Silicon Valley in the latest installment of their podcast, The Silicon Insider. The world is slowly acclimating to the quarantine and social distancing, .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 10th, 2020

Podcast: Is tech ready for another month of the COVID-19 crisis?

Veteran tech journalists Mike Malone and Scott Budman try and make sense of (another) crazy week in the Valley with the latest installment of their podcast, The Silicon Insider. It’s the third week of California’s quarantine and things are qu.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 3rd, 2020

D.C. tech firm teams up with crowdsourcing app to track supplies in coronavirus crisis

The D.C. consulting firm Data Society set out to help people find the groceries they need in real time — yes, even toilet paper — and they have teamed up with District-based public safety app OurStreets to try to make it happen. OurStreets is .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 1st, 2020

Podcast: Time for the quarantine blues

Veteran tech journalists Mike Malone and Scott Budman try and make sense of (another) crazy week in the Valley with the latest installment of their podcast, The Silicon Insider. It's the second week of a quarantine that started in the Bay Area and sp.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 27th, 2020

Podcast: It"s all about the paper — toilet paper and cash

Veteran tech journalists Mike Malone and Scott Budman try and make sense of (another) crazy week in the Valley with the latest installment of their podcast, The Silicon Insider. With California now under state-wide quarantine, Malone and Budman s.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 20th, 2020

Coronavirus cancellations are devastating the staff-parties business in San Francisco

In San Francisco and in Silicon Valley, tech companies seek to outdo each other with the swankiest team-building events and vie for talent in part by offering the most appealing staff get-togethers. Suddenly, that business has all but dried up......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 13th, 2020

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have feuded for over a decade about space travel. Here are 9 rivalries between some of the world"s biggest tech CEOs.

Samantha Lee/Business Insider While there are many close friendships among tech CEOs in Silicon Valley, there are plenty of feuds.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 8th, 2020

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says China could supplant Silicon Valley as the world"s tech powerhouse unless the US government steps in

Alex Wong/Getty Images Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt urged the United States government to get more invested in the ongoing tech race between China and the US. In an op-ed published Friday morning in the New York Times, Schmid.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 28th, 2020

Marvell Semiconductor lays off close to 100 people at Santa Clara HQ

Silicon Valley has seen more than 1,200 layoffs in the tech industry since the beginning of the year — including at least 345 at chipmakers like Santa Clara-based Marvell......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 27th, 2020