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Obama weighs in on Big Data, privacy in Silicon Valley fireside chat

The slippery slope of data has never been more crucial, former President Barack Obama warns in a far-ranging fireside chat at a tech conference in San Francisco on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 21st, 2019

Top of the List: Why Santa Clara is data center central for Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is the second-largest market in the U.S. for data center space, behind only Northern Virginia, according to a report on the status of data centers in Silicon Valley by Data Center Frontier and Data Center Hawk. And the city of Santa.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 3rd, 2020

Palantir lands $80 million sole-source contract with U.S. Navy

The Silicon Valley-based big-data analytics firm has finalized multiple deals with Defense Department agencies over the past year......»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 5th, 2020

Palantir seals its first major U.S. Navy deal as Raytheon is passed over

The Silicon Valley-based big data analytics firm has finalized a series of deals with Defense agencies over the past year......»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 5th, 2020

Facebook leases portion of the largest data center campus in Santa Clara

Facebook Inc. — which has signed large leases in the East Bay and Sunnyvale in recent years — has widened its Silicon Valley footprint......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 26th, 2020

Error or Plunder? Report Suggests FCoin Purposely Moved Customer Bitcoin Since 2019

A recent report from Silicon Valley-based Anchain AI wonders out loud whether funds were purposely pilfered by insiders, challenging FCoin’s official line claiming a data error was to blame......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskFeb 26th, 2020

The Technology 202: Silicon Valley will face new challenges in 2020. Here’s what we’re watching.

The election and a new privacy law could kick off a new decade of regulation......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 6th, 2020

CBF Cool Offices: Upstart"s Columbus HQ2 could grow bigger than Silicon Valley home base

Upstart picked Columbus for its second headquarters 13 months ago and set a stretch goal of 100 employees by the end of 2019. It's already hired 120, including data scientists, software engineers and customer support staff. The Columbus office realistic.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 4th, 2019

Healthcare workers are uncomfortable with tech giants like Google handling patient data, a survey found

Getty A survey of UK healthcare staff found workers are overwhelmingly uncomfortable at the prospect of Silicon Valley firms handling sensitive patient data. YouGov, a major UK market research firm, surveyed 1,000 staff working at the UK's state-funded .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 27th, 2019

Uber drives up prices for shared rides, Chicago data reveals

How much ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft charge customers throughout a day is one of the most closely held secrets in Silicon Valley......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 26th, 2019

Uber"s carpool pricing strategy revealed by Chicago fare data

How much ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft charge customers throughout a day is one of the most closely held secrets in Silicon Valley......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 26th, 2019

Black & Veatch"s new partnership will provide "Uber-like" experience for field personnel

Black & Veatch has partnered with Silicon Valley startup Zinier to create an "Uber-like" application that merges resource and field management data in real time, and integrates other apps, systems and data hubs for the Overland Park-based engineering .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 19th, 2019

Job hopping: This is how long employees typically stay at Tesla, Apple, Facebook, Cisco, Nvidia, Oracle and more

Big tech companies in Silicon Valley worry about retaining in-demand workers who are barraged with tempting job offers — but some companies seem to retain employees for longer than others. A Silicon Valley Business Journal analysis of data calculate.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 28th, 2019

Elizabeth Warren, who wants to break up Big Tech as president, has raised more money from tech employees than anyone else

Lucas Jackson/Reuters FEC data show that Elizabeth Warren has more Silicon Valley campaign contribution.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 22nd, 2019

Years after Obama used Facebook to help him win the presidency, Silicon Valley is under Democratic fire

The Democratic Party’.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostOct 16th, 2019

Kleiner Perkins Backs $2 Million Seed Round for Crypto Derivative Data Firm

Crypto data analytics startup Skew has raised $2 million in seed funding from several VC firms including Silicon Valley icon Kleiner Perkins......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskSep 25th, 2019

Zoomdata"s San Mateo office closes following acquisition

Logi Analytics Inc., a Virginia-based company, is purchasing business intelligence and data visualization startup Zoomdata Inc., a move that will lead to the departure of Zoomdata's Silicon Valley-based CEO......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 10th, 2019

Apple unveils new services and privacy tools at its developer event

There is growing concern over how the Silicon Valley tech giant runs its app store......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJun 3rd, 2019

Apple kicks off WWDC 2019 amid privacy and product questions

There is growing concern over how the Silicon Valley tech giant runs its app store......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJun 3rd, 2019

Apple kicks off developer conference amid privacy and product questions

There is growing concern over how the Silicon Valley tech giant runs its app store......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJun 3rd, 2019

The Technology 202: Silicon Valley pans White House bias tool as a gimmick

Privacy advocates have more serious concerns......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMay 17th, 2019