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  • Being a CIO in a business built on innovation

    Not so long ago, Brian Lillie wanted to become a CEO. Instead, on the advice of a recruiter, he decided that being a CIO was perhaps a better fit.

    Written by Byron Connolly14 July 14 10:31
  • Silicon Valley Tech Workers Living the Startup Dream Again

    Thanks to blockbuster acquisitions such as Facebook's $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp, successful IPOs and a healthy environment for startups, the entrepreneurial spirit is alive again in the Silicon Valley.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige07 March 14 19:33
  • Are Silicon Valley Techies Becoming 'The Man'?

    In the good old days, technology types were viewed as likeable geeks, the underdogs everyone could root for. But these days, techies are seen as wealthy elite. How did they become the most despised group of the Valley?

    Written by Tom Kaneshige12 Feb. 14 19:48
  • In Pictures: Silicon Valley's tech culture - 'We just want to be alone'

    From a distance, Silicon Valley may look like a center for technical innovation. But it's more than that. Look closer and you'll find a home for social outcasts, radical libertarians and nerdy geniuses who dream of fleeing society entirely and building their own tech-utopias.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige31 Oct. 13 08:32
  • Mike Judge to write dang-old Silicon Valley comedy for HBO, man

    Mike Judge, the creator of TV shows like "Beavis and Butt-head" and "King of the Hill," as well as movies like "Office Space" and "Idiocracy," is getting ready to take on Silicon Valley in an upcoming HBO comedy series.

    Written by Jon Gold10 Dec. 12 21:05
  • Massive new Yahoo campus approved by Santa Clara

    The City of Santa Clara has approved a plan by Yahoo allowing the Internet giant to build its new headquarters on a sprawling 46-acre (186,155 square meters) campus in the heart of Silicon Valley.

    Written by Dan Nystedt14 May 10 05:12
  • Bloom fuel cell: Individual power plant in a box

    At a news conference attended by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Silicon Valley start-up today took the wraps off a fuel cell designed to enable individual homes and businesses to generate their own power.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin25 Feb. 10 08:44
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