Silicon Valley

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The laidback lifestyle that encourages these geniuses to chill out with other geniuses and not bother about the rest of the world. (AA Image)

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I loved my time with the original Silicon Valley geniuses casually dressed in the Bay Area uniform of tees, shorts and flip-flops.

21 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

Is anonymity extinct? What about privacy

Duplicate software have come out in the wake of Clearview which is still highly controversial

08 Oct 2023 12:00 AM

The H-1B visa, most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. It is said that 70 per cent of H-1B visas are awarded to Indians. (Photo | Pixabay - Mohamed Hassan)

H-1B workers now can't be employed in US federal jobs following Trump's executive order

The move follows the June 23 suspension of H-1B and other foreign work visas until end 2020 to safeguard American jobs in an election year.

04 Aug 2020 9:59 PM

'Our Bengaluru should also be developed like California and San Francisco Silicon Valley,' Yediyurappa said. (Photo: File)

Aim is to make Bengaluru country's Silicon Valley in a 'true sense': Yediyurappa

Karnataka and more specifically Bengaluru had gained a prominent place in the global technology map, Yediyurappa said.

15 Aug 2019 2:31 PM

Menlo Park Fire Marshal Jon Johnston said Monday that incoming mail undergoing routine processing by machine tested positive for sarin, but that there are no reports of injuries at the Silicon Valley site. (Photo: File)

Facebook evacuates 4 buildings after possible nerve agent Sarin found on campus

The FBI is assisting in the investigation, as is common in incidents such as this one.

02 Jul 2019 9:46 AM

Manufacturers and suppliers are increasingly skeptical about the speed of adoption of fully automated self-driving systems, because of both their high cost and complexity. (Photo: Jaguar)

Cheaper sensors could speed more self-driving cars to market by 2022

The tremendous cost of lidar - prices for individual sensors currently range from about USD 6,000 to more than USD 100,000.

13 Jun 2019 1:01 PM

Mudit Dandwate (left), Co-Founder, Dozee and Pritish Gupta, COO, Dozee.

Dozee got sensor to map your health, sleep cycle

Proliferation of smart watches has led to a behavioural change as people grew conscious about their health.

02 Mar 2019 2:16 AM

Apple on Wednesday was expected to unveil new iPhones, playing up eye-grabbing edge-to-edge screens in a bid to strengthen its position in a largely saturated global smartphone market. (Photo: Pexels)

Apple to broaden iPhone lineup with more screen

Apple has remained mum about revelations planned for the event at its spaceship campus in Silicon Valley.

12 Sep 2018 12:34 PM

From Silicon Valley to Wall Street, there’s increasing demand for highly-skilled workers in Artificial Intelligence and machine learning. But there’s a limited pool of talent, and viable candidates who smell the desperation are putting a high price on their skills. (Photo: Pixabay)

AI experts are in high demand, in the money and in New York

There’s a limited pool of talent, and viable candidates who smell the desperation are putting a high price on their skills.

28 Aug 2018 3:33 PM

Many highly paid professionals at tech companies have little experience with labor unions, and many have avoided other civil movements. (Photo: Pexels)

Silicon Valley employees flex newfound political muscles

Companies are learning skills like building consensus across workgroups, drafting petitions and protecting themselves under labor law.

13 Jul 2018 3:48 PM

Pinching pennies to minting billions: Here's how 2 roommates founded Airbnb

Airbnb is a startup now valued at more than USD 30 billion which boasts millions of places to stay in more than 191 countries.

04 Jul 2018 3:38 PM

Danhua Capital has invested in some of Silicon Valley’s most promising startups in areas like drones, artificial intelligence and cyber security. (Image: Pexels)

China's penetration of Silicon Valley creates risks for startups

More than 20 Silicon Valley venture capital firms have close ties to a Chinese government fund or state-owned entity.

29 Jun 2018 12:24 PM

Jurors return to a Silicon Valley courtroom Monday to put a price on patented iPhone design features copied by Samsung in a legal case dating back seven years.

Apple-Samsung iPhone design copying case goes to jury

Apple is seeking slightly more than a billion dollars in damages, while Samsung wants a figure closer to USD 28 million.

22 May 2018 11:51 AM

Silicon Valley companies and high-tech ventures are among the largest employers of foreign workers with H-1B visas. (Photo: File)

IT firm owned by Indian-American fined for H-1B visa violations

Some H-1B employees brought from India by the firm were promised salaries up to USD 8,300 per month but received only USD 800 per month.

02 May 2018 1:48 PM

A screenshot of a video posted on Aghdam’s YouTube channel shows her complaining that “YouTube filtered my channels to keep them from getting views!" (Photo: Nasimesabz.com)

YouTube female attacker was vegan blogger who accused tech giant of bias

Nasim Najafi Aghdam ran a website where she posted about veganism, as well as long passages critical of YouTube.

04 Apr 2018 3:14 PM

Police officers are seen at YouTube headquarters. (Photo: Reuters)

YouTube shooting: Top Tech CEOs call for gun control

At least three major Silicon Valley chief executives tweeted about gun control after the shooting.

04 Apr 2018 11:55 AM

India has the potential to innovate on the lines of Silicon Valley but it needs to do more for expanding the innovation ecosystem as it aspires to become a middle income country, World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad said today.

India can do a Silicon Valley in 5 years: World Bank

In developing countries, the concept of national innovation system must be expanded.

03 Apr 2018 3:25 PM

US technology companies hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China (Photo: Representational)

Indian companies have dramatically reduced H-1B visa filing: US daily

Owing to Trump administration's hardline anti-immigration stance, foreign nationals are reluctant to work for US-based companies.

03 Apr 2018 2:40 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the townhall in Menlo Park, California. (Photo: AP/File)

Modi only PM to visit Facebook HQ; trying to prove Zuckerberg as villain now: Cong

The Congress earlier denied links with data analysis firm, accused in Facebook data privacy scandal.

21 Mar 2018 7:31 PM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Kolkata to set up Silicon Valley for IT growth

She informed that the decision was the outcome of deliberations at the fourth edition of Bengal Global Business Summit which was held on Jan 16-17.

01 Feb 2018 4:35 AM

Naresh fell in love with trail running and ventured into unexplored locales.

Runversation: Push your limits, celebrate victory

Moving from marathons to ultra marathons led to multi-day adventures and soon Naresh from the Silicon Valley ventured solo.

14 Jan 2018 3:10 AM

Losing its London licence was just one of many blows to Uber in 2017 as a stream of executives left amid controversies involving allegations of sexual harassment and issues surrounding data privacy and business practices. (Photo: File/Representational)

Uber to move court after being stripped off of license in London

Brown said in November that ‘there are some discussions going on to make sure they are compliant.’

11 Dec 2017 5:46 PM

Connecting vast country with 5G may be challenging

Technology options are available to remedy some of the connectivity issues.

11 Dec 2017 2:44 AM

No, don’t get us wrong, there are innumerable positives of the digital and smart age and its path-breaking innovations.

Notes to an offline self

In India some parents are preferring home schools with no gadget rules.

29 Oct 2017 12:00 AM

Specifically, TfL cited Uber’s approach to reporting serious criminal offences, background checks on drivers and software called Greyball that could be used to block regulators from gaining full access to the app.

Uber stripped of London license, plans to appeal

Uber, whose 40,000 drivers in London account for a third of private vehicles hired, said it would contest the decision.

22 Sep 2017 9:20 PM

People fly into the air as a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. (Photo: AP)

Internet firms like Facebook, Google shift stance, move to exile white supremacists

The wave of internet crackdowns against white nationalists and neo-Nazis reflected a rapidly changing mindset among Silicon Valley firms.

17 Aug 2017 8:18 AM

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday said in an email to employees that, while he supports free expression by company workers, Damore's memo crossed the line of the company's code of conduct "by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace."

Fired Google memo writer seeks legal options

A filing by Damore with the board Monday alleged he was subjected to "coercive statements" while at Google.

09 Aug 2017 12:03 PM

The Facebook campus in Silicon Valley would be transformed into a "village" with housing and retail shops under a plan unveiled by the leading social network. (Photo: AFP)

Facebook wants to turn campus into a 'village'

The plan, a final version of which must be worked out with the city of Menlo Park, envisions 125,000 square feet of retail space.

08 Jul 2017 7:59 AM

Uber's former CEO Kalanick struggled to keep his job

Uber made a series of costly missteps under Kalanick that damaged its reputation and subsequently led to his resignation.

22 Jun 2017 9:57 AM

Denmark's 2016 gross domestic product was 2.06 trillion Danish crowns ($310 billion), sitting between Facebook's current $437 billion market value and the $185 billion of Oracle Corp.

Silicon Valley giants outrank many nations, says first 'techplomat'

The aim was to help Denmark understand the impact of rapid changes in digital technology while promoting the country's interests and values.

19 Jun 2017 9:03 PM

Bad weather had delayed the rocket from taking off three times this week.

New Zealand launches into space race with 3D-printed rocket

The Los Angeles and New Zealand-based rocket firm has touted its service as a way for companies to get satellites into orbit regularly

25 May 2017 7:24 PM

IT industry to create 25-30 lakh jobs by 2025: Prasad

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad refutes there is any downturn in employment in this sector.

24 May 2017 2:47 PM

Indian IT industry rightly should be in panic: Rajat Gupta

Experts are warning of prolonged layoffs in the Indian IT sector.

18 May 2017 1:09 PM

Mark Zuckerberg vows to stop next ‘Facebook killer’

Zuckerberg’s comment came during the opening of Facebook’s annual developers conference in the heart of Silicon Valley.

20 Apr 2017 2:10 AM

Money: Billionaire gives away all his $ 8 billion wealth

Feeney travelled coach, never business or first, and did not ever buy a fancy car in his life, a temptation that few who make it in life can resist.

09 Apr 2017 5:44 AM

Are robots coming for your job?

Tech world debate on robots and jobs heats up.

26 Mar 2017 9:23 AM

The Silicon Valley company also made public Cloud Machine Learning Engine, that provides option for organisations that want to train and deploy their own models into production in the cloud.

Google unveils Cloud Video Intelligence API

The cloud-based Video Intelligence Application Programming Interface (API) that helps locate the exact frame from a large video database.

10 Mar 2017 4:45 PM

Snap which launched the Shapchat app that teens and young adults love to use to send photos and videos that disappear a few seconds after recipients see them.

Silicon Valley high school makes $24 million from Snap IPO

Snap which launched the Shapchat app that teens and adults love to use to send photos and videos that disappear after recipients see them.

04 Mar 2017 9:07 AM

They mostly get distracted during sex and aren't able to perform because they suffer from erectile dysfunction and lack of sexual arousal. (Photo: Youtube)

Sex therapist talks about sex live of techies

Silicon Valley techies are quite depressed as they hardly have any sex because of excess work

23 Feb 2017 1:05 PM

Their attendance may fuel further concern about potential conflicts of interests for Trump, who has said he would hand over control of his business empire to his children while he occupies the White House.

Trump meets Silicon Valley elite after mutual mistrust in campaign

The meeting focused chiefly on economic issues, including job creation, lowering taxes and trade dynamics with China

15 Dec 2016 5:27 PM

Trump, speaking to the group of technology officials at the meeting, acknowledged others had been left off the list, but he did not mention Twitter specifically.

Trump team says Twitter too small to be included in tech meeting

The omission of Twitter from the meeting surprised some in the industry given Trump's prolific use of the social media platform

15 Dec 2016 5:25 PM

The U.S. leads the list with 146 centres, followed by Britain with 29 and India is at third palce with 25 centres.

India ranks third globally; tops Asia in innovation

Bengaluru leads the charge for India as per Capegemini’s study.

15 Dec 2016 7:28 AM

TJ Miller arrested in Hollywood

The Los Angeles Police Department says that Miller was initially placed under citizen’s arrest, and was later arrested.

11 Dec 2016 12:17 AM

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