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Startups compete for Silicon Valley investor interest at Bay Area tech event

News, Technology / By Audrey Widodo, Sana Dadani

Company founders from across different industries came together in mid-November to present their businesses to potential investors at an exclusive startup pitching event. Held at Stanford University due to each founder’s connection to the institution and overall difficulty in finding investor backing in the industry, nine entrepreneurs explained how their product or service is […]

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Silicon Valley embraces self-driving cars while history shows how slowly the public accepts automation

News, Technology / By Audrey Widodo

SUNNYVALE — The Tech Business Expo in downtown Sunnyvale brought together local residents and Silicon Valley tech companies on October 3rd, offering insights into public perception of autonomous vehicles and expert perspectives on the technology’s future.

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A Ukrainian Defense Tech Ecosystem Takes Shape in Silicon Valley

News, Technology / By Nina Subkhanberdina

Nearly 1,000 days into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian defense tech entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley investors gathered for the inaugural Ukrainian Defense Tech Night at the Consulate General of Ukraine.

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Officers Showcase Tech That Improves Public Safety in Sunnyvale

News, Technology / By Audrey Widodo

At Sunnyvale’s annual Tech Business Expo, public safety officers demonstrated the latest technology being deployed to protect both residents and first responders. From rapid-deploy drones to specialized robots, these tools are transforming emergency response in the heart of Silicon Valley.

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Local Innovators Take the Stage at Mountain Views Startup Pitch Night

Technology / By Audrey Widodo, Hannah Woodworth

Around 15 startup founders presented their ideas during the social hour event, where beer and chips were served by Hacker Dojo Executive Director, Eric Hess.

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Innovative Glasses Transforming Real-Time Conversations Into Subtitles for People With Hearing Impairment

Business, Technology / By Ronny Hu

Entering its third year of business, TranscribeGlass plans to first tackle the challenge of meeting the astronomical demand.

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Social Media Bill Expected to Return to California Lawmakers in 2024

News, Technology / By Ronny Hu

SB 680 aimed to hold social media companies accountable for content that promotes eating disorder, suicide and drug addiction.

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In Stanford speech Obama speaks about misinformation and how it threatens democracy

News, Technology / By Jennah Haque, Natasha Jessen-Petersen

In his speech, Obama contrasted the original internet to today’s online landscape, identified the missteps of social media companies and issued direct calls to action for government, tech companies and Stanford students.

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Behind the Scenes of Spotify Wrapped

Culture, Technology / By noah cortez

Music streaming service Spotify launched its annual “Wrapped” campaign — a data-driven feature that showcases the artists and genres that people listened to the most, individualized reports of user data highlighting users’ top songs and podcasts of the year, how many minutes users spent streaming music and podcasts, and cultural trends that shaped 2020.

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Pushing code and pulling communities together: how some Bay Area tech workers juggle jobs, advocacy work and public office

Environment, News, Technology / By Irena Fischer-Hwang

SUNNYVALE — Some Silicon Valley techies are trying to invest in their communities through advocacy work and engagement in local government.

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In the Wild West of online medicine, crowdsourcing is the next frontier

Health, News, Technology / By Jasmine Kerber

SAN FRANCISCO — Crowdsourcing diagnoses has gained traction in recent years as an unconventional approach to solving particularly tricky medical mysteries—especially when doctors struggle to resolve an illness.

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San Francisco launches new e-scooter program despite mounting injury concerns

News, Technology / By Joe Dworetzky

SAN FRANCISCO — Over the coming year, up to 10,000 e-scooters will join the city’s busy traffic-scape. More scooter riders will weave through the cars, trucks, motorcycles, mopeds, bikes and all the other vehicles that uneasily share the city roadways.

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