3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1237+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley’s effort to place Matt Mahan in the governor’s mansion is stalling out amid recriminations, donor frustration and second-guessing. The San Jose mayor entered California’s wide-open governor’s race as tech’s chosen champion: a centrist Democrat with founder…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (675+ words) The end of Marine World/Africa U.S.A. in Redwood Shores, like the beginning and everything in between, sounded completely made up. The park announced its pending move to the North Bay, and the office buildings to rise in its place, at…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago   (445+ words) 996 work culture is spreading in Silicon Valley and leading to burnout, two AI researchers say. The competitive AI race is pushing some employees to work long hours. OpenAI and Anthropic embody Silicon Valley's demanding yet passionate work environment, the researchers…...

5+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (162+ words) What a difference 12 years makes. • Hello! I’m critic and recovering Twitter addict Erik Adams, and welcome to The A.V. Club’s coverage of The Audacity. • Another amusing character trait introduced in the premiere: Duncan’s tendency for malapropisms like “I don’t…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (507+ words) [This story contains some spoilers for the first two episodes of The Audacity on AMC and AMC+.] The Audacity is not going to be the thing that breaks the grip big tech has on our lives. That’s not a judgment…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (181+ words) SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A major pop culture event is taking over the South Bay over this weekend, bringing thousands of fans, cosplayers, and celebrities together for one big celebration of fandom. Fandomcon Silicon Valley is happening through Sunday, April…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1823+ words) Billy Magnussen is serving in the server room.The actor, who is pantsless, is giving stressed out tech titan realness as he poses at Entertainment Weekly’s cover shoot for his new Silicon Valley drama The Audacity. The star occasionally wanders…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (217+ words) Austin, Texas (tca/dpa) — In one of the most memorable moments of the SXSW premiere of "The Audacity," tech founder Duncan, played by Billy Magnussen ("Game Night"), hunches over a bucket, puking his guts out during an ayahuasca trip. He…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago   (191+ words) AMC is giving its newest drama series a vote of confidence: The cable and streaming outlet has renewed The Audacity for a second season a month before it starts airing. The show from Jonathan Glatzer (Succession, Better Call Saul) is…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (277+ words) People are imagining the HBO series Silicon Valley if it were set in 2026, and it’s as bleak as you think. Silicon Valley was a popular HBO comedy series that ran for six seasons from 2014 to 2019. The show parodied the Silicon…...