10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (698+ words) Whether or not Sacks and OpenAI intended to intimidate critics, their actions have sufficiently scared several AI safety advocates. Many nonprofit leaders that TechCrunch reached out to in the last week asked to speak on the condition of anonymity to…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (237+ words) The primary isn’t until early June, but the CA-17 race between five-term incumbent Ro Khanna and tech founder Ethan Agarwal is already getting nasty. Agarwal entered the race in March, backed by a roster of prominent tech billionaires largely in…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (514+ words) Milpitas, the Bay Area city that calls itself the "Crossroads of Silicon Valley," plans to give residents free wireless doorbell cameras under a new program aimed at deterring crime and helping police gather video evidence. The City Council approved $60,000 for…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (381+ words) Two days before NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell toured Washington aerospace facilities Monday to highlight the state’s growing role in space exploration. “I would say the building and the minds here of…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (760+ words) For generations the Sobrato Organization has been known for building some of Silicon Valley's flashiest corporate campuses - homes for Apple, Nvidia, Netflix, EMC, VeriSign, Facebook and Amazon. But these days the Silicon Valley heavyweight spends much of its time and…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (911+ words) Rep. Ro Khanna is betting the political moment is shifting - and that he's one of the Democrats best positioned to meet it. In a wide-ranging interview with ABC7 ahead of a Saturday town hall, the Silicon Valley congressman framed his recent…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (159+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — In an already crowded field of candidates, Silicon Valley mogul Jon Slavet is also seeking the governorship and wants his priorities for California to stand out. “What makes me different is I’m not a talker, I’m a…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (44+ words) Max Darrow interviews Shobana Gubbi, the chief philanthropy officer of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley. Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus announced that he will be moving to the... Max Darrow interviews Shobana Gubbi, the chief philanthropy officer of Second…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (466+ words) A venture capitalist has quit the board of his company’s philanthropic arm, blasting the CEO for backing Donald Trump and urging National Guard troops to be sent to San Francisco. Democrat donor Ron Conway, a man dubbed the ‘Godfather of…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (462+ words) Ro Khanna criticized Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee, citing the disadvantages it poses to startups. The fee aims to preserve American jobs, but Khanna said it may hurt startups' hiring. Reid Hoffman, too, has advocated for provisions for startups that cannot afford…...