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Mind games: Silicon Valley father and son duo
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (92+ words) They've amazed audiences from Silicon Valley to live television, now this father-son duo brings their modern mentalism live to our studio. As part of AAPI Heritage Month, we explore how Dan and James Chan are transforming traditional magic into something…...
The Met Gala raised a record $42 million as Silicon Valley picked up the tab'and as celebs protested Jeff Bezos" sponsoring of the event
2+ week, 4+ day ago (315+ words) The Met Gala is usually packed to the brim with celebrities looking to show off their best iterations of each year's theme. It's an event where your stylist can make it or break it, and can even become celebrities of…...
Palantir's New Manifesto Decoded " Demands a Militarized Silicon Valley
3+ week, 5+ day ago (358+ words) Corporate manifestos usually read like philosophy homework written by AI, but Palantir's weekend data dump deserves actual human interpretation. The defense contractor just posted 22 bullet points summarizing CEO Alex Karp's book "The Technological Republic'and buried beneath the academic jargon lies…...
Silicon Valley spooks the AI safety advocates
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (698+ words) Whether or not Sacks and Open AI intended to intimidate critics, their actions have sufficiently scared several AI safety advocates. Many nonprofit leaders that Tech Crunch reached out to in the last week asked to speak on the condition of…...
How the Bay Area's most unhinged theme park heralded Silicon Valley's rise
1+ mon, 4+ day 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…...
This high school dropout now makes six figures at Open AI'and he shares the strategy Gen Z can use to get hired in Silicon Valley, too
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (754+ words) Gabriel Petersson's childhood looked a lot like many Gen Z upbringings: collecting Pokemon cards and building worlds in Minecraft, while worries about college and careers sat somewhere in the distant future. But by high school, growing up in a small…...
I visited a members-only tech hub to see the biohacking tricks Silicon Valley founders swear by. It wasn't what I expected.
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (981+ words) Biohacking is a rapidly growing trend that mixes technology and wellness to promote longevity. Silicon Valley is home to many of the newest biohacking technologies and remedies. I visited a wellness event in San Francisco to learn the biohacking tips…...
Struggling Silicon Valley fine dining restaurant has closed after 43 years
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (447+ words) A former'Michelin-starred Bay Area restaurant has closed after 43 years. Chez TJ, at 938 Villa St. in Mountain View, was a fine dining restaurant from owner George Aviet that served contemporary French cuisine and launched the careers of some of the Bay…...
The '996' work culture taking over Silicon Valley is coming at a 'human expense,' these AI researchers say
3+ mon, 2+ week 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. Open AI and Anthropic embody Silicon Valley's demanding yet passionate work environment, the…...
The Audacity reboots Silicon Valley satire for a darker tech world
1+ mon, 1+ week 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 know the…...