There is a myth in Silicon Valley that only the young, upstart entrepreneurs will succeed. But eight successful founders from HuffPost’s Arianna Huffington to Ethereum’s Joseph Lubin prove founding past 40 is possible — if even preferable. “As a would-be entrepreneur, people have on-boarded this cultural myth that you have to be very young. Some […]
Read moreChina will succeed in building a powerful technology industry that will rival the United States, even if President Trump starts a trade war to stop it. The reason can be found on the fourth floor of a nondescript factory in a city once famous for cheap manufacturing and prostitution. This factory floor, in the southern […]
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I’ve always found summer to be a good time to step away from technology for a little bit. As often as I can, and I’ll do it this week to celebrate the Fourth of July, I’ll put down my phone for a few days and leave technology behind while I head to the beach. You […]
Read moreElectric scooters, self-driving vehicles, and flying cars: No matter what the future of transportation is, Alphabet wants to be involved. Earlier this week, The Financial Times reported that the holding company directly invested in electric-scooter startup Lime, even as its venture capital arm, GV, led the startup’s funding round. This news brings together two striking […]
Read moreThe emergence of “superstar” tech firms is hurting the pay packets of workers, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Wednesday. The OECD’s annual employment outlook said wage growth in many countries it examined is failing to keep pace with improvements in productivity. Wage growth after factoring in inflation has slowed, on average, […]
Read moreLyft on Monday announced it’s buying the bike-sharing firm behind New York Citi Bikes and San Francisco’s GoBikes for a reported $250 million. But it happened after Uber passed on the deal, according to a person familiar with the matter. Uber had previously looked at Motivate to expand its burgeoning bike offerings but walked away […]
Read moreAs soon as the warm weather rolls around, there’s an unofficial contest to become the song that gets everyone pumped, then stuck in everyone’s head, and eventually overplayed by your mother. Tracks that get the distinction of being the “Song of the Summer” also get the glory of being the soundtrack to those unforgettable moments…at […]
Read moreMicron shares fell as much as 8 percent during regular trading on Tuesday after Taiwanese rival United Microelectronic Corporation (UMC) released a statement claiming a Chinese court had temporarily banned sales of Micron chips in China. Micron closed down 5.5 percent on the day. Micron said it has not been served with an injunction, and […]
Read moreJobs in the tech sector often offer lucrative salaries, especially for executive positions. But just how much you can make depends a lot on where you work. A new study from job comparison site Comparably titled “What the C-Suite Earns: A Look at Executive Pay in Tech,” analyzed salary data for nearly 7,000 top tech […]
Read moreAs it pushed to hit its electric vehicle production targets for the quarter, Tesla decided to skip “brake-and-roll” testing for its Model 3 sedans in its Fremont factory. The news was first reported by Business Insider. The company managed to meet a self-imposed deadline to produce 5,000 Model 3 cars in a week after several […]
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