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Softbank's Masayoshi Son Emphasizes Chances Of US Listing For Arm

Softbank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) founder and CEO Masayoshi Son stressed the possibility of British-based chip designer unit Arm Ltd listing on Nasdaq pending a final decision, Reuters reports. "Most of Arm's clients are based in Silicon Valley and ... stock markets in the U.S. would love to have Arm," Son told at the annual…

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Silicon Valley Pain Index: Income gap widens along racial lines

For three years now, the San Jose State professor Scott Myers-Lipton has held a mirror to Silicon Valley’s staggering wealth divide, and reflected the disparities: Less than 1% of the Valley’s households account for 25% of the region’s bountiful wealth, while more than 45% of the Valley’s children live in…

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In a Surprise Move, the FDA Denies Approval for Juul Tobacco and Menthol Vapes

What was once a classic Silicon Valley success story has become the victim of an intensely ideological war on nicotine.

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Palantir: Trump-backer’s data firm that wants a big NHS deal

Company co-founded by Silicon Valley’s Peter Thiel has been criticised for US defence and immigration contracts

The Guardian - UK

It's (not) Alive! Google Row Exposes AI Troubles

An internal fight over whether Google built technology with human-like consciousness has spilled into the open, exposing the ambitions and risks inherent in artificial intelligence that can feel all too real. The Silicon Valley giant suspended one of its engineers last week who argued the firm's AI system LaMDA seemed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Silicon Valley investor eyeing North West early-stage founders and start-ups

Sterling Road said the programme will run for a minimum of three years

Birmingham Post

Musk’s Twitter bid leans on financier linked to Russian tycoon

Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter Inc., which has been upended by the billionaire’s threat to walk away, attracted a bevy of big-name backers and Silicon Valley mainstays. There were some notable exceptions.

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51.8 acres in Kolkata tech hub for Adani hyperscale data centre

KOLKATA: Adani Enterprise Ltd, the flagship group of Adani Group, will set up a 'hyperscale data centre' at Bengal Silicon Valley in New Town, industries minister Partha Chatterjee announced on Monday. The state cabinet has okayed a proposal to allot 51.8 acres for the project.

The Times of India

Key Facebook Force Sheryl Sandberg Steps Down

Meta's second most powerful executive Sheryl Sandberg made the shock announcement Wednesday she will leave after a 14-year tenure that included helping steer scandal-prone Facebook to advertising dominance. Sandberg, 52, has been one of the most influential women in Silicon Valley and her departure comes as the social media juggernaut…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Silicon Valley speech suppression goes to the Supreme Court

Episode 409 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Reason

Commentary: California’s economy may seem healthy. But just wait for the next recession

The California economy may seem healthy on the surface, with home prices soaring, Silicon Valley booming and the state government posting big multi-year state budget surpluses thanks to a massive surge in capital gains tax revenues and income tax revenues from tech stocks.

Los Angeles Times

Agnieszka Pilat: 'I Didn't Realize People Still Think Socialism Is a Good Idea.'

The Polish-born artist is creating "heroic portraits" of machines and defending individualism and creative expression in Silicon Valley.

Reason

A slice of Silicon Valley – inside the RCA’s colossal new £135m building

The Royal College of Art’s brutalist new building – by architects Herzog & de Meuron – reflects a shift from art school to science-tech powerhouse. But is a business-facing behemoth what its students really need?

The Guardian - UK

From Fife to NYC, Silicon Valley and Tiree

Our latest Big Profile focuses on tech entrepreneur and deal-maker Calum Smeaton

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Vietnam PM Met Apple CEO Tim Cook During Recent US Visit To Discuss Manufacturing

During his recent visit to the United States, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made a visit to Silicon Valley tech giants including Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) to discuss business, according to

Birmingham Post

Deal extension for Silicon Valley firm backed by Manchester United player that is helping Liverpool attempt historic quadruple

Zone7 counts a Manchester United player as one of its investors

Insider UK

Scottish start-ups invade Silicon Valley

An exclusive diary of the mission to explore California's technology innovation centre

Reason

Artist Agnieszka Pilat: 'I Didn't Realize People Still Think Socialism Is a Good Idea.'

Born in communist Poland and disgusted by Silicon Valley communists, Pilat is making "heroic portraits of machines" and defending Ayn Rand.

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Channel 4 strikes deal to air 1,000 hours of hit shows for free on YouTube

Exclusive: agreement allows broadcaster to sell ads around programmes in potential new era of deals with Silicon Valley

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan to meet tech giants on trade mission to Silicon Valley

The Mayor of London is to meet representatives from the likes of Google and LinkedIn during a US tour to boost tourism and tech in the UK capital.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan pitches for tech investors in Silicon Valley

Sadiq Khan on Tuesday switched from banging the drum to pitching for London as he headed to Silicon Valley and prepared to open a baseball match.

The Hindu

Silicon Valley firm chooses Hyderabad to set up engineering, business innovation hub

1,000 engineering talent to be hired for the Grid Dynamics India facility by 2022

Asharq Al-Awsat

Musk’s $44-Bln Twitter Deal at Risk of Being Repriced Lower - Hindenburg

Short-seller Hindenburg Research warned on Monday that Elon Musk's $44-billion offer to take Twitter Inc private could get repriced lower if the Silicon Valley billionaire walked away from the deal. "Musk holds all the cards here," Hindenburg, which has a short position on Twitter, said in a report. "If Elon…

Tribune News Service

Doerrs give $1.1 billion to Stanford for new climate school; largest gift in Stanford history

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the largest gift ever to Stanford University, Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr and his wife, Ann, have agreed to donate $1.1 billion to set up a new school on the campus devoted to the study of climate change and its solutions.

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Doerrs give $1.1 billion to Stanford for new climate school

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr, an early investor in Google, Amazon and other leading tech companies, and his wife, Ann, have agreed to donate $1.1 billion to Stanford University to set up a new school devoted to the study of climate change and its solutions.

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