WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama, his Blackberry always close at hand, was the darling of the technology world and it rewarded him with generous donations to his 2008 campaign. Although he is still raising far more money there than current Republican rival Mitt Romney, Obama in 2012 is finding Silicon Valley to be tougher terrain. ... full story ![]()
Chinese entrepreneurs are taking fewer cues from Silicon valley as they develop their own indigenous businesses.
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Cities all over the world are attempting to emulate Silicon Valley's cluster of high-value, tech companies has been emulated by cities all over the world, writes Monty Munford.
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Silicon Valley's hot streak on the initial public offering market continued Friday with Marin Software, the second area software company this week to find eager investors and a rising stock price in its debut.
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Today: Oracle posts disappointing earnings results, missing analysts' expectations for revenues and profits and its own hopes for cloud adoption. Also: Model N is Silicon Valley's latest IPO success, and Wall Street gets back to gains.
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Today: Microsoft sells a Silicon Valley subsidiary and reports that it will use AMD chips in new Xbox send Sunnyvale chipmaker up 13 percent. Also: Earnings season begins, Apple gains.
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Silicon Valley, the biggest hub for startup innovation in America, has so inspired other startup centers around the country that many have gone as far as to adopt the "Silicon" moniker.
forbes.com (17 days ago)
The annual CEO Business Climate Survey by San Jose-based Silicon Valley Leadership Group sketched a picture of a strong local job market, but employment in Silicon Valley isn't expanding as quickly it did last year and in 2011.
contracostatimes.com (2 months and 16 days ago)
The annual CEO Business Climate Survey by San Jose-based Silicon Valley Leadership Group sketched a picture of a strong local job market, but employment in Silicon Valley isn't expanding as quickly it did last year and in 2011.
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Nearly 10 percent of the names on the latest list of top-grossing Silicon Valley tech companies weren't there a year ago because they weren't yet public. 2013 Silicon Valley 150: Searchable database
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The longtime Silicon Valley advertising executive was a fixture at valley events, often capturing them in photographs, and will be sorely missed.
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