Tag: Silicon

25 JUL

Singapore Borrows From Silicon Valley to Protect Ideas

Shenzhen may be Asia’s Silicon Valley, but when it comes to protecting company secrets it’s Singapore that is taking a page from the U.S. technology hub’s playbook. Domestic and international companies are increasingly requiring visitors to sign nondisclosure agreements — an entrenched practice in the U.S. — before they step past the reception desk in […]

23 JUL

Japanese ‘facing extinction’ as humans turn to silicon sex dolls (VIDEO)

As Japan’s birth rates fell below the 1 million mark last year, experts have pointed the finger at the rising popularity of sex dolls for singletons. The issue is the focus of the RT documentary ‘Substitutes,’ in which experts warn that sex dolls are fueling a national mood of loneliness and alienation, making people less […]

15 JUL

20 places you can get a great tech job outside of Silicon Valley

f11photo/Shutterstock Job prospects in the contemporary tech industry are spreading from Silicon Valley to cities across the country.  Huntsville, Alabama has seen the largest surge in opportunities, with growth of over 300% between 2016 and 2017.  Tech companies are attracted to these locations due to tax breaks and a low cost of living. A diaspora of […]

12 JUL

Silicon Valley’s favorite diet can lead to kidney trouble — here’s how to go keto without getting sick

Shutterstock The keto diet is a popular strategy for rapid weight loss and can help with certain medical conditions like seizures and Type 2 diabetes. But kidney doctors say if you’re not careful, it can be a recipe for kidney stones and other health concerns. It’s not the diet itself that’s necessarily bad, but the […]

09 JUL

A list of the similarities between Silicon Valley and the Soviet Union went viral over the weekend

Public domain Silicon Valley has a tendency to be mocked — there’s even an entire HBO comedy centered around the absurdities of living and working there.  But one Twitter user approached this subject in a new way: comparing the tech capital of the world to the former Soviet Union. Anton Troynikov created a Twitter thread […]

29 JUN

Carrot, a Silicon Valley startup, takes a novel approach to funding IVF

Injecting some innovation IN 2016, 71,000 babies were born in America after in vitro fertilisation (IVF), triple the number two decades earlier and 1.8% of all births. The share of births that are by IVF varies around the world, rising as high as 4% in Denmark, Israel and Spain. One consistent trend, however, is growth. […]

26 JUN

Salesforce employees are upset over the company’s work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection as Silicon Valley grapples with the government’s use of tech (CRM)

More than 650 Salesforce employees reportedly sent a letter to CEO Marc Benioff criticizing the company’s work with the U.S. Customers and Border Protection agency. The letter said the company’s values were imperiled by working with the border agency, at a time when parents and children of migrants illegally crossing the border are being separated. […]

21 JUN

Heartland Tech Weekly: Silicon Valley excess spreads outside the Bay Area

Typically, when a startup goes public after reaching a billion-dollar plus valuation, it’s considered a “win” for that community. But what happens when that billion-dollar company is no longer a unicorn? Earlier this month, Domo, a Utah-based business analytics startup founded by serial entrepreneur Josh James, filed for an IPO. The milestone shoul…Read More