Silicon Valley
Tesla Of The Truck World? Silicon Valley Company Turns Commercial Vehicles Into Electric Green Machines
A Silicon Valley company could become the Tesla of the commercial truck world. The company called Wrightspeed is converting dirty trucks into clean, electric machines.
Documentary ‘Hotel 22′ Captures Life On Silicon Valley’s De Facto Homeless Shelter On Wheels
A new documentary airing at the Sundance Film Festival chronicles how a public bus in Silicon Valley has turned into an unofficial shelter for the homeless.
Apple’s Tim Cook Reels In $6.7 Million Bonus For 2014
Apple CEO Tim Cook got a hefty cash bonus that brought his total compensation to $9.2 million last year. That’s more than double what he received the previous year, as the company enjoyed a surge in sales and profit fueled by the popularity of its new, over-sized iPhone 6 models.
Nonstop Airline Service Between China And Silicon Valley May Reality This Summer
Travelling between China from Silicon Valley could become much easier very soon as the first-ever nonstop connection Beijing and San Jose is expected to start in mid-June.
New Steve Jobs Movie Biography Begins Filming At Los Altos Garage Where 1st Apple Computer Was Built
Residents of the Los Altos neighborhood where Steve Jobs once lived when he and Steve Wozniak built the first Apple Computer are again surrounded by movie crews as a new Jobs biopic began filming there.
$415M Settlement Reached In Silicon Valley Tech Suit Over Salary Fixing
Apple, Google and two other Silicon Valley companies have agreed to pay $415 million in a second attempt to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging they formed an illegal cartel to prevent their workers from leaving for better-paying jobs.
Free WiFi Network Service In East Palo Alto Shutting Down; Cites Declining Users
A non-profit is pulling the plug on a free public WiFi network originally designed to help bridge the digital divide in Silicon Valley. As KCBS’s Matt Bigler reports the network’s monthly users have been falling off in recent years.
Twitter Bans Anti-LGBT Hate Group Westboro Baptist Church
Twitter has allegedly suspended the accounts of a fundamental anti-LGBT baptist church and its leader.
Former Estate Of Donner Party Survivor Turned Into $30M SJ Development For Low Income, Homeless
A $30 million housing complex broke ground in San Jose Friday, where 20 percent of the units will be set aside for homeless and low income, putting them right alongside some of Silicon Valley’s highest paid workers.
Silicon Valley Big Shots Investing Millions In National Marijuana Company Featuring Bob Marley Products
Founders Fund, the $2 billion San Francisco venture capital firm run by Silicon Valley stars including Peter Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of Paypal, is investing in Privateer Holdings, a marijuana company that owns several pot-related brands.
