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Sunnyvale-based medical robotics company Intuitive Surgical’s board chairman, Lonnie Smith, calls for legal immigration status for foreigners educated in the U.S.
In the Bay Area, OpenTable, an online restaurant reservation service, is responsible for 25% of all restaurant reservations. The San Francisco-based company is expanding in the U.K., Germany and Japan.
San Francisco’s Dolby Laboratories, known for bringing high-quality sound to the big screen, is taking on many small screens. The company has recently been showcasing sound technology for mobile devices.
Dolby tries to create big sound for smaller devices; tablets and smartphones Read More »
Thirty percent of Americans with cell phones currently use smartphones, and experts predict that number to rise to 50 percent this year. Service providers offer tiered data plans to keep from overburdening networks.
Google, and 12 other Silicon Valley companies, will not provide the U.S. Department of Labor with data on their hiring practices, drawing public anger from Bay Area minorities, who feel they’re underrepresented.
Google won’t release minority hiring statistics, claiming trade secret Read More »
This photo gallery captures some of the most innovative and interesting new apps, toys, clothes and devices from Stanford’s 2011 Cool Product Expo.
Stanford’s ‘Cool Product Expo’ showcases brain-boosting gum, folding shoes and more Read More »
As Stanford and other elite engineering programs around the country see the number of female students decline, Google and other tech giants are under fire for not hiring more women and minorities.
Protesters demand hiring equality at Google; few women take computer science classes Read More »
In San Mateo County, a three-bedroom home that sells for $270,000 is considered “affordable.” Thousands of people are applying for dozens of less expensive apartments, and many are being priced out of the area.
Outlook grim for thousands of families who can’t afford to rent or own in Peninsula Read More »
East Palo Alto officials crack down on building code violations. Longtime businesses, including a building supply recycler and a gym that helped troubled youth, couldn’t afford repairs and had to close or relocate.
Community businesses buckle under East Palo Alto’s building code crackdown Read More »
