Articles and multimedia from Peninsula Press staff about Joint Venture Silicon Valley’s 2014 State of the Valley Conference. Topics include income inequality, investment, society, education and gender.
Challenges of cost and scale make businesses less likely to jump on board California’s push for solar energy.
Kim Polese, Kara Swisher and Susan Wojcicki discuss the emerging trends in technology, saying “The desktops are done. Laptops are getting done. But tablets are the future.”
At Friday’s Joint Venture Silicon Valley Conference, Tim O’Reilly explains how business leaders and governments could better work together in the online information and big-data age.
Speaking at the 2013 State of Valley Conference in San Jose, local officials said regional disconnect is hurting the Bay Area’s ability to collaborate, save administrative funds and respond to problems.
New report shows Silicon Valley’s unemployment rate decreased in 2011, but most of the growth was in the tech sector. The median income fell in the region, and the public sector continues to struggle.