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News Roundup: Silicon Valley - April 01, 2025
News Roundup: Silicon Valley - April 01, 2025 Here's your AI-curated news roundup for today: 1. MSN Source: Fortune Wall Street and Silicon Valley crowed that China would always be years behind the U.S. Here's why they were wrong.... Read full article 2. MSN Source: Jacobin In 2011, then San Francisco mayor Ed Lee, recently appointed after Gavin Newsom vacated the role to become California's lieutenant governor, signaled the city elite's further embrace of Silicon Valley when he helped facilitate the transformation of a vacant department store on Market Street into Twitter's new headquarters.... Read full article 3. MSN Source: The Atlantic Silicon Valley, it seems, is coming to Jesus. There are no bad conversions, in my book; I was born and raised a Christian and remain one, and it's good, from that standpoint, to see erstwhile nonbelievers take an interest in the faith, whatever the reason.... Read full article 4. Life Without Transit? Silicon Valley Had a Glimpse for Nearly 3 Weeks. Source: The New York Times An unusually long strike in the San Jose area forced a shutdown of buses and light-rail trains. It was a possible harbinger of things to come for transit agencies elsewhere. Read full article 5. MSN Source: Insider US cities are vying to become the quantum computing capital, as analysts project the industry could add $1 trillion to the economy over 10 years.... Read full article 6. MSN Source: Fast Company Cities should capitalize on their strengths and invest in infrastructure that fuels growth. Here's how.... Read full article 7. Silicon Valley office market improves as vacancies shrink, deals grow Source: The Mercury News Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)... Read full article 8. Watch: 2025 Silicon Valley Index report examines contradictions of region Source: The Mercury News The 2025 Silicon Valley Index report uncovers the contradictions of the region. It shows surging investment in Silicon Valley’s innovation engine, and intensifying wealth disparities. Read full article 9. Trump’s Trade War Pushes Canadian Tech Workers to Rethink Silicon Valley Source: Wired Canadian PM Mark Carney declared that the “old relationship” his country had with the United States was “over” The rift between the two nations is sparking a new kind of national pride, as well as a lot of uncertainty. For now, at least, Trump’s tariffs on Canada don’t extend to software. Some Canadian tech companies with large operations in the US are wondering if they need to change strategies, or even headquarters. The social and financial capital of Silicon Valley remain huge draws for tech workers. Brandon Waselnuk is originally from Ottawa but now lives and works in San Francisco. He put out a call on social media to find other Canadians in tech who, like him, might be feeling unsettled by rising tensions between the US and their home country. A number of Canadians got in touch, and he began organizing local events. Read full article 10. We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections Source: Wired Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been everywhere in the federal government. In a matter of weeks, DOGE operatives have spread across dozens of government agencies as they have attempted to terminate tens of thousands of federal employees. WIRED has mapped out a non-exhaustive list of people affiliated with DOGe. The DOGE world seems to break down into roughly three categories: former Trump officials, conservative lawyers, and imports from the Silicon Valley. There are two types of DOGEs: permanent and temporary. One of the most clear themes across DOGE’s ranks is fairly obvious: a connection to Elon Musk. Forty-nine people on our list have connections to Musk, his companies, or his greater network. There are people like many of the young engineers WIRED first identified who were given the keys to different government agencies. They were all interns or employees at one of Musk's companies: SpaceX, Tesla, xAI, X, and Neuralink. Read full article This roundup was automatically generated by SmartScrapAI
News Roundup: Silicon Valley - April 01, 2025
Here's your AI-curated news roundup for today:
1. MSN
Source: Fortune
Wall Street and Silicon Valley crowed that China would always be years behind the U.S. Here's why they were wrong....
2. MSN
Source: Jacobin
In 2011, then San Francisco mayor Ed Lee, recently appointed after Gavin Newsom vacated the role to become California's lieutenant governor, signaled the city elite's further embrace of Silicon Valley when he helped facilitate the transformation of a vacant department store on Market Street into Twitter's new headquarters....
3. MSN
Source: The Atlantic
Silicon Valley, it seems, is coming to Jesus. There are no bad conversions, in my book; I was born and raised a Christian and remain one, and it's good, from that standpoint, to see erstwhile nonbelievers take an interest in the faith, whatever the reason....
4. Life Without Transit? Silicon Valley Had a Glimpse for Nearly 3 Weeks.
Source: The New York Times
An unusually long strike in the San Jose area forced a shutdown of buses and light-rail trains. It was a possible harbinger of things to come for transit agencies elsewhere.
5. MSN
Source: Insider
US cities are vying to become the quantum computing capital, as analysts project the industry could add $1 trillion to the economy over 10 years....
6. MSN
Source: Fast Company
Cities should capitalize on their strengths and invest in infrastructure that fuels growth. Here's how....
7. Silicon Valley office market improves as vacancies shrink, deals grow
Source: The Mercury News
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)...
8. Watch: 2025 Silicon Valley Index report examines contradictions of region
Source: The Mercury News
The 2025 Silicon Valley Index report uncovers the contradictions of the region. It shows surging investment in Silicon Valley’s innovation engine, and intensifying wealth disparities.
9. Trump’s Trade War Pushes Canadian Tech Workers to Rethink Silicon Valley
Source: Wired
Canadian PM Mark Carney declared that the “old relationship” his country had with the United States was “over” The rift between the two nations is sparking a new kind of national pride, as well as a lot of uncertainty. For now, at least, Trump’s tariffs on Canada don’t extend to software. Some Canadian tech companies with large operations in the US are wondering if they need to change strategies, or even headquarters. The social and financial capital of Silicon Valley remain huge draws for tech workers. Brandon Waselnuk is originally from Ottawa but now lives and works in San Francisco. He put out a call on social media to find other Canadians in tech who, like him, might be feeling unsettled by rising tensions between the US and their home country. A number of Canadians got in touch, and he began organizing local events.
10. We Mapped DOGE’s Silicon Valley and Corporate Connections
Source: Wired
Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been everywhere in the federal government. In a matter of weeks, DOGE operatives have spread across dozens of government agencies as they have attempted to terminate tens of thousands of federal employees. WIRED has mapped out a non-exhaustive list of people affiliated with DOGe. The DOGE world seems to break down into roughly three categories: former Trump officials, conservative lawyers, and imports from the Silicon Valley. There are two types of DOGEs: permanent and temporary. One of the most clear themes across DOGE’s ranks is fairly obvious: a connection to Elon Musk. Forty-nine people on our list have connections to Musk, his companies, or his greater network. There are people like many of the young engineers WIRED first identified who were given the keys to different government agencies. They were all interns or employees at one of Musk's companies: SpaceX, Tesla, xAI, X, and Neuralink.
This roundup was automatically generated by SmartScrapAI
