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How Tech Billionaires’ Visions Of Human Nature Shape Our World
In the 20th century, politicians’ views of human nature shaped societies. But now, creators of new technologies increasingly…
Where Are The World’s Unicorn Companies?
Where are the world’s billion-dollar startups located? How much are they cumulatively worth, billions? Trillions? In the business…
5 California Tech Cities You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Palo Alto and San Francisco are well-known tech hubs, but these lesser-known California cities offer great quality of…
The Tech Bias : Why Silicon Valley Needs Social Theory
In the summer of 2017, a now infamous memo came to light. Written by James Damore, then an engineer at…
How To Wrestle Your Data From Data Brokers, Silicon Valley — & Cambridge Analytica
Cambridge Analytica thinks that I’m a “Very Unlikely Republican.” Another political data firm, ALC Digital, has concluded I’m…
Why Silicon Valley Billionaires Are Prepping For The Apocalypse In New Zealand
How an extreme libertarian tract predicting the collapse of liberal democracies – written by Jacob Rees-Mogg’s father –…
Academic Town: The Soviet Union’s Answer To America’s Silicon Valley
Tucked away in a remote forest of birch and pine in the heart of Siberia, 3,000 km away…
Bitcoin is Currency, Not Stock: Where To Use The Cryptocurrency For Real Purchases
The true revolution of the cryptocurrency bitcoin is that it isn’t stock. You don’t need to sell it…
Tech Made Cities Too Expensive. Here’s How To Fix It
IN 2013 PROTESTS broke out in Oakland, California, directed against the private buses that shuttle tech workers from pricey…
Minnesota’s Top 8 Reason For Your U.S. City
Love the outdoors, food, festivals or small town charm? These are just a few reasons to head to…
The Next Silicon Valley Will Be Much Cooler, Literally
The U.S. government is making it more difficult for companies to quickly hire talent from other countries, with…
How “Urbanpreneur” Play Out In Cities Around The World?
How the internet ushered in a new era for entrepreneurs in the urban ecosystem. For years we’ve heard…
Silicon Valley’s Cause And Solution To Inequality Is The Same
San Francisco is a living crystal ball of what happens when a city refuses to build enough housing…
Hacking Your Ride For The Next Generation Transit Tools
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority hosts the three-month challenge to hunt for new transit tech beyond the…
The Future Of Tech At Cities Of The Future
As witnessed in Silicon Valley over the last two decades, Tech industry growth impacts housing values and creates…
How Tech Hub Cities Serve The Public Good
The cities with the strongest markets for civic innovation are also the cities where entrepreneurs believe strong connections…
If Valley’s Tech Companies Built Cities Themselves
Welcome to i-Town. An artist imagines Google, Facebook, Apple, and Electronic Arts as self-contained urban hubs. …
A Power Ranking Of California’s Start-Up Cities
Two MIT social scientists have developed a better way of mapping entrepreneurial quality. It seems lately that every…