Silicon Valley used to reward innovation. Now it strives to sabotage it.

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It pays to have rich friends — and whether you have them depends a lot on where you live

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Pedestrians walk past MUNI buses reserved for America's Cup transportation on Fillmore Street in the Marina in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, August 26, 2012.
Pedestrians walk past MUNI buses on Fillmore Street in the Marina in San Francisco, Calif., a neighborhood that scores high on economic connectedness.

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Billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is selling his home for more than $33 million

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Marc Andreessen's house
Marc Andreessen and his wife, Laura, have put their more than 12,000-square-foot mansion up for sale.

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Silicon Valley tech execs are obsessed with 'Dune: Part Two' and renting out private theaters to host screenings

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Private film screenings for "Dune: Part Two" — which stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya — are all the rage in Silicon Valley.

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Google is the new IBM

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The downstream consequences of Google's graying loom large: a talent exodus, stale products, and an overreliance on its advertising cash cow.

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The glamorous life of tech billionaire Jack Dorsey, who is known for eccentricities like eating one meal a day and taking ice baths

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Jack Dorsey cofounded Twitter.
Jack Dorsey cofounded Twitter.

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Tech layoffs are hitting companies that are doing just fine

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Satya Nadella
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recorded an 8% bump in revenue but has opted to cut roles in its gaming division.

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More tech grads are applying to jobs in Boise, Madison, and other small cities

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Columbia, Maryland
Columbia, Maryland is planned community of ten villages that's about an hour commute from Washington D.C.

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New California city backed by Silicon Valley billionaires will be about 18,600 acres — less than half the size of the purchased land

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A mock-up illustration of the new city envisioned by California Forever.

California Forever

Homes made in factories were supposed to save us from the housing crisis, but the companies that make them are failing

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A crane taking four 15-foot-wide by 60-foot-long modular home segments and stacking them on one on top of the other to make a new duplex in Aurora, Colorado.
A crane taking four 15-foot-wide by 60-foot-long modular home segments and stacking them one on top of the other to make a new duplex in Aurora, Colorado.

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