California Congressman Says Tech Utopia Developer 'Sold a Fairy Tale’ to Silicon Valley Elite

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The tech billionaire-backed landgrab in Solano County California might finally be out of the shadows, but the local officials who have finally had the opportunity to speak to the developers say the group simply has no real plan to make good on promises to

Silicon Valley Elites Show Off Renderings of Exclusive New City They Want to Build in the Bay Area

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You don’t have to stray too far into science fiction or comic book tales to find examples of megalomaniacal tech businessmen creating their own “utopian” metropolises, before—inevitably—everything goes to hell. Now several titans of Silicon Valley are hoping they can get their way with their own dream city that,…

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Apple is reportedly working on the Watch's biggest redesign yet: the 'Watch X'

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Apple has a major redesign of the Apple Watch in the works called Watch X. (Picture above is the Series 8).

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OceanGate's cofounder wants to send 1,000 people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050, and says we shouldn't stop pushing the limits of innovation

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Guillermo Söhnlein (left), a cofounder of OceanGate Expeditions, has a plan to send 1,000 people to Venus' atmosphere by 2050.

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The rise and fall of Juul: The e-cigarette maker's comeback plan includes a high-tech vape and a 'shots-on-goal' approach to the FDA

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Close-up of a man vaping a Juul.

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Silicon Valley has been subsidizing millennials' lifestyles for most of our adult lives. We'll still end up poorer.

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I always figured we were lucky to live in an age of Ubers and Airbnbs. Maybe I was wrong.

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The dirty little secret that could bring down Big Tech

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New research reveals that Silicon Valley uses predatory pricing to crush competitors and scam investors — evidence the government can use to bust up tech monopolies.

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10 Things in Tech: Androids v. iPhones in ‘Succession,’ AI tools besides ChatGPT, and a check signed by Steve Jobs

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It's tech (and tip) Tuesday. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I definitely feel "tipping fatigue." I always pay at least 20%, but this extra cost is a big deterring factor for eating or going out.

Silicon Valley's Hail Mary moment

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Silicon Valley is praying that AI tools like ChatGPT can keep customers and investors distracted until the stock market chaos is over and the global economy bounces back.

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AI is Silicon Valley's last-ditch attempt to avoid a stock market wipeout

10 Things in Tech: Joe Biden has tried ChatGPT, Silicon Valley goes sober, and leaked Shopify audio

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We made it to Friday, friends. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I don't drink alcohol. I know sobriety is a pretty personal conversation for a lot of people. And it used to be something I hid by pretending to take shots or by making up an excuse about medicine.

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