Silicon Valley needs a new kind of savior

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The clear way to save Silicon Valley is to return the industry to the people who actually build tech to solve problems.

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New York tech workers make $135,000 on average, but can't afford the vast majority of apartments on the market

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New York City's home vacancy rate is just 1.4%, its lowest in over 50 years.

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Tech workers reported feeling increasingly dissatisfied with their salaries. Layoffs may be fueling the frustration.

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35% of tech workers reported feeling "something" or "very" dissatisfied with their salaries last year, and layoffs across the sector may be to blame.

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More than half of tech workers think AI is overrated, study finds

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More than half of tech workers say that AI is overrated, a 2023 Retool report finds. 

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Big Tech made America lonely. Now it needs to fix the crisis it helped create.

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Big Tech's obsession with feeding customers exactly what they want made Americans lonely. Now the industry has a chance to redeem itself.

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Now the industry needs to help bring us back together

I moved into an ADU in my California backyard. It allowed me to leave my 9-to-5 and I even save $5,000 a month.

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Julie Fornasero and her husband, Tim Logan.

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