CREDO CEO Michael Kieschnick, progressive leader, stepping down
Michael Kieschnick, CEO and co-founder of /Working Assets/CREDO — the San Francisco telecommunications company that funnels a portion of its revenues into progressive social issues — announced Thursday...
View ArticleGoogle pledges $20 million toward helping people with disabilities
Google.org, the tech giant’s philanthropic arm, pledged $20 million Tuesday toward funding nonprofits that are using technology to increase independence for people with disabilities. Google.org issued...
View ArticleFirst peek at Brigade – Sean Parker’s new political social media tool
Billionaire venture capitalist Sean Parker’s new political engagement tool Brigade was unwrapped Wednesday. And if the goal was to get more people engaged in the public discussion without making the...
View ArticleEx-Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers joins Silicon Valley tech startup
Former Treasury Secretary, Harvard University president and hedge fund managing director Lawrence Summers will join the Silicon Valley startup OpenGov as an adviser to the site, which helps government...
View ArticleAirbnb ballot battle begins: Where is the money coming from?
They have such genteel-sounding names — “San Francisco for Everyone” and “Share Better SF” — but the two groups are already at war. The two opponents in the fight over a potential ballot measure to...
View ArticleApple hires more blacks and women than ever, but it’s not much more diverse
Apple may have hired more black, Latino and female employees in the last year than at any time in the company’s history, but the percentage of its employees who are from those underrepresented groups...
View ArticleRepublican Ben Carson refuses to pander to ‘Silicone’ Valley
I’m not getting the feeling that Ben Carson — the retired Republican neurosurgeon who wants to be president — really gets Silicon Valley. Or, “Sili-CONE” Valley, as the good doctor pronounced it...
View ArticleIf cops and unions agree, then why hasn’t medical weed bill passed?
Just days before Friday’s deadline to pass legislation in this session, something weird is going down in Sacramento with legislation that could — after two decades — bring structure and regulation to...
View ArticleOn Colbert show, Elon Musk explains his plan to blow up Mars
Elon Musk could make tech CEOs the new hot late-night show guest booking. Because, as the Tesla and SpaceX CEO showed during his appearance on the second night of Stephen Colbert’s new “Late Night with...
View ArticleTech company defies San Francisco graffiti ban at Dreamforce
On the eve of Saleforce’s annual Dreamforce convention, a New York firm has come to San Francisco to do what the tech industry does best: flaut regulation. The business consultancy Blue Wolf adorned...
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