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Silicon Valley

Part I: Eugene Wang, Sophie’s Kitchen Vegan Seafood Eugene Wang grew up immersed in the vegetarian food business. For 20 + years his family has…
The situation, odd as it may sound, played out like this. Colman has genetic markers for cystic fibrosis, and kids with the inherited lung disease…
A sharply dressed French investor is leaning against a doorway, arms folded and his expression slightly bemused. Philippe Suchet is considering the latest raft of…
In the past few years, San Francisco's massive rents have displaced long-time residents and worsened the city's already epic homelessness problem, sending more people into…
As many readers know, I spent 15 years working in Silicon Valley before partnering up with Chris to start Peak Prosperity. I got my MBA at Stanford…
The dying cities of the Rust Belt shouldn't have brain gain. But they do. Real estate appreciation within an urban core suffering from demographic decline doesn't…
Prof. David Vine is an associate professor of Anthropology at American University in Washington DC where his research focuses on US foreign and military policy,…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Skyrocketing housing prices in Silicon Valley, the red-hot center of tech entrepreneurship and one of the most highly educated enclaves in…
In the last 20 years, the amount of local foods consumed in the American diet has tripled, according to USDA, and now comprises two percent…
When Jeb Bush visited Silicon Valley this week, the Republican candidate was visiting the heart of a Democratic state that few expect to be contested…
A wave of Silicon Valley-style disruption is hitting the food industry. Lab-grown meat, vegan cheese and "animal free" milk and eggs are headed for consumers,…
Cisco's giant customer conference, Cisco Live, began Monday in San Diego and was the last time outgoing CEO John Chambers would impart his vision in a keynote…