Square CEO Alyssa Henry is stepping down, Jack Dorsey will take over for now
Alyssa Henry, the CEO of Square – a unit of Jack Dorsey's fintech company, Block – will leave her post at the company next month.
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Alyssa Henry, the CEO of Square – a unit of Jack Dorsey's fintech company, Block – will leave her post at the company next month.
Google confirmed it will lay off hundreds of staff members who helped recruit and hire employees, as Silicon Valley continues its cost-cutting efforts.
Some of the most influential voices in the tech industry are meeting with federal lawmakers Wednesday as the US Senate prepares to draw up legislation regulating the fast-moving artificial intelligence industry.
As the future of AI is in the spotlight in this week’s Salesforce Dreamforce conference, a Bay Area teen wants to make sure that future includes people from all walks of life. Shawn Chitnis reports. (9/11/23)
All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant's alleged monopolistic control of the distribution of apps for the software that runs most of the world's cellphones.
Roku is cutting about 10% of its workforce, or 360 people, and it will limit new hiring as it cuts costs to stem a series of quarterly losses.
Meta has ordered its workers to return to the office at least three times a week, as more Silicon Valley firms take a harder stance towards remote work. Elizabeth Cook reports. (9/5/23)
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley says it is back to peak pandemic levels in terms of distributing food, but unlike at the height of the COVID-19 outbreak, they are lacking in resources they need to pack the same amount of food and receive local and federal funding from the government.
The pandemic hit your wallets hard, but as we see time and again when the going gets tough, people step up. Part of the bounce-back in San Jose happens at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, helping people get back on their feet through food. Shawn Chitnis interviews CEO Leslie Bacho.
A group of Silicon Valley investors behind a land acquisition company called Flannery Associates LLC launched a website Thursday previewing plans for building a new city in Solano County, days after California lawmakers urged more transparency from the company.
Computer chip maker Nvidia has rocketed into the constellation of Big Tech's brightest stars while riding the artificial intelligence craze that's fueling red-hot demand for its technology.
Apple's eked out a slightly higher profit last quarter even though sales dipped during the period, a time during which the iPhone maker became the first publicly held U.S. company in to be valued at $3 trillion.
Tech layoffs have hit the Bay Area economy hard this year, but there are new signs the job cuts may be slowing down.
Students from Palo Alto High School will compete together for the first time in the 30th annual Solar Car Challenge this week, showcasing months of work in a 1,400-mile race.
Silicon Valley Bank failed because regulators were far too slow to take action, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said Monday in her first extended remarks about the collapse.
In a now-viral back-and-forth seen on Twitter and Instagram this week, the two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to a "cage match" face off.
Google's plan to build a new neighborhood with homes, offices and parks near its current headquarters in Mountain View has received unanimous approval from city leaders.
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Applied Materials in Sunnyvale on Monday to celebrate the chip-equipment maker's $4 billion investment in a new research-and-development facility.
The tech industry's layoffs, which began last year, are showing no signs of slowing down. More than 150,000 tech workers have received pink slips this year alone, more than all of 2022 combined.
A year ago, Jerry Haagsma was living the high life as a software engineer but he quit to follow a lifelong passion and went from coding to corn-popping. Itay Hod reports. I5-19-23)
Almost two years after tech giant Google spent millions buying up land in Downtown San Jose for a massive building project, the South Bay city center remains covered in empty lots.
As tech companies slash their workforce, new college graduates fret they may not be able to stay in the Bay Area. Shawn Chitnis reports. (5-11-23)
Amid waves of layoffs and downsizing in the tech industry, one firm said it plans to expand its presence in Silicon Valley.
Amid waves of layoffs and downsizing in the tech industry, Texas Instruments said it plans to expand its presence in Silicon Valley. Len Ramirez reports. (4/12/23)
The California Civil Rights Department has voluntarily dismissed its case alleging caste discrimination against two Cisco engineers, while still keeping alive its litigation against the Silicon Valley tech giant.
