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In 2018, Google included 91% of Google employees in its annual pay equity analysis that covers all job groups that meet minimum n-count thresholds for statistical analysis. Google's annual compensation planning process includes modeling algorithmically each employee's compensation based on...

Zipline is a Silicon Valley based, national scale, autonomous drone delivery service that specializes in delivering medical supplies. In Rwanda, Zipline delivers medical supplies such as blood bags for blood transfusions, to doctors in remote villages to treat mothers during childbirth. Zipline...

Wired just ran a story claiming that the Silicon Valley giants spend huge amounts of money to protect their CEOs and other executives. Apple, for example, reportedly dropped $310,000 protecting Tim Cook, while Amazon and Oracle spent $1.6 Million protecting Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison. But...

The Commerce Department is considering export restrictions on certain artificial intelligence technologies as concerns about national security have arisen. The Export Controls Act of 2018 added restrictions to "emerging and foundational technologies." The Commerce Department added artificial...

According to a study by UC Santa Cruz's Everett Program for Technology and Social Change, wages for 9 out of 10 Silicon Valley workers have decreased over the last 20 years as the inflation-adjusted numbers show a 12% to 14% decline. In contrast, wages for the top 10% of earners at corporations...

Technology mega corporations such as Apple love the spotlight as their stock rises to new highs such as hitting the $1 trillion mark. Everyone is excited for them; including the county tax assessor. When it is time to pay taxes on the new fancy campuses and the equipment inside of them...

Chinese venture capital company Danhua Capital has invested in many Silicon Valley startups over the years. Some of these startups are in the areas of drones, AI and cyber security. This company and many other have ties to the Chinese government and the U.S. Congress is working on legislation to...

The Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Benchmark is taking form Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to court. Filed in Delaware Chancey Court, the suit accuses the former CEO of being "selfish" and appointing his "loyal allies" to the board when it expanded from 8 to 11 members with Kalanick taking...

The first "techplomat" has arrived! Denmark is the first country to officially recognize Silicon Valley as being more important than diplomacy with many countries. Obviously other countries have been working with Silicon Valley tech giants at length before this, but it is interesting to see an...

K5's camera system took on a red hue as tits external sensors detected an anomoly moving to intercept the droid's patrol perimiter. The anomaly in question was Jason Sylvain, droid assaulter. With threat level confirmed, K5 initiated a recursive scan of its self defense directives. With threat...