Navigating Silicon Valley As A Woman Programmer

How To Be A 'Woman Programmer' ." Prominent women such as Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and Yahoo's Marissa Mayer are proving that women are finding their place at the table. But in an op-ed ...

San Jose Teen Bicyclist Killed In Crash On Way To School

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – A teenager riding a bicycle on his way to school was killed in a collision with a vehicle Monday morning in San Jose, a police spokesman said. The bicyclist was a 16-year-old sophomore at Silver Creek High School. The collision was reported at 7:36 a.m. in the area of East Capitol Expressway and Silver Creek Road – near Silver Creek High School, San Jose police ...

About The Bay 94-Year-Old Bay Area Journalist Defies Odds

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A San Francisco newspaper reporter is still on the beat at an age when most of his colleagues are just plain beat, if alive at all. San Francisco Chronicle Science Editor David Perlman is 94 and chasing down stories 72 years after he first got into the business. He’s been at his current post for 6 decades – and counting. ';It’s being able to ...

Canada pitches startups with lower taxes instant residency

Canada's new immigration-centric pitch to Silicon Valley's many foreign-born entrepreneurs. Canada is pitching Silicon Valley entrepreneurs on northern migration. The gist: Easier access to visas for foreign-born entrepreneurs, a growing base of engineering talent, R&D tax credits and lower corporate taxes. Low-tax U.S. states like Arizona, Nevada and Washington have pitched financial ...

QA Menlo Ventures Avery More on ed revolution startup flood

Retail and tech pioneer Avery More has joined Menlo Ventures as a venture partner, focusing on sourcing deals for the firm and advising its startup founders. Avery More made a mark more than 20 years ago running 1980s computer retail pioneers CompuCom and Computer City, which he sold to CompUSA in 1998. But he says he has always been more of a tech entrepreneur than a retail guy and that is ...