/tags/silicon-valley Silicon Valley en-US Copyright Wed, 17 Jul 2024 23:58:19 GMT /npr-news/2024-07-17/five-things-to-know-about-j-d-vances-ties-to-tech-billionaires Vance, who has become a darling to the Silicon Valley elite, made inroads in tech and venture capital circles during a stint in San Francisco. Now, Vance is tapping that network to supercharge the Trump re-election bid. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 23:58:19 GMT /npr-news/2024-07-17/five-things-to-know-about-j-d-vances-ties-to-tech-billionaires Bobby Allyn /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-01-11/tech-tuesday-silicon-valleys-fake-it-till-you-make-it-culture Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the blood-testing startup Theranos, was found guilty of multiple counts of fraud last week. Some in Silicon Valley are eager to move on from the trial, but others view it as a broader repudiation of the startup world’s culture. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:03:14 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-01-11/tech-tuesday-silicon-valleys-fake-it-till-you-make-it-culture /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-06-26/tech-tuesday-women-securing-investing-for-startups-federal-trade-commission-goes-on-the-road The white male dominated tech industry has been dogged for years by reports of sexual harassment and easily documented diversity problems. But the gender… Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:00:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-06-26/tech-tuesday-women-securing-investing-for-startups-federal-trade-commission-goes-on-the-road /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-11-03/workplace-harassment-and-assault Today at 10am A number of women stepped forward with accusations of sexual misconduct from Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein of Miramax Films. It's not… Fri, 03 Nov 2017 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-11-03/workplace-harassment-and-assault /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-10-18/workplace-harassment-and-assault Last week, a number of women stepped forward with accusations of sexual misconduct from Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein of Miramax Films. It's not… Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-10-18/workplace-harassment-and-assault /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-07-18/tech-tuesday-robot-politicians-sexism-in-silicon-valley-and-new-emojis Allegations of sexual harassment in silicon valley have led to a string of high-profile resignations and firings. But the overarching problem of sexism… Tue, 18 Jul 2017 09:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-07-18/tech-tuesday-robot-politicians-sexism-in-silicon-valley-and-new-emojis /breaking-news/2017-02-06/nearly-100-tech-firms-ask-federal-court-to-block-trumps-travel-ban The ban is unlawful, discriminatory and arbitrary — and hurts business, say 97 tech companies ranging from Apple and Facebook to Google and Uber. Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:31:00 GMT /breaking-news/2017-02-06/nearly-100-tech-firms-ask-federal-court-to-block-trumps-travel-ban Bill Chappell /2016-12-21/why-arent-there-more-women-in-tech-a-tour-of-silicon-valleys-leaky-pipeline We start at an after-school program for middle-schoolers and end at tech companies that try to be front-runners on diversity. Where do girls and women drop out from the tech talent pipeline? Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:23:00 GMT /2016-12-21/why-arent-there-more-women-in-tech-a-tour-of-silicon-valleys-leaky-pipeline Alina Selyukh, Antonia Cereijido