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An accounting manager struggled with work-life balance at PwC, Walmart, and Google. Leaving the Bay Area is what finally changed the tide.
Mike Manalac says it took him 11 years to find work-life balance. He has no regrets but would do on…
Robin Madell
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Meet Peter Thiel, the controversial tech billionaire and GOP kingmaker
Peter Thiel, the billionaire cofounder of PayPal, is one of tech's most public Conservatives.
Madeline Berg
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I got laid off at 65 and couldn't afford my Bay Area mortgage. Now, I work for myself while traveling the world.
After getting laid off by First Republic Bank in June 2023, Tony Woodall started renting out his ho…
Tony Woodall
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I left the Bay Area and moved countries for a tech job — and I'm 100 times happier and less stressed now than I was in Silicon Valley
This woman left the Bay Area and moved to Poland with her husband. She ended up getting a tech job …
Robin Madell
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Silicon Valley is officially grieving over Trump but quietly gleeful over a coming tech deal resurgence
As Trump's win stirs uncertainty in Silicon Valley, tech investors weigh regulatory shifts, a chang…
Melia Russell,Rebecca Torrenc…
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I left San Francisco and moved to LA. Here are the 5 worst things about leaving the Bay Area.
This artist left San Francisco and moved to LA. She says her new city feels socially distant and sh…
Robin Madell
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Here's where Kamala Harris stands on tech issues including AI, Big Tech, and crypto
Vice President Kamala Harris is a former attorney-general of California and has a long history with…
Beatrice Nolan
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Tech and business leaders will be looking for 3 things during the Harris-Trump debate
Industry leaders told Business Insider that they hope the candidates clarify crypto guidelines, AI …
Alice Tecotzky
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I left my Big Tech job to bootstrap my own business. I went from making nearly $300,000 to not paying myself a salary.
In October 2023, Soni Mehra left her job at Uber to focus on her home decor business full-time. Sh…
Pooja Shah
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I left my $195,000 tech job to open a wine bar. I work 12-hour days and don't have health insurance, but I've never been happier.
Shanna Nasiri left her $195,000 tech job to follow her dreams and open a natural wine bar in Brookl…
Erin Snodgrass
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Google and property developer Lendlease ended a deal on $15 billion of Bay Area real estate projects, as Big Tech continues to review the role of offices
Lendlease secured a contract with Google in 2019 to develop up to 15 million square feet of new nei…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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My wife and I gave up $1 million in Big Tech pay to move from California back to India. I couldn't find purpose in the US.
Nithin Hassan left a job at Meta in California last year to move to to Bengaluru with his wife and …
Shubhangi Goel
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I moved to the US from India and took out a $59K loan to follow my dream of landing a job in Big Tech. My risk paid off.
A millennial software engineer in India took out a $59,000 loan to study in the US, and landed a jo…
Ella Hopkins
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JD Vance holds Silicon Valley fundraiser as tech leaders rally around Kamala Harris
Guests were asked to pay $3,300 to attend the dinner reception at the event, which took place at Bi…
Beatrice Nolan
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Big Tech's big green card problem
Big tech companies have backed off green card applications due to a tougher process and less intens…
Hugh Langley,Kali Hays,Eugene…
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Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer tore down 3 houses to build a pool at her Palo Alto mansion
City officials initially rejected Mayer's aquatic proposal, citing a California law meant to combat…
Tim Levin
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Mark Cuban says Silicon Valley tech bros have lost their grip on reality and now want to be the board of directors to Trump's CEO
"It's not so much a support thing. It's more like a takeover thing," Cuban said of the support Tru…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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The ocean is still largely unexplored. Underwater tech could help illuminate its mysteries.
Research in ocean IoT is increasing because of its potential scientific, military, commercial, and …
Sarah Sloat
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JD Vance could be the first tech guy in the White House. But it's way too early to say what that means.
Vance's views don't align exactly with Silicon Valley, but he could be the tech industry's first bi…
Peter Kafka
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A Silicon Valley billionaire is leasing a 2-acre plot of private land for $1 a year to help address the Bay Area's housing crisis
The San Jose cabins can be moved to a new location after billionaire John Sobrato's five-year lease…