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Reimagining the Economy

Silicon Valley congressman on distributing tech jobs across the country

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Aug 12, 2020
Rep. Ro Khanna says we need to expand access to the innovation economy.
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, Democrat of California.
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The Economy Reimagined, Part 3: Climate and Technology

by David Brancaccio and Kimberly Adams
Aug 7, 2020
Making the technological revolution more accessible, building a sustainable future and creating more jobs and a healthier populace while doing it.
A maintenance boat works next to the turbines of an offshore wind farm.
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Workplace Culture

More remote work could send techies out of tech hubs ... to a point

by Meghan McCarty Carino
May 18, 2020
The Googleplex is emptied out, so why pay Silicon Valley housing prices?
Two women get some sun in Madrid while working from laptops in April.
Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
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Farmgirl Flowers' limited "menu" approach is a blooming success

by Amy Scott and Daisy Palacios
Nov 28, 2019
CEO Christina Stembel was turned down more than a hundred times for capital before deciding to use her own money and strategy.
Christina Stembel is founder and CEO of Farmgirl Flowers.
Courtesy of Farmgirl Flowers
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Apple pledges $2.5 billion to ease California's housing crisis

by Jack Stewart
Nov 4, 2019
The move follows commitments of $1 billion each from Google's parent company and Facebook.
People look at a San Francisco home for sale in April. The Bay Area market that has become increasingly expensive as tech workers from Silicon Valley push up prices.
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Shelf Life

"The next Steve Jobs might just be named Stephanie."

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Nov 4, 2019
A new book outlines the experience of 31 female founders and CEOs in business today.
Illustrated by Bijou Karman/Girls Who Run the World
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How We Survive

Climate change impacts are coming to Big Tech's doorstep

by Marketplace Staff
Sep 16, 2019
How prepared are Apple, Google, Facebook and other firms for risks like sea level rise?
Sylvia Li
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How the moon landing helped launch Silicon Valley

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 19, 2019
It's all thanks to the computer chip.
Buzz Aldrin sets up the Solar Wind Composition Experiment during NASA's Apollo 11 lunar landing mission in July 1969.
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Big Tech faces antitrust questions on Capitol Hill

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 16, 2019
The panel in the House Antitrust Committee comes amid bipartisan scrutiny of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple.
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Workplace Culture

Headphones have become survival tool for open offices

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jul 1, 2019
A new survey shows workers split on their preference for the trendy, but noisy design.
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