Tag: Silicon Valley

LIVE NOW: Bank Runs Feared Amid SVB Crash; Domino Effect Could Roll Through Economy

A key bank for America’s tech sector, Silicon Valley Bank, is in the process of collapsing. This is sparking bank runs, as people try to get their money out while they still can. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp we’ll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience. …


Bank Runs Feared Amid SVB Crash; Domino Effect Could Roll Through Economy

A key bank for America’s tech sector, Silicon Valley Bank, is in the process of collapsing. This is sparking bank runs, as people try to get their money out while they still can. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp we’ll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience. …


Live 10:30 AM ET: Bank Runs Feared Amid SVB Crash; Domino Effect Could Roll Through Economy

A key bank for America’s tech sector, Silicon Valley Bank, is in the process of collapsing. This is sparking bank runs, as people try to get their money out while they still can. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp we’ll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience. …


‘They Fire, We Hire’: Germany Seizes on Silicon Valley’s Woes

BERLIN—Faced with a tight labor market and a shortage of workers with key software engineering skills, some German companies are looking at thousands of layoffs in Silicon Valley as an opportunity to recruit top talent. The U.S. West Coast has always been the main destination for ambitious software engineers looking to work in the best-paid,…


Thousands Protest on New Year’s Eve and Day in China

Protests spark in China for New Year’s—this time over restrictions on how people can celebrate. Funeral homes in Shanghai are overwhelmed by China’s COVID-19 surge. But some scalpers are profiting off the situation. Despite the virus spread, some Chinese citizens in major cities are attempting to return to normalcy. More countries are placing restrictions on…


Digital Culling: The End of Silicon Valley’s Golden Era?

Commentary When billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk cleaned out 3,700 superfluous Millennials from his company, the internet went crazy. “How dare!” shrieked the celebrities (who fancy themselves to be human rights lawyers). “Sue them!” demanded the Democrats, trampling over each other to profit from the social credit points on offer. The moral outrage was something…


Cops: Buried Car Found on Silicon Valley Home’s Property

ATHERTON, Calif.—Police are digging into why someone buried a car in the yard of a multi-million dollar Northern California home in the 1990s and left unused bags of concrete inside. The car was discovered Thursday morning by landscapers in the affluent town of Atherton in Silicon Valley, police said in a news release. Cadaver dogs…


Capitol Report (Sept. 2): Political Fallout After Biden Speech; Full List of Items From Mar-a-Lago Raid

President Joe Biden called “MAGA Republicans” a threat to democracy. What is the president now saying about Trump supporters, and how is the White House explaining the backdrop of Thursday’s speech? Reacting to the president’s speech from Thursday night, we have Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert and president of the Convention of States Mark Meckler. Hiring…


The Reactionary Politics of Silicon Valley

Commentary For a while, the internet was an unambiguously revolutionary phenomenon. Everyone could broadcast truth to the world. But as the internet became ubiquitous, and with the more recent impact of social media and broadband, what had been a revolution is becoming a coopted new manifestation of establishment power. The modern internet is a propagandist’s…


In the Business of Trust: Tech Entrepreneur and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Keith Krach Shares the Secret to Good Leadership

Keith Krach, former undersecretary of state and current billionaire entrepreneur, first started working at his father’s Ohio mechanics shop when he was 12. As he worked alongside his father, those valuable lessons his father imparted became the principles by which Krach has conducted business, from the time he was the youngest vice president of GM…