Commentary (This article is part three of a three-part series) Y2K and the Repercussions Prior to the year 2000, the world experienced the Y2K scare. It had to do with the last two digits in a date. Often dates were written in the format MMDDYY. This format left two digits for the year, which meant…
The Silicon Valley Dream and What Went Wrong (Part III)
July 21, 2021
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The Silicon Valley Dream and What Went Wrong (Part II)
July 14, 2021
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Commentary (This article is part two of a three-part series) Military Roots to Public-Focused Silicon Valley was created in the second World War to help the U.S. Army win the war. The government funded companies such as Fairchild Semiconductor. Berkeley, with its Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, was tasked with making an atomic bomb. People from…
The Silicon Valley Dream and What Went Wrong
July 6, 2021
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Commentary Silicon Valley, in my opinion, has lost its moral compass, or its soul. These companies are monetizing people’s weaknesses. They know us better than we know ourselves. They use artificial intelligence to predict and test whatever they want to test on us and learn how we react to those tests. That’s how they make…
The Underlying Reason of Silicon Valley’s Exodus | George Haber
Silicon Valley is not what it used to be. Big tech companies are now in the business of collecting your personal data and using it to get you to buy stuff. My guest today is George Haber, an insider in Silicon Valley for many years. Today he is going to explain how silicon valley has changed and how tech companies are using your personal information to make a…
Sheriff: Gunman Appeared to Target Some Victims at Rail Yard
SAN JOSE, Calif.—A California sheriff says a gunman who killed nine people in a rail yard massacre had fired 39 shots and appeared to target some of the victims. Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith told The Associated Press on Thursday that the shooter told at least one person: “I’m not going to shoot you”…
Lawsuit Claims Apple Monopolizes Heart-Rate Technology for Apple Watch
A Silicon Valley company has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple of cornering the market for heart-rate monitoring technology for the Apple Watch, and endangering wearers’ health. In a complaint filed late on Tuesday night, AliveCor said Apple shut out rivals by changing the heart-rate algorithm on its watch’s operating system, making rival technology incompatible….
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 26)
FBI agents, fire-fighters, and the sheriff’s department respond to a shooting in Silicon Valley, ATF director nominee David Chipman said he supports banning America’s most popular rifle, and bipartisan scepticism persists in the Senate for the Endless Frontier Act.
All California Metro House Prices Are Up
May 12, 2021
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Commentary House prices were up significantly in all California metropolitan areas throughout the past year. The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) recently published its quarterly data for all of the median home prices for all of America’s metropolitan areas. It shows that all the California metro areas on its list saw home prices increase between…
When Silicon Valley Values Meet West Texas
Texas ranching has been under economic siege almost since it began. It has always offered an opportunity to make a small fortune, nowadays by starting with a large one. Yet for all its flaws, ranching is addictive. So is abandoning ranching. “The Big Empty,” a novel by Loren Steffy, steals one of the classic tropes…
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Strong Economic Growth Forecast for San Jose and San Francisco
Commentary Employment information jobs in San Jose, San Francisco and Seattle increased five percent in 2020, despite a large number of anecdotal evidence to the contrary—and also despite a six percent decrease of information jobs across the U.S. during the pandemic-ravaged year. Broadly speaking, “information jobs” includes employment in traditional media such as publication, telecommunications,…