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Monday, November 23, 2015

Why Google Doesn't Hire Based On Ivy League Credentials

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein. One of the world's most sought after employers doesn't care much about Ivy League credentials or a sterling ...

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Google And Uber Chiefs Discuss The Future Of Transportation

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.In a rare and far-ranging interview, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Alphabet's Eric Schmidt sat down to discuss their ...

Friday, November 6, 2015

Silicon Valley Represents An Entirely New Political Category Now

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein. *This article is part of series on Silicon Valley's political endgame. Over the last decade, Silicon ...

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Why City Voters Will Likely Crush This Anti-Airbnb Proposition

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.Very early election results suggest that San Franciscans have likely voted to reject a law limiting Airbnb's reach in ...

Monday, November 2, 2015

The Public Can Soon Become Real Investors In Startups

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.After years of delay and political battles, the Security and Exchange Commission has proposed rules to legalize ...

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

How Much English Majors Earn After Coding BootCamps

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.Silicon Valley is racing ahead with its own alternative to college and new research from bootcamp review site Course ...

Monday, October 26, 2015

Google Designs Low-Cost Online Degree On How To Build Startups

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.Next on Google's to-do list: teach everyone how to build a tech startup. The search giant recently announced a ...

Thursday, October 22, 2015

New Mandatory Drone Registration: The Worst-Case Scenarios

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.Federal regulators are eyeing the drone industry. Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Transportation ...

Friday, October 16, 2015

The White House Doesn't Need To Spend $700K On "Standing Desks"

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.The White House reportedly wants to shell out a whopping $700,000 for standing desks. While it's true that sitting ...

Friday, October 9, 2015

Why Silicon Valley Will Care About The Republican Race For Speaker

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.The tech industry, now one of the largest private sector lobbying forces in Washington DC, hasn't had much to say as ...

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

EU Strikes Back Over Snowden Leaks, But Blow Hits US Startups

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein. The technology industry is scrambling to understand how it will continue business in Europe, after the ...

Friday, October 2, 2015

The Apple Watch Saved A Teen's Life—And Put Apple's Health Focus In The Spotlight

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.An Apple Watch may have saved a teenagers life, and Apple CEO Tim Cook is so pleased that he offered the thankful ...

Monday, September 28, 2015

Steve Jobs’ Advice To Mark Zuckerberg May Have Saved Facebook

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.During a town hall event with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mark Zuckerberg revealed a new historical fact ...

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Uber CEO Spells Out His Endgame

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.Since Uber began getting regularly hammered in the press for its aggressive political tactics and potential legal ...

Monday, September 14, 2015

LinkedIn Cofounder Wants To Teach You How To "Blitzscale” Your Company

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein. Stanford is continuing its ultra-popular course series on creating tech startups. Starting this month, LinkedIn ...

Friday, September 11, 2015

California Shoots Down Drone Bill

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a controversial drone privacy bill Wednesday, declaring that it would expose ...

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Why Silicon Valley's Tech Talent Worked For Free Over The Holiday

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.At around 10PM on Sunday over Labor Day weekend, I posted a coding problem to the popular software developer forum, ...

Friday, August 28, 2015

Taxicab Industry Has A New App To Compete With Uber

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.The tech sector has shaken up innumerable industries, and whenever that happens, some enterprising types wonder if ...

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Weaponized Drones Are Now Legal In The U.S.

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.Legislation around drone use is of paramount importance for their hardware and software developers, as well as ...

Monday, August 17, 2015

Amazon's Not Much Different From Other Tech Employers, Public Data Says

This post appears courtesy of the Ferenstein Wire, a syndicated news service. Publishing partners may edit posts. For inquiries, please email author and publisher Gregory Ferenstein.The New York Times caused a stir in Silicon Valley with a viral article claiming that Amazon.com brutally exploits ...