Tag: Silicon Valley

April 6, 2018

Silicon Valley has become a must-visit destination for Department of Defense leaders in recent years. But the push for more public-private partnerships could have an unintended side effect — overlooking government’s longstanding research and development resources. Arun Seraphin, a professional […]

November 10, 2016

Donald J. Trump is now the President-elect of the United States after one of the most surreal and unlikely campaign victories in American history. Stock markets are already reacting negatively to the reality of a President Trump and the dollar […]

August 1, 2016

It wasn’t what Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday night on the stage of the Democratic National Convention that was important to Silicon Valley. His speech was mostly generalities and attacks on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. It was Bloomberg’s presence that […]

June 28, 2016

In a time when other political candidates are polishing their golf clubs in Scotland – or rather have other people polish them, and describe Brexit as a “great thing”, Hillary Clinton announced her tech agenda. Friendly for the commercial technology […]

May 18, 2016

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will soon join the Defense Department in Silicon Valley. NGA Director Robert Cardillo announced plans to open the NGA Outpost Valley this summer in the “geographic heart of American innovation” to engage with technology leaders in […]

December 14, 2015

Whether you realize it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is already everywhere—from the phone you text on to the car you drive. And despite fears of a future robot uprising, the future will likely bring more AI, not less.  To […]

October 15, 2015

Another TechCrunch Disrupt has come and gone. And once again we’re back to waiting in our traffic jams, overpaying for our lunches, and commuting to and from our siloed campus companies. Or we fly into old-looking airports and overpay for […]

September 25, 2015

Few countries around the globe can hype a presidential election like the U.S. can. Citizen involvement in the elections has always been an important part in U.S. history, therefore the same goes for everything campaign related. Harry S. Truman is […]

September 8, 2015

Twelve years after filing for U.S. residency, I finally took the oath of citizenship in a quaint suburban theater, having spent seven of those prime entrepreneurship years mired in the Green Card queue. This wait damages the entrepreneurship spirit and, […]

July 27, 2015

Some of the most memorable sound bites from President Barack Obama’s appearance on “The Daily Show” last week centered on government technology and the IT challenges faced by federal agencies. Obama broached on the wave of Silicon Valley tech talent […]