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In Oakland, people worry that good jobs are out of reach

by Sarah Gardner
Dec 7, 2016
Working-class residents aren't sharing as the tech boom spreads to Oakland.
A mural on the wall of a public high school in West Oakland conveys the message "Knowledge is Power."
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The Valley's Problem with Empathy

by Kai Ryssdal and Adhiti Bandlamudi
Dec 5, 2016
Silicon Valley's advancements in technology are groundbreaking, but can displace jobs for many people.
In a world of algorithms and technological processes, the customer at the end of that process is sometimes reduced to a number or statistic.
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Silicon Valley's answer to brain fog

by Molly Wood
Oct 20, 2016
Why one startup thinks cognition enhancing pills are poised to take off.
   
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Silicon Valley is ruining the local restaurant economy

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 10, 2016
An semi-affordable meal is hard to come by
Can you afford a $2,000 dinner?
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Facebook commits to build housing in Menlo Park

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 26, 2016
The social media giant plans to add 6,500 jobs, and 1,500 housing units, in an area facing an acute affordable-housing crisis.
Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California. 
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Silicon Valley's slowdown: not a bubble bust, just "frothy"

by Molly Wood
May 30, 2016
Silicon Valley is slowly calming down after last year's tech boom.
Hiring in Silicon Valley has slowed down.
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Silicon Valley is under a harsh spotlight

by Sally Herships
May 25, 2016
The tech industry's top names come under scrutiny.
Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel speaks with Caroline Daniel from the Financial Times at the 2014 Web Summit in 2014. Recent reports say the prominent tech leader has been bankrolling Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against online publication Gawker.
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Dispatch, Ep 16: The problem with Google

by Molly Wood
May 19, 2016
For every Gmail, Chromecast and Chromebook, there's a Nexus Q, a Pixel computer and a Google Glass.
Charles, Prince of Wales tries Google Glass on May 21, 2014 in Winnipeg, Canada. 
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Google wants to get into your home — again

by Kai Ryssdal
May 18, 2016
The company unveiled Google Home to compete with Amazon's Echo.
A still from Google's demo video for Google Home.
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Dispatch, Ep 12: Airbnb, but for young hipsters. Oh, wait...

by Molly Wood
Apr 22, 2016
Molly has the most San Francisco day ever.
A view of San Francisco's famed Painted Ladies victorian houses on February 18, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
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