Analysis - Silicon Valley debate on self-driving cars: do you need a map?

Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2015, 15:33

The Silicon Valley race to build a self-driving car may revolve around one simple question: to map or not to map.

Alibaba opens US data centre in new challenge to Amazon

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 23:39

Chinese online giant Alibaba will open a data centre in Silicon Valley, it said Wednesday, challenging US rival Amazon in the field of cloud computing.

Apple, Google settle US poaching lawsuit for $415 million

Last Updated: Friday, January 16, 2015, 08:24

Four Silicon Valley companies including Apple Inc and Google Inc agreed to pay $415 million to resolve an antitrust class action lawsuit by tech workers who accused the firms of conspiring to avoid poaching each other`s employees, according to a court filing on Thursday.

Dropbox snags $250 million funding at $10 billion valuation: Report

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 10:37

Dropbox, the 6-year-old Silicon Valley startup many expect to go public sometime this year, is taking advantage of flush investors.

Silicon Valley executive, family found dead in missing plane in Idaho

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 15:02

Searchers combing mountains in Idaho found wreckage of plane that crashed in December, killing pilot, Silicon Valley software executive, his 2 adult children and their partners, a family member said.

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg tops 2013 charity giving list

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 17:34

Zuckerberg, along with wife, Priscilla Chan, contributed the sum to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation including 18 million in Facebook shares that totaled to about 992 million dollars.

Yahoo raises $1.23 bn from sale of convertible notes

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 17:25

Technology giant Yahoo! said it has raised about USD 1.23 billion through sale of its securities and the proceeds would be utilised for strategic transactions, and working capital needs, among others.

Garage where Steve Jobs started Apple becomes historic site

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 13:10

The Silicon Valley home where Apple co-founder Steve Jobs built some of his first computers has been added on the city`s list of historic properties.

Steve Jobs` boyhood home gets `historic` designation

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 10:14

A Silicon Valley city has designated the boyhood home of Steve Jobs an "historic resource" due to the way the legendary Apple co-founder went on to change the world.

Is Google secretly building `floating data center` in San Francisco Bay?

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 11:32

Google is reportedly speculated to be building what appears to be an oversized `floating data center` in San Francisco Bay`s Treasure Island.

Samsung to break ground at US research center

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 20:16

Samsung its set to break ground at a big Silicon Valley research center on Wednesday, just down the road from its arch-rival Apple.

Larry vs Larry: Oracle's Ellison says Google's Page acted 'evil'

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 09:34

Google's informal motto is "don't be evil," but outspoken Silicon Valley billionaire Larry Ellison has accused the Internet company's CEO, Larry Page, of acting "absolutely evil."