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The Silicon Valley exodus continues Today, many of the investors that touted the exclusivity of “The Valley” have moved north to San Francisco, where they have better access to top entrepreneurs. Y Combinator, a Silicon Valley institution and to many the lifeblood of the startups and venture...

Facebook Design Facebook's VP of product design, Margaret Gould Stewart, said at Fortune's Brainstorm Design conference that design considerations were essential when implementing changes that would affect the platform's enormous user base, but caution is key. "The data that we have can inform...

DeepMind Power The Alphabet subsidiary DeepMind is reportedly no longer in talks with the U.K.'s power grid manager, National Grid, about using the outfit's "A.I." tech to optimize the network. DeepMind had been touting its technology as a tool for better predicting electricity demand and...

Tech Tax The French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire today unveiled the country's new "digital tax," which targets the services provided by Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple. France is going it alone after the EU failed to reach a common position on such a tax, but it hopes to convince the rest...

Ghosn Out Carlos Ghosn is out of jail, after prosecutors failed in their appeal against his bail approval. The former Nissan chair has to stay in Japan and be closely monitored, as part of his $9 million bail conditions. "I am extremely grateful for my family and friends who have stood by me...

After Horrendous Investing Run, David Einhorn Exits Billionaire Club (Forbes) For famed hedge fund short-seller David Einhorn, 2018 was a year that should have created a few big wins. After all, a decade after his legendary bet against investment bank Lehman Brothers, global stock markets...

"A man who tries to carry a cat home by its tail will learn a lesson that can be learned no other way." - Mark Twain

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“Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald

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“Money is like the scoreboard. If you’re focused on the game, the scoreboard will take care of itself" - Eric Wilson

Amazon number one U.S. retailer for apparel sales While it has been widely predicted that Amazon Fashion would lure a huge portion of apparel consumers, Amazon is today the most-shopped apparel retailer in the U.S., according to a study conducted by Coresight Research. The e-commerce giant has...

Southwest Flights From California To Hawaii Now On Sale Southwest Airlines is now selling flights from California to Hawaii. The Dallas-based airline will start flights from Oakland to Honolulu on March 17, then Oakland to Maui on April 7. Flights from San Jose to Honolulu will start May 5, and...

Quadriga Probe The FBI and Canada's Mounties are reportedly investigating the implosion of cryptocurrency exchange Quadriga—the one where the founder apparently died and all the funds became inaccessible. Rival exchange Kraken told Fortune that the missing $136 million may have been transferred...

India and Turkey The U.S. wants to end preferential trade terms with India and Turkey. In the former case, President Trump is annoyed about India's tariffs. In the latter, Turkey is apparently so well developed that it no longer qualifies for inclusion in the Generalized System of Preferences...