Abdulwahab Omira escaped Syria’s war with his family as a teenager. He recently returned as a Stanford graduate student and a budding entrepreneur, hoping to help jumpstart the country’s tech industry.
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U.S. stock markets tumble as investors worry about DeepSeek
The Chinese A.I. company may be about to burst Silicon Valley’s bubble.
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Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and Silicon Valley visionary, dies at 56
Over the past three decades, Susan Wojcicki had a knack for seeing a startup’s potential. Her intuition helped shape the growth of YouTube and Google.
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Tech luminaries and VCs go all-in on Kamala Harris campaign, 5 things to know
Harris started her political career in the Bay Area. And since launching her campaign, donations from Silicon Valley have poured in. But that doesn’t necessarily mean she’ll go easy on Big Tech.
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Five things to know about J.D. Vance’s ties to tech billionaires
Vance, who has become a darling to the Silicon Valley elite, made inroads in tech and venture capital circles during a stint in San Francisco. Now, Vance is tapping that network to supercharge the Trump re-election bid.
