Technology has unleashed Artificial Intelligence (AI) on us. Early adoption of AI by the big four — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — has propelled them to unprecedented market dominance. Data science and AI has...
For busy Californians, this is an attempt to help narrow down the choices. The task of coming up with my own ballot was daunting given the large number of candidates in each category. I researched most...
A closer examination of economic interdependencies of world markets makes many economists feel that US trade deficit with China may be good for the US . To make sense of China, a quick lesson in Chinese politics is helpful — its operatives, incentives, and decision making processes.
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2018 is a big election year for Californians. We will elect a new governor, all of California’s 53 congressmen, one US senator, all of 80 members of the California State Assembly and 20 out of...
It perturbs me when I read news with provocative and inflammatory headlines. It’s not a good start to my day. The divides between the haves and the have-nots, right-wingers and left-wingers, white vs. immigrants and people of color, are tearing us apart. Protests and reactions seem to make the daily news. Why is there so much discontent when things are going really well for America?
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Last November’s presidential election results were a wakeup call for Silicon Valley. For the first time we, the Siliconeers, felt disenfranchised and irrelevant even though California is the most populous state, has created most jobs by far, and has primed the pump of innovation over past four decades. “Others” voted in a president who does not represent our vision of what defines the America of the future.
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Donald J. Trump, in ten days will be sworn in as the 45th president of the US. For the most part, Silicon Valley did not support his candidacy as we were unconvinced that he was deserving of the honor. We labelled him as overly self-serving, as someone who bends the law for personal and professional gain, and some.
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Silicon Valley is a place where boundaries of race, color, traditions, religions melt, and the multiplicity of cultures strengthens the fabric which has fueled America’s
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