Diversity debate divides Silicon Valley Opposition to the tech industry’s diversity initiatives, thrust into the open when a Google software engineer published an online manifesto over the weekend, reflects a simmering resentment that few have discussed openly — and that puts pressure on tech leaders to address. On Saturday an […]

Seed funding slows in Silicon Valley The bloom is off seed funding, the business of providing money to brand-new startups, as investors take a more measured approach to financing emerging U.S. technology companies. Seed-stage financing has been sliding for the last two years, with the number of transactions down about […]