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Ask HN: Do you think Silicon Valley needs regulatory reform?

Posted by techdemic on Friday March 10, 2023 @10:29AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Multiple reports this week of a run on banks tied to Silicon Valley (SVB, First Republic, Silvergate, etc). Do you think this is the wake-up call Silicon Valley needs for better financial stewardship and regulation? The '08 financial crisis led to Dodd-Frank and regulatory reform on Wall Street - do you think this will be Silicon Valley's '08 moment?

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Re:Microsoft will have to buy OpenAI in 2023 on Monday January 09, 2023 @06:43AM (#34309273)
Agreed. Google processes about 8.5 billion search queries daily. Conversational voice assistants process about 120 million queries daily.
Re:OwnLocal (YC W10) nabs funding from Automattic to resurrect newspap... on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @02:19PM (#3131363)
White-label software products--comprised of daily deals and social gaming--might boost a newspaper's online ad sales temporarily, but at what cost to the identity of the local publisher?

I feel fortunate enough to live in a small, quirky, University town in which the residents still value (and support) its 65-year-old weekly print newspaper. In fact, the paper does a terrific job engaging the community in local government and has a strong presence at local events.

I'm not sure if the technical solution to saving local media is turning readers into online gamers and shoppers, but rather developing a unique online forum for engaging residents in the beat of local issues and interests.

I suppose every community is different, and that's exactly the point I'm trying to make, but I hope local businesses will continue to support local media (so long as the editorial voice is there).

Re:One year old thinks magazine is a broken iPad on Thursday October 13, 2011 @09:14PM (#3109503)
What does a one-year old do on an iPad (or other tablet for that matter)?

For those who are parents--are there certain apps/games you let your young ones play around on? Or, is the behavior demonstrated by the child in the video learned primarily by way of observation?

Ask HN: Women in Tech who are *changing the world*

Posted by techdemic on Thursday July 14, 2011 @10:38AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Hi HN, I'm putting together a feature on women in tech who are changing the world, and I thought some HN'ers might have some thoughtful suggestions on who to include. To be clear, this isn't another list of women tech executives, nor will the focus be on Internet startups. The focus will be on women who are working in academia, science, high-tech, or non-profits with the mission of...

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Re:Ask HN: What personal projects/goals are people working on for this... on Saturday May 21, 2011 @02:32PM (#2571370)
Thanks for the tip Ben, regarding questions for the HN community; it's been noted.

I'm interested in learning more about this "directory of startup tools" you mentioned. Will it be a self-compiled directory, or something more collaborative in nature?

Ask HN: What personal projects/goals are people working on for this summer?

Posted by techdemic on Saturday May 21, 2011 @12:37PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Well, school's out for summer, but the learning doesn't stop. Jobs and internships aside, what personal projects/goals do you hope to accomplish during Summer 11'?---I just had my wisdom teeth (all four) removed, and to help pass the time I've been working through Zed Shaw's 'Learn Python the Hard Way'. My end-goal is to have a few Python/Django projects in my portfolio come September.

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