As Uber prepares to open its new offices in the former Sears building in Oakland's Uptown neighborhood, a different kind of technology hub is settling into its own new headquarters just a few blocks away. The Kapor Center -- part nonprofit, part community center and part...
“I’ve gone to hackathons in the city and it’s noticeable when you’re the only person of color,” Dylan said. “That feeling of being alone makes people less likely to want to join the field.” The scene on Thursday — a crowd of young, mostly black...
Facebook's third diversity report in two years shows its demographics have shifted very little, with African Americans and Hispanics still comprising a tiny fraction of the tech giant's workforce. Hispanics represent 4% and African Americans 2% of Facebook's U.S. workers, percentages that have not budged since...
Curry has big plans in Silicon Valley, beyond his involvement with CoachUp, a Boston-based service that lets parents book private coaches for their kids. When asked whether he sees himself as more of an investor or an entrepreneur, he said: “Is there a middle ground...
Michael Seibel discovers and advises young startups. He joined Silicon Valley’s elite startup incubator Y Combinator in 2014 as its first African American partner and is committed to bringing more minorities into the competitive three-month long program. Seibel -- who studied political science at Yale...