♪ >> from the heart of where innovation, money and power collide, in silicon valley and beyond, thiss "bloomberg technology" with emily chang. [audio drop] emily: this is "bloomberg technology." i am emily chang in san francisco. coming up in the next hour, the race to space. we look ahead to jeff bezos' flight crew. betting big on gaming. more on the company's decision to tap a former ea and facebook executive to lead the charge. former head of google ventures is putting a billion dollars to work at the intersection of technology and life sciences. where he sees the biggest problems that need solving as we emerge from the pandemic and how he is putting his money to work. all that in a moment, but first let's take a look at the markets with kriti gupta. kriti: a risk off day in the markets. you really saw it in the stock markets. the two extremes of the recovery trade, economically sensitive small-cap stocks and big tech growth stocks, both in the red. that is really where you are starting to see that large breadth of selling. s&p 500 down 0.3%. where is the money going? right into t

emily: you certainly have silicon valley beat on home prices.ou recently came to the bay area, met with tech leaders. who did you meet with and what did you learn? mayor lightfoot: we learned a lot. we met with folks at uber, people at salesforce. we had a lot of discussions with vc investors and ex-pats from chicago. we learned we have to do a better job of highlighting the depth of the talent and vibrancy of the tech community in chicago and telling that story on a national basis, which was part of the reason we took this trip. i think we have to drill down and talk about the nuts and bolts of why our tech community is so vibrant and what the opportunities are for us and tell that story about the quality of life. those are some things that came out of that. work more with our local tech communities to build that pipeline and make sure it is diverse. one of the things we are focused on as part of our economic recovery coming out of covid is making sure we leave no one behind. no neighborhood, no zip code, no demographic. we want to make sure ou

kind of an inequality is -- discussion because silicon valley is being paid the big bots - - bucks.that flexibility. if you are in a low income job, you have less freedom. restaurant workers --people are not going back to work until perhaps some of the government protections and payments have been getting, the benefits run out. will the labor force still have that empowerment and strength when this support runs out? steve: i, i, i think--do i think unemployment insurance contributes to people delaying the reentry? i do and part but i don't think that is a bigger picture. the bigger picture is people have had time to -- many of those industries you mention, those people were laid off and they are thinking that is a vulnerable sector. maybe i should take advantage of the free education of the new online education opportunities being offered around the world. upskill myself and better myself. that is why you see organizations -- chipotle. jacoby is fascinated because they are and a competitive marketplace. they are not a career destination. they are a career transition point. they know

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you use a phrase of the silicon valley masters of the universe. can they really when it is so easy to go around what they are doing? >> facebook is noteworthy because they have allowed for some conservative content to do very well the content that works on facebook is not all hours but what is fact checked even if it is true. the best example as we are recording this i don't recall exactly we reported but how many fact checks on the wuhan lab series adjust by the establishment sanctioned fact checkers and now they are rethinking that. what breitbart puts out that her true, so often are of fact check as false or misleading verbally in falsehoods from cnn thrive. we are not treated equally on the platforms. we notice as shift after the 2016 election with facebook breitbart was the biggest outlet in "the new york times" and huffington post in terms of influence at the beginning of 2018 facebook switched the algorithm our traffic plummeted we were in the top five at about 20 of most popular publishers. cnn went up. clearly there is a manipulation. we

companies like amazon, google and silicon valley's software and social media giants profited as moreo get their jobs and their shopping done. now these companies are leasing more space in santa clara, san jose and mountain view and building new offices to rethinking their layouts to accommodate more people and to accommodate their desire for more space and not be shoulder to shoulder. there's going to be a need for more space for these companies, like most tech workers, darryl spitzer has been working from home for nearly a year and a half. but today, he said his company announced a hybrid schedule, bringing people back to work in the office at minimum three days a week. and have the option to work from home twice a week. if they go back to having like, uh, great snacks and catered lunches, i'll be going in for the lunches. but when i want to be productive and get work done without interruption, i'll probably be working from home because i have a good set up. they're now tepco expects in office work, whether full time or hybrid will peak around the end of this year. even with more of

in a new report analyzing the most recent financial quarter, she found silicon valley as a whole has reached a turning point in the office market not seen since the spring of 2018 before the pandemic, there wasn't enough supply of office in the market, and tenants would at least the properties that were under construction, or sometimes not even started construction. so now that those properties are online and built now we're finally realizing those gains in the second quarter, she says. companies like amazon, google and silicon valley's software and social media giants profited as more people went online to get their jobs and their shopping done. now, these companies are leasing more and building new offices to accommodate more people and to accommodate their desire for more space and not be shoulder to shoulder. there's going to be a need for more space for these companies, like most tech workers there, spitzer has been working from home for nearly a year and a half. he said his company announced a hybrid schedule, bringing people back to work in the office at minimum three days a w

nbc bay area news. >> covid throwing a curveball at silicon valley. this comes just two weeks after twitter reopened their offices. the company said it made the decision after reviewing updated cdc guidelines. twitter also pausing future office reopenings. meantime google and facebook are also requiring employees who are returning to the office to be fully vaccinated. google is also pushing back the date to employees to return to the office to october 18th. >>> and then the police looking for a man that vandalized an art installation. it's not clear if the same person is tied to both attacks. >>> developing today, san francisco leaders layout a new plan to fight lawsuits. owners month have demand letters. the d.a.'s office looking into the matter. the city believes the suits are being filed by out of town lawyers. >>> 4:37. happening in plumas county. new evacuation orders for the dixie fire. that fire has burned some 220,000 acres destroying at least 60 structures including smaller businesses and sheds. the fire is about 25% contained. >> smoke from

a new vaccine mandate in silicon valley. google says any employee who is back in the office or planning to be must get the shot. the company is also postponing its official return to work date from september 1st to october 18th. >>> and now a live look at the white house, where a vaccine mandate for 2 million federal employees is reportedly in the works. president biden expected to announce it tomorrow. >>> meanwhile, on capitol hill, the senate just voted to start work on a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure package with unspent covid relief aid. >>> and usa gymnastics confirms simone biles will not compete t. she pulled out of the team final yesterday for mental health reasons. now, she has four more individual events on her schedule next week. it's unclear if she'll compete in those. >>> and there still isn't much news about actor bob odenkirk's health, the better call soul actor. he was taken to the hospital after collapses yesterday on the show in albuquerque. no word on whether the 58-year-old is still there th

welcome to silicon valley. hope you enjoy your trip. thank you for joining us. it for this edition of "bloomberg technology." wall street week is coming up next. you don't want to miss it. this is bloomberg. ♪ in business, it's never just another day. it's the big sale, or the big presentation. the day where everything goes right. or the one where nothing does. with comcast business you get the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses and advanced cybersecurity to protect every device on it— all backed by a dedicated team, 24/7. every day in business is a big day. we'll keep you ready for what's next. comcast business powering possibilities. david: strong earnings. we continue on our upward path. this is "wall street week." this week, the future of cryptocurrency. >> i don't know if it's like a form of modern art that in the year 2100, you will go to a star trek convention and by assigned -- signed d more poster. -- leonard nimoy poster. david: the story of netflix and why it's different from so ma

first, from wall street, silicon valley megan tech stocks help to carry the s&p 500 to record highs. tesla the first company to report as we kick off a huge week of earnings. what the company is doing in terms of his business in china. that is where we will go next, beijing, the crackdown rocking investors. questions of how far xi jinping is willing to go. finally, we go to europe, but in a different time and place. we speak to patrick wyman on what we can learn going back to the 15th century. before we can figure out the history, let's talk about the markets right here, right now, today. joe: i am hoping we can get some good stock pick lessons from europe in the 1500s. the last couple of days, chinese stocks getting clobbered. tesla still up about half a percent. moving a lot lately, chinese stocks. it seems like every sector coming under regulatory scrutiny. of course, we saw with the fintech, more recently with online education. romaine: absolutely. we saw swan, the big food delivery company. really, there is this idea of a broader cloud here, beijing and xi jinping really consoli

announcer: from the heart of where innovation, money and power collide, in silicon valley and beyond, this is "bloomberg technology." ♪ [no audio] [please stand by] [please stand by] taylor: -- emily: take a listen. welcome back to earth. [laughter] >> how do you feel? >> really good. emily: while. this is your first interview since landing. we all want to know the reality of seeing the earth from above. did it live up to the dream? >> i am not talented enough to describe this. it was much more than i expected. it is awe-inspiring. do you have words? >> i don't. >> one of the most pitiful sites i have ever seen. emily: what is blue's next move? how does this fit into the long-term vision? >> we are building an orbital vehicle. this vehicle we flew is our sub-orbital tourism vehicle. every time we fly it, it is practice for the orbital mill -- orbital mission, and he gives a chance for people to see what we just saw. until you see with your own eyes , i don't know, maybe we need to send a poet up. [laughter] it is this thing you can't -- you can see it is just one place, no boundaries,

me. silicon valley elite who is out of touch with the rest of the world. this is the key to understanding lucas b was the logic. although it's not the only part, these records are invisible by design. you can write code and send your account, never talk to anyone is does. i'm so you can get the work back on a spreadsheet. if you need to, to see these letters and numbers and identifying the worker, you don't see a name. you don't see where they live. you don't see what their situation is. you don't see unless you keep track of it yourself. have they worked for you before or not? do these ghost workers really know who they worked for? have they ever heard of lucas b one. we showed them the footage of the figure 8 founder talking about their work . ah, with technology actually pay them the tiny amount of money and then get rid of them when you don't need them anymore. giggling overpaying people that even? yes. but ok. now i'm going to start arguing with like, i do about the eyes when they get me agile. it's kind of surprising, i guess a little bit to see. the

these workers are never mentioned in the sleep presentations of the silicon valley c e o . i started building a service to do that. to put people 1st and at the center of our experience with technology, because our relationships are what matters most to us. and that's how we find meaning and how we make sense of our place in the world. today with 2000000000 users, facebook no longer has anything to do with mark soccer bags. initial vision of the site with violent videos, hate speech, and pointed graphic images. more and more content has to be deleted and it isn't always robots doing this job. there are once again humans hidden behind the screen . determining if something has hate speech is very linguistically nuanced. i am optimistic that over a 5 to 10 year period, we will have a i tools that can get into some of the you answers the linguistic nuances of, of, of different types of content to be more accurate and flagging things for our systems. but today we're just not there on that. so a lot of this is still reactive people flag it to us we, we have people look at it. the

in other words, silicon valley tech is booming. >> the tech revolution is continuing. it's not slowing down. >> with tech earnings cuing up this week, predictions are more money is being made here than ever. >> people are looking at these companies and they say, you know, this technology stuff is going to keep growing and, therefore, they've blocked lots and lots of tech stocks. >> while stock market gains fuel crazy home prices here -- >> what would you recommend? >> it also means techies have lots of income to spend at local businesses as they return to the office. >> everyone's starting to come back. >> reporter: good news for nearby cafes getting a shot in the arm via foot traffic coming from nearby tech companies. >> a lot of people are here for business meetings and definitely see people working and things like that. >> reporter: as far as the tech earnings go, so far so good. earlier today tesla reported the highest number of quarterly car deliveries in its history. later this week we expect the ipo of silicon valley based robinhood, a company that lets you trad

in silicon valley and beyond. this is bloomberg technology with emily chang. ♪ caroline: caroline hyde infra emily chang. coming up in the next hour, we had to texas where emily is at the blue origin launch site. find out what to express -- expect when jeff bezos heads to space. it could be the fifth biggest on the u.s. exchange and -- in this record-setting year for public offering. globalfoundries looking to rebrand itself amid a chip shortage. a change in image and how it could impact the larger industry. first, we've got to get into the stock slump. around the world, warnings from health officials of a resurgence of covid-19. les, an escalation in tensions between the u.s. and china. >> it was a really big confluence. what i called a risk factor's do is what you are seeing. s&p 500 down 1.6%. you sawtek just a little more insulated with some of those other sectors. nasdaq 100 down. compared to the s&p 500 index, not that bag -- bad. this coming as we start seeing yields down as well. a whopping 10 basis points

it is silicon valley where you're seeing engineers concerned about returning. always scoop after scoop. we thank you. coming up, no royal treatment for netflix. the streaming giant forecasts sluggish growth. we will dive into the numbers after the break. >> we are here at the landing pad and this is the rocket that took jeff bezos to space and he hopes millions will follow him. caroline: we will head back to vanhorn for more about blue origin's successful space launch and what it means for the future of space tourism. this is bloomberg. ♪ in business, it's never just another day. it's the big sale, or the big presentation. the day where everything goes right. or the one where nothing does. with comcast business you get the network that can deliver gig speeds to the most businesses and advanced cybersecurity to protect every device on it— all backed by a dedicated team, 24/7. every day in business is a big day. we'll keep you ready for what's next. comcast business powering possibilities. caroline: this is "bloomberg technology." let's get more calls from big ea

intact social media platforms rated in silicon valley and exported throughout the rest of the world,tforms such as google, facebook, youtube, twitter and tumblr control over the expressions of the billions. facebook has 1.7 billion in active daily futures, 300 million raters in the population of china. they lack heavy weaponry of nationstate, the international flavor, the impacts the regulations on speech have on ordinary individuals the argument is true and runs counter to the silicon valley cyber returning thinkers whose optimistic philosophies from the valley today. the declaration of independent in cyberspace, the product beautifully against the members of the online community, natural independent of attorneys he seeks to impose on them. cyberspace outlined the immediate major their collective action. barlow who died in 2018 after an honest, view the internet as a world where anyone no matter how singular, without fear of being coerced into solvents are conformity, it workedd with concept of property, expression, identity movement and contact without a fight based on matter and t

we will continue to look and source companies in new york and silicon valley, but also in chicago andr i think the best part about this is we partnered with a number of accelerator programs, eso and entrepreneur organizations that allow us to have access to the deals. we believe with those early access to deals includes the portfolio. >> silicon valley east a.k.a., miami. nasir, congrats on the funding talk to you soon have a great day and a great week >> thank you, brian. >>> you're very welcome. coming up, a major milestone in commercial space flight. morgan brennan is here to layout richard branson's trip to the edge of the atmosphere we're back with morgan next. need better sleep? try nature's bounty sleep 3 a unique tri layer supplement, that calms you helps you fall a sleep faster and stay a sleep longer. great sleep comes naturally with sleep 3 only from nature's bounty start your day with crest 3d white and from mochaccinos to merlot, and stay a sleep longer. great sleep comes naturally your smile will always be brilliant. crest 3d white brilliance. 100% stain removal, 24 hour

and the silicon valley, the world of tomorrow is being develop the, it's the i tech hub of giants like apple, facebook, youtube. hoover, netflix. in google, the we have a meeting, a figure 8, a business, specializing and artificial intelligence that primarily works with google. the founder lucas b wald, agreed to spend the morning with us. hello, guys, nice to meet you. thank you very much for your time course. i know you have a busy schedule. thank you. at 38 years old, this stanford graduate has already worked for the likes of microsoft and yahoo before founding his own company. once his microphone is on a quick tour of their startup style, california and office base is, are, are back in play. cool, and relaxed probably, or weren't stressed employ you please. maybe. i think a pretty good, i don't know, very kind of our area is actually where i like to work. my coffee got cold and in the reception area and impressive display. these are some of our, some of our customers and the different things that they did with our, our product. so here's twitter. we help them remove a lot of people

will that have an effect on silicon valley and larger players?argaret: that executive order instructed or encouraged agencies to take a wide range of actions meant to increase competition across the economy. on the tech front it was telling the federal trade commission, you need to scrutinize tech mergers. looking at if these companies are buying up competitors that could grow to be rivals. there is the concern about facebook acquisitions of instagram and whatsapp. rules limiting unfair methods of competition and -- in some areas the administration has been concerned. if a company looks at what products are doing well, copies them and sells their own. like amazon. that is an area where there might be an unfair method of competition. it takes a long time for agencies to come up with rules and get them on the books. none of these things are going to happen quickly. what i think the effect may be is this idea of, we are training the federal government to look at these behaviors? that puts the companies on notice? it changes -- that puts the companie

desantis bragging about picking a fight with big tech and stated up to silicon valley defending freedom in the cover-up they were not dedicated to the truth, you are not a private company of your censoring of the behalf of the government you're in the arm of the ruling class at that point and you could be held accountable. >> the white house defended the decision to flag facebook about vaccines that they say is misinformation because they worry it's influencing jen the like a thousand attending the conference to not get vaccinated. >> i don't think everyone takes facebook as serious as biden says they do it's up to their own discretion whether they want it or not. >> is our responsibility to listen and watch and make her own decisions and it's up to us to do our research and make this decision and informed decision for herself. >> and don't take everything i see on social media at face value if i see a headline i'll be posting this in this about the vaccine then i go look it up and i'll go to research before i make a decision. >> he mentioned how critical the youth vote is going to be i

as there is free speech in america and a first amendment and it is not entirely controlled by silicon valley, then there are going to be different voices that are able to penetrate into the national dialogue without having the institutional backing of a corporation. i am just at the level of corporate media that we have right now it's just too much and i would be shocked if anyone really disagreed and that the thesis that they thought about for long enough but i do think that with the rise of podcasting and so many alternative media sources that have dried over the last decade, it's left an indelible mark on the credibility and i think it is pretty much undeniable. >> is there a tension in the way that the news has broken. that's a great that they've broken the hold but in a way that it's also largely a critique is there a natural tension between the brokenness usof the news and where we are o think about it. >> it is a tragic story because we would love for the media to be heroes look at the way they are portrayed in popular culture. it's largely controlled by people of the same political w

. >>> a rapid economic comeback is happening in silicon valley but that does pose some risks as well.here is abc 7 news david the way to explain. >> reporter: the turmoil that sent silicon valley into a recession is quickly being replaced by a recovery taking off like a rocketship. so says a new analysis by beacon economics and an online summit hosted by san jose state. nearly 54,000 jobs have been restored. however the regions tech workers fared well because they can work from home while service workers at restaurants, nail and hair salons and hotel saw 45% spike in unemployment. a rapid economic comeback does pose some risks. spent the issue with being overheated carries lots of wrists whether it's inflation or higher interest rates, overheated assets and let's not forget debt. >> reporter: government debt is the result of stimulus programs and checks to consumers. economist thornburg pointed out workers lost $525 billion in earnings but received $1.7 trillion in stimulus checks. where did that money go? households put $2.2 trillion in savings. that savings which consumers couldn't

amol rajan, bbc news, in silicon valley.n rome after their euro 2020 victory on sunday evening. after a night of celebration, they were invited to a a reception by the italian president, followed by a reception by the italian president, followed by a triumphant open top bus tour of the capital. 0ur correspondent mark lowen sent this report from rome. in the end, it's come to rome. cheering. 53 years, not quite of hurt, but of italy's wait for a european title. and now the mancini magic, with its greatest trick. back on home soil, and crowned champions of europe. who needed sleep after that win? you couldn't have got it, anyway. in every corner of this passionate country, victory tasted sweet. and it was savoured loudly, for hour after hour. morning brought sore heads and calm after the storm. the piazzas returned from football to food. seeking refuge from the heat, jan carla and herfamily. generations witnessing history. i hope you don't mind me asking, but do you remember italy's last european victory in 1968? i remember, j

particularly silicon valley. now donald trump says he's going to do something about this.ook and twitter. michael knowles knows a lot about this topic, he's the author of the terrific new book "speechless: controlling words, controlling minds." thanks a lot for coming on and congratulations on this book. i think the title says a lot. when you control words, you do control people think. do you think the former president has a shot at changing the censorship regime? >> i certainly hope so. what is so shocking to us is that a conservative is actually doing something to fight back against big tech central strip. -- censorship. i think there've been a lot of conservatives in the past who have made the argument that it's somehow not conservative for us to use our politics to reign in these woke oligarchs. let me tell you something. there is nothing conservative about allowing a handful of silicon valley oligarchs led by hipster rasputin jack dorsey control our entire speech in this country up to and including censoring the duly elected sitting president as they did on january 7t

in the shadow of the silicon valley's tech giants and wall street money can europe deliver more multi $1000000000.00 companies? we talked to the ceo of one of germany's rising star, can gas counseling, super cause reinvent themselves for a green future. we talked to the chief executive of one of the world's most desirable. com, i, as el salvador became the 1st country to make bitcoin legal tender. china was clamping down on trading and mining the crypto currency that took huge chunks out of its price. and valuation paging says, bitcoin disrupts economic order and facilitates illegal asset transfers in money laundering. but china is also concerned, it would undermine the road of its own digital currency. so why is el salvador 39 year old baseball wearing president nie a bouquet, pushing the use of the crypto currency. well, here is 3 big reasons of salvatore is a dollar eyes country. it doesn't have its own currency interest rates and monetary decisions by the u. s. federal reserve have a huge impact on l. salvatore's economy. what does that mean? take the pandemic and the governments

. >>> while you were working from home during the pandemic, some silicon valley tech giants got some new neighbors -- dozens of homeless folks have moved into empty parks right next door. >> you just don't have to look at them. i think. >> but now they do. >> yeah. >>> plus, fireworks suspected of sparking more fires in alameda county. the nonstop calls that i'm 53, but t in my mindnd i'm still l 35. that''s why y i take ostste bix to keep meme moving the waway i was mamade to, it nouourishes andnd strengths my joioints for ththe long te. osteo o bi-flex, p plus vitamid fofor immune s support. >>> you're watching kpix 5 news at 5:30. >> right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, more local news at 5:30, including oakland firefighters scrambling. their wild night rattling fireworks fires. >> talk about wild. a wild joyriding gold country. that story of how a fire truck went crashing into a business. >>> our top story at 5:30, it's the same issue taking shape in a new arena. what might be the next big homeless encampment in the south bay. and good evening, i'm juliette goodric

and how we make sense in our place in the silicon valley see don't mention in their sleep presentations. however, the ghost workers who train the software humans are involved in every step of the process when you're using anything online. but we're sold, as is miracle of automation behind your screen. it's a rebel workforce. the scenes algorithm is for next to nothing on a very good day to do $5.00. now. a really bad day. i could do 10 years worth isn't movable by design. it's about labor costs, but it's also about creating layers of western responsibility between those who solicit the kind of work and need it. and those who do it driven by dreamers shaped by those with vision in me dares thing. we dare to ask me. ah, binding ministration tells us the world days is the star, the choice between democracy and authoritarianism. business make any sense. the balance of power in the world system is moving to multicultural r t and is not defined by ideological preferences in for my phone 6 month. and i just saw up to the former isis fighters and nel boating a philippine naval ship in john $900

amol rajan, bbc news, in silicon valley.s and cites across the south of england causing major disruption on roads and trains. in london, there was thunder, lightning and flash floods with drains struggling to deal with the downpour, and major roads almost submerged. the fire brigade took more than 1000 calls within just a couple of hours with north west and south west london worst affected. and in dorset cars became stranded after attempting to drive through floodwater, which completely submberged several stretches of road in poole and bournemouth. back to england's loss to italy in last night's euro 2020 final. a record audience watched the game peaking at almost 31 million viewers — the most viewed television event since the funeral of princess diana. ed thomas has been speaking to one community in 0ldham about what the tournament has meant to them. it was somejourney... ..with the absolute highs... england! ..and the lows. so what's left now the party's over? it were fun. it was a good day, it was a good night. it was enj

so silicon valley and digital culture, so invalid has data and by and large, this is an imagination, that's very constraint. it imagines problems data very narrowly defined. so we're being told, or example, the climate change as the product of us. not turning off the light, we're being told that, you know, it's the consequence of us not reciting properly. and since the problems are defined in, that's about an hour away, it's very easy to think of a solution that will solve them. and that solution would normally come into form of an app, and that app will essentially try to address something that's relatively low hanging fruit at small tweak in how users. so citizens behave. it does not facto any of the more structural, more fundamental, more difficult parts of the political process and get something that also earns the company behind the solutions, quite a lot of money. so with this my fast, it's of course not surprising that the car in crisis related to call the 19 has generated an abundance of solution is ecology. one of the most urgent problems in the early days of the pen demik w

single day matters, the particular lands or i name is good talking to thanks so much under the silicon valley has long overshadowed europe with its tech titans, but last year, europe registered. it's 281000000000 dollar company that some achievement, but continental europe continues to lag behind the u. k for funding and in some cases, cities are being pushed out of the top 10 funding rankings. according to tank nation, the u. k is catching up to china on the tech investment front. venture capital investments reached a record $15000000000.00 in 2023 c investment into london tank was more than paris . berlin and stock home combined at 10600000000 in 2020 u. k. cities made up 20 percent of the top 20 european tech cities. i could change with the u. k. axis of the european union, starting with investments like this. berlin based, we folks raised $650000000.00 from investors and what it called a record breaking round for a so called insure attack. so let's find out more about we fox with its chief executive julian tyco. good to have you with us. so if you're looking usually for car insurance, hom

silicon valley companies leading the charge on vaccine mandate. good evening. i'm julie julie haener, and i'm alex savage. frank somerville is off tonight. google lift and facebook, all requiring in person. employees get the shot as those companies confronted coronavirus spike that is threatening the return to work. apple is also taking action reinstating its mask requirement at stores. ktvu zambelli live tonight in palo alto with silicon valley's latest pandemic response, amber. alex starting tomorrow, apple will require everyone vaccinated or not to wear a mask inside most of its retail stores and employees who work at its corporate offices will also have to wear a mask. an employee here at this apple store on university avenue in palo alto tells me starting thursday. this location is among most of its more than 270 retail stores in the u. s to require staff and customers to mask up. even if they are vaccinated. i've lost a family member to covid and i recently have another family that's in the hospital with calling it so. i mean, it's better better be safe t

. ♪ ♪ >> get ready for zucker bell, facebook developing its own city near its silicon valley headquartersngs. it will future more than 1700 apartments, a supermarket, a pharmacy, cafes, restaurants, and a hotel, the city will include more than a million square foot of new office space for the social media giant. all right, by a show of hands, who is moving to zuckerville? anyone, anyone? tomi, i'm sure you will be the first one there, right? >> tomi: i won't be, but i'm happy there will be an area to house a lot of the liberals. i wonder if they will have their own police force or defund that too, put them all in one area and encapsulate them, that's fine with me. i say more power to you, keep it up. >> kayleigh: chris, how about you, i can't think of anything worse than living among silicon valley leftists. >> chris: thinking about the company town stuck in my head, because it old-fashioned idea, lived with a company, work with the company, by with the company, it's a microcosm of what facebook wants for all of us. >> kayleigh: you know a thing or two about silicon valley, california and

coming in to silicon valley and the rest of the bay, a smooth drive. lighter traffic at 6:11 on a friday. we see light traffic volume. the dublin interchange no problem. slowing towards greenville when back at speeds through alameda county. vasco shows a little bit more traffic so a little slower, a couple minutes added on to that drive out of brood and toward 580. back to you. >> thanks so much. it's 6:11. coming up next on "today in the bay," they say laughter is the best medicine. >> did you know it's good for work too? >> a study that may make you crack up or want to while sitting in your cube or next to your cube mate here. >> can't wait to hear that story. the golden gate bridge may seem a little less special if we see it every day, right, but we may be a little spoiled here. we're going to tell where you where it lands on the list of unforgettable experiences and what else just may have to do. >> the latest government data shows millions of americans need a job, but also there are millions of jobs available. so what's going on with that? take yo

inside the social media platform created in silicon valley and supported throughout the rest of the world these platforms facebook, youtube and through the rest of the world citizens and facebook alone has more than one.7 billion active daily users greater than the population of china. although they lack the heaven weaponry of nationstates increasingly they resemble that of sovereign states. for the impact for the regulations on speech have an ordinary individuals, the argument is absolutely true and runs counter to the ethos of silicon valley and the libertarian thinkers whose philosophy hold significant sway in the valley today. in his manifest - - manifesto wrote the world government on behalf of the online community. declaring the global space they are building to be naturally independent of the tyranny they seek to impose. cyberspace is not live within the borders deeming an act of nature throughout collective actions. he died in 2018 after a long illness bill it viewed the internet as a world where anyone can express his or her beliefs without fear of being coerced into silence or c

and how we make sense of our place in silicon valley see, don't mention in the slick presentations. however, i think ghost workers who train the software humans are involved in every step of the process when you're using anything online. but we're sold as this miracle of automation behind your screen. it's a workforce that seems algorithm for next to nothing on a very good day to do $5.00. now a really bad day. i could do 10 years where it says removable by design. it's about labor costs, but it's also about creating layers of western responsibility between those who solicit the kind of work and need it. and those who do it the it's no longer a crime and only transmit a disease in one u. s. state. we're going to give you the details on a new bill which passed the governor or the state and the governor wants to modernize the approach to public health. but does it do anything to encourage testing and reduce the spread of h i v. and in texas, governor abbot is not activated the texas national guard to help make a rest of the border. but will more manpower be the resolution. we're going