Category: Technology

Sure, Facebook allows mom to connect with family across the border, but what do you do when she want be your Facebook friend?

Studies show that as the nation is becoming increasingly digital, more minority families are being left behind due to limited or no Internet access at home. Seeking to bridge the divide, Comcast Cable recently launched an Internet Essentials program during its inaugural Youth Tech Summit and Expo held recently in San Francisco.

Green job-training initiatives implemented during Obama's presidency have fallen far short of the hype.

Sara Inés Calderón of News Taco says, "Latino bloggers are powerful because we have the information the mainstream media want but don’t know how to get."

The Obama administration has focused on pushing green technology development. At the Center for Employment Training (CET), students learn practical skills needed in today's job market, while learning how to work on hybrid cars and how to install solar panels.

Filmmaker La Mar Williams profiles the lives of video game creators who are crafting out new media platforms.

When Juan Gonzalez went looking for his friend online, he learned some tragic news. Gonzalez's friend had died, and the social network site which once had been a platform to communicate to him, had now become a place to honor his memory.

In the tech world, the older you are, the less likely you'll be hired as an engineer. Silicon Valley companies don't care about your experience; they care about their pocketbooks, according to commentator Vivek Wadhwa, and hiring younger, inexperienced engineers saves them money.

This September, San Jose was a city-wide platform for this year's Zero 01 Biennial -- a four day event of art, performance and innovation.

The India Community Center organized a forum to discuss the phenomenon of Indian Americans returning to their country of origin.

On July 18, 2010 over 2,000 people will gather at Sunnyvale's Baylands Park to walk or run for a range of non-profits that provide needed services for communities across the world. Event organizers ask: who will you walk for?

This year's Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held at the San Jose Convention Center attracted over 1,500 brilliant young minds.

As Silicon Valley high-tech firms expand their production operations across the globe, local labor leaders are building international ties to elevate global health and safety standards in the industry.