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Pricey Silicon Valley real estate market forces top small business lender to adapt

2014-05-15 02:05:10| Real Estate - Topix.net

Claudia Cohen, vice president Capital Access Group, says the spike in Silicon Valley real estate prices is reducing loan volume.

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Tech worker asks judge to reject settlement in Silicon Valley hiring case

2014-05-13 13:06:41| InfoWorld: Top News

One of the lead plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit that accused Google, Apple, Adobe, and Intel of conspiring to suppress wages by not poaching each others' employees is firing back against a settlement reached last month. Michael Devine, one of the four class representatives in the case, sent a letter over the weekend to Judge Lucy Koh, asking the court to reject a reported $324 million settlement, on the grounds that it is "unfair and unjust."

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Facebook-funded Silicon Valley police station, with free Wi-Fi, opens

2014-04-27 10:32:11| Wireless - Topix.net

On Saturday, in the presence of local dignitaries, the local police department opened up a new substation in the neighborhood of Belle Haven, just a short block down the street from Facebook's massive corporate headquarters.

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Google, Apple, Adobe, and Intel agree to settle Silicon Valley hiring case

2014-04-24 23:18:45| InfoWorld: Top News

The four remaining defendants in Silicon Valley's closely watched employee hiring case -- Google, Apple, Adobe, and Intel -- have agreed to a settlement, according to a new court filing. The plaintiffs and the companies have reached an agreement to settle all individual and class claims alleged in the class-action suit, according to a letter sent Thursday to Judge Lucy Koh and signed by the attorneys for the plaintiffs and the defendants. The letter was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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