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“San Francisco is the global hub of innovation, technology, and venture capital,” Lurie said in a statement. “And with yet another investment from leading institutions of higher education, we are accelerating our city’s recovery and strengthening our city center as a place where people live, work, play, and learn.” 

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#SiliconValley's often overlooked city is making its presence felt. #Fremont is fast becoming a major manufacturing hub for next generation technologies - EVs, Semiconductor, High-tech, as well as services and logistics. “The full leasing of Fremont Technology Center marks a significant milestone for our City and highlights the power of collaboration between the public and private sectors. The rapid lease-up by leading companies in AI hardware and electric vehicle manufacturing affirms Fremont’s role as a premier hub for advanced industries in Silicon Valley. I’m proud to have supported the rezoning of this project alongside my City Council colleagues, whose unanimous vote helped turn a long-vacant retail site into a vibrant center for middle-income manufacturing jobs. This project is a testament to what can be achieved with a clear vision, strong partnerships, and a commitment to economic prosperity,” Fremont Mayor Raj Salwan. https://lnkd.in/gsr5ifVn

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Maybe the recent refrain that "it's a good time to have a job, but a bad time to be looking for a job," glosses over some important nuance of the current labor market. Sure, most folks would prefer to have a job than to be looking for one -- that's pretty much universally true. But there's a real, tangible sense of job quality erosion among many folks who are full-time employed. Tellingly, this is not the first time the phrase "hunger games" has been used to describe what some workplaces feel like.

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It's becoming increasingly clear that the future is likely teams of engineers working with teams of agents to build software. Watching what's happening across my own team and the broader industry, it this is coming at us sooner than most of us realized. We're in an exponential. And that helps explain the strange feeling a lot of us have right now: things are changing faster than our intuitions can keep up. Exponentials are hard for humans to understand. We expect progress to be gradual. In an exponential, that's not what happens. For a long time it feels like not much is changing, and then you hit an inflection point where it suddenly feels like everything is happening at once. That's where we are now. I wrote a longer piece to try to put words to this moment. It starts with a children's book I've been reading with my 6-year-old son that, funnily enough, explains what it feels like to live through an exponential better than any business metaphor I've heard. And it ends with a question I think many of us are quietly asking: what does it mean to build and lead when the tools themselves are improving exponentially? Nobody has this figured out. We're learning alongside our users and everyone else building in this new reality. But it feels important to share what we're seeing in real time and compare notes. If we really are in an exponential, the question isn't whether things will change. It's how we choose to show up while they do. Do we ride the exponential, or react to it? Curious how this is showing up for you. Are agents starting to change how your team actually builds? What new problems are you running into? How are you tackling them? Check it out -> https://lnkd.in/d7v69igd

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When most people hear "solid-state," they think storage. But in Santa Clara, xMEMS Labs just gave that term new resonance, literally. The company just raised $21M in Series D funding led by Boardman Bay Capital Management, with Cloudview Capital, CDIB-TEN Capital, Harbinger Ventures, Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital, and other strategic investors tuning in. This isn't another round of capital, it's an #amplifier for a company turning silicon into a new language of #sound and #cooling for the AI era. Founded in 2018 by Joseph Jiang and Jemm Liang, xMEMS spun out of piezoelectric R&D at TSMC and turned what was once wafer-level theory into commercial hardware. Joseph Jiang, a veteran of Knowles, Fortemedia, and InvenSense, leads with precision and swagger, while Jemm Liang, who built Ultrachip from the ground up, drives the engineering with surgical focus. Co-Founder & CLO Wei-Fu Hsu, the former MediaTek exec and IP expert, ensures xMEMS' innovation is as protected as it is disruptive. Their play? A monolithic MEMS platform that transforms voltage into vibration, silicon into sound. Unlike legacy coil speakers and fans, xMEMS tech doesn't move parts, it moves markets. Over 500K MEMS speakers shipped in 1H'24, backed by >250 global patents. The Cypress & Sycamore lines redefine what "small" can do: 1mm-thin, full-range, and capable of sub-bass response once thought impossible in earbuds. Their XMC-2400 µCooling chip, 1mm-thin, fan-on-a-chip, inaudible, moves 39cc/sec of air at just 30mW. That's not cooling, that's choreography at a molecular level. Dr. Chester Hwang, named CTO on Oct 15, 2025, joins to push that curve further. Alongside veterans Mike Housholder (VP Marketing & Biz Dev), Jim Wargnier (VP N.A. & EU Sales), James Lee (VP & Korea GM), Steven P. Bentley (VP Sales), and Martin Lim (VP MEMS Tech), xMEMS is scaling at semiconductor speed. They're already in BleeqUp's AI sports glasses and teamed with Dongguan Rayking Electronics for TWS modules. When OEMs talk "next-gen," they're talking xMEMS-level integration. For investors like Boardman Bay's Will Graves, this isn't just sound engineering, it's signal intelligence. With AI pushing devices thinner, faster, and hotter, xMEMS' piezoMEMS platform sits at the intersection of #acoustics and #thermals, where every millimeter matters. Backing them is a bet that the next wave of #sensorytech won't just compute, it'll feel alive. So what's next? Scaling production, expanding capacity, and embedding xMEMS' silicon pulse into everything from earbuds to AI #datacenters. In a world chasing speed, silence, and fidelity, xMEMS isn't following the beat, they're building the frequency the future will hum to. #Startups #StartupFunding #VentureCapital #SeriesD #AI #Sound #SoundEngineering #Semiconductors #Data #DataDriven #Technology #Innovation #TechEcosystem #StartupEcosystem #Hiring #TechHiring If software engineering peace of mind is what you crave, Vention is your zen.

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Building the future of cloud infrastructure means powering it responsibly - and at Amazon we're doing it at a truly unprecedented scale! Amazon's recognition as one of the world's leading corporate carbon-free energy purchasers reflects years of intentional investment: 700+ projects, 40+ gigawatts, and partnerships across communities worldwide. 🌍  Every megawatt we procure, every data center we operate, every partnership we forge, is a commitment to a carbon-free future that needs to work for our customers, our communities, and our planet. This journey requires true collaboration, a great dose of innovation, and sheer focus to deliver results while continuously raising the bar on sustainability.  Read more about Amazon's carbon-free energy leadership here: https://lnkd.in/gyce96JE #AWS #DataCenterOperations #Sustainability #CarbonFreeEnergy #OperationalExcellence #ClimateLeadership #CloudComputing #Innovation #CloudInfrastructure #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition

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Portland and Pacific Northwest Tech Growth Surges Beyond Traditional Hubs Portland’s tech ecosystem is experiencing remarkable growth, outpacing many traditional tech centers with a 15.5% expansion rate in 2025 and over 200 innovative companies now calling the city home. The region has seen a 10% increase in tech jobs, driven by strong demand in software development, UX design, and semiconductor technology. Notably, Oregon’s semiconductor investments alone are creating more than 6,000 permanent jobs and 1,000 construction roles, fueling a sustainable tech economy. Portland’s appeal goes beyond job numbers—its lower cost of living compared to San Francisco and Seattle, combined with a vibrant culture and commitment to sustainability, makes it an attractive destination for tech talent. This dynamic environment fosters innovation across startups and established firms alike, positioning Portland and the broader Pacific Northwest as leading tech hubs for 2025.

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