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Seeing Is Believing
With the help of AI-assisted video manipulation software, hackers, pornographers and state intelligence services are creating ‘deepfakes’—blurring the line between reality and fantasy.
read moreSummer Guide 2019
Classic rock legends, alternative trailblazers and local artists grab the spotlight for three hot months in Silicon Valley.
read moreYour Call is Important to Us
Jail call monitoring can be a valuable crime fighting tool. The county’s quiet push to give prosecutors expanded access to recorded inmate conversations has ignited a controversy over checks and balances in exploiting technology’s reach.
read morehit me baby one more time
As millennials hit middle age, they are pining for simpler times—and paying for a chance to relive the good old days.
read moreDisc Break
Before Netflix, DVDs and even the VCR, LaserDiscs opened the door for viewing movies at home.
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Biting the Hand that Feeds
Tech billionaires are giving away their fortunes almost as fast as they are making them, but a growing number of critics say big philanthropy deserves scrutiny before gratitude.
read moreStill Standing
As he winds up a tour with Metallica, former South Bay skate-punk Joe Sib brings his stand-up act to The Ritz.
read moreBlood on the Hacks
Is Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes Silicon Valley’s new celebrity villainess, or a product of our culture?
read moreThe Shape of Film To Come
The newly rebranded Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival looks to the future and honors the past.
read moreEscape from the Bay
Boosted by tech companies and patronized by gamers, the escape room industry is growing fast in Silicon Valley.
read moreBroken Book
From baby photos, puppies and long-lost uncles to a mass surveillance platform designed to monitor everyone’s behavior—how it all went wrong at Facebook.
read moreGeneration Q
Kids these days are constantly on their phones... and more educated about sex, consent and gender fluidity than ever before.
read moreGet Low
A new exhibit at the King Library traces San Jose’s proud history of lowriding culture.
read moreHand Crafted
The School of Visual Philosophy swims upstream, carving out an analog sanctuary in a digital age.
read moreWinter Arts 2019
A guide to the Silicon Valley’s chillest concerts, exhibitions and live performances.
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America's fiber optic network lags behind Asia and Europe—and that’s a big problem.
read moreWelcome to silicon valley
An insider’s guide to cuisine, nightlife, arts and entertainment in the south bay.
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