Employers fear a NCAA basketball bandwidth crunch When the NCAA tournament tips off today, thousands of cubicle dwellers across Silicon Valley will watch the college basketball extravaganza right on their PCs while they "work."
South by Southwest bands are Bay Area-bound Every year in March, we music critics deprive ourselves of sleep for four nights and load up on coffee and Red Bull, beer and barbecue, to discover what's new and notable in the world of music.
Protests, pro and con, mark milestone in Iraq war Whenever the phone rings late at night in her San Jose home, a shiver runs through Ana Diaz. Is this the call, she wonders, with news that her son - a 21-year-old soldier in Iraq - is dead? "Since my son left, I've had no peace of mind," said Diaz, her eyes brimming with tears.
PM says Iraq must rise above violence BAGHDAD—Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that his country must rise above violence and assert itself in international and cultural forums if it is to achieve normalcy as the war enters its sixth year. Full Story
Purdy: What's his face? Soon, we'll see The guy is out there. He is anonymous right now. In fact, he doesn't know who he is himself. But he is out there. When the ball goes up this morning in the NCAA basketball tournament, an unexpected moment will inevitably occur. An upset. A disturbance in the bracket force.
Why Taiwan's election matters in Silicon Valley If the presidential election in Taiwan seems far away, consider this: A serious disruption in the Silicon Valley-Taiwan-China triangle would cripple the global information-technology manufacturing industry.
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