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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon: Yes, tech will kill some jobs. But slowing tech down is the wrong answer.

"There are downsides to flying — people die every now and then. Do you want to stop all air flights?"

Rep. Nancy Pelosi: ‘I guarantee it,’ Trump won't be president

"Take it to the bank."

Uber just agreed to let a labor union represent its drivers in New York

The agreement closely matches the one Uber made as part of a settlement of two employee misclassification lawsuits.

Past the rhetoric: The immigration and innovation policies we deserve

Our broken and outdated immigration system is why we’re increasingly losing the global race for tech talent.

The activist group UltraViolet calls on Amazon to dump Trump's clothing line

Some 1,500 Amazon shareholders signed a petition urging Jeff Bezos to stop selling The Donald's line of suits, shirts and ties.

Meet Eric Swalwell, the newly crowned 'Snapchat king of Congress'

U.S. Rep. Swalwell uses Snapchat, Facebook Live and other social media platforms to connect with millennial voters.

San Francisco on the cheap: Tickets to this Clinton fundraiser start at $45

The latest fundraiser is the anti-Clooney event, where prices start at under $100.

Facebook will sponsor the Republican National Convention. Wait. Wut?

Facebook says its participation in both the RNC and DNC conventions allows users to remain engaged in the political process.

Larry Wilmore explains why he used the N-word at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

Plus: He was still on the fence about dropping the N-word while giving the speech.

Silicon Valley's GOP elite hate Trump, but don't know whether to vote for Clinton

Talk about disruption.

Why one California entreprepreneur saw Silicon Valley as 'Kasich country'

The former California gubernatorial candidate says Kasich's economic policies will connect with Bay Area GOP primary voters.

Donald Trump hints that Ted Cruz's father had some connection to the JFK assassination. Cruz calls BS.

Trump cites disputed National Enquirer report, alleging ties to Lee Harvey Oswald.

'We will not be silenced': Filibuster-famous Wendy Davis says women must speak up to fight sexism

"They win when we leave the conversation."

The CIA is live-tweeting the Osama bin Laden raid 'as if it were happening today'

On Twitter, the CIA plays it very, very straight.

Watch President Obama poke Hillary Clinton for campaigning like your aunt on Facebook

"Hillary trying appeal to young voters is a little bit like your relative who just signed up for Facebook."

Obama backs smart gun technology in new policy blueprint

The Defense and Justice Departments both move to give weapons advanced safety tech.

Why the Uber drivers' lawyer settled their fight to become employees

Shannon Liss-Riordan, the attorney representing drivers, defends her decision to settle.

Microsoft says it will not provide cash support to the Republican National Convention

The Redmond software giant says its position on the GOP convention hasn't changed.

Supreme Court approves legal authority to hack anonymous computers

Warrants can be used to target devices regardless of physical location.

Hillary Clinton plays the 'woman's card' -- for fund raising

A little political jiu-jitsu.

Airbnb just spent over $200,000 on San Francisco politics

Proposition F was hardly the end.

Activists urge Google: 'Don't be evil, #DumpTrump' (Updated)

"We think this is the moment to stand up and show leadership," says Color of Change's Arisha Hatch.

Bernie Sanders continues to outraise Hillary Clinton among tech-sector donors

Sanders's campaign taps into Silicon Valley's rank and file employees -- the software engineers and developers.

House approves bill requiring warrants for email searches

An update to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

Disability advocates to regulators: Consider us when making self-driving laws

The reality is: Disability advocacy groups may be the best allies auto and tech companies will find in the push for a national regulatory framework for self-driving cars.

How exactly does Carly Fiorina help Ted Cruz? (Updated)

Today's expected announcement deputizes Fiorina to pitch Cruz to California primary voters.

A chart of lobbyists' White House visits reveals its close ties with Google

The Campaign for Accountability found more than 125 meetings between Google and White House staff.

A Silicon Valley-led third party is not going to restore faith in government

Ex-Politico CEO Jim VandeHei has some funny ideas about a third party.

Google, Ford and Uber just created a giant lobbying group for self-driving cars

Lyft and Volvo are also involved.

Pick up the phone! Donald Trump is calling.

Trump's robocall signals the importance of the California Republican primary.

Microsoft, Google agree to stop complaining to regulators about each other

Microsoft has pulled out of two groups seeking antitrust action over search, but the software maker says it isn't taking a position for or against the current actions by the EU.

White House now makes it even easier to petition the government

The updated site makes it easier to create and sign petitions.