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Silicon Valley season three, episode five: Shut up, Richard!

Also, some tips on hard-drive disposal.

You cannot be what you cannot see

In a new nationwide survey of African-Americans, a full half of respondents said they don't know a single person in their community who works in the technology industry.

'Silicon Valley,' season three, episode four: All about that box

In which a theory dies, but a box is born.

Paul Allen gets the meme treatment in Trail Blazers overtime loss to the Warriors

Pity the billionaire.

One year later, Facebook HQ is still ready for its close-up

The social media mammoth sets the bar impossibly, beautifully high.

Ellen Pao launches advocacy group to improve diversity in the tech industry

Project Include will focus on providing information on making hiring more inclusive, improving retention and examining bias in the workplace.

How tech played out on the Met Gala red carpet

Cracking the "Manus x Machina" dress code.

'Silicon Valley,' season three, episode two: Nay. Just nay.

Ilana from "Broad City" isn't the only one noticing those horse videos on YouTube.

Take a flyover construction tour of Apple's new $5 billion HQ

A new aerial video shows off a huge fitness facility and also tunnels.

Oh snap! Hillary Clinton hits Donald Trump with a string of 'face swaps.'

The Democratic candidate used Snapchat to mock Trump's claims that he can act more "presidential."

Snapchat is hunting around for office space in San Francisco

Snapchat may soon have a new recruiting pitch for Silicon Valley talent.

Vogue and Apple: A love story unraveling

The powerhouse brands’ self-serving relationship

How can I “spring clean” my tech life?

It’s time for a little digital spring cleaning, and Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode are here to help. They outline some strategies for decluttering your overloaded email inbox, apps you never use and gadgets that are gathering dust in your closet.

Time for some digital spring cleaning: How to organize your tech life

You could just delete everything. But let's try some more moderate tech cleanup tactics first.

Icahn: We're out of Apple, and it's China's fault

He said "we no longer have a position" in the "great company" where "Tim Cook is doing a great job."

Mossberg: When gadgets were king

The excitement never stopped.

'Silicon Valley' returns: Party on, nerds!

New glossary term: Decacorn, a company that is valued at over ten billion dollars before its IPO. Like a unicorn but presumably with ten horns.

Keith Rabois's formula for startup success: Hire geniuses no one has heard of

"That’s the core ingredient for a CEO and a startup, being able to find those people and assess them when the rest of the world doesn’t know how to assess them yet."

Women's coding school Hackbright Academy acquired for $18 million

The buyer is Capella Education, the parent company of Capella University.

'Veep' producer Frank Rich loves Donald Trump's act

"Trump is an entertainer. Most of the candidates don’t even know what entertainment is."

In 4/20 tribute, Snapchat's blackface filter pisses off everybody

*Cringe*

The tech industry has cut a Google's worth of jobs in the past 12 months

Some 17,000 jobs were cut in the first quarter alone.

New Supreme Court attorneys use smartphone tech for admission to the bar

Justice may be blind, but she sure as hell isn't deaf -- not today, anyway.

Big-Time Facebook Executive Mike Vernal Is Headed to Sequoia

Vernal was running all search and platform products for Facebook.

Bear hugs, beer, advice: Tech and non-tech mourn passing of Bill Campbell

Memories.

Siri says Apple's developer conference starts June 13 -- but that's all she knows

Here's a new gig for the virtual assistant -- Apple publicist.

Silicon Valley's Legendary 'Coach' Bill Campbell Has Died

The executive was the go-to CEO whisperer to many tech legends.

America Should Become a Nation of Startups, Former AOL CEO Steve Case Says

"If you want to create jobs, you can’t just focus on Silicon Valley, New York and Boston."

This Mattress Will Tell You if You're Being Cheated On

Or maybe just if someone is jumping up and down on the bed.

Inside Alphabet's 'Moonshot Factory,' Killing Projects Is Celebrated

"Sometimes shifting your perspective is more powerful than being smart."

'Star Wars' Director J.J. Abrams Tries to Talk About Rey's Parents, Steps in Bantha Poodoo

Abrams's love of mysteries backfires on him.

AMC Entertainment kills idea to allow texting in theaters

Your phone can stay in your pocket.