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O'Brien: Nvision 2008 reflects the wonder, weirdness of Silicon Valley
Nvidia stages an ambitious three-day conference that brings together artists, programmers and gamers to celebrate breakthroughs in visual computing.

Stanford Medical School restricting industry funding of continuing education for physiciansTo keep its doctors from being tainted by business biases, Stanford University's medical school announced Tuesday it is imposing a highly unusual restriction on educational contributions by drug and medical device companies.

Cisco executive slain in Detroit is remembered as gifted techie, dedicated family man
At Cisco Systems, at Temple Shir Hadash and at his Los Gatos home during his family's shiva, Ben Goldman, a Cisco executive who was found shot to death in Detroit's gritty 8 Mile area on Aug. 19, was remembered this week as a man full of life, family and song.
Guest book for Goldman


Harris: Web site for virtual VCsSo your stock portfolio is tanking and the equity in your home is just withering away. Now for some good news: A young Mountain View company called TradeVibes is offering a cool 100 grand to anybody with a hankering to invest in hot Internet start-ups -- or maybe do some short-selling too.

Hewlett-Packard completes purchase of Electronic Data Systems
Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday that its $13.9 billion purchase of Electronic Data Systems is completYoung leukemia victim's dream comes true as he meets with fellow brainiacse, but the Palo Alto computer giant wasn't ready to say what the future holds for nearly 140,000 EDS employees.

New technology aims to store wind-generated power undergroundOne problem perhaps more than any other has proven a drag on the long-term prospects for wind power: how do you turn on the lights when the wind isn't blowing?

FBI: Phone record seizure was miscommunication
The FBI did not abuse its authority when it seized the phone records of two journalists, according to the bureau's top lawyer, who attributed the improper behavior to simple miscommunication.


Thin and frail from 2 1/2 years of chemotherapy to reverse his life-threatening leukemia, David Godfrey's wish was simple: to meet and share his ideas with scientists exploring ways to save the world by developing alternative energy sources.



Blog Shack: At new media tent, words and beer flow freely
Think of it as Animal House, but with a corporate sponsor. The free beer starts at 1 p.m. The couches are comfy. And the words flow from the Big Tent day and night.



Silicon Valley's weak recovery squeezes middle classSilicon Valley's recovery from the technology bust early this decade generated relatively few jobs, and the ''middle-class squeeze'' is intensifying as household incomes flatten and the cost of living rises, a report released Monday shows.