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Long Historical Ties Between Silicon Valley And Israeli Tech Cultures

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Protesters with flags and banners.
Demonstrators gather outside Google offices in downtown San Francisco on Dec. 14, 2023, to call for an immediate end to 'Project Nimbus,' Google's billion-dollar cloud computing project with the Israeli government. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

Calls For Silicon Valley Divestment From Israel May Be Tough To Achieve 

As the conflict between Israel and Hamas rages on, American protesters are accusing Silicon Valley companies like Intel and Google of complicity in the violence, and urging them to divest. But US tech has been deeply involved with Israeli tech for half a century.
Reporter:  Rachael Myrow, KQED

Regulators Consider Adding Fixed Fee To Electricity Bills

The California Public Utilities Commission votes Thursday on a controversial flat electricity rate. Regulators say the change would lower bills for many, but critics argue it could do the opposite.
Reporter: Alix Soliman, KQED

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