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Jeff Link Jeff Link
Published on March 20, 2025

How to Make Interfaces More Accessible for People With Visual Impairments

Regional navigation, aria-labels and keyboard shortcuts can dramatically improve accessibility.

Updated on March 20, 2025

Distance Learning Is One of the Biggest Trends in Edtech. Here’s Why.

We’ve collected the stories of how some Bay Area edtech companies have risen with the trend of distance learning, including one startup that ships crates filled with creative, hands-on crafts to kids and another that hosts private, online STEM programs.

Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on March 20, 2025

19 Data Modeling Tools You Should Know

Keep the best-laid schemas from going astray.

Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on March 20, 2025

San Francisco Content Marketers Name Their Go-To Software & Platforms

Here's how content marketers spot influencers, search-optimize their writing, conduct surveys for deep-dive research and more.

Miranda Perez Miranda Perez
Updated on March 20, 2025

Zymergen to Be Acquired by Ginkgo Bioworks for $300M

Zymergen’s technical team will be filling open positions at Ginkgo.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on March 20, 2025

Tempo Pulled in a $220M Series C to Further Its at-Home Workout Tech

Fitness startup Tempo just closed on its latest round of funding, led by SoftBank, to invest in its AI-powered home workout studio.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Global Chat Platform Clickatell Raises $91M, Plans to Expand U.S. Footprint

The company delivers up to 10 billion messages per year.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Google Is Signaling a Return to the Office. Will Other SF Tech Leaders Follow?

For a while it seemed as though the tech giants of Silicon Valley were leading a work-from-home revolution. Following office reopening announcements from tech giants like Google and Uber, the tides may be turning.

Jeremy Porr Jeremy Porr
Updated on March 20, 2025

Blend Raises $300M at $3.3B, Nearly Doubles Its Valuation in 5 Months

Blend closed its Series F last August with a valuation of $1.7 billion. Following its Series G announcement, the unicorn’s valuation jumped to $3.3 billion.

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