SiliconBeat

The people and companies driving the innovation of Silicon Valley

About SiliconBeat

SiliconBeat is written by Mercury News technology reporters and columnists.

Brandon Bailey covers commercial hardware and software companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Oracle and Cisco Systems.

John Boudreau

John Boudreau

John Boudreau covers global business, the intersection of Silicon Valley and Asia. He also spends a lot of time in the world of Apple and just about everything else tech.
Steve Johnson has been with the Mercury News since 1980, except for a stint as a KRON-TV bureau chief from 1984-86. He was an assigning editor for two years at the Mercury News and as a reporter at the paper has covered a variety of beats, including national defense, immigration, ethnic diversity, energy, consumer affairs and family issues. He now primarily covers semiconductor and biotechnology companies.

Scott Duke Harris

Scott Duke Harris

Scott Duke Harris covers the entrepreneurial culture of Silicon Valley, focusing on startups and the venture capitalists that fund them. He joined the Mercury News in 2006, bringing more than two decades of journalism experience as a freelancer, senior writer for the Industry Standard (R.I.P.) and staff writer and columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Pat May

Pat May

Pat May has been a journalist for 30 years, first at the Miami Herald and for the past 15 years with the Mercury News.

Chris O'Brien

Chris O'Brien

Chris O’Brien is a business columnist at the Mercury News, writing about technology, business and innovation in Silicon Valley. Twitter: sjcobrien

Troy Wolverton

Troy Wolverton

Troy Wolverton has been covering technology for 12 years as a reporter for the Mercury News, TheStreet.com and CNet News.com. During that time, he has covered such companies as Apple, Sony, Microsoft and eBay and reviewed or written about computers, video games, digital cameras, Web browsers, smartphones and digital media. Twitter: troywolv

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