Amid the affluence of Silicon Valley’s highly paid technology employees, an “invisible workforce” of low-paid support staff at the region’s tech companies has emerged, making one-fifth the wages of the digital workers, according to a report released today.
In a deal that underscores the growing importance of online video, Amazon said Monday that it will pay $970 million in cash for Twitch, a popular video-game streaming service that Google had previously sought to buy.
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a first-in-the-nation bill into law Monday requiring “kill switches” for remote deactivation of stolen smartphones.
