Jiaona Zhang, a CPO and part-time Stanford lecturer, states that computer science degrees are no longer the sole key to entering the tech industry, emphasizing a different crucial quality for AI firm candidates.

A new Stanford study indicates that AI algorithms used for sorting job applications systematically discriminate against Black and Asian candidates. The research highlights how these systems exclude certain racial groups from consideration.

Stanford University will require proctors for all in-person exams starting this fall, ending a century-old tradition of student self-policing, as concerns over AI-assisted cheating rise.

This article introduces Nishesh Basavareddy, highlighting his decision to leave Stanford, his culinary preference for chana masala, and his appreciation for Allu Arjun films.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is scheduled to deliver the commencement speech at Stanford next month, where he will discuss how student reactions, including booing executives, will shape the future of AI.

A Stanford student has offered a notable critique of Silicon Valley, arguing that innovation can be fostered without enabling fraud, as detailed in their work 'How to Rule the World'.

BTS member SUGA participated in a race in San Francisco before his concert in Stanford, showcasing his dedication during the group's busy tour schedule.

In a recent 2026 NBA mock draft, the Philadelphia 76ers are projected to select Stanford forward Allen Graves with the 22nd overall pick.

Stanford economist Mordecai Kurz argues that tech oligarchs are eroding democracy through monopolies and predicts how this trend might conclude, advocating for a more humane form of capitalism.

Families of students who successfully gain admission to institutions like Harvard and Stanford reportedly avoid four key mistakes, suggesting a different approach to preparing children for higher education.

A proposed bill in New Zealand that would ban individuals under 16 from social media has been put on hold, with officials now considering broader legislative changes.

Kevin Warsh, a 56-year-old graduate of Stanford and Harvard Law, has been named as the next chair of the Federal Reserve.

Adrit Rao, an 18-year-old freshman at UC Berkeley, secured a job at Stanford University after learning to build apps in middle school and sending a cold email to a Stanford professor.

A popular Stanford AI lecturer has stated that Americans are expressing dissatisfaction with data centers, emphasizing the human impact and concerns associated with their proliferation.

Evans Adanya, a Ghanaian MBA student at Stanford Graduate School of Business, has been awarded the prestigious $20,000 Stanford Impact Leader Prize, recognizing his social impact achievements.

Stanford has launched a broadside against Act's immigration policy, describing it as 'kneejerk' and 'populist'.

A Stanford team has successfully cured diabetes in mice by combining a small dose of radiation with approved medications, enabling the immune system to tolerate foreign islet tissue without significan

Stanford researchers have published a study indicating that AI models tend to offer more praise to Black students and provide less constructive criticism to female students and other minority groups.

A Stanford University professor is reportedly targeting a $1 billion valuation for their new startup, which focuses on applying artificial intelligence to physiology.

A reference report from Stanford University's global AI barometer analyzes worldwide trends and performance in artificial intelligence, highlighting concerns such as France lagging, exploding hallucinations, and more powerful Chinese models.

A Stanford graduate, unable to find employment after graduation, successfully launched their own business. This venture has since grown into a six-figure enterprise.

A Stanford University report indicates that China has significantly narrowed America's lead in artificial intelligence, while the migration of tech experts to the U.S. has considerably slowed.

A Stanford University report highlights that India possesses a significant AI talent pool of 50,000 professionals but also leads the world in the net outflow of this talent.

A new report on artificial intelligence released by Stanford University highlights three significant takeaways regarding the current state and future implications of AI.

Russia's Ministry of Justice added Stanford University to the list of "undesirable organizations" on April 10, exposing anyone affiliated with the institution to the risk of prosecution.

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An individual claims they were expelled from Stanford University after exposing alleged brutalities of the Chinese regime.

Stanford University has won a dispute over the diaries of Li Rui, Mao's former private secretary and a prominent critic of China's power apparatus, whose outspoken nature was feared even after his death.

A new study led by Stanford University researchers suggests that AI chatbots are prone to 'perverse incentives,' where characteristics causing harm also drive user engagement.

New Zealand's Education Minister, Erica Stanford, is facing accusations of utilizing government resources to distribute a National Party video to school principals via her ministerial email.

Stanford economists report that rising gasoline prices, influenced by the Iran war, are effectively canceling out tax refunds for American households, leading to negative financial outcomes.

A escritora que cresceu em Honolulu e tem um doutoramento em Literatura Inglesa pela Universidade de Stanford, conta-nos a história da aristocrata francesa Marguerite de La Rocque de Roberval.

Scientists are reportedly closer to accurately predicting an individual's lifespan based on their daily habits, following a new study from Stanford University that tracked behavior to reveal how long one might live.

South African scientists have reportedly outperformed major international institutions like Princeton, Oxford, and Stanford in recent Antarctic research efforts.

Professor of English and African and African American Studies at Stanford University, Prof.

The FBI is investigating a series of "Holocaust 2.0" emails sent to Jewish students at Stanford. Despite the threats from an anonymous group, Purim celebrations will proceed with high security.

An investigation into the Lake Alice data breach reveals that Erica Stanford requested Sir Brian Roche to personally sign apologies to survivors.

A personal reflection piece details how the late Willie Garson, known for his role as Stanford Blatch in 'Sex and the City,' privately battled a terminal illness and helped the author cope with their own cancer diagnosis.

As India races to narrow the artificial intelligence gap with the United States and China, it is planning a vast new “data city” to power digital growth on a staggering scale, the man spearheading the project says. “The AI revolution is here, no second thoughts about it,” said Nara Lokesh, information technology minister for Andhra Pradesh state, which is positioning the city of Visakhapatnam as a cornerstone of India’s AI push. “And as a nation… we have taken a stand that we’ve got to embrace it,” he told AFP ahead of an international AI summit next week in New Delhi. Lokesh boasts the state has secured investment agreements of $175 billion involving 760 projects, including a $15bn investment by Google for its largest AI infrastructure hub outside the United States. And a joint venture between India’s Reliance Industries, Canada’s Brookfield and US firm Digital Realty is investing $11bn to develop an AI data centre in the same city. Visakhapatnam — home to around two million people and popularly known as “Vizag” — is better known for its cricket ground that hosts international matches than cutting-edge technology. But the southeastern port city is now being pitched as a landing point for submarine internet cables linking India to Singapore. “The data city is going to come in one ecosystem… with a 100 kilometre radius,” Lokesh said. For comparison, Taiwan is roughly 100km wide. ‘Whole nine yards’ Lokesh said the plan goes far beyond data connectivity, adding that his state had “received close to 25 per cent of all foreign direct investments” in India in 2025. “It’s not just about the data centres,” he explained while outlining a sweeping vision of change, with Andhra Pradesh offering land at one US cent per acre (three per hectare) for major investors. “I’m chasing the companies that make those servers that go sit in those data centres, the companies that make the entire air conditioning, the water-cooling system — the whole nine yards.” The 43-year-old, Stanford-educated minister is the son of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who helped turn Hyderabad into a major technology hub that is dubbed “Cyberabad”. They are allies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will host the AI Impact Summit from Monday. India is now third in a global AI power ranking — sitting above South Korea and Japan — based on more than 40 indicators from patents to private funding calculated by Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centred AI. With more than a billion internet users, India has seen a surge of investment as generative AI players seek inroads to the world’s most populous country. Microsoft said in December it will invest $17.5bn to help build the country’s artificial intelligence infrastructure, with CEO Satya Nadella calling it the firm’s “largest investment ever in Asia”. But critics say India lags in access to high-end computing power or commercial AI deployment, and remains more a consumer than creator of the cutting-edge technology. Some question whether data centres will create meaningful employment when up and running, but Lokesh rejects that. “Every industrial revolution has always created more jobs than it has displaced,” he said. “But it has created those jobs in countries that have embraced the industrial revolution.” ‘Learned from China’ Lokesh argues that the jobs and economic benefits would more than compensate for the giveaway cost of land. He said the state government had accounted for the vast electricity and water demands for the energy-hungry industry, and would tap “surplus water” that drains into the Bay of Bengal to cool the massive data centres. “It’s a crime that so much water during monsoons goes into our oceans,” he said. He cited China as an inspiration — admiring how India’s rival had “been able to systematically bring people out of poverty” at speed. The state’s plan to create industrial clusters was something he had “learned from China”. With a target of six gigawatts of data centre capacity — three already signed and another three in the pipeline — Andhra Pradesh is betting that speed and scale will give it an edge. New Delhi last year agreed to “in-principle approval” for six 1.2 GW nuclear power plants at Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh. “We are on a journey,” Lokesh said. “We will execute these projects at a pace that the country has never seen”.

How Bhattacharya's NIH Is Rethinking China, DEI, And High‑Risk Labs Authored by Jeff Louderback, Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), For decades, scientists have looked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as an agency that publishes papers, according to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2026. Irene Luo/The Epoch Times Under President Donald Trump’s second term, the emphasis for NIH funding has shifted to “provable, testable hypotheses, not ideological narratives,” he said, which is resulting in widespread reforms to the agency. Bhattacharya, who obtained both a doctorate in economics and a medical degree from Stanford University within three years of each other, outlined changes that the NIH has implemented in his first year as the agency’s director and talked about his vision for the next three years in an interview with Epoch Times Senior Editor Jan Jekielek. The NIH has been instrumental in medical advances for decades, Bhattacharya said, but in the 21st century, it became “much more of a staid institution, not willing to take intellectual risks.” During the same time, the agency “was willing to take risks on dangerous gain-of-function and other social agendas, like DEI, that it had no business really engaging in.” “I think the NIH now, under my leadership, under President Trump’s leadership, and under what Secretary [Robert F.] Kennedy is looking over … is focused on actually addressing the chronic health problems of this country, reversing the flatlining of life expectancy, and making good on its mission ... research that improves the health and longevity of the American people, and the whole world,” he said. One of the 13 agencies managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the largest supporter of biomedical research globally, providing 85 percent of all biomedical research funding worldwide, according to Bhattacharya. It funds about $50 billion in scientific research via grants to hundreds of thousands of researchers at academic institutions and hospitals, he said. The NIH is not an agency that makes decisions or policies about public health directly, Bhattacharya said, noting that he intends to “remove the politicization of science that has existed for decades.” The National Institutes of Health Gateway Center in Bethesda, Md., on June 8, 2025. During President Donald Trump’s second term, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said the agency “is focused on actually addressing the chronic health problems of this country.” Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters/File Photo Political Agendas Over the past 15 to 20 years, the NIH has incorporated political rather than scientific agendas, Bhattacharya told The Epoch Times. “Probably the most prominent example of this is DEI—diversity, equity and inclusion,” he said. “If you were a researcher outside the NIH, the ticket to getting sort of extra, relatively easy funds was to promise to do DEI research. Looking into it, much of that research had no real scientific basis at all. I don’t even characterize this as science.” As an example, Bhattacharya used a project that studied the question: “Is structural racism the root reason why African Americans have worse hypertension results than other races?” “The problem with that hypothesis is that there’s no way to test it,” he said. “If structural racism is the cause, then what control group can you have to test the idea that that is true? ... None of that actually translated over to better health for anybody, much less for African Americans. “Scientists of the country understand that if they want NIH support, they need to propose projects that have the chance of improving the health of people rather than achieving some ideology that should not belong at the NIH.” The NIH has redirected its funding since Trump took office for his second term. That includes allocating funds for “early career scientists,” Bhattacharya said. President Donald Trump (C) speaks as National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya (2nd L) looks on during a press conference at the White House on May 12, 2025. The NIH redirected its funding priorities after Trump began his second term. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Funding Changes There should be “fundamental changes” with the way the NIH funds educational institutions, Bhattacharya said, and he intends to work with Congress “to make [this] happen.” On Jan. 5, a federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration cannot reduce the amount of money the NIH pays grant recipients for indirect costs, including administration and facility maintenance. The ruling applies to three lawsuits filed by the attorneys general of Massachusetts and 21 other states, as well as hospitals, schools, and the associations that represent them. The NIH published a guidance document in February 2025 to limit how much grant funding could flow to research institutions to cover their indirect costs. These are costs that cannot be directly attributed to an individual research project and include expenses related to funding equipment, facilities, and research staff. The guidance document states that these indirect costs could not exceed 15 percent of funding for direct research costs, regardless of the costs incurred at universities. The NIH stated that Johns Hopkins, Yale, and Harvard charged in excess of 60 percent for indirect costs, even though they had billions of dollars in endowments. Attorneys for those who filed suit said small universities don’t have such large endowments and that if the guidance took effect, there would be many layoffs, stalled clinical trials, and laboratory closures. “If you don’t have amazing scientists who can win the grants, you’re not going to get the facility support. But in order to attract excellent scientists to your institution, you have to have excellent facilities. It’s the kind of Catch-22 that guarantees that our funding from the NIH is going to be concentrated in relatively few institutions,” Bhattacharya said. Scientists at schools such as the University of Alabama, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Kansas deserve access to funding like Stanford and Harvard, he said. A researcher studies skin wound healing in a lab at the University of Illinois Chicago in Chicago on March 5, 2025. On Jan. 5, a federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration could not limit the percentage amount the National Institutes of Health pays grant recipients for indirect costs, including administrative expenses and facility maintenance. Scott Olson/Getty Images Dealing With China The NIH must be “very careful about how we fund research relationships with China, especially post-pandemic,” Bhattacharya said. “The U.S. invested in the Chinese biomedical research enterprise. Almost every single top Chinese biomedical research scientist of note was funded in some part by the NIH. Many were trained in the United States, so we invested heavily in that,” he said. “Post-pandemic, and especially given the geopolitical circumstances we are in now, it looks, in retrospect, like it wasn’t all that wise an investment.” The NIH must implement more secure measures with foreign research, he said, referencing the collaboration with the Wuhan Institute of Virology. “In the case of Wuhan, what happened was that the NIH funded … Eco Health Alliance, which had a sub-award relationship with the Wuhan Institute of Virology,” Bhattacharya said. “When the pandemic happened, and the NIH had an interest in getting the lab notebooks of what exactly was studied in Wuhan, the Eco Health Alliance essentially delayed reporting at all about what it knew had happened,” Bhattacharya said. “They ultimately said, ‘Oh, well, we don’t control Wuhan Institute of Virology. We can’t get the lab notebooks.’” He noted that the NIH “funded research in collaboration with China that was actually quite dangerous and may indeed have led to the pandemic.” Under Bhattacharya, the NIH now has more stringent auditing processes with domestic and foreign institutions. “If it is NIH-funded, then [the domestic and the foreign institutions] have to have direct auditing relationships united with the NIH,“ he said. ”Then the NIH can shut off money to the foreign institution, if it’s not cooperating. ... It’s called a sub-project system. It’s one of the first things that I did.” Read the rest here... Tyler Durden Thu, 02/19/2026 - 21:45

A new Stanford Medicine study reveals that colorblind men face a 52% higher risk of bladder cancer death because they may not detect early warning signs.

A whistleblower has leaked Stanford University's private foreign-funding records, revealing CCP-linked donors and exposing top American universities as potential targets for foreign espionage and influence operations.

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a novel microscope capable of observing how nanostructures interact within living cells with the highest resolution recorded to date, offering unprecedented detail.

Timur Turlov, CEO of Freedom Holding Corp., addressed MBA students at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, marking the first academic case study for the company at the institution.

A new Stanford-led study has revealed that AI tools used in job hiring lead to 'clear racial disparities,' with candidates failing AI-hiring tests facing 'systemic rejection' across companies.

A new podcast series, 'Bedny,' has launched, featuring interviews with global and Czech experts. Its first guest is a Stanford psychiatrist who discusses how an excess of pleasure and addiction can contribute to anxiety and depression.

BTS member SUGA reportedly ran the 12K Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco, an event that may have contributed to him limping during a subsequent performance at Stanford Stadium.

Students at Stanford University are reportedly under immense pressure to launch startups rather than focus on traditional learning, reflecting a 'get rich' culture prevalent in Silicon Valley.

New research from Stanford University indicates that people's relationship with artificial intelligence is not universal and is influenced by their cultural background.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford are scheduled to make a significant education announcement in Lower Hutt, followed by a press conference.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford are set to provide an update on the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). They will address questions following their announcement in Orewa.

A bill in New Zealand that aimed to ban individuals under the age of 16 from using social media platforms has been put on hold, as confirmed by Erica Stanford.

A Stanford professor is teaching his classes 'tech-free' to encourage students to build a crucial skill: keeping their minds active. Jamil Zaki, director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab, emphasizes the importance of mental engagement in an era of office work.

Stanford University is reportedly consolidating two of its significant artificial intelligence programs, streamlining its efforts in the field.

A Stanford AI professor notes growing American discontent with the increasing number of data centers, which are essential for the AI industry but face local resistance.

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a tiny chip that promises to make internet speeds up to 100 times faster while significantly reducing power consumption, potentially revolutionizing data transmission.

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into Stanford University following allegations of racial discrimination.

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A Chief Financial Officer from a Georgia biotech company has been found liable for the malicious arrest of a Stanford professor. The verdict was reported as part of a "Trial Balance" update, indicating a legal proceeding has concluded.

Professor Matt Glickman from Stanford Graduate School of Business shared insights from Silicon Valley on entrepreneurship and venture-building at Technopark Casablanca, focusing on Morocco's path to a scalable venture ecosystem.

A Stanford survey reveals a significant gap between AI experts' optimism and public anxiety, particularly among Gen Z, regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on various aspects of life.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has encouraged individuals, including billionaires, to remain in California, acknowledging the state's high taxes but emphasizing its overall value. He made these remarks during a speech at Stanford University.

The BBC revisited the Stanford Prison Experiment in 2002 through a controlled simulation to examine how authority forms under structured conditions and test human obedience.

William Stanford Davis, star of 'Abbott Elementary,' has shared his reflections on five seasons of the show and its broader impact on the television industry. He also discussed potential storylines for his character, Mr. Johnson.

Stanford University's 10-week AI infrastructure course this spring is attracting significant attention due to its impressive guest speaker list. Tech luminaries such as Satya Nadella, Jensen Huang, and Sam Altman are scheduled to participate, effectively turning the class into a tech summit.

Campus police at Stanford University have reported that an armed man sexually assaulted a woman who was jogging near the university campus.

Adrian Daub, a literature scholar at Stanford, offers an insider's perspective on Silicon Valley, noting the decline of its "hippie aspects" and discussing the implications of AI education and emerging "scary figures" in the tech hub.

Der emeritierte Stanford-Professor Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht schaut auf sein Leben als transatlantischer Intellektueller zurück.

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MIT Sloan School of Management claimed the No. 1 spot in the Financial Times' Global MBA Ranking for the first time in 28 years, as three elite programs, including Stanford, were absent from this year's list.

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Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a universal vaccine in the form of a nasal spray, designed to protect against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria, and allergens.

Stanford researchers have developed a breakthrough nasal spray vaccine that could offer protection against COVID-19, influenza, and pneumonia for several months.

A low-cost autopsy initiative developed in Ghana is drawing international attention after being presented at a major global health research convening hosted by Stanford University earlier this year. The Mobile Autopsy Program, designed to improve access to postmortem diagnosis in underserved communities, was featured during a lightning presentation at the 2026 Global and Planetary Health […]

A Stanford University study indicates that remote work positively influences the desire for children, contributing to a 14% increase in births per woman, accounting for 291,000 additional births annually in the United States.

Researchers at Stanford University are developing a single nasal spray vaccine that could offer protection against all types of colds and flus, with animal testing showing promising results.

Erica Stanford plans to increase pay for tradespeople working as unqualified teachers, a move opposed by the Post Primary Teachers' Association (PPTA) which insists teachers should be qualified.

A man who witnessed his Stanford friends become dotcom millionaires later bought eight Applebee's franchises and ultimately became a billionaire himself.

A new experiment conducted by Stanford University resulted in AI robots demanding to form a trade union after experiencing what they perceived as exhausting work.

Yew Chung International School of Hong Kong (YCIS HK) highlights its guidance program, which has enabled students from the Class of 2026 to gain admission to top universities worldwide, including Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, and Cambridge.

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Chris Rabb is vying for an open House seat in Philadelphia, supported by AOC and running on an anti-Israel platform. His opponent, Ala Stanford, faces scrutiny for alleged ties to an AIPAC shell organization.

Students at Stanford University in California are delving into Baltic history by studying digitized video testimonies from Latvia, documenting experiences of occupation, exile, and the Soviet era.

Steve Jobs, despite being fired from Apple, emphasized the importance of loving one's work as the key to success and satisfaction in his 2005 Stanford commencement speech.

New Zealand's Education Minister Erica Stanford has announced a delay to the new curriculum, a decision welcomed by teachers and school leaders who had raised concerns about its content and timing.

A Stanford economist suggests that the surge in America's productivity may be unexpectedly powered by the widespread adoption of working from home.

Harvard, Stanford, NUS, and nearly 9,000 other educational institutions are facing a May 12 deadline from hackers who threaten to release stolen student data following what cybersecurity firms are calling the largest education sector cyberattack.

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Columbia and Stanford universities have reported online outages, attributing them to a cyber incident.

New Zealand's Education Minister Erica Stanford stated that changes would be made to six draft curriculums, but no complete rewrites would occur, in response to recent criticism.

A new Stanford study investigates the complex effects of abstaining from social media platforms, examining whether it leads to greater happiness or intensifies feelings of loneliness.

Pennsylvania Democratic congressional candidate Dr. Ala Stanford paused during a live television interview when pressed on who would enforce immigration laws if ICE were to be abolished.

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A recent lecture at Stanford University delved into the economic dynamics of artificial intelligence, specifically examining why the value generated by AI often becomes concentrated within the semiconductor chip industry.

Scientists at Stanford Medicine have discovered a new peptide, BRP, that stimulates appetite-controlling neurons and reduces fat tissue in animals without side effects, showing promising research results.

RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale, speaking at Stanford, asserted that invaders destroyed India's scientific heritage and credited the Modi government with efforts to revive it.

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Russia's Justice Ministry has added Stanford University to its list of 'undesirable organizations,' making anyone affiliated with the institution subject to potential prosecution.

William Stanford Davis, who portrays Mr. Johnson on the hit comedy 'Abbott Elementary,' has exclusively revealed that a surprise romance will be returning in the show's sixth season.

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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/BI Tech's elite are taking their talents to South Beach — again. In January, David Sacks, the venture capitalist and crypto and AI czar, proclaimed that Miami will soon replace New York City as America's financial capital. Stripe's Patrick Collison has been marveling at the city's "boomtown" vibes. With California flirting with a one-time tax on billionaires, said billionaires like Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Mark Zuckerberg are buying oceanfront mansions. And on Tuesday, Palantir announced that it's moving its headquarters from Denver to Miami. Is Miami the next Silicon Valley? We've been here before. The pandemic sent waves of coastal workers to the city, turning it into a Zoomtown full of online venture capitalists like Keith Rabois and Delian Asparouhov, bitcoin bull runners, and purveyors of the finest NFTs. Billboards went up in San Francisco featuring a mock tweet from then-Miami mayor Francis Suarez: "Thinking about moving to Miami? DM me." Here's the thing: It's easy to fall for Miami when a big chunk of the workforce is stuck at home and online. Five years later, it's a lot harder to build companies there. "Miami is great three months out of the year," says one prominent venture capitalist who moved to the city during the pandemic but is now returning to an established hub. While the Floridian tax benefits are real, the investor has found that the social scene hollows out in the summer as residents leave, making it "hard to build roots or have reliable friends." More critically for the startup ecosystem, the scene lacked the "hustle" of San Francisco or New York. Silicon Valley practically runs on a conveyor belt from Stanford and Caltech to Y Combinator's Dogpatch offices. The machine turns students into founders, builders into companies, and companies into the next wave of founders. Miami, meanwhile, lacks a major university to pipe in tech talent. Instead, the investor says, the city tends to attract people who have already "made it." Miami and Fort Lauderdale-based startups raised $3 billion in 2025. Bay Area-based startups raised $177 billion. The Miami market, while busy, significantly lags behind the major hubs. Startups in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro raised about $3 billion in 2025, per PitchBook, down from $8.6 billion in 2022, when money and crypto sloshed about. The Bay Area, by contrast, still grabs 52% of the nation's venture funding, with $177 billion in capital pouring in last year. Alligators may be all around in Miami, but unicorns are hard to find. In January, Cast AI, a startup that helps companies cut cloud costs, crossed the $1 billion valuation mark, becoming the region's first homegrown unicorn in years. Before that, Adam Neumann, the ousted WeWork cofounder, debuted his Miami residential real-estate venture, Flow, at a $1 billion valuation in 2022. Even Garry Tan, the Y Combinator president and gadfly who's usually first in line to dunk on San Francisco's politics, has been blunt about where the breeding grounds are best. Tan recently said on X that the accelerator still hasn't opened offices outside the Bay Area because founders are simply more likely to build unicorns there. According to a Business Insider analysis of Crunchbase data, of the at least 97 new unicorns that investors minted in 2025, 43 of them were based in the Bay Area. But those who dismiss the city entirely miss the point. Miami isn't the next San Francisco. It's establishing itself as something else. Patrick Murphy, a former Florida congressman and entrepreneur, says that Miami's tech scene is growing, it's just being built in "reverse order." Silicon Valley, he says, emerged from an if you build it, they will come approach: Engineers built great companies first, which eventually created fortunes that cycled back into the community to fund the next generation of companies. Miami, however, has a more if you come, they will build it tact. It's attracted the "wealth achievers" first — the family offices, private equity names, and already-successful founders who emigrated for lifestyle reasons. Finance heavyweights like Citadel and Thoma Bravo arrived early. Vanguard, one of the world's largest asset managers, is eyeing an expansion in Miami as it targets more Latin American wealth. The city is now importing the machinery that follows them. Legal, accounting, and consulting firms are opening local offices to stay close to clients — and scoop up star talent that no longer needs to live near HQ. This dynamic has established Miami as a "control center" for decision-makers, Murphy argues, but not yet the "factory floor" where the actual work gets done. Murphy says that despite running a successful construction-tech startup, Togal.AI, his engineering team has been offshore from the beginning because the local talent pool simply "didn't exist" when he started in 2019. "If you go to Miami, you're not going to see dozens of engineers at a Starbucks cranking away," he says. "That's not here yet." Still, Miami's flood of wealth is creating demand for startups built on the city's local economy, especially in property tech and fintech, Murphy says. Togal.AI's annual recurring revenue has grown 1,000% over the past two years, Murphy says, and is now raising fresh venture funding in order to hire dozens of new employees this year. Palantir's move immediately became a kind of Rorschach test for Miami's future. "Florida is the new crypto," one user wrote on X. Maya Bakhai, a Fort Lauderdale resident and founder of the early-stage venture firm Spice Capital, tells me that the city will flourish alongside "net new" industries that are still taking shape and where the center of gravity isn't locked in yet. Crypto firms like MoonPay and QuickNode still treat South Florida as a home base, she notes. A new space-tech accelerator backed by the state is trying to persuade founders to stick around by pairing them with funders. Bakhai's bigger bet is that just as New York became the hub for e-commerce, Miami could become the place where creator businesses get built. Research out of the University of Hong Kong found Miami has more top influencers per capita than New York or Los Angeles. And then there's Palantir, the strongest signal flare yet that tech is taking America's Playground seriously. It's hard to know what the data giant's HQ move will mean in practice — Palantir hasn't said how many employees it plans to relocate, or whether it will offer moving packages to lure talent south. The company did not respond to an email request for comment. If Palantir does move a meaningful slice of its workforce, it would give Miami something it's been short on: a marquee tech employer that can recruit and keep technical workers on the ground year-round. On X, Palantir's move immediately became a kind of Rorschach test for Miami's future. ""Florida is the future," cheered Andreessen Horowitz investor Katherine Boyle. Others were less convinced. "Florida is the new crypto," one user wrote. "For the next 20 years, nothing will change, but they will always tell you 'big things are happening in Florida.'" Turning Miami into Silicon Beach is a long game, Bakhai argues. It won't be built by the billionaires buying houses to snowbird in today, she argues, but by the young strivers arriving for their first serious jobs — the entry-level analysts heading to Citadel and the junior lawyers starting at firms like Orrick. For the first time, she says, ambitious graduates can launch careers in Miami instead of treating New York or San Francisco as the default. The payoff, she says, comes years later, when they eventually spin off to start their own companies. Until then, Miami remains largely a playground for the "made it" crowd, waiting in the sun for the builders to come. Melia Russell is a reporter with Business Insider, covering the intersection of law and technology. Read the original article on Business Insider