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Michelle Quinn

Michelle Quinn is VOA’s Silicon Valley Bureau Chief based in San Francisco. A veteran technology journalist, she has been a reporter and columnist at the Mercury News and a reporter for Politico, the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. She has written for the New York Times, Wired and National Geographic.

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April 04, 2023
LogOn: Farmers Look to Technology to Help in Fields

Progress and stumbling blocks as Silicon Valley works with farmers to boost output, lower costs
February 09, 2023
San Jose, California, Is US City Where Immigrants 'Thrive' the Most

San Jose, part of California's Silicon Valley technology hub, is the U.S. city where immigrants thrive the most, according to a report that looked at factors such as income, education levels and housing costs.
February 02, 2023
The Inside Story-Deadly Force

From a police beating in Memphis to Asians seemingly targeted in California; the suicide bombing of a mosque in Pakistan to renewed violence in the Middle East, the sheer volume of recent deadly force incidents demands attention, on the Inside Story: Deadly Force
January 27, 2023
Asian Californians Reel in Wake of Recent Mass Shootings

With 11 dead in Los Angeles, 7 dead in Half Moon Bay, Asian American communities in California struggle to celebrate Lunar New Year season
January 27, 2023
Asian Californians Reel in Wake of Recent Mass Shootings

With 11 dead in Los Angeles and seven dead in Half Moon Bay, the Asian American communities in California struggle to celebrate the Lunar New Year season
December 08, 2022
Arizona Ramps Up Tech Workforce, Skills to Meet Chips Job Boom

President Biden visited Phoenix this week highlighting the region's semiconductor manufacturing boom
December 06, 2022
Biden Touts Advanced Chips Manufacturing in Visit to Arizona Semiconductor Plant

TSMC, the Taiwanese chip giant, announced Tuesday it will invest $40 billion and build a second semiconductor facility in Phoenix, making it one of the largest foreign direct investments in US history
December 06, 2022
Biden Touts Advanced Chips Manufacturing in Visit to Arizona Semiconductor Plant

Taiwanese chip giant investing $40 billion and building a second semiconductor facility in Phoenix
November 30, 2022
Arizona Aims to Become a Semiconductor Powerhouse

Taiwanese chip giant building fabrication facility in Phoenix
November 27, 2022
White House Seeks More Aid for Ukraine Before Republicans Take Control of House

There’s been widespread bipartisan backing for military and other support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion, but some Republican leaders signal more scrutiny of US spending is ahead
November 20, 2022
Post-US Midterm Elections, Attention Turns to 2024 Presidential Race

Democrats lose the House but hold on to the Senate; former President Donald Trump declares his 2024 presidential bid and a special counsel is named to investigate him
November 06, 2022
Voters Concerned About Election Integrity in US Midterms

Foreign influence, conspiracy theories and how ballots are counted among concerns for US voters
November 03, 2022
Voters Concerned About Election Integrity in US Midterms

Use of fake social media accounts by foreign and domestic actors seeking to rile up U.S. voters are among the many challenges in this year’s U.S. midterm elections. Michelle Quinn reports from Phoenix, Arizona. Producer: Michelle Quinn. Cameras: Levi Stallings, Michelle Quinn.
October 17, 2022
Secretary Blinken Promotes Tech Diplomacy in Silicon Valley

Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits U.S. technology capital to make a case for the ‘aligning’ of U.S. policy goals and those of technology firms
October 11, 2022
LogOn: Running Turns Cities Into Giant Canvases

‘GPS’ artists and runners use global-positioning system software on their smart devices to draw large images on top of city maps
September 08, 2022
The Inside Story-Crypto's Currency

Invisible money mined out of thin air! Go inside the world of cryptocurrency --- how it’s mined, how it’s used, how it gains and loses value, and the impact crypto mining is having on the environment --- on The Inside Story-Crypto's Currency
August 30, 2022
Excitement Over Cryptocurrency Tinged With Fear

While cryptocurrencies are not widely used to buy things, that has not curtailed their appeal to investors
August 25, 2022
For First Time, Facebook, Twitter Take Down Pro-US Influence Operation

Operation used fake personas, fake followers, tactics similar to those used by campaigns originating from Russia, China
July 31, 2022
Excitement Over Investing in Cryptocurrency Tinged With Fear of Big Slide

Bitcoin is trading at roughly half its value from the beginning of the year
June 23, 2022
California Studies Reparations for Black Residents Who Descended From Enslaved

Money, education and housing subsidies are among the possible remedies discussed by a state task force

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