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PALO ALTO, CA - AUGUST 02: Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer of the United States, speaks during the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness High Growth Business and Entrepreneurship Listening and Action Session at the VMware headquarters on August 2, 2011 in Palo Alto,...

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Rajeev Vaidyanathan of SRI International, a nonprofit research firm with headquarters in Silicon Valley, poses for a photograph Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, in Philadelphia. Researchers now say bedbugs are able to inbreed with close relatives and still produce healthy offspring.

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In this Nov. 18, 2011 photo, Gary Anderson, left, managing director at Fisker Silicon Valley/McLaren San Francisco, chats with associate Alessandro Ribola as they look at a McLaren MP4-12C, worth more than $300,000, at their showroom in Palo Alto, Calif. Anderson said the luxury car...

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Silicon Valley Bank is the first to deliver chip-enabled credit cards, with EMV chip technology, to businesses in the U.S.

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Sten Arne Rosnes (L), the Norwegian Consul General in San Francisco, greets Norway's Crown Prince Haakon as he arrives at the Four Seasons Silicon Valley in East Palo Alto, California, October 24, 2011.

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Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske (L) and Crown Prince Haakon (front R) listen to speeches from entrepreneurs from Norwegian companies in Silicon Valley, in East Palo Alto, California, October 24, 2011.

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Norway's Crown Prince Haakon (L) meets Palo Alto Mayor Sid Espinosa before giving a talk to entrepreneurs from Norwegian companies in Silicon Valley, in East Palo Alto, California, October 24, 2011.

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Norway's Crown Prince Haakon addresses entrepreneurs from Norwegian companies in Silicon Valley at the Four Seasons Silicon Valley in East Palo Alto, California, October 24, 2011.

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Andrea Worsae (L), 15, from Palo Alto, California, greets Norway's Crown Prince Haakon as he arrives at the Four Seasons Silicon Valley in East Palo Alto, California, October 24, 2011.

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COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photo taken by AP Images for AXICOM, LTC Mike Castellanos, right, leads a swearing in ceremony for Dell KACE team member Jeff Plaza, center, of Milpitas, as Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell, left, listens at the Dell Silicon Valley R & D Center Opening, on...

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COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photo taken by AP Images for AXICOM, job applicant Christian B.T. Mendoza, left, of Sunnyvale, talks with Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell,, after handing Dell his resume at the career fair at the Dell Silicon Valley R & D Center Opening, on Wednesday, Oct. 19,...

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COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photo taken by AP Images for AXICOM, from left, California Governor Jerry Brown, Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell, Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews, Dell CMO Karen Quintos, and Dell Vice-President of Networking Dario Zamarian are seen at the ribbon cutting...

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COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photo taken by AP Images for AXICOM, California Governor Jerry Brown, left, meets with Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell at the Dell Silicon Valley R & D Center Opening, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 in Santa Clara, Calif.

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In this photo taken Oct. 18, 2011, processor Dennis Sparhawk checks items on shelves at a Stanford University Silicon Valley Archives storage facility in an undisclosed location in California. Historians and entrepreneurs who want to understand the rise of Apple Inc. and its founder...

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British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) talks to Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers (C) and Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs during a meeting of Silicon Valley executives at Cisco Systems headquarters in San Jose, California in this July 30, 2006, file photo. Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO...

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Carl Guardino, president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group talks with reporters after meeting with Gov. Jerry Brown, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Guardino said the group endorsed Brown's plan to place an intiative on the ballot to extend...

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Carl Guardino, president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group displays a copy of the groups policy recommendations to streamline government that was presented to Gov. Jerry Brown, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Guardino said the group endorsed...

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A giant "like" icon made popular by Facebook is seen at the company's new headquarters in Menlo Park, California, in this January 11, 2012 file picture. Facebook is expected to submit paperwork to regulators on Wednesday morning for a $5 billion initial public offering and has selected...

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The opening page of the Mozilla Firefox browser shows a message: "Stop Censorship", at an office in Brussels, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The largest Internet protest ever, the epic battle between Silicon Valley and Hollywood over online anti-piracy legislation continues to heat up, even...

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Siddarth Abraham, vocalist for local band "Solder" who teaches kickboxing at his day job, sings during a practice session in Bangalore December 15, 2011. Bangalore, a former manufacturing town known as India's Silicon Valley, is rapidly becoming one of the nation's hotbeds of rock...

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Bruce Lee Mani, singer and lead guitarist of "Thermal and a Quarter", one of the city's older and established bands, performs during a practice session at their newly rented studio space in Bangalore December 16, 2011. Bangalore, a former manufacturing town known as India's Silicon...

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Abby Attavar, singer for the band "Clown With a Frown" whose members are all still in their teens, performs at Phenomenon Aura 2011, an annual school event in Bangalore December 16, 2011. Bangalore, a former manufacturing town known as India's Silicon Valley, is rapidly becoming one of...

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In this rendering provided by the New York City Mayors' Office, an aerial view of the Cornell University-Technion Applied Sciences Campus on Roosevelt Island is seen. Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology will partner to build an applied sciences campus in...

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Santa poses with a Yorkshire terrier Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in San Jose, Calif. Santa came to be photographed with pets to raise funds for the Silicon Valley Humane Society.

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Blueseed Co. CEO and co-founder Max Marty talks about his vision at a pier in San Francisco as a ferry cruises in background, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. "A lot of people say, 'I'd like to go to Silicon Valley' but there is no way for them to do it," said Marty. California startup Blueseed...