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Hot Topics: SV 150 searchable database [http://www.siliconvalley.com/sv150/ci_25548370] Jawbone weighs in on Bay Area quake Amazon vs, Google in ads Getting Elon Musk's attention TECH NEWS Amazon to buy video-streaming site Twitch for nearly $1 billion SALARY SURVEY What the Boss Makes: Silicon Valley CEO pay can be perplexing, no indicator of talents VENTURE CAPITAL SURVEY Latest quarterly numbers paint dismal picture for venture capital PERSONAL TECH No cable? No problem: TiVo to make DVR for cord-cutters COLUMNS Quinn: #napaquake hijacking shows flaws in social media as our town center in crisis Quinn: SV 150 shows the red hots and the comeback kids Change is the one constant in Silicon Valley, as reflected in this year's edition of the SV 150 list of the region's biggest tech companies. It often seems the story of Silicon Valley firms takes one of two forms: Company surprises with innovation outside its core products, or former superstar attempts a comeback. There were plenty of both in 2013. Special report: The 2014 SV 150 Searchable database Rocket Man: The otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk Nhat V. Meyer/Staff file photo With SpaceX, the advanced rocket company he founded outside of Los Angeles in 2002, billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk hopes to employ recyclable rockets to save humanity from itself, blasting astronauts into outer space to one day build settlements on Mars. Silicon Valley's record profits funneled to investors, bank accounts Silicon Valley technology companies produced record profits in 2013, but much of that cash was pushed into bank accounts and returned to investors at a level never before seen in the region’s iconic industry. Biz Break: SV150 shows a changed, and changing, Silicon Valley Today: Annual accounting of Silicon Valley's largest technology companies shows the changes in the region's iconic sector. Also: Google buys drone company as tech stocks bounce back. Bay Area's non-tech companies lag tech firms in profits, revenue Apple again dominates consumer tech sector — and the entire SV150 Tesla surges up list of Silicon Valley's top 150 tech companies Facebook, Google lead web sector surge HP helps drags down enterprise sector Smart gadgets boosting networking business Health, biomedical sectors saw 15 percent growth in profit Chips still one of Silicon Valley's top industries DATA ( hbo ) Emmys 2014: Predicting who should -- and will -- win It's a free-for-all in several tightly contested categories Brooks on Beer: The ancient origins of beer -- and straws Today's Music Picks: Symphonic `Led Zeppelin' show set for San Jose Tonight's TV picks: Emmys promise 'fun and upbeat' with Seth Meyers (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for MTV)) Kardashian girls on phones during VMAs' Michael Brown tribute Kim Kardashian and Kendall and Kylie Jenner under fire after reportedly ignoring moment of silence. Emmys 2014 photos: Worst dressed led by Hayden Panettiere Ronn Owens says he has Parkinson's disease Was Chris Brown target in Suge Knight shooting? The Bottom Line Celebrities Culture Oddities Comedy Good News Comics Games Advice Polls Blogs ‹ › Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | MNG Corporate Site Map | Copyright