NASA Ames builds the future. What’s next?
Make American airplanes the best and fastest in the world. When a 16-foot wind tunnel was erected in Sunnyvale in the early days of World War II, that was the …
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Silicon Valley’s newest tech bus is an electric ferry in the Bay
By Paayal Zaveri | Bloomberg The tech buses that shuttle employees from their homes in San Francisco to offices in Silicon Valley have become a fixture of Bay Area culture. …
Silicon Valley billionaires’ Solano County utopia plan, ballot initiative unveiled
Hundreds of thousands of residents. Thousands of well-paid jobs. Hundreds of millions of dollars in support for home purchases and low-income housing. Tens of millions of dollars in grants for …
The tech sector is pouring billions of dollars into AI. But it keeps laying off humans
By Catherine Thorbecke | CNN The tech sector has kicked off the new year with a spate of fresh job cuts that are coming at the same time as the industry …
After big tech layoffs, Silicon Valley loses its monopoly on workers
An Android character is displayed at Google headquarters on December 19, 2023 in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images After a year defined by mass layoffs among Silicon …
Google illegally refused to bargain with YouTube workers union, says federal labor board
By Jennifer Korn | CNN Google’s refusal to bargain with unionized YouTube Music workers is illegal, a Wednesday ruling from the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found. After a …
San Jose-based Roku launches first high-end TVs in search of revenue growth
By Mark Gurman | Bloomberg Roku Inc., the maker of TV streaming boxes and software, is debuting its first high-end televisions in a bid to continue sales momentum for the …
Samsung to kick off year of AI phones with new launch this month in San Jose
By Yoolim Lee and Vlad Savov | Bloomberg The world’s most prolific smartphone maker is leaning into artificial intelligence as the key to unlocking greater sales this year. Samsung Electronics …
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 7-13
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Imelda Staunton poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for ‘The Crown’ season 6 finale, in London, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (Photo …
These are the best holiday lights in the Bay Area for 2023
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Holiday lights and decorations cover the facade of 68 Castro Street in San Francisco, Calif. on Dec. 14, 2023.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE As winter solstice …