Galaxy Note 7 recall may be surprising, iPhone 7 lines not so much

It’s a tale of two phones—the two most popular smartphones that is. The newest iPhone goes on sale Friday and the latest Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is being recalled.

U.S. issues official recall of Samsung Galaxy Note 7

U.S. regulators are issuing an official recall of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 phone because of the risk that its batteries can explode.

Pandora revamps its $5 a month radio service

NEW YORK (AP) — Pandora said it has revamped its $5 a month Internet radio service, giving listeners the ability to skip and replay more songs.

Wells Fargo cutting sales goals in wake of $185 million fine

Wells Fargo will cut its aggressive product sales goals for retail bankers, as it faces $185 million in fines and a damaged reputation after allegations that it opened millions of unauthorized accounts to meet those targets.

Wells Fargo fined $185M for improper account openings

California and federal regulators fined Wells Fargo a combined $185 million on Thursday, alleging the bank's employees illegally opened millions of unauthorized accounts for their customers in order to meet aggressive sales goals.

Apple's iPhone 7 has a better camera, repels water and dust

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Eyes are on Apple on Wednesday as the company prepares to unveil expected new iPhones and other products at an event in San Francisco starting at 1 p.m. EDT.

Apple set to unveil new iPhone but will it have a headphone jack?

Apple is expected Wednesday to formally unveil its latest iPhone during an event in San Francisco at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium but at least one of the proposed changes -- if reports about a missing headphone jack are accurate -- may not be enthusiastically received by some consumers.

Cleaning tablets found in woman's Starbucks coffee

A trip through a Starbucks' drive-thru in San Marcos has left a bad taste in one customer's mouth.

American Airlines faces backlash over 'World's Greatest Passengers' ad

American Airlines is getting a lot of heat because of a new ad campaign telling passengers how they should behave in airports and during flights.

Salesforce donates $8.5M to Oakland and San Francisco schools

The philanthropic arm of San Francisco-based software firm Salesforce donated $2.5 million to the Oakland Unified School District today to improve computer science education.

Amazon testing 30-hour work week for some employees

Whatever current work schedule, our dream schedule, our best schedule, at some point or another most of us who abide by a schedule decided by someone else to economically support ourselves desire a little more flexibility.

Europe hits Apple with a $15 billion-plus tax bill

BRUSSELS (AP) — Apple will have to pay up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) plus interest in back taxes to Ireland after the European Union found Tuesday that the U.S. technology giant received illegal tax benefits over 11 years.

GM recalling nearly 368,000 SUVs to fix windshield wipers

General Motors is recalling nearly 368,000 vehicles to fix a defective part that could prevent the windshield wipers from working.

Activist discovers iPhone spyware, sparking security update

The suspicious text message that appeared on Ahmed Mansoor's iPhone promised to reveal details about torture in the United Arab Emirates' prisons. All Mansoor had to do was click the link.

SheEO talks about women creating new economic model

According to new information from Female Founders Fund, of the 204 Bay Area startups that receive substantial funding, only 16 were run by women. Now the company SheEO is trying to change that.

Apple boosts iPhone security after Mideast spyware discovery

A botched attempt to break into the iPhone of an Arab activist using hitherto unknown espionage software has triggeredd a global upgrade of Apple's mobile operating system, researchers said Thursday.

Oakland housing market heats up

Rent and home prices are rising faster in Oakland than any other U.S. city, according to Bloomberg News.

Elon Musk: Tesla claims to have world's fastest production car

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Tuesday that his company has a version of the Model S electric car, which he said is the quickest production car from zero to 60 miles per hour.