Technology

The entire University of California system was included in those victimized in the breach, and emails soon started arriving at university-related accounts threatening to release information.

The 6-2 ruling, written by Justice Stephen Breyer, reversed a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a case that originated in federal court in San Francisco.

Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available to download for free on a website frequented by low-level hacking enthusiasts.

The executive who steered the transformation of Google's self-driving car project into a separate company worth billions of dollars is stepping down after more than five years on the job.

As the U.S. economy rebounds from its pandemic, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power a wide range of products that connect, transport and entertain us.

Robinhood, the stock-trading app company, will build a customer service center in North Carolina, creating nearly 400 jobs by 2025, officials announced on Tuesday.

Consumer activists, small business owners and state lawmakers are increasingly calling for measures to rein in companies such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google that wield influence over so many.

As malicious conspiracy theories continue to spread, lawmakers are pounding the social media companies over their market dominance, harvesting of user data and practices that some believe actually encourage the spread of engaging but potentially harmful misinformation.

State lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a new bill aimed at closing the digital divide in California, an equity issue that’s been repeatedly highlighted during the pandemic when internet access has been the critical link for California students forced to learn remotely. 

The Duke of Sussex will become the "chief impact officer" of BetterUp Inc., a San Francisco-based firm.

A new UCSF study shows anti-Asian sentiment online can have a snowball effect.

Uber and Lyft have teamed up to create a database of drivers ousted from their ride-hailing services for complaints about sexual assault and other crimes that have raised passenger-safety concerns for years.