San Jose city leaders want social media companies to help limit sideshows
San Jose city leaders plan to target social media companies in an effort to shrink the participation and promotion of sideshows.
Mysterious billionaires group buys 50,000 acres in Solano County
For years, a shadowy company has been buying up land near the Travis Air Force Base. Now we know who's behind it and what they want.
El Salvador's president inks deal with Google for Central American tech hub
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, recently traveled to the Bay Area to sign a deal with Google Cloud to open a technology hub in the Central American country.
Google's got you humming: New YouTube feature helps you find that song you can't name
Google is testing a new feature on YouTube to help users find songs they can't name by allowing them to hum or record the tune. This feature, currently in experimentation, is available only to select users globally on Android devices.
Netflix kills DVD mailings, makes surprising offer to old-school members
Netflix is winding down its shipment of little red envelops containing DVDs, mailing the final batch on Sept. 29 after 25 years of sending subscribers DVDs by mail.
Wells Fargo online banking systems down
Wells Fargo customers are having trouble managing their accounts online.
John Warnock, who helped invent PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, dies at 82
John Warnock, who helped invent the PDF and co-founded Adobe Systems, has died. He was 82.
Elon Musk mocks users who want to keep the ‘block’ feature: ‘How does the medicine taste’
Many X users say blocking is a key feature on the platform.
Cruise will comply with DMV request to cut fleet in half following crash with SF fire truck
California's DMV has requested Cruise cut its San Francisco fleet in half following one of its autonomous vehicles' crash with a fire truck last night. Cruise told KTVU they will comply.
Elon Musk takes heat after announcing apparent end of 'block' feature on X: 'Worst idea ever'
Users called Musk's proposal a mistake, adding that it would allow troll accounts to harass them.
Photos: Lifelike robots and android dogs wow visitors at Beijing robotics fair
Winking, grimacing or nodding their heads, robots mimicked the expressions of visitors at a robot expo in Beijing.
New autonomous vehicle shuttle on Treasure Island
The Loop has small 10-person shuttles ready to give people a free lift around Treasure Island. It is a free shuttle and one of the state's first to use autonomous vehicles on public roadways.
Elon Musk says SpaceX using Starlink to aid Maui wildfire recovery
The Tesla CEO says SpaceX is providing Starlink satellites to restore internet in Maui after the devastating wildfires.
San Francisco asks regulators to stop approval of robotaxi expansion after recent blunders
The San Francisco City Attorney is urging state regulators to reconsider their approval of driverless taxis operating in the city.
Outside Lands not to blame: Cruise says gridlock caused by intentional pedestrian interference
Just the day after mass expansion was approved in San Francisco for rival tech companies Waymo and Cruise to operate around-the-clock for their services, a gridlock was caused in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood Friday night. However, it seems (intentional) "human error" was more to blame than technology.
Robotaxis under fire for stopping dead in San Francisco
Robotaxis are gaining dubious fame for impeding traffic and being an unreliable transportation solution.
Mark Zuckerberg says ‘it’s time to move on’ from Elon Musk proposed cage fight
“I offered a real date,” Zuckerberg wrote, saying that it’s time “we can all agree Elon isn’t serious.” Their back-and-forth over the proposed cage fight has been going on all summer.
Zuckerberg says he's 'ready to fight' Musk
Musk first challenged Zuckerberg to a cage fight in late June.
Driverless Cruise cars cause traffic jam day after mass expansion approved in San Francisco
As many as 10 Cruise driverless taxis stopped working in San Francisco’s North Beach on Friday night. The tech fiasco caused traffic to back up and left many people questioning the recent decision by state regulators to approve the expanded use of robotaxis.
AI stepping in to assist 911 operators battered by tragic calls, understaffing
911 operators field devastating calls every day and often never get closure on the cases