New 'Girl Dinner' menu at Popeyes based on viral TikTok trend

A viral TikTok trend has made it to Popeyes menu, but doctors and nutritionists say the "girl dinner" fad is concerning.

SFMTA asks for more data, slower expansion of driverless cars in the city

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency urged the state Tuesday to collect more data before allowing companies to expand their autonomous vehicle fleets in the city. 

Self-driving debate: Teamsters want human drivers for heavy truck trips

In a heated battle over the handling of self-driving cars and trucks, unions have voiced strong concerns about the safety of implementing autonomous technology in heavy-duty trucks. 

Chipotle tests the 'autocado,' a robot to help make guacamole faster

The cobot, or collaborative robot made for human interaction, could ultimately reduce guacamole prep time by 50%. Here's how.

Fired executive files $20 million discrimination lawsuit against San Jose tech firm

The complaint says Asians at Lumentum endured jokes about workers cooking rice on the factory floor, and they were prohibited from speaking Mandarin even among themselves.

Cal Fire tests AI program for fighting wildfires

The artificial intelligence (AI) firefighting era has begun in California. To improve wildfire response times, Cal Fire and UC San Diego are testing a $24 million AI program they call ALERTCalifornia.org.

Watch: Young dancing siblings go viral

Andie and Melanie's proud mom began sharing their videos on social media, and it didn't take long for them to become internet sensations.

Unemployment rate in Silicon Valley lower than rest of California

Silicon Valley's unemployment rate has inched up, but industries like hospitality and restaurants are still seeing growth despite employment fluctuating throughout the region.

Activists disable autonomous vehicles by placing traffic cones on hoods to prove point
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A group of activists are placing traffic cones on the hoods of autonomous vehicles in order to disable them. They are sharing video of Waymo and Cruise vehicles stopped in their tracks to make a point that this technology isn't quite ready and that the streets of San Francisco is no place for this type of traffic experiment.

Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over Threads app: report

Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new, text-based app called Threads, according to a letter obtained by Semafor.

FBI warns of 'group grooming' by online predators targeting children

The FBI says predators have posed as children the same age as their unsuspecting targets, joining chats, games or online groups.

'Twitter killer' drops early: Meta's new social media platform Threads challenges Elon Musk

As Twitter continues to draw major criticism under Elon Musk's management, tech giant Meta has moved up the release date of its social media app competitor and "Twitter killer," called Threads.