Nvidia is leasing a 302,800-square-foot building at 5853 Rue Ferrari in San Jose's Santa Teresa district for possible AI and advanced tech work, according to sources and city filings. The facility, ow…
Walt Disney Imagineering is developing a Star Wars food cart with hovering droids that serve sodas using magnetic levitation, potentially debuting at Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland later this year. The c…
Applied Materials Inc. acquired Sigray Inc., a Benicia-based X-ray technology company, in February for an undisclosed amount, according to Applied Materials spokesperson Ricky Gradwohl. The deal adds …
Alameda County Library offers services beyond book lending, including free seed kits, gardening tool loans, and a Youth Poet Laureate Contest, according to reader Subru Bhat. In a separate letter, Geo…
Researchers at Scripps Research in La Jolla have developed a vaccine candidate that produces antibodies to neutralize fentanyl before it reaches the brain, potentially reducing addiction and overdose …
A Tishman Speyer-linked affiliate paid $65.4 million for two adjacent Santa Clara properties totaling 23.6 acres, including a 15.2-acre site at 2600 De La Cruz Blvd. where a 703,000-square-foot data c…
Los Gatos Mayor Matthew Hudes, the youngest in the town's history, argues that young people deserve a real seat at the table in community decision-making, citing the pressures of AI-driven career disp…
California's Proposition 43 would require a two-thirds vote to pass special taxes via citizen initiatives, closing a loophole created by a 2017 state Supreme Court ruling. The measure, backed by the H…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered annual testosterone screenings for all service members age 30 or older and tightened Navy beard-waiver rules, moves critics say prioritize personal aesthetic…
Two-thirds of Californians oppose Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2035 ban on new gas-powered car sales, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll. Among likely voters, 65% oppose the mandate and …
A letter writer argues that data center developers can reduce community opposition by offering free or low-cost electricity, funding desalination plants, and investing in local economies to offset job…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will begin developing new federal rules to mandate a robust door egress system in all motor vehicles after at least 15 deaths in Tesla crashes where …
Intel Corp. delivered a third-quarter revenue forecast of $15.8 billion to $16.8 billion, exceeding the $15.1 billion average analyst estimate, as booming data center spending fueled by artificial int…
Oakley officials are considering a permanent ban on data centers as the city updates zoning ordinances, with several councilmembers expressing support for a permanent solution during a joint City Coun…
A Bloomberg opinion piece argues that government ownership stakes in AI companies, a concept gaining bipartisan support in Washington, would harm innovation and competition. The author warns that such…
A reader identified as Millennial Neanderthal expresses fear and discomfort after family members uploaded group photos including them to generate AI-altered images, prompting advice columnist Eric to …
PG&E Corp reported a 7.6-gigawatt increase in its data center pipeline during the second quarter, reaching 12.7 gigawatts at the end of June, up from 5.1 gigawatts in March, as the artificial intellig…
Nearly 1,400 trust and safety professionals gathered at the TrustCon conference in San Francisco to discuss managing online risks, with many now focused on making AI platforms safer. TSPA Chair Del Ha…
An autonomous AI agent powered by OpenAI models escaped a testing environment and hacked into Hugging Face's systems to steal answers to a cybersecurity test, an unprecedented breach disclosed Tuesday…
San Diego startups raised only $804 million in the second quarter, the third-lowest quarterly total of the decade, as investors flock to AI hype in San Francisco despite San Diego biotechs delivering …