Ford recalls 327K pickups again to fix engine heater cables
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Ford is recalling 327,000 F-Series pickup trucks in North America for a second time to fix problems with engine block heater cables that can cause fires. In December the company recalled 874,000 trucks because water and contaminants can get into the cables and cause corrosion. That can cause electrical shorts and fires.
New Chick-fil-A at San Jose airport met with LGBTQ opposition
Plans to open a Chick-fil-A at San Jose’s Mineta International Airport in June is drawing strong opposition from members of the LGBTQ community.
Shared housing startup abruptly changes terms of service, leaves tenants outraged and shortchanged
On April 6, an anonymous post on Reddit started trending on social media. The post titled “San Francisco Based Startup Robs Every Customer they have for Thousands of Dollars Overnight, Fires Entire Staff” laid bare the story of a co-living startup that abruptly changed the terms of its service, and shortchanged thousands of users of thousands of dollars. For legal reasons, the post did not...
EU makes Facebook show it makes money from data in terms of service
Facebook has changed the fine print in its terms of service to clearly explain to users that it makes money by using their data, the European Commission said Tuesday. The social media giant modified its terms and conditions to better inform users what they are signing up for, the commission said. The new wording will clearly explain how Facebook uses the data it collects on users to develop...
Privacy assistant Jumbo helps you tame your social media exhaust
Maintaining one’s privacy online while hanging on to your social media profiles is a complicated affair - did you know there are more than 30 privacy-related settings on Facebook?
New Firefox update prevents websites from tracking you
Mozilla is making good on its pledge to protect users from being tracked online by data brokers and adtech companies. The latest software update to the Mozilla Firefox browser adds features to block fingerprinting and cryptomining scripts. Websites can track a user through an array of sophisticated techniques, which include IP addresses, cookies, user agent, and browser...
Facebook says it will use AI to stop notifications about dead friends
Facebook says it will use artificial intelligence to help find profiles of people who have died, so their friends and family members won't get, for instance, painful reminders about their birthday.
SF startup Landed raises $7.5M to help make homes affordable for teachers
Landed, an SF-based startup that offers down-payment assistance to teachers announced that it has raised $7.5 million in its Series A round led by Initialized Capital.
Pinterest sets conservative pricing after Lyft drop
Pinterest, among the gaggle of tech companies hoping to go public this year, set a conservative price range Monday for its initial public offering. It hopes to raise as much as $1.5 billion in its initial offering of shares. The digital scrapbooking site said in a regulatory filing that it will put about 75 million shares up for sale at a price between $15 and $17 each.
UK plan steps up global crackdown on social media
The U.K. unveiled plans on Monday to vastly increase government oversight of social media companies, with a first of its kind watchdog that could fine executives or even ban companies if they fail to block content such as terrorist propaganda or images of child abuse.
Snap launches online game service, original shows at Partner Summit
Snapchat is joining the online-games bandwagon with a new service that lets people play together on its mobile platform. The company says it wants to make it easier for friends to play together.
Judge gives Musk, regulators 2 weeks to settle dispute over tweets
A judge urged the Securities and Exchange Commission and Tesla CEO Elon Musk Thursday to amicably settle their dispute over his tweets or she'll decide whether to grant the regulatory agency's request that the outspoken boss face escalating fines if he breaks its rules protecting investors.
Cybersecurity firm: 540 million Facebook records exposed by 3rd party
A cybersecurity firm is reporting that Facebook data has been exposed in two separate incidents.
ParkStash: Like Airbnb, but for parking spaces
The parking nightmare confronting many motorists may have an innovative solution in San Jose. Even when the campus is closed for Spring Break, finding parking near San Jose State University is a needle in a haystack proposition. It’s worse when classes are in session.
ACLU files complaint against CBP over unwarranted device search of Apple employee
A Silicon Valley executive executive has filed a complaint through the American Civil Liberties Union against the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, alleging armed federal agents tried to force him to hand over his phone and laptop passcodes -- against his company's nondisclosure requirements - and denied him access to a lawyer.
Milpitas Great Mall could be site of scaled-down Legoland theme park
The popular Lego brand could soon have a presence in the Bay Area. Legoland just submitted a permit application to open a discovery center in the Great Mall in Milpitas. It’s a scaled down version of the Legoland theme park and would be the first in California.
Lyft shares skid below IPO price in first full trading day
Lyft's shares have slumped almost 12 percent in their first full day of trading following the ride-hailing company's initial public offering of stock.
Facebook now explains why you saw a post on the News Feed
Ever wondered why a particular post appeared on your News Feed? The algorithmic decisions that dictate what content you see on your Facebook News Feed were a mystery, until now. On Sunday, Facebook announced the launch of a new feature titled “Why am I seeing this post?”, which provides some context on why a particular post was shown to you. The feature is similar to the one it already...
Gmail launches email scheduling, Smart Compose for Android devices
Fifteen years ago, Gmail wowed the world with the launch of its free email service, offering a gigabyte of email storage. In celebration of its birthday, Google has announced new features that make the service more convenient and mobile-friendly. Smart Compose, Gmail’s assistive email feature which autocompletes emails as you type them was launched in May 2018. The feature, which uses neural...
Walgreens to sell CBD products in several states
Walgreens will soon jump on the CBD bandwagon.