In demand: Orders for new lower-priced Tesla hit 200,000
Pre-order deposits for Tesla's new Model 3 car has reached $115 million.
Google April Fool's prank boomerangs
NEW YORK (AP) — Google is acknowledging that it pranked itself after an April Fool's Day Gmail tweak angered some people who use Google's email for work. The company added a button to its email service that allowed users to fire out a minion GIF, a character from the animated film "Despicable Me," which would drop a microphone and then mute responses to whatever email...
Tesla unveils highly-anticipated Model 3
People around the world are putting in their reservations to buy the newest Tesla - the Model 3.
Mayor Schaaf welcomes Flax to Oakland; flame throwing vehicle in tow
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf today welcomed the longtime San Francisco art supply store Flax Art & Design to her city's downtown by arriving at its opening celebration in her trademark flame-throwing art car that's shaped like a giant snail.
Haight St. fashion store owner responds to allegations; claims to be ‘animal lover'
An owner of a fashion store in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury neighborhood cited Thursday for selling illegal items made from protected animals said today she is an animal lover not a poacher after she was.
K-Cups banned in Hamburg, Germany; local company recycles coffee pods
Hamburg, Germany's second largest city, has officially banned single service coffee pods made famous by Keurig's K-Cups from state-run buildings to cut down on environmental waste.
Complaints of mold found in sippy cups possibly sickening children
A woman in Canada creates an online firestorm, after posting pictures of a sippy cup. She says, it's covered in mold and making her friend's child sick!
Apple's Cook: Complying with FBI demand 'bad for America'
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday that it would be "bad for America" if his company complied with the FBI's demand for help unlocking an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.
Google Fiber—high-speed internet—seeks to narrow digital divide with free service in SF
Google will bring its high-speed fiber-optic internet service Google Fiber to San Francisco on a limited basis and plans to provide free service to some public and affordable housing properties, company officials said today.
American Girl celebrates 30th anniversary with civil rights-era doll
American Girl is celebrating 30 years with a new historical doll. Melody Ellison is a 9-year-old African-American singer who lives in Detroit, Michigan during the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Missouri jury awards $72M in Johnson & Johnson cancer suit
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri jury has awarded $72 million to the family of an Alabama woman who died from ovarian cancer, which she said was caused by using Johnson & Johnson's well-known baby powder and other products containing talcum.
Gott's Roadside set to open in Walnut Creek
Gott's Roadside is set to open in downtown Walnut Creek.
Starbucks changing rewards program; small spenders lose
Starbucks is changing the terms of its rewards program so that people who just get a regular cup of coffee will have to spend significantly more to earn a freebie.
U.S. would let Apple keep software to help FBI hack iPhone
The Obama administration told a U.S. magistrate judge on Friday it would be willing to allow Apple Inc. to retain possession of and later destroy specialized software it has been ordered to design to help the FBI hack into an encrypted iPhone used by the gunman in December's mass shootings in California.
Big tech companies belatedly join Apple in encryption fight
Leading tech companies are rallying behind Apple — some belatedly — in its fight against a court order requiring the company to help investigators break into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino mass shooters.
Apple resisting order to help feds hack iPhone of San Bernardino killers
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday his company will resist a federal magistrate's order to hack its users in connection with the investigation of the San Bernardino, California shootings.
Short-term rentals banned by town council vote in Danville
Short-term rentals through online services such as Airbnb were banned in the town of Danville in decisive Town Council vote on Tuesday.
Twitter show no user growth in fourth-quarter
Twitter set out to build a virtual town square bustling with billions of people. But it's starting to look more like a novelty stand as the masses flock to other services that strike a more personal chord.
Gov. Brown seeks disaster declaration for crab industry
As it remains uncertain whether this winter's Dungeness crab season will ever open for most of California, Gov. Jerry Brown today asked the federal government to declare a commercial fisheries disaster.
Economic boom or bust? Mixed reviews for Super Bowl in Santa Clara
City officials in the South Bay called the Super Bowl a success. The Mayor of Santa Clara called the impact on the region profound, but at least one San Jose institution said game week was a bust.