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Category Archives: Tech
Inventor Says 'Jif' Not 'Gif', KQED Newscasters Say Tough
It's probably too late, but the inventor of the "gif" file format wants us to pronounce it "jif." Like "jpg," the Graphics Interchange Format, or "gif," is used to display images on digital devices. The news came at the 2013 … Continue reading
CEO Defends Apple's Tax Maneuvers
by Marcy Gordon and Peter Svensson, AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dragged massively profitable Apple Inc. into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the … Continue reading
Tumblr Joins Flickr Inside Yahoo, But Where Is the Money?
Update at 3 p.m.: Flickr has announced an upgrade to its service just hours after its owner, Yahoo, announced it is also buying Tumblr. Flickr is in fact getting "biggr," now offering a free terabyte of storage space for photos … Continue reading
Yahoo Buys Tumblr
Michael Liedke, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday is … Continue reading
Congress Raises Privacy Concerns With Google's New Glasses
Members of Congress are asking whether Google's Internet-connected glasses "could infringe on the privacy of the average American." Eight members of the House Bipartisan Privacy Caucus sent a letter to Google co-founder Larry Page yesterday, requesting answers to a number … Continue reading
Audience at Oakland's Internet Cat Video Festival Agrees That Cats Are Awesome
by Aaron Mendelson Thousands of cat lovers attended Oakland’s first-ever Internet Cat Video Festival on Saturday, crowding into four blocked-off streets in the Uptown area. The all-day event celebrated everything feline, with cat adoptions, cat art, a cat photo booth, … Continue reading
Bay Area's Small Farmers Take to Selling Excess Crops Online
CropMobster grew organically, like everything else at Sonoma County’s Bloomfield Farms. The website connects individuals and nonprofits with food producers who offer items for deep discount or donation and, in the process, help tackle the perennial problem of waste. “Food … Continue reading
Is Google's Massive Book Scanning 'Fair Use'? Appeals Court Raises Possibility
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The long-running legal battle between Google and those who oppose its ambitious project to scan virtually every book ever published took a new turn this week. Judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pressed both sides in a … Continue reading
Leland Yee to Introduce Bill Requiring Background Checks for 3-D Guns
State Sen. Leland Yee told KQED’s Paul Lancour today that he is planning to introduce legislation to require people who manufacture guns on 3-D printers to undergo background checks. If that effort should fail, Yee said he then will attempt … Continue reading
