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Category Archives: Tech
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
Google Changes 'Palestinian Territories' to 'Palestine'
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JERUSALEM (AP) – Google is de facto recognizing a state of Palestine — at least on its local home page in the Palestinian territories. Google spokesman Nathan Tyler said Friday "We're changing the name 'Palestinian territories' to 'Palestine' across our … Continue reading
News Pix: Berkeley Post Office to be Sold, Solar Plane Debut, Richmond Celebrates Healthy Living
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Jose Fernandez, 6, left, and Samantha Tovar, 6, hula-hoop prior to the start of the fifth annual Richmond Tales Fest: An Afternoon of Family Literacy and Healthy Living. (Tyler Orsburn/Richmond Confidential) On April 22, the U.S. Postal Service confirmed it … Continue reading
Silicon Valley's High-Tech Buses: Just Transit? Or Chariots of the Übergeeks?
By Francesca Segré When is a bus more than a bus? When it's a luxury coach, complete with deep-tinted windows and sunroof and Wi-Fi and reserved for a sort of exclusive club: employees for high-tech firms in Silicon Valley and … Continue reading
How a Phony Tweet Moved the Markets: 71 Characters That Briefly Shook the Financial World
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Early yesterday afternoon East Coast time, someone managed to get access to the Associated Press Twitter account and sent out the following message: "Breaking: Two explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured." That tweet, sent out at … Continue reading
Apple Boosts Dividend; Earnings Beat Analysts' Expectations
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NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is finally opening the doors to its bank vault, saying it will distribute $100 billion in cash to its shareholders over two years. Apple Inc. on Tuesday said it will buy back $60 billion in … Continue reading
Where and When to Catch a Glimpse Today of First Night-Flying Solar Plane
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Q: What has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 but weighs the same as an average car? A: The first solar-powered aircraft able to fly both day and night. The Swiss-engineered Solar Impulse airplane came to town last month. It's scheduled … Continue reading
Government Secrecy Orders on Patents Keep Lid on Inventions
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By G.W. Schulz, Center for Investigative Reporting More than 10 years ago, Robert Gold sought to do what many Americans have dreamed of their whole lives: patent an idea. Gold developed a breakthrough in wireless communications that would help people … Continue reading
Update: Microsoft Renews its 'Scroogled' Ads, Claims They're Working
Whatever else you can say about Microsoft, it doesn't give up easily. Although its Scroogled attack ads, renewed on Tuesday, might not have eroded Google's market share for search, they have changed public opinion, Microsoft says. "The campaigns have been … Continue reading
On Immigration, High Tech and Ag Don't Meet, Literally
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As Congress takes up comprehensive immigration reform, people from different walks of life will have to come together for the effort to succeed. In California, no two places illustrate the bridges that must be built better than Silicon Valley and … Continue reading
