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Four Seasons Silicon Valley in Palo Alto has completed renovations to its Luxury and Presidential Suites. These newly reimagined Specialty Suites epitomize contemporary elegance and residential comfort, setting a new standard for opulence in the heart of Silicon Valley. Designed with meticulous attention to detail, the newly renovated Luxury and Presidential Suites boast a refined […]
McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme have a sweet update for doughnut fans everywhere. Krispy Kreme will soon provide fresh doughnuts everyday at McDonald’s restaurants nationwide. The phased rollout will begin in the second half this year with nationwide availability expected by the end of 2026. Three of Krispy Kreme’s most popular doughnuts will be delivered fresh to McDonald’s […]
SAN JOSE — PayPal Holdings has announced that Amy Bonitatibus has been named Chief Corporate Affairs and Communications Officer, effective May 28, 2024. Bonitatibus will report to Diego Scotti, Executive Vice President, Consumer Group & Global Marketing and Communications. Bonitatibus will be responsible for leading the Global Communications team and social impact and sustainability efforts across PayPal’s family of […]
CUPERTINO — Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) online from June 10 through 14, 2024. Developers and students will have the opportunity to celebrate in person at a special event at Apple Park on opening day. Apple will usually make a major announcement at WWDC and it is expected to unveil AI […]
The website and app for the Panera Bread chain is back online but still not fully functional. Customers can place orders but only for pickup at their local stores. Members aren’t able to log in to their accounts to place orders, use rewards and access their information. Panera Bread was hit by a massive tech […]
PALO ALTO — Buzz Solutions, an AI company that inspects and protects critical energy infrastructure, has closed a $5 million round of growth funding. GoPoint Ventures led the round, with additional participation from Blackhorn Ventures and MaC Venture Capital. The investment follows a period of significant acceleration in customer adoptions as utilities are demanding more efficient and accurate T&D infrastructure inspections and […]
Mark Zuckerberg announced that Threads is rolling out a “Trending Now” feature to help you find timely topics that others are discussing. At this time, this feature is only available in the U.S. Since Threads was launched in July, the company has heard feedback that people want to be able to find timely topics so […]
SUNNYVALE — Euno, a data startup, has raised $6.25 million in seed funding and emerged from stealth to launch a dynamic governance solution for data teams at large and scale-up organizations. Euno’s “soft governance” approach empowers business analysts to innovate freely and leverage their expertise in structured query language (SQL) and business intelligence (BI) tools […]
BERKELEY — Profluent, an AI-first protein design company, has closed additional funding to bring the total raised to $44 million. The $35 million financing was led by Spark Capital, with participation from existing investors Insight Partners and Air Street Capital along with a syndicate of angel investors from OpenAI, Salesforce, Octant Bio, and Google including Jeff […]
MILPITAS — KB Home has announced the grand opening of Lumen, its latest new-home community in Milpitas, CA. Prices start at $1.15 million. These new homes have popular interior features like modern kitchens overlooking great rooms, bedroom suites with walk-in closets, and ample storage space. The community’s two-, three- and four-story floor plans feature up […]
If you’re hungry this weekend and looking to have food from Panera Bread delivered, you are out of luck. Doordash has turned off orders from the chain due to technical problems since Saturday. Panera Bread stores are listed as temporarily closed on the Doordash app. Panera has been having technical issues with its website and […]
The Panera Bread chain has been hit by a massive tech outage that has knocked out the company’s computer systems affecting orders nationwide. Panera’s website and app have been down since Saturday morning and not able to accept orders. It’s unclear if the company has been hit by a cyber attack or if it is […]