Apple Updates Laptops, Gets Rid of Macbook
CUPERTINO — Apple has updated its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops just in time for back-to-school season. The...
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Google to Invest $1 Billion in Building 20,000 Homes
Google is one of the Bay Area’s largest employers. It has headquarters in Mountain View and is looking to...
Cisco Paying $2.6 Billion Cash for Acacia
Cisco has agreed to buy Acacia Communications for about $2.6 billion. An existing Cisco supplier, Maynard, MA-based Acacia designs...
Doordash Beats Grubhub in Delivery Sales
Doordash has eclipsed Grubhub in the month of May to become the leading food delivery service in the nation...
HP Buys Oneflow Systems
PALO ALTO — HP said it has agreed to acquire OneFlow Systems, a leading provider of cloud-based print workflow...
Dishcraft Bringing Robots to Commercial Kitchens
SAN CARLOS — Restaurants may no longer need human dishwashers in the future. Dishcraft has unveiled the first automated...
Rockwell Opens New Electric Vehicle Center in Silicon Valley
SAN JOSE –Rockwell Automation, a provider of solutions and services to the automotive industry, has opened a new 8,000...
Facebook to Launch New Currency in 2020
Facebook said it plans to launch its own currency in 2020. Calibra is a newly formed Facebook subsidiary that...
Doordash Wins Chili’s Delivery Business
Chili’s Grill & Bar, one of the nation’s largest sit-down restaurant chains, has chosen DoorDash as its exclusive delivery...
Target Stores Go Down
Target, the nation’s second-largest discount retailer, has suffered a systems outage affecting all stores and making it impossible to...
EA to Publish Three Independent Games
REDWOOD CITY — Electronic Arts Inc. and partners Zoink Games, Glowmade and Hazelight Studios have announced three new independent...
Dropbox Unveils New Features
File storage service Dropbox is unveiling a revamped version of its app that lets you access content from different...
Hilton Rides With Lyft for Rewards Points
The Hilton Hotel company has formed a rewards partnership with the second-largest ride sharing network Lyft. Now over...
Salesforce Buying Tableau for $15.7 Billion
SAN FRANCISCO — Salesforce, the leading maker of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, is buying Seattle-based Tableau Software in...
Cloudera CEO Steps Down, Stock Plunges
PALO ALTO – Enterprise cloud company Cloudera, Inc. announced that CEO Tom Reilly will retire, effective July 31, 2019....
Doordash Goes Down Friday Night
It’s a rough Friday night for customers of Doordash and their delivery workers — known as dashers. Problems with...
Craigslist Founder Donates $6 Million to Consumer Reports
Craig Newmark, founder of the popular classified network Craigslist, is donating $6 million to Consumer Reports (CR), the independent...
YouTube Partners With Ticket Provider AXS
YouTube said it is partnering with ticketing provider, AXS, to allow music fans the option of quickly purchasing tickets...
New Car Prices Up 4% in May
Kelley Blue Book reports the estimated average transaction price for a new vehicle in the United States was $37,185 in May 2019. New-vehicle prices increased $1,320...
Robin Hood Launches Crypto Trading in NY
SAN FRANCISCO — Stock, currency and option trading site Robin Hood announced that New Yorkers can now invest in...
Zynga Launches Game of Thrones Slots
SAN FRANCISCO — Gaming company Zynga has launched Game of Thrones Slots Casino globally on the App Store and...
Venture Capital Firm IVP Promotes New Partner
MENLO PARK — IVP, a later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm, has promoted Tom Loverro to General Partner....
StubHub Names Top 10 Summer Concerts
SAN FRANCISCO — Ticket marketplace StubHub, a division of eBay, has released its fifth annual summer tour preview, breaking...
Taco Bell to Give Away Free Taco for NBA Road Winners
The fast food chain Taco Bell announces the return of the “Steal A Game, Steal A Taco” promotion for...