Homes for Sale Inventory Plunges in Silicon Valley
Homes for sale in the Silicon Valley region plunged in March 31.4% from a year ago with the median price in the San Jose area at $1.23 million. Realtor.com’s March … Read More
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Tokyo Olympics Postponed Until 2021
In an unsurprising move, the International Olympic Committee has agreed to delay the Summer Olympic Games scheduled to begin in Tokyo this summer on July 24 to sometime next year. … Read More
Chipotle Expands Delivery With Uber Eats
Restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill announced it would expand delivery and partner with Uber Eats for the first time. Chipotle is waiving all delivery fees thru the end of March. … Read More
PG&E Donating 1 Million Masks for Healthcare Workers
SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced it is donating 480,000 N95 masks and 470,000 surgical masks to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for distribution … Read More
Doordash Reduces Commissions to Restaurants
Delivery service Doordash announced it will drop commissions for restaurants for at least the next 30 days. Many restaurants have been devastated by the Covid-19 outbreak and are only offering … Read More
Amazon Hiring for 100,000 Jobs
Amazon, the leading Internet retailer, has seen a surge in demand during the coronavirus scare and said it is looking to fill 100,000 new full and part-time positions across the … Read More
MGM Resorts, Wynn Shutting Vegas Resorts
MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts have announced dramatic closings of their casinos and hotels in Las Vegas by Tuesday to thwart spread of the coronavirus. MGM Resorts operates the MGM … Read More
Facebook Adds Two Female Directors
Facebook has appointed Nancy Killefer and Tracey T. Travis to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, said, “Nancy brings a great deal … Read More
Santa Clara Bans Mass Gatherings of 1,000 People
The County of Santa Clara’s Public Health Department is taking dramatic steps to protect the health of the community by issuing an order cancelling mass gatherings and making additional recommendations … Read More
Wells Fargo to Raise Pay to $20/Hour in SF
SAN FRANCISCO — Wells Fargo & Company plans to raise minimum hourly pay levels to $20 in San Francisco and from $15 to $20 an hour in a majority of … Read More
Stanford Moves Classes Online Over Virus Fears
In an unprecedented move, Stanford University announced it will move classes online for the rest of the quarter due to Coronavirus fears. Stanford posted on its website that for the … Read More
Impossible Foods Cutting Prices by 15%
REDWOOD CITY — Impossible Foods, maker of plant-based meats, is expanding its product lineup and dropping prices thanks to increased production and also competition from other manufacturers. The price cut … Read More
Major League Baseball to Use Google Cloud
SUNNYVALE — Google and Major League Baseball (MLB) have agreed on a multi-year deal to upgrade MLB’s business processes and support next-level experiences for baseball fans around the world. Google … Read More
United Suspending More Asian Flights
United Airlines announced it is reducing the number of flights to Japan, Singapore and South Korea due to Coronavirus fears. The airline is reducing capacity to Tokyo-Narita, Osaka, Singapore and … Read More
Google Translate Adds Five New Languages
Millions of people around the world use Google Translate, whether in a verbal conversation, or while navigating a menu or reading a webpage online. Translate learns from existing translations, which … Read More
Johnson & Johnson to Study if Apple Watch Reduces Stroke Risk
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Johnson & Johnson has announced that one of its subsidiaries, the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, has opened enrollment for the Heartline Study. In collaboration with Apple, the … Read More
Intuit Buying Credit Karma for $7.1 Billion
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Intuit, best known for TurboTax, QuickBooks and Mint software, has agreed to acquire Credit Karma, the consumer financial platform offering free credit scores and over 100 million members in the … Read More
Investors Buy ServiceNow Headquarters in Santa Clara
Real estate management firm Northridge Capital has teamed up with Kamco Invest to buy The Campus at Lawson Lane – the Global Headquarters for ServiceNow, Inc. – located in Santa … Read More
Amazon Expands in Santa Barbara
Amazon announced an expansion of the company’s workforce in Santa Barbara, CA and plans to create 150 additional tech jobs in the city. Santa Barbara is about 280 miles south … Read More
OpenTable Names 100 Most Romantic Restaurants
SAN FRANCISCO — Just in time for Valentine’s Day, restaurant reservation site OpenTable has released its annual list of the 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America. The 100 restaurants favored … Read More
Flipboard Launches Local Content for 23 Cities
PALO ALTO – Flipboard, operator of a curated content platform primarily for mobile devices, is launching a new Local initiative bringing together regional sources and national stories of local interest … Read More
Intel Selects New Chairman, Director
SANTA CLARA — Chipmaker Intel Corporation announced that Andy Bryant stepped down as chairman and the board elected lead independent director Dr. Omar Ishrak to succeed Bryant as an independent chairman, … Read More
Apple Signs Development Deal With Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Apple has signed a wide-ranging deal with award-winning actress and producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus, best known for her roles in comedies Veep and Seinfeld. Under the multi-year agreement, Louis-Dreyfus will develop … Read More
Cloudera Names New CEO
PALO ALTO — Data cloud company Cloudera has named Robert Bearden its new President and Chief Executive Officer. “Rob has been a valuable resource for me and company as we refined … Read More