Trump Wants to Build Wall on Mexican Border
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order today that calls for the construction of a wall on the...
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Lyft Launching Premier Service
Lyft, the nation’s second-largest ridesharing service, is introducing a luxury level called Lyft Premier. Lyft Premier adds a...
Atria Opens Senior Living Center in Foster City
FOSTER CITY, CA — Foster City seniors now have a new retirement living option that combines the comfort of home...
Intuitive Surgical Revenues Up 12%; Will Buy Back Shares
SUNNYVALE — Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG), maker of da Vinci robotic surgical devices, announced financial results for the...
Sobratos Donate $100 Million to Santa Clara University
Real estate developer John A. Sobrato and his wife Susan have made a gift of $100 million to...
Velodyne Lidar Opens Megafactory for Sensors
MORGAN HILL — Velodyne LiDAR Inc., a developer of Light, Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology, has opened a...
Adobe to Buy Back $2.5 Billion Worth of Stock
SAN JOSE — Adobe Systems Incorporated has approved a new stock repurchase program granting the company authority to repurchase up to...
VC Activity Drops 20% in 2016
Venture capital deals dropped 20% in 2016 according to Venture Pulse, a quarterly report on global VC trends...
Immersion Technology Used in Nintendo’s New Switch System
SAN JOSE — Immersion Corp. (NASDAQ:IMMR), the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, has signed a...
PG&E to Eliminate 450 Jobs
SAN FRANCISCO — PG&E Corporation and its subsidiary Pacific Gas and Electric Company will cut 450 jobs and...
Waymo Tests Self-Driving Minivan
Waymo, a spinoff of Alphabet Inc, is showing off a new self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan. The company said...
NerdWallet Names Top Credit Cards for 2017
SAN FRANCISCO — Personal finance website NerdWallet has named the winners of its 2017 Best-of Awards Program for credit cards. In...
Theranos Cutting 155 Positions
Controversial blood-testing firm Theranos announced it would cut an additional 155 positions at the company. In a statement,...
NVIDIA Teams With Mercedes for AI Car
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Mercedes-Benz and NVIDIA have announced a partnership to bring an NVIDIA Artificial-Intelligence...
Investment Firm SECOR Opens Palo Alto Office
NEW YORK and PALO ALTO — SECOR Asset Management, a $41 billion investment firm, announced that Kenneth Frier...
Samsung Introduces Chromebook Plus and Pro
Samsung Electronics has partnered with Google to create the new Samsung Chromebook Plus and Chromebook Pro, unveiled at the Consumer...
OpenTable Names 100 Best U.S. Restaurants
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenTable, the leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group, has...
Pasta Pomodoro Chain Shuts Down
Pasta Pomodoro, a restaurant chain specializing in Northern Italian cuisine, has shut down all 15 locations in the...
Green Ride Opens Scooter Showroom in Palo Alto
PALO ALTO — Green Ride, the company behind INU, the premium, smart, foldable vehicle, is announcing that customers can...
FINSix Unveils Smallest USB Type C Laptop Charger
MENLO PARK — FINsix Corporation, manufacturer of DART, the world’s smallest laptop charger, has introduced DART-C, the world’s...
Palo Alto Adds 60 MW of Solar Energy
SALT LAKE CITY & PALO ALTO — sPower, an independent solar energy provider, and the City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU)...
Fitbit Inks Deals With Four Corporate Employers
SAN FRANCISCO — Fitbit, Inc., a maker of health and fitness wrist devices, announced the addition of four new corporate customers...
DoorDash Inks Deal With Red Robin Chain
SAN FRANCISCO — DoorDash, a food delivery company, is working with Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews to deliver orders to...
Wilson Sonsini Names 9 New Partners
PALO ALTO — Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, one of Silicon Valley’s top law firms, has elected nine new...