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CUPERTINO — Semiconductor firm Retym (pronounced “Re-Time”) has emerged from stealth with over $180 million raised across multiple rounds to drive AI Infrastructure Innovation. In the latest financing round, the company secured $75 million in Series D funding, led by Spark Capital. Retym specializes in programmable coherent DSP (digital signal processing) solutions for cloud and […]
A San Jose body shop owner is facing an insurance fraud charge following an undercover sting led by investigators from the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. Jairon Escobar, 49, owner and operator of Radiator & Body Parts, was charged with jacking up an insurance damage estimate on a “newly purchased” bait car with a […]
SAN MATEO — GetReal Security, a cybersecurity company specializing in the detection and mitigation of malicious generative AI threats including deepfakes and impersonation attacks, has closed $17.5 million in Series A funding led by Forgepoint Capital with participation from Ballistic Ventures, Evolution Equity, and K2 Access Fund as well as strategic investors In-Q-Tel (IQT), Cisco Investments and Capital One Ventures. Also joining the company’s board of directors are […]
On March 17, 2025, at approximately 3:00 PM, Officers assigned to a San José Police Department Organized Retail Theft Detail (ORT) conducted follow up for an adult female suspect with multiple felony warrants related to organized retail theft, burglary, and grand theft cases being investigated by SJPD. From 2023 to 2025, the suspect, Socorro Punzo, […]
Apple Intelligence and new spatial experiences have arrived for Apple Vision Pro today with visionOS 2.4. With the new Spatial Gallery app, users have access to a curated collection of spatial content spanning art, culture, nature, sports, and more. visionOS 2.4 also introduces the Apple Vision Pro app for iPhone to help users easily find […]
NVIDIA announced at the company’s GTC conference that it will build a research center to provide cutting-edge technologies to advance quantum computing. The center, however, won’t be in Silicon Valley but located in Boston. The NVIDIA Accelerated Quantum Research Center, or NVAQC, will integrate leading quantum hardware with AI supercomputers, enabling what is known as accelerated […]
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO — Epicrispr Biotechnologies, a biotechnology company focused on developing curative therapies, has secured $68 million in the first close of its Series B financing. The proceeds will support the clinical development of EPI-321, a first-in-class, disease-modifying therapy for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic neuromuscular disease. The Series B financing was led by Ally […]
ANTIOCH, CA – A new Chick-fil-A restaurant will begin serving guests in Antioch on Thursday, April 3 at 6:30 a.m. Chick-fil-A, Inc. has selected Evan Hawthorne to serve as the local Owner-Operator of Chick-fil-A Antioch at Lone Tree Way. The new restaurant will bring 100 jobs to the community. To celebrate the restaurant moo-ving into […]
The Studio, a new comedy series starring Seth Rogen, is now streaming on Apple TV+. Rogen stars as Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of embattled Continental Studios. As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate […]
SAN FRANCISCO – The District Attorney’s Office announced that Jayla Glaser (22), has been charged in connection to five retail theft incidents at a Sephora and Veo Optics stores from August 2024 through February 20, 2025. Ms. Glaser was arraigned on March 24, 2025, and pleaded not guilty to all charges. Ms. Glaser is charged with […]
SAN JOSE — Roku is partnering with actor, writer, and producer Alan Chikin Chow to bring his popular series “Alan’s Universe” to The Roku Channel. This is the first time that the popular creator’s content will be available outside of YouTube, expanding his reach to The Roku Channel’s U.S. households with approximately 145 million people. […]
CUPERTINO — Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) online from June 9 to 13, 2025. Developers and students will also have the opportunity to celebrate in person during a special event at Apple Park on June 9. Available for free to all developers, WWDC25 will spotlight the latest advancements in Apple software. […]