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CUPERTINO — Apple has opened a self-service site that now lets users fix their own Apple iPhones, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store. Self Service Repair is available in the US and will expand to additional countries — beginning in Europe — later this year. […]
Google has announced 11 companies for the second Google for Startups Accelerator: Climate Change cohort. This ten-week program consists of intensive workshops and expert mentorship designed to help growth-stage, sustainability-focused startups learn technical, product and leadership best practices. These are the 11 selected startups using technology to better our planet: AmpUp in Cupertino, CA: AmpUp is an […]
Palo Alto Police arrested four suspects for organized retail theft last Friday afternoon after shoplifting from a downtown clothing store and were involved in a non-injury hit-and-run collision with another vehicle as they fled the scene. Police booked all four suspects into jail. On Friday, April 22, 2022, at about 2:07 p.m., the Palo Alto […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter, Inc. has agreed to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk, for $54.20 per share in cash in a transaction valued at $44 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company. Musk was already one of the largest shareholders in the social network and is […]
Last October, Instacart launched service with Grocery Outlet – the leading extreme value retailer in the U.S. based in Emeryville – making online shopping and delivery available to Grocery Outlet customers for the first time. The initial pilot ran for six months across nearly 70 Grocery Outlet stores in California, and Instacart is now expanding […]
National sandwich chain Panera Bread has launched the Unlimited Sip Club, the first-ever nationwide unlimited beverage subscription which now includes all 26 of its self-serve beverages. For $10.99 per month (plus tax), Panera is expanding its unlimited coffee subscription to incorporate the entire Panera portfolio of self-serve beverages, including hot and iced coffee, hot and […]
Fees for instant transfer of funds on Venmo and PayPal are both increasing in May and June. Instant Transfer allows customers to transfer their money instantly to a bank account or debit card for a fee. With Standard Bank Transfers, customers who can wait a few days can transfer their money for no fee, which […]
SACRAMENTO — Patricia Castaneda, 38, of Redwood City and a former employee of Stanford University, was sentenced to 33 months in prison and her brother, Eric Castaneda, 37, also of Redwood City, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller for their roles in a scheme that involved the […]
Netflix, the leading streaming video service, saw its shares plunge 35% Wednesday after it announced its first quarterly decline in subscribers due to the war in Ukraine. For the first quarter of 2022, Netflix reported 221.64 million subscribers, down 200,000 from the last quarter. Netflix stopped service to Russia after the war with Ukraine started […]
SANTA CLARA — U.S. rental prices grew by nearly 20% from March 2020 to 2022 during the pandemic, according to the Realtor.com Monthly Rental Report. Additionally, two-year rental trends indicate some redistribution of higher rents across the 50 largest markets during COVID, as renters migrated from expensive big tech cities to relatively more affordable areas. Sun Belt metros topped […]
Fitbit says it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new PPG (photoplethysmography) algorithm to identify atrial fibrillation (AFib). The algorithm will power new Irregular Heart Rhythm Notifications feature on Fitbit. Fitbit is a subsidiary of Google. AFib is a form of irregular heart rhythm that affects nearly 33.5 million people […]
Here is a list of all of the five letter words that are potentially used in Wordle, the popular word-guessing game owned by The New York Times. There are 2,309 words below that can be used in the game. aback abase abate abbey abbot abhor abide abled abode abort about above abuse abyss acorn acrid […]