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Amtrak, the national train service, is looking to fill more than 4,000 positions available that span a number of fields, including project management, finance, technology, onboard services, electrical, customer service and many more. To address this significant demand, Amtrak is hosting hiring events and career fairs to attract new talent, with a concentration in Los […]
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp., the leading extreme-value retailer in the United States, has announced a partnership with DoorDash, to offer on-demand grocery delivery from more than 398 locations across the country including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada. Now DoorDash customers can order groceries on-demand from local Grocery Outlet stores via […]
LG Electronics has unveiled its new WashTower Compact vertical laundry solution at IFA 2022 trade show in Germany. The new WashTower combines a separate washer and dryer, all-in-one control panel and advanced AI in a single, space-efficient unit to deliver greater convenience. Providing more flexibility for limited spaces, LG’s newest WashTower offers a compact design […]
The national median asking rent was up 14% year over year to $2,032 in July, according to a new report from real estate brokerage Redfin. That’s the smallest annual increase since November, and compares with a revised gain of 15% in June and 16% in May. On a month-over-month basis, the median asking rent climbed 0.6%, […]
Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, and financial services firm J.P. Morgan, open applications for their 4th Founder Catalyst Program in Oakland, CA. Similar to the successful programs in Atlanta, Washington DC, and Miami, this cohort will support 20 women and non-binary founders, with […]
Google is rolling out the latest version of its operating system for smartphones — Android 13. Android 13 comes jam-packed with new capabilities for your phone and tablet, like extending app color theming to even more apps, language settings that can be set on an app level, improved privacy controls and even the ability to […]
SAN FRANCISCO — MasterClass, the streaming platform with classes taught by experts, has launched a class on diplomacy with two former U.S. secretaries of state—Condoleezza Rice and the late Madeleine Albright. In their class, Albright and Rice provide members with lessons they learned as secretaries of state, including how to build trusted teams, reconcile differences, overcome […]
Palo Alto Police arrested a man Monday after he shoplifted merchandise from a Macy’s department store, physically resisted loss prevention personnel when they went to stop him, and then attempted to rob an elderly man of his cell phone as he tried to get away. No one was injured. On Monday, August 8, 2022, at […]
Palo Alto Police arrested a man at El Camino Park on Friday afternoon after a witness reported he exposed himself while talking to a 4-year-old child. On Friday, August 5, 2022, at about 1:36 p.m., the Palo Alto Police dispatch center received a call reporting an indecent exposure that had just occurred at El Camino […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Fastly, Inc., which operates a global edge cloud platform, has appointed Todd Nightingale as the company’s next Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2022. Nightingale will also join the Fastly Board of Directors upon assuming the role. He will succeed Joshua Bixby, who, as previously announced, will step down as CEO and […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission last week charged 11 individuals for their roles in creating and promoting Forsage, a fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme that raised more than $300 million from millions of retail investors worldwide, including in the United States. Those charged include the four founders of Forsage, who were last known to […]
PALO ALTO — Police arrested a 23-year-old man Friday afternoon after he robbed an open bicycle shop of cash. No one was injured. On Friday, August 5, 2022, at about 2:43 p.m., the Palo Alto dispatch center received a call reporting an in-progress robbery at the Cardinal Bike Shop at 1955 El Camino Real. Officers […]