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Persistently high mortgage rates continue to test California’s housing market as home sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in September, while the median price rose from the year-ago level for the third straight month to record its largest year-over-year gain in more than a year, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (C.A.R.) Closed […]
LIVERMORE – Taj Mahal, an authentic fine dining Indian restaurant, has opened at Republic Square at Livermore, bringing the rich and diverse flavors of India to residents near and far. The restaurant is located at 4705 Livermore Outlets Drive and has a lunch buffet Tuesday thru Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Named after […]
FREMONT — Pony.ai, which develops software for self-driving cars, has raised $100 million from NEOM, a region in northwest Saudi Arabia, through the NEOM Investment Fund (NIF). The company will form a joint venture that will establish autonomous technology solutions for the region. Through the venture, NEOM and Pony.ai will develop, manufacture and deliver autonomous […]
Chromebook was first introduced over a decade ago and is now a popular platform of low-priced laptops for schools and other users. Since Chromebooks run on Google’s own operating system, these laptops are much cheaper than those running on Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Now Google has teamed with up its partners Acer, Asus, HP and […]
SAN JOSE — Roku plans to bring more original holiday content to audiences, sharing plans to bring half-hour romantic comedy series “The Holiday Shift” from CBS Studios and Fulwell73 and romantic comedy film “How to Fall in Love by the Holidays” starring Teri Hatcher to The Roku Channel this November. “This holiday season, The Roku […]
Apple is bringing more choice to iPad users with a new, more affordable Apple Pencil. With pixel-perfect accuracy, low latency, and tilt sensitivity, the new Apple Pencil is ideal for note taking, sketching, annotating, journaling, and more. Designed with a matte finish and a flat side that magnetically attaches to the side of iPad for […]
SAN FRANCISCO — With Instacart going public last month, DoorDash also announced the addition of eight new grocery partners, continuing its swift acceleration in the category. “We’ve made significant progress in investing in long-term partnerships with grocers of all sizes, all while remaining focused on improving quality and execution. The grocers announced today recognize DoorDash […]
SANTA CLARA — AMD has agreed to acquire Nod.ai to expand the company’s open AI software capabilities. The addition of Nod.ai — also based in Santa Clara — will bring an experienced team that has developed an industry-leading software technology that accelerates the deployment of AI solutions optimized for AMD Instinct data center accelerators, Ryzen […]
SAN JOSE — Streaming platform Roku plans to bring “A Very Demi Holiday Special,” starring singer Demi Lovato and produced by Michael D. Ratner’s OBB Pictures, exclusively to The Roku Channel this holiday season. The Roku Original special invites streamers to get into the holiday spirit with Demi Lovato and her celebrity friends on Friday, […]
SAN JOSE and SAN FRANCISCO — PayPal Holdings and Uber Technologies have announced an extension of their multi-year relationship. The deal cements PayPal’s role as a key partner in Uber’s continued growth in markets all over the world. As part of the agreement, PayPal and Uber will continue to build upon their relationship for global card […]
LEIXLIP, Ireland — Intel has begun using Intel 4 technology at its new Fab plant in Ireland, which deploys extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology, and the first use of EUV in high-volume manufacturing (HVM) in Europe. The new technology paves the way for future products like Intel’s upcoming Intel Core Ultra processors (code-named Meteor Lake), which […]
REDWOOD CITY — The Siebel Scholars Foundation announced the recipients of the 2024 Siebel Scholars award. Now in its 23rd year, the Siebel Scholars program annually recognizes nearly 100 exceptional students from the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering. The 83 distinguished students of the Class of 2024 join past Siebel Scholars classes […]