SAN FRANCISCO — Backline, an autonomous security remediation platform, has launched from stealth with $9 million in Seed funding led by StageOne Ventures, with participation from Evolution Equity Partners and Gradient. The company’s fleet of AI agents automatically fixes security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations at scale, helping enterprises tackle their overwhelming security backlogs. Already deployed across organizations, […]
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SF Police Arrest 8 for Shoplifting, Retail Theft
To help reduce retail thefts and to hold people who commit these crimes accountable, San Francisco Police officers assigned to Ingleside Station pre-planned shoplifting and retail theft abatement enforcement operations to address Organized Retail Crimes (ORC). These operations involved coordinated efforts of uniformed and plainclothes officers who wait to arrest criminals who shoplift from retail […]
Palo Alto Police Investigating Residential Burglary
PALO ALTO – Police are investigating the burglary of an occupied home last Saturday night. There was no contact between the suspects and resident. The suspects are unknown and at large. On Saturday, January 25, 2025, at about 7:55 p.m., the Palo Alto 24-hour dispatch center received a call reporting a burglary that had just occurred […]
Synaptics CEO Leaves for Lumentum Holdings
SAN JOSE — Synaptics Incorporated announced Michael Hurlston is stepping down as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Hurlston is leaving the company to take on the role of CEO at Lumentum Holdings Inc, which is also based in San Jose. Shares in Synaptics were […]
Apple Launches Invites App
CUPERTINO — Apple has introduced Apple Invites, a new app for iPhone that helps users create custom invitations to gather friends and family for any occasion. With Apple Invites, users can create and easily share invitations, RSVP, contribute to Shared Albums, and engage with Apple Music playlists. Starting today, users can download Apple Invites from […]
Rad AI Reels In $60 Million
SAN FRANCISCO — Rad AI, one of the first companies to successfully commercialize a generative AI product in healthcare, announced a $60 million Series C financing round, valuing the company at $525 million. The oversubscribed round was led by Transformation Capital, with participation from existing investors Khosla Ventures, World Innovation Lab, UP2398, Kickstart Fund, OCV […]
Bonsai Robotics Secures $15 Million Series A
SAN JOSE — Bonsai Robotics, a developer of physical AI solutions for agriculture applications, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. Bison Ventures led the oversubscribed round with participation from new investor, Cibus Capital, and existing investors Acre Venture Partners, Congruent Ventures, Fall Line Capital, E14 Fund, SNR and Serra Ventures. The new funding […]
CapitalG Leads $46 Million Series A in Motif
SAN FRANCISCO — Motif, a startup founded in 2023 by Amar Hanspal and Brian Mathews, has secured $46 million in seed and Series A funding to develop a next-generation platform for buildings. The Series A was led by Alphabet’s independent growth fund, CapitalG, and the previously undisclosed Seed round was led by Redpoint Ventures. Pre-seed venture […]
Cerebras Launches World’s Fastest DeepSeek R1 Inference
SUNNYVALE — Cerebras Systems, a pioneer in accelerating generative AI, announced record-breaking performance for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B inference, achieving more than 1,500 tokens per second – 57 times faster than GPU-based solutions. This unprecedented speed enables instant reasoning capabilities for one of the industry’s most sophisticated open-weight models, running entirely on U.S.-based AI infrastructure with zero data retention. […]
Seniors Helping Seniors Expands in Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO — Seniors Helping Seniors in-home care services, a franchisor with over 115 franchise partners with more than 300 territories nationwide, has grown rapidly in recent years by building a workforce of talented caregivers who create meaningful relationships with their senior care clients. Now, local resident Sara Leonard has opened three territories in California — San Jose, West San Jose and Santa Clara/Sunnyvale — […]
Delfina Closes $17 Million Series A
SAN FRANCISCO — Delfina Care, a healthcare technology company solving the maternal health crisis with an AI-powered care system, announced the successful close of its $17 million Series A funding round led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP). The investment underscores Delfina’s rapid progress in its mission to transform pregnancy care by delivering equitable access to individualized […]
Four Classic Books Added to Google Books
Every new year, books that have been digitized by Google Books enter the public domain, which means you can read them in their entirety, free of charge. From translations to adaptations and everything in between, 2025’s offerings have something for every reader. The four classic books added to Google Books this month include: All Quiet […]