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SAN FRANCISCO –– Modern Health, a mental well-being benefits platform for employers, has secured a $9 million Series A funding round led by Kleiner Perkins. Jared Leto, Y Combinator, and Afore also participated in the round. The Modern Health platform provides companies with a suite of products for employees to access the emotional care they need while helping […]

  Google has offices and data centers in 21 states in the U.S, and last year the search engine giant grew faster outside the Bay Area than in it according to a blog post by CEO Sundar Pichai. This year, Google plans on hiring thousands more people with new and expanded offices and data centers […]

  Movie info site Fandango says it sold more than 30% of the U.S. four-day weekend box office dollars for “Black Panther,” marking one of Fandango’s largest shares of opening weekend for any movie in the company’s 18-year history. Fandango’s “Black Panther” sales helped break several ticketing records, becoming the company’s: Top superhero opening weekend […]

  SAN FRANCISCO — Halo Neuroscience, creators of Halo Sport, a neurostimulation headset that accelerates the acquisition of muscle memory from athletic training, has secured $13M in Series B funding. The investment was led by TPG with additional funding from existing investors Lux Capital, JAZZ Venture Partners, and Xfund. Halo Neuroscience was founded in 2013 and […]

  When it comes to Thanksgiving pies, Americans are staunch traditionalists, according to the annual Delta Dental Thanksgiving pie survey just released. The survey has been tracking America’s sweet tooth during Thanksgiving for the last three years. Pumpkin pie reigns supreme once again, with 36 percent of American adults saying it’s their favorite (beating out the next pie in […]

  If you liked reading President Donald Trump’s daily tweets, now he will have double the space to send out his thoughts or attacks. Today, Twitter officially increased the number of characters in tweets from 140 to 280 to all users worldwide. The company began testing the change in September and said users had more […]

  SAN FRANCISCO – Amitree, the makers of Folio, an intelligent assistant for real estate transactions, have announced a $7.128 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Vertical Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors, including Accel Partners. Tom Gonser, founder of DocuSign and partner at Seven Peaks Ventures also participated in the […]

  PALO ALTO – HP Inc. has unveiled a new all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) system, the HP ElitePOS, targeted toward the retail industry. The company is working with leading retail and hospitality customers and partners to reimagine how technology can transform the in-store experience for customers. With e-commerce influencing consumers’ shopping experiences, brick and mortar retailers must ensure sales […]

  SAN FRANCISCO — National wireless company Sprint continues to expand and invest in Northern California by adding more than 300 new jobs and 43 new retail locations throughout the area by the end of 2017. The new jobs will include a combination of retail, operations and technical experts. Currently, Sprint counts more than 860 employees and […]

  MENLO PARK — Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park has announced the formation of Kepler’s Literary Foundation (KLF), a new, independent nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Kepler’s position as the premier producer of literary and cultural programs in Silicon Valley. KLF was created as part of the community’s Kepler’s 2020 Project, whose goal is to reimagine Kepler’s and […]

  Google is hoping to hire more diverse engineers by forming a partnership with Howard University to open a campus at the company’s headquarters. Howard is a Historically Black University located in Washington, DC. The new program offers a residency for Black Computer Science majors right at the Googleplex. “Howard West” is now the centerpiece […]

  Home Depot, the nation’s largest home-improvement chain, plans to hire 80,000 workers for the upcoming spring season. The number is the same as the company hired last year. Opportunities are available at The Home Depot’s nearly 2,000 U.S. stores, as well as 75 distribution facilities. They include customer service and sales, lot associates, freight […]

  SACRAMENTO – The Office of the Governor announced Saturday that Governor Jerry Brown will undergo further treatment for prostate cancer. The 78-year old Brown has been Governor of California since 2011. He also served previously as Governor from 1975-83. Brown was also Mayor of Oakland from 1999-2007. Dr. Eric Small, Governor Brown’s oncologist at […]

  Google has partnered with Illinois-based First Alert to enable Onelink by First Alert products to work with the Google Home device and its hands-free, voice-controlled Google Assistant technology. The first such Onelink product – a smart Wi-Fi Thermostat – launches this month. “First Alert brings expertise in home safety and security to this partnership,” said […]

  SAN JOSE — The Grove, a 331-unit apartment complex built in 1970 in San Jose, has sold for $95.5 million. The property was sold by Kennedy Wilson Multifamily to TH Real Estate, an operating division of TIAA Global Asset Management. Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division helped close the sale. “The investment appeal of this […]

  NEWARK, CA — Logitech has introduced the Prodigy series, a new family of gaming gear that includes two mice, a keyboard and a headset. All share the same attributes of high-performance technology, exceptional comfort, and a sleek and modern design. “We love building products for hardcore gamers, and we’ll never give that up,” said […]

  KENILWORTH, N.J. & SAN MATEO, CA — Merck (MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, has signed an agreement to acquire privately held Afferent Pharmaceuticals for up to $750 million. Afferent Pharmaceuticals is a leader in the development of therapeutic candidates targeting the P2X3 receptor for the treatment of common, poorly-managed, […]

  REDWOOD CITY — Cyara Solutions Corp., a provider of a testing and monitoring platform for businesses, has secured $25 million in Series A funding in a round led by PeakSpan Capital and Greenspring Associates. Cyara has headquarters in Australia with North American office in San Francisco. The company will use the funds to scale […]

OAKLAND —  Music site Pandora announced its board has appointed founder Tim Westergren as CEO effecitve immediately. Tim helped lead the development of Pandora’s Music Genome Project in the early 2000s. He has been deeply involved throughout Pandora’s history and company’s growth strategy and evolution. “I am incredibly excited about the future of Pandora. We’re […]