San Francisco Startup's High-Tech Bottle Purifies Water With UV LightLARQ, a San Francisco-based startup, claims to have built the world's first self-cleaning water bottle.
Pinterest Files To Go Public Amid Busy Season For Tech IPOsDigital scrapbooking site Pinterest on Friday filed for an initial public offering of stock.
Rebuilding Ramps Up In Santa Rosa's Coffey Park 17 Months After WildfireAn official says that 17 months after a massive wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes in a Wine Country neighborhood, 70 percent of the properties are under construction or have been rebuilt.
South Bay Median Home Prices Dip To $1.14M At End Of 2018Despite continued demand for housing in the South Bay, home prices in the region slipped in the second half of last year.
First Artificial Intelligence Google Doodle Features BachGoogle is celebrating composer Johann Sebastian Bach with its first artificial intelligence-powered Doodle.
Facebook Staff Had Access To Millions Of User PasswordsFacebook revealed on Thursday it didn't properly mask the passwords of hundreds of millions of its users and stored them in an internal database that could be accessed by its staff.
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Facebook Staff Had Access To Millions Of User PasswordsFacebook revealed on Thursday it didn't properly mask the passwords of hundreds of millions of its users and stored them in an internal database that could be accessed by its staff.
Starbucks Testing Compostable, Recyclable Cups In San FranciscoAfter years of looking for greener alternatives to its paper cup — which is lined with plastic — Starbucks is testing out something new in San Francisco.
Jury Sides With Sonoma Man Claiming Monsanto's Roundup Caused LymphomaA federal jury in San Francisco unanimously ruled Tuesday that exposure to Monsanto Co.’s Roundup herbicide was a substantial factor in causing the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of a Sonoma County man.
Stanford Study Shows Apple Watch May Detect Heart Problem; More Research NeededA huge study of 419,000 users suggests the Apple Watch can detect atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) at least sometimes. Experts say more work is needed to tell if using it to screen for heart problems really helps.
Bay Area Aviation Expert Believes Grounding Boeing Jetliner Was PrematureRetired pilot and former airplane accident investigator Dick Deeds believes the Boeing 737 is safe and the decision to ground it was premature.
BART Implements Alternate Strategies to Stymie Fare EvadersBART’s been rolling out new security features at stations to deter cheaters but the main fix -- new fare gates -- is still a long way off.
