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California utility will shut down power for 800,000 customers as fire danger peaks

October 8, 2019 at 6:24 p.m.

PG&E on Tuesday afternoon announced an unprecedented power shutdown to nearly 800,000 customers, including 278,000 in the Bay Area, under a new program intended to prevent catastrophic wildfires in the...

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Garlic festival shooting leaves at least 3 dead in California

July 28, 2019 at 10:09 p.m.

GILROY, Calif. -- At least five people were hospitalized Sunday after a shooting at an annual food festival in Northern California, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Boulder climber dies early Saturday after falling from Yosemite鈥檚 El Capitan

June 3, 2018 at 10:20 a.m.

Park rangers and search-and-rescue teams responded to El Capitan after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting the fall around 8:15 a.m. Saturday. The men did not survive the fall.

“Forest bathing,” Victorian tours and more: Trying out Airbnb’s “experiences”

October 5, 2017 at 3:07 p.m.

Tours and experiences like "forest bathing" have turned Airbnb into more of a one-stop shop for travelers.

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Can Facebook get people to tune into shows on the social network?

August 10, 2017 at 9:09 p.m.

Facebook introduced a platform Wednesday called Watch that will allow users to discover new shows that their friends are also viewing.

Laurene Powell Jobs buying The Atlantic magazine

July 28, 2017 at 12:45 p.m.

In another example of old media colliding with the tech world, the Atlantic magazine is getting a new majority owner from Silicon Valley: Laurene Powell Jobs鈥� Emerson Collective.

Derick Almena speaks to Oakland police officers

Second tenant arrested on 36 counts of manslaughter in Oakland warehouse fire

June 5, 2017 at 5:10 p.m.

Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena and tenant Max Harris have been arrested on suspicion of 36 counts of manslaughter in the deadly Dec. 2 warehouse fire.

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Trump bump: Entrepreneurs create apps, digital features tied to president

April 3, 2017 at 12:01 a.m.

Trump鈥檚 candidacy and election have also become a boon for software developers, a growing number of which have been making apps and web services to cater to both sides of...

William Soards, AT&T President-Colorado, demonstrates a digital lock system on the front door of his home in Centennial Colorado April 23rd, 2013. The digital lock is part of the new AT&T high tech product, Digital Life, an all-digital, wireless platform for home security and automation.

Homeowner in search of an IoT installation expert

January 23, 2017 at 12:59 a.m.

The so-called 鈥淚nternet of Things鈥� is in its infancy, and even though we鈥檙e not quite sure where it抖阴ap going, it抖阴ap very clear to me, especially after the recent CES technology...

A man poses holding a smartphone showing the App for ride-sharing cab service Uber in London on October 28, 2016.

Uber replaces “where to?” with “who to?”

December 26, 2016 at 12:36 a.m.

Uber has rolled out a new app feature that lets users request a ride to a person, rather than a destination.

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