7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (680+ words) In the 50 years since he co-founded Apple, Steve Wozniak has been awarded time and again for his engineering skills that helped bring computing to everyday people. But the Tech for Global Good celebration last Friday night stood out for Woz…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (176+ words) By Nick Turner, Bloomberg Applied Materials Inc., the largest US producer of chipmaking equipment, plans to cut 4% of its global workforce as it copes with a sales slowdown and trade turmoil. The company will eliminate the jobs to position it…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (232+ words) FREMONT — Two East Bay tech and industrial buildings were purchased by a real estate and investment firm in deals that show there is still some confidence in Bay Area commercial sites despite a difficult market. Ares Management, acting through an…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (962+ words) Bad news, electric vehicle owners. Starting Monday morning, one of California’s longest-running incentives for people to buy electric cars — a program that provided access to carpool lanes regardless of how many people are in a zero-emission vehicle — is coming to…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (758+ words) Previously, projectors were an option only for those with large enough rooms to allow for a significant distance between the device and their wall or screen. But as the market for home theater equipment has grown, so too has the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1610+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — At first glance, the coffee shop at the southwestern corner of this city’s Financial District stands out only because it is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week in a neighborhood known for going quiet at night....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1177+ words) By Eliyahu Kamisher, Bloomberg Chris Larsen didn’t start out rich. He was born in San Francisco, the son of an aircraft mechanic and a freelance illustrator. After starting a string of successful companies and amassing a $13 billion fortune, he’s become…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (795+ words) Managing risk, not eliminating it As ConnectSafely CEO, I opened the day by pointing out that risk exists in nearly every part of life. The goal is not to eliminate risk, but to manage it responsibly. Like driving a car…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (325+ words) OpenAI is making it easier for ChatGPT users to connect with third-party apps within the chatbot to carry out tasks, the company’s latest bid to turn its flagship product into a key gateway for digital services “We hope this will…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (220+ words) (Bloomberg/Lynn Doan) — OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is redirecting internal resources to speed up improvements to ChatGPT, declaring a “code red” situation that will delay work on other initiatives, the Information reported. OpenAI declined to comment on the…...