A power outage in San Francisco caused Waymo's autonomous vehicles to stall, leading to traffic disruptions and triggering an investigation into Waymo's and PG&E's emergency protocols.

Alphabet agreed to buy Intersect Power for $4.75 billion to secure clean energy and speed new data center buildouts, while some Texas and California assets remain independent.

Tech giants warn employees on visas about international travel risks due to long delays in visa stamping appointments, as American embassies prioritize security vetting.

Sonoma couple Linda Shore and David Barker have spent years teaching hands-on science in Tibetan monasteries and building traveling exhibits that translate Western science into monastic classrooms.

Aaron Greenspan says a San Francisco judge’s Nov. 13 order included AI‑generated citation errors. His motion asks the court to correct the record and revive parts of his Musk suit.

At an xAI all‑hands in San Francisco, Elon Musk told staff the next two to three years are make-or-break as he pushes massive compute and funding plans.

BioMarin will buy Amicus for roughly $4.8 billion, folding two marketed rare‑disease drugs into its portfolio as the companies eye a Q2 2026 close. The agreement is subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.

DoorDash introduces Zesty, a new AI-driven social app for discovering and sharing local dining experiences, currently being tested in San Francisco and New York.

Alef Aeronautics is producing the Model A Ultralight, a flying car set for delivery in the Bay Area, with initial units priced at $300,000 and expectations of mass production reducing costs.

Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng called Tesla's FSD v14.2 'near‑Level 4' after Bay Area test drives. He publicly challenged Xpeng to match that benchmark in China by August 30, 2026.

Tri‑Valley high schoolers are building drones, AI and satellite maps that have already drawn police, funder and NASA attention. Their work shows how local STEM investment can move prototypes into pilots.

The Ninth Circuit largely upheld a contempt finding against Apple but rejected an absolute ban on off‑App Store commissions, sending the fee dispute back to the district court.

UC Berkeley's Schmidt Center released Kigali Sim, a tool aiding UN policymakers to enforce environmental regulations and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through data-driven simulations.