UC Berkeley researchers report algae persisted inside lysosome‑like symbiosomes in coral cells, a finding that may change how scientists study bleaching and reef rescue.

Milan-based Bending Spoons priced 58M shares at $29 on Nasdaq, raising about $1.7B as the stock jumped and investors priced its plan to revive AOL, Vimeo and Eventbrite.

Meta is preparing a cloud business to sell spare AI compute and hosted models, a change that could put it head‑to‑head with AWS, Azure and Google.

UC Berkeley researchers used AI to uncover a previously unseen ECG marker in lead aVL that flags a higher sudden‑death risk and may change who gets monitored.

California will offer Anthropic's Claude AI to state and local agencies at half price, plus free training and technical support.

Visa filings show Anthropic listing base salaries above $1M for a few technical roles, highlighting how hot the AI hiring wars have become in San Francisco.

Airwallex raised $320M at an $11B valuation as it rolls out AI products that aim to automate finance and launch an agentic consumer wallet.

A San Francisco judge refused to toss a major class action accusing Workday’s AI hiring tools of discriminating by race, age and disability. The decision keeps key claims alive.

The New York Times amended its June 25 complaint, dropping a claim against OpenAI and refocusing its allegations on Microsoft in a major copyright battle.

Apple raised prices on Macs and iPads as AI-driven memory and storage costs surged, pushing some popular entry-level models up by hundreds of dollars. The company says it can no longer absorb soaring component bills.

A Moraga mother is in remission after surgeons used a single‑port robotic system at Alta Bates to remove an aggressive breast tumor, a local milestone for the East Bay.

Alphabet will enter the Dow next Monday, replacing Verizon and boosting tech's footprint in the 30-stock index. The swap highlights quirks in the Dow's price-weighted design.

Salem-based Agility Robotics agreed to merge with Churchill Capital XI in a deal that values the company at about $2.5 billion and aims to scale its RoboFab production. The transaction hinges on shareholder and SEC approvals.