A nonprofit providing computers to low income residents recently lost its home of 10 years.

The high-speed internet roll out will begin in Berkeley in early 2018.

From apartment hunting to renting a set of wheels, Bay Area companies are turning traditional hassles into seamless experiences.

On May 1st, the Hoodline app will stop updating and will no longer be available for download.

What do a hair color renegade, a surfboard service and a cozy restaurant have in common?

Still have some unused N95 masks from the wildfires at home? Here's where you can donate them, and other items like gloves and gowns.

San Francisco General Hospital mistakenly contacts Brentwood family to inform them of their son's death from a shooting. Apologies issued for misidentification.

US scientists achieve net energy gain in fusion reaction for the second time, opening up possibilities for transforming the future of clean power.

Supernal ushers in a new era of electric air travel by opening a state-of-the-art R&D facility in Fremont, California, focusing on autonomous battery technologies.

Bayer AG announced a $250 million investment in a new cell therapy manufacturing facility in Berkeley, California, aimed at advancing its innovative cell therapy portfolio.

A collaboration between the University of California, Berkeley, NASA's Ames Research Center, and developer SKS Partners is set to create the Berkeley Space Center, an innovation hub aiming to bring together researchers, students, and private companies focused on revolutionizing aviation and space technology.

Veev faces shutdown risk as funding falls through, impacting 255 workers.

Harvard and UC Berkeley launch a study on psychedelics cultural impact.

Topcon Positioning unveils global sustainability team led by VP Michael Gomes, championing eco-friendly tech.

UC Berkeley engineering professors Ashok Gadgil and Boris Rubinsky were elected as 2023 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors for their contributions to technology and society.

Oakland firefighters quickly contained a debris fire near the 880/580 freeway interchange, with no threat to buildings.

The Port of Oakland has launched the advanced FITS, designed by Parsons Corporation to improve the efficiency and security of cargo movements, with a focus on real-time data, artificial intelligence, and ongoing system maintenance.

MightyFly, a San Leandro startup, is developing large, hybrid-powered drones capable of flying up to 600 miles. They received FAA approval for testing an autonomous cargo drone.

Saildrone Inc. provided critical data to NOAA for hurricane forecasting during Hurricane Milton, deploying autonomous vessels to track the storm's conditions.

The LLNL and NNSA launched El Capitan, the world's most robust supercomputer, with a 1.742 exaFLOP performance, supporting the mission of maintaining the US nuclear arsenal.

Meta confirms closing three of its Fremont offices, with employees to be reassigned to other locations. The downsizing reflects broader industry and company restructuring trends.

Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch introduces the da Vinci 5 robotic system for advanced, minimally invasive surgeries, enhancing patient care in East Contra Costa County.

LLNL scientists have developed a real-time tsunami warning system using the world's fastest supercomputer, El Capitan, to improve early warnings near coastal regions.

The physicist behind the world's first successful fusion ignition experiment just partnered with the tech entrepreneur who built Twilio into a $4 billion empire. Their new Bay Area company aims to turn Lawrence Livermore's groundbreaking laser fusion into commercial power plants within a decade.

Gov. Newsom unveiled Quantum California at UC Berkeley, pairing new law and $4 million to turn quantum research into jobs and companies across the state.

That massive white blimp drifting past Alcatraz yesterday wasn't advertising anything—it's Google co-founder Sergey Brin's latest attempt to revolutionize disaster relief with a 400-foot electric airship. Hoodline staff caught the behemoth tracing a deliberate path from the Golden Gate to the Bay Bridge, part of expanded test flights that have Silicon Valley asking whether this floating giant might actually deliver on its humanitarian promises.

Berkeley startup Magnetic Tides says its kilohertz brain‑stimulation method boosted cortical excitability in early testing, won FDA Breakthrough status and is enrolling patients in trials. Early safety signals are encouraging but larger clinical studies are next.

Berkeley Math Circle alum Hannah Cairo, 18, constructed a counterexample that upends a four‑decade‑old conjecture in harmonic analysis.

MIT’s new Iceberg Index finds AI can already perform work equal to about 11.7% of U.S. wage value — roughly $1.2 trillion — and the exposure is spread beyond tech hubs.

Kaiser agreed to a preliminary $46 million settlement after tracking pixels on its sites and apps may have shared member data with tech vendors. The deal affects millions and faces a court fairness hearing.

A Ninth Circuit panel in San Francisco upheld a TRO blocking OpenAI and Jony Ive from using 'io' to market hardware similar to startup iyO's voice‑only computer.

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.

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.

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.

One of Elon Musk's attorneys signs discovery briefs by day and runs Clown Cardio classes in LA by night. His dual life has crept into the Musk v. Altman discovery fight.

San Francisco Business Times found the Bay Area’s largest year‑end stock sale was about $4 billion in biotech, as local drug developers leaned on secondary offerings to raise cash. Terns was among the biggest raises in December.

A 9th Circuit panel pushed back on Meta’s bid to dismiss hundreds of youth‑addiction lawsuits, raising new questions about Section 230 and platform design.

UC Davis won state grants to study cancer among firefighters, pairing wearables and blood tests with air sampling to hunt for hazardous exposures and biomarkers.

A federal court blocked a 15% cap on research overhead, preserving negotiated rates that fund labs, staff and clinical trials.

NIH announced it will no longer fund research using fetal tissue from elective abortions, citing alternatives; scientists warn it could slow vital studies on disease and development.

A new venture called Emberpoint pairs Lockheed Martin aerospace tech, PG&E data and Salesforce AI to speed wildfire detection and response.

Fremont's massive Tesla factory is about to stop making the electric cars that built the company's reputation—replacing them with humanoid robots just as the automaker posts its worst financial performance in years. The ambitious pivot promises more local jobs, but the timing raises questions about whether this is visionary reinvention or a desperate escape from a cratering car business.

A new LLNL–UC Irvine model shows how clustered ignitions can merge into megafires, a shift that could change firefighter strategy and grid planning.

Brief internet outages hit the Bay Area on March 16, with Xfinity customers among those reporting dropouts and monitoring sites flagging wider spikes.

UC’s top investor warned regents that AI could upend career prospects for nearly 300,000 students and put parts of the university’s $214 billion portfolio at risk.

An interactive map shows where Flock Safety’s AI cameras sit along San Francisco commutes—and why privacy advocates and cities are pushing back.

Oracle will buy up to 2.8 GW of Bloom Energy fuel-cell power for its AI data centers; 1.2 GW is already under contract and deployment is underway.

Japanese materials firm Resonac opened the U.S.'s first advanced semiconductor packaging R&D center in Union City, joining a US‑JOINT consortium to speed AI chip development.

Emeryville AI company Profluent struck a multi‑program deal with Eli Lilly that could pay up to $2.25 billion as the partners chase larger, more precise gene edits.

Elon Musk walked into a federal courthouse in Oakland on Tuesday, sat across from the man he calls "Scam Altman," and told a jury that losing this case would "give license to looting every charity in America." The AI industry's messiest breakup is finally in front of a judge — and a trillion-dollar IPO is sweating every word.

DOE‑backed, high‑resolution simulations show pockets of unexpectedly strong shaking along the Hayward Fault, sharpening priorities for East Bay retrofits. The new database gives engineers site‑specific motions to test critical lifelines.

UC Berkeley researchers mapped the hypothalamic circuit behind the overnight growth‑hormone surge and explain why the first 2–3 hours of sleep drive recovery.

A Norwegian-American startup just opened Hayward's flashiest new factory and sold out 10,000 home robots in five days. The catch buried in the contract might make you think twice about where you set it up.

The NSF has suspended multiple UC Berkeley awards — including funding for a mixed‑reality Ohlone exhibit at the Lawrence Hall of Science — days before a mid‑May launch, renewing legal and budget fights on campus.

UC Berkeley Law will bar most student use of generative AI in coursework and exams this summer, citing fabricated citations and faulty legal analysis. The policy keeps narrow exceptions for AI‑fluency training.

Fail rates jumped across UC Berkeley's intro CS classes this spring as professors point to AI misuse and weak math preparation; faculty are pressing for policy changes.