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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.