Monterey Bay Scientists Spot Bizarre Glowing 'Tadpole' Lurking 6,500 Feet Deep
A Monterey Bay research expedition found a likely new siphonophore nearly 6,500 feet below California’s surface. Its glowing tentacles and tadpole-like body are only the beginning of the mystery.
Mountain View’s Tech Fair Unleashes Chess Bots, Laser Cutters And Space Builders
Mountain View’s 11th technology showcase brought chess robots, space-building machines and autonomous vehicles downtown. A packed AI panel focused on keeping small businesses in control.
Mountain View Ed-Tech Giant Drops $100 Million On Andrew Ng’s AI Tutor Gamble
Coursera is putting $100 million behind Andrew Ng’s LearnVector, a Silicon Valley startup building adaptive AI tutors for workers. Its first courses are expected in early 2027.
Silicon Valley On Edge As Nvidia Floats $250 Billion AI Backstop
Nvidia’s reported talks to underwrite OpenAI’s Ohio lease would fold a chip supplier into financing for the world’s largest AI campus, reviving circular‑financing concerns.
AMD's $5 Billion Claude Bet Supercharges Silicon Valley Power Play
AMD will supply Anthropic with up to 2GW of MI450 GPUs and commit up to $5B in equity as the AI compute race accelerates. The scale could mean tens of billions in hardware sales.
NVIDIA’s Vera Chip Puts Silicon Valley Server Rooms on the Hot Seat
Nvidia released full specs for its Vera CPU — 88 cores, LPDDR5X memory and dense liquid‑cooled racks — and says early chips are already at OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX. Analysts say the launch could reshape the server CPU market.
SF's Databricks Snubs IPO, Signs On for $188 Billion Private Valuation
Databricks signed a term sheet valuing the company at about $188 billion and is choosing another private raise over an immediate IPO. The capital will fuel enterprise AI products and give management more runway to time a public listing.
Bay Area Apple Fan Says ‘Hide My Email’ Left Him Exposed, Drags Tech Giant To Court
A Bay Area resident sued Apple in federal court, saying the company misled users about Hide My Email after researchers found a flaw that can expose real addresses.
Hydrogen Hustle: ECL Taps PowerCell To Juice Santa Clara Data Center Boom
ECL has ordered PowerCell PS190 units and signed an MoU for about 300 MW, starting at its 35MW CSC‑1 campus in Santa Clara and building on a Mountain View pilot.
Santa Clara Startup Snags Breakthrough FDA Green Light For Ventilator AI
Santa Clara's Autonomous Healthcare won FDA De Novo authorization for Syncron‑E, the first ventilator waveform analysis device, clearing a path for AI‑assisted ICU monitoring.












