Advertisers and some publishers have begun mass arbitration against Google, seeking billions after antitrust rulings that found parts of its ad tech unlawful.

Palo Alto Networks founder Nir Zuk has agreed to buy Liberty Bank and plans to use the lender as a testing ground for AI‑driven financial tools, pending regulator approval.

Three former OpenAI Stargate leaders are joining Meta as the company rolls out Muse Spark and hikes infrastructure spending.

Palo Alto's Genspark extended its Series B and claims a roughly $1.6B valuation after explosive demand for agent‑style AI and rapid ARR growth.

Stanford Medicine has installed a compact Mevion proton system at its Palo Alto Cancer Center that hospital leaders say could begin treating patients this summer and reduce radiation to healthy tissue.

San Jose-based Trinamix landed a "well-into-nine-figures" growth investment from AEA Elevate arranged by Lloyd Greif, keeping founders in place while funding Oracle‑cloud AI expansion.

PayPal’s branded‑checkout growth has stalled. The board installed Enrique Lores and the company plans a roughly $400M push to rebuild checkout momentum.

Stockton native José Hernández used the Artemis II launch to urge local students toward STEM and spotlight the outreach programs he runs back home. His foundation and school partnerships deliver hands‑on science to Central Valley youth.

Arm unveiled the AGI CPU at Fort Mason, partnering with Meta and OpenAI as it pivots from IP licensing to selling silicon.

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

Major music publishers asked a San Jose federal judge to rule that Anthropic infringed copyrights by using song lyrics to train its Claude chatbot.

A Haidilao service robot in San Jose toppled plates during a promo, with staff wrestling the machine to a stop. The viral clip has raised safety questions.

A new alliance report finds Israeli‑founded firms support about 22,650 California jobs and add billions in output. The data arrives as state political debate over Israel intensifies.