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.

Meta struck a multibillion lease with Google for TPU access, reframing compute as a metered utility and reshuffling the AI chip market. Local infrastructure choices may ripple across the Bay Area.

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

Stanford and other U.S. hospitals are testing CAR‑T as a one‑time treatment for progressive MS. Early data show immune effects but safety and repair of old damage remain uncertain.

Adeia said it signed a multi-year IP license with AMD on March 9, 2026, resolving lawsuits over hybrid-bonding patents and opening the door to possible collaboration.

Global agencies warn attackers are exploiting a critical Cisco SD‑WAN flaw; immediate patching and threat hunts are required.