Two Bay Area companies just pulled off what aviation experts have been waiting years to see: whisper-quiet flying taxis soaring over Monterey County in the first public demonstration of its kind on American soil. The future of urban commuting just got a whole lot closer—and it's being built in our backyard.

UC Irvine researchers cracked a vulnerability in gaming mice that transforms desk vibrations into intelligible speech using AI. The sensors at the heart of the security flaw come from Sunnyvale, and the affected devices are made by Razer, Logitech, and Corsair—all companies with Bay Area operations.

A small plane was found abandoned on a beach in Half Moon Bay; it was stolen from Palo Alto airport by Luiz Gustavo Aires, who was arrested and now faces theft charges. The incident remains under investigation.