How robotaxis are dividing San Francisco
The city has become the crucible of an experiment - are robotaxis ready for the streets?.....»»
Study finds evidence of 55 new chemicals in people
Scientists at UC San Francisco have detected 109 chemicals in a study of pregnant women, including 55 chemicals never before reported in people and 42 "mystery chemicals," whose sources and uses are unknown......»»
Swell launches its app for asynchronous voice conversations
You might think that Clubhouse is the final word on audio-centric social networks, but a San Francisco startup called Swell is launching its own iOS and Android app focused on voice conversations. The big difference: While conversations on Clubhouse.....»»
More San Francisco Tech Companies Cancel Leases Due to Remote Work
Salesforce canceled its 325,000-square-foot lease at the unbuilt Parcel F tower in San Francisco's Transbay neighborhood, reports SFGate: The company announced in February that more than half of its workforce will continue working remotely or on a f.....»»
Via buys mapping startup Remix for $100 million
Remix, the startup that developed mapping software used by cities for transportation planning and street design, was born out of a hackathon during a Code for America fellowship. Nearly seven years later, the San Francisco-based startup is being acqu.....»»
Automaking is only part of GM CEO"s vision
GM's reach into insurance, robotaxis and electric delivery vans is part of a broader strategy to stretch what's typically a one-time transaction into a wider profit net over the lifetime of the vehicle......»»
Ecosystem services: Species are our livelihoods
Functioning ecosystems provide the basis for security, basic material needs, health, social interaction and individual liberty. This is how the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2005 described it, dividing ecosystem services into the following categori.....»»
Scrum Ventures launches new program to connect startups with Japanese corporations
Headquartered in San Francisco and Tokyo, Scrum Ventures is known for its accelerator programs focused on sports, food and smart city tech. Today it announced the launch of a new incubator program that will help startups from business partnerships wi.....»»
Crate and Barrel and NTT DATA Transform their Identity Strategies with Okta
Industry leaders choose the Okta Identity Cloud to provide a seamless, secure, and streamlined experience for their workforce and customers SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA), the leading independent identity provider,.....»»
Silicon Valley Stays on Top as Tech Salaries Climb Across U.S.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, AR and VR jobs pay the most When Hired released its annual report on the state of software engineers in 2020, it warned that the steady upward trend in tech salaries couldn’t be counted on to continue, given the.....»»
CDK completes sale of international unit
CDK sold its international operations for $1.45 billion to private equity firm Francisco Partners......»»
Francisco Partners is acquiring MyHeritage, sources say for $600M
Genealogy tracking online is a big business, and today comes some M&A news for one of the bigger names in the field. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Israel’s MyHeritage.com — which lets people test DNA and track their family lin.....»»
ICMI Announces Strategic Advisory Board
New advisory group to inform ICMI’s contact center and customer experience focus SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#callcenter–The International Customer Management Institute (ICMI), the authority on contact center excellence, has lau.....»»
FarmWise plans to add autonomous crop dusting to its suite of robotic services
The robotics revolution in farming is set to continue as the autonomous crop cultivation company FarmWise looks to add new capabilities to its autonomous farming equipment. The San Francisco-based company is currently testing the application of fungi.....»»
No place is safe from failing US infrastructure
In the face of rising homelessness, increasing crime and inadequate public transit in San Francisco, many tech influencers are pulling up stakes to geographies that offer a seemingly more welcome climate to conduct business and make investments. But.....»»
Large privately owned redwood forest is preserved in $24.7 million deal
A vast redwood forest located 80 miles north of San Francisco and sprawling nearly as large as Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains has received permanent protection under a deal between a Bay Area environmental group and the pro.....»»
Researchers detect galactic source of gamma rays that could produce very high-energy cosmic rays
IFIC researcher Francisco Salesa Greus, along with other members of the HAWC collaboration, have detected very high-energy photons from a galactic source that could produce cosmic rays. The detection of neutrinos through telescopes such as KM3NeT or.....»»
Computer model shows that preventing extortion is more efficient than fighting it
Francisco Grimaldo, professor at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Valencia (UV), together with Mexican researchers, has developed a computer model that allows simulating the effect of extortion on companies and analyzing aspect.....»»
The melting of large icebergs is a key stage in the evolution of ice ages
Antarctic iceberg melt could hold the key to the activation of a series of mechanisms that cause the Earth to suffer prolonged periods of global cooling, according to Francisco J. Jiménez-Espejo, a researcher at the Andalusian Earth Sciences Institu.....»»
Twilio Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of Class A Common Stock
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Twilio Inc. (“Twilio”) (NYSE: TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $1,000,000,000 of shares of its Class A common stoc.....»»
Decades of terroir debate settled: Weather and soil crucial to making great whisky
A new academic study has provided conclusive proof of terroir's influence on whisky, settling an industry-dividing debate for both whisky drinkers and producers alike......»»