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Treasure Island |
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State: Google must move 'mystery' barge
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Alameda |
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Google expands ferry service for employees
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| Feb.4 |
Google |
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Google awards $106M in stock, cash to Schmidt
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| Feb.6 |
LinkedIn |
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LinkedIn makes biggest acquisition yet and boosts revenues
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| Feb.7 |
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Google makes statement about Russian anti-gay law With the Winter Games underway in Sochi, Google in search logo depicts athletes skiing, sledding, curling against a rainbow-colored backdrop
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Sunnyvale |
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PayNearMe attracts serious money, big partner for unbanked The electronic cash transaction network, just closed a $20 million of financing from venture capitalists, and gained the services of Family Dollar
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SF Downtown |
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Apple gets approvals for Union Square store
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| Feb.8 |
Apple |
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Apple and Google now world's two most valuable companies
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San Francisco |
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Shooting suspects lead police on highway chase from SF to Mountain View
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| Feb.10 |
Apple |
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Icahn gives up Apple fight Carl Icahn's sought a larger return to investors ended. He will withdraw his proposal for $50 billion in additional share repurchases
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Tesla |
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Tesla share price hits record investors anticipate that the electric carmaker will post favorable sales in China and Europe. The shares gained 5.4 percent to close at $19...
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Moffett Field |
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Google to restore Hangar One and operate runways at Moffett Field Feds have chosen a Google subsidiary to restore the landmark Hangar One and assume control of the airfield's two runways
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| Feb.12 |
Google |
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127 acquisitions completed by Google in 3 years 127 acquisitions, investments and divestitures were completed in the past three years, more deals than any other company worldwide
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| Feb.14 |
Sunnyvale |
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Aerohive Networks joins growing IPO pipeline The wireless-networking company is suggesting its goal is to raise $75 million, though neglecting to give a projected share count
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| Feb.16 |
Google |
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Google buys sound authentication firm SlickLogin Google has acquired SlickLogin - an Israeli start-up behind the technology that allows websites to verify a user's identity by using sound waves
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| Feb.17 |
Apple |
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Apple execs met with Tesla, discussed merger A new report suggests Apple executives secretly met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk to discuss a possible merger
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| Feb.19 |
Tesla |
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Tesla profit beats the street, stock surges Tesla Motors reported stronger-than-expected 2013 profits, sending the electric car maker’s stock soaring in after-hours trading
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Mountain View |
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Facebook buys WhatsApp in $19 billion deal  Facebook is paying a whopping $19 billion in cash and stock to buy mobile messaging company, including $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in FB stock
| WhatsApp’s founders and employees will also receive $3 billion in restricted stock units. Co-founder and CEO Jan Koum will also join Facebook’s board of directors
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| Feb.20 |
Mountain View |
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WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum joins ranks of valley tech tycoons| Ukrainian-born Jew left his Communist homeland as a teenager and started his working life in America sweeping floors at a grocery | |
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Google |
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Google unveils 3D sensor smartphone| Google has unveiled a prototype smartphone with 'customised hardware and software' that enables it to create 3D maps of a user's surroundings | |
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| Feb.21 |
HP |
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HP slips despite earnings beat The earnings report beat expectations and showed promise in sectors that were previously declining
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| Feb.22 |
Apple |
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Apple v. Samsung: CEOs have no deal yet Apple and Samsung have been unable to settle their global patent feud, although they told a federal judge late Friday they will continue to seek...
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| Feb.24 |
Santa Clara |
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 The Dalai Lama visits Santa Clara  Map of Santa Clara University Santa Clara| His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama appears today at Santa Clara University speaking to sold out crowd | |
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Fremont |
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UAW plans to keep trying on Tesla workers' representation United Auto Workers President Bob King he wants another meeting with Tesla CEO Elon Musk to discuss representing the car company's workers
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LinkedIn |
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LinkedIn to launch site in Chinese LinkedIn is launching a site for the most populous Internet market and says it will comply with the communist government's censorship rules
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| Feb.25 |
Palo Alto |
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5 Bay Area kids come down with paralyzing illness Local children paralyzed, sometimes within hours after coming down with a mysterious polio-like illness. The number of sick children could be as high as 20
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| Feb.26 |
Tesla |
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Tesla unveils 'Gigafactory' Electric car-maker will spend $2 billion to build a massive factory capable of producing advanced batteries for 500,000 vehicles per year
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| Feb.27 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo slams webcam hacking by British spy agency Yahoo strongly condemned a reported multiyear effort by American and British spy agencies to snatch webcam images from the user accounts
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Google |
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Gmail users seek $100 a day for privacy invasion $100 a day Google should pay Gmail users for each day it scanned their e-mail over 5 years, according to a lawsuit filed against the Web search...
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| Feb.28 |
Redwood City |
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Storm triggers flash flooding in Bay Area | The storm has had a big impact around the Bay Area with flooding, fallen trees, damage and lots of accidents | |
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