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Stanford |
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Stanford Hospital introduces 3D breast screening   Stanford Hospital is now offering a technology that could potentially identify breast cancers more accurately, with fewer false alarms
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Google |
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Google sued over Android app agreement
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LinkedIn |
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LinkedIn wraps up social media earnings parade with a loss
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| May.2 |
San Jose |
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Jury rules that Samsung infringed Apple smartphone patents Map of federal court San Jose A jury determined that Samsung infringed Apple smartphone patents and awarded $120 million in damages
| The panel delivered its verdict in federal court and ruled that Apple infringed Samsung patents and awarded $158,000 in damages. Apple had sought $2.2 billion after accusing Samsung of infringing 5 of its patents covering functions such as slide-to-lock, universal searching, quick linking. Samsung had sought $6 million
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| May.3 |
Fremont |
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Tesla job fair in Fremont canceled due to max capacity
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| May.7 |
Mountain View |
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 Mountain lion safely captured in Mountain View For hours police had a mountain lion cornered in a crowded Mountain View apartment complex and waited before they could safely capture it
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Tesla |
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Tesla loses nearly $50 million in first quarter
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| May.8 |
Sunnyvale |
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Two bodies found after Sunnyvale mobile-home fire Map of 1050 Borregas Ave Sunnyvale A fire at the Cape Cod Village that killed a woman and her boyfriend - who helped rescue her developmentally disabled son - appears to have resulted from a cooking accident
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Apple |
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Apple is in talks to buy Beats, report says| The Santa Monica-based Beats, founded by rapper Dr. Dre and record producer Jimmy Iovine, makes the ubiquitous Beats by Dre headphones | |
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Los Altos |
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President Barack Obama in Bay Area once again He will be all over the region for Democratic Party fundraisers and speeches to raise money for his party and to gather momentum among young voters
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Tesla |
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Investors beat up on Tesla after it beats earnings expectations Tesla reported earnings that beat analyst projections for income and sales while giving hints about increased production capabilities and Chinese...
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| May.9 |
Mountain View |
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Obama touts efficiency, angers labor Map of Walmart Mountain View| President Barack Obama announced new steps Friday by companies, local governments and his own administration to deploy solar technology | |
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| May.13 |
Google |
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Google loses privacy ruling in European court| Europe's highest court said Tuesday that people are entitled to some control over what pops up when their name is Googled | |
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Yahoo |
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Yahoo buys self-destructing mobile messaging app Blink| Yahoo has acquired Blink, a mobile application that allows users to share messages that self-destruct, in order to poach the talent behind it | |
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| May.14 |
Sunnyvale |
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One dead after mobile home fire One person was found dead inside a fire-ravaged mobile home shared by a senior couple after a blaze broke out around 12:25 p.m.
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Mountain View |
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police officer arrested on child porn charges Officer Kevin Nguyen is a seven-year veteran of the Mountain View Police Department
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| May.16 |
Apple |
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Apple, Google call a truce in patent battle Apple and Google reached a détente, agreeing to dismiss all lawsuits against each other and promising to work together for patent reform
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| May.19 |
Google |
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Google buys Divide, is Twitch next? Google buys an enterprise mobile-management company, but reports suggest it has a bigger acquisition target in video game-streaming service ...
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Google |
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Google about to pay $1 billion for Twitch The Internet is ablaze over rumors that Google is about to pay $1 billion for a company that streams live video of people playing video game...
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Cupertino |
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1-year-old boy drowns in backyard spa
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| May.22 |
HP |
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Hewlett-Packard announces thousands more job cuts Hewlett-Packard announced Thursday that it plans to trim its ranks by an additional 11,000 to 16,000 employees
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| May.24 |
Santa Clara |
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Body floating in creek Rescue boats from the San Jose Fire Department and other agencies are in the process of recovering a body reported floating in a creek
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| May.27 |
Mountain View |
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Intuit will pay $360 million for mobile bill-payment app The company that makes accounting and financial software, said it will spend about $360 million to acquire the mobile bill-payment app Check
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Google |
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Google: We're building car with no steering wheel Map of 25 mph Mountain View The two-seater won't be sold publicly, but 100 prototypes will be on public roads. The top speed would be 25 mph
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| May.28 |
Apple |
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It’s official: Apple buys Beats for $3 billion Apple is buying Beats Electronics for $3 billion. The Cupertino company will pay $2.6 billion in cash and $400 million in equity
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| May.29 |
Google |
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Google revealed how very white and male its workforce Just 2 percent of its employees are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are women. About a third of the company's workforce is Asi...
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Cupertino |
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Cupertino girl makes National Spelling Bee finals 2 adjectives - 'graveolent' and 'glaucescent' - that advanced Neha Konakalla, 13, to the finals Thursday of the Scripps National Spelling Be...
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| May.30 |
Santa Clara |
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Infoblox CEO steps down, stock plummets Network-security company Infoblox announced the departure of Robert Thomas along with disappointing financial results
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