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| Feb.9 |
Uber |
Uber to pay Waymo $245 million to settle self-driving secrets case Waymo and Uber settled their blockbuster trade-secrets lawsuit Friday, with Uber’s new CEO expressing regret about his company’s actions
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| Dec.28 |
Apple |
Apple CEO Tim Cook Gets 74% bonus boost after earnings rebound |
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| Nov.28 |
Apple |
Apple rushes to fix major password bug |
| Nov.20 |
San Jose |
Marvell acquires Cavium for $6 billion |
| Nov.3 |
Palo Alto |
Tim Cook, faithful throngs gleefully greet Apple’s iPhone X
Map of Apple Store Palo Alto At the Palo Alto Apple Store, a large crowd cheered and applauded as Apple CEO Tim Cook greeted them | |
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| Sep.12 |
Apple |
iPhone X, other products released by Apple
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| Aug.27 |
Uber |
Uber selects Expedia chief Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO
| Aug.7 |
Google |
Google CEO slams memo on gender as employee fired A memo written by a male engineer at Google about gender differences sparked a quick rebuttal from Google after it circulated widely online
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| Jul.4 |
San Francisco |
500 Startups founder resigns after apologizing for being ‘a creep’ |
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| Jun.21 |
Uber |
Ex-CEO and founder Travis Kalanick resigned Kalanick resigned under pressure from board and investors. Series of missteps, from stealing technology, led to the resignation | |
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| Mar.13 |
Intel |
Mobileye agreed to be bought by Intel for $15 billion
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| Jan.24 |
Cisco |
No IPO for AppDynamics as Cisco buys it for $3.7 billion |
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| Dec.21 |
San Francisco |
Uber halts S.F. self-driving pilot in showdown with DMV Uber pulled its self-driving Volvos off the roads in San Francisco on Wednesday, a week after they began picking up passengers
| Dec.14 |
Tesla |
Silicon Valley tech leaders meet with President-elect Donald Trump |
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| Sep.7 |
SF Downtown |
Apple unveils new iPhone 7, wireless AirPods at event in San Francisco |
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| Aug.30 |
Apple |
Apple should pay up to €13bn in back taxes There has been widespread criticism in the US of the European Commission's ruling that Apple should pay up to €13bn (£11bn) in back taxes
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| Apr.26 |
Apple |
Apple revenue declines for the first time in 13 years |
| Apr.19 |
Intel |
Intel to cut 12,000 jobs from global operations |
| Apr.1 |
Apple |
Apple turns 40 |
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| Mar.28 |
Apple |
Department of Justice drops Apple case after FBI cracks iPhone |
| Mar.21 |
Intel |
Former Intel chief Andy Grove dies at 79 |
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| Feb.29 |
Mountain View |
Google self-driving car in fender-bender with VTA bus |
| Feb.24 |
Apple |
Apple boss Tim Cook hits back at FBI investigation |
| Feb.16 |
Apple |
Apple must help US hack San Bernardino killer's phone A U.S. magistrate has ordered Apple to help the Obama administration hack into an iPhone belonging to one of the shooters in San Bernardino | |
| Feb.1 |
Google |
Alphabet - owner of Google - takes top spot from Apple |
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| Jan.26 |
San Jose City Hall |
Apple gets green light for massive San Jose development |
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Apple |
Apple warns iPhone sales set to fall for first time |
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| Oct.21 |
Milpitas |
SanDisk selling itself to Western Digital for $19 billion |
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| Sep.15 |
HP |
Hewlett-Packard to cut up to 30,000 more jobs in split |
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| Aug.28 |
Moffett Field |
Defense Secretary: New institution to promote bendable devices |
| Aug.10 |
Google |
Google gives itself a brand-new name: Alphabet 
Google will be owned by a new umbrella company, Alphabet, a collection of companies, with Google as its largest subsidiary. Page will be Alphabet’s CEO and Brin its pres... | |
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| Jun.1 |
Intel |
Intel buying chip designer Altera for about $16.7 billion |
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| Mar.9 |
South of Market |
Apple Watch was officially unveiled
It's the company's first entirely new product in five years, and its cost will range from $349 to $10,000
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| Oct.30 |
Apple |
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he's proud to be gay Cook says that for years he's been open with many people about his sexual orientation and that plenty of his Apple colleagues know he is gay
| Oct.8 |
Gap |
Gap, Advanced Micro Devices announce CEO changes |
| Oct.6 |
HP |
HP officially confirms it will split up
| Sep.9 |
Apple |
Apple gets personal with Apple Watch |
| May.16 |
Apple |
Apple, Google call a truce in patent battle |
| May.8 |
Apple |
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
| May.2 |
San Jose |
Jury rules that Samsung infringed Apple smartphone patents
| Apr.24 |
Google |
Apple, Google, Adobe and Intel settle poaching case |
| Apr.15 |
Google |
Google Glass for sale The one-day window to buy your own Google Glass opened Tuesday morning at 6 a.m., but Google has not said how many are up for sale
| Apr.11 |
SF Mission |
Protest in Mission District over Google bus
The private Google buses carries employees from SF to the Silicon Valley. Protesters claim high tech workers with their big salaries are driving...
| Jan.13 |
Palo Alto |
Google to buy Nest Labs for $3.2bn
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| Dec.16 |
San Jose |
Avago Technologies buying LSI for $6.6B |
| Sep.20 |
Apple |
Long lines form for Apple iPhone 5S, 5C |
| Sep.10 |
Apple |
Apple reveals two new iPhone models |
| May.20 |
Apple |
Apple 'among US's big tax avoiders' |
| May.2 |
Intel |
Intel taps COO Krzanich as chipmaker's next CEO
| Jan.24 |
Apple |
Apple shares plummet as investors ponder its lackluster report |
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| Nov.19 |
Intel |
Intel CEO Paul Otellini to retire in May
| Sep.21 |
Apple |
iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide |
| Sep.12 |
SF Downtown |
Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5
4G-enabled device's new size allows it to display an extra row of app icons on its home screen. It was 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the iPhone...
| Aug.24 |
San Jose |
Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn 
A jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit. It said several of Samsung's devices had infringed Apple's software... | |
| Aug.20 |
Apple |
Apple becomes most valuable U.S. company in history
| May.23 |
HP |
Hewlett-Packard cuts 27,000 jobs
| Apr.4 |
Google |
Google augmented glasses unveiled |
| Mar.7 |
San Francisco |
Apple unveils high-def iPad |
| Feb.29 |
Apple |
Apple market value tops $500B
| Jan.24 |
Apple |
Apple in record $13.06bn profits |
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| Oct.18 |
Apple |
Apple full-year profits rise 85% |
| Oct.14 |
Apple |
Apple faithful line up for the iPhone 4S |
| Oct.5 |
Apple |
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies
Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56
| Oct.4 |
Apple |
Apple unveils refreshed iPhone 4S
| Sep.22 |
HP |
Whitman replaces Apotheker as HP CEO
| Sep.3 |
Bernal Heights |
Police help Apple hunt for missing iPhone |
| Aug.31 |
Fremont |
Solyndra goes bankrupt, sheds 1,100 jobs Solyndra blamed and over supply of solar panels, falling prices and tight credit for its problems along with foreign competition
| Aug.24 |
Apple |
Steve Jobs quits as Apple chief
Apple founder Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive of the technology giant and will be replaced by its chief operating officer Tim Cook
| Aug.15 |
Google |
Google in $12.5bn Motorola Mobility deal
| Aug.10 |
Apple |
Apple ousts Exxon in US rich list |
| Apr.22 |
San Jose |
CEOs see hiring surge continuing |
| Apr.20 |
Apple |
Apple Inc. reports record-high earnings |
| Apr.4 |
Santa Clara |
Texas Instruments buying Nat Semi
| Mar.2 |
San Francisco |
Steve Jobs unveils Apple's new iPad 2 |
| Feb.17 |
Redwood City |
Obama meets with Silicon Valley tech elite
| Jan.17 |
Apple |
Steve Jobs takes medical leave
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| Dec.14 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo cuts 600 jobs |
| Sep.30 |
HP |
Leo Apotheker selected as CEO |
| Sep.7 |
HP |
HP sues its ex-CEO Hurd |
| Sep.6 |
Oracle |
Oracle Names Ex-HP CEO Co-President |
| Sep.2 |
Fremont |
Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP |
| Aug.19 |
Intel |
Intel To Buy McAfee In $7.68 Billion Deal
| Aug.6 |
HP |
CEO resigns amid harassment claims Hewlett-Packard ousted Mark Hurd for falsifying expense reports and other documents to conceal a secret relationship with a former contractor
| Jul.20 |
Apple |
Apple sets quarterly revenue record |
| Jun.24 |
Stanford |
Medvedev tours Silicon Valley |
| Jun.7 |
SF Downtown |
Apple Touts New iPhone At Conference |
| Apr.28 |
Palm |
HP To Acquire Palm For About $1.4 B |
| Apr.3 |
Apple |
Much-Anticipated IPad Goes On Sale
| Feb.4 |
Sun |
Sun CEO: Twitter quitter |
| Jan.27 |
San Francisco |
Apple unveils the iPad After months of speculation and hype, Apple unveiled a portable device called that is filling a gap between smart phones, laptops and eBook readers
| Jan.5 |
Google |
Google Unveils 'Nexus One' Mobile Phone |
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| Nov.19 |
Google |
Google previews Chrome operating system |
| Nov.12 |
Intel |
Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion |
| Nov.11 |
Highway 3Com |
HP to buy 3Com for $2.7B; ups guidance
| Oct.13 |
Cisco |
Cisco To Buy Starent Networks For $2.9B |
| Oct.1 |
Cisco |
Cisco Agrees To Buy Tandberg For $3B |
| Sep.9 |
SF Downtown |
Steve Jobs lights up Apple show |
| Jun.22 |
Apple |
Apple Sells More Than 1 Mil. New iPhones |
| Jun.10 |
Palm |
Palm Appoints Former Apple Whiz As CEO |
| Jun.8 |
San Francisco |
Apple's New, Faster iPhone
| Jun.2 |
Cisco |
Cisco Increases Technology Clout In Dow |
| May.19 |
HP |
Another 6,400 To Be Cut
| May.13 |
Intel |
EU slaps a record $1.45bn fine on Intel |
| Mar.18 |
Sun |
IBM May Buy Sun Micro |
| Jan.14 |
Apple |
Apple CEO Jobs taking medical leave
| Jan.5 |
Apple |
Jobs has hormone imbalance, remain CEO |
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| Dec.16 |
Apple |
Apple Pulls Out Of Macworld
| Sep.29 |
Apple |
Shares drop 18 percent |
| Jul.17 |
AMD |
CEO Changed as Results Fall Short |
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| Aug.29 |
SF City Hall |
EarthLink Kills City Wi-Fi Deal |
| Jun.29 |
Apple |
iPhone Launched
| Jan.9 |
SF Downtown |
Apple unveils all-in-one iPhone CEO Steve Jobs ushered in a new era, jumping into the cell phone market
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| May.31 |
Sun |
Sun to Cut Up to 5,000 Jobs |
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| Oct.12 |
Apple |
Video iPod introduced |
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| Apr.2 |
Sun |
Sun settles with Microsoft, cuts 3,300 job |
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| Oct.23 |
Apple |
iPod: New digital music player
The new MP3 player is a device with the size of a deck of cards, that can hold 1,000 songs
| Jan.12 |
Palo Alto |
William Hewlett dead at 87
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| Nov.20 |
Intel |
Intel Introduces Pentium 4 |
| Jun.3 |
Danville |
Bay Area News Atlas started
before year 2000
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| Apr. 1, 1976 |
Apple |
Jobs and Wozniak created Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Inc. now is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, PCs, computer software, and is distributor of media