Bay Area Tech Company Helping With Disaster Relief Efforts In Nepal

Security Pal AI is one of the companies spearheading the effort after one of the most significant natural disasters in its history.

BTS Raved About This Bay Area Pizzeria During Stanford Show

The eatery had its busiest Monday ever after the pizza praise, People reported.

New Mexico Jury Finds Meta Violated Consumer Protection Law Over Child Exploitation Claims

Jurors found there were thousands of violations, each counting separately toward a penalty of $375 million.

Meta, YouTube Face Trial Over Allegations Their Tech Is Addictive, As TikTok Settles

A 19-year-old plaintiff claims that using social media from a young age caused her to become addicted to the technology.

Meta Slashes Staff In First Major Layoffs Of 2026: Report

Meta cuts are deeper than originally announced, marking the industry's first big layoffs in 2026.

Grok Apologizes For Creating Sexualized Images Of Children

The chatbot admitted it "generated and shared an AI image of two young girls (estimated ages 12-16) in sexualized attire."

Born Within the Amazon Rainforest, How the Most-Anticipated Social Media Giant Kornerz Beat All Odds

Promoting Real-Life, Real-Time Conversations, Casual Coffee-Lounge Platform App Gaining Momentum, Designed By Their Brazilian Founder

Meta And Constellation Sign 20-Year Nuclear Power Deal In Illinois To Power AI

The investment with Meta will also expand the output of a Constellation Energy Illinois nuclear plant.

Stanford Shopping Center Opens Stores, Plans New Restaurants

James Beard Award-winning chef José Andrés will open an eatery. Recent store additions include Hermès, Rolex, and Weekend Max Mara.

Meta Says It Didn't Force Users To Follow President Trump On Facebook And Instagram

Meta is denying claims circulating on social media that it forced Facebook and Instagram users to follow President Trump's official accounts

Silicon Valley Commercial Vacancies Pass 20%

The report compiles commercial real estate trends in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, as well as Fremont and Newark.

Asian American Boba Brand Finds New Opportunity

The Palo Alto entrepreneurs are getting their shot after an online cultural appropriation debate.

Bay Area Company Finding Success In The Used-EV Market, Helping Consumers

A Bay Area company is finding success in the used EV car market and helping buyers find affordable second-hand vehicles.

Tesla Recalls 1.8 Million Vehicles Due To Safety Concern

The vehicles' hoods could open on the road, blocking drivers’ views, according to authorities.

Postal Service Hiring This Month In Palo Alto

The U.S. Postal Service has hundreds of job openings in the Bay Area and will host several in-person hiring events this month.

Ex-British Tech Star Depicted As Scam Artist, Visionary In HP Trial

Prosecutors painted former British tech star Mike Lynch as the ruthless mastermind of an $11 billion deal that defrauded Hewlett Packard.

Inside Story Of Rotten Hewlett Packard Deal To Be Told In Trial

An $11 billion acquisition that backfired on Silicon Valley pioneer Hewlett Packard more than a decade ago will be resurrected Monday.

A Major Bank Failed. Here’s Why It’s Not 2008 Again

Its downfall is the largest failure of a financial institution since Washington Mutual collapsed at the height of the financial crisis.

Silicon Valley Bank Seized By FDIC As Depositors Pull Cash

Silicon Valley's failure came with incredible speed on Friday.

Tesla Opening Engineering Headquarters In California

Tesla's new global engineering headquarters will be in the former Hewlett Packard headquarters in Palo Alto.

Yahoo Axes 1,600 Workers: Report

Yahoo plans to lay off more than 1,600 employees, which is more than 20 percent of the Sunnyvale-based company’s workforce, Axios reports.

Middle Managers Likely Next Meta Layoff Targets: Zuckerberg

CEO Mark Zuckerberg during a fourth-quarter earnings call told Meta investors the company is aiming to make 2023 the “year of efficiency."

PayPal To Ax 2K Workers

The layoffs follow a wave of Silicon Valley job cuts that started last summer.

Google Lays Off 12,000 Workers Worldwide

The jobs being eliminated "cut across Alphabet, product areas, functions, levels and regions," Google CEO Sundar Pichai said.

$613M Silicon Valley ‘Blank Check’ Firm Faces Liquidation: Report

San Carlos-based SVF Investment Corp. will be dissolved after failing to complete a merger, Bloomberg News reports.

Crypto Crash Tanks Palo Alto Company

BITFRONT announced the company’s closure Sunday in a news release.

Amazon Axes Over 250 Peninsula Workers: Report

The online retail behemoth on Monday announced plans to lay off approximately 10,000 employees.

Meta Axes More Than 1,600 From Menlo Park Campus: Report

Meta on Wednesday announced plans to ax 11,000 workers, around 13 percent of the tech behemoth’s workforce.

Facebook Parent Meta Lays Off 11,000, 13% Of Workforce

"I got this wrong, and I take responsibility for that," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday.

Facebook Braces For Bloodbath: WSJ

The announcement could come as soon as Wednesday.

Meta Tanks On Double Dose Of Bad News

The Menlo Park-based social media Goliath's stock lost over 20 percent of its value Thursday morning.

Google's Ad Sales Slow Dramatically, Eroding Parent Alphabet's Profit

It marked the first time Alphabet's year-over-year quarterly revenue has risen by less than 10% since the April-June period of 2020.

Popular Athleisure Outlet Arrives In Palo Alto

The trendy yoga pants that are all the rage in Hollywood have arrived in Palo Alto.

Palo Alto Business Chosen To Participate In Growth Program

DoorDash has announced the participants in a new program that provides grants and a six-week training program for local Bay Area businesses.

$4.3M In Funds Available For Santa Clara County Small Business Owners

The California Rebuilding Fund offers fixed-rate, low-interest loans and free business support to California small business owners.

$350M Investment In Disgraced WeWork Founder Stirs Controversy

Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Marc Andreessen described former WeWork CEO and cofounder Adam Neumann as a "visionary leader.”

Facebook Posts Company's 1st Quarterly Loss

The company experienced a 36 percent decline in net income year-over-year, CNN reports.

Tesla 2nd Quarter Profit Drops, But Company Beats Estimates

The company made a record $3.32 billion in this year's first quarter.

Palo Alto Post Office Hosts Job Fair, Seeks Employees

USPS held a “major” hiring fair at the Palo Alto Post Office Tuesday. The fair was part of the post office’s “Delivering for America” plan.

Broadcom Buys Palo Alto-Based VMWare For $61 Billion

Computer chip and software maker Broadcom will spend about $61 billion to acquire the cloud technology company VMware.