Google prohibits ads that promote or make money from climate change denial
Google is cracking down on digital ads that promote the idea that climate change is a hoax or make money from that kind of content, hoping to limit revenue for
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Pfizer asks authorization to FDA for its Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
Pfizer and BioNTech asked federal regulators on Thursday to authorize emergency use of their coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, a move that could help protect more than
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Tech company signs office lease for expansion in Santa Clara
Fungible has struck a deal to greatly expand its headquarters in Santa Clara through a new office lease, the property’s owner said Wednesday. The data and storage technologies company has
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Mask mandate: Bay Area health officials to announce criteria for lifting requirement
With COVID-19 infection rates easing after a summer surge, Bay Area health officers are poised to announce plans Thursday for an eventual end to the region’s indoor masking mandate. But
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Fatal Crash Shuts Down NB Interstate 680 in San Jose: CHP
A fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 680 in San Jose has blocked all northbound lanes near Jackson Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP issued a
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Santa Clara County to Create Sustainability Commission to Advise on Climate Change
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will create a county commission on sustainability, following a unanimous vote at Tuesday’s meeting. The new group, based on a measure introduced by
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Facebook says outage was caused by error during routine maintenance
The global outage that knocked Facebook and its other platforms offline for hours was caused by an error during routine maintenance, the company said. Santosh Janardhan, Facebook’s vice president of
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No more oil leaking, efforts continue to contain Southern California spill and find cause
Officials said no more oil is leaking into the waters off Huntington Beach, but weather and ocean flows will be key as they try to contain the spill that has
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Elizabeth Holmes trial: Lawyer claims ‘incompetent’ lab chief, not Holmes, to blame
A lawyer for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes claimed during her criminal trial Tuesday that “incompetence” by former company lab director Adam Rosendorff was behind problems at her Palo Alto blood-testing
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89 Californians worth $1.1 trillion on Forbes wealthiest Americans list
If you think California has lots of really-really rich folks, you’re correct! My trusty spreadsheet’s review of 2021’s edition of the Forbes 400 — the venerable roster of America’s wealthiest people —
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