Tesla Buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, Will Accept as Payment Soon
Tesla has invested around $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and said it plans to begin accepting the digital currency as payment for its high-end vehicles soon. The price of Bitcoin soared
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Feds to Name Likely Cause of Helicopter Crash That Killed Nine, Including Kobe and Gianna Bryant
In the year since the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant crashed into a hillside on a foggy January morning, killing all nine aboard, there’s been plenty of finger-pointing over the cause of
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Half Moon Bay Cannabis Company Under Investigation for Farmworker Wage Allegations
A once-thriving cannabis and hemp company in Half Moon Bay is now being investigated by state and local authorities for possibly cheating it’s farmworker labor force out of two months
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Tesla Recalls Up to 134K Models S and X Over Touchscreen Issue: Report
Tesla has issued a voluntary recall of older Model S and Model X vehicles after years of complaints from owners about issues with the touchscreen control unit, according to a
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Silicon Valley legislator blames social media for role in U.S. Capitol attack
Many faulted former President Donald Trump for riling up the mob and making baseless claims about election fraud. Some criticized security officials for failing to secure the Capitol, or accused the media
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Environmental groups file appeal to stop 469-home development near Newark wetlands
Environmentalist groups aiming to stop a major controversial housing development at the edge of Newark’s wetlands are appealing an Alameda County court decision that would allow the project to go
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‘We got rules down here.’ East Bay homeless camps are getting organized
Standing in a circle in an empty parking lot, the neighbors debated the most pressing issues in their community. They needed new security guards. The street lights were out. Certain
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Hurt by the pandemic, a small town in California will pay tourists to visit
When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a second statewide lockdown in early December, businesses across California braced for more economic hardship. For officials in one small town, it was a wake-up call to
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Mark Zuckerberg part of $100 million ‘California Black Freedom Fund’
More than two dozen philanthropic organizations and corporations on Thursday launched the California Black Freedom Fund, a $100 million, five-year initiative that they say will provide resources to Black-led organizations
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Elon Musk’s Ontario airport tunnel project moves to next phase
Elon Musk and San Bernardino County’s transportation agency began exclusive negotiations this week on construction of an underground people-mover from the Metrolink train station in Rancho Cucamonga to Ontario International Airport. In
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