WhatsApp ‘view once’ brings disappearing photos and videos
After the recipient opens the image for the first time, “view once” deletes it, without saving it to a phone. WhatsApp said the feature was aimed at “giving users even
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That recycling symbol doesn’t always mean what you think it does
Every morning, when state Sen. Ben Allen would grab the newspaper from outside his Santa Monica home, he’d pull off the plastic sleeve bearing the triangular recycling symbol and throw
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California unemployment claims jump to highest level since reopening
Unemployment claims in California jumped last week to their highest levels since the state’s much-touted reopening of an economy that has been enfeebled by coronavirus-linked ailments for well over a
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Fully vaccinated Alaska cruise passenger tests positive for COVID-19, sent home
A fully vaccinated passenger on an Alaska cruise tested positive for COVID-19 and received “private air transportation” home, according to Celebrity Cruises. A passenger on Sunday reported cold-like symptoms to
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Bay Area cities among top 5 most educated in U.S.
The Bay Area touts two of the most educated metro areas in the United States, according to a new WalletHub study. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ranked second and San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley ranked fourth
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Costco coming to NewPark Mall, plus 319 apartments
A new Costco Wholesale warehouse and a 319-unit apartment complex will be built on the NewPark Mall property as part of a developer’s attempt to significantly revamp the aging mall,
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Want to give something to a homeless person? There’s an app for that
It shows their stories but not their full names. And that’s enough. While the identities of the homeless men and women is kept confidential, the sad truth of their circumstances
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California Utility Says Its Equipment May Be Linked to Fire
Pacific Gas & Electric equipment may have been involved in the start of the big Dixie Fire burning in the Sierra Nevada, the nation’s largest utility reported to California regulators.
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Zoom buys San Ramon-based Five9 in $14.7 billion deal to prepare for a post-pandemic world
Zoom, the video-conferencing platform that became hugely popular during the Covid-19 pandemic, is spending a whopping $14.7 billion on cloud-based software company Five9 to boost its appeal with business clients. Zoom announced the
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From digital detox to apology tours, how some celebrities come back from being ‘canceled’
There’s no winning in cancel culture. Just ask Chrissy Teigen. The model, businesswoman and social media star Twitter once called the unofficial mayor of the platform has been paying the price since she was called out
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