You can now, technically, build your own USB-C iPhone
Robotics engineering student Ken Pillonel wowed the internet last month with a wild hack that managed to put a working USB-C port inside an iPhone X for a fully functional USB-C iPhone.
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Livermore Valley creating wine heritage district to attract visitors
In a bid to draw more people from around the Bay Area and California to the Livermore Valley, where more than 50 wineries large and small operate, vintners are working
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Good and bad news for Disneyland and other theme parks
This past week brought some long-awaited good news for America’s multi-billion-dollar attractions industry and the hundreds of thousands of people who work in it. But even with these welcomed developments,
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Apple accelerates work on electric car project, aiming for fully autonomous vehicle
Apple Inc. is pushing to accelerate development of its electric car and is refocusing the project around full self-driving capabilities, according to people familiar with the matter, aiming to solve
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As space junk threatens station, US blames Russia
A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, according to U.S. officials who called the strike
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Rivian market value rises above $100 billion — without sales
Irvine-based Rivian Automotive reached a market value of over $100 billion two days after its initial public offering, drawing comparisons to Tesla Inc. But there are stark differences: When Tesla
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California man bilked $14 million for fake Netflix movie project, gets sentenced to 8 years
A federal judge sentenced a Manhattan Beach man to more than eight years in prison on Wednesday, Nov. 10 after he admitted to lying about having an agreement with Netflix
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If you use Venmo, PayPal or other payment apps this tax rule change may affect you
If you’re among the millions of people who use payment apps like PayPal, Venmo, Square, and other third-party electronic payment networks, you could be affected by a tax reporting change
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California couple using IVF gave birth to a stranger’s baby. Now they’re suing
The in vitro fertilization procedure worked. It was an extremely difficult pregnancy, but Daphna Cardinale was thrilled to deliver a healthy, perfect baby girl on Sept. 24, 2019. She was
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Pfizer’s COVID pill cuts hospitalization, death rates by 90%
Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults, as the drugmaker joins the race to
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