Fighting bigger blazes with Silicon Valley technology
Startup Lumineye began with a goal of giving soldiers power to see through walls. But climate change has broadened the market, and Lumineye is now working with firefighters to tweak
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How Santa Clara County’s $6 million COVID fining frenzy played out ‘in court’
Anjani Sircar was on the hot seat, facing an attorney intent on discrediting a recent enforcement action. But this wasn’t a trial, and Sircar isn’t a police officer. She’s a
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State, Bay Area Perks May Lure in Vaccine Holdouts
Millions of Californians are seeing this week’s reopening as a reason to celebrate. But for millions more it may also be a reason to stop procrastinating. As vaccinated residents start
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Next-generation battery may unlock the future for electric vehicles
To curb global warming, policymakers say, we need to switch from gas-powered cars to driving clean, non-polluting electric vehicles. Major automakers plan to make that happen, promising a full line
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Pandemic restrictions are vanishing this week. Politics? Or science?
At the stroke of midnight on June 15, the spell will break. Masks can fall. Churches and gyms and movie theaters can fill up. We’ll finally be able to tell
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Living with COVID-19, once restrictions are lifted
Even as California prepares to throw open its economy, it’s too early to declare victory against COVID-19. Instead, say scientists, we’ll learn to live in an uneasy détente. The virus
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San Diego Biotech Company’s Therapy Treatment Showing Promising Results in COVID Patients
Scientists at Aethlon Medical, a San Diego-based biotech company, may have found a promising new therapeutic treatment for COVID-19. “What we do is capture the virus and completely remove it from
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US Not Likely to Reach 70% Vaccination Goal by July 4 at Current Rate: Report
“We still have a lot of Americans who have not yet gotten vaccinated,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University School of Public Health. At the current pace, the
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US extends expiration date on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that U.S. regulators extended the expiration date on millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by six weeks. The company said a Food and Drug
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Apple Previews New Software for iPhone, Other Gadgets
Apple kicked off its second annual all-virtual developer conference with a keynote that outlined new updates to its software for iPhones and other devices. The presentation highlighted more privacy options
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