This man made the first cell phone call 50 years ago
On April 3, 1973, Martin Cooper stood on a sidewalk on sixth avenue in Manhattan with a device the size of a brick and made the first public call from
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California Seeks To Create Amber Alert System For Black Youth
A local senator is hoping missing persons cases in the African American community will get more of an immediate response. He argues they’re often ignored or categorized differently than others.
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California Court Rules in Favor of Uber, Lyft in Ride-Hailing Case
App-based ride hailing and delivery companies like Uber and Lyft can continue to treat their California drivers as independent contractors, a state appeals court ruled Monday, allowing the tech giants
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Here’s What You Need to Know About Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
Two large banks that cater to the tech industry have collapsed after a bank run, government agencies are taking emergency measures to backstop the financial system, and President Joe Biden is
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Meta plans to fire thousands more this week
Meta Platforms Inc., the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is planning a fresh round of layoffs and will cut thousands of employees as soon as this week, according to people
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Meta launches subscription service for Facebook and Instagram
Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is launching a subscription service called Meta Verified that will include a handful of additional perks and features, including account verification badges for those
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Google plans to cut more than 1,000 Bay Area jobs
Google has sketched out plans to cut well over 1,600 jobs in the Bay Area, staffing reductions that are a fresh reminder that the pain from local tech layoffs has
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Tweets About Taking Tesla Private Weren’t Fraud: Elon Musk
Elon Musk returned to federal court Monday in San Francisco, testifying that he believed he had locked up financial backing to take Tesla private during 2018 meetings with representatives from Saudi Arabia’s
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Amazon cuts hundreds more Bay Area jobs
Amazon has disclosed plans to chop hundreds more Bay Area jobs in what would be a fresh wave of cutbacks, a forbidding sign that tech layoffs might have yet to
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Silicon Valley Tech Titans Continue Firing Thousands
Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, Google and Facebook are just some of the tech titans that have laid off thousands of employees in the past few months and the fear is those cuts will
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