Facebook changes company name to Meta
Facebook just announced that it will change its company name to Meta. The name change, which was announced at the Facebook Connect augmented and virtual reality conference, reflects the company’s
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Florida judge sends Trump suit against Twitter to San Francisco
Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit to get his Twitter account restored must be heard in a California court, not a Florida one, under a user agreement covering everyone on the
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Cheap antidepressant shows COVID treatment promise
A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a study hunting for existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat coronavirus. Researchers tested the
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Elon Musk used government money to build Tesla. But he fears a tax on billionaires
Think of the billionaire tax as the Tesla solution to Democrats’ search for revenue to pay for their expansion of the social safety net … if only they can convince Sen.
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50-Year-Old Woman Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on I-680 in San Jose
A 50-year-old woman has been identified as the driver who died after traveling the wrong way on Interstate Highway 680 in San Jose and crashing into another vehicle early Sunday
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Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users
In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts to stop the spread of the virus, some Facebook employees thought
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FDA expert panel blesses vaccine for kids ages 5-11
In a key step toward authorizing COVID-19 vaccines for elementary school-age children, a panel of medical experts advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concluded Tuesday that the benefits of
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Contra Costa County shuts down In-N-Out over defiant refusal to follow vaccine rules
Contra Costa County health officials on Tuesday indefinitely shut down the In-N-Out restaurant in Pleasant Hill for defying COVID-19 vaccination rules for indoor dinners. The action comes a week after
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What are the ‘Facebook Papers’?
The Facebook Papers project represents a unique collaboration among 17 American news organizations, including The Associated Press. Journalists from a variety of newsrooms, large and small, worked together to gain
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Company hired by California county to push COVID-19 vaccines also has campaign against shot mandates
Advocates for increasing coronavirus vaccination rates among Inland minority communities expressed outrage Monday, Oct. 25, that an advertising agency Riverside County hired to urge people to get the shots has launched a
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