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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California and other states look to charge packagers for recycling, but industry fights back
States across the U.S. are looking to adopt new recycling regimes that require producers of packaging to pay for its inevitable disposal — but industry is digging in to try to
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Low-carbon hydrogen is not cheap and needs support, says major energy organization
Low-carbon hydrogen isn’t “cost competitive with other energy supplies in most applications and locations” and the situation is unlikely to change unless there’s “significant support to bridge the price gap,”
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Downtown San Jose mixed-use tower pushes ahead, height is sliced
A downtown San Jose housing tower that would feature affordable homes for seniors, commercial spaces, and the preservation of the facade of a historic building has advanced to a wide-ranging
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New York City will require vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms
New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor Bill
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NYC investor grabs north San Jose tech hub in half-billion-dollar deal
An East Coast private equity firm has bought a landmark tech hub in north San Jose for more than a half-billion dollars, a mega-deal that underscores how real estate investors
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‘My hands are tied.’ Bay Area 211 workers feel helpless in face of homelessness crisis
It started off as a routine call. But before Rico Millan knew it, the woman on the other end of the phone was crying. She had phoned for help finding
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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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Zoom settles consumer claims over privacy for $85 Million
Proposed accord resolves claims Zoom Video Communications Inc. misled consumers about encryption security, improperly shared data with Facebook Inc. and failed to protect private meetings from being disrupted by hacking
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Santa Clara and Bay Area businesses with COVID outbreaks were rarely inspected for violations
The overwhelming majority of Bay Area workplaces that reported COVID-19 outbreaks never faced any enforcement actions for possible violations of public health orders, a Bay Area News Group analysis reveals.
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