The staff at the Denny’s on Berryessa Road in San Jose probably get more calls than most Denny’s. Tour buses pull into the parking lot carrying visitors from across the country, or even from the other side of the world. “Is this the Nvidia store?” callers ask. The answer, every time, is that it is […]
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The Mountain View City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, Feb. 24, to terminate its contract with Flock Safety after the police department discovered that outside agencies — including Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives offices in Kentucky and Nashville and Langley Air Force Base in Virginia — had accessed the
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REDWOOD CITY – A California privacy platform secured over 176,000 sign-ups in its first four weeks online as state residents seize the chance to permanently delete personal information from over 545 data broker sites simultaneously. The Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) is the world’s first government-built tool to provide this service, wrote Gavin Newsom’s
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In the last two years, Waymo has increased the number of miles driven by its self-driving cars from 1 million miles to 127 million miles. But as U.S. roads are filled with white, sensor-covered Jaguars, questions about safety have been raised. Data from both federal regulators and Waymo’s own research suggest the robotaxis are outperforming human drivers.
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This fall, while most Bay Area public schools continued debating when and if AI tools should enter classrooms, private schools began integrating generative AI tools into core curriculums for students. Less limited by funding constraints and government bureaucracy, the schools can more nimbly test tools and adjust curricula, providing a window into the future of
If the universe is expanding at the speed of light, what exists beyond the edge it hasn’t reached yet? During junior high back in China, Reni Cao brought the question that had been bothering him for a while to his physics teacher. His teacher couldn’t answer but told him to stop asking distracting questions and
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As October came to an end, California State Senator Scott Wiener hosted his yearly pumpkin carving event. Surrounded by constituents – as well as some anti-transgender protestors who showed up for the occasion – Wiener talked through his legislative record for 2025. Among his achievements was SB 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act.
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Victims of domestic violence in California will soon have a legal process to revoke their abuser’s access to connected smart devices such as smart locks, home cameras and online accounts, under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October. Senate Bill 50, authored by state Sen. Angelique Ashby (D-Sacramento), requires companies to disable
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. – On Oct. 5, 2025, more than 1,000 people joined the Valley101 Annual Tech Summit. Everything at the summit this year circles back to artificial intelligence. Besides panels exploring AI’s role in different fields, the organizer introduced a startup challenge for the first time. “Many of our followers are entrepreneurs. Over the years,
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SANTA CLARA — The City of Santa Clara approved NVIDIA’s Phase 3 architectural review at the Development Review Hearing on Oct. 1, paving the way for the next phase of construction in the tech giant’s headquarters expansion. The approval marks a major step in completing NVIDIA’s long-term plan for its San Tomas Business Park Campus,
Inspired by Guido Reichstadter’s lead, a handful of activists across the world also went on separate hunger strikes against AGI.
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In the heart of Silicon Valley, home to venture capital and entrepreneurial activity, demo days occur frequently. But Breakthrough Demo Day in particular, provides a unique opportunity and powerful visibility to underrepresented founders.
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