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| Feb.9 |
Uber |
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Uber to pay Waymo $245 million to settle self-driving secrets case |
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| Nov.3 |
Palo Alto |
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Tim Cook, faithful throngs gleefully greet Apple’s iPhone X 
Map of Apple Store Palo Alto| At the Palo Alto Apple Store, a large crowd cheered and applauded as Apple CEO Tim Cook greeted them | |
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| Aug.25 |
San Rafael |
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North Bay’s new SMART commuter train gets off to a smooth start| Nine years after voters approved a commuter train system and more than two years of delays for the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit System | |
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| Aug.7 |
Google |
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Google CEO slams memo on gender as employee fired
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| Jul.28 |
Fremont |
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Elon Musk hands over the 1st Tesla Model 3s
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| Jun.21 |
Uber |
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Ex-CEO and founder Travis Kalanick resigned| Kalanick resigned under pressure from board and investors. Series of missteps, from stealing technology, led to the resignation | |
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| Mar.25 |
Fremont |
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First day of service at Warm Springs BART
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| Feb.21 |
Yahoo |
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Verizon to buy Yahoo at reduced price |
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| Dec.21 |
San Francisco |
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Uber halts S.F. self-driving pilot in showdown with DMV |
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| Dec.14 |
Yahoo |
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Over 1 billion Yahoo accounts had data stolen in 2013 breach |
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| Sep.22 |
Yahoo |
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Attack on Yahoo hit 500 million users |
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| Sep.8 |
Wells Fargo |
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Wells Fargo fined $185 million for unauthorized account openings |
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| Aug.30 |
Apple |
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Apple should pay up to €13bn in back taxes |
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| Jul.24 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo, Verizon set to announce $4.8 billion deal| An agreement to sell core Internet business like Yahoo News, Flickr and Tumblr would mark the conclusion of a tough four years for CEO Mayer | |
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| Jun.13 |
LinkedIn |
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Microsoft to pay $26.2 billion for LinkedIn’s contacts |
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| Apr.1 |
Tesla |
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Tesla has 115,000 reservations for new Model 3 |
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| Feb.16 |
Apple |
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Apple must help US hack San Bernardino killer's phone| A U.S. magistrate has ordered Apple to help the Obama administration hack into an iPhone belonging to one of the shooters in San Bernardino | |
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| Dec.1 |
Facebook |
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Zuckerberg welcomes baby, to give up 99% of shares |
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| Nov.14 |
Eastern Span |
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Caltrans implodes old Bay Bridge pier |
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| Nov.3 |
SF City Hall |
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Prop. F: Measure to restrict Airbnb rentals losing by wide margin
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| Oct.20 |
San Jose Downtown |
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80 sickened in Shigella outbreak linked to San Jose restaurant
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| Sep.22 |
Livermore |
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Lawrence Livermore Lab CFO killed after SUV crashes into gym |
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| Aug.10 |
Google |
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Google gives itself a brand-new name: Alphabet 
Google will be owned by a new umbrella company, Alphabet, a collection of companies, with Google as its largest subsidiary
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| Aug.1 |
West Oakland |
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BART's Transbay Tube closed |
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| Mar.9 |
South of Market |
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Apple Watch was officially unveiled |
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| Jan.9 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Golden Gate Bridge closed for median barrier installation The bridge shut down to private vehicles for 52 hours so workers can install a moveable median barrier designed to prevent head-on collisions
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| Nov.22 |
East Oakland |
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Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line opened Map of Oakland Coliseum BART Station Oakland The BART to OAK Airport line, is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system between BART's Coliseum Station and Oakland International Airport
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| Oct.30 |
Apple |
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says he's proud to be gay |
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| Sep.30 |
eBay |
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EBay, PayPal to become separate companies |
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| Sep.18 |
Oracle |
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Larry Ellison is stepping down as Oracle CEO Ellison, 70, is a college dropout who founded Oracle in 1977 and has grown it to a market value of $182 billion
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| Sep.4 |
Tesla |
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Tax breaks key as Tesla plans Gigafactory in Nevada |
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| Aug.28 |
Highway 280 |
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NB Highway 280 closed for seismic retrofit |
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| Aug.14 |
Candlestick |
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Paul McCartney concert |
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| May.8 |
Apple |
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Apple is in talks to buy Beats, report says |
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| Apr.15 |
Google |
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Google Glass for sale |
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| Apr.11 |
SF Mission |
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Protest in Mission District over Google bus |
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| Feb.19 |
Milpitas |
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Winning Powerball ticket sold at Milpitas gas station |
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Mountain View |
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Facebook buys WhatsApp in $19 billion deal Facebook is paying a whopping $19 billion in cash and stock to buy mobile messaging company, including $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in FB stock
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| Feb.12 |
SF City Hall |
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French President Hollande meeting with city officials and tech kingpins |
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| Dec.17 |
East San Jose |
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Ticket for $636 million lottery jackpot sold in San Jose |
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| Nov.16 |
Highway 24 |
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Caldecott Tunnel fourth bore opens |
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| Nov.7 |
Twitter |
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Twitter shares jump on market debut Shares in the micro-blogging site Twitter opened at $45.10 each in the first minutes of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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| Nov.5 |
Rohnert Park |
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Crowds turn out for casino opening in Rohnert Park |
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| Oct.18 |
Bay Area |
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Commuters turn to cars, buses for BART strike Commuters got up before dawn and endured heavy traffic on roadways, as BART workers walked off the job for the second time in 4 months
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| Oct.7 |
San Carlos |
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PG&E start shutting down controversial pipeline |
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| Sep.2 |
Eastern Span |
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New eastern span of Bay Bridge open Lt. Gov. Gavin News performed the ceremonial chain cutting at the newly refurbished toll plaza with help from SF Mayo and Oakland Mayor
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| Aug.28 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bay Bridge closed; transition to new span underway |
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| Aug.7 |
East Bay |
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Union reaches tentative deal with AC Transit |
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| Jul.1 |
BART |
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BART strike creates major delays for commuters The first BART strike in 16 years is underway this morning. Workers walked off the job just after failing to come to terms on a new contrac...
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| Mar.27 |
Bay Bridge |
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Cost of fixing faulty Bay Bridge bolts unclear |
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| Mar.26 |
Pacifica |
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Devil's Slide twin tunnels now open to traffic Drivers along the San Mateo County Coast are now able to avoid a dangerous cliffhanger stretch of Highway 1
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| Feb.25 |
Yahoo |
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CEO Marissa Mayer's ban on telecommuting sparks a firestorm |
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| Oct.30 |
SF Presidio |
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Disney buys firm behind Star Wars |
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| Sep.12 |
SF Downtown |
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Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5 |
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| Aug.24 |
San Jose |
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Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn A jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit
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| Jul.16 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo names Google exec as new boss Technology firm Yahoo has appointed leading Google executive Marissa Mayer as its next chief executive
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| May.18 |
Facebook |
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Facebook in stock debut rollercoaster Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38
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| May.13 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo CEO Thompson quits his post |
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| Apr.11 |
Marin County |
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George Lucas withdraws Marin plans |
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| Feb.1 |
Facebook |
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Facebook confirms plans to go public |
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| Jan.4 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo names PayPal exec as CEO |
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| Dec.12 |
Port of Oakland |
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Group stops trucks at Oakland ports |
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| Nov.2 |
Port of Oakland |
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Oakland protesters shut down port |
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| Oct.5 |
Apple |
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56
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| Oct.4 |
Apple |
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Apple unveils refreshed iPhone 4S |
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| Sep.22 |
HP |
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Whitman replaces Apotheker as HP CEO |
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| Sep.6 |
Yahoo |
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Yahoo fires CEO Bartz Yahoo's chief executive Carol Bartz has been fired by the internet company after two-and-a-half years in the top job
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| Aug.31 |
Fremont |
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Solyndra goes bankrupt, sheds 1,100 jobs Solyndra blamed and over supply of solar panels, falling prices and tight credit for its problems along with foreign competition
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| Aug.24 |
Apple |
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Steve Jobs quits as Apple chief Apple founder Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive of the technology giant and will be replaced by its chief operating officer Tim Coo...
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| Aug.15 |
Google |
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Google in $12.5bn Motorola Mobility deal |
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| May.19 |
LinkedIn |
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LinkedIn soars 90% in debut LinkedIn's stock more than doubled in its market debut because of investor demand for the first major social networking company to go public
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| May.2 |
PG&E |
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PG&E to replace 1,600 SmartMeter |
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| Apr.24 |
Bay Area |
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Bay Area gas average is $4.22 |
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| Apr.21 |
PG&E |
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PG&E CEO resigns in wake of blast |
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| Apr.4 |
Santa Clara |
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Texas Instruments buying Nat Semi |
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| Feb.19 |
Dublin |
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New BART station opens |
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| Feb.17 |
Redwood City |
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Obama meets with Silicon Valley tech elite |
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| Feb.7 |
Google |
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Google mgr helped spark Egypt revolt |
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| Jan.20 |
Google |
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Schmidt to step down as Google CEO
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| Jan.17 |
Apple |
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Steve Jobs takes medical leave |
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| Sep.4 |
San Francisco |
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Craigslist drops adult services listings |
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| Aug.19 |
Intel |
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Intel To Buy McAfee In $7.68 Billion Deal |
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| Aug.9 |
Highway 24 |
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Drilling Begins On New Caldecott Bore |
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| Aug.6 |
HP |
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CEO resigns amid harassment claims
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| May.21 |
Fremont |
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Tesla, Toyota to reopen Nummi |
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| Apr.3 |
Apple |
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Much-Anticipated IPad Goes On Sale |
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| Mar.26 |
Fremont |
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Truck Production Ends At NUMMI Plant
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| Mar.22 |
Google |
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Google stops censoring search in China
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| Jan.27 |
San Francisco |
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Apple unveils the iPad
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| Nov.11 |
Highway 3Com |
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HP to buy 3Com for $2.7B; ups guidance |
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| Sep.30 |
Chevron |
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Chevron Names New CEO; O'Reilly Retires |
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| Aug.27 |
Fremont |
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Toyota to halt work at Nummi
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| Aug.16 |
BART |
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No Strike; New Deal Reached
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| Jul.29 |
Yahoo |
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Microsoft and Yahoo seal web deal |
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| Jun.8 |
San Francisco |
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Apple's New, Faster iPhone |
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| May.19 |
HP |
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Another 6,400 To Be Cut |
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| Apr.20 |
Oracle |
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Oracle To Buy Sun For $7.4B
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| Apr.1 |
Bay Area |
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Home prices in free fall
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| Mar.12 |
Genentech |
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Roche to take over Genentech for $47B
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| Mar.5 |
Bay Area |
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Bay Area unemployment jumps higher |
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| Jan.22 |
Intel |
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Intel to lay off up to 6,000 |
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| Jan.14 |
Apple |
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Apple CEO Jobs taking medical leave |
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| Jan.13 |
Yahoo |
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Carol Bartz to head Yahoo
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| Dec.22 |
Palo Alto |
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Fry's exec arrested for embezzlment |
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| Dec.18 |
Bay Area |
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Home values hit 8-year low |
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| Feb.1 |
Yahoo |
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Microsoft makes unsolicited $44.6b bid
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| Jan.23 |
eBay |
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Whitman resigns as CEO |
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| Aug.31 |
Bay Bridge |
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Bridge Closes; Caltrans Begins Work |
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| Jan.9 |
SF Downtown |
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Apple unveils all-in-one iPhone
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| Sep.6 |
HP |
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HP Sought Director Records in Leak Probe
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| Jan.24 |
Emeryville |
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Disney buys Pixar in $7.4bn deal |
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| Dec.13 |
Oracle |
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Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion
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| Aug.19 |
Google |
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Google goes public, shares surge 18%
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| Mar.19 |
HP |
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CEO claims victory in merger vote
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| Oct.23 |
Apple |
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iPod: New digital music player
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| Apr.6 |
PG&E |
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PG&E files for bankruptcy |
before year 2000
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|
| Apr. 9, 1998 |
Google |
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Google founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin
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| Apr. 1, 1976 |
Apple |
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Jobs and Wozniak created Apple Computer, Inc.
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| May. 27, 1937 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Golden Gate Bridge opened
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| Nov. 12, 1936 |
Bay Bridge |
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San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened
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