The San Francisco Police Commission, poised to vote Wednesday on rules for how officers use body-worn cameras, must decide an issue that has divided people around the country: whether officers should be able to view footage before filing a report, including in situations where they shoot someone.
Bill Gates is leading the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, joined by Marc Benioff, Mark Zuckerberg and a host of other industry leaders in an effort to curb fossil fuels.
Gabe Klein, former head of transportation in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, is excited about the future of Los Angeles -- and the possible disappearance of the city's famous congestion.
Whether or not cybersecurity focused startups can effectively employ what looks like cutting-edge technology is hard to say, because, like cybersecurity in general, their doings are wrapped in secrecy.
The University of California will join a coalition, with a goal set on investing in projects and ideas that have the potential to deliver carbon-free power and bring them to the market.
Caryn Beck-Dudley sat down recently to discuss her observations of the business community in Silicon Valley, how the business school is changing and the challenges students face in the fast-paced tech industry.
The Redding Startup Weekend brought out innovators and first-time entrepreneurs with the whole conference feeling like an episode of Shark Tank on caffeine.
From a security standpoint, this football game, along with scores of special gatherings and corporate parties connected to it, promises to be one of the most thoroughly plotted, collaborated, technologically sophisticated sporting events America has ever seen.
The science building has been planned for more than two decades and was initially approved in 2008, but was shelved later that year when the economy soured.
The state has led development of self-driving cars, advanced green vehicles and automotive software. California’s aggressive environmental regulation and generous electric car subsidies have nurtured companies such as Tesla and its emerging rival Faraday Future.
Uber's purchase of the old Sears Building in downtown bolstered the city's ambitions to become a high-tech hub and dramatically raised the cachet of Oakland.
The Sunnyvale-based tech company, which announced in July that it was joining the booming daily online fantasy sports world, is the latest subject of an investigation into the legality of such betting sites.
The project would use monorail tracks elevated 50 feet off the ground, powered by solar and wind energy to transport passengers from Las Vegas to Glendale.
The proposed contract covers 6,140 Taser Axon body cameras — as well as replacements and upgrades — along with docking stations, unlimited data storage for the footage captured by the devices, and maintenance, support and licensing for the system, according to the agreement.
According to one survey, Bay Area freelancers tend to be highly educated males who consult professionally earning extra money by freelancing, often on passion projects, while also working a traditional job with an employer.
One of the easiest ways to save money and help California reduce its energy consumption is to replace inefficient, energy-wasting light bulbs with more efficient ones.
Momentum is building for broad-based nationwide efforts to improve the lives of independent workers. Two initiatives unveiled this week — a call for portable benefits and a Good Work Code — seek to provide a social safety net and guarantees of stability alongside flexibility.
Corporate mergers and acquisitions this year are on pace to break the record of $4.6 trillion set in 2007, according to Dealogic, which tracks the market.
After years of false starts in bringing bike-sharing programs to Los Angeles County, supporters celebrated the launch Thursday of the region’s first fully functioning program serving Santa Monica and neighboring Venice.
The university's Scripps Institution of Oceanography received the donation Thursday from Seismic Warning Systems Inc., of Scotts Valley, which provides earthquake detection and warning systems.
The best of Silicon Valley high-tech creativity that benefits others were honored Thursday night at an annual awards gala at the San Jose convention center.