Economy Jan 22 California governor urges judge to reject PG&E bankruptcy plan California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging a federal judge to reject Pacific Gas and Electric's blueprint for getting out of bankruptcy and renewing his threat to lead a bid to turn the beleaguered utility into a government-run operation.
Nation Dec 18 Judge OKs nearly $25 billion for PG&E fire victims, insurers A federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved two Pacific Gas & Electric settlements totaling $24.5 billion to help pay the losses suffered by homeowners, businesses and insurers in the aftermath of catastrophic Northern California wildfires that sent the nation’s largest…
Economy Aug 27 Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case The indictment filed by the U.S. Attorney's office in San Jose, California, is an offshoot of a lawsuit filed in 2017 by Waymo, a self-driving car pioneer spun off from Google.
Economy May 10 Uber goes public on the New York Stock Exchange The world's largest ride-hailing service reached a major milestone Thursday when Uber priced its initial public offering at $45 per share.
Economy Apr 22 Tesla expects to have fully self-driving cars by next year The company made the announcement during an investor conference at its Palo Alto, California, headquarters Monday.
Nation Mar 06 Mark Zuckerberg envisions ‘privacy-focused’ Facebook transformation Creating more ways for Facebook's more than 2 billion users to keep things private could undermine the company's business model, which depends on the ability to learn about the things people like and then sell ads tied to those interests.
Economy Dec 13 Apple to build $1 billion campus in Austin, expand elsewhere Apple's investment, which will create at least 5,000 jobs ranging from engineers to call-center agents, adds to a city that has already become a bustling tech hub.
Nation Nov 08 After backlash, Google reforms its sexual misconduct rules CEO Sundar Pichai spelled out the concessions in an email sent Thursday to Google employees.
Nation Nov 01 Google employees stage walkouts over mistreatment of women in tech Carrying signs that included a mocking reference to the company's original "Don't be evil" motto, thousands of Google employees around the world briefly walked off the job Thursday to protest what they said was the tech giant's mishandling of sexual…
Economy Sep 29 Tesla CEO Elon Musk, company settle fraud suit for $40M Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the electric car company have agreed to pay a total of $40 million and make a series of concessions to settle a government lawsuit.