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09/06/2021
As is tradition, Apple is gearing up to announce its new iPhone models at its Cupertino campus this month.

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Reporter Lands Spot for Her Toddler in Stanford Vaccine Study

08/26/2021
“The researcher injected the tiniest needle I've ever seen into my precious toddler's chunky thigh, saying "This is BNT162b2 3 micrograms or placebo in 0.2 mL."

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Sunnyvale Teens Create Platform to Help Teachers Around the World

08/04/2021
Tech-savvy Sunnyvale teens have created RemoteTA, an online volunteering platform that matches high school students with K-12 teachers worldwide who request help in creating digital learning resources for their classes.

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How Climate Change Is Making Wildfires Worse Than Ever

07/22/2021
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Climate scientists say that global warming is making wildfire season much worse. Here's how climate change causes fires to be more destructive.

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Google Employees Can Opt in Or Out on Remote Work; Apple Sticks With Hybrid Model

06/29/2021
Two of the Bay Area’s largest tech giants continue to adjust their post-pandemic plans as they prepare to start bringing employees back into the office.

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Facebook and Salesforce Unveil Permanent Remote Work Options

06/23/2021
As part of the ongoing evolution of post-pandemic return to work environments, Facebook and Salesforce have updates on their plans to bring employees back into the office.

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Silicon Valley Tech Giants Drawn in to Spying Controversy

06/12/2021
Apple, like many tech companies, receives hundreds of data requests per week from law enforcement. Unknowingly, the company handed over data for a subpoena that was part of an investigation by the Trump administration into leaks of classified information.

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Apple Begins a Return to Workplace Employment

06/07/2021
Apple Inc., the largest public company employer in the Silicon Valley, recently released a detailed re-entry plan to transition employees back into the workplace. Some Apple employees are reportedly not thrilled with details of the plan.

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Palo Alto Moves Toward Municipal Internet Access

05/24/2021
After nearly two decades of debate, Palo Alto took a big step toward transforming the city's fiberoptic system into one that could deliver high-speed internet to every local home and business.

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Applied Materials Pours $190 Million Into Sunnyvale Real Estate

05/06/2021
The tech titan has snapped up another Sunnyvale property, buying a big office and research building it could use for future expansion.

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Hackers Claim Ransomware Attack Against Valley Transportation Authority

04/21/2021
A post on the dark web claims that a group calling itself “Astro” stole 150 gigabytes of data from VTA in an attack that froze many of the agency’s computer systems for days.

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Founder of Adobe Systems Passes Away

04/16/2021
Charles M. “Chuck” Geschke, a Los Altos resident who co-founded Adobe Systems Inc., died April 16 at the age of 81.

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Y Combinator HQ to Stay in MV

03/21/2021
Y Combinator President Geoff Ralston talked to the Silicon Valley Business Journal on the eve of the Mountain View accelerator's Demo Day, held virtually this year.

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New Hope From Gilead

05/12/2020
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