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Bay Area semiconductor testing company to lay off more than 200 workers
Semiconductor testing equipment company FormFactor is laying off more than 200 workers and closing manufacturing facilities as it seeks to cut costs after being hit by higher import taxes....
Waymo taxis are coming to Los Angeles and Bay Area freeways
Nearly one year after Waymo launched its autonomous ride-hailing service in Los Angeles, the company is ready to take on freeways. Waymo announced Wednesday that it would begin taking...
Can driverless cars get tickets? What happened when Bay Area police pulled over a Waymo
Police in San Bruno, Calif., were patrolling for drunk drivers when they observed a car traveling erratically. But this couldn’t be chalked up to an impaired or distracted driver....
A new gold rush? How AI is transforming San Francisco
On a sunny day in San Francisco, along the city’s waterfront, families dived into the wacky world of artificial intelligence inside the Exploratorium museum. Visitors made shadow puppets for...
Palmer Luckey’s Anduril leads second-quarter surge for venture capital in greater L.A.
Venture capital investments in the greater Los Angeles region more than doubled to $5.8 billion in the second quarter, compared to a year ago, as investors poured money into...
Waymo expands service area in Los Angeles and San Francisco
Waymo, the autonomous taxi company that’s offered rides in Los Angeles since November, is expanding its service area in the city.Starting Wednesday, the driverless taxis will roam more than...
Two Indian Women Arrested After Theft Spree at Singapore’s Changi Airport Transit Area
Two women transiting through Changi Airport were arrested for a series of shop thefts allegedly committed at different stores.On Monday, June 9, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) issued a...
One Killed, 21 Injured in Explosion at Residential Area in China’s Shanxi
At least one person was killed, and 21 others were injured when an explosion shattered glass in surrounding buildings and produced smoke clouds in a residential neighborhood in Shanxi...
