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  • Samsung Electronics sign
  • Samsung broke ground on a new Silicon Valley campus on Wednesday, moving in on rival Apple's territory for the first time.
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mountain view, samsung, silicon valley, apple, construction, jobs, business, jonathan bloom
  • The next time your car breaks down, dont tow it to a garage, let the garage come to you.
  • A local car repair startup is launching a new service to help answer questions about cars for sale.
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internet, silicon valley, driving, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Sidecar
  • In the last BART strike, thousands of would-be riders flocked to alternatives like carpooling and new transportation networks like Lyft and Sidecar.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, bay area traffic, jonathan bloom
  • Floating office faces eviction from Pier 50
  • A floating office that's home to half a dozen companies could soon be evicted by the Port of San Francisco.
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hacking, san francisco bay, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Bay Area man invents delivery bicycle
  • One Bay Area man is peddling a whole new way to get around with a new bike that really "delivers."
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transportation, travel, business, jonathan bloom
  • Firefighters fight fire near Presidios Nat. Cemetery
  • A small brush fire threw out a lot of smoke in the San Francisco Presidio, before firefighters got it under control on Monday.
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fire, brush fire, presidio, san francisco news, jonathan bloom
  • Re:Make event
  • A Maker Faire-style convention called Re:Make is taking over San Francisco's Fort Mason this weekend.
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gadgets, art, san francisco news, jonathan bloom
  • A new iPhone app called MyTime allows users to book everyday appointments more efficiently.
  • A new iPhone app called MyTime allows users to book everyday appointments more efficiently.
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apps, smartphones, iphone, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin, the anonymous electronic currency that's been steadily catching on, is under close scrutiny after Silk Road's demise.
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drugs, websites, internet, FBI, crime, technology, jonathan bloom
  • San Francisco-based Bechtel Corporation is donating $25 million to help fund whats being called the tunnel-top parkland.
  • San Francisco-based S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation is donating $25 million to help fund what's being called the "tunnel-top parkland."
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presidio, san francisco news, jonathan bloom
  • Microsoft holds meeting for financial analysts
  • On Thursday Microsoft held a meeting for financial analysts and, for the first time ever, reporters were not invited.
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microsoft, bill gates, mark zuckerberg, marissa mayer, business, jonathan bloom
  • Smartphone secure
  • More and more personal data is being stored in the cloud and now, businesses are moving in that direction as well.
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google, internet, hacking, san francisco news, jonathan bloom
  • IndoorAtlas works just like GPS in the places where GPS doesnt work.
  • IndoorAtlas works just like GPS in the places where GPS doesn't work.
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smartphones, apps, technology, jonathan bloom
  • StartX people working on computers
  • Stanford University is making an investment in its young entrepreneurs in a totally new way.
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palo alto, stanford university, jobs, AOL, internet, websites, technology, jonathan bloom
  • The Intel Developers Forum in San Francisco.
  • The Intel Developers' Forum in San Francisco has the world's largest computer chip maker is looking toward the future.
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intel, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer interviewed at the annual TechCrunch Disrupt conference
  • The chief execs of Facebook and Yahoo addressed some tough questions at the final day of the TechCrunch Disrupt conference.
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facebook, yahoo, mark zuckerberg, marissa mayer, social media, internet, websites, NSA, technology, jonathan bloom
  • TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco.
  • Enterprising gearheads converged on San Francisco Monday morning for the official start of TechCrunch Disrupt.
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apple, google, android, smartphones, apps, lyft, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Famed Bay Area musician Mickey Hart has long believed that music is the best medicine. Now hes helping uncover the science to prove it.
  • Famed Bay Area musician Mickey Hart has long believed that music is the best medicine. Now he's helping prove it.
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music, medical research, alzheimers, assignment 7, jonathan bloom
  • Oakland As owner Lew Wolff.
  • Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff put on a different hat today as a volunteer serving the hungry.
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oakland, hunger, oakland athletics, san jose, MLB, east bay news, jonathan bloom
  • Samsung headquarters.
  • Samsung, the world's largest smartphone maker, is working on another smart device you wear on your wrist.
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samsung, apple, smartphones, apps, facebook, twitter, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Some kids going back to school this week in the East Bay are in for some big changes thanks to a big grant.
  • Some kids going back to school this week in the East Bay are in for some big changes thanks to a big grant.
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computers, children, teachers, union city, google, education, jonathan bloom
  • San Francisco hills
  • The average map can't tell you how steep a hill is in San Francisco, so a Berkeley grad student came up with a solution.
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websites, apps, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Google Glass is a life-changer for people with disabilities like Tammie Lou
  • Google Glass probably won't go on sale for another year. But for one Bay Area woman, it's already become a life-changer.
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disability, google, gadgets, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Marty Padgett testing a car
  • ABC7 News rode around with one car tester who has a warning about some of the technology in 2014 vehicles.
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menlo park, technology, jonathan bloom
  • colored iPhones
  • In just a few weeks, Apple is expected to unveil the new iPhone and it could be critical to the Cupertino company's future.
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apple, iphone, technology, jonathan bloom
  • The final chapter in the history of Malibu Grand Prix in Redwood City is about to end.
  • The final lap in the history of Malibu Grand Prix in Redwood City is about to end.
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redwood city, peninsula news, jonathan bloom
  • Googles new voice powered search features
  • Google has unveiled a new voice powered search function that brings us a step closer to science fiction.
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mountain view, google, smartphones, cellphone, computers, apple, technology, jonathan bloom
  • new Bay Bridge
  • The new Bay Bridge gets a green light from the federal government and is one step closer toward its opening day.
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bay bridge, earthquake, oakland, traffic, construction, caltrans, metropolitan transportation commission, labor day, bay area traffic, jonathan bloom
  • NakedWines.com glass
  • Like so many other entrepreneurs, indie winemakers in the Bay Area are turning to crowdfunding to get off the ground.
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sonoma county, wine industry, alcohol, internet, websites, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Outside Lands 2010
  • There's new technology this year that'll let you plug in and connect to the live music at SF's Outside Lands, even if you're not there.
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music, art, golden gate park, AT&T, websites, internet, youtube, celebrity, smartphones, cellphone, apps, entertainment, jonathan bloom
  • New Yahoo logo
  • If something looks different about Yahoo!, your eyes aren't deceiving you -- the Sunnyvale company has a new look.
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sunnyvale, yahoo, marissa mayer, youtube, websites, internet, business, jonathan bloom
  • Tile is a wireless homing beacon for pretty much anything.
  • When's the last time you couldn't find your car keys or misplaced your purse?
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burlingame, apps, smartphones, technology, jonathan bloom
  • FlightCar in San Francisco
  • FlightCar is launching a new service for people who want to rent their cars, but they're getting into hot water with the city of San Francisco.
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san francisco city hall, san francisco international airport, peninsula news, jonathan bloom
  • Stanford graduate students combine innovation and education at the Learning, Design and Technology Expo.
  • The graduate students at the Learning, Design and Technology Expo are facing a Master's thesis like none other.
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stanford university, apps, education, jonathan bloom
  • Carma app
  • A Bay Area-based app company is offering incentives for people willing to step up and drive carpools during a BART strike.
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oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, apps, smartphones, websites, internet, bay area traffic, jonathan bloom
  • San Francisco taxi drivers protest smartphone-based ride-sharing companies in front of City Hall.
  • Tuesday afternoon, a long-awaited ruling spelled out the future of ride-sharing services like Lyft and Sidecar.
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smartphones, apps, protest, ed lee, san francisco city hall, san francisco news, jonathan bloom
  • GoPro camera on a drone
  • There is quite a buzz about how photographer Eric Cheng took an aerial video of surfers in Santa Cruz.
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santa cruz, palo alto, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Linkbots picking up small blocks
  • A robot camp, designed for middle school girls, aims to inspire tomorrow's engineers.
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uc davis, mountain view, robots, children, math, technology, jonathan bloom
  • SF Mayor Lee talks at unveiling of Emerald Park in SFs Rincon Hill neighborhood
  • San Francisco's Rincon Hill neighborhood is getting a new kind of park that won't cost taxpayers a cent.
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ed lee, real estate, san francisco news, jonathan bloom
  • SJSU police officers switch to electric motorcycles
  • Their patrol cars may be black and white, but at San Jose State they have a new fleet of police motorcycles that are all about being green.
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san jose, south bay news, jonathan bloom
  • eBay Now car
  • eBay announced their one-hour delivery service is now available on the peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose.
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san jose, ebay, amazon, silicon valley, south bay news, jonathan bloom
  • Scanadu Scout
  • The Indiegogo campaign for the Scanadu Scout, a real-life version of Star Trek's Tricorder, is breaking crowdfunding records.
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mountain view, NASA, movies, medical research, technology, jonathan bloom
  • ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano
  • With normal and high-end cameras the astronauts tell us about their passion for photographing the view from space.
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NASA, space, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Marc Roth at TechShop San Francisco
  • Marc Roth, who was formerly homeless, used all of his money to learn how to use a laser cutter and created his own job.
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homeless, soma, jobs, unemployment, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Anthropologist Grant McCracken.
  • An anthropologist visiting San Francisco decided to turn himself over to the Twitter-verse for a day.
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social media, justin herman plaza, twitter, technology, jonathan bloom
  • The battle is heating up between taxi drivers and new ride sharing services.
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apps, traffic, transportation, ed lee, business, jonathan bloom
  • Wendell Hom says he didnt hesitate when he was given the chance to go back to the site of the crash.
  • Wendell Hom says he didn't hesitate when he was given the chance to go back to the site of the crash.
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san francisco international airport, plane crash, Asiana Airlines crash, NTSB, peninsula news, jonathan bloom
  • Taking mobile technology to the next level
  • Some big product announcements were made at the Mobile Beat conference in San Francisco.
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cellphone, apps, smartphones, tablets, technology, jonathan bloom
  • Stanford students build solar-powered car
  • A group of Stanford engineering students will compete in an Australian race in the fall with a solar-powered car they've built.
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solar energy, stanford university, palo alto, competition, school competition, south bay news, jonathan bloom
  • Stranded passenger at SFO.
  • With one runway still closed at SFO, flight delays continue with some passengers still trying to get home.
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Asiana Airlines crash, crash, san francisco international airport, oakland, united airlines, american airlines, peninsula news, jonathan bloom