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Samsung breaks ground on new campus in Mt. View
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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Car repair startup expands to inspection service
A local car repair startup is launching a new service to help answer questions about cars for sale.
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BART riders could look to transit alternatives
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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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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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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Firefighters fight fire near Presidio's 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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Re:Make event taking over Fort Mason this weekend
A Maker Faire-style convention called Re:Make is taking over San Francisco's Fort Mason this weekend.
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New app allows you to book appointments efficiently
A new iPhone app called MyTime allows users to book everyday appointments more efficiently.
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Bitcoin eyed after 'Silk Road' drug site shut down
Bitcoin, the anonymous electronic currency that's been steadily catching on, is under close scrutiny after Silk Road's demise.
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San Francisco firm donates $25M to Presidio project
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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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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Cloud security the focus at Boxworks conference
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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App looks to bring smartphone navigation indoors
IndoorAtlas works just like GPS in the places where GPS doesn't work.
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Stanford making new investment in its entrepreneurs
Stanford University is making an investment in its young entrepreneurs in a totally new way.
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New tech highlights final day of Intel forum
The Intel Developers' Forum in San Francisco has the world's largest computer chip maker is looking toward the future.
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Chief FB, Yahoo execs speak at conference in SF
The chief execs of Facebook and Yahoo addressed some tough questions at the final day of the TechCrunch Disrupt conference.
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Developers abuzz at TechCrunch Disrupt
Enterprising gearheads converged on San Francisco Monday morning for the official start of TechCrunch Disrupt.
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Famed Bay Area musician helps with brain research
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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Oakland A's owner Lew Wolff lends a hand
Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff put on a different hat today as a volunteer serving the hungry.
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Sneak-peek at new Samsung smartwatch
Samsung, the world's largest smartphone maker, is working on another smart device you wear on your wrist.
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Grant money gives laptops to students and teachers
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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New website maps 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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Google Glass is a life-changer for the disabled
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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Car tester says 2014 technology can be distracting
ABC7 News rode around with one car tester who has a warning about some of the technology in 2014 vehicles.
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Apple expected to unveil new iPhone
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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Malibu Grand Prix in Redwood City closing its doors
The final lap in the history of Malibu Grand Prix in Redwood City is about to end.
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Google unveils new voice powered search function
Google has unveiled a new voice powered search function that brings us a step closer to science fiction.
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Labor Day Bay Bridge opening possible
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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Independent winemakers turn to crowdfunding
Like so many other entrepreneurs, indie winemakers in the Bay Area are turning to crowdfunding to get off the ground.
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New tech adds to fan experience at Outside Lands
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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Yahoo! says it's changing iconic purple logo
If something looks different about Yahoo!, your eyes aren't deceiving you -- the Sunnyvale company has a new look.
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Local engineers create tool to track misplaced items
When's the last time you couldn't find your car keys or misplaced your purse?
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FlightCar launches new rental service
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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Stanford students combine innovation and education
The graduate students at the Learning, Design and Technology Expo are facing a Master's thesis like none other.
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Ridesharing apps an option if BART workers strike
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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San Francisco cabbies protest ride-share companies
Tuesday afternoon, a long-awaited ruling spelled out the future of ride-sharing services like Lyft and Sidecar.
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New innovation captures aerial shot
There is quite a buzz about how photographer Eric Cheng took an aerial video of surfers in Santa Cruz.
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UC Davis camp encourages female engineers
A robot camp, designed for middle school girls, aims to inspire tomorrow's engineers.
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Privately owned public park to open in Rincon Hill
San Francisco's Rincon Hill neighborhood is getting a new kind of park that won't cost taxpayers a cent.
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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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eBay Now ready to serve peninsula
eBay announced their one-hour delivery service is now available on the peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose.
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Real-life Star Trek Tricorder breaks Indiegogo records
The Indiegogo campaign for the Scanadu Scout, a real-life version of Star Trek's Tricorder, is breaking crowdfunding records.
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Astronauts have passion for photography
With normal and high-end cameras the astronauts tell us about their passion for photographing the view from space.
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Formerly homeless man creates own job
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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Anthropologist turns life over to Twitter for a day
An anthropologist visiting San Francisco decided to turn himself over to the Twitter-verse for a day.
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SF taxis look to compete with ride-sharing apps
The battle is heating up between taxi drivers and new ride sharing services.
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Survivor shares experience of visiting crash site
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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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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Stanford students to compete with solar 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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Stranded passengers feel Asiana 214 ripple effect
With one runway still closed at SFO, flight delays continue with some passengers still trying to get home.
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