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Utilities are racing to build data centers to meet surging demand for AI and other tech services. Ratepayers will pick up the tab, experts say.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Thursday a $9.4 million donation from Ripple founder Chris Larsen to upgrade the police department's surveillance technology, including a new Real-Time Investigation Center.
A rash of attacks on cryptocurrency owners is combining cybercrime with old-fashioned thuggery, experts say.
The largest buyers of $TRUMP will be rewarded with a private dinner with President Trump at his golf course in Virginia.
The Senate took a key procedural vote Monday evening on a first-of-its-kind crypto regulation bill after Democrats tanked it earlier this month.
More than a quarter million complaints reported losing money to a scam in 2024, the FBI said in a new report.
The president said he ordered a working group to move forward with the crypto reserve, which will include Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana and Cardano.
Trump unveiled the so-called meme coin, which is designed to capitalize on the popularity of a certain personality, movement or viral internet trend, on social media.
Credit card companies are responsible for fraud loss, under federal law. But there's no penalty for big banks when victims wire thousands of dollars to scammers.
FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded.
Two men from the South Bay have been arrested on drugs and weapons charges following a months-long investigation into alleged drug sales on the dark web, San Jose police said Thursday.
A state appeals court Friday found a small crack in the fortress that a federal law has built around internet platform companies.
The value of bitcoin has climbed $25,000 since the start of the year, fueled by growing demand among mainstream investors.
Attorneys for Changpeng Zhao, who faces up to 10 years in prison, say he should be permitted to return to the UAE while awaiting sentencing.
Federal agents seized $9 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to a cyber scam organization that has exploited more than 70 victims, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California said Tuesday.
The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform admits it did not take appropriate steps to prevent money laundering on its site.
In a closing argument, a prosecutor told a New York jury to follow overwhelming evidence and the "pyramid of deceit" that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried constructed to conclude he's guilty of fraud charges.
A prosecutor has attacked the credibility of Sam Bankman-Fried's testimony at his fraud trial, confronting him over whether he was truthful during his public appearances after FTX filed for bankruptcy last year.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testified at his New York trial on Friday, denying that he defrauded anyone but acknowledging that the innovative business he had hoped would move the cryptocurrency ecosystem forward ended up hurting customers instead.
Sam Bankman-Fried got a test run at testifying at his New York criminal trial when a judge sent jurors home but let him demonstrate portions of his testimony before deciding what jurors will hear on Friday.
A lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried says the FTX founder plans to testify at his fraud trial.
Authorities are sounding the alarm about a high-tech twist on a common con where victims are duped by perpetrators to invest in phony cryptocurrency accounts.
A Bay Area man describes how he lost his family's life savings when online scammers convinced him to invest in a bogus cryptocurrency account. Kenny Choi reports. (9-8-23)
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left a federal courtroom in handcuffs Friday when a judge revoked his bail after concluding that the fallen cryptocurrency wiz had repeatedly tried to influence witnesses against him.
The Biden administration has intensified its focus on tracing cryptocurrency payments that some of the most dangerous Mexican drug cartels use to buy fentanyl ingredients from Chinese chemical companies.
A proposal has been submitted to build a new skyscraper in San Francisco that would eclipse the city's 61-story Salesforce Tower and become the tallest building on the West Coast.
A five-month-old bear cub died after it was struck by a vehicle in the Lake Tahoe area Wednesday night, the BEAR League said on Friday.
Tenzing, a 12-year-old male red panda known for his playful charm and viral antics, has died at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens after a rapid decline in health caused by a parasitic infection, zoo officials said.
A fire that broke out at a recycling facility in San Jose is under control, firefighters announced Friday afternoon.
Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles-based serial killer known as the "Hillside Strangler," lost his latest bid for parole after serving more than four decades in prison
A proposal has been submitted to build a new skyscraper in San Francisco that would eclipse the city's 61-story Salesforce Tower and become the tallest building on the West Coast.
A five-month-old bear cub died after it was struck by a vehicle in the Lake Tahoe area Wednesday night, the BEAR League said on Friday.
Tenzing, a 12-year-old male red panda known for his playful charm and viral antics, has died at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens after a rapid decline in health caused by a parasitic infection, zoo officials said.
A fire that broke out at a recycling facility in San Jose is under control, firefighters announced Friday afternoon.
Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles-based serial killer known as the "Hillside Strangler," lost his latest bid for parole after serving more than four decades in prison
A proposal has been submitted to build a new skyscraper in San Francisco that would eclipse the city's 61-story Salesforce Tower and become the tallest building on the West Coast.
Tenzing, a 12-year-old male red panda known for his playful charm and viral antics, has died at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens after a rapid decline in health caused by a parasitic infection, zoo officials said.
It could have been the third year for the Sunset Night Market in San Francisco, but organizers said this year is a no-go after funding and planning issues.
One resident living in an RV said it gives him independence, without relying on government services. But he is worried about what will happen when he has to comply with the proposed two-hour limit on RV parking.
A former San Francisco prosecutor who helped produce a first-of-its-kind criminal justice reform law in the nation leads a nonprofit that works to safely release rehabilitated prisoners.
San Francisco International Airport officials are again objecting to the attempt by Oakland Airport to incorporate "San Francisco Bay" in its official name.
Antioch police has released video in an incident where officers fatally shot a man with a knife during an incident last month.
While most high school students are enjoying their summer vacation, a group of East Bay teens decided they would rather spend their free time in the classroom and try to perfect their latest invention.
The city of Oakland has issued hundreds of tickets to abandoned vehicles that were reported stolen, creating a problem for both the victims of the crime and the city, according to an Alameda County Civil Grand Jury report.
A man who was fatally shot overnight was found by Richmond Police officers early Thursday, in the city's first homicide in nearly a year.
A fire that broke out at a recycling facility in San Jose is under control, firefighters announced Friday afternoon.
Three 18-year-olds were arrested last month and charged in the gang-related attempted murder of a juvenile in San Jose in February, police said Friday.
San Francisco Bay Area communities are beginning to see how President Trump's recently passed "Big Beautiful Bill" will impact health care and food assistance programs.
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But in Santa Clara, there's a mutt trying to master the best one yet: how to "stay" a little longer.
Thousands of people have signed an online petition seeking an independent investigation into how Morgan Hill police handled the investigation into the disappearance and murder of Marissa DiNapoli.
A San Francisco Bay Area man has been arrested on suspicion of impersonating a peace officer after he allegedly posed as a bounty hunter, authorities said.
Mark, his wife Sara and their 14-year-old son Johnny are missing after the devastating floods in Central Texas on the Fourth of July. They were last known to be staying at a house along the Guadalupe River.
A Bay Area family is believed to be among those missing in the catastrophic floods in Texas that have killed dozens of people.
Just hours before it was set to begin, the Fourth of July fireworks show in Sausalito was canceled after "an unexpected issue," Sausalito Parks and Recreation said Friday evening.
More than a year after a bank branch in Santa Rosa was robbed, police said they made an arrest in the case Thursday morning.
The Golden State Valkyries are facing the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday in a nationally-televised WNBA matchup on CBS.
Tyler Soderstrom opened Thursday night's game with a long home run and closed it with a one-out RBI single to give the Athletics a 5-4 11-inning victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Star NFL running back Najee Harris of the Los Angeles Chargers has been injured in a Fourth of July fireworks mishap, according to his agent.
New York Mets pitcher David Peterson has been added to the NL roster for the All-Star Game, replacing San Francisco left-hander Robbie Ray.
Athletics slugger Brent Rooker is adding his name to the list of Home Run Derby participants.
Kenneth Bianchi, the Los Angeles-based serial killer known as the "Hillside Strangler," lost his latest bid for parole after serving more than four decades in prison
Antioch police has released video in an incident where officers fatally shot a man with a knife during an incident last month.
Three 18-year-olds were arrested last month and charged in the gang-related attempted murder of a juvenile in San Jose in February, police said Friday.
A 22-year-old Oakland woman was sentenced Thursday for a string of bank robberies in the Bay Area and Sacramento, prosecutors said.
The city of Oakland has issued hundreds of tickets to abandoned vehicles that were reported stolen, creating a problem for both the victims of the crime and the city, according to an Alameda County Civil Grand Jury report.
While most high school students are enjoying their summer vacation, a group of East Bay teens decided they would rather spend their free time in the classroom and try to perfect their latest invention.
As AI barrels into the workplace, job search firms like Indeed and Glassdoor are replacing workers with the technology.
A Bay Area teen pilot has come up with a new AI tool to prevent dangerous situations in the air, for pilots who are not getting a lot of help on the ground.
Musk's xAI released an updated version of Grok a day after the chatbot made antisemitic posts on X.
Yaccarino joined X in June 2023, shortly after billionaire Elon Musk bought the site formerly known as Twitter.
Many Southeast, Southern and West Coast states are likely seeing an increase in COVID cases.
While most high school students are enjoying their summer vacation, a group of East Bay teens decided they would rather spend their free time in the classroom and try to perfect their latest invention.
Stanford researchers have discovered a breakthrough technology that shrinks and removes blood clots to treat strokes, heart attacks, and other clot-related diseases.
A growing number of young adults are grappling with a health issue they once thought was decades away: hearing loss.
According to the union, a federal judge denied their request to stop UCSF Health from proceeding to cancel union contracts. The cancellation would turn employees into direct UCSF employees, effective July 6.
Delayed funds include grants for youth homelessness and domestic violence.
The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to employees Friday morning.
Patty Hartman, who worked with the public affairs team on Jan. 6 prosecutions, was fired Monday by Pam Bondi.
A federal judge in New Hampshire certified a class action lawsuit over President Trump's birthright citizenship order and issued a preliminary injunction blocking it.
One resident living in an RV said it gives him independence, without relying on government services. But he is worried about what will happen when he has to comply with the proposed two-hour limit on RV parking.
A Bay Area mother and her adult son are recalling with pride their family journey in a lesbian household that bucked traditional expectations of masculinity.
San Francisco International Airport has been declared among the world's "most beautiful" for its design of Harvey Milk Terminal 1, which was completed last year.
Hope, Love, Pride — A Celebration will showcase live reporting from the parade route, special guests in studio, and stories from throughout Pride month that feature people from the Bay Area's LGBTQ community.
The Dyke March was back in San Francisco and after a six-year hiatus, new organizers came together to put on the event.
On the edge of Oakland, right by the bay, something fabulous is afoot.
The annual Fourth of July fireworks show on the San Francisco waterfront will be held at 9:30 p.m. on Friday.
Joey Chestnut is returning to the 2025 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Here's how and when to watch.
Michael Madsen apparently went into cardiac arrest and was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday morning, according to his manager.
Here is a rundown of confirmed 2025 July 4th fireworks shows, drone shows, and other events in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial comes after the high-profile proceedings started in May.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
Valkyries fans will once again be rocking the Chase Center for their next home game Monday against the Phoenix Mercury, but some say there is one thing missing. Kelsi Thorud reports.
A proposal has been submitted to build a new skyscraper in San Francisco that would become the tallest building on the West Coast.
San Francisco homeowners have petitioned city government for historic status, but a new trend gaining momentum has entire neighborhoods asking for landmark designations. Kara St. Cyr reports.
Meteorologist Darren Peck says the weekend will provide some relief from the heat.
The Presidio Parkway and its signature Tunnel Tops Park, with its striking views of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge, turn 10 years old on Saturday. Anne Makovec reports.
In 2025, KPIX is moving to a new community service award: the CBS News Bay Area Icon Award. Submit nominations for an outstanding community hero at kpix.com/icon.
It's the most wonderful time of the year for a South Bay woman who has played Mrs. Claus for more than 40 years for the children of North San Jose's Alviso District.
For residents of the Oakland Hills, the prospect of another wildfire always remains a concern. This week's Jefferson Awards winner has made it his mission to make the hills and other high-risk areas safer.
In East Palo Alto -- where state education numbers show more than nine in ten public school students are low income and more than half are English learners -- many are finding hope and connection at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is Army veteran who continues to live a life of service into his 80s, by feeding hundreds of San Francisco families a week.
A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.