Tech Report: Baby Boomers Drive Social Networking's Popularity
Among Baby Boomers aged 50 to 64, 32 percent say they use a social networking site on a typical day. That's up from 20 percent a year ago.
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Among Baby Boomers aged 50 to 64, 32 percent say they use a social networking site on a typical day. That's up from 20 percent a year ago.
Facebook is increasing the size of photos that people post to its website and making them load twice as fast as before.
Tuesday's magnitude 5.8 quake was felt across office buildings and sidewalks along the Eastern Seaboard. Their West Coast peers, more used to such rumblings, promptly started making fun of them.
Facebook has announced a number of changes to the social networking website that has privacy advocates thrilled.
Zynga Inc., the maker of popular online games such as "FarmVille" and "CityVille," is being sued for patent infringement by a Texas gaming startup.
Facebook has stopped letting pharmaceutical companies disable the comment section on its site.
Social networking site Facebook has launched a messenger application for iPhone and Android smartphones to help users stay in touch.
The texts sent via BlackBerry Messenger that have that helped rioters organize on the streets of London and other cities across England since the weekend pose a challenge for law enforcement.
Facebook officials will work with California prison officials to shut down accounts set up by inmates who use smuggled cell phones to access the social network, and even stalk their victims from inside prison.
Facebook seems to be experimenting with some changes to the News Feed at the same time the site's longstanding "You Know You're From ..." groups...
One of Facebook's leaders is urging parents to let their daughters play video games because it is one way to close the gender gap in computer science.
A Northern California man who trolled women's Facebook pages searching for clues that allowed him to take over their email accounts was sentenced Friday to more than four years in state prison.
Silicon Valley tech firms are looking to entice and keep workers on the job with some freebies.
Quick on the heels of Google's launch of its latest social-networking venture, Facebook is rolling out video calls. It's powered by Internet phone company Skype.
Facebook has scheduled what it's calling an awesome announcement at its Palo Alto headquarters Wednesday morning. CNET Editor at Large Brian Cooley speculates on what this could be.
You may have seen it all over. Everyone is doing it. Why? "Just Because". It's called "planking". It seems to have started with Australian high school students and then blew up...
Police in Menlo Park are investigating three separate thefts of copper wiring this month from the future headquarters of Facebook.
Online search leader Google Inc. is taking yet another stab at social networking, as it tries to go up against Facebook in this wildly popular and lucrative segment of the Internet.
Dozens of small business owners flocked to San Jose city hall Thursday to learn how to grow their businesses using social media.
The Harvard University classmates of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg are ending the legal battle made famous by the Hollywood movie "The Social Network."
A new report claims that for the first time, people are spending more time using mobile apps than browsing the web.
It's the news Facebook fans have longed to hear. The wait for an official iPad app appears to finally be over.
Facebook, it turns out, isn't just a waste of time. People who use it have more close friends, get more social support and report being more politically engaged than those who don't, according to a new national study on Americans and social networks.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center has announced plans to file a complaint with federal regulators over a Facebook feature that scans photographs and identifies users' faces without their consent.
California lawmakers on Thursday rejected an Internet privacy bill for a second time after heavy lobbying from Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites that objected to more state regulation.
A federal judge on Tuesday brought and end to a 23-year court monitoring of the Oakland Police Department, the longest federal oversight of a police department in the nation's history.
SFO's Runway 1R officially reopened after a six-month closure for repaving and other improvements. Alongside the FAA's revised procedures on parallel landings, SFO said it expects fewer potential delays.
An elderly pedestrian died from injuries suffered after being struck by a vehicle in San Francisco on Monday, authorities said.
A watchdog report on wasteful consultant travel became a real-world test of the so-called high-speed rail "anti-transparency" law.
The shooting happened on the transfer platform just before 5:30 p.m. Monday and stemmed from an argument between two people, BART said.
A federal judge on Tuesday brought and end to a 23-year court monitoring of the Oakland Police Department, the longest federal oversight of a police department in the nation's history.
SFO's Runway 1R officially reopened after a six-month closure for repaving and other improvements. Alongside the FAA's revised procedures on parallel landings, SFO said it expects fewer potential delays.
An elderly pedestrian died from injuries suffered after being struck by a vehicle in San Francisco on Monday, authorities said.
The shooting happened on the transfer platform just before 5:30 p.m. Monday and stemmed from an argument between two people, BART said.
Two people have died and three others were injured following a crash involving seven vehicles in East Palo Alto during the Tuesday morning commute, officials said.
SFO's Runway 1R officially reopened after a six-month closure for repaving and other improvements. Alongside the FAA's revised procedures on parallel landings, SFO said it expects fewer potential delays.
An elderly pedestrian died from injuries suffered after being struck by a vehicle in San Francisco on Monday, authorities said.
Two people have died and three others were injured following a crash involving seven vehicles in East Palo Alto during the Tuesday morning commute, officials said.
San Francisco on Tuesday unveiled new privacy protections for automated license plate reader cameras, limiting access to data and requiring strict documentation for data searches.
Median rents in San Francisco again reached record highs in September, with the price of a one-bedroom almost closing the gap with New York City, a new report finds.
A federal judge on Tuesday brought and end to a 23-year court monitoring of the Oakland Police Department, the longest federal oversight of a police department in the nation's history.
The shooting happened on the transfer platform just before 5:30 p.m. Monday and stemmed from an argument between two people, BART said.
An elderly couple in the San Francisco Bay Area is suspected of shooting and killing their son-in-law in the parking lot of a community park over the weekend.
According to BART police, the shooting happened on the transfer platform, and three people were injured. The victims were taken to the hospital, and their conditions were not yet known, police said.
A teenager was hospitalized after he was wounded in a shooting linked to a house party in Antioch over the weekend, police said.
Authorities in Monterey County have arrested a man on multiple charges after he allegedly brandished a firearm at a party and ran from deputies after he was found at a separate gathering over the weekend.
The three-day conference at the San Jose Marriott Hotel is bringing in people from all over the country to talk about homelessness from a very personal perspective.
Three hikers on California's Central Coast who became stranded over the weekend were rescued by helicopter following a mission that took several hours, officials said.
Police in Palo Alto have launched an investigation and urged residents to be aware of their surroundings Friday after multiple mountain lion sightings in the community.
An investigation is underway after a bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run collision in East San Jose early Friday morning, police said.
A San Francisco Bay Area firefighter who presumably drowned after he was arrested and charged for possessing child sexual abuse material may have staged his own death, federal authorities said.
Sausalito's Marinship district has decades-old land-use rules that tightly restrict development, designed in part to protect the area from intensive development, but they've also made it hard for existing businesses to adapt, a business owner said.
A man clinging to rocks on the Sonoma County shoreline and getting battered by the surf was rescued by a sheriff's helicopter crew on Sunday, the sheriff's office said.
A convicted sex offender in Solano County was taken into custody last week for an alleged parole violation after his ankle monitor stopped working, police said.
The storms haven't arrived yet, but Marin County workers are already racing to prepare for what could be a challenging winter.
Center Kristaps Porzingis will be out indefinitely for the Golden State Warriors with a health issue, and general manager Mike Dunleavy offered no further details but wasn't ready to call this a long-term concern.
Cecilia Zandalasini scored 22 points, Gabby Williams added 20 and four assists, and the second-seeded Golden State Valkyries ran away from the Dallas Wings by halftime for a 104-80 win in the teams' playoff opener.
The San Francisco 49ers keep losing key players to injuries and still keep winning, thanks in large part to the play of quarterback Brock Purdy.
Last year's playoff game was held at SAP Center in San Jose. So, as the crowd arrived at Chase Center for Sunday's first playoff game at the venue, Valkyries fans said there is something unique about the "Ballhalla" experience.
Alex Call hit a run-scoring double with two outs in the 10th inning and Andy Pages added a three-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers ended their season with their 100th victory, a 5-1 decision over the San Francisco Giants that completed a three-game sweep.
A federal judge on Tuesday brought and end to a 23-year court monitoring of the Oakland Police Department, the longest federal oversight of a police department in the nation's history.
The shooting happened on the transfer platform just before 5:30 p.m. Monday and stemmed from an argument between two people, BART said.
Two people have died and three others were injured following a crash involving seven vehicles in East Palo Alto during the Tuesday morning commute, officials said.
A San Francisco Bay Area firefighter who presumably drowned after he was arrested and charged for possessing child sexual abuse material may have staged his own death, federal authorities said.
San Francisco on Tuesday unveiled new privacy protections for automated license plate reader cameras, limiting access to data and requiring strict documentation for data searches.
President Trump and the leaders of the country's largest artificial intelligence companies have signed a set of voluntary safety standards, as calls mount for tighter guardrails on powerful AI technology.
OpenAI says its new agent can schedule meetings, make travel arrangements, debug computer systems and handle other workplace tasks.
OpenAI said it has chosen not to release its new GPT-6.1 Astra model due to concerns about safety, as industry leaders warn of the risks posed by ever-more-powerful AI technology.
The meeting comes as some industry leaders warn about the risks of rapid AI advancements.
The dinner comes as Amodei has warned about the "exponential growth" of AI, and has called for safeguards on the industry, which President Trump has rejected.
The CDPH said an unvaccinated passenger who later was hospitalized with measles traveled around the country by train and bus, eventually moving through at least six California counties before heading to Denver, Colorado.
Officials in the East Bay city of Berkeley have issued a warning to residents and doctors amid a rising number of bats that have tested positive for rabies.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Multiple unpermitted street food vendors in Fairfield were cited for violations last week after inspections found them selling food unsafe for public consumption, authorities said.
President Trump and the leaders of the country's largest artificial intelligence companies have signed a set of voluntary safety standards, as calls mount for tighter guardrails on powerful AI technology.
The Supreme Court said in an unsigned order it will hear arguments in the challenge to the Trump administration's third-country-removal policy in December.
The ban is part of a broader package targeting law enforcement equipment, immigration detention and federal enforcement practices.
The United States has banned nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles.
Sausalito's Marinship district has decades-old land-use rules that tightly restrict development, designed in part to protect the area from intensive development, but they've also made it hard for existing businesses to adapt, a business owner said.
Two men suspected of assaulting a student at San Jose State University over the weekend are facing hate crime charges, prosecutors said.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in supporting a federal lawsuit challenging Idaho's law that bars transgender students from using school restrooms and other sex-separated facilities that align with their gender identity.
Berlin police did not identify the suspect, who is still at large, by name but said that he was already known to police and is from Berlin.
LGBTQ+ communities have significantly higher rates of unemployment than the general population. Kelsi Thorud reports on how the City of Oakland is empowering LGBTQ+ job seekers during Pride Month.
The fallout over the opposition by a handful of San Francisco Giants players against the team's Pride Night celebrations has prompted an investigation of Major League Baseball by the Trump administration.
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in "Saved By The Bell," has died. He was 75.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Fans of the late Dolly Parton gathered to celebrate her life in San Francisco's Union Square on Friday as part of California's first-ever Dolly Parton Day.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
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.
A federal judge ended the government monitoring of the Oakland Police Department and the reforms mandating following a negotiated settlement IN 2003 from the infamous "Riders" corruption scandal.
Katie Nielsen reports.
Zoe Mintz reports.
John Ramos reports.
A federal judge on Tuesday ended the 23-year federal monitoring of the Oakland Police Department, the longest-running monitorship of a police department in U.S. history.
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.