Zoom Faces Scrutiny Over Privacy Amid Rising Use During Coronavirus Pandemic
The spike in popularity is leading to a wave of scrutiny of the San Jose-based company, particularly around privacy.
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The spike in popularity is leading to a wave of scrutiny of the San Jose-based company, particularly around privacy.
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced millions around the world to stay in their homes, 9-year-old Silicon Valley video conference provider Zoom has exploded in public awareness as the go-to app for virtual meetings, classroom lessons, church services and general communication among workers, families and government officials.
Innovation is part of the fabric of the Bay Area, so when the medical community said that they were running low on their personal protective equipment, the Maker community, and all their 3D printers, came to the rescue.
Google is committing to donate more than $800 million to support businesses, organizations and healthcare workers as part of its coronavirus response.
Officials with Google announced on Friday that concerns over the coronavirus have led the company to cancel plans to hold the annual Google I/O developers conference "in any capacity."
Former Hayward tour operator Xuehua Edward Peng was sentenced to four years in federal prison Tuesday for acting as an agent of the Chinese government in connection with a scheme to conduct pickups known as "dead drops" and transport digital cards to China, federal prosecutors said.
Coronavirus precautions have halted Hollywood production and cleared out theaters . Entertainment industry watchers wonder if movie houses -- already struggling -- can survive the downturn.
Silicon Valley giant Apple, which already has weather the impact the coronavirus outbreak in China has had on its business, announced Saturday it would be shutting down its retail stores worldwide for the next two weeks.
An early plunge of 7% on Wall Street triggered a trading halt as a sell-off slamming global markets continued.
Google announced Tuesday that it plans to cancel its upcoming I/O developers conference in May due to concerns about the coronavirus.
Bay Area food delivery giant DoorDash has taken a first formal step toward a stock market debut.
Shares of streaming giant Netflix soared for several hours Thursday before joining the steep drop in Silicon Valley tech stocks as Wall Street dropped more than 1,190 points over fears of the coronavirus.
NASA Astronaut Nick Hague has a new mission here on Earth after spending six months in space. His latest endeavor is taking him to the Bay Area for the "Destination Station"campaign. Hague talked about his recent space mission and his research aboard the International Space Station.
Ageism is becoming a growing problem in the male-dominated tech industry and some are finding creative ways around it.
The growing coronavirus outbreak that has forced Silicon Valley's tech giants to cancel plans to attend trades shows and impacted their supply chain from China took aim at their share prices Monday as the stock market took a major tumble.
With housing prices and commute times remaining high, a new survey has found nearly half of Bay Area residents looking at life elsewhere, outnumbering those who want to stay.
Mark Zuckerberg has asked for more regulation of Big Tech companies. Europe is preparing to give him what he wants.
From cancelled appearances at international trade shows to slowed production pipelines, the Coronavirus outbreak in China is having an economic impact on many of the largest technology companies in the Silicon Valley.
For the first time, the U.S. government's highway safety agency has approved a company's request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn't meet federal safety standards that apply to cars and trucks driven by humans.
The Justice Department official leading the investigation of big tech companies' market dominance is stepping aside from the department's Google probe.
A federal jury on Wednesday decided that Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. must pay $1.1 billion to the California Institute of Technology for infringing on patents.
Though Santa Clara County health officials are reporting no cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in the area as of Tuesday, they are preparing with rapid response teams in the event that it does arrive in the Bay Area.
23andMe, the Sunnyvale-based at-home DNA testing company, is laying off 100 people, or about 14% of its workforce.
President Donald Trump and his French counterpart have agreed to hold off on escalating a trade war, officials said.
The exclusive $1 trillion club on Wall Street just got a new member.
