Fremont Bank Rolls Out Security-Enhanced Debit Cards
Fremont Bank has become the first on the West Coast to offer security-enhanced debit cards with information stored on a chip instead of on a magnetic stripe. It's called CertiFlash technology.
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Fremont Bank has become the first on the West Coast to offer security-enhanced debit cards with information stored on a chip instead of on a magnetic stripe. It's called CertiFlash technology.
A Silicon Valley based solar manufacturer is teaming up with Ford Motor Company to install rooftop systems specifically designed to offset the cost of charging an electric vehicle.
The sudden slide in the stock market over the last few trading sessions may put a dampener on the recent resurgence of high tech initial public offerings. Now, Bay Area start-ups may wait until stocks recover before going public
Encouraging innovation and job creation were just two of the topics as the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness gathered in Silicon Valley on Tuesday.
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom is releasing a plan to jumpstart California's economic development and job growth, stepping to the forefront of a vital issue as his first major policy move since he was elected to statewide office.
To the more than two million Californians who are out of work, the disappearance of jobs is discouraging. But, for the first time in fourteen years, manufacturing in the United States has added jobs.
More people want to live in San Jose thanks to growth in the technology sector fueled by social media, making the greater San Jose area one of the most expensive rental markets in the Bay Area.
EBay Inc.'s second-quarter results beat analyst expectations Tuesday with growth in its PayPal online payment service and marketplace business - although profit fell 31 percent on charges from its recent purchase of e-commerce retail site operator GSI Commerce.
Even as one of the largest employers in Silicon Valley announced plans to cut thousands of jobs, Silicon Valley employers have reported a growing demand for highly skilled tech workers.
The latest numbers show that fewer homes in Silicon Valley are being foreclosed on, but that may not necessarily be a good thing.
Business is booming at the eight hotels around the Great America theme park in Santa Clara. For the second straight year, June hotel occupancy rates in the county have topped 80 percent.
Using a smartphone to check personal email is just the beginning, as more and more Americans are using their digital devices to get in a little 'me time' while at work.
Silicon Valley tech firms are looking to entice and keep workers on the job with some freebies.
Cisco and Hewlett Packard are in negotiations with the Chinese government to supply cameras for a surveillance project that has human-rights advocates on alarm.
One city councilman says the city of Sunnyvale's 20-year economic plan is helping it maintain its status as a dominant force in the Silicon Valley
The Vietnamese community in Silicon Valley is getting a major health check as part of a three month survey.
Indicating that they know the way to San Jose, BART directors have unanimously approved a $299 million contract for the completion of the long-awaited Warm Springs extension in the southern part of Fremont.
The survey results were based on the responses of 432 CEOs and top executives across the Bay Area.
The fate of a big piece of aviation history in Silicon Valley is once again up in the air as a top NASA official is considering whether to demolish Hangar One at Moffett Field.
Blurry photos could soon be a thing of the past thanks to new technology from Lytro, a Silicon Valley startup that will let photographers adjust the focus after the photo has already been taken.
Government has helped nurture new business since the Great Depression, but is now withdrawing from that role, a leading ethnic Chamber of Commerce official said Wednesday.
A new study says Silicon Valley has the highest level of well-being in America, while depressed parts of the San Joaquin Valley have the lowest. The "Portrait of California," constructed by the American Human Development Project, measures well-being and access to opportunity, based on level of education, income and life expectancy.
Yahoo Inc.'s prized investment in Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group has abruptly turned into a stock market millstone.
Animal shelters in Silicon Valley are overflowing with small dogs officials are imploring would-be pet owners to give serious consideration to adoption over buying a dog from a breeder.
Bullet trains and electrified Caltrain trains would share the existing two-track corridor through Silicon Valley under a proposal considered Thursday by the California High-Speed Authority.
