Phony AP Tweet Says President Hurt In White House Explosions; Stocks Bounce
Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House.
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Hackers compromised Twitter accounts of The Associated Press on Tuesday, sending out a false tweet about an attack at the White House.
Los Gatos-based Netflix, which streams TV shows and movies over the Internet, was among the winners after announcing profits that impressed investors. Netflix soared $42.62, or 24 percent, to $216.99 after reporting a big gain in subscribers in the first quarter.
PSY continues to set records on San Bruno-based YouTube. The South Korean pop star hit another mark with his new single "Gentleman," earning 38 million views in a single day...
A look at what is hurting and helping the environment in the tech world.
A struggling Silicon Valley solar power company will suspend its Portland operations in June and lay off 29 workers, leaving Oregon agencies that provided funding to the company on the hook for millions of dollars.
Netflix's move to compete against traditional cable-TV channels with original programming is pulling in more subscribers to its internet video service and winning back investors who doubted the company's ability to develop distinctive entertainment.
The theft of cellphones is becoming a rampant problem in San Francisco. District Attorney George Gascon said he has a plan to help solve the issue.
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, Boston police asked the public via Twitter to provide tips to help find the suspect, but they've also been asking people to exercise some restraint with social media.
A German data protection agency fined Google Inc. 145,000 euros ($189,000) for illegally recording information from unsecured wireless networks—an amount it acknowledged is "totally inadequate" as a deterrent to the multinational giant.
Putting a new test to the adage that brevity is the soul of wit, Comedy Central is partnering with San Francisco-based Twitter for a comedy festival played out in...
Technology firms, banks and other companies are fighting a proposed Internet privacy law that would require companies to show consumers the personal data they've collected on them.
Drivers attended a workshop in Sacramento on Friday where DMV officials were seeking public input on possible regulations of the driverless cars.
A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe took to the skies Friday over the Bay Area in a successful test flight.
Wednesday in San Francisco, the new chairwoman of the FTC called on the advertising industry to give consumers "effective and meaningful privacy protection," by coming up with a standard way for consumers to make it known they do not want their on-line activity tracked.
Google's latest quarterly results provided further proof that the Internet search leader is figuring out how to make more money as Web surfers migrate from personal computers to mobile devices.
