Microsoft opens new office in Berkeley, a first for the East Bay
The company wanted space to consolidate the two artificial intelligence companies it purchased in 2019 â and to be close to UC Berkeley.
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A private equity firm wants to buy â.orgâ for $1 billion. A Berkeley-based cooperative says, ânot so fastâ
Bill Woodcock talks to Berkeleyside about why a cooperative is trying to interfere with the sale of .org, the digital home to the world’s nonprofits.
Update: After mixed signals, robot delivery startup Kiwibot says it’s not ending service after all
The company says “an incorrectly worded email” led many to believe it would be ending service.
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Berkeley High takes students’ phones away â sort of
Some classes have started using a pricey product that locks students’ cellphones away in a pouch that stays by the teenagers’ sides.
A UC Berkeley app is making seismometers out of smartphones
Scientists behind the MyShake app hope the citizen science project will eventually create a worldwide earthquake early-warning network.
The 510 area code has run out â and the East Bay has feelings about it
Starting Saturday, you’ll have to dial the area code for all local calls.
‘Don’t share your toothbrush’: Berkeley kids taught to be safe online
Along with purchase of 6,200 Chromebooks, BUSD has launched a “digital citizenship” curriculum covering cyber-bullying, fake news and privacy.
