4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (638+ words) Large sport utility vehicles present consumers with a quandary. Comfortably hauling around a pack of children or a traveling dinner party of adults requires a land yacht. Nearly a dozen vehicles can comfortably handle the task. But driving any of…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (82+ words) The Mercury News “To not include a cross-section of our demographic into the script is insensitive.” — Cupertino City Council Member R “Ray” Wang, after seeing a trailer for the new CBS legal drama “Cupertino,” which some residents say bears little…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (423+ words) Inflation cooled slightly in the Bay Area in August, but gasoline prices skyrocketed in the region, a government report released Friday shows. The Bay Area inflation rate rose 3.4% over the one-year period that ended in August, less than the 3.8% annual…...

20+ hour, 38+ min ago   (306+ words) Amodei also offered a plan in a post on his website to increase checks on the industry, one part of which he said Anthropic is undertaking by itself already, The others would require coordination among the broad industry and with…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (732+ words) By SARAH EL DEEB AI is already transforming warfare from Ukraine to Gaza, and its use on a rugged and remote battlefield is likely to increase concerns about its rapid spread. Anthropic said the users of the accounts, which it…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (319+ words) By NICK INGRAM and SUDHIN THANAWALA The spike adds to an already tough year for these farmers, who also faced higher costs for fertilizer, seeds and equipment. Diesel hit a record price in the U.S. on Sept. 4, soaring to an average…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (610+ words) Q: My wife and I recently reserved a Jeep Compass from Dollar Car Rental to be picked up in Phoenix and returned to the Albuquerque airport. When we arrived in Phoenix, we verbally declined the extra insurance and roadside assistance because…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1155+ words) ANTIOCH — It may be the final curtain call for the nearly century-old El Campanil Theatre, a historic East Bay institution that’s now likely to be sold to a local church. Legendary Movement, established in 2023, has until Sept. 28 to close escrow…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (379+ words) FREMONT — The 357-room Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley hotel was purchased for $53 million by an affiliate of Chicago-based Singerman Real Estate, documents filed on Sept. 8 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office show. The price for the 10-story hotel at 46100 Landing Parkway…...