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Developer buys San Jose site where 100-plus affordable homes are eyed

A real estate firm has paid more than $10 million to buy an affordable housing development site in San Jose.

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‘The Disneyland of American grocery stores’: How Trader Joe’s became a tourist hot spot

Although it began in California as a health-food store, the brand has expanded across the US and now has travelers from around the world clamoring to visit one of its outlets.

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Huge San Jose housing development enters crucial public scrutiny stage

Fresh plans have emerged for a huge San Jose housing development that would produce several hundred homes.

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The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at bankruptcy auction

The Infowars website was down Thursday morning. On his live broadcast, Jones was angry and defiant, vowing to challenge the sale.

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California gets mediocre grades for its business climate

California got a below-average No. 30 ranking among the states when my trusty spreadsheet looked at eight yardsticks of business well-being.

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Larry Magid: Generative AI is getting smarter

But it still makes mistakes, so do your homework before relying on its answers

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AMD cutting almost 1,000 jobs to focus resources on AI push

The move follows other cutbacks among longtime Silicon Valley companies. Cisco Systems Inc. is eliminating more than 6,000 positions, and Intel is cutting about 15% of its workforce of more than 100,000.

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The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families’ backing

The satirical news publication acquired the conspiracy theory assets and apparently took down the website Thursday.

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Ford to pay up to $165 million to US government for moving too slowly on recall

The NHTSA says Ford was too slow to recall vehicles with faulty rearview cameras.

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California gets mediocre grades for its business climate

California got a below-average No. 30 ranking among the states when my trusty spreadsheet looked at eight yardsticks of business well-being.

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Larry Magid: Generative AI is getting smarter

But it still makes mistakes, so do your homework before relying on its answers

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AMD cutting almost 1,000 jobs to focus resources on AI push

The move follows other cutbacks among longtime Silicon Valley companies. Cisco Systems Inc. is eliminating more than 6,000 positions, and Intel is cutting about 15% of its workforce of more than 100,000.

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Silicon Valley’s ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ fights $48 million IRS tax evasion case from Spanish island

Roger Ver grew up in Silicon Valley, founding a computer company called MemoryDealers at the precocious age of 19. He also engaged in tax protests and ran for California’s legislature at 21 as a libertarian.

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Coyote Valley: 376 acres once planned for offices and parking lots to become public open space preserve

Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority takes ownership of former corporate campus site

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Point Reyes park litigants want residents excluded from talks

The National Park Service and several environmental organizations are resisting an effort to involve agricultural workers in discussions that could lead to their displacement.

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Disneyland teases Avatar land at D23 Brazil

Disney parks boss Josh D’Amaro says 'something you haven’t seen yet' is coming to the new themed land in Disney California Adventure.

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Amazon launches online discount storefront to compete with Shein and Temu, kills Freevee channel

Haul will feature products that cost less than $10 and offer free delivery on orders over $25.

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Opinion: Trump is stuck with the Fed’s Powell. He needs to make peace

Fed chair can help ensure that high borrowing costs don’t snuff out a housing recovery and weigh down economic growth.