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Google's products dig deeper into people's lives
For Google CEO Larry Page, happiness is a warm computer. "Technology should do the hard work so people can get on doing the things that make them ...
Google unveils maps, photo, music features
Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services.
Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades
Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions ...
America's Cup officials say race will continue
The America's Cup will go on as planned after the death of a sailor during a training run last week on San Francisco Bay, officials said Tuesday.
Giants hit 3 HRs to back Lincecum, beat Braves 5-1
With all the ups and downs in recent seasons, including his demotion to the bullpen for the playoffs, Tim Lincecum can appreciate the strong starts ...
America's Cup planning endures rough waters
Olympic gold medal-winning sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson's death during an America's Cup training run on San Francisco Bay last week was the latest and ...
America's Cup expected to go on after fatal wreck
The head of the America's Cup planning effort said Saturday he expects sailing's most prestigious event to go forward after the death of a sailor on ...
America's Cup fatality raises safety questions
Sailors know the risks and rewards that come with these new space-age America's Cup boats that speed like race cars across the waves. Still, the death ...
America's Cup boat nosedived, broke into pieces
The America's Cup catamaran that capsized in San Francisco Bay, killing an Olympic gold medalist, nosedived during a difficult maneuver and broke into ...
5 Things to Know about the America's Cup
WHAT IS THE AMERICA'S CUP? The America's Cup is considered sailing's most prestigious event and, along with the Olympics and World Cup soccer, among ...
British sailor dies during America's Cup practice
Andrew "Bart" Simpson had already garnered an Olympic gold medal in sailing in 2008 and a silver at last year's games when Artemis Racing came calling ...
Sheriff: Search for Calif. suspect like 'warfare'
Sheriff's SWAT teams are proceeding extremely carefully as they search a rural part of Northern California where an ex-convict suspected of fatally ...
49ers reach stadium naming rights deal with Levi's
The future home of the San Francisco 49ers will be called Levi's Stadium. The 49ers and Levi Strauss & Co. announced an agreement Wednesday for a $220 ...
Halladay to have shoulder surgery, eyes '13 return
For Roy Halladay, arthroscopic surgery on his troublesome throwing shoulder became the best-case scenario when he had prepared himself for the worst ...
Lives on the edge are part of Golden Gate beat
As he shivered on a narrow iron bar 220 feet above San Francisco Bay, 22-year-old Kevin Berthia heard a voice. It did not belong to the old wounds, ...
Microsoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripes
Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a ...
David Chang, Paul Kahan tie for top chef honor
Food may not have been their first calling, but coming late to the culinary scene clearly hasn't slowed David Chang and Paul Kahan. On Monday, the two ...
Stadium decision hurts Miami's Super Bowl chances
As Dan Marino campaigned for Miami to be chosen the site of the 50th Super Bowl, he made no pretense about being objective on the subject. "In my ...
San Francisco city attorney sues Monster Beverage
San Francisco's city attorney is suing Monster Beverage for marketing its energy drinks to children, saying the products pose severe health risks.
Bride, 4 others die in limo fire on Calif. bridge
Investigators are trying to determine why a stretch limousine burst into flames on a San Francisco Bay bridge, trapping and killing five of the nine ...
Giants beat Dodgers 10-9 on Quiroz's walkoff HR
Pinch hitter Guillermo Quiroz homered with one out in the 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 10-9 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on ...
New efforts to curb cellphone theft
Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless ...
New efforts to curb cellphone theft are nationwide
Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials are looking to the wireless industry for help.
Deadheads oppose renaming Jerry Garcia venue
Deadheads are uniting in opposition to a proposal to rename a San Francisco venue named in honor of the Grateful Dead founder. The San Francisco ...
'I'm gay': NBA player Jason Collins breaks barrier
Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade