Orion launch rescheduled for Friday
NASA's Orion deep-spacecraft's first test flight has been delayed until Friday morning. Now there is very less time left with the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for resolving the last problem.
Bay Area registers higher Smog percentage in 2014
According to air pollution officials, the Bay Area smog levels were higher this year, and warmer temperatures were not the major factor.
Tesla’s First ‘gigafactory’ to be built in Reno
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday that the automaker's first 'gigafactory' for battery production facility will be constructed in Reno.
Charles Manson gets wedding license to marry at California State Prison
Charles Manson was issued a marriage license by Kings County, California, where he is serving a life sentence at the California State Prison.
Starwood and Hilton hotels unveil plan to install keyless systems
On Monday, two bigwig hotel chains, Starwood and Hilton Worldwide, unveiled their plans to install keyless systems which will enable guests to use their smartphones to get into their hotel rooms.
Dignity Health will pay $37 million to settle overbilling charges
San Francisco-based Dignity Health has agreed to pay $37 million in fine to settle the overbilling dispute. The company has been blamed for overbilling Medicare and military health care program for years. A lawsuit was filed in San Francisco in 2009 by a former Dignity Health worker Kathleen Hawkins.
Qualcomm will pay $2.5 billion for chip maker CSR
San Diego-based Qualcomm has disclosed in a Wednesday announcement that it has agreed to acquire UK chip maker and Bluetooth specialist CSR, in a $2.5 billion deal. Qualcomm owns major market share in the mobile- phone chips segment. Qualcomm will pay 900 pence per share in cash for the acquisition of CSR. The price which Qualcomm has agreed to pay for CSR is nearly 37 percent more than CSR's closing price Tuesday.
Apple offers $20,000 to female employees to cover costs of freezing eggs
Apple has revealed in a recent statement that, with effect from January 2015, the company will offer up to $20,000 for its female employees - both full-time as well as part-time - in the US, to cover the costs of freezing eggs.
The benefit which Apple will offer to its female employees in the US will essentially finance the procedure of extracting and storing the eggs. The move announced by Apple is similar to that being offered by social network Facebook since January 2014.
