SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (Reuters) - Silicon Valley executives and investors gathered on Tuesday at the Reuters Technology Summit in San Francisco to discuss whether new sources of private financing...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (Reuters) - Silicon Valley executives and investors gathered on Tuesday at the Reuters Technology Summit in San Francisco to discuss whether new sources of private financing have dimmed the allure of an initial public offering.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (Reuters) - Silicon Valley executives and investors gathered on Tuesday at the Reuters Technology Summit in San Francisco to discuss whether new sources of private financing have dimmed the allure of an initial public offering.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (Reuters) - Silicon Valley executives and investors gathered on Tuesday at the Reuters Technology Summit in San Francisco to discuss whether new sources of private financing...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (Reuters) - Nvidia ChiefExecutive Jen-Hsun Huang said he will license graphicstechnology to other companies, a new model for the chipmakerthat could lead to new business with Apple, Samsung and other mobile device makers.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shutting its

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shutting its

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nvidia Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang said he will license graphics technology to other companies, a new model for the chipmaker that could lead to new business with Apple, Samsung and other mobile device makers.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Google Inc.on Tuesday petitioned a court to let it publish separately national security government user-data requests, citing its rights under the First Amendment. The move expands on Google's earlier request to publish

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Adobe Systems Inc.on Tuesday reported a fiscal second-quarter profit of $76.55 million, or 15 cents a share, compared with a profit of $223.88 million, or 45 cents a share, for the year-earlier period. Revenue fell to $1

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Intel Corp.on Tuesday urged the chip maker's shareholders to reject a "mini-tender offer" from TRC Capital that sought to buy up to 4 million shares of the company at $23.75 a share. Intel said it does not endorse the te

David Chiu, the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, has introduced a new proposal that will allow for better flexibility and work life balance for families.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Technology stocks were modestly higher Tuesday, lifted by gains in shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Facebook Inc. H-Pgained 1% to become one of the top gainers on the Dow Jones Industrial Averagewhich was up 46 points.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Hewlett-Packard Co.on Tuesday named Todd Bradley, who had led the company's PC and printer businesses, executive vice president for strategic growth initiatives. The new position will be focused on "enhancing H-P's busin

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (Reuters) - Speciality glass company Corning is leading a $60 million investment in View Inc, a maker of energy-saving glass that automatically adjusts the amount of heat and light glare that passes through it, the companies sa

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (Reuters) - Speciality glass company Corning is leading a $60 million investment in View Inc, a maker of energy-saving glass that automatically adjusts the amount of heat and light glare that passes through it, the companies sa

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (Reuters) - Speciality glass company Corning is leading a $60 million investment in View Inc, a maker of energy-saving glass that automatically adjusts the amount of heat and light glare that passes through it, the companies sa

SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (Reuters) - Speciality glass company Corning is leading a $60 million investment in View Inc, a maker of energy-saving glass that automatically adjusts the amount of heat and...

San Francisco is going through another boom — or maybe it’s another bubble,writes Therese Poletti.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Longer-lasting batteries are crucial for a new crop of wearable computers whose rise may upend Apple and Google's dominance of mobile devices, two of the field's pioneers say. Wearable devices - from bracelets that monitor p

Silicon Valley firms want the government to disclose more about their role in such programs. They hope it will show they didn't give the U.S. direct access to data. SAN FRANCISCO — Scrutiny of the role technology companies played in a clandesti

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Longer-lasting batteries are crucial for a new crop of wearable computers whose rise may upend Apple and Google's dominance of mobile devices, two of the field's pioneers say.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 (Reuters) - EBay Inc's PayPal division will become the first foreign company to securea payments license in China, CEO John Donahoe predicted, but thee-commerce giant is taking a cautious approach to expansion inthe country.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 (Reuters) - EBay Inc's PayPal division will become the first foreign company to secure a payments license in China, CEO John Donahoe predicted, but the e-commerce giant is...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 (Reuters) - EBay Inc's PayPal division will become the first foreign company to secure a payments license in China, CEO John Donahoe predicted, but the e-commerce giant is taking a cautious approach to expansion in the country.

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A North Carolina hedge fund manager used a personal post-office box and forged bank statements to hide his theft of about $6 million over a seven-year period, U.S. regulators and prosecutors said on Monday.

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 (Reuters) - A North Carolinahedge fund manager used a personal post-office box and forgedbank statements to hide his theft of about $6 million over aseven-year...

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 (Reuters) - A North Carolina hedge fund manager used a personal post-office box and forged bank statements to hide his theft of about $6 million over a seven-year...

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 (Reuters) - A North Carolina hedge fund manager used a personal post-office box and forged bank statements to hide his theft of about $6 million over a seven-year period, U.S. regulators and prosecutors said on Monday.

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 (Reuters) - A North Carolina hedge fund manager used a personal post-office box and forged bank statements to hide his theft of about $6 million over a seven-year period, U.S. regulators and prosecutors said on Monday.

The oldest African American-owned bookstore in the country is on the brink of closing its doors. Founded in San Francisco's Fillmore District in 1960 by...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Whistleblower Edward Snowden on Monday denied accusations that he is a spy for China, calling the charge a "predictable smear" meant to "distract from the issue of U.S. government misconduct." Snowden took part in a live

SAN FRANCISCO -- The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Whistleblower Edward Snowden said the denials by Google Inc.and Facebook Inc.about their involvement in a clandestine National Security Agency data-gathering program were "misleading," as he also argued that the major te

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shutting its

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who exposed a secret National Security Agency data-gathering program, said the U.S. government made it impossible for him to get a fair trial in the U.S. by "openly declaring me guilty o

If you missed May's sold-out Professional Business Women of California Conference, held in San Francisco, then you also missed Sheryl Sandberg's keynote speech. Facebook's chief operating officer has caused no end of controversy since the publication

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Technology stocks edged higher Monday, propelled by gains in shares of Advanced Micro Devices and Netflix Inc. AMDganed more than 4% in early trades, leading a chip sector rally that saw the Philadelphia Semiconductor In

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Netflix Inc.shares climbed almost 6% Monday, to $226.13, following a new, original TV deal with DreamWorks Animationthat was announced prior to the market open. Under terms of the multi-year deal, Netflix will carry new

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 (Reuters) - The online grocerystart-up Webvan may have been the single most expensiveflame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over threeyears before shuttin

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shu

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shu

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shu

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shu

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shutting its

SAN FRANCISCO -- The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shutting its

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shutting its

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16 (Reuters) - The online grocery start-up Webvan may have been the single most expensive flame-out of the dot-com era, blowing through more than $800 million in venture capital and IPO proceeds in just over three years before shu