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A San Francisco AI startup, now valued at $10 billion, has propelled three high-school friends—including two Indian-American co-founders—into billionaire status, shattering records.

Why San Francisco’s biggest mall is almost empty

San Francisco Centre, once a retail powerhouse, is now 93% vacant as crime, online shopping and remote work reshape the city

Strong Earthquake Of Magnitude 7 Strikes California, Tsunami Warning Canceled | N18G

On December 5, 2024, a magnitude 7 earthquake struck off the northern California coast, near Ferndale, at a depth of 10 km. The quake prompted a tsunami warning affecting 4.7 million people along the California and Oregon coasts, including major areas like San Francisco and San Jose. The warning, issued by the U.S. National Tsunami Center, was expected to impact the coast by 12:10 p.m. Pacific Time. Power outages affected nearly 19,000 clients in Humboldt County, and evacuations were ordered for low-lying areas. However, no injuries or deaths were reported. The warning was lifted about 90 minutes later, as no significant tsunami materialized. Governor Gavin Newsom coordinated emergency efforts and highlighted concerns over potential damage, particularly in northern California counties like Del Norte and Humboldt. While the threat was over, local authorities began assessing the damage, underscoring the ongoing risks of living in earthquake-prone areas.

Air India 'forgets' to load PhD student's luggage on San Francisco-Bengaluru direct flight

The situation worsened as she struggled to reach Air India's customer service. After multiple attempts, she finally received a response from the airline, but not before her tweet.

Entrepreneur lists 10 reasons why Bengaluru is like the Bay Area. He has 2 complaints - mosquitoes and...

From the moment the entrepreneur landed at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport, he noticed the city’s tech-forward approach to everyday logistics.

In San Francisco’s 'Bring Your Big Wheel' event, adults ride kids’ tricycles

Dozens of daring adolescents and adults mounted up on children’s plastic tricycles to ride down a famous curvy road to mark the return of the annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel event in San Francisco, California on March 31, watch this video.

United Airlines plane makes a safe emergency landing in LA after losing a tire during takeoff

Video shows the plane losing one of the six tires on its left-side main landing gear assembly seconds after takeoff.

San Francisco finally installs nets to stop suicides off Golden Gate Bridge

Officials announced that crews have installed stainless-steel nets on both sides of the 2.7km Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

Pregnant Airbnb host left homeless with over 2 crore in debt, narrates horrific ordeal in viral post

Coach Erika also shared that Airbnb didn’t compensate her for the damages after the guests refused to take responsibility. She thought that Airbnb’s $3M Host AirCover Guarantee would come to her rescue but she was wrong.

US restaurants serving bottomless mimosas will now charge 'vomit fees' to warn customers

An Oakland, California-based eatery called Kitchen Story, posted a sign that warns mimosa drinkers about a $50 (Rs 4,163 approximately) fine if they throw up inside the restaurant.

'No cops allowed': This US restaurant refuses to serve armed officers

“This policy is for armed officers, and we let police officers know that we welcome them back to our establishment when they’re off-duty and unarmed,” Reem’s clarified.

The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch

A mysterious company has spent $800 million in an effort to buy thousands of acres of San Francisco Bay Area land. The people behind the deals are said to be a who’s who of the tech industry.

California agency to vote on San Francisco robotaxi expansion amid heavy opposition

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which has statewide jurisdiction over autonomous vehicle regulation, drafted the proposal after Waymo and Cruise applied for permits that would allow for broader testing of the robotaxis.

Elon Musk shares video of 'X' logo atop Twitter's HQ in San Francisco. Watch

The Tesla chief took to Twitter to share the now-viral video. The clip has already garnered over 21 million views since being shared on July 29.

Pro-Khalistanis attack Indian consulate in San Francisco | US condemns the act

The Indian consulate in San Francisco was attacked by a group of pro-Khalistanis. The attack was reported by a local news channel. The fire department was quick to douse the fire and no major injuries were reported after the incident. This is the second such attack against the Indian consulate in San Francisco in the past five months. The United States has condemned the vandalism, and said that attacks against the diplomats are a criminal offence.

Air India's San Francisco-Mumbai direct flight cancelled due to technical snag

The incident comes three days after a San Francisco-bound flight of the airline, that had taken off from New Delhi, was diverted to Russia due to a mid-air glitch.

Air India to refund full amount to all passengers affected by Delhi-San Francisco flight diversion

Air India flight AI 173 operating Delhi-SFO on June 6, carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew on board, was diverted to the Magadan port city in far east Russia following a mid-air glitch in one of the Boeing 777-200LR aircraft engines.

'Full-blown humanitarian crisis': Air India passenger stranded in Russian town

Air India flight AI173 operating Delhi-San Francisco had developed a technical issue en route with one of its engines, following which it was divered to Magadan, Russia

San Francisco-bound Air India flight diverted to Magadan in Russia after engine glitch

The flight, carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew, however, landed safely, the airline said.

CEO of AI startup ends WFH: ‘more comfortable, but…’

Flo Crivello, founder and CEO of Lindy, is sounding the death knell for remote work in his AI startup.

Bengaluru woman dies in flight while returning from the US

Sources at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru said that the woman had boarded an Air India flight from San Francisco, which was the longest direct flight of the airline from the US to Bengaluru.

How Elon Musk outsmarted Twitter HQ landlord to change company sign to 'Titter'

Elon Musk and his team at the San Francisco headquarters of Twitter decided to paint the background colour of the sign, effectively masking the letter "W" without actually removing it.

SFO Police urged to take immediate action against those responsible for Indian consulate vandalism

Indiaspora in a statement condemned the violence and vandalism at the Indian Consulate.

Pro-Khalistani protesters attack Indian Consulate in San Francisco

"We are also appalled by the complete law and order failure in both in London as well as in SFO where a few radicalised separatists attacked India's diplomatic missions," Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) said

Flight cancellations, delays plague AI’s Bengaluru-San Francisco operations

The airline has cancelled nearly 20 percent of the flights on this route, managing to operate only 21 of the 26 flights scheduled in the past eight weeks.