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You've heard of tech companies starting in a Silicon Valley garage. What about on a ship?
A cellphone application that tells residents when the next bus is coming is the winner of a competition held by the Federal Communications Commission to help Americans access government services.
Help is just a few clicks away on Facebook for people expressing suicidal thoughts.
If Facebook is like hanging out at a banquet with a large buffet to feast on, then social network Path is an intimate dinner with close friends. Path is now getting new silverware and table decorations, so to speak, with the release of updated software.
Everyone dreams of striking it rich — and what they would do with such a windfall. A new house? A fancy car? Maybe designer clothes selected by a personal shopper.
Two weeks after surgery, twin sisters who had been joined at the chest are preparing to leave the hospital — each in their own car seat.
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan criticized world leaders Thursday for failing to take bold action on climate change, which he said threatens to worsen the food crisis that has already left a billion people hungry.
Twin 2-year-old girls who were joined at the chest and abdomen were separated Tuesday during a lengthy, complex procedure at Stanford University's children's hospital.
Emergency dispatchers received desperate calls for help after a man opened fire at a Northern California quarry, with victims breathlessly urging police and ambulances to come quickly. "Please, please," one caller begs. "They're going to die."
Apple leaders, employees and pop culture stars celebrated the life of Steve Jobs in a tribute Wednesday to a computer visionary who changed the world when he incorporated music, media and lifestyle into a sleek line of products.
Steve Jobs urged people to think different, and wowed them when his own different thinking put thousands of songs in their pockets, the power of the Internet at their fingertips and a whole world of possibilities in the palm of their hands.
Steve Jobs was a rare example of a billionaire executive whose legacy somehow managed to touch so many people across the world on a deeply personal level.
They've been finding hidden bombs, drugs and corpses for years, using their sense of smell to locate what their human handlers would otherwise have to see in plain sight.
A California woman sued the governing body of U.S. competitive swimming and her former coach, claiming he sexually abused, humiliated and harassed her when she was a teenager training under his supervision.
A new study says legalizing marijuana in California could result in additional revenue for local governments and free up law enforcement to prosecute other crimes.
Todd Atwood says he doesn't worry too much about accidents when walking down the street using his iPhone to make calls, send text messages or check his e-mail.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerry Brown on Thursday invited his Republican rival to tea at his $1.8 million house to discuss their next debate.
California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has told a Jewish-rights group that he regrets recent remarks to a reporter in which he compared his rival's campaign tactics to Joseph Goebbels' Nazi propaganda.
Even as audio versions of best-sellers fill store shelves and new technology fuels the popularity of digitized books, the number of titles accessible to people who are blind or dyslexic is minuscule.
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday approved drawing up guidelines for the operation of medical marijuana collectives as a way to regulate the businesses and possibly bring in much-needed revenue to the nation's 10th largest city.
You have to wonder whether there were any women in the room when the marketing geniuses at Apple decided to call the company's new gadget the "iPad." Because the jokes about feminine hygiene products are flying.
Imagine not being able to use a mouse to open a Web browser or a keyboard to type an e-mail. What if you couldn't distinguish colors on a computer screen or type the distorted letters in order to buy concert tickets or enroll in a class?
Eric Horvitz illustrates the potential dilemmas of living with robots by telling the story of how he once got stuck in an elevator at Stanford Hospital with a droid the size of a washing machine.
A judge has decided to remove an attorney defending Nancy Garrido against charges of kidnapping and raping a girl who police say was held captive for 18 years.
Two men accused of lying about having millions of dollars of artwork stolen from their high-rent home in Pebble Beach released documents Friday that they insist proves they were ripped off.
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