This is the company's second round of layoffs this year.
Cisco Systems is laying off 5,500 employees as the internet gear maker scrambles to adapt to a technology upheaval that has triggered similar cutbacks to other storied tech companies.
One of the nominees for best picture, "The Martian," is a science fiction movie that used present-day innovation here in the Bay Area.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Facebook and Google Sunday to discuss how his nation and Silicon Valley can benefit from working together.
The White House named San Jose and Oakland "TechHire" cities. TechHire is a program that helps unemployed workers and residents with skills that need updating get their foot in the door of companies like Facebook, eBay and Cisco.
Three California lawmakers are pushing to require all children in Head Start programs nationwide to get vaccinated against measles.