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2/17/2012

One winter night in 2010, four New York University students went to a lecture about the growing threats to personal privacy in the Facebook-Google era. They emerged from the auditorium determined to save the world. Their... Read More»

7/21/2009

THIS IS THE STORY OF PETER KUPERMAN, a handsome, slightly crazy, oddly endearing 37-year-old who wants nothing more than to marry a girl who went to Penn. The romantic obsession of his life began in a crowded Chinese... Read More»

2/14/2012

The Palo Alto–based startup Pinterest, which saw a meteoric rise in popularity at the end of last year, has taken a lot of the work out of organizing images on the web. Not... Read More»

2/9/2012

The streets of Oakland’s Rockridge and Montclair districts are lined with nice homes that tempt burglars. “We are a target-rich environment,” says Frank Castro, chair of the Greater Rockridge Neighborhood Crime... Read More»

2/7/2012

As San Francisco celebrates today's 9th Circuit decision declaring Prop. 8 unconstitutional, much of the credit should go to City Attorney Dennis Herrera and his team of kick-ass lawyers, who've been fighting for same-sex marriage... Read More»

2/2/2012

In case you live under a rock, Facebook has officially filed an initial public offering to the SEC for $5 billion. Although Zuckerberg’s letter to potential investors might seem hefty at more than 2,000 words,... Read More»

1/22/2012

If you’re a parent, any story about a terrible crime involving a child takes you to a dark, dark place: What if that had been my family? How would I go on? In the case of Danielle Bologna, who lost her husband and two sons... Read More»

1/20/2012

1924 EEG Via electrodes on the scalp, electroencephalography records electrical waves emitted by the brain, opening a window on neural activity. 1952 ELECTRICAL STIMULATION... Read More»

1/20/2012

TEMESCAL The Singles: Twentysomethings on bikes; thirtysomethings who like the low-key vibe (it’s not Valencia…yet); fortysomethings who moved in before it was... Read More»