Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip contains eight topological qubits. John Brecher for Microsoft For a field that many have long considered decades away, quantum computing sure is getting a lot of buzz in Silicon Valley. Yesterday (Feb. 19), Microsoft (MSFT) unveiled a quantum chip known as Majorana 1, created with an entirely new state of matter that’s … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Jaylen Wells hasn’t had much time to reflect on his journey from Sonoma State to the Memphis Grizzlies, but he hasn’t forgotten how the small Bay Area college has shaped his career. When Wells was selected to play in the NBA Rising Stars tournament, he couldn’t be more proud to represent Sonoma … Read more
An influential state senator in the South Bay wants an auditor to dig into the finances of a Bay Area commission that’s facing scrutiny for its manner of spending billions of dollars in tolls across seven bridges. State Sen. Dave Cortese, a Santa Clara County Democrat, sent a letter to the state Legislature’s Joint Committee … Read more
SAN JOSE — A former San Jose State University employee has been indicted in federal court on allegations he spent college funds to buy Apple laptop computers, faked the invoices, then sold the computers to line his pockets, authorities said. Tung Pham, 59, was charged with conspiracy to transport property interstate by a federal grand … Read more
After an unusually dry January where most of Northern California went without rain for 27 days in a row, the storms have come fast and furious, dramatically improving the state’s water supply outlook. So much rain fell in the first week of February that California’s largest reservoir, Shasta Lake, near Redding, which is 34 miles … Read more