The team, named “Berkelium,” has qualified for the international FIRST Robotics Competition in Houston.
Technology
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Microsoft opens new office in Berkeley, a first for the East Bay
The company wanted space to consolidate the two artificial intelligence companies it purchased in 2019 — and to be close to UC Berkeley.
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A private equity firm wants to buy ‘.org’ for $1 billion. A Berkeley-based cooperative says, ‘not so fast’
Bill Woodcock talks to Berkeleyside about why a cooperative is trying to interfere with the sale of .org, the digital home to the world’s nonprofits.
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Update: After mixed signals, robot delivery startup Kiwibot says it’s not ending service after all
The company says “an incorrectly worded email” led many to believe it would be ending service.
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Berkeley High takes students’ phones away — sort of
Some classes have started using a pricey product that locks students’ cellphones away in a pouch that stays by the teenagers’ sides.
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A UC Berkeley app is making seismometers out of smartphones
Scientists behind the MyShake app hope the citizen science project will eventually create a worldwide earthquake early-warning network.
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The 510 area code has run out — and the East Bay has feelings about it
Starting Saturday, you’ll have to dial the area code for all local calls.
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‘Don’t share your toothbrush’: Berkeley kids taught to be safe online
Along with purchase of 6,200 Chromebooks, BUSD has launched a “digital citizenship” curriculum covering cyber-bullying, fake news and privacy.
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Automated license plate readers will help parking availability but some express concern about privacy issues
New parking meters with credit card payment options are part of the goBerkeley program. Photo: Steer Davies Gleave/goBerkeley Berkeley has launched a program to use a controversial technology that automatically reads license plates on cars to optimize and enforce parking, part of a larger effort to encourage more Berkeley residents not to drive. The program, […]
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Lasher’s Electronics may be forced to close after 56 years
Ellen and Bob Lasher’s father Al opened his electronics store in 1960. Photo: Natalie Orenstein Ellen and Bob Lasher’s father Al opened his electronics store in 1960. Photo: Natalie Orenstein Al Lasher’s Electronics may be on the brink of closing after 56 years at 1734 University Ave. The city of Berkeley deemed the building, near […]
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Berkeley Lab opens gleaming supercomputer center
Berkeley Lab’s Wang Hall computer research facility, on a hillside overlooking the UC Berkeley campus, which officially opened on Nov. 12, 2015. Photo: Berkeley Lab, Roy Kaltschmidt Berkeley Lab’s Wang Hall computer research facility, on a hillside overlooking the UC Berkeley campus, which officially opened on Nov. 12, 2015. Photo: Berkeley Lab, Roy Kaltschmidt After more than […]
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Berkeley police seek 3-D scanner for crime scenes
BPD is hoping to get a 3-D laser scanner to improve its approach to crime scene analysis. Image: FARO The Berkeley Police Department has applied for grant funding to buy a 3-D laser scanner to document crime scenes and injury-collision locations more precisely and accurately than its current equipment allows. According to an Oct. 15 memo posted […]
