Today is Monday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2025. There are nine days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 22, 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of antisemitism. (Dreyfus was eventually vindicated.) Also on this date: In 1944, during the […]
Griffin is personally funding the program, extending his decades-long push to back civic and charitable institutions. Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Company perks can range from commuter benefits and free meals to on-site gyms and pet insurance. At Ken Griffin’s Citadel and Citadel Securities, they also include a program that encourages employees to […]
The oldest U.S. park ranger, Betty Reid Soskin, passed away on Sunday at 104 years old. Reid Soskin was the nation’s oldest active park ranger when she retired in 2022 at 100 years old. She had also served more than 15 years at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond. She […]
The next phase of A.I. adoption hinges less on compute and more on whether sensitive data can be protected in use. Unsplash+ Generative A.I. has long been treated like a public experiment. Every week, a new model is designed. Yet according to industry experts, A.I. is advancing faster than the trust required for it to […]
Elves in training Members of Brownie Troop 60125 volunteered at the Family Giving Tree warehouse in Sunnyvale on Dec. 7, sorting, wrapping and organizing gifts and getting them ready for bagging for the nonprofit’s Holiday Wish Drive. The troop also hosted a Virtual Giving Tree along with Junior Troop 60174, adopting 25 wish cards, and […]
The race for digital autonomy is redefining how nations secure power, resilience and influence. Unsplash+ For decades, the unspoken global economic agreement shaped how the world worked: physical resources were bounded by borders, while the digital world remained largely borderless. We shipped crude oil across oceans in tankers, but let data travel freely through fibre […]
OAKLAND — Inside a buzzing McClymonds gymnasium, Granada played with the confidence of a team that knows itself again. The Matadors beat Fremont-Oakland 72-70 in overtime on Saturday afternoon at the Double Goal Coaches Classic, extending a start that has proven that the Livermore school can be contenders in the East Bay Athletic League once […]
Automated coding was meant to reduce burnout and friction, but without shared standards, it’s fueling conflict instead. Unsplash+ The United States is facing a healthcare crisis that extends far beyond rising costs. Physician burnout is accelerating, access to care is eroding, particularly in primary care and rural or underserved communities, and administrative burden continues to […]
SANTA CLARA — The 49ers will get some reinforcements for Monday night’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, but Ricky Pearsall Jr. won’t be one of them. Pearsall was ruled out Saturday by the 49ers after reinjuring a PCL strain late in in their 37-24 win over the Tennessee Titans. He did not travel to Indianapolis […]
Record-setting masterpieces, stressed speculative segments and a resilient middle market all point toward a more discerning landscape for 2026. Julian Cassady Photography / Courtesy of Sotheby’s and Alive The story of the art market in 2025 is less about a single narrative arc than about divergence. On the one hand, aggregate figures remained below the […]
