HP taking aim on IBM with risky $13.2B acquisition of EDS 1 hr 4 mins ago - Riding a hot streak that has doubled its stock price in the past three years, Hewlett-Packard Co. is rolling the dice on a $13.2 billion acquisition of technology services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp.
Reports: Carl Icahn considering attempt to oust Yahoo board 1 hr 8 mins ago - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn reportedly is snapping up Yahoo stock in preparation for a possible attempt to replace the Internet company's board after the directors turned down Microsoft's $47.5 billion takeover offer.
Civil rights group: SFO screeners targets Sikhs excessively 1 hr 15 mins ago - Prabhjot Singh has flow out of San Francisco International Airport nine times since December. Nine times he was pulled aside for secondary screening of the turban required by his Sikh religion.
Chinese-Americans open wallets for quake relief 1 hr 45 mins ago - Chinese communities around the country are mobilizing to help victims of a catastrophic earthquake that destroyed countless buildings and killed thousands of people in China's Sichuan province, where many immigrants have roots.
Apple now sells HBO shows on iTunes store 1 hr 49 mins ago - Apple Inc. has scooped up Time Warner Inc.'s HBO to feed television shows to its online iTunes store, reeling in one of the last holdouts among major channels and agreeing to a rare pricing concession to land hit shows like "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City" and "The Wire."
Dickey: Giants’ growing pains 6 hrs ago - Giants manager Bruce Bochy knows the Giants have to develop their younger players, but he also knows that a manager is judged on his won-lost record, so he has a challenging balancing act this season.
HealthySF loophole disgraceful 7 hrs ago - The 734 San Francisco businesses that complied with the controversial HealthySF law’s April 30 deadline to send in the first health-insurance payments for 12,900 employees cannot be blamed if they feel cheated by City Hall. They are being penalized for obeying the law and paying on time.
Impact of China quake reverberates in Bay Area 12 hrs ago - Chinatown denizens were in shock but ready to help out with relief efforts after hearing the news that an earthquake killed about 10,000 people in China’s Sichuan province on Monday, local community leaders said.
Decision on Potrero power plant delayed 12 hrs ago - Mayor Gavin Newsom asked city legislators to delay a vote on a controversial plan to build a new power plant in Potrero Hill that will replace an older, more polluting plant, saying he needs another week to work on an alternative strategy.
Brisbane is second-stringer for 49ers' stadium 12 hrs ago - Brisbane, San Francisco's sleepy neighbor, has a large amount of land and could emerge as one more player competing for the right to build a new stadium for the San Francisco 49ers.
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