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Protests by Anonymous against authoritarian policies hit a little closer to home over the weekend, when the hacker group announced that its latest target is BART. The decision to go after BART was in response to the rapid transit system’s decision to block wireless signals in its downtown stations.
Google’s Larry Page announced that the company has purchased Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, or $40 per share. The move increases Google’s size by roughly 60 percent.
Forget about the little .99 cent package of dried noodles and foil wrapped flavor packets. Real ramen is made with fresh noodles, a deep and rich soup and delicious toppings like roasted pork belly, eggs, pickled bamboo roots and seaweed are one of Japan’s most delicious exports. With its large population of Japanese ex-pats and visiting businessmen, Silicon Valley has developed a thriving ramen scene.
The North American Taiko Conference will be hosting this year’s Taiko Jam at Stanford.
Few people noticed it at the time, but August 12, 1981, was a seminal date in world history. Less than two weeks after the launch of MTV, IBM introduced the original Model 5150 IBM PC.
Google is getting into gaming with the addition of a new Games button to its Google+ social networking site. This means that that Googlers can share the same experience as their nonplussed friends at Facebook.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s new show is led by ringmaster Brian Crawford Scott, a San Jose native.
San Jose offers great choices for catching live jazz music year-round.
Oil prices are down again, and with them the value of oil’s leading producers, including Exxon once the largest company in the world. The biggest blow to Exxon came on Tuesday when, for a brief time, it was toppled from its position by Apple.
