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California state superintendent race becomes a battle over tech in schools
Tom Torlakson, 65, (left) and Marshall Tuck, 41 (right). (Torlakson photo courtesy of Norbert von der Groeben via Tom Torlakson for State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2014 website; Tuck photo...
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If you could text your doctor anytime from anyplace for free, would you? McKay Thomas, CEO of recently launched virtual doc app First Opinion, is betting you will.“We believe texting will be the new...
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Are regulatory agencies friends of Silicon Valley startups?
Forget disruption. Today’s Silicon Valley startups are literally reinventing the way we live. And they’re doing it by taking the “enemy” in hand.So said a panel of startup executives discussing the new...
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Goodbye mag-stripes, hello tokens, say payment security panelists
Nearly 90 percent of Americans believe identity theft is a serious problem in the U.S., according to a 2014 study by TaxAudit.com. It turns out they are correct.“The U.S. is responsible for 25 percent...
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Experts question need for new legislation over belief-based immunization...
CLICK to view interactive graphic that shows personal belief exemptions by year in Marin County, Calif. (Data visualization by Laura Forman/Peninsula Press) The heated backlash over low immunization...
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Good birth outcomes more prevalent in some of California’s less expensive...
The best fetal maternal outcomes for new moms are in some of the least expensive neighborhoods within California’s major cities, an analysis of data in a recent study by the California HealthCare...
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