Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, have developed a nasal spray to control synthetic antibodies, which they believe will help stop the spread of the coronavirus. A team led by graduate student Michael Schoof has designed the synthetic molecules that “make the strip the crucial SARS-CoV-2 machine that …
Read More »Judge loses preliminary injunction requiring Uber and Lyft to classify drivers as contractors
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber Technologies Inc., speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Akio | Bloomberg | Getty Images A California judge on Monday issued a preliminary injunction demanding that Uber and Lyft stop classifying their drivers as independent contractors pending further action by …
Read More »Another bus driver attacked by mask rule
(Newser) – An Asian-American bus driver was trying to impose a mask requirement when he was hit with a wooden bat, according to San Francisco police. The San Francisco Municipal Railroad (Muni) driver had asked three passengers, possibly teenagers, to leave the bus when one allegedly spat on the driver …
Read More »“We’re Running Out of Homes for Sale,” Lake Tahoe Brokers Say
This four-bedroom house in Truckee, California, near Lake Tahoe, went on the market for $ 1.65 million and sold less than 24 hours later for $ 2 million. General and Hamilton Lake Tahoe real estate is depleting at a record pace as San Francisco tech workers flee the city in …
Read More »Chinese consulates in New York, San Francisco identified as spy centers
Last week, the United States ordered the closure of the Chinese Consulate in Houston, accusing Chinese diplomats of turning the facility into an illegal spy center. However, according to a report this week, the San Francisco and New York consulates are the central locations for Chinese espionage operations in the …
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