SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * 2025 iGEM team investigates solution to common food toxin * At an apple processing facility in Watsonville, the 2025 UC Santa Cruz iGEM team took a deep dive into mycotoxins in food, learning about the implications on both workers in the plant and food consumers. Like past iGEM cohorts, the team was dedicated to choosing a synthetic biology project with real community impact. Th  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Dec. 5 [Category: BizLaboratory Sciences] -- Agilent Technologies, a company that specializes in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets, issued the following news release: * * * Agilent and Monash University Malaysia Mark 15-Year Partnership with New BioDiscovery Hub to Drive Regional Biotech Innovation * Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) announced the expansion of their strategic collaboration with Monash University in Malaysia to establish a stat  more

CUPERTINO, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple announces executive transitions * CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced that Jennifer Newstead will become Apple's general counsel on March 1, 2026, following a transition of duties from Kate Adams, who has served as Apple's general counsel since 2017. She will join Apple as senior vice president in   more

CUPERTINO, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple Podcasts names The Rest Is History the 2025 Show of the Year * Apple is proud to celebrate The Rest Is History with the Apple Podcasts Award for Show of the Year, a recognition that honors a show that demonstrates quality and cultural impact in podcasting. Produced by Goalhanger, the series has captivated   more

CUPERTINO, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple unveils the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards * CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced the winners of the 2025 App Store Awards, recognizing 17 apps and games for their technical ingenuity and lasting cultural impact. This year's talented group of winning developers delivered remarkable experiences  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 4 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2025: Dani Montoya embraces public health and perseverance * By Amelia Heymann Growing up in Oxnard, California, Dani Montoya saw the social inequalities affecting her largely Mexican American community. She initially felt that becoming a doctor would be an ideal way to help others, but she ended up favoring data over diagnosis. "A lot of my people, good people in my life, recommended  more

LOMA LINDA, California, Dec. 5 -- Loma Linda University Health issued the following news: * * * Community and law enforcement raise $24,000 during annual No-Shave November Law enforcement agencies, Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) team members, community partners, and supporters gathered on Wednesday, December 3, for the 11th annual No-Shave November celebration, closing out a month dedicated to raising awareness for cancer prevention, early detection, and innovative treatment. This year'  more

BAKERSFIELD, California, Dec. 5 -- California State University Bakersfield campus issued the following news: * * * New CSUB scholarship honors fallen deputy Phillip Campas scholarship will support students with public service background * The legacy left by a Kern County Sheriff's deputy who died heroically in 2021 will help members of the military, law enforcement officers, first responders and their children earn a degree at California State University, Bakersfield. A new annual scholars  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Emotionally supportive marriages may protect against obesity through brain-gut connection, UCLA study finds * Key takeaways * Married individuals with higher perceived emotional support had a lower body mass index and exhibited fewer food addiction behaviors compared to married participants with low emotional support, researchers found. * The findings suggest that the quality of rel  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Finding Home in Oz: USC Student Helps Transform a Classic With AI * Suvaditya Mukherjee stared at Judy Garland's angelic face, projected on a 160,000 square foot wraparound screen the size of four football fields. It was the premiere of the "The Wizard of Oz" at the Sphere, the groundbreaking reimagining of the 1939 classic that opened Aug. 28 at the colos  more

SAN JOSE, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Calix, a communications service providers, issued the following news release: * * * Home Telecom Grows Upgrades 5X With New Experiences Today, Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) announced that Home Telecom opens in a new tab drove subscriber upgrades 5X in just six months after launching lifestyle-based residential Wi-Fi packages with Calix SmartHome (tm). This rapid adoption added nearly 500 percent in incremental monthly recurring reve  more

SUNNYVALE, California, Dec. 4 -- NetApp, a provider of software, systems and services to manage and store data, issued the following news release: * * * NetApp Collaborates with AWS to bring Enterprise Data to AWS AI Services NetApp(R) (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced a new capability that enables enterprises to make their workflows simpler and more efficient by connecting Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI and Analytics services directly with their NetAp  more

REDWOOD CITY, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: * * * Network Security Market to Exceed $26 B in 2025 as SSE and WAF Lead Cloud-Delivered Expansion, According to Dell'Oro Group * [wp_tech_share] REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - December 4, 2025 - According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market inf  more

SAN JOSE, California, Dec. 4 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release: * * * OECD-Cisco research finds stark geographical and generational divides in AI uptake and digital well-being * Emerging economies, particularly India, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa, are leading global adoption of generative AI, with younger adults showing the highest usage, trust, and engagement. * Significant generational and geographic divides exist, with under-35s far more likely to use and trust AI, wh  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle Health Secures TEFCA QHIN Designation, Further Strengthening Interoperability Leadership * Oracle Health Information Network Inc., a subsidiary of Oracle, has been designated as a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) as a part of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). Building on a long leg  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizConstruction]-- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, posted the following news release: * * * Parsons Corporation Response to FAA BNATCS Award * The new air traffic control system remains a critical priority for the nation's safe and secure air travel. Having supported the FAA for nearly 50 years, Parsons proposed a solution based on our understanding of the national airspace mission that aligned with   more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 -- PennWest posted the following news: * * * PennWest Edinboro brings bagpiping tradition to the community * PennWest Edinboro will offer a two-day virtual beginner's boot camp in January designed to introduce students, employees and community members to one of the campus's most cherished traditions: the sound of the bagpipes. The boot camp will be held January 12 and 13 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Participants should plan to attend both one-hour sessions. Open to   more

RIVERSIDE, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Preempting a flesh-eating fly's return to California * The last time the New World screwworm invaded the U.S., it devastated livestock and required a decades-long eradication campaign. Now, University of California Riverside researchers are launching a preemptive strike against the parasitic fly's threatened return. The New World screwworm isn't a worm at all. It's the larval or   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * Salesforce's Agentforce Life Sciences Selected by AstraZeneca as Its Unified Global Platform to Help Transform Customer Engagement * December 4, 2025 - SAN FRANCISCO - Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the world's #1 CRM, today announced that AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN), a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company, has   more

MARINA DEL REY, California, Dec. 5 -- The University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, a component of the Viterbi School of Engineering, issued the following news: * * * Scientists Create Ultra Fast Memory Using Light Novel "photonic latch" technology paves the way for ultra-fast, light-based computing for AI and data centers. Scientists at the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute (USC ISI) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have develope  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Study Finds Genetic Testing Reveals Often Overlooked Fungal Infections in California Clinics * A new study published in JAMA Network Open reveals that a rarely-diagnosed and frequently drug-resistant species, Aspergillus tubingensis, may be one of the most common causes of fungal infections in Southern California. Using genome sequencing, researchers found that this fungi is routinely misidentified as another  more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * The Helen Edison Lecture Series Presents Ambassador Jeff Flake, December 18 * A Call for principled leadership When Flake takes the stage at Park & Market, he plans to speak to the responsibilities citizens and future leaders share in shaping the country's democratic future. His message centers on the challenges of governing in a fractured climate, the importance of restraint and  more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * UC San Diego Researchers Uncover the Earliest Stages of Human Placenta Formation * The team treated the pluripotent stem cells which can develop into any type of tissue in the body with a signaling protein called BMP4 (bone morphogenetic protein 4) in order to mimic cell differentiation in early development of the embryo and placenta. They discovered that a gene called VGLL1 (vest  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * UC Santa Cruz joins NASA project probing ocean worlds for signs of life * Earth and planetary sciences professor Andrew Fisher will lead hydrogeology simulations to study how water, heat, and chemicals circulate between rocky seafloors and subsurface oceans on worlds like Europa and Enceladus December 4, 2025 By Mike Pena Key takeaways * The project aims to strengthen fu  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * UK Police Forces Transform Citizen Support with 'Bobbi', an AI Agent Built on the Agentforce 360 Platform * Built in just a few weeks, Thames Valley, Hampshire & Isle of Wight, and Humberside's 'Bobbi' is already resolving up to 90% of non-emergency citizen queries Agentforce deployment marks a major shift in digital   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * PFAS exposure may limit improvements in blood sugar after bariatric surgery Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC studied the relationship between PFAS exposure and changes in markers of type 2 diabetes in teens who underwent bariatric surgery, finding that the "forever chemicals" were linked to worse metabolic outcomes five years lat  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * USC study reveals hidden cellular layers in the brain's memory center New research on the mouse brain uncovers a finely layered architecture within the hippocampus, resembling what has been observed in human brains, providing a blueprint for understanding memory and disease. By Sidney Taiko Sheehan Researchers at the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroim  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, Dec. 4 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Yardi, a provider of property management software and investment management solutions for real estate, issued the following news release: * * * Yardi Matrix documents ongoing U.S. multifamily rent growth decline Rising economic anxiety, seasonal slowdown key factors in widespread market softness * U.S. multifamily advertised rents fell $8 in November 2025, marking the fourth consecutive month of decline, according to new resea  more