Decades of cognitive research reveal that parrots can understand what numbers represent. Here’s how these birds use them to ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- For the first time in more than two decades, San Francisco is changing the way it counts the number of unhoused individuals on its streets. "This is a major change. We're going ...

Readers reflect on the writer’s legacy after the publication of his last regular weekly column for the Guardian after 41 years on the staff How much I shall miss Martin Kettle, even while I disagree ...

If you’re looking for a straightforward way to earn more on your cash without opening yet another bank account, Capital One’s CDs are worth a look. Capital One is known for its 360 online accounts, ...

After three years of unprecedented tech spending and nonstop hype, the demand for AI in the workplace seems to be drying up fast. Looking at the big picture doesn’t make it any prettier. Back in March ...

Voss Capital, LLC, an investment management company, released its third-quarter 2025 investor letter. Voss Capital’s funds, Voss Value Fund, LP, and the Voss Value Offshore Fund, Ltd returned +5.0% ...

A research team led by the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) have developed a method to accurately and efficiently read DNA containing non-standard bases — a task once thought too ...

I’m curious to understand the logic of the letter writer from Zachary on Oct. 11, blaming the Republicans for the shutdown. The Republican House voted to keep the government open with a narrow ...

Forty-three years ago, in 1982, Detroit was introduced to a wonderful character, Count Scary, played by none other than Mr. Tom Ryan. Count Scary was no ordinary vampire. With his exaggerated ...

Use the following fixes if PowerPoint keeps typing in capital letters on your Windows PC. Before proceeding, I suggest you restart PowerPoint and see if the issue occurs. Additionally, you can also ...

Greenlight Capital, an investment management company, released its third-quarter 2025 investor letter. The Greenlight Capital funds returned -3.6% in the quarter, net of fees and expenses, compared to ...

Re: “Vote no on Measure A sales tax hike” (Page A12, Oct. 19). Has the Mercury News gone crazy? I read the editorial, and it’s hard to believe that the liberal Mercury News opposes a tax increase.