This is the phishing scam that gets a San Diego identity theft expert ‘really, very angry’
Calendar invites, fake MFA requests and real looking fake websites. Three scams to look...
Technology
One Tech Tip: How to use your smartphone to photograph the Northern Lights
There are things you can do to make sure you get the best shot.
Think your return to the office was rough? Musk faces some big challenges
Musk returns to his numerous businesses, each with their own set of issues for the...
Super Falcon
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:28 p.m. Monday....
San Diego EV charging company completes $1 million deal with the U.K.’s defense ministry
Beam Global, a San Diego-based company that specializes in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, just completed...
San Diego unemployment rate hits highest level since 2021
San Diego County's jobless rate rose to its highest level since 2021 as retail, tourism...
AI-narrated books are here. Are humans out of a job? This San Diego startup has a solution.
How actors get paid for the use of their voices and likenesses in AI generated...
Volcanic explosions, lava lamps and robots entice families at San Diego’s annual science expo
SAN DIEGO — Periodic downpours Saturday were no match for ice cold volcanic eruptions, whimsical robots, and...
Carlsbad’s Viasat is betting on space satellites so you don’t drop texts. How would that work?
A growing field of technology companies will spend millions of dollars this year on space...
DermTech, the San Diego biotech making a skin-cancer detecting patch, cuts 15% of workforce
DermTech, a San Diego biotechnology company that developed a noninvasive melanoma test, is reducing its...
Illumina lays off 111 workers in San Diego
Illumina, the leader in DNA-sequencing technology, is laying off 111 people at its San Diego...
San Diego sees fewer startup deals in 2023 as investors write larger checks for select companies
Venture capitalists wrote bigger checks to fewer San Diego startups last year, leading to the...
San Diego spine tech company NuVasive lays off 157 workers
Local medical technology firm NuVasive laid off 157 workers in San Diego following the completion...
Court order stops San Diego-based TuSimple from sharing trade secrets with China
A federal judge on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order to prevent leaders at TuSimple,...
TwitchCon’s thousands of gamers returning to San Diego this year – plus four more years
TwitchCon, the popular live streaming conference that was last here in 2022, is returning after...
Gilead beat out Amazon for 27 acres in Oceanside. Now it is scrapping its development plans.
Gilead Sciences will not be moving forward with expansion plans to develop 27 acres of...
Illumina and the San Diego Zoo are sequencing koala genomes to investigate disease
Two world-class institutions that call San Diego home have ed forces on an investigation into...
How SDG&E and California’s power grid operator try to stay one step ahead of cyberattacks
It's the nightmare scenario that utilities and grid operators fear the most: A cyberattack that...
Apple plans to move 121 jobs from San Diego to Texas
Apple has issued an ultimatum of sorts to part of its San Diego workforce. The...
Housing, energy bills, downtown projects: San Diego business stories to watch in 2024
These are some of the key business stories to watch in San Diego County in...
Investor Carl Icahn waging another proxy battle over Illumina’s failed acquisition of Grail
Less than 24 hours after biotech giant Illumina said it would divest early cancer detection...
Quiz: Test your knowledge of San Diego business news in 2023
Welcome to the U-T business quiz of the year. Test how closely you have followed...
At climate conference, Kerry announces U.S. efforts to advance nuclear fusion
The United States will work with other governments to speed up efforts to make nuclear...
San Diego-based self-driving truck company TuSimple shuts down U.S. operations, lays off 150
It’s official: San Diego’s self-driving truck company, TuSimple, is shutting down its U.S. operations and...
San Diego sleep apnea device maker ResMed cuts workforce, restructures executive team
Local medical device maker ResMed is adjusting its executive leadership assignments and cutting back its...
Whirring blue robots, automated arms: a first peek inside Amazon’s new San Diego center
Every week 2 million packages enter and exit Amazon's sorting facility in Otay Mesa. Within...
Why do women still lag behind men in pay and equity in the STEM workforce?
Twenty-five years ago, a small group of San Diego women had a radical idea. What...
Qualcomm ends partnership to offer emergency satellite texting for Android phones
Less than a year after Qualcomm announced a partnership that would allow it to develop...
San Diego startup deals hit a 5-year low
Startups in San Diego County raised about $1.14 billion during the third quarter ending Sept....
Viasat cuts global workforce by 10 percent, including jobs in Carlsbad
Viasat is cutting its global workforce by 10 percent in an effort to streamline operations...
Startup partnership gives Sharp HealthCare a first look at next-generation medical technology
Sharp HealthCare is partnering with local incubator EvoNexus to help evaluate cutting-edge medical technology coming...
Forget Silicon Valley – these Japanese life science firms came to San Diego to study startups
For 19 years, Takehito Matsuba worked for two big corporations in Tokyo — Mitsubishi and...
Carlsbad’s Viasat will not replace its $700M satellite that malfunctioned. So, what now?
Carlsbad-based Viasat said Thursday it will submit a $420 million insurance claim for its $700...
Qualcomm cuts 1,064 jobs in San Diego
Qualcomm, San Diego’s largest technology company, is laying off 1,064 employees in San Diego as...
Ex-Qualcomm employee pleads guilty in $150M scheme to defraud tech giant
A San Diego man pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday for his role in...
Uber rolls out package return service in San Diego so you don’t have to go to the post office
Uber is now offering a feature in its app that returns packages to the post...
L3 Harris bought this Viasat unit for $2B. Now, it’s cutting jobs and closing Carlsbad facility
Less than a year after Carlsbad's Viasat struck a $1.96 billion deal to sell off...
San Diego officials say hard-won surveillance oversight law needs more fixes
SAN DIEGO — A hard-won ordinance that brought oversight to San Diego's many surveillance technologies needs critical...
STEAM Smart: Girls pushed toward careers in science, technology, engineering and math
Navigating the teen years is almost never easy. It can be even more daunting for...
Former Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs tapped to lead satellite company that helps power Apple iPhones
Paul Jacobs, the former CEO and chairman of San Diego-based chipmaker Qualcomm, was tapped to...
Meet Monte, the robot that paints yard lines and San Diego State logos on the Snapdragon Stadium turf
Monte moved back and forth across the Snapdragon Stadium turf on Thursday, lining the football...
San Diego’s Illumina discloses new SEC investigation into its $7.1B acquisition of Grail
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the $7.1 billion acquisition of Grail, a...
Nuclear fusion milestone repeated; San Diego’s General Atomics with the assist
About eight months after the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory created "net energy" in a nuclear...
Former startup CEO pleads guilty to conning San Diego’s Qualcomm in $150M fraud scheme
One of the architects of a scheme to defraud more than $150 million from San...
Carlsbad’s Viasat still can’t say what’s wrong with its $700M Internet satellite
Viasat told investors Wednesday that it is continuing to investigate what happened to the antenna...
12-year-old amputee surfs again with ‘water leg’ from this San Diego company
In June, Jonah Villamil hopped on a surfboard with two legs for the first time...
San Diego approves 35 percent hike in city computer costs in new three-year pact with Microsoft, Dell
SAN DIEGO — San Diego agreed Tuesday to pay 35 percent more per year for citywide use...
New battery storage system in Chula Vista aims to reduce blackouts
The battery boom continues in the San Diego region, with an energy storage project unveiled...
San Diego’s unemployment rate ticks higher in June despite strong tourism hiring trend
San Diego County employers added 6,900 jobs in June as the region’s economy continues to...
Mystery beer on tap at Stone Brewing’s San Diego bistros foreshadows multi-million-dollar expansion
At Stone Brewing’s bistros in Escondido and Liberty Station, there’s a mystery beer on tap....
San Diego’s Travere Therapeutics to sell a piece of its liver disorder drug portfolio for $445M
San Diego’s Travere Therapeutics has inked a $445 million deal to sell part of its...
San Diego biotech that’s trying to cure hard-to-treat diseases is acquired for $500M
San Diego startup DTx Pharma, which is developing technology for delivering RNA-based therapies to hard-to-treat...
After 127 years, craft beer pioneer Anchor Brewing shuts its doors
Iconic San Francisco beer maker Anchor Brewing Co. has shut down production, ending a 127-year...
Carlsbad’s Viasat reveals a problem with recently launched, terabit-class Internet satellite
Carlsbad-based Viasat disclosed that its newly launched ViaSat-3 Americas satellite has a problem with deployment...
Qualcomm to open first facility in Tijuana
Qualcomm plans to open its first satellite facility in Tijuana this fall, with a focus...
San Diego’s Illumina hit with hefty $476 million fine by European regulators over Grail merger
Illumina said it would appeal a $476 million fine levied Wednesday by the European Union...
San Diego goes big on microgrids
The city of San Diego is about to the microgrid movement. The first of...
San Diego’s DermTech trims staff to conserve cash as it pushes scalpel-free diagnostic test for melanoma
San Diego’s DermTech has cut about 40 jobs and shelved certain research programs to focus...
Fox 5 KSWB-TV blocked for DirecTV/U-verse subscribers as part of nationwide re-transmission dispute
San Diego’s Fox 5 KSWB-TV has been blocked from DirecTV and U-verse subscribers — at...
San Diego startups show off a deep-sea camera, wireless streaming via touch
DeepWater Exploration rolled out a compact, rugged camera last year capable of delivering non-distorted imagery...
To fight its hiring woes, the sheriff wanted to offer employees child care help. So it turned to this San Diego tech startup
To help its employees navigate the shortage of affordable child care, the Sheriff’s Department is...
San Diego company’s new wearable device will help diabetics eat right, lose weight
San Diego’s Dexcom, a maker of continuous glucose monitors, laid out plans for a new...
Troubled San Diego self-driving truck firm TuSimple may sell its U.S. operations
Months after slashing its workforce and terminating its CEO San Diego self-driving truck company TuSimple...
S.D. County receives grant to expand internet access
San Diego County will use a $500,000 federal grant to help more residents access the...
Illumina begins cutting jobs amid turmoil, plans to reduce office space in San Diego
Illumina, the market leader in DNA sequencing equipment, said Monday that it has begun layoffs...
San Diego callers are left hanging with lousy customer service. A fix is years away, report says
SAN DIEGO — San Diego residents frustrated with waiting on hold for hours with questions about water...
After boom years, San Diego startups now having tougher time finding money to grow
For Bijan Moallemi and other startup entrepreneurs, the rules of the game for raising venture...
Qualcomm cuts 415 jobs at San Diego headquarters amid lingering smartphone slump
Qualcomm chopped 415 jobs from its San Diego headquarters last month as the mobile chip...
San Diego electric vehicle charging company to acquire Serbian firm for $10M
Looking to expand into the European electric car market, San Diego's Beam Global has signed...
Federal regulator files lawsuit against 2 Carlsbad neighbors for alleged penny stock scam
Two Carlsbad men face federal civil and criminal charges for allegedly orchestrating a pump-and-dump scheme...
Despite tough market, former Qualcomm executives to take fledgling auto tech firm public via a SPAC
San Diego’s Prospector Capital, founded by ex-Qualcomm executives and prominent local investors, has inked a...
Life’s work: San Diego startup grew from desire to save a father but now it could help many more
Sometimes, hard science is personal.Sharif Tabebordbar's father suffers from facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, a genetic disease...
UCSD researchers created a pocket-size blood pressure monitor that attaches to a smartphone
Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a new kind of blood pressure monitor that’s...
I quit Twitter for a week. I didn’t miss it. Be worried, Elon Musk
Last month, my bosses suggested I quit Twitter for a week. Completely. I would not...
Software snafu leads to 400 Grail patients getting bogus letters saying they might have cancer
Cancer screening outfit Grail said Friday that a software glitch at a third-party telemedicine vendor...
A step closer to making nuclear fusion a reality? San Diego’s General Atomics partners with UK company
San Diego-based energy and defense corporation General Atomics has announced a partnership with Tokamak Energy,...
Shareholder vote totals in Illumina’s proxy fight with activist Carl Icahn show , frustration
Illumina Chief Executive Francis deSouza received 71 percent shareholder to remain on the DNA...
Carlsbad’s Viasat boosts satellite Internet footprint globally with completion of Inmarsat acquisition
Carlsbad’s Viasat has completed its $6.1 billion acquisition of London-based Inmarsat on Wednesday — accelerating...
San Diego software startup snags $93M to help commercial real estate owners reduce carbon footprint
San Diego startup Measurabl, which makes software to help measure and manage the carbon footprint...
San Diego’s Illumina gets split decision in proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn
San Diego’s Illumina dodged the worst in its proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn...
Self-driving truck outfit cutting 151 jobs at San Diego headquarters
Self-driving semi-truck outfit TuSimple Holdings has disclosed more details about plans to reduce its workforce...
Rady Children’s lands $2.5 million donation to advance neuro-oncology research
Rady Children’s Hospital has received a $2.5 million gift to neuro-oncology research, with an...
Illumina proxy fight with activist Carl Icahn nears conclusion as shareholder advisers weigh in
Illumina’s battle against activist investor Carl Icahn comes to a head this week — with...
San Diego self-driving truck firm TuSimple laying off 30 percent of workforce
Self-driving semi-truck outfit TuSimple Holdings said Thursday that it would cut 300 additional jobs in...
Viasat expects to complete long-awaited acquisition of Inmarsat by the end of this month
Carlsbad satellite Internet provider Viasat expects to complete its pending buyout of rival Inmarsat this...
‘Their only lifeline’ for migrants at the U.S. border: smartphones and TikTok
SAN DIEGO — At the migrant camp sprawled along the border wall between Tijuana and San...
San Diego biotech pulls in $100M for precision therapy for hard-to-treat tumors
San Diego’s Boundless Bio, which is developing precision therapies to block certain genes from morphing...
San Diego startup helps cancer patients keep their hair during treatment
For Kate Dilligan, helping chemotherapy patients keep their hair is not about beauty. It’s about...
San Diego startup wins $25K for its foldable mats that help wheelchair s, others access rough terrain
A San Diego startup that makes portable mats to help people access uneven terrain outdoors...
Safer and more productive: San Diego’s General Atomics receives federal grant for advanced nuclear power
San Diego-based General Atomics has received a federal grant to help accelerate the development of...
Topgolf Callaway Brands’ stock slides on fears that pandemic-era golf boom may be tailing off
Shares of Topgolf Callaway Brands — formerly Callaway Golf — slid this week on investor...
Betting on bigger: Can Carlsbad’s Viasat mega-satellite beat SpaceX’s network of mini satellites?
Fifteen years ago, Carlsbad’s Viasat bet the company on satellite broadband.That’s when the under-the-radar defense...
Satellite boom sparks worries over orbital collisions, light pollution and space junk
Space is vast. But are certain parts of space in danger of becoming overcrowded with...
Qualcomm buying auto-safety chipmaker Autotalks
Qualcomm beefed up its automotive processor business on Monday by agreeing to acquire vehicle-to-everything chip...
Qualcomm: Sluggish smartphone demand weighs down financial forecast
Sluggish smartphone sales and bloated chip inventories continued to weigh down Qualcomm’s financial results in...
Viasat’s next-generation Internet satellite blasts into space from Florida
Carlsbad-based Viasat’s next-generation Internet satellite blasted into orbit Sunday night from Kennedy Space Center in...
Will drivers buy a 3-wheeled EV that’s also powered by solar? A Carlsbad carmaker is betting on it
Chris Anthony, co-founder and co-CEO of Aptera, glides his hand along the side of one...
Research has linked teens’ mental health struggles to social media. One SDSU professor is issuing a call to action
Shock. That is the only way to describe my reaction to the deterioration of teen...
Launch of Viasat satellite pushed to next week
The launch of Carlsbad-based Viasat’s new terabit-class Internet satellite has been pushed back again.ViaSat-3 Americas...
Merck paying $10.8B for San Diego biotech that focuses on Crohn’s disease, colitis
Prometheus Biosciences, which has been on a roll since last fall’s positive results in a...
Carlsbad’s Viasat trims global workforce by 4 percent, including 107 local jobs
Satellite Internet firm Viasat is shedding about 300 jobs from its global workforce — including...
Legacy San Diego smartphone recycler ecoATM Gazelle snags another $50 million in funding
EcoATM Gazelle, an early success story in San Diego’s tech startup scene, has raised an...
Reaper drone maker General Atomics shedding 376 jobs in the San Diego region
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the maker of the well-traveled Predator and Reaper military drones, plans...