| Who owns your digital afterlife? As tech companies and estate lawyers battled this summer over who gets the keys to our digital data after we die, the father of bestselling novelist Marsha Mehran sued Google searching for her lost works and clues to her tragic death. Troy Wolverton writes about how some readers took him to task about his decision to stop using the Apple Watch: I am not convinced I need to strap mine back on my wrist, but I appreciate the fact that some people are finding it much more useful than I did. Alternatives to LEDs and CFLs: Startup company has created an induction light bulb for consumers that promises the familiar shape and light color of incandescents but with longer life and far better efficiency. Larry Magid writes about his MacBook Air woes: I learned the hard way that, unlike Obamacare, AppleCare doesn't cover pre-existing conditions or accidental damage. A new institute announced Friday has the potential to make San Jose the hub for the development and manufacturing of these new electronic devices. It also has the potential to create scores of new manufacturing jobs for Silicon Valley workers, officials said. The government will be joining with technology companies, local governments and academic institutions to create and fund the new organization, officially dubbed the Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Flexible Hybrid Electronics. Following the lead of social bookmarking site Pinterest, Twitter on Friday publicly released its diversity goals for 2016. Splunk will open a big new research and office center in San Jose's Santana Row complex, city and company officials said Friday, a move that signals the software company's decision to expand to San Jose rather than seek larger offices in San Francisco. Q&A: Commercial realtor Jim Ellis talks about the Bay Area office-space boom.
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