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Bo Preising, Suitable Technologies' vice president of engineering, at left, talks with fellow engineers, Josh Faust, center on screen, and Josh Tyler, on screen at right, both using a Beam remote presence system in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. More employees are working from home, but there's still no substitute for actually being at the office. Enter the Beam. It's a roving computer screen _ with video cameras, microphones and speakers _ that stands five feet and rides on motorized wheels. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Telepresence robots let employees ‘beam’ into work

Terence Chea · December 23, 2012 8:56 pm

Senior software engineer, Josh Faust, seen on screen, navigates his company's office using a Beam remote presence system, as fellow engineer Stephanie Lee, at right, works on a project at Suitable Technologies in Palo Alto, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. More employees are working from home, but there's still no substitute for actually being at the office. Enter the Beam. It's a roving computer screen _ with video cameras, microphones and speakers _ that stands five feet and rides on motorized wheels. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Telepresence robots let employees ‘beam’ into work

Terence Chea · December 23, 2012 5:00 am

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 Victoria Huerta yells during a protest against higher student fees at San Francisco State University in San Francisco. Deep cuts in state funding have forced California State University to turn away tens of thousands of qualified students because campuses can't accommodate them. After gentler efforts to prod super seniors to graduate, Chancellor Charles Reed wants to start charging them hefty out-of-state tuition once they reach 150 units, a move aimed at making more room for new students. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Cal State targets ‘super seniors’ with hefty fees

Terence Chea · November 10, 2012 5:00 am

Blind tennis players keep their ears on the ball

Terence Chea · October 28, 2012 4:00 am

Attorney Mark Merin, who represented the University California, Davis, students who were pepper-sprayed last November, discusses the settlement between the the school and students during a news conference at UC Davis in Davis, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. Included in the terms of the settlement were that UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi will issue a formal written apology to each of the 21 students and recent alumni who was pepper sprayed or arrested and they will receive $30,000 from the $1 million settlement. Seen in the background are Ian Lee, left, and Fatima Sbeih, who were both peppered-sprayed.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

UC agrees to pay $1M to settle pepper-spray suit

Terence Chea · September 26, 2012 4:00 am

17 more top universities offer free cyber courses

17 more top universities offer free cyber courses

Terence Chea · September 19, 2012 11:14 pm

CSU OKs plan to raise tuition if tax measure fails

CSU OKs plan to raise tuition if tax measure fails

Terence Chea · September 19, 2012 12:03 am

Wal-Mart sued by disabled over payment machines

Wal-Mart sued by disabled over payment machines

Terence Chea · July 25, 2012 11:40 pm

University of Calif. faces mounting pension costs

University of Calif. faces mounting pension costs

Terence Chea · June 20, 2012 1:08 am