Palo Alto

American  

[pal-oh al-toh, pah-loh ahl-toh] / ˈpæl oʊ ˈæl toʊ, ˈpɑ loʊ ˈɑl toʊ /

noun

1. a city in W California, SE of San Francisco.

2. a battlefield in S Texas, near Brownsville: first battle of Mexican War fought here in 1846.

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Palo Alto British  

noun

1. a city in W California, southeast of San Francisco: founded in 1891 as the seat of Stanford University. Pop: 57 233 (2003 est)

2. a battlefield in E Mexico, northwest of Monterrey, where the first battle (1846) of the Mexican War took place, in which the Mexicans under General Mariano Arista were defeated by the Americans under General Zachary Taylor

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Palo Alto

The Times article interviews some of the residents of Channing House, an assisted-living facility in Palo Alto, California, many of whom are well aware of what’s going on, and they are not happy.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

They favor cybersecurity names that can benefit from AI-driven consolidation, including CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks, the latter of which they name their new top pick in the category.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Shares of Datadog, Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike are up 94.4%, 99.6% and 80.2% so far this year, respectively.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

Morgan analyst Brian Essex says CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks should benefit from their early moves into AI-enhanced security.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The two had been invited to participate in a small one-day meeting at the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel