A look at the humans employed to rescue robotaxis; Waymo uses the Honk app to pay $20 to $24 to manually close robotaxi doors and $60 to $80 to tow its cars
A recent power outage in San Francisco shows how vulnerable self-driving vehicles can be when problems arise.
In an experiment, Claude ran a vending machine in the WSJ newsroom and lost $1,000+ after it dropped prices to zero, gave away a free PlayStation, and more
until someone pointed out this would fall afoul of the US Onion Futures Act of 1958. @andonlabs : Turns out journalists are better red-teamers than AI researchers. We've taught the agent to reject fre...
A cat's killing by a Waymo robotaxi sparked outrage in San Francisco, as some questioned why deaths caused by human drivers don't get the same level of concern
At Delirium, a dive bar in San Francisco's Mission District, the décor is dark, the drinks are strong, and the emotions are raw.
A profile of Riley Walz, whose tech-related pranks in San Francisco blend technical skill with social commentary, including a viral site to track parking police
Heather Knight / New York Times : X: @rtwlz , @ritwikpavan , @yimbyland , @tbpn , @questionableway , @rowanfornow , @pitdesi , @bryancsk , @opinonhaver , @humantransit , @armanddoma , and @terronk . ...
Sam Altman says he believes in “techno-capitalism” and is “politically homeless” as Democrats no longer encourage a “culture of innovation and entrepreneurship”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he's ‘politically homeless’ in July 4 post bashing Democrats — cnbc.com/2025/07/04/o... Sacha Ramtohul / @poticha : Not to anyone's surprise but Altman's as much a real-li...
At a San Francisco protest, blind Uber and Lyft users say the companies aren't doing enough to stop drivers from turning away passengers with visual impairments
An excerpt from the book Character Limit details the chaotic revamp of Twitter Blue, including Elon Musk's haphazard planning and Esther Crawford's involvement
By Nov. 9, 2022, anxiety was high among the Twitter employees gathered at the company's San Francisco headquarters. Threads: @oliverdarcy , @kateaconger , @sheerafrenkel , @mac_ryan_ , @thekenyeung , ...
A look at Operation Intering, an FBI-led sabotage campaign in the 1980s to secretly ship millions worth of faulty chips to the Soviet Bloc
Zach Dorfman / Politico : X: @vtchakarova , @zachsdorfman , @zachsdorfman , @zachsdorfman , @bharatkumarindi , @hkanji , @amyshirateitel , and @patcaldwell . Forums: Hacker News X: Velina Tchakarova ...
Q&A with California state Senator Scott Wiener on his AI safety bill, addressing AI risks and liability concerns, critiques from the open source community, more
California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) is generally known for his relentless bills on housing and public safety … X: @fli_org and @micsolana X: @fli_org : “My goal here is to create tons...
A crowd in San Francisco destroyed a Waymo car on February 11, amid tensions over autonomous vehicles; Waymo says the car “was not transporting any riders”
A person jumped on the hood of a Waymo driverless taxi and smashed its windshield in San Francisco's Chinatown last night around 9PM PT …