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Former AI Lab Employees Are Selling Interview Access for $2,000 a Session. Leland's Funding Doesn't Add Up.
Current and former OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind employees are charging job seekers thousands per session on…
AI Stock‑for‑Real Estate is a Bay Area Myth, Valuations Show
Despite anecdotal attempts, the trend of Bay Area tech workers bartering pre-IPO AI equity for real estate is a myth…
Oakland City Council Approves $125M Coliseum Sale to Financially Strained OAC, City Becomes De Facto Lender
Oakland City Council approved the sale of its Coliseum complex share for $125 million to Oakland Acquisition Company…
They Paid $5,400 for Six World Cup Tickets. StubHub Sent Two.
Three documented cases at Levi's Stadium show StubHub fulfillment failures during the 2026 World Cup — cancellations…
FIFA Monetizes World Cup Final Pitch, Selling Fragments For Up To $3,000 A Piece
FIFA is selling premium-priced fragments of the 2026 World Cup final pitch, a new direct-to-consumer monetization…
California Leads 12 States in Antitrust Suit to Block Paramount‑Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
California and 11 other states have sued to block Paramount Global's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
Stanford‑Led AI Economics Letter Draws 200 Signees — Including Employees of Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google
A four-sentence call to "act now" on AI's economic risks carries genuine credentialed weight — 16 Nobel laureates…
Maison Nico Opens Transamerica Pyramid Outpost Following Yoda Plc's $725M Acquisition
French bakery Maison Nico has opened a new location in the Transamerica Pyramid, a move following the building's $725…
Lucid Filed an SEC Denial After Anonymous Bankruptcy Report Cratered Its Stock
A two-source "exclusive" from eletric-vehicles.com sent Lucid's stock down nearly 50% intraday on July 14.
Fremont Marriott Sells For $53M To SRE Acquisitions V, Ashford Hospitality Trust Confirms In SEC Filing
The Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley has been sold for $53 million to SRE Acquisitions V, LLC, as confirmed by seller…
East Bay Electronics Workshop Offers Free Pickup for Local Students; Ownership and Scale Undisclosed
Safe Cycle Tech says it refurbishes donated phones and laptops for Bay Area students and recycles the rest through…
San Francisco Grocery Outlets Deploy Facial Recognition for Shoplifting, Prompting Privacy Concerns
At least four San Francisco Grocery Outlet stores have deployed RealNetworks' SAFR Guard facial recognition technology…
Meta Sued Over AI‑Driven Layoffs Targeting Employees on Leave
Meta faces a lawsuit from 26 current and former employees alleging an AI system disproportionately selected individuals…
California AB 2540 Heads to Senate Appropriations with Funding Questions Lingering
California's AB 2540, aiming to expand medication abortion access at community colleges, proceeds to a key Senate…
Silicon Valley Is Posting More Senior Roles. Whether That Helps Older Workers Is a Different Question.
ZipRecruiter data shows senior-level tech postings rising to 43% of all IT openings — but Oracle's AI-driven layoffs…
In the Bay Area, Accountability Still Flows Downward
A WARN filing, an AI transparency ordinance, and an anonymous civic tool all appeared in the same week — and all three…
Better311 Tool Offers Hyper‑Local Look at SF Civic Data
A new, anonymously-developed web tool, Better311, lets San Francisco and Oakland residents analyze 311 complaint data…
Hundreds Protest AI Tech Giants in San Francisco, Demand Pause on Frontier Models
Hundreds of protestors marched through San Francisco, targeting OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind offices…
SF Federal Judge Won't Dismiss Suit Over United's No‑Window 'Window Seats'
A San Francisco federal judge has declined to dismiss a proposed class-action alleging United Airlines charged premium…
Mixt's Walnut Creek Expansion Reveals Decade‑Long Journey Through VC, Founder Buyback, and PE Ownership
Mixt, the San Francisco-based salad chain, is opening a new Walnut Creek location, revealing its complex financial…
LeeMAH Electronics to Shut Brisbane Plant, Laying Off All 212 Employees
The San Mateo County contract electronics manufacturer filed a California WARN notice July 7, citing "changing business…
Meta Kills Muse Image's @-Mention Feature After Privacy Backlash
Meta launched Muse Image on July 7 with a feature that let users generate AI images from any public Instagram account —…
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Hardware Trade Secret Theft; Two Former iPhone Architects Named
Apple has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging theft of trade secrets for a "nascent hardware business" and…
Bay Area Office Vacancies Fall in Q2 as AI, Tech Firms Take Up Millions of Square Feet
Bay Area commercial office vacancy rates saw a notable decline in Q2 2026, with San Francisco and Silicon Valley…