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Mercor Faces Allegations of 'Inhumane Working Conditions' and Leadership Disconnect

Mercor, the AI-powered recruiting startup founded by a pair of early-20s founders who met at Carnegie Mellon, is…

May 28, 2026

The Vatican Has an AI Ethics Framework. A Few SF Founders Are Paying Attention.

Pope Francis released what the Vatican is calling a formal position on artificial intelligence ethics — a document…

May 28, 2026

Waymo Unveils the Ojai, a Blue Robotaxi Built With Zeekr — But Riders Have to Wait

Waymo has pulled the cover off a new robotaxi called the Ojai, a vehicle developed in partnership with Chinese…

May 28, 2026

SF Startup Allegedly Damaged an Airbnb Testing a Robot Indoors

An Airbnb host is claiming damages after an SF-based startup reportedly used a rented property to test a robot indoors…

San FranciscoMay 28, 2026

AI Dev Summit 2026: Free Passes if You Register Before the Door

Wednesday and Thursday, May 27–28, the AI Dev Summit 2026 runs at a South San Francisco venue — full address drops when…

May 28, 2026

Indian Immigrants Built Silicon Valley's Workforce. The H‑1B Backlog May Be Dismantling It.

A piece circulating on r/bayarea this week asks whether Indian immigrants' decades-long influence on Bay Area tech is…

May 26, 2026

Micron and Sandisk Stocks Had a Monster Run. Whether Employees Cashed In Depends on When They Were Hired and How High Up They Sat.

Micron's stock is up roughly 860% over the past twelve months, according to the Reddit thread circulating in r/bayarea…

May 26, 2026

Meta Files WARN Notices for Nearly 700 Bay Area Workers in Layoffs Already Announced in May

Meta filed WARN Act notices this week covering nearly 700 Bay Area workers and roughly twice that number in the Seattle…

May 26, 2026

Cybertruck Spotted in SF Red Zone, Wrapped in AI Ad Nobody Can Parse

A Cybertruck was photographed parked in a red zone in San Francisco this week, wrapped in what the person who posted it…

San FranciscoMay 26, 2026

Bay Area Family Loses Thousands to AI Voice Cloning Scam Posing as Kidnapping

A Bay Area mother was defrauded of thousands of dollars after scammers used AI-generated audio to impersonate her…

May 26, 2026

Bay Area Flashcard Enthusiasts Think Spaced Repetition Will Fix What TikTok Broke

A small, self-described community of Bay Area tech workers has landed on an old tool — spaced repetition software…

May 25, 2026

Los Gatos Got Netflix Because Reed Hastings Didn't Want a Long Commute

The SF Standard ran a piece this week on how Los Gatos — a quiet, wealthy suburb tucked at the base of the Santa Cruz…

May 24, 2026

Stanford Still Minting Power Brokers, and a Student Reporter Is Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

A student journalist at Stanford named Theo Baker has published a piece examining how the university functions as…

May 22, 2026

Newsom Signs Executive Order on AI Layoffs, Gives Agencies Up to Six Months to Report Back

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order this week directing state agencies to study artificial intelligence's…

May 22, 2026

SF Subreddit Claims '996 Culture' Is Here. The Thread Doesn't Really Prove That.

A post on r/bayarea this week declared that 996 work culture — the Chinese tech industry shorthand for working 9am to…

May 20, 2026

Hey Elon, While You're at It, SF Has Plenty More Tech Oligarchs Worth Suing

Elon Musk has never been one to shy away from a legal fight.

May 20, 2026

Nothing Says 'Disrupting the World' Like Watching Robots Punch Each Other Over Craft IPAs

San Francisco's tech workforce has found yet another way to blow off steam after a long day of disrupting industries…

May 20, 2026

Tech Capital of the World Can't Get You a Second Internet Option

San Francisco loves to brand itself as the innovation capital of the world.

May 19, 2026

Meta's AI Pivot Means More Pink Slips — And a Familiar Bay Area Story

Meta is gearing up for another round of layoffs, this time in the name of artificial intelligence.

May 19, 2026

LinkedIn Cuts 519 Bay Area Jobs — The Network Isn't Working For Its Own Employees

LinkedIn just axed 519 jobs in the Bay Area, with engineers absorbing the worst of the blow.

May 19, 2026

Fiber Internet Is Finally Coming to the Panhandle — Yes, Real Fiber

The Panhandle is getting fiber internet, and before you roll your eyes — yes, apparently this time it's actually…

PanhandleMay 19, 2026

Free AI Talk in Mountain View: What Joanna Stern Learned From a Year Living With Robots

If you've been curious about AI but don't want to shell out for another overpriced tech conference, here's one worth…

May 19, 2026

Tech's 2026 Bloodbath Is Here — And It's Just Getting Started

Over 100,000 tech workers have already been laid off in 2026 — and we're not even through May.

May 18, 2026

Musk vs. OpenAI: A Jury Says Time's Up, and They Mean It Literally

A federal jury in Oakland ruled Monday that Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and its cofounders is done — not because…

May 18, 2026