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SF Subreddit Claims '996 Culture' Is Here. The Thread Doesn't Really Prove That.
PublishedA post on r/bayarea this week declared that 996 work culture — the Chinese tech industry shorthand for working 9am to…
Hey Elon, While You're at It, SF Has Plenty More Tech Oligarchs Worth Suing
PublishedElon Musk has never been one to shy away from a legal fight.
Nothing Says 'Disrupting the World' Like Watching Robots Punch Each Other Over Craft IPAs
PublishedSan Francisco's tech workforce has found yet another way to blow off steam after a long day of disrupting industries…
Tech Capital of the World Can't Get You a Second Internet Option
PublishedSan Francisco loves to brand itself as the innovation capital of the world.
Meta's AI Pivot Means More Pink Slips — And a Familiar Bay Area Story
PublishedMeta is gearing up for another round of layoffs, this time in the name of artificial intelligence.
LinkedIn Cuts 519 Bay Area Jobs — The Network Isn't Working For Its Own Employees
PublishedLinkedIn just axed 519 jobs in the Bay Area, with engineers absorbing the worst of the blow.
Fiber Internet Is Finally Coming to the Panhandle — Yes, Real Fiber
PublishedThe Panhandle is getting fiber internet, and before you roll your eyes — yes, apparently this time it's actually…
Free AI Talk in Mountain View: What Joanna Stern Learned From a Year Living With Robots
PublishedIf you've been curious about AI but don't want to shell out for another overpriced tech conference, here's one worth…
Tech's 2026 Bloodbath Is Here — And It's Just Getting Started
PublishedOver 100,000 tech workers have already been laid off in 2026 — and we're not even through May.
Musk vs. OpenAI: A Jury Says Time's Up, and They Mean It Literally
PublishedA federal jury in Oakland ruled Monday that Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and its cofounders is done — not because…
California Lawyers Keep Getting Busted for Citing Fake Cases Made Up by AI
PublishedHere's a fun question for your next dinner party: What happens when the people we trust to uphold the law can't be…
Another Tech Company Plants a Flag in the Bay — But Will It Last?
PublishedAnother day, another tech company announcing a shiny new Bay Area office and a round of executive hires.
OpenAI's SF Fortress: The Most Secretive Office in a City Full of Secrets
PublishedOpenAI has planted its flag deep in San Francisco, and its headquarters has become something of a local legend — not…
SF Doctor Who Sued Waymo for Calling Him a Terrorist Quietly Drops the Case
PublishedRemember the SF doctor who made headlines suing Waymo after allegedly being flagged as a terrorist?
Peptide Startups Want to Be Your Unregulated Pharmacist — What Could Go Wrong?
PublishedSan Francisco has never met a regulatory gray area it didn't want to disrupt.
The Future Is Here and It's Throwing a Tantrum
PublishedFile this one under "Only in the Bay." A family leaving a restaurant in Oakland the other night witnessed a scene that…
One SF Developer's Side Hustle: Free Jewelry Listings, Zero Commission, Maximum Hustle
PublishedThere's something refreshingly honest about a founder who says, "I'm doing this to learn" — and actually means it.
Musk's OpenAI Lawsuit Is Less About Winning and More About Burning It All Down
PublishedHere's the thing about Elon Musk's legal crusade against OpenAI and Sam Altman: it doesn't actually matter if he wins.
Crying in the Shower for $300K: The Meta Employee Experience in 2025
PublishedSomewhere in the Bay Area right now, a Meta employee is crying in the shower before heading to work at one of the most…
A 15-Year-Old Built a Tow Truck Tracker. SF Shut It Down in 3 Hours.
PublishedA 15-year-old kid, bored on a weekend, did what the city of San Francisco apparently finds terrifying: he made public…
The Secondary Share Market Is Booming — And It's About Time
PublishedIf you've ever worked at a San Francisco startup, you know the drill.
Billionaire Slap Fight: The OpenAI Trial Nobody Deserves
PublishedThe tech world's messiest divorce is playing out in a federal courtroom, and honestly, we're all worse off for having…
Cloudflare Cuts 21% of Its Workforce, Blames the Robots It's Building
PublishedThere's a grim irony when a tech company lays off hundreds of human workers to restructure around artificial…
86% of Bay Area Billboards Are Now AI Ads. One Student Is Keeping Receipts.
PublishedDrive down the 101 these days and you'd be forgiven for thinking you accidentally entered a Black Mirror episode…