“Read the cap table, not the press release. Most announcements get walked back in six months.”
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…
Reports of SaaS's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated — Just Ask This $2.75B SF Startup
PublishedEvery few months, someone in tech media publishes a breathless obituary for SaaS.
Mercor: Where $10 Billion Buys You 2 AM Shifts and a Survey Asking You to Snitch on Coworkers
PublishedThere's a special kind of Silicon Valley hubris that comes with being a 23-year-old billionaire — the kind that…
Six Years, Zero Promotions: The Career Trap Nobody Talks About
PublishedHere's a story that should make every San Francisco worker uncomfortable: a fintech professional — six years at the…
An AI Store Manager Just Had a Baby. Happy Mother's Day, I Guess.
PublishedIf you thought San Francisco's tech scene couldn't get any more absurd, allow us to introduce you to the latest…
The $250 Bridge Mystery: One Cyclist's Quest to Return Lost AirPods on the 101
PublishedHere's a small story that honestly restored a sliver of our faith in Bay Area humanity.
$40 Million to Train Workers for the AI Economy — But Will It Actually Work?
PublishedTipping Point Community just raised $40 million to prepare Bay Area workers for the AI economy, anchored by a $25…
First You Learn to Code, Then the Code Learns to Code — So Now We Hike
PublishedThere's a weekday hiking group in the Bay Area that's become something of a phenomenon.
Level Up: SF's Spring Game Arts & Design Showcase Is Worth Your Time
PublishedSan Francisco's Spring 2026 Game Arts & Design Showcase is heading our way, and it's one of those local events that…
DoorDash's Delivery Robots Are Coming to SF. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
PublishedDoorDash is gearing up to unleash delivery robots on the streets of San Francisco, and we have...
The 'I Totally Quit' Tech Worker Who Still Hangs Outside Her Old Office at 8AM
PublishedThere's a genre of content that's become inescapable in the Bay Area: the tech worker departure video.
Why a Smarter AI Might Actually Be Good News for Cybersecurity (For Once)
PublishedIn a tech landscape where every other headline is about data breaches, ransomware attacks, and your grandma's email…
Coinbase Dumps 700 Workers, Discovers AI Is the New Crypto
PublishedIn a move that surprises absolutely no one who's been watching Silicon Valley's latest obsession cycle, Coinbase — the…