Cydney Hayes
‘I’ve just never seen an environment that was so inappropriate’: Former SF Standard director of growth alleges sexual harassment and retaliation
A complaint filed last week on behalf of Julia Ryan names the newsroom’s parent company and its CEO Griffin Gaffney
Dreamforce protestors demand Marc Benioff ‘defend democracy’
Despite his ICE jokes and closeness to Trump, union organizers and activists believe the Salesforce CEO will still fight for progressive causes
What should we make of the AI doomsday campaign?
Plus, Daniel Lurie fumbles a TikTok post (RARE!)
Burning Man dirt costs first-time laundromat owners hundreds of dollars in damage
Local laundromats are forced to deal with broken machines and filthy floors every year when Burners return to the city
Adrian Daub knows what tech wants from politics: ‘Control without responsibility’
The author of ‘What Tech Calls Governing’ on DOGE, AI, and our chances of pushing back
Founders from Down Under
Hyped up by AI and their own big ambitions, waves of charmingly-accented Australians are making a splash in San Francisco
How will we spend all that AI money?
Plus, Horsies — the ultimate arbiter of SF cool — declares AI lame
Modern Relics closed after being ransacked in burglary
Jewelry store owner Alix Blüh recalls discovering the damage earlier this month: ‘Broken glass everywhere… Just everything destroyed.’
Anti-surveillance protestors flock to Chris Larsen’s house
Plus, TikTok’s newest aesthetic is the anti-AI girlie
The internet hates the new Instagram logo. What do professional designers think?
Four graphics experts critique the mega-platform’s ‘cleaner and more modern’ wordmark
