Cydney Hayes
You can learn nothing about a16z’s private ‘You Can See Everything’ showing
Everyone was friendly but notably sketchy at the AMC Metreon, where the VC firm co-hosted a screening with one of the film’s producers
Mercor cuts at least 50 employees across multiple teams
New people chief at the company promised to ‘keep the talent bar high,’ though some terminated employees were considered ‘top performers’ and recently received raises
The hottest club at Tech Week is a line
This line has everything: Anthropic super fans, promotional coffee, free API credits, and women with phone numbers
Paul Graham takes on Pope Leo XIV (Biblical fail!)
Plus, AI finally gives us something of value: A fun new meme
Nurses union takes to Market Street to demand ‘Palantir out!’ of their hospitals
Outraged by AI meddling in staffing, bed placement, and patient data, health care workers say they’ve have had enough
The rise (and rise) of the nerd reich
‘The Nerd Reich’ author Gil Durán connected the dots from Silicon Valley to the White House to the possible end of the world. He may take on Gavin Newsom next
The hottest tech party we’re happy we missed
Plus, Dario Amodei is being dragged everywhere, so to speak
It’s Studio BBA’s city, we just live in it
Whether you’ve dined at Mister Jiu’s, caffeinated at Tartine, or worked 9-9-6 from an industrial-chic AI office, you’ve probably spent time in the handsome world created by this little-known architecture firm. In fact, some people never leave it
‘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
