Cydney Hayes
Substack reports mass data leak: ‘This sucks. I’m sorry’
The popular newsletter platform was breached in October 2025
Manic Monday: Even AI turns to crabs eventually
Plus, the Billionaires March, a blind item for female founders, and more madness from the tech world to start your week
Time to Rho
As its San Francisco team swells, the fintech startup Rho is moving to greener pastures
What, exactly, is OpenAI in 2026?
A new rumor that OpenAI will release earbuds hints at internal anxieties over revenue and the future of the company
Gap falls into crypto
Why has Sam Altman’s crypto project installed a biometric data-collection tool inside, of all places, the Marina Gap store?
‘They’ve pickled each others’ brains’
Longtime entrepreneur and critic Anil Dash on where the tech industry has been and where it may be going
Move fast and sell books
Former tech reporters Sarah Lacy and Paul Carr are running The Best Bookstore in Union Square like a startup
Server farm to table
AI-generated images are rising in popularity on delivery apps and menus across SF. How far will we take this race to the bottom in food photography?
Print is forever
As AI rises, the Bay Area is awash in a full-on print revival, from magazines to books to this website’s own quarterly paper
