Tech
Bay Area artists commit to avoiding venues employing surveillance technology
Tune-Yards, Deerhoof, and others are among more than 300 artists who’ve signed a pledge organized by local digital rights activists
August 7, 2026
A parody Connie Chan chatbot is Scott Wiener’s newest tactic
ConnieChan.AI employs Anthropic’s tech for a novel interactive attack ad, but all Chan’s campaign sees is desperation
August 4, 2026
The new AI billboard locals actually like
Plus, OpenAI did a brand trip for influencers
August 3, 2026
Yalies raised $17 million this summer in Nob Hill hacker house
For a group of fresh-faced entrepreneurs, securing VC funding was probably easier than finding white clam pizza
July 30, 2026
Asshole shrugged
A Wall Street Journal op-ed-cum-manifesto by Mark Zuckerberg shows the utter failure of his super intelligence
July 29, 2026
Substack adds AI detection tool to its platform
The feature will help make sure the platform doesn’t ‘turn into LinkedIn,’ per CEO Chris Best
July 21, 2026
The SFPD technicality that may bring a Flock to your street
What’s the difference between license plate readers and ‘public safety’ cameras? A lot, according to the city
July 16, 2026
