SF General’s AI security system has a history of missing weapons
When a man walked into San Francisco General Hospital last Thursday and fatally stabbed a social worker, he…
AI slop ad backfires for McDonald’s
People aren’t lovin’ it. McDonald’s was forced to pull down an AI-generated Christmas commercial from YouTube after some…
Even rentals in San Francisco have bidding wars
A two-bedroom Alamo Square apartment with big bay windows and hardwood floors popped up on Craigslist in November…
Online child safety advocates urge California to increase protections
SACRAMENTO — Julianna Arnold wasn’t alarmed when her teen daughter first joined Instagram. Many people her age were using it.…
We interviewed the viral rapping tech CEO. He wants to collab with Rebecca BlackÂ
On Thanksgiving, a minute-long freestyle went viral, and San Francisco collectively winced. “It feels like you’ve got this…
A safety report card ranks AI company efforts to protect humanity
Are artificial intelligence companies keeping humanity safe from AI’s potential harms? Don’t bet on it, a new report…
A Las Vegas company is plastering rage-baiting AI ads across SF
Rage bait, rage bait, everywhere. You can’t walk down the street these days without feeling like San Francisco…
A softer image of AI? This Google-backed film aims to change the narrative
A man mourns the loss of his dead celebrity mom, who unexpectedly appears before him as a hologram…
Your year in San Francisco wrapped
Every December, Spotify drops users’ hyper-personal recap — Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Drake … you know the drill.…
Comedians tap AI to punch up performances
A baby and his family dog sit across from each other in a podcast studio. “Welcome to the…
California expected to suffer from a sluggish economy through early next year
California’s economy has split between higher-growth areas such as Los Angeles benefiting from venture capital spending — and…
Anthropic to give free AI tools to dozens of SF nonprofits in deal with Lurie charity
Artificial intelligence startups, famous for drumming up cash, are now giving it away. Or, at least, giving free…