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Everything ForecastGeo has ingested that places a story in San Francisco — 90 articles from 23 outlets.
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Waymo says Singapore will be its next international robotaxi city
Waymo Ojai fully autonomous ride-hailing vehicle travels along a city street, San Francisco, California, August 20, 2026. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) | Gado via Getty Images Waymo…
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Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria defines event strategy as streamer eyes more live sports
Bajaria said Netflix would be open to a package of international NFL games if one becomes available when the league renegotiates its media rights agreements.
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AI Safety Is Mostly a Sex Cult
Article URL: https://skywriter.blue/@segyges.bsky.social/3mvom4b4dn22q Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49737985 Points: 66 # Comments: 19
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Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain what that changes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
This session will explore how early-stage companies are building teams where humans and AI agents work alongside each other — and how founders can do that without sacrificing speed, accountability, or…
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Negativland, Culture Jamming, and the Art of Making Something New
Article URL: https://blog.archive.org/2026/09/11/negativland-culture-jamming-and-the-art-of-making-something-new/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49721548 Points: 19 # Comments: 7
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Naomi Klein’s new book calls out end times fascism. What is this – and what’s the role of big tech?
“A moment of reckoning has arrived for the West,” reads a recent recruitment ad for Palantir, a Silicon Valley firm that increasingly provides data-driven “intelligence” for intelligence, police and…
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Nvidia and Anthropic CEOs diverge on AI safety at Dreamforce: Huang says fast vs. pacing is 'false choice'
Comments from the two tech leaders landed days after Anthropic's Dario Amodei published an essay urging the AI industry to slow the pace of model development.
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San Francisco mall may get 6 basketball courts, 8 volleyball courts and school
A bold proposal seeks to convert San Francisco Centre into a vibrant sports complex, featuring state-of-the-art basketball and volleyball courts alongside a dedicated sports high school. Retail and…
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Waymo opens robotaxi service in Las Vegas
Las Vegas will be Waymo's 15th commercial robotaxi market.
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Insight Partners’ Devin Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic
Insight Partners' Devin Parekh opens up about losing Legora to General Catalyst, why he's fine holding stakes in rival AI labs, and why — even as everyone else piles into OpenAI and Anthropic — his…
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Uncovering a Holocaust survival story
A school oral history project to interview World War II veterans uncovered little-known stories from the conflict, including the liberation by American troops of 2,500 Holocaust survivors from a…
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What to Do in Rio in September 2026: Rock in Rio, the First Semana de Arte and Nine Free Things
Rock in Rio across seven nights, a national holiday that closes Centro, the city’s first Semana de Arte, opera at the Municipal and nine things in Rio in September that cost nothing.
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Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley
Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq635037g18o Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49681276 Points: 23 # Comments: 28
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US judge rules that Trump plan to halve FEMA workforce violated law
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston wrote the U.S. Department of Homeland Security acted unlawfully by usurping FEMA's authority over its own personnel.
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Rare 1894 San Francisco dime sells for $1.25 million at auction
A rare 1894-S Barber dime has just sold for over one million dollars, reflecting its extraordinary scarcity. Out of the original twenty-four minted in San Francisco, only nine have survived to present…
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Khosla Ventures is opening a New York office this fall — its first outpost outside Sand Hill Road
"It's actually allegedly being built out now," said Rabois, who has clearly dealt with a missed construction timeline or two.
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US legislators push AI safety laws amid human extinction warnings
Concerns over AI's dangers grow as US legislators introduce bills to ensure human oversight and prevent rogue systems.
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Mark Wahlberg is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, and he wants to talk about your work, not his
Mark Wahlberg joins Bruce K. Lee at Disrupt to discuss investing, entrepreneurship, healthcare, wellness and building businesses.
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San Francisco mayor declares rent emergency as housing costs soar
Median rent for one-bedroom apartment in city tops $4,495 with a national median of $1,900 San Francisco’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, declared a rent emergency on Thursday, proposing reforms aimed at…
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NFL's Roger Goodell is playing the international long game ahead of league's Australia debut
Goodell spoke with CNBC Sport ahead of the league's first-ever, regular-season game in Australia this week.
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The NFL sold out its Australia game in 30 minutes – but will the sport make its mark Down Under?
Quinn Rooney/Getty On Friday morning in Melbourne, close to 100,000 people will cram into the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the first National Football League (NFL) game ever to be played in…
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Melbourne's NFL game is a battle of opposing jet lag strategies
The San Francisco 49ers arrived a week in advance of their Melbourne NFL game, while the Rams will arrive the day before. A sleep expert says both strategies have merit, but one may have a slight…
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San Francisco Orders Meta to Stop ‘Allowing’ AI Child Abuse Ads
The City Attorney’s Office has asked Meta to explain how the harmful ads repeatedly ran on Facebook and Instagram. The company claims the ads are not under the city’s jurisdiction.
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Grateful Dead Gathering brings mini-Woodstock to Arava oasis for three-day festival
A mini-Woodstock event is slated for September 17-19 in the Arava as a gathering for the Grateful Dead to hit the desert.
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Planet Labs' Open Satellite Feed
Article URL: https://tech.marksblogg.com/planet-labs-open-satellite-feed.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49628429 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
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LA Rams President Kevin Demoff touts Australia push ahead of historic NFL game
The Rams spent five years building their brand in Australia. This week, Los Angeles will face San Francisco in the NFL’s first regular-season game Down Under.
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California hails rare sighting of gray wolf in Mendocino national forest
Officials say sighting a sign species – driven to extinction in state before reintroduction in 2011 – expanding its range A gray wolf has recently been seen in California’s Mendocino national forest…
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Architect of UK’s AI policy quits after Anthropic conflict of interest concerns
Matt Clifford forced to stand down amid disquiet from senior MPs over his new full-time job at AI company The chair of the UK government’s “moonshot” science and technology research unit has been…
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What to Do in Rio in September 2026: Rock in Rio, the First Semana de Arte and Nine Free Things
Rock in Rio across seven nights, a national holiday that closes Centro, the city’s first Semana de Arte, opera at the Municipal and nine things in Rio in September that cost nothing.
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Uber robotaxis hit London's streets, but with humans still behind the wheel
Robotaxis are on the roads of London, marking Uber's biggest real-world challenge yet in a busy city built on a dense layout and countless roundabouts.
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Burning Man attendee dies at festival
A man died while attending the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert this week, the festival said Thursday.
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Health-tracking smart ring maker Oura to list on US stock market
Firm has celebrity fans and ambassadors including Prince Harry, Jennifer Aniston and Kim Kardashian Fans of Oura are accustomed to using its trendy smart rings to fastidiously monitor their health but…
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OpenAI begins rollout of GPT-6 with focus on cyber security safeguards
OpenAI said Thursday it would begin rolling out GPT-6, its most powerful AI model yet, to select customers, touting stronger safety safeguards as concerns grow over the cybersecurity risks posed by…
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From Hookswitch to Grave
Article URL: https://computer.rip/2026-06-14-hookswitch-to-grave.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49559901 Points: 8 # Comments: 0
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People turning to BNPL loans to pay for rent, food and other necessities
More consumers are taking out "buy now, pay later" loans to make ends meet, a sign of the U.S. affordability crisis, according to consumer advocates.
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Colin Kaepernick’s unfinished business
Ten years after taking a knee to stand against racism and police brutality at great cost to his career and finances, Colin Kaepernick is back in the spotlight.
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AI wealth is creating a 'mansion shortage' and upending San Francisco's housing market
Spiking prices and rental bidding wars are raising fears of more displacement in a city where previous tech booms and a housing shortage have already driven out many.
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Grindr wants to be the everything app for gay men; investors are still deciding whether it can pull it off
George Arison is done letting Wall Street's "Grindr discount" go unchallenged — in a wide-ranging Q&A, the CEO walks us through how AI, a controversial $350-plus EDGE tier, and a bet on healthcare and…
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Algorithmic Rent-Pricing Litigation Expands Under New State and Local Laws
Article URL: https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2026/08/algorithmic-rent-pricing-litigation-expands-under-new-state-and-local-laws Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49495127 Points: 10…
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Couple recounts surviving deadly Nepal flood: "I knew I was going to die"
A California couple were in a Nepali village when an avalanche of powerful waters ripped down from the high Himalayas toward them.