Wendy Liu - Bay Area Current

Latest news

Tech

Beware the Genre of Criti-Hype: Two Documentaries about AI

Is it hype or is it Kool-Aid? “Ghost in the Machine” succeeds where “The AI Doc” fails.

Victor Zhenyi Wang Aug 20, 2026

Culture

Meet The Locals: California Red-Legged Frog

These little hoppers have been making a comeback.

Cole Sherlock Hersey Aug 13, 2026

CURRENT EVENTS LISTING ☻ AUG 12 - AUG 17

Get out there and prove "summer is over" truthers wrong... WED, AUG 12 — DON'T MISS what

Bay Area Current Aug 12, 2026

Wendy Liu writes about tech billboards for Bay Area Current. She is the author of Abolish Silicon Valley: How to Liberate Technology From Capitalism (2020). She is currently working on a novel.

4 articles

AI Slop Startups Like “Delve” Will Never Beat the Fraud Allegations

Tech

AI Slop Startups Like “Delve” Will Never Beat the Fraud Allegations

Tech Billboard Decoder: Buzzy San Francisco-based startup Delve promises ‘AI-native compliance,’ turns out to be a house of cards.

Wendy Liu May 18, 2026

Tech Billboard Decoder: The Great Tech Vibe Shift

Tech

Tech Billboard Decoder: The Great Tech Vibe Shift

Tech companies used to portray themselves as do-gooders. But as Palantir's new billboard suggests, their commitment to domination was there all along.

Wendy Liu Dec 8, 2025

AI Company’s Billboards Say Workers Are Disposable. But Are We?

Tech

AI Company’s Billboards Say Workers Are Disposable. But Are We?

San Franciscans hated them, and they were right. These billboards suck — and our rage is their gain.

Wendy Liu Sep 2, 2025

San Francisco's Billboards Aren't For You

Tech

San Francisco's Billboards Aren't For You

Wendy Liu, author of Abolish Silicon Valley, explains what those weird tech billboards are really saying.

Wendy Liu Jul 21, 2025