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How a Waymo Delivered Its Teenage Passengers to the Police
Buzzballs, Orbeez, and Big Tech’s love affair with law enforcement
Amid Wave of Tech Layoffs, Google Workers Organize for Job Security
"We are the frogs realizing the pot has been boiling the whole time": Google workers talk job security, internal culture shift, and building the union.
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.
SF Educators Win Protections Against AI, but Tech Expansion Continues
There’s money behind AI in SF schools. Striking teachers don’t want it taking jobs.
Meet the New Right-Wing Tech Intelligentsia
Libs and the far-right ‘link and build’ in the Bay’s tech publication scene.
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.
Oakland Public Safety Committee Votes Down $2.25 Million Flock Expansion
Despite its lip-service to progressive politics, Oakland City Council was poised to advance a proposal to expand its Flock surveillance network.
Fuck Waymo, Long Live KitKat
A self-driving car killed a beloved SF cat. It’s part of a long history of tech companies using the Bay as a testing ground at our expense. People have had enough.
Tech’s Benevolent Boosters Still Confused About How To Not Be Evil
We attended SF Tech Week's block party for tech's supposed do-gooders. We couldn't find the party. Nor the good.
Why Bay Area Group Stop AI Thinks Artificial Intelligence Will Kill Us All
The group behind all those flyers wants you to think about AI doom, tech power, and human extinction.
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.
San Francisco's Billboards Aren't For You
Wendy Liu, author of Abolish Silicon Valley, explains what those weird tech billboards are really saying.