How robotaxis are dividing San Francisco
The city has become the crucible of an experiment - are robotaxis ready for the streets?.....»»
Waymo Sues State DMV To Keep Robotaxi Safety Details Secret
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Los Angeles Times: Waymo, the driverless car company operating an autonomous taxi fleet in San Francisco, is suing the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The immediate issue: whether the company, own.....»»
In High-Tech San Francisco, a Pilot Program Tries Guaranteed Incomes for Artists
In 2015 the San Francisco Arts Commission surveyed nearly 600 local artists. "More than 70% of them had either already left San Francisco or were about to be displaced from their work, home or both," reports SFGate.com, adding "The pandemic has only.....»»
49ers vs Packers live stream: how to watch NFL playoff game online
Here's how to get a San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers live stream and watch the NFL playoffs from anywhere, as Aaron Rodgers faces his kryptonite in the divisionals......»»
IBM Sells Some Watson Health Assets for More Than $1 Billion
IBM agreed to sell part of its IBM Watson Health business to private equity firm Francisco Partners, scaling back the technology company's once-lofty ambitions in health care. From a report: The value of the assets being sold, which include extensive.....»»
IBM is selling off its Watson Health assets
IBM said Friday that it will sell off the healthcare data and analytics assets housed under its Watson Health unit to private equity firm Francisco Partners......»»
Plants: RNA notes to self
How does a developing plant shoot know how, where, and when to grow? Dividing cells need to pass messages from one another to coordinate growth. In plants, important messages are packaged into RNA, which are sent from cell to cell. By studying the mu.....»»
U.S. may have been responsible for almost half of recent past illegal tiger trade
The United States has probably played a major and previously underestimated role in the trafficking of tiger parts, according to a new study. The research points to San Francisco, Dallas, and Atlanta as the main entry hotspots for these illegal produ.....»»
Coinbase Will Shut Down For Four Weeklong Breaks This Year
Coinbase has embraced many of the workplace changes prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The company became remote-first, and it's even closing its San Francisco headquarters to hammer in its focus on working from anywhere. From a report: Now, nearl.....»»
Relive the moment Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone exactly 15 years ago
Steve Jobs unveiled the very first iPhone at a special event in San Francisco on January 9, 2007. Relive the historic moment exactly 15 years on ........»»
Archaeological dig reveals participants in California"s Gold Rush dined on salted Atlantic cod
It turns out San Francisco has been a destination for lovers of imported delicacies since its earliest Gold Rush days......»»
Waymo will partner with China"s Geely to develop electric robotaxis
Waymo, the self-driving arm of Google's parent company Alphabet, and Chinese carmaker Geely have partnered to build electric, fully autonomous ride-hailing vehicles to be used across the united States......»»
DoorDash Is Requiring Engineers To Deliver Food
DoorDash, the food delivery app based out of San Francisco, is requiring all its nondelivery employees, including CEO Tony Xu, to do a "dash" once a month -- and some employees are seemingly furious. SFGate reports: MarketWatch first reported that th.....»»
RAAS INVESTOR ALERT: February 8, 2022 Filing Deadline in Class Action – Contact Lieff Cabraser
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$RAAS #Cloopen–The law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP announces that class action litigation has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired the securities of.....»»
Is "The Matrix Resurrections" a Critique of the Tech Industry - or Society?
When The Matrix Resurrections premiered in San Francisco, the city's mayor "celebrated the appearance of her fair city in the film and cheered the film's economic contributions to the region," reports SFGate. "But there's a problem of aesthetics at p.....»»
How Tim Burton, Disney, and a Giant Warehouse Produced "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
SFGate visits a San Francisco elementary school where there's absolutely no trace of warehouse that used to be there where Tim Burton kicked a hole in the wall during the arduous two-year filming of "The Nightmare Before Christmas". At least one an.....»»
Uber to trial "autonomous" food delivery service in early 2022
The two companies said trials will begin in early 2022 in Santa Monica, California. Motional will deploy its all-electric Hyundai IONIQ 5-based robotaxis, which are SAE Level 4 vehicles, for the job complete with in-vehicle modifications to accommoda.....»»
SF Millennium Tower Tilts Quarter Inch In Four Days
Newly released monitoring data shows that San Francisco's Millennium Tower tilted a quarter inch during the four days it took to install the first test pile to bedrock last month. From a local report: The monitoring data tracks settlement, tilting an.....»»
Twilio Executive to Participate in Upcoming Investor Event
Event to be webcast live on Twilio’s investor relations website SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) (LTSE: TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today announced that Khozema Shipchandler, COO, will participate.....»»
Mixpanel Raises $200M to Help Digital Companies Better Understand Users
The series C growth investment values the San Francisco-based product analytics company at a $1.05 billion valuation. Continue reading........»»
Anaplan Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results
Third Quarter Subscription Revenue up 33.1% Year-Over-Year Remaining Performance Obligation of $923.2 million, up 24.8% Year-Over-Year Dollar-Based Net Expansion of 119% SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anaplan, Inc. (NYSE:PLAN), provider of.....»»