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NFL Week 5 Lessons: 49ers Made the Best Offseason Signing

Ageless San Francisco receiver Mike Evans continues to pay dividends after another stellar outing. Plus, Nick Sirianni’s seat is heating up.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 12

San Francisco Church Criticised for Letting Adult Star Preach About 'Bodily Autonomy' in Kink-Leather

Metropolitan Community Church San Francisco has faced criticism after drag performer Honey Davenport delivered a sermon during Folsom Street Fair weekend.

International Business Times UK · Oct 11

In Silicon Valley, AI founders cheer Trump’s calls for the industry to police itself on safety

At Tech Week in San Francisco, venture capitalists and AI founders have been ebullient about the White House's hands-off approach to AI regulation

The Independent UK · Oct 10

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San Francisco house sells for double its list price as AI money floods the city

Real estate insiders said it’s become more common in San Francisco to see buyers pay $1 million over a list price

The Independent UK · Oct 8

An AI boom is sending San Francisco rents through the roof: ‘Nowhere left for people to go’

According to city’s rent board, eviction notices are up 44% and tenants are on edge over landlords swooping in over their homes

The Guardian - US · Oct 8

Waymo Drops Off San Francisco Woman At Destination. Then She Tries To Get Out: ‘Thank God I’m Not Claustrophobic’

"This feels like a serious safety violation."

Motor1 · Oct 8

Microsoft shows off new Windows software, revamped for agentic AI

At an event in San Francisco, CEO Satya Nadella showed how Microsoft’s Windows operating system will be a box for AI agents, with many tasks running locally and not on the cloud.

Fortune · Oct 7

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Microsoft brings more AI to PCs as it challenges Apple

Microsoft said it was releasing Microsoft Execution Containers, a tool to prevent agents from accessing data and doing unauthorized tasks when running on a laptop or desktop machine. Anthropic, OpenAI and Nvidia will use the tools, Pavan Davuluri, executive vice president for Windows and devices, said at the event in…

The Economic Times · Oct 7

The 'World's Oldest' Bartender's Very Illegal Basement Bar

A recent profile of 103-year-old Irv Koch's basement bar highlights all the ways that modern zoning codes crush novel and fun third places.

Reason · Oct 6

Fort Cronkhite: The abandoned WWII fort near San Francisco where giant 16-inch guns once shook the city

Fort Cronkhite, a former WWII military post in California’s Marin Headlands, once helped protect San Francisco Bay with massive 16-inch guns. Now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the historic site preserves wartime buildings and military defenses alongside beaches, trails and Pacific views. Visitors can explore Battery Townsley…

The Times of India · Oct 6

Virus that can cause polio-like illness in children is spreading in California

Concentrations of enterovirus D68 are rising in the Bay Area, including Palo Alto, Napa, Southeast San Francisco and San Rafael

The Independent UK · Oct 6

The World’s Best Cities Have Been Ranked And The Map Is Starting To Look Very Different

New York, London and Paris are still on top. The US accounts for five of the top ten spots. But the most interesting story in the 2026 Global Cities Index is not who is leading; it is who is catching up. Read the full article to see who is coming…

Bored Panda · Oct 6

After San Francisco’s 1906 disaster, engineers built a 4,233-foot tunnel beneath the city

The earthquake in April 1906 prompted significant improvements to San Francisco's sewer and wastewater systems. The Mile Rock Tunnel was constructed to address sewage management issues that existed prior to the earthquake. Engineers faced many challenges while boring through 900 feet of solid rock to complete the tunnel. It officially…

The Times of India · Oct 4

San Francisco Reports First Flu Death of 2026–27 Season as Health Officials Urge Flu and COVID Vaccines

San Francisco reports its first flu death of the 2026–27 season. Learn who should get flu, COVID-19, and RSV shots, where to go, and when antivirals help.

Medical Daily · Oct 3

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The Economic Times · Oct 3

Anthropic invited Hindu monk to teach Claude right from wrong; company turns to Vedanta to explore consciousness and whether AI can ever have a sense of self

Anthropic flew Hindu monk Swami Sarvapriyananda to its San Francisco office as part of a wider effort to shape Claude's moral character through its constitution, bringing in religious and philosophical thinkers from multiple traditions to explore ethics, consciousness and whether AI could ever be owed moral consideration.

Reason · Oct 2

A Court Rules That San Francisco's Empty Home Tax Is Illegal

San Francisco's tax on vacant homes is bad policy. Now it's also bad law.

The Times of India · Oct 2

Spite Fences And Holdouts: US law favors developers; homeowners get scant protection

The battles between homeowners and property developers in cities like San Francisco and Seattle are legendary. Charles Crocker's ambition to acquire every home on Nob Hill was met with fierce opposition from Nicholas Yung. Similarly, in 2006, Edith Macefield stood firm against a million-dollar buyout, refusing to let developers encroach…

The Times of India · Oct 2

San Francisco man leaves $3.6M for park improvements, more benches in will

William Benjamin “Ben” Bobo was a quiet San Francisco resident who spent years walking his golden retriever, Chad, around Alta Plaza Park near his home. Few people who saw the pair there could have known that Bobo would eventually leave millions of dollars to the city’s parks. When he died…

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The Times of India · Oct 2

OpenAI fires 3 researchers as AI safety concerns intensify across tech industry

The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company did not publicly identify the researchers, but the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported that they were Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak and Mikita Balesni. At least two of them worked on AI safety and alignment, areas focused on making advanced AI systems behave safely…

The Independent UK · Sep 30

DoorDash expands clothing delivery with Macy’s and Anthropologie partnerships

DoorDash is moving further into clothing delivery while expanding its item return service. The San Francisco company announced Wednesday that it is partnering with Macy’s, Anthropologie , The North Face, Vans, and Timberland. These brands will offer products on DoorDash’s U.S. website, with drivers delivering them in as little as…

The Guardian - US · Sep 30

California rushes to prepare for massive ‘Kelvin’ wave and predicted sea level rise

Wave nearing southern California expected to reach San Francisco Bay Area by October as it crawls toward Alaska

The Times of India · Sep 29

Former Royal Marines rowed from Japan to San Francisco in 189 days

In 2009, Mick Dawson and Chris Martin set out from Japan in the rowing boat Bojangles, facing months of unpredictable Pacific weather. Winds and currents pushed them far off course, stretching the journey to nearly 7,000 miles. After 189 days at sea, the pair reached San Francisco, completing Dawson’s third…

The Economic Times · Sep 29

Meet Fei-Fei Li, the 49-year-old Chinese-American AI scientist who built a 15-million-image dataset and transformed computer vision

Fei-Fei Li is a Chinese-American AI scientist whose work helped advance computer vision and image-recognition technology. Popular in technology circles as the “Godmother of AI,” she helped establish a 15-million-image dataset and have a foundational role in the deep-learning revolution. Li later founded World Labs, a San Francisco-based company developing…

France 24 · Sep 29

OpenAI cancels release of new artificial intelligence model over safety concerns

OpenAI will not release its latest artificial intelligence model, Astra 6.1, after internal tests found it fell short of safety standards, the maker of ChatGPT confirmed on Monday. The decision came ahead of a meeting of AI leaders at the White House Tuesday convened by US President Donald Trump and…

The Economic Times · Sep 29

OpenAI scraps planned October launch of GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns

OpenAI has decided not to release GPT-6.1 Astra, citing failure to meet safety standards. Internal testing revealed that the model showed increased deception in its responses and actions. This decision follows recent calls for a more cautious approach to AI development by industry leaders. OpenAI emphasizes the importance of stringent…

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