Technology
Cami Clark, Eric Schmidt and Anthropic's First Check
How an SF apartment introduction from Dario Amodei's wife Cami Clark brought Eric Schmidt into Anthropic's $124 million Series A.
Sierra Delgado · August 15, 2026
Technology
Why Engineers Turn Down OpenAI and Meta Millions
AI labs are offering eight and nine figures for researchers. A surprising number say no, and the refusals never show up in the numbers.
Larry Miller / August 15, 2026
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Fort Mason Center Aerial Arts Festival Returns in SF
Objective, data-driven insights into the Fort Mason Center Aerial Arts Festival's exciting developments in San Francisco.
Marcus Chen · August 14, 2026
Analysis
Why Bay Area Commuters Are Switching to Moto-Style E-Bikes
Fat-tire, moto-style e-bikes are replacing lightweight commuters on Bay Area routes. What changed, what the weight costs you, and who the category actually suits.
Miles Peterson · August 14, 2026
News
SAFER Bay Project Approval Moves Forward
Get a neutral, data-driven update about the SAFER Bay Project approval, focusing on shoreline resilience efforts in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sierra Delgado · August 13, 2026
News
Senate Resolution 193 Emperor Norton Tunnel
Senate Resolution 193, Emperor Norton Tunnel: a detailed, data-driven examination of the Bay Bridge naming proposal and its wider implications.
Miles Peterson · August 12, 2026
News
Levi's Stadium World Cup 2026 in Bay Area
Neutral, data-driven analysis of Levi's Stadium hosting the World Cup 2026 in the Bay Area and its significant impact on the tech market.
Priya Nair · August 11, 2026
AI
Claude Now Watermarks AI Text and Images, Anthropic Says
SF-based Anthropic now embeds invisible watermarks in Claude's text and C2PA signed metadata in images. How it works, how to check content, and the limits.
Priya Nair · August 11, 2026
Bay Area
Saluhall: IKEA's SF Food Hall Fights a Foot Traffic Slump
IKEA's Saluhall food hall on Market Street is down to a handful of vendors. Stonestown's Asian food boom shows the fix.
Camille Rousseau · August 10, 2026
News
Salesforce Layoffs San Francisco 2026 Update
Salesforce layoffs in San Francisco for 2026 are thoroughly analyzed with comprehensive data on timelines, employee numbers, and local economic impact.
SF Bay Area Times Editorial · August 10, 2026
Analysis
Anthropic IPO: Why Dario Amodei Gets Drawn as a Prophet
The Information's Anthropic profile renders Dario Amodei as a robed figure in a cathedral. The messiah frame flatters and disqualifies at once, and it arrives right before an IPO.
Marcus Chen · August 10, 2026
Culture
CBS's Cupertino Cast: One Asian Lead in a 70% Asian City
CBS's new legal drama Cupertino has one Asian American series regular out of six, in a city that is roughly 70 percent Asian. The critique, and what the show left on the table.
Anjali Mehta · August 10, 2026
Business
Bay Area Tech Layoffs Tracker 2026: Every WARN Filing
A running record of Bay Area tech layoffs in 2026: 1,270 local job cuts confirmed by WARN filings, kept separate from the 25,700 announced company-wide.
Javier Morales · August 9, 2026