Tech Culture Google Google's super high-tech new office building has terrible Wi-Fi Is that weird roof design to blame? By Rob Thubron, March 8, 2024, 7:09 AM 19 comments
Tech Culture Car Tech Waymo self-driving taxi vandalized and set ablaze by San Francisco crowd The motive remains unknown By Rob Thubron, February 12, 2024, 7:13 AM 24 comments
Car Tech California DMV suspends GM Cruise's permit to operate its driverless taxis Following several accidents and accusations that Cruise misrepresented the safety of its vehicles By Rob Thubron, October 25, 2023, 8:45 AM 7 comments
Car Tech Tech Culture Cruise self-driving car runs over and stops on pedestrian after they were hit by human driver It's just the latest incident involving robotaxis By Rob Thubron, October 4, 2023, 7:38 AM
Car Tech Tech Culture Cruise denies its self-driving taxis hindered ambulance response in fatal pedestrian accident "Seconds and minutes can make a difference in whether somebody bleeds out" By Rob Thubron, September 4, 2023, 8:11 AM
Car Tech Tech Culture Cruise robotaxis blocked San Francisco traffic again as company blames network congestion Cruise and Waymo just gained permission to operate robotaxis 24/7 By Daniel Sims, August 15, 2023, 5:04 PM 8 comments
Car Tech Tech Culture San Francisco protestors are disabling autonomous vehicles using traffic cones "It's a great time" By Rob Thubron, July 11, 2023, 6:55 AM 35 comments
Tech Culture Tech execs pay tribute to Cash App founder Bob Lee following fatal stabbing in San Francisco The incident has highlighted SF's crime problem By Rob Thubron, April 6, 2023, 5:17 AM 9 comments
Electronics San Francisco supervisors pivot 180 degrees on their decision to allow killer robots Last week they voted 8-3 for using lethal robotic force, while this week the vote was 8-3 to ban the tactic By Cal Jeffrey, December 7, 2022, 1:36 PM 11 comments
Electronics San Francisco green lights SFPD rule allowing robotic lethal-force "This is not [like] Robocop." Not yet, anyway By Cal Jeffrey, November 30, 2022, 3:32 PM 9 comments
Electronics San Francisco police seek permission for its robots to use deadly force "You are in direct violation of Penal Code 1.13, Section 9. You have five seconds to comply." By Cal Jeffrey, November 23, 2022, 5:21 PM 24 comments
Car Tech Small fleet of Cruise robotaxis blocked San Franciso streets for no apparent reason The Robot Axis... er... robotaxis made no ransom demands By Cal Jeffrey, July 1, 2022, 12:44 PM
Security San Francisco 49ers confirms it fell victim to BlackByte ransomware on Super Bowl Sunday The group has been on a spree, compromising systems worldwide, including critical US infrastructure By Cal Jeffrey, February 15, 2022, 2:28 PM
Industry San Francisco is set to restrict e-cigarette sales in 2020, devices will require FDA approval Bad news for e-cigarette companies By Cohen Coberly, November 6, 2019, 4:37 PM 54 comments
Industry Airbnb drops 4,760 San Francisco listings in light of new home rental laws The company dropped nearly 50 percent of its listings in San Francisco By Cohen Coberly, January 20, 2018, 12:43 PM
Industry Google Google sued by employee who claims its confidentiality policies violate labor laws Google could face fines totaling $3.8 billion By Rob Thubron, December 23, 2016, 1:20 PM 7 comments
Car Tech Uber pulls its self-driving cars from San Francisco's roads after DMV revokes vehicle registrations Looks like the DMV won this battle By Rob Thubron, December 22, 2016, 7:30 AM
Car Tech Uber admits its unpermitted, autonomous vehicles have problems crossing bike lanes Uber still hasn't applied for a permit to test its autonomous SUVs in San Francisco By Rob Thubron, December 20, 2016, 10:15 AM
Car Tech California DMV orders Uber to stop San Francisco autonomous car pilot or face legal consequences Uber says its vehicles don't require permits as they aren't fully autonomous By Rob Thubron, December 15, 2016, 11:15 AM
Security San Francisco Muni hacker has his email accounts hacked Karma By Rob Thubron, November 30, 2016, 12:45 PM
Security Passengers ride for free after San Francisco transit systems are hit by ransomware attack HDDCryptor ransomware strikes again By Rob Thubron, November 28, 2016, 6:15 AM
Gaming Tech Culture Razer is opening its first US-based retail store in San Francisco By Shawn Knight, May 16, 2016, 10:00 AM
Industry Solar panels must be installed on rooftops of new buildings in San Francisco starting next year By Shawn Knight, April 20, 2016, 3:45 PM