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Waymo hits a dog in San Francisco, reigniting safety debate
December 2, 2025
A self-driving Waymo taxi hit a dog in San Francisco, reigniting a heated debate over autonomous vehicle safety just weeks after one killed a popular neighborhood cat.On Sunday, around...
Amazon’s Zoox offers free robotaxi rides in San Francisco
November 18, 2025
Amazon-owned Zoox is offering free rides on its San Francisco fleet of boxy, driverless taxis. The company said Tuesday it is providing the rides to people who download the...
Salesforce to invest $15 billion in San Francisco to advance AI
October 14, 2025
Software giant Salesforce is planning to invest $15 billion in San Francisco over the next five years to strengthen the city’s dominance in artificial intelligence. “This $15 billion investment...
DoorDash plans to test drone deliveries in San Francisco warehouse
September 10, 2025
Food delivery app DoorDash is setting its sights on a new destination to test out flying drone deliveries: San Francisco.The tech company leased a warehouse in the Mission District...
A new gold rush? How AI is transforming San Francisco
August 10, 2025
On a sunny day in San Francisco, along the city’s waterfront, families dived into the wacky world of artificial intelligence inside the Exploratorium museum. Visitors made shadow puppets for...
Waymo expands service area in Los Angeles and San Francisco
June 17, 2025
Waymo, the autonomous taxi company that’s offered rides in Los Angeles since November, is expanding its service area in the city.Starting Wednesday, the driverless taxis will roam more than...
Surge AI is latest San Francisco startup accused of misclassifying its workers
May 21, 2025
Artificial intelligence training company Surge AI has been hit with a lawsuit alleging it has misclassified contractors hired to improve chat responses from AI software for some of the...
San Francisco Police Fatally Shoot Man Who Pointed Fake Gun at Them
May 16, 2025
A man was shot dead by police after authorities said he ran away and then pointed a fake gun at them in South FranciscoAs reported by ABC7, the incident...
Four Cote d’Ivoire Men Arrested Over Involvement in Sextortion Scam that Led San Francisco Teen to Suicide
May 13, 2025
Four men in Côte d'Ivoire have been arrested in connection with an international "sextortion" scheme that targeted minors, including a 17-year-old from the San Francisco Bay area who died...
Brian Montana: Guitarist of Death Metal Band Possessed Shot Dead During Standoff with Police in San Francisco
May 2, 2025
A Bay Area-based death metal legend was shot dead by cops in San Francisco this week after a dispute with a neighbor over tree clippings that escalated into violence....