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Bob Lee, a co-founder of Cash App and the current CPO of cryptocurrency company MobileCoin, has died after being stabbed to death Tuesday night.

The Cofounder of Cash App Just Got Murdered

By Victor Tangermann

A driverless Cruise car plowed into an active firefighting scene in San Francisco last month and didn't stop until firefighters smashed its front window.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Car Plowed Into Active Fire Scene, Forcing Firefighters to Smash Its Window

By Victor Tangermann

The iconic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is releasing a mysterious and seriously haunting howl. But there's a simple explanation.

Science & Energy

The Golden Gate Bridge Is Emitting a Horrible Howling Sound

By Victor Tangermann

San Francisco police have been granted permission by city supervisors to murder civilians using killer robots, a dystopian turn of events.

San Francisco Cops Now Allowed to Use Robots to Kill People

By Victor Tangermann

Michael Lofthouse, a San Francisco tech CEO, launched a racist tirade against a nearby family celebrating a birthday at a restaurant.

Watch a Tech CEO Melt Down in a Racist Tirade

By Dan Robitzski

A housing developer has a plan to bring affordable housing to San Francisco: pack people into tiny underground sleeping pods.

This Developer Wants to Pack Renters Into Tiny Underground Pods

By Kristin Houser

Many of San Francisco's recently opened robot restaurants are already going out of business, as pointed out by a new Business Insider story.

San Francisco’s Robot Restaurants Are Going out of Business

By Kristin Houser

Across the globe, cities are banning cars on the roads in an effort to decrease traffic and air pollution, while encouraging a sense of community.

The Latest Urban Trend: Banning Cars on City Streets

By Kristin Houser

Lyft e-bikes are catching fire in San Francisco, prompting the company to pull the city's entire fleet untl it can figure out what's going on.

Advanced Transport

Lyft Suspends SF E-Bikes Because They’re Bursting Into Flames

By Kristin Houser

Silicon Valley startup Bumblebee Spaces suspends furniture from the ceiling to make tiny, espensive apartments feel more spacious.

Dystopian Startup Wants to Hang Your Furniture From The Ceiling

By Dan Robitzski

San Francisco may provide safe "housing" in the form of a parking lot for people who live inside their vehicles and need to avoid tickets and fines.

San Francisco Plans “Safe” Parking for People Living in Vehicles

By Dan Robitzski

In a landmark move, San Francisco just became the first U.S. city to ban e-cigarettes last night. The bill could go into effect in 30 days.

Health & Medicine

San Francisco Moves to Ban Sale of E-Cigarettes

By Victor Tangermann

The city of San Francisco is voting next week on a total ban of sales of e-cigarettes. It could become the first city in the U.S. to do so.

Health & Medicine

San Francisco is Voting to Ban Sale of E-Cigarettes Next Week

By Victor Tangermann

San Francisco hopes an AI-powered tool that redacts information from police reports will eliminate racial bias from the suspect-charging process.

Artificial Intelligence

San Francisco Is Using AI to Try to Make Courts Less Racist

By Kristin Houser

San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to pass a facial recognition ban, and the move has the potential to inspire others to follow suit.

Facial recognition

Tech Hub San Francisco First US City to Ban Facial Recognition

By Kristin Houser

A web developer wants to turn San Francisco parking lots into coworking spaces, desks, folding chairs, and all.

SF Is so Expensive That People Are Using Parking Spots as Offices

By Victor Tangermann

A San Francisco Board of Supervisors member proposed to ban facial recognition outright, calling for an approval process for any future surveillance tech.

San Francisco Is Considering a Ban on Facial Recognition

By Victor Tangermann

This Sexy Burger Machine Won’t Necessarily Steal Your Job, But Could Make It Better

This Sexy Burger Machine Won’t Necessarily Steal Your Job, But Could Make It Better

By Victor Tangermann

Scooters Are Definitely Not the Future of Transportation

Advanced Transport

Scooters Are Definitely Not the Future of Transportation

By Alexandra Ossola

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San Francisco Approves Tight Regulations on Delivery Robots

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San Francisco Has Approved a Plan For City-Wide Fiber Internet

Driverless Ubers in San Francisco? Yes. DMV Approval? No.

Advanced Transport

Driverless Ubers in San Francisco? Yes. DMV Approval? No.