"We spent the ’90s battling Big Tobacco and now we see the new form in e-cigarettes."

San Francisco is voting to ban sale of e-cigarettes next week

Vape Ban

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.

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

“I’m not going to put the profits of Big Tobacco over the health of young people.”

It strips police reports of anything that alludes to a suspect's race.

San Francisco is using AI to try to make courts less racist

San Fran Plan

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

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

"That will help make our system of justice more fair and just."

It's preemptively shooting down the use of facial recognition.

Tech hub San Francisco first US city to ban facial recognition

First Domino

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.

Tech Hub San Francisco First US City to Ban Facial Recognition

San Fran doesn't want local law enforcement to get its hands on the tech.

"Let’s use city streets for people, not cars."

SF is so expensive, people are using parking spots as offices

WePark

A web developer wants to turn San Francisco parking spaces into coworking spaces, complete with desks and chairs. Is it a stunt?

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

Would you use a parking space for coworking?

The proposal also calls for an approval process for any future surveillance tech.

San Francisco is considering a ban on facial recognition

Face Blindness

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

Should the government be forced to justify new surveillance tools?

A restaurant is more than a gigantic 14-foot long burger bot standing in the middle of an empty room.

This sexy burger machine won't necessarily steal your job, but could make it better

Sci-Fi Visions

This gorgeous new burger robot can make 120 burgers an hour. But will it really be able to replace you?

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

And the burgers it makes are delicious.

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

Stop trying to get me to ride a scooter. They make everything worse for everyone.

Scooters are definitely not the future of transportation

Advanced Transport

Cities are being overrun by electric scooter rideshares. Some people are convinced they're the future of transport. They're wrong.

Scooters Are Definitely Not the Future of Transportation

They are a fun, dangerous, arrogant hazard. 

If a delivery robot causes an accident, who's to blame?

San Francisco approves tight regulations on delivery robots

Robots & Machines

Delivery robots could play a key role in our heavily automated future. New legislation passed in California applies stringent regulation to their usage.

San Francisco Approves Tight Regulations on Delivery Robots

Companies will be limited to a fleet of three robots that travel slower than three miles per hour.

For one of the country's tech hotspots, San Francisco's internet is currently fairly lukewarm.

San Francisco has approved a plan for city-wide fiber internet

Future Society

A recent report commits to laying down a public fiber optic network in San Francisco. It'll bring fast, reliable internet and improved public services.

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

The Bay would join 95 other US cities currently wired with fiber optics.

Uber launched its self-driving service in San Francisco last Tuesday, making it the second city in the world where Uber offers autonomous cars for public transportation.
The next day, California government officials at the DMV said Uber didn't have the necessary permits to test its autonomous vehicle service.

/San Francisco

Vape Ban

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

San Fran Plan

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

First Domino

Tech Hub San Francisco First US City to Ban Facial Recognition

WePark

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

Face Blindness

San Francisco Is Considering a Ban on Facial Recognition

Sci-Fi Visions

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

Advanced Transport

Scooters Are Definitely Not the Future of Transportation

Robots & Machines

San Francisco Approves Tight Regulations on Delivery Robots

Future Society

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

Advanced Transport

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

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