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59+ min ago   (320+ words) A new survey reveals mounting obstacles for prospective homebuyers in the Bay Area, where soaring prices and persistent housing shortages continue to challenge the market. In tonight's "Making It in the Bay" report, business and tech reporter Scott Budman notes…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago   (399+ words) A robotics startup in San Francisco just landed $75 million to push robots deeper into one of biotech's most stubborn bottlenecks: actually making the drugs. Multiply Labs builds robotic systems meant to automate the manufacturing of gene therapies and CAR-T cell…...

17+ hour, 57+ min ago   (452+ words) Chen Institute symposium Nov. 5–7 will feature newly named 2026 Nobel Laureate Karl Deisseroth alongside Terence Tao, Jeffrey Ullman, James Collin, Zhijian "James" Chen, Yejin Choi, Daphne Koller and other leaders exploring how AI can accelerate scientific discovery The symposium reflects the…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago   (146+ words) The Oakland City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a 45-day moratorium on new data centers amid concerns about noise and impacts on the electrical grid and water systems. A number of Oakland residents are concerned that new data…...

1+ day, 25+ min ago   (404+ words) People traveling into San Francisco’s northern waterfront during Fleet Week may have their trip cut short if they’re in a robotaxi, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said. Robotaxis, such as Waymo, will not be able to enter the area…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (392+ words) According to Sarvapriyananda, the discussions covered Claude’s training, AI ethics and how the chatbot should approach questions of right and wrong. The meeting was held under a non-disclosure agreement, keeping much of the discussion private. Must Read: Florida woman used…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (484+ words) This story was originally published on CRE Daily. Join 70,000+ commercial real estate professionals getting daily news, market insights, and industry analysis delivered straight to their inbox with the free CRE Daily newsletter. Class B accounted for 1.9 million square feet of…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (216+ words) A photo of a venomous snake in a Southern California tree shared earlier this week triggered a warning, neighborhood panic and an all-out search. It turns out it was an AI-generated image. This is far from the first time that…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (401+ words) A San Francisco semiconductor startup says it has found a way to blast past one of artificial intelligence's biggest hardware headaches — not with faster chips, but with light. Volantis announced Thursday that it raised $88 million in a Series A funding…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (432+ words) The agreement announced Thursday resolves allegations that Lyft misclassified California drivers as independent contractors from 2016 to 2020. At least $237 million of the $272.5 million settlement is set to go directly to thousands of affected drivers, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said. Bonta…...