06 Jul 2026
A dozen families are now suing OpenAI in SF court over ChatGPT harms
A facade of the offices of artificial intelligence company OpenAI in San Francisco, March 25, 2026. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Editor’s note: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you are in distress, call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 24 hours a day at 988, or visit 988lifeline.org for more resources. As OpenAI barrels toward a massive public listing potentially worth a trillion…
01 Jul 2026
Acclaimed UC Berkeley computer science professor Jelani Nelson joins Anthropic
A nationally renowned UC Berkeley computer science professor who also became an ardent critic of recent California math curriculum reforms said Wednesday that he’s taking leave to join Anthropic.
29 May 2026
Meta lays off more than 2,000 from Menlo Park headquarters
A visitor stands by a sign in front of Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images New records show thousands of Bay Area employees are on Meta’s chopping block, all part of a 10% layoff announced last week expected to affect 8,000 worldwide.
21 May 2026
The SF gathering that summed up the ruthless class war billionaires are waging
Recently, my partner told me about a 1973 short story by Ursula K. Le Guin called “ The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas .” It’s about a utopian city where hedonistic residents live in peace, abundance and harmony among its rollicking meadows and hillsides. But these same euphoric citizens harbor a shameful secret that they refuse to acknowledge: In order to maintain their bountiful harvest, their…
12 May 2026
In a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, nobody has more to lose than OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
In a trial featuring a clash between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, neither of the tech titans has emerged as an overly sympathetic character. But nobody has more to lose than Altman, who is expected to take the stand this week to defend himself.
12 May 2026
Oakland: Microsoft Ceo, Former Openai Chief Scientist Take Stand In Musk V. Altman Case
People stand outside of the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and United States Courthouse, Northern District of California, ahead of jury selection for the Musk v. Altman trial in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, April 27, 2026.
07 May 2026
Oakland: Jury Hears Testimony From Musk Advisor & Mother Of His Children In Openai Case
At the federal courthouse in Oakland Wednesday -- the seventh day in the trial of Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI -- the jury heard the testimony of Shivon Zilis, a former OpenAI board member with a close and complicated relationship with Musk.
