See Rushing Waterfalls and Submerged Roads as California Floods
After a wild winter of more than a dozen huge storms and record-breaking snowfall in the Sierra Nevadas, California’s big flood season is just getting started. Last week, the National…
Netflix Invests Big in South Korean Content
Photo: AP News (AP) Netflix is working to replicate its success with the widely popular series Squid Game in a new partnership with South Korea. The company’s co-chief executive Ted…
This Year’s Winter Storms Devastated Agricultural Workers
California couldn’t catch a break from consecutive storms this winter. Heavy precipitation caused widespread flooding, while strong winds felled trees and damaged roads, power lines, and homes. The weeks of…
Suspect in Cash App Founder’s Murder Arrested [UPDATE: Suspect Charged]
Police have made an arrest in the murder of Bob Lee, 43, the tech executive and co-founder of Cash App who was found stabbed to death in downtown San Francisco…
Cruise and Waymo Self-Driving Taxis Are Terrorizing Transit Operators
In San Francisco, tech “disruption” is often framed as good. It’s the goal of “move fast, break things” start-ups and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs: innovation, paradigm shifts, etc…. But, so far,…
California’s Water Reservoirs Are Back, Baby! Here Are the Photos to Prove It
Photo: Josh Edelson (AP) Last year, California’s waterways were disappearing. The West was gripped by a historic megadrought that left major reservoirs at historic lows, slashed hydropower, and messed with…
Apple Is Betting a Billion Dollars on Theatrical Releases
The films under the alleged deal are expected to release sometime this year.Image: Arturo Holmes (Getty Images) Everybody’s favorite streaming service—no, not ad-free Netflix—is gearing up to become the next…
The Wall Street Journal Thinks Silicon Valley Bank Woked Itself Into Bankruptcy
Silicon Valley Bank was the second-largest failure in U.S. history, but one WSJ columnist seems to think that having a minority of board members made up of minorities somehow played…
Ex-Silicon Valley Bank Employees Are Selling Company Swag on eBay
Image: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) President Joe Biden is striving to reassure Silicon Valley companies that their money is secured after the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) crashed last week. The…
Here Are Your 2023 Oscar Winners
Photo: Dean Treml/AFP (Getty Images) It may not have featured a grown man slapping another, but the 2023 Academy Awards were memorable in their own right. Here’s the full list…