San Francisco’s most cursed public art somehow keeps giving www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
SF's Vaillancourt Fountain catches fire during controversial removal
"For now, we're glad everyone is safe."
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Nick Turner
@newsynick.bsky.social
Bloomberg senior technology editor, San Francisco
Amazon is offering $1,000 prizes for delivery drivers who share stories about why they love their jobs www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @josheidelson.bsky.social
Amazon Offers $1,000 Prizes for Drivers Who Say Why They Love Their Job
Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest e-commerce company, is offering $1,000 prizes for delivery drivers who share stories about why they love their jobs.
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A fun game is to drive across the Bay Bridge into San Francisco and hold your breath until you see a billboard that’s *isn’t* about AI. Actually, maybe don’t be driving when you do this.
Glad someone’s watching out for the robots! www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @natalielung.com
Ex-Uber CEO Kalanick Debuts Plan for ‘Gainfully Employed Robots’
Uber Technologies Inc. co-founder Travis Kalanick has launched a new venture that will focus on creating “gainfully employed robots” for the food, mining and transport industries.
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Friday the 13th and the Ides of March are both this weekend. Best advice is to stay away from anyone carrying a knife.
The Big Lebowski, which debuted 28 years ago this weekend, is famous for flopping at the box office. But that's some pretty serious competition!
Business reporters have been anticipating this for years, and it finally happened today. Amazon is now larger than Walmart in total revenue, becoming the biggest company in the world by that measure. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Amazon Dethrones Walmart as World’s Biggest Company by Sales
Amazon.com Inc. has officially dethroned Walmart Inc. as the biggest global company by revenue, a milestone attesting to the massive scale the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant has achieved since i...
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Waiting for the Siri upgrade is starting to feel like waiting for those final Game of Thrones books www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social
Apple’s Latest Attempt to Launch the New Siri Runs Into Snags
Apple Inc.’s long-planned upgrade to the Siri virtual assistant has run into snags during testing in recent weeks, potentially pushing back the release of several highly anticipated functions.
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Would have been amazing if he had said, “Actually guys, I’m going to perform some material from my new album. Hope you like it!”
This has to be the worst trap in the history of the NYT’s Connections game
Seems like a high-level joke that the Wordle is going to start repeating the same words *on Groundhog Day* www.tomsguide.com/gaming/wordl...
Samsung’s Ballie robot, first announced six years ago (!), is unlikely to be released anytime soon www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Samsung’s Rolling Ballie Robot Indefinitely Shelved After Delays
Samsung Electronics Co. has once again sidelined Ballie, a long-anticipated robot that was first announced six years ago but never released.
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As we start 2026, I’m grateful that we’re doing better than the Planet of the Apes timeline
I’m having second thoughts about 2026, guys… “Chewy is on track to become the new crunchy. Ingredient of the Year: Vinegar. Celery will show up in desserts. Cinnamon rolls will be everywhere. And finally, the vegetable of the year: Cabbage!” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/d...
How We’ll Eat in 2026: More Caution, More Crunch
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Apple’s new iPhone pouch costs up to $230 and was “inspired by the concept of a piece of cloth” (?)...and it’s already sold out www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Apple’s $230 Cloth iPhone Pouch Is Already Sold Out — Here’s What It’s Like
Early Friday, a crowd of people lined up outside Apple Inc.’s SoHo location in New York to be among the first to get their hands on a new, limited-edition product: an up to $230 iPhone pouch the compa...
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If you were hoping to play the long-delayed “Grand Theft Auto VI” before the 2026 midterm elections, I have some bad news www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Is Postponed Again — to November 2026
The release date for the game had previously slipped to May 2026 from fall 2025
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This has to be the biggest Subway sandwich-based legal controversy since the genetically ambiguous tuna news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
Federal Agent Claims Sandwich ‘Exploded’ in Viral DC Incident
Attorneys representing a former Justice Department employee accused of hurling a sandwich at a federal Customs and Border Protection officer questioned in court Tuesday whether the impact of the sub w...
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Just heard NPR describe Andrew as “the British royal formerly known as a prince,” and yes I’m old enough to get this reference.
If you're waiting for Apple to sell a giant foldable iPad, you'll have to wait a little longer www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social
Apple’s Planned Foldable iPad With 18-inch Screen Hits Development Snags
Apple Inc.’s effort to reinvent the iPad by adding a giant foldable screen has hit development hurdles, potentially delaying the planned launch.
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Microsoft’s new fluid-cooling system for chips somehow looks extremely steampunk www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Microsoft Is Turning to the Field of Microfluidics to Cool Down AI Chips
Small amounts of fluid passed through channels etched on chips can save energy and boost AI systems.
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Apple is basically soft-launching the idea of $2,000 iPhones www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social
Apple Starts Getting Customers Used to the Idea of $2,000 iPhones
When Apple Inc. launched the iPhone X in 2017, the company did more than usher in facial recognition and a sleek edge-to-edge screen. It also helped establish a new category: the $1,000 smartphone.
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The new world’s richest man is an up-and-coming fellow who’s been kicking around Silicon Valley for the past 50-odd years www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ellison Tops Musk as World’s Richest Man After $101 Billion Gain
Larry Ellison has become the world’s richest person for the first time, ending Elon Musk’s nearly year-long reign in the top spot.
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Apple sets a Sept. 9 date for its big iPhone launch, which will have the tagline “awe dropping” www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social
Apple to Hold Sept. 9 Event to Introduce iPhone 17 Lineup
The tagline for the event is “awe dropping,” according to an invitation posted online and sent to media.
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Sonos says it will have to hike prices due to tariffs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sonos to Raise Its Hardware Prices This Year Due to Tariffs
Sonos Inc. will raise prices on some products later this year, the company said Wednesday, a move that threatens to complicate its comeback attempt following a tumultuous 2024.
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I wish we could agree on what the generation names mean. Gen Zers are age 18-28??
The next Vision Pro headset will probably be a similar size and shape, but Apple is working on a new strap that makes it more comfortable www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @markgurman.bsky.social
Apple Readies First Upgrade to Its Struggling Vision Pro Headset
Apple Inc. is planning to introduce its first upgrade to the $3,499 Vision Pro headset as early as this year, aiming to improve the performance and comfort of a device that has been slow to catch on w...
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We rewatched “Jaws” for the 50th anniversary, and it’s kind of amazing to realize that sharks weren’t a big part of popular culture before the 1970s. But I suppose we’ve all lived through something like that more recently with narwhals (pretty damn obscure before the 2000s).
Kind of amazing. I’m listening to Nvidia’s shareholder meeting. The first guy presenting a shareholder proposal mispronounces Nvidia’s name (over and over). The second guy presenting a shareholder proposal does the same thing. Guys, this is the most valuable company on Earth.
