18-week regular season
Playoff picture takes shape, Packers and Steelers join the mix
The NFL playoff picture came into sharper focus on Sunday as the Packers, Buccaneers, Bills and Steelers kept their respective seasons and Super Bowl hopes alive.
Abuse prevention
An abused wife took on Tesla over tracking tech. She lost.
San Francisco police Sergeant David Radford contacted Tesla about data on an alleged stalker’s remote access to a vehicle.
Alphabet
Google to pay $700 mln to US consumers, states in Play store settlement
Google will pay $700 million and revamp its Play app store to allow for greater competition as part of an antitrust settlement with U.S. states and consumers.
abuse
Lawsuit: San Fran. Tech CEO Accused Of Forcing Assistant To Sign Sex ‘Slave’ And Abuse Contract
A former assistant of the co-founder and (now former) CEO of San Francisco software company Tradeshift claims that she was forced to sign a disturbing “slave contract” that subjected her to years of “unwanted sexual horror” and physical abuse.
AI copilots
OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft in Silicon Valley twist
OpenAI named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, while outgoing chief Sam Altman is set to join backer Microsoft in a surprise turn of events for the startup.
$90 Billion
ChatGPT maker OpenAI ousts CEO Sam Altman
The board of the company behind ChatGPT fired CEO Sam Altman, sending shock waves across the tech industry.
Global Network
Authoritative Global Network, Media Smear Campaign, Neocon Nikki, Evil Empires
Monica Rodriguez takes a look at the ‘slippery slope’ to a totalitarian internet governance.
AAPL.O
US lawmakers question Apple over Jon Stewart’s China content
U.S. lawmakers asked Apple Inc to explain the abrupt end of political comedian Jon Stewart’s television show on its streaming service.
APEC summit
Downtown San Francisco Cleaned Up Ahead Of Biden, Xi Jinping Summit
San Francisco rolled out cleanup operations in anticipation of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit, reportedly targeting seven well-known homeless encampments in the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods.