3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (920+ words) A 27-year-old AI researcher says he resigned from Anthropic over concerns about how powerful AI is being developed, warning that advanced systems could pose catastrophic risks to humanity. Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (254+ words) Her family hopes it is the first of many major steps as she works to regain her independence. An Oakland woman seriously injured last month after being hit by a car driven by two young boys has reached a major…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (117+ words) Some people in San Francisco are spending Labor Day calling for better wages and decrying what they say is "rising authoritarianism" in the United States. The rally at the federal courthouse is part of a renewed push to embrace the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (154+ words) Fuel prices are increasing as the war with Iran continues. According to AAA, the average price of gas in California for this Labor Day weekend is $5.81, which is about $1.20 more expensive than a year ago. According to AAA, the average…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (457+ words) Chipmaker Nvidia is buying artificial intelligence software platform Hugging Face for $13 billion. It’s the latest deal by the company, whose processors are integral to the AI boom, and highlights Nvidia's push to champion increasingly popular open-source AI models. Nvidia CEO…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (948+ words) Here’s another place the AI frenzy is making itself felt: the market for luxury homes. High-income earners, many of them employees at AI companies, are snapping up multimillion-dollar houses in the San Francisco Bay Area, undaunted by the higher mortgage…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (114+ words) Sunnyvale is launching its own on-demand ride-share service, offering trips throughout the city for $3.50. The new service, called Sunnyvale Beam, operates similarly to Uber or Lyft but is run by the local government. The city contracted with Via Transportation to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (268+ words) On Friday, a Bay Area community came together to pray for those caught in the devastating flooding along the border of Nepal and China’s Tibet region. Alyssa Goard reports. Dozens gathered at the Nepali Community Center in Richmond to light…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (185+ words) Oakland’s Laney College honored slain football coach John Beam Thursday as the team kicked off a new season. Players sported “JB” stickers on their helmets in honor of the legendary coach, who was shot and killed at Laney College’s field…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (288+ words) State attorneys challenged the head of Instagram over whether the platform does enough to protect young users during a landmark federal trial accusing parent company Meta of designing intentionally addictive and dangerous features. Adam Mosseri testified in Oakland federal court…...