Technology
$700 a Month for a Bed-Sized ‘Pod’ in Downtown San Francisco? Techies Are Renting Them (The San Francisco Standard)
Replika wanted to end loneliness with a lurid AI bot. Then its users revolted. (SFGate)
Sanas, the buzzy Bay Area startup that wants to make the world sound whiter (SFGate)
Elon Musk has no idea what he’s doing with Twitter (SFGate)
‘Buy now, pay later’ is sending the TikTok generation spiraling into debt (SFGate)
Boise could be the next hot spot in the Bay Area tech exodus. But resentment is growing. (SFGate)
Internet Culture
Craig Who? The Hottest Place To Find a San Francisco Apartment Is Now on TikTok (The San Francisco Standard)
How San Francisco Tech Workers Lost Their Luster on TikTok (The San Francisco Standard)
What’s the Deal With Huji Cam, This Year’s Trendiest Photo App? (New York Magazine)
News
San Francisco Police Shoot And Kill Man At Chinese Consulate (The San Francisco Standard)
Music and Pop Culture
Lil Nas X says he got lost in San Francisco for 2 hours (SFGate)
Olivia Rodrigo shows why she’s the defining pop star of these times (SFGate)
Lil Dicky’s ‘Earth’ Video Is Band Aid For The Internet (NPR Music)
No Album Left Behind: 100 gecs, 1000 gecs (Paste)
Jay Som’s Slow-Burning Ascent (East Bay Express)
Media Appearances
Is Location Sharing the New Normal? (KQED Forum, June 15, 2023)
When to use buy now, pay later services (Marketplace’s Financially Inclined, May 12, 2023)
A Tech Startup Removes Accents from Call Center Workers’ Speech. Does that Mask Bigger Problems? (KQED Forum, Sept. 19, 2022)
After Cruise’s Implosion, What’s Next for Robotaxis? (KQED’s The Bay, Jan. 22, 2024)