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San Francisco bans "rent-fixing" software used by landlord cartels

TechSpot

A recent ordinance set by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will stop the "automated rent-setting" practices managed by large landlord ventures. Peskin looks to unseat current San Francisco Mayor London Breed in the November 2024 election. Read Entire Article

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San Francisco sues 16 AI-powered "undressing" websites for creating deepfaked nude images

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The suit was the idea of Yvonne Meré, chief deputy city attorney in San Francisco, who had read about boys using "nudification" apps to turn photos of their fully clothed female classmates into deepfake pornography. As the mother of a 16-year-old girl, Meré wanted to do something about the issue, Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch+ picks: 9 books set around San Francisco

TechCrunch

San Francisco is in a constant state of reinvention, and the many books set in or based on the Bay Area help prove it.

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Goodbye, floppies - San Francisco pays Hitachi $212 million to remove 5.25-inch disks from its light rail service

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) was the first agency in the US to adopt the floppy-based automatic train control system in 1998. It was supposed to be in place for 20 to 25 years. It entered its 26th year of service in 2024. Read Entire Article

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Waymo expands in San Francisco while Cruise feels the heat

TechCrunch

Alphabet subsidiary Waymo is expanding its service area in San Francisco despite protests against robotaxis, while rival Cruise grapples with crashes and other incidents. Waymo riders can now access the service across the vast majority of SF, Waymo announced on Monday on social media site X.

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San Francisco's train control system still runs on floppy disks, risking a "catastrophic failure"

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It's somewhat ironic that in San Francisco, home of Silicon Valley, the train control system is running off floppy disks, an entry in our Once-Iconic Tech Products That Are Now a Fading Memory feature. Read Entire Article

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Amazon’s Zoox starts testing its robotaxis in Los Angeles

Engadget

These areas include Foster City, San Francisco and Las Vegas. Zoox says it should begin offering public rides in Las Vegas and San Francisco later this year. The Alphabet-owned company provides this service in several cities, including San Francisco , Phoenix and Austin.