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These execs think voice AI hasn't reached its ChatGPT moment yet

Voice AI's often misses important points for its context layer, and causes the whole pipeline to break

‘All I want is to buy up 40,000 acres of God’s untouched splendor and replace it with a very loud computer that steals your job.‘

Kevin O’Leary — AKA Mr. Wonderful — found himself in the crosshairs of SNL over his plans to build a massive data center in Utah called Stratos. Weekend Update has been on a tear so far this season, including this send-up of Anthropic’s Dario Amodei. Of course, these Silicon Valley supervillains make SNL’s job pretty easy.

America's Only Internet Sea Cable Maker, Supplying Google and Microsoft

Inside America's only internet sea cable maker, supplying Google and Microsoft.

This Should Blow Your Mind

Watch now (7 mins) | Three things about AI that everyone should know October 2026 and what AI governance professionals should do about it | Edition #333

Silicon Valley's Horror Shows

Hollywood's portrayal of Silicon Valley and its leaders is getting darker.

I’m a psychologist who studies couples: The No. 1 way to end a fight before it escalates—it works ‘almost immediately’

"In my experience, nothing de-escalates a conflict faster," says psychologist Mark Travers. Why a "partial yield" works, and how to use it.

One Agent for the Whole Company

Plus: Why we built the Every Agent on Claude Managed Agents, how we cut its costs, and when more instructions make AI worse

Meet Aurora: the invite-only, $10,000-a-year AI concierge that anticipates the ultrawealthy’s every need

Most luxury concierge services are built for life’s big moments like finding a last-minute villa or making the finishing touches on a once-in-a-lifetime trip. But a new app is betting the ultrarich want help in life’s small moments, too.

AI’s quiet safety gatekeepers are stepping into the spotlight

The intensifying AI safety debate is bringing a small group of third-party evaluators into the center of a multitrillion-dollar industry.

S.F. State just saw its first enrollment growth in a decade. Now comes the hard part

Students and others walk past a San Francisco State University sign at 19th and Holloway Avenues in September 2024.

Amazed Every Day That a Child Doesn’t Die: One Street Is a Microcosm of S.F.’s Traffic Problem

A family crosses Cortland Avenue at Folsom Street in San Francisco, where residents are concerned about traffic becoming unsafe for pedestrians.

Bay Area county wants to help older adults age in place

Alameda County is developing a program that will help older homeowners build backyard accessory dwelling units as they age in place.