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Hundreds more tech, life science layoffs jolt East Bay, San Francisco

BERKELEY, Calif. — Hundreds more layoffs affecting tech and life science jobs in the Bay Area have been disclosed by companies in what has morphed into a steady drumbeat of local staffing reductions in the wobbly sectors.

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Giants’ Identical Twin Pitchers Recreate Classic Spider-Man Meme

Just as there’s more than one Peter Parker, and there’s more than one Rogers taking the mound in San Francisco this season.

Sports Illustrated

LinkedIn cuts scores of Bay Area jobs in new round of tech layoffs

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — LinkedIn has revealed plans to eliminate scores of Bay Area jobs in a fresh round of layoffs that intensify the current tough times for Silicon Valley tech and biotech companies.

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Silicon Valley tech layoffs: Why so many jobs were slashed, and who’s hiring amid fierce competition?

A growing barrage of technology industry layoffs means slim pickings for job-seeking software engineers and other tech workers amid a fiercely competitive Bay Area job market that has tipped from bountiful to brutal.

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Return-to-office mandates threaten corporate diversity goals

Remote work made it easier to hire Black workers, most of whom live outside corporate hubs like New York City and San Francisco. A return to the office could undo those gains.

Fortune

Serial Bay Area bank robber charged with robbing banks days after he was sentenced in bank robbery case

SAN FRANCISCO — Last November, New Jersey native Christian Plummer was released from jail after being sentenced to two years in federal prison for robbing six banks around the Bay Area.

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Facebook and Instagram to roll out paid subscription

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday, following a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter.

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Facebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription

San Francisco (AFP) - Facebook, the social network that was supposed to stay free "always," and its stablemate Instagram launched on Sunday a paid subscription service, as the advertising-based business model that has long dominated the internet falters.

AFP

Three missionaries killed as plane plummets from sky and bursts into flames in field

The plane fell out the sky a few minutes after take off from the San Francisco region of Guatemala, crashing down into a field before the wreckage was engulfed in flame

Daily Mirror

Sydney, San Francisco drag legend Doris Fish, star of cult classic Vegas In Space, celebrated for WorldPride

A genius of cosmetics with an absurdist, audacious sense of humour, Doris Fish's bad-girl drag pushed boundaries and made him a star from Sydney to San Francisco.

ABC News

Elon Musk Grieves the Demise of San Francisco

The billionaire, often critical of the mecca of tech, is saddened to see downtown San Francisco emptying out.

The Street

Angry Bing chatbot just mimicking humans, say experts

San Francisco (AFP) - Microsoft's nascent Bing chatbot turning testy or even threatening is likely because it essentially mimics what it learned from online conversations, analysts and academics said on Friday.

AFP

With fake paperwork and a roguish attitude, he made the San Francisco Bay his gallery

For decades, small sculptures would pop up along the San Francisco shoreline: whimsical sculptures of biplanes, like the Red Baron, perched on pier pilings. This is the story of the man behind them.

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LIV's Saudi backers lose immunity ruling in PGA dispute

San Francisco (AFP) - LIV Golf's major financial backers, the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, must produce documents and provide depositions in its antitrust dispute with the PGA Tour, a US judge has ruled.

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Evictions eclipsed pre-pandemic levels in Bay Area as tenant protections expired

Janae Randolph waited nervously with her boyfriend outside a wood-paneled courtroom at the Contra Costa County courthouse in Martinez, California. She scanned the increasingly crowded hallway for somebody official-looking — maybe a public defender, she hoped — who would explain why they’d been summoned after receiving an eviction notice at…

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49ers must re-sign Jimmie Ward to play free safety

The #49ers have to re-sign Jimmie Ward, and then play him at his natural position.

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Key NFL offseason dates and what they mean for 49ers

These are the key dates to know this offseason and why they're important for the #49ers:

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Users say Microsoft's Bing chatbot gets defensive and testy

San Francisco (AFP) - Microsoft's fledgling Bing chatbot can go off the rails at times, denying obvious facts and chiding users, according to exchanges being shared online by developers testing the AI creation.

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89-year-old Dianne Feinstein to retire

Some may remember what happened the last time Feinstein announced her retirement from politics

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Digital video viewing to top traditional TV in US: forecast

San Francisco (AFP) - For the first time ever, US adults will spend more time this year watching digital video on platforms such as Netflix, TikTok and YouTube than viewing traditional television, Insider Intelligence forecast on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Dianne Feinstein is one of California’s greats. Let’s remember her that way

In the long arc of California history, among redwood giants like Hiram Johnson, Earl Warren, Ronald Reagan, Pat and Jerry Brown, one name stands out: Dianne Feinstein.

Chicago Sun-Times

Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she won’t run for reelection in 2024

Dianne Feinstein has been a trailblazer, dating back to her tenure as the first female mayor of San Francisco and stretching to the Senate, where she’s served since 1992.

The Conversation

Senator Dianne Feinstein will retire in 2024, bringing a groundbreaking career to a close

Democrat Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old senior senator from California, announced on Feb. 14, 2023, that she will retire from the Senate rather than run for a sixth term when her current term expires at the end of 2024.

AFP

Airbnb posts first profitable year as travel rebounds

San Francisco (AFP) - Airbnb on Tuesday reported its first annual profit, with revenue surging in the final three months of 2022 as travel bookings rebounded.

Los Angeles Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein to retire: Looking back on tragedy, triumph and her contentious perseverance

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California's longest-serving senator, announced Tuesday that she will not run for reelection next year. Here's a look at her storied career in politics, which included both tragedy and triumph.

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