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Legendary Bay Area movie theater to be renamed for famed director
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (216+ words) Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's San Francisco New Mission location, which has long stood as one of the most beloved movie houses in all of the Bay Area, is getting a new name. The historic Alamo Drafthouse theater at 2550 Mission St. is…...
Oakland's "Crappy Childhood Fairy' sues after fine for practicing psychology without a license
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (624+ words) Anna Runkle said in an interview Monday that she built a huge following by helping people address childhood trauma through the writing and meditation techniques she adopted to recover from her own youth in Berkeley suffering neglect and witnessing drunken…...
Opinion: How AI is already improving lives
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (496+ words) Leading AI models are'doubling'their capabilities every four months, and the implications for accelerating scientific research, improving education, and transforming much of the economy provoke both enthusiasm and angst. While some CEOs of major AI companies speculate that AI will'destroy millions…...
Dear Abby: I notice women cruising my wife wherever we go
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (533+ words) DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for two years. We met online and have known each other for about five years. We originally lived an hour apart, and after some persuasion, we bought a condo together. Everything…...
Space X, Anthropic, Open AI can rewrite history for megacap IPOs
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (635+ words) By Carmen Reinicke, Bloomberg The history of megacap initial public offerings shows that the stocks usually slump in the first year of trading. But upcoming listings from Space X, Anthropic and Open AI are big enough and systemically important enough…...
Fast & Furious riders wait in the middle of the action to ride new Universal coaster " East Bay Times
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (552+ words) Fast & Furious riders will have an amazing view of the coaster and the San Fernando Valley while waiting in the queue after the Universal Creative team that designed and built a ride on the side of a hill at Universal…...
Happy Wanderer: San Francisco hotel offers hospitality's next generation
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (519+ words) A hotel robot brought me breakfast, and what happened next was humbling. A recent stay at San Francisco's Luma Hotel unveiled the future of room service. Scan a QR code to order breakfast, and a robot butler delivers it to…...
Space X IPO is said to be well oversubscribed, orders close Wednesday
2+ day, 54+ min ago (218+ words) By Anthony Hughes and Bailey Lipschultz, Bloomberg Space X's initial public offering is well oversubscribed, according to people familiar with the matter, as demand builds for a potentially record-setting debut. Banks leading the offering by Elon Musk's rocket, satellite and…...
Apple investors give lukewarm reaction to new Siri, AI platform
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (708+ words) (Bloomberg) " Apple Inc. used its Worldwide Developers Conference to lay the foundation for a new generation of products, making the case that it can overcome years of snags to compete in the AI era." The centerpiece of the company's latest…...
Apple investors look for AI overhaul to power next leg of gains
2+ day, 54+ min ago (813+ words) By Ryan Vlastelica, Bloomberg Apple Inc. investors have spent nearly two years clamoring for the i Phone maker to make a big splash with artificial intelligence. Their wait may finally be coming to an end this week at the company's…...