Business & Tech Scientists Say AI Chatbots Gave Them Advice on Creating Biological Weapons A small group of biosecurity experts who consult with AI companies to stress-test their products are reporting that several chatbots on the market offered them detailed information on turning pathogens into potential weapons.
SF News San Francisco-Based Scientist Wins Nobel Prize for Medicine A researcher based in San Francisco is one of three people who share this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine, for their work on the study of the body's immune responses and autoimmune diseases.
Business & Tech Jill Biden Arriving In San Francisco, Speaking Tuesday During JP Morgan Conference The infamously high-priced JP Morgan Healthcare Conference is underway at the Hyatt Regency, and expect motorcades and heavy security on Tuesday, as First Lady Jill Biden will be popping in to give a speech.
Business & Tech Oscar Winner Halle Berry Says Her 'Second Act' Will Be as Executive at SF-Based Biotech Startup Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry, who has been making fewer movies in recent years than earlier, says she is ready for her "second act" and second career as a comms executive at a biotech startup in San Francisco.
Business & Tech SF Doctor Featured In Netflix Doc Says Possible COVID-19 Treatment Could Be Ready By September A local doctor known for his research into a universal flu vaccine says that his lab has a potential treatment in the works for COVID-19 using SARS antibodies. If all goes well, he says it could be ready for a public rollout by September — and it could also serve as a temporary vaccine as well.
SF News Theranos To Lay Off Hundreds And Give Up Blood Testing Following Regulatory Clampdown Elizabeth Holmes, the embattled CEO of blood testing company Theranos announced last night in a letter to company stakeholders that the startup she founded will abandon its core mission and will no longer
SF News [Update] Taint Of Martin Shkreli Threatens Bay Area Biotech Company KaloBios is in trouble. The publicly traded South San Francisco biotech company is facing a possible delisting from NASDAQ following in the wake of the arrest of widely loathed CEO Martin Shkreli. Shkreli
SF News Walking Trash Pile / Aspiring Rapper Martin Shkreli Fired From Bay Area Company He Just Bought "THEY SEE ME ROLLING..." pic.twitter.com/D1mDBEeZMq — Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 16, 2015 Everyone's least favorite exemplar of late capitalism, pharmaceutical trash-ball Martin Shkreli, was predictably, officially
SF News Garbage Human Martin Shkreli Once Again Plans To Massively Raise Cost Of Lifesaving Drug "THEY SEE ME ROLLING..." pic.twitter.com/D1mDBEeZMq — Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) September 16, 2015 Much reviled pharma guy Martin Shkreli has yet again revealed himself to be operating from a place
SF News Pharmaceutical Bad Guy Martin Shkreli Arrives In SF To Buy Up Biotech Company Loathed CEO Martin Shkreli has apparently survived a high-profile Internet shaming and is seeking refuge in the Bay Area. You may recall that Gawker and others called the finance bro turned pharma
