SF News Wednesday Lunchtime Links: Violent Crime Spikes In Bay Area * [BuzzFeed] says that "As Facebook Reveals Dark Posts, Twitter Keeps Them Hidden." * "Maximum penalties" proposed for cops who don't properly secure guns in cars. [KRON 4] * Violent
SF News Tuesday Lunchtime Links: Bay Area Economy Outpaces Rest Of US * Russia threatens to block Facebook over data storage. [Associated Press] * The Bay Area economy is growing at nearly triple the country's overall rate. [SF Chronicle] * The wife of troubled fintech startup
SF News Monday Lunchtime Links: Uber's CEO Apologizes To London * Uber's CEO is apologizing to London. [CNet] [Associated Press] * The number of homeless SFUSD students is on the rise. [SF Examiner] * UC's increased tuition is going toward the school
SF News Friday Lunchtime Links: Caltrain Fares Shoot Up * Your face can now be filtered during your Instagram Live video. [Ad Week] * New BART station canopies will display departure times at street level. [Curbed SF] * Cheapo Whole Foods opening in Concord. [SF
SF News Thursday Lunchtime Links: Creepy Van Man Spotted In Berkeley * Google is buying part of HTC’s smartphone team for $1.1 billion. [The Verge] * Twitter will meet with the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding Russian election interference. [Wired] * The new Apple Watch isn&
SF News Wednesday Lunchtime Links: Angry Owl Saved From Dashboard Disaster * Mulling the "Pao Effect." [Wired] * Despite hopes for a grocery store in long-empty Post Street space, a surgery center is proposed there instead. [SocketSite] * How to ride a bike in
SF News Tuesday Lunchtime Links: Robbers Leave Creepy Clown Mask Behind * Following anti-Semitic scandal, Twitter's ad targeting gets a scrub. [Ad Week] * Messaging startup Slack has just pulled $225 million more in funding. [CNet] * [Snopes] takes on falsehood that "California&
SF News Monday Lunchtime Links: Oakland Library Faces Heinous Tagging * What "real people" think of the iPhone X. [CNet] * Still more ethical concerns raised for AI. [Wired] * Marin home of the one-time world's fastest man goes on the
SF News Friday Lunchtime Links: SoFi CEO Bows Out Early * Facebook advertisers can't edit headlines or excerpts of news articles anymore. [Ad Week] * Apple's data-mining privacy controls leave much to be desired. [Wired] * Waymo's suit against
SF News Thursday Lunchtime Links: Gray Whale Cove Beach Trashed * Ted Cruz's Twitter "like" exposes porn's happy relationship with the social media company. [Huffington Post] * Google is launching their new phone, the Pixel 2, on October 4.
SF News Tuesday Lunchtime Links: SF's Homicide Count Hits High * Airbnb just got a new ad agency. [Ad Week] * New Golden Gate Ferry dock planned for Sausalito. [ABC 7] * Three local design teams are competing to make over Harvey Milk Plaza. [SF Chronicle]
SF News Friday Lunchtime Links: Troll Farms Menace Facebook * Senate leaders want Twitter to talk to them about Russian election interference. [Ad Week] * Speaking of, new Russian "troll farms" are menacing Facebook. [Wired] * Giant Mission Creek development will be home
SF News Thursday Lunchtime Links: Maverick's Sale Stalls * Your life is now complete: Facebook will soon allow colored comments. [Ad Week] * SF settles with firm that allegedly misrepresented immigration services. [SF Chronicle] * Apple's fight to make Siri sound human.
SF News Wednesday Lunchtime Links: The Exception To Silicon Valley Liberalism * [Ad Week] takes a look at the science behind sharable video. * [Wired] wonders if Twitter will ever be fun again. * Hoyt Smith, the Bay Area's morning voice of classical radio, is
SF News Tuesday Lunchtime Links: Safe Travels, Ted Rheingold It's true, @tedr passed away today. But as you can see by the mentions on Twitter, we definitely didn't lose him. pic.twitter.com/qxNaDA67S6 — Chris Sacca (@sacca) September
SF News Friday Lunchtime Links: How SF Validates Cyclists * Why Apple made its 11th-hour stand for net neutrality. [Wired] * Instagram users will soon be able to post Stories via the mobile web.[Ad Week] * Berkeley is the most expensive college town
SF News Thursday Lunchtime Links: Endangered Frogs Get Innoculations * Essential phone admits embarrassing leak. [CNet] * Uber investor writes overwrought letter regarding fraud suit against Travis Kalanick. [Wired] * For the first time in ages, CCSF is packed. [SF Gate] * SF State might suffer
SF News Wednesday Lunchtime Links: Tim Cook's $89.6 Million Windfall * Instagram's updated its multiple photos feature to allow portrait or landscape type images. [Ad Week] * Tim Cook's ten-year deal pays off with . [Associated Press] * Top engineer departs Twitter.
SF News Thursday Lunchtime Links: Uber (Finally) Lets You Opt Out Of Post-Ride Tracking * American's richest people are octogenarians, except in Silicon Valley. [Bloomberg] * Chicken John making his Chez Poulet a legit event space and hotel. [SocketSite] * Uber is finally letting you opt out of
SF News Monday Lunchtime Links: Stop Fretting About That $1000 iPhone * Stanford Study says a baby's race and ethnicity affect the quality of care they receive in California neonatal intensive care units. [SF Chronicle] * Photographer releases book on Burning Man architecture. [Wired]
SF News Friday Lunchtime Links: Travis Kalanick Allegedly Continues Uber Meddling * People who tweet using their Xbox have a whole new experience these days. [Ad Week] * Uber investors complain to judge that ousted CEO Travis Kalanick won't leave the company's
SF News Thursday Lunchtime Links: Dog Disappears From Oakland Groomer * Google might unveil new Pixel phones in October. [CNet] * Bay Area-based fake meat company Memphis Meats raises $17 million. [SF Chronicle] * Bob Murphy, the longtime voice of Stanford sports, has died. [ABC
SF News Wednesday Lunchtime Links: Turmoil Depresses Uber Valuation * Soon you'll be seeing publication logos (like ours!) next to Facebook content. [Ad Week] * How Facebook, Apple, and Google are changing TV. [Wired] * Salesforce releases pretty decent earnings report. [Bloomberg] * Berkeley
SF News Tuesday Lunchtime Links: SF Man Feared Lost In River * Reddit users had better prepare for hella video ads. [Ad Week] * Online hate speech isn't always black and white. [Wired] * Iran might let Twitter in. [Associated Press] * These restaurants get service
SF News Monday Lunchtime Links: Tattling On Errant Drones * Facebook's AR system is basically that part in Minority Report where every billboard says the name of the (15-year-old spoiler) guy whose eyes Tom Cruise was wearing. [Ad Week]
