86 m. ago Column | Frank Gehry made us care about architecture. Even if you hated his buildings.

Column | Frank Gehry made us care about architecture. Even if you hated his buildings.  The Washington Post

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2 h. ago Another S.F. protester charged with assault after downtown confrontations with ICE

Another S.F. protester charged with assault after downtown confrontations with ICE  San Francisco Chronicle

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4 h. ago Sources: AI synthetic research startup Aaru raised a Series A at a $1B ‘headline’ valuation

The one-year-old startup, which does market research on simulated populations, had a multi-tier valuation round, sources tell TechCrunch.

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5 h. ago Podcaster and author Mel Robbins opens up about her early failures

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Podcaster and author Mel Robbins opens up about her early failures.

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5 h. ago NPR's history podcast Throughline examines the roots of Sudan's civil war

Sudan has been at the center of a deadly and brutal war since April of 2023. Over 4 million people have fled the country since war broke out and at least 40,000 have been killed.

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5 h. ago WIRED Roundup: DOGE Isn’t Dead, Facebook Dating Is Real, and Amazon’s AI Ambitions

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we bring you the news of the week, then dive into how some DOGE operatives are still at work in the federal government—despite reports claiming otherwise.

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5 h. ago Fogo de Chão debuts rooftop lounge at downtown Seattle location

Fogo de Chão debuts rooftop lounge at downtown Seattle location  The Business Journals

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5 h. ago Remembering Frank Gehry: Ten Landmark L.A. Buildings That Defined The Boundary

Remembering Frank Gehry: Ten Landmark L.A. Buildings That Defined The Boundary-Shattering Architect’s Genius  Secret Los Angeles

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6 h. ago This startup built a Fitbit for your brain to combat chronic stress

Awear won the Battlefield 200 health stage pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.

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6 h. ago 10 iconic Frank Gehry buildings that transformed their environments

10 iconic Frank Gehry buildings that transformed their environments  Los Angeles Times

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7 h. ago Frank Gehry, whose designs defied gravity and convention, dies at 96

Gehry transformed modern architecture with exuberant buildings such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum. "I've always been for optimism and architecture not being sad," he said.

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7 h. ago SF 'pods' startup snags new downtown building for pricier batch of 400

SF 'pods' startup snags new downtown building for pricier batch of 400  SFGATE

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7 h. ago SF startup CEO says he plans to cram 400 bed 'pods' into downtown building

SF startup CEO says he plans to cram 400 bed 'pods' into downtown building  SFGATE

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9 h. ago Mormon Wives' Conner Leavitt Defends Wife Whitney After Nick Viall's Wife Questions Her Parenting & Career Choices! WTF?

Conner Leavitt, AKA the most supportive husband in all of MomTok, will not stand for Nick Viall and his wife, Natalie Joy, mom-shaming Whitney! During an episode of The Viall Files podcast on Wednesday, the couple sat down to discuss The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star’s next career move — Broadway. Following her premature [...] Read More... The post <i>Mormon Wives</i>' Conner Leavitt Defends Wife Whitney After Nick Viall's Wife Questions Her Parenting & Career Choices! WTF? appeared first on Perez Hilton.

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9 h. ago New York Times sues San Francisco AI startup Perplexity over copyright use

New York Times sues San Francisco AI startup Perplexity over copyright use  San Francisco Chronicle

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11 h. ago Tourists are coming back to downtown Seattle. But we need locals, too

Tourists are coming back to downtown Seattle. But we need locals, too  The Seattle Times

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11 h. ago Tourists are coming back to downtown Seattle. But we need locals, too | Op

Tourists are coming back to downtown Seattle. But we need locals, too | Op-Ed  The Seattle Times

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12 h. ago Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity AI for copyright infringement

On Dec. 4, the Chicago Tribune filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in New York federal court against Perplexity AI, alleging the California-based startup has been unlawfully profiting off the newspaper's content in building its AI-driven search engine.

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14 h. ago New Building Permits For Skinny SoMa Tower at 896 Folsom Street, San Francisco

New Building Permits For Skinny SoMa Tower at 896 Folsom Street, San Francisco  San Francisco YIMBY

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14 h. ago After Neuralink, Max Hodak is building something even wilder

"You could really, in a very fundamental sense, talk about redrawing the border around a brain," Hodak says, "possibly to include four hemispheres, or a device, or a whole group of people."

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