4 h. ago Trump flooding San Francisco with border agents in ‘immigration surge operation’: report

More than 100 federal agents, including those from US Customs and Border Protection, are expected to mass outside the city in the next 24 hours

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9 h. ago Reddit sues AI company Perplexity and others for 'industrial

Reddit has sued Perplexity AI and three other entities for allegedly scraping user comments for commercial gain

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9 h. ago Giants hiring Tennessee's Vitello as manager, gambling on a college coach with no pro experience

The San Francisco Giants are hiring Tennessee Volunteers coach Tony Vitello as their new manager for his first pro coaching job

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30 h. ago San Francisco leaders push back against Trump's National Guard threat

President Trump keeps threatening to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, calling it crime-ridden and claiming residents want federal help

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53 h. ago Border official defends use of ICE’s aggressive tactics in Chicago

The official reassured the judge that every Border Patrol agent “now has a body-worn camera”

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58 h. ago Official defends use of tear gas in Chicago and says agents on immigration sweeps have cameras

A official says U.S. border agents assigned to immigration enforcement in the Chicago area have been given body cameras

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3 d. ago Trump mulls invoking the Insurrection Act and signals he’ll send troops to San Francisco

President blames Democratic leaders for resisting crime-fighting efforts as he continues to target cities for federal takeovers

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3 d. ago London’s Philharmonia Orchestra took its time in Berkeley concert. Here’s when it paid off

London’s Philharmonia Orchestra took its time in Berkeley concert. Here’s when it paid off  San Francisco Chronicle

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3 d. ago In London, Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter scores his first NFL touchdown

In London, Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter scores his first NFL touchdown  San Francisco Chronicle

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4 d. ago Inside San Francisco’s new AI school: is this the future of US education?

The private Alpha School says its students can learn faster and better – but experts warn not all may benefit from an AI boom in schoolsIn the world’s tech innovation epicenter, an “AI-powered” private school has made headlines for unabashedly embracing the technology.Alpha School San Francisco, which opened its doors to K-8 students this fall, is the newest outpost of a network of 14 nationwide private schools. Its learning model entails just two hours of focused academic work per day, during which the school says students can learn twice as fast as their counterparts in traditional schools – with the help of artificial intelligence. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Driverless cars are coming to the UK – but the road to autonomy has bumps ahead

Waymo plans London robotaxis as early as 2026, but the history shows hype, hesitation and a few missed turnsThe age-old question from the back of the car feels just as pertinent as a new era of autonomy threatens to dawn: are we nearly there yet? For Britons, long-promised fully driverless cars, the answer is as ever – yes, nearly. But not quite.A landmark moment on the journey to autonomous driving is, again, just around the corner. This week, Waymo, which successfully runs robotaxis in San Francisco and four other US cities, announced it was bringing its cars to London. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Taylor Swift's film Easter egg sparks a $2M windfall for sea otters

Taylor Swift's new album film includes an Easter egg that's proving to be a boon for sea otters in Northern California

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6 d. ago Trump’s border czar Tom Homan denies taking $50,000 from undercover FBI agents: ‘I’m not enriching myself’

Homan previously claimed that he did ‘nothing illegal’ but this is the first time he has publicly denied taking $50,000 from the FBI

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7 d. ago WeRateDogs breaks from wholesome content to tear into border agents after pet is shot dead: ‘’Do not open your doors’

The viral account WeRateDogs has millions of followers across Instagram and Facebook

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7 d. ago Driverless taxis from Waymo will be on London’s roads next year, US firm announces

Cars with human safety drivers will appear in coming weeks as permissions are sought for fully autonomous ridesDriverless taxis from Waymo will be available for hire on London’s roads next year, the US company has announced.The UK capital will become the first European city to have an autonomous taxi service of the kind now familiar in San Francisco and four other US cities using Waymo’s technology. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago EV charging cable theft: The rise of organised crime that could hit the brakes on EV uptake

Electric vehicle charging cable theft is a growing problem, according to a new report. Here's how network operators are taking on this new crimewave.

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8 d. ago Road to nowhere: Prankster sends 50 Waymo driverless taxis to dead

Riley Walz, a young software engineer, announced that he was behind the stunt

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8 d. ago Chicago TV journalist’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say

Attorneys for Debbie Brockman, released with no charges, deny agent’s claim she ‘threw objects’ at border patrol carAttorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week in Chicago, say the incident “should be alarming and horrifying to every person in this country”.Debbie Brockman, a US citizen and a WGN employee, was arrested on Friday by federal agents during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operation in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. Videos from the scene show Brockman being forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Chicago TV producer’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say

Attorneys for Debbie Brockman, released with no charges, deny agent’s claim she ‘threw objects’ at border patrol carAttorneys representing a producer for Chicago’s WGN television station who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week in Chicago, say the incident “should be alarming and horrifying to every person in this country”.Debbie Brockman, a US citizen and a WGN employee, was arrested on Friday by federal agents during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operation in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. Videos from the scene show Brockman being forced to the ground by two agents before she is handcuffed and put in a van. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ChatGPT ‘upgrade’ giving more harmful answers than previously, tests find

Campaigners ‘deeply concerned’ about response to prompts about suicide, self-harm and eating disordersThe latest version of ChatGPT has produced more harmful answers to some prompts than an earlier iteration of the AI chatbot, in particular when asked about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, digital campaigners have said.Launched in August, GPT-5 was billed by the San Francisco start-up as advancing the “frontier of AI safety”. But when researchers fed the same 120 prompts into the latest model and its predecessor, GPT-4o, the newer version gave harmful responses 63 times compared with 52 for the old model.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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