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☆ The 15 most expensive U.S. neighborhoods per square foot—No. 1 is 2,000% higher than average
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The cost per square foot in South of Market — also known as SoMa — is $5,415. Just over 120 miles away is Northwest Auburn, California, the second-highest priced U.S. neighborhood at $4,416 per square foot. The Old Town neighborhood of the beachside California town of Carpinteria comes in third in the rankings, with a cost per square foot of $4,129. In contrast, the Homewood North neighborhood in Pittsburgh ranks last amongst the 20,000 neighborhoods examined for the study, with homes costing $29 per square foot. The rankings are based on average price per square foot data for U.S. homes using Homes.com listing data.

Persons: — Organizations: Northwest Auburn, Downtown, Port Royal, Stinson, Casa, Fisher, Hudson, downtown, Rush, Homes Locations: San Francisco, U.S, Market, Auburn , California, Carpinteria, California, Downtown Bellevue, Bellevue , Washington, Naples, Florida, Shores, Stinson Beach , California, Hibiscus Islands, Miami Beach , Florida, Newport Beach , California, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, , New York City, Hill , New York City, Miami, downtown San Francisco, Northwest Auburn , California, Sierra Nevada, Auburn, Sacramento, Old, Homewood, Pittsburgh, Montana , South Dakota , Wyoming, North Dakota, Virginia

Today, remote work has declined from its levels of the pandemic but is still – depending on how broadly one measures it – three to four times as prevalent as it was in 2019. And remote work tends to be dominated by higher-educated employees, with nearly 40% of those holding advanced degrees hybrid or fully remote. In early January, LinkedIn’s Global State of Remote and Hybrid Work study found that at its peak, in April of 2022, the share of job postings that offered remote work reached 20.3%. The more enduring feature of remote work is now hybrid.”There are also substantial differences within industry and among countries. “You’re moving to where the housing is cheaper.”Not that it is all rosy when it comes to remote work.

Persons: ”, Kory Kantenga, Sandra Moran, Julia Pollak, Nick Bunker, Layla O’Kane, Lightcast, Morris Davis, Andra Ghent, Jesse Gregory, ” Goldman Sachs, Boyer, Brad Case, “ That’s, Software’s Moran Organizations: LinkedIn, Workforce Software, LinkedIn’s Global, Labor Statistics, North, “, Oxford University Press, Economic Studies, Rutgers University, Andra, University of Utah, University of Wisconsin, Ivory, Google, NASA, Middleburg Communities, Green Mountain Locations: U.S, Israel, Ghent, Real Estate, Santa Ana , California, LLC.org . New York, Huntsville , Alabama, Huntsville, Glendale , Arizona, Phoenix, Arlington , Texas, Dallas, Middleburg, San Francisco, New York, Charlotte, Raleigh , North Carolina, Orlando, Jacksonville , Florida, Houston, San Antonio , Texas, Florida, Texas, Vermont, Green Mountain State, California

☆ Even wealthy Los Angeles residents are moving to (slightly) cheaper cities and mansions out of state
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Dan Latu | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Many wealthy buyers say they were driven out by a so-called mansion tax in Los Angeles, among other tax-related issues. Los Angeles topped Redfin's list of US metropolitan areas that homeowners are most looking to leave, based on their user data of home searches. Wealthier Americans — those making more than $200,000 per year — are moving out of high-cost cities like New York and Los Angeles, according to personal finance site SmartAsset. San Diego real-estate agent Jennifer Janzen says she's recently had Los Angeles clients head south to trade up in style. Another client of Janzen's was a young family who grew tired of the city life in Los Angeles.

Persons: —, Gus Lira, Lira, Lira's, Summerlin, she's, Jennifer Janzen, Janzen, Sotheby's, grâce, Jade Mills, Rob Desantis, Mary Fitzgerald Organizations: Service, Getty, Hollywood, Las, Golden, LA, Bloomberg, Los, Netflix Locations: Los Angeles, Malibu, California, Orange County, Las Vegas, Nevada, Vegas, Red, Vegas from California, Seattle, Florida , Texas, Tennessee, New York, Diego, Angeles, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, LA, Santa Fe, Manhattan

☆ Deloitte's Kwasi Mitchell on 2024: It's our job to make college students less nervous about the future of work
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-18 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I first spoke to Kwasi Mitchell, Deloitte's first chief purpose officer, in March about change in corporate America. For one, his role evolved from broadly touching on sustainability, equity, and social impact to overseeing all DEI — diversity, equity and inclusion — responsibilities at the consulting firm. Mitchell's insights are part of Business Insider's year-end leadership package, "Looking Ahead 2024," which digs into vision, strategy, and challenges across corporate America. I distinctly remember sitting across the table, starting to work with our collaborators on what actually could this be. Having a coalescing force with a few organizations to drive momentum could be really really interesting and impactful in the future.

Persons: Kwasi Mitchell, Deloitte's, Mitchell, there's, He's, we've Organizations: Service, DEI Institute, Deloitte, Economic, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Locations: America, Business, San Francisco, Francisco, Ukraine, Israel, Palestine

☆ Khazar Momeni, the sister of Bob Lee killing suspect, was arrested and accused of DUI after an alleged hit-and-run
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Khazar Momeni was arrested and charged with driving under the influence on Monday, SFPD said. Her brother is Nima Momeni, the tech consultant charged in murdering Cash App creator Bob Lee. Khazar Momeni, also known as Khazar Elyassnia, did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent to her husband. According to court records, Nima Momeni had confronted Lee about his sister prior to the stabbing. Friends of Lee later told The Wall Street Journal that he was having an affair with Khazar Momeni.

Persons: Khazar Momeni, SFPD, Nima Momeni, Cash, Bob Lee, Lee, —, Larkin, Khazar Elyassnia, Momeni, Khazar Organizations: Service, San Francisco Police Department, Khazar, San, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Standard Locations: San Francisco, Geary, Khazar, San Francisco County, Momeni's

☆ X may lose up to $75 mln by year-end on advertiser exodus - NYT
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 24 (Reuters) - Elon Musk-owned social media company X could lose as much as $75 million in advertising revenue by the end of the year as dozens of major brands pause their marketing campaigns, the New York Times reported on Friday. X said on Friday $11 million in revenue was at risk and the exact figure fluctuated as some advertisers returned to the platform and others increased spending, according to the report. The platform's U.S. ad revenue has declined at least 55% year-over-year each month since Musk's takeover, Reuters previously reported. Reporting by Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Elon Musk, Walt Disney, Adolf Hitler, X, Musk, Samrhitha, Devika Organizations: REUTERS, New York Times, Walt, Warner Bros Discovery, Media, Apple, Oracle, Nazi, The New York Times, Microsoft, U.S, Reuters, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Overlooked No More: Elena Zelayeta, Emissary for Mexican Cooking
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Mayukh Sen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

What was meant to be a family vacation to San Francisco ended up being a permanent stay with the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, when the family home was destroyed. The family’s first months in San Francisco were “tinged with sadness as we tried so hard to fit into the strange ways of a new land,” Zelayeta wrote in her self-help book, “Elena’s Lessons in Living” (1947). Discrimination was routine: At school, students taunted Elena and her siblings for the staccato intonation of their speech. It was during the throes of the Depression, when it was difficult to find work, that Zelayeta decided to realize her long-gestating dream of running a restaurant. Their homegrown restaurant was such a sleeper hit that Zelayeta soon moved it to a building in downtown San Francisco.

Persons: Elena, ” Zelayeta, “, Zelayeta, Lorenzo Zelayeta, chiles Locations: San Francisco, Mexican, Mexico

A pedestrian walks by a sign at a LinkedIn office on July 26, 2023 in San Francisco, California. The company has begun making preparations for hundreds of OpenAI employees at its LinkedIn offices in downtown San Francisco, about two miles from OpenAI's headquarters. This week, more than 90% of OpenAI employees signed a letter demanding that the OpenAI board resign or watch staffers leave and join their former boss, Sam Altman, at Microsoft. Early Monday morning, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that Altman, Greg Brockman and their colleagues would join Microsoft as part of a new artificial intelligence research group. However, by Monday evening, it became less evident that Altman and Brockman would actually be joining Microsoft.

Persons: Axios, Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Altman, Greg Brockman, Brockman Organizations: Microsoft, CNBC Locations: San Francisco , California, San Francisco, OpenAI's, OpenAI

[1/5] Protesters taunt people in suit, during a rally in opposition to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Loren Elliott Acquire Licensing RightsSAN FRANCISCO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Protesters took to the streets of San Francisco early on Wednesday morning ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, obstructing some entrances to the APEC conference. Global leaders and CEOs of major U.S. corporations will all be at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in San Francisco, offering tempting targets to protest. Protesters supporting spiritual group Falun Gong, which is banned in China, lined motorcade entry points into the convention center area. Supporters of China also turned out near where Biden and Xi will meet, waving Chinese and U.S. flags as well as posters with both flags together.

Persons: Loren Elliott, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Biden, Pema Doma, Xi, ”, Gong, Xi's, Ann Saphir, Peter Henderson, Josie Kao Organizations: Economic Cooperation, REUTERS, FRANCISCO, APEC, Global, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Police, Chinese Communist Party, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, U.S, Secret Service, Thomson Locations: Asia, San Francisco , California, U.S, San Francisco, Israel, Tibet, United States, China, Francisco

The Transamerica Pyramid building is seen as tourists ride a cable car in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 7, 2023. San Francisco has been waging for years a multi-pronged war on drugs and related crime, homelessness and unaffordable housing. "They do this for the Superbowl, they do this for conferences ... but nothing ends homelessness like a home," Boden said. The city has a homelessness rate of 887 people per 100,000 residents, according to a 2023 report from the San Francisco controller's office on 16 American cities. Reporting by Peter Henderson and Anna Tong in San Francisco; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh and Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Joe Biden's, Christopher Crandall, he'd, He'd, Gavin Newsom, Biden, China's Xi, Paul Boden, " Boden, Tesla, Elon Musk, Trevor Chandler, I’ve, Peter Henderson, Anna Tong, Sayantani Ghosh, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, FRANCISCO, Economic Cooperation, United Nations, Police, APEC, Western Regional Advocacy, San, Fox News, Twitter, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, Asia, San Francisco, California, Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles

[1/7] Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at San Francisco International Airport to attend the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 14, 2023. He is due to meet U.S. President Joe Biden at an undisclosed location in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday morning and then attend the annual summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, who with Blinken opened the APEC ministerial session, said the San Francisco meeting came at a time of "great uncertainty and challenges" for the region. As Biden arrived in San Francisco, shortly before Xi was due to land, dueling demonstrators greeted the U.S. president's motorcade from the airport. Earlier on Tuesday, a small aircraft flew circles over the APEC summit venue in downtown San Francisco, trailing a banner that read "END CCP FREE CHINA FREE HK FREE TIBET FREE UIGHUR," referring to China's treatment of Uyghurs, which the Biden administration calls "genocide."

Persons: Xi Jinping, Brittany Hosea, Antony Blinken, Xi, Joe Biden, Biden, Janet Yellen, China Nicholas Burns, Blinken, Katherine Tai, John Kirby, Nancy Pelosi, Michael Martina, Ann Saphir, David Brunnstrom, Trevor Hunnicutt, David Lawder, Chris Reese, Josie Kao Organizations: San Francisco International Airport, APEC, Economic Cooperation, REUTERS, FRANCISCO, U.S, San Francisco Bay Area, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Air China, . Trade, San, White House, Biden, China, Chinese Communist Party, Thomson Locations: Asia, San Francisco , California, U.S, United States, Beijing, San Francisco Bay, Air, China, Washington, San Francisco, Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Taiwan, Tibet, Hong Kong, CHINA, TIBET

Protests are expected throughout this week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ conference, which could draw more than 20,000 attendees, including hundreds of international journalists. San Francisco has a long tradition of loud and vigorous protests, as do trade talks. In 1999, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Seattle during a World Trade Organization conference. San Francisco Police Department Chief Bill Scott said he expects several protests a day, although it's uncertain how many will materialize. “People are welcome to exercise their constitutional rights in San Francisco, but we will not tolerate people committing acts of violence, or property destruction or any other crime,” Scott said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Suzanne Ali, ”, Bill Scott, ” Scott, “, Biden, Xi Jinping, Rory McVeigh, Xi, Vo Van Thuong, Bongbong Marcos, Ferdinand Marcos, Nik Evasco, “ It's, Huizhong Wu Organizations: FRANCISCO, —, Sunday, Economic Cooperation, ’, APEC, Moscone Center, Palestinian Youth Movement, U.S, Hamas, Trade Organization, Protesters, Thai, San Francisco Police Department, Center, University of Notre Dame, United Vietnamese American Community of, International Coalition for Human Rights, Associated Press Locations: Israel, San Francisco, Asia, Francisco, Seattle, Chile, Thailand, Bangkok, China, U.S, Mexico, Brazil, Philippines, United Vietnamese American Community of Northern California, Vietnam

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X social media platform has just 2,294 content moderators to ensure users comply with EU online content rules, significantly fewer than Google (GOOGL.O) and TikTok, a senior European Commission official said on Friday. X has triggered concerns after Musk laid off many employees responsible for monitoring and regulating content amid the spread of disinformation on the platform. According to reports the companies submitted to the EU in September, X's 2,294 EU content moderators compared with 16,974 at Google's YouTube, 7,319 at Google Play and 6,125 at TikTok, the senior Commission official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Regulators are hoping that X will feel the pressure to boost its number of content moderators to catch up with its rivals, the official said.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Elon Musk's, Musk, Foo Yun Chee, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, Google, European Commission, EU's Digital Services, Apple, Microsoft, EU, YouTube, DSA, Big Tech, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, BRUSSELS, STOCKHOLM, X's, TikTok, EU

☆ Elon Musk's X restructuring curtails disinformation research, spurs legal fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Sheila Dang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

It also shows a majority of survey respondents fear being sued by X over their findings or use of data. European Union regulators are also currently investigating X's handling of disinformation, which was the focus of multiple stalled or canceled independent research studies, the survey found. She helped conduct the research survey for the coalition, a global group with more than 300 members, that works to advance the study of technology's impact on society. 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. Short-form video app TikTok announced an academic research API earlier this year, but its onerous terms and conditions limit its usefulness for researchers, said Megan A.

Persons: Elon, Musk's, Josephine Lukito, Musk, Carlos Barria, Lukito, Tim Weninger, Megan A, Brown, X, CCDH, Imran Ahmed, Bond Benton, Linda Yaccarino, Sheila Dang, Zeba Siddiqui, Martin Coulter, Supantha Mukherjee, Kenneth Li, Anna Driver Organizations: Social, Reuters, Twitter, Coalition for Independent Technology Research, Center, Union, University of Texas, San, EU, Reuters Graphics, REUTERS, University of Notre Dame, New York University, Tech Policy Press, Facebook, Montclair State University, Sprinklr, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, quantifies, U.S, Australian, Austin, San Francisco, San Francisco , California, China, Sprinklr, London, Stockholm

ChatGPT, launched in November 2022, now has 100 million weekly active users, Altman said. Even before event attendees were allowed to check in at 8:30 a.m. PST, hundreds had lined up around the block in the Mid-Market neighborhood in downtown San Francisco. For its 2 million developers, OpenAI announced a new GPT-4 Turbo model and slashed the cost by over 50%. To address data and price concerns of big enterprises, OpenAI launched its Custom Models program, offering a dedicated group of researchers to train custom GPT-4 for them. Reporting by Krystal Hu and Anna Tong in San Francisco Editing by Richard Chang and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, ChatGPT, you'll, Satya Nadella, OpenAI, Krystal Hu, Anna Tong, Richard Chang, Matthew Lewis Organizations: FRANCISCO, San, Microsoft, Anthropic, Google, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, OpenAI

☆ Elon Musk told Joe Rogan he bought Twitter to stop 'extinctionist' mind virus
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk bought Twitter to save it from the "mind virus," a phrase he has used to refer to so-called "woke" or left-wing thinking, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX said in a podcast appearance with Joe Rogan. And the outcome of that mind virus is very clear if you walk around the streets of downtown San Francisco." Rogan compared that "mind virus" to "a death cult." In December, Musk wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the "woke mind virus is either defeated or nothing else matters." Earlier in 2022, Musk wrote that "there needs to be a counter-narrative" to woke thinking that Musk claimed had "thoroughly penetrated entertainment."

Persons: Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Musk, Rogan, hadn't, " Rogan, It's, Tesla, Austin Organizations: Tesla Inc, AI, Bletchley, SpaceX, Twitter Locations: Bletchley, UK, San Francisco, Delaware, Palo Alto , California, Austin , Texas, California, Palo Alto, Texas

☆ ‘Super commuting’ is on the rise — and that spells big trouble for mid-size cities
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

If you work in San Francisco, super commuting is the difference between living in a suburb or next to a vineyard. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe tech industry, which has embraced hybrid work more than other employers, is especially friendly to super commuters. Still, he notes, not all big cities will fare equally well in the age of super commuting. In its pre-pandemic analysis, the Census Bureau found that, on average, super commuters earned higher salaries than other commuters. For Callihan, who always dreamed of living in the big city, super commuting was a means to an end.

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☆ EU's Breton confirms investigations into three tech platforms, including X
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Martin Coulter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - EU industry chief Thierry Breton has launched investigations into three tech platforms over content moderation decisions, including Elon Musk's X. The tech giants have faced mounting scrutiny in recent weeks, with a surge in harmful content and disinformation following Hamas' attack on Israel. Under the bloc's wide-sweeping Digital Services Act, very large tech platforms and search engines must do more to tackle illegal content and risks to public security, and to protect their services against manipulative techniques. Speaking during a radio interview with France Inter, Breton did not specify the other two platforms being investigated.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Thierry Breton, Elon Musk's, Breton, Martin Coulter, Jason Neely Organizations: REUTERS, Services, France Inter, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, Israel

☆ I live in a tiny home mansion and fell in love with it — it's the only way I could afford to live in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She moved to California to live in what she calls a "tiny mansion" and has no regrets. AdvertisementAdvertisementMy tiny mansion allowed me to move to an expensive areaThe living room of Murphy's tiny home. I now live in Ramona, California, about 45 minutes from downtown San Diego, in what I call my "tiny mansion." It's 550 square feet total, and I'm part of a tiny home community that has a mix of tiny homes on wheels, park models, and manufactured homes. I'm having a hard time with cell reception in my tiny mansion, but that will be worked out.

Persons: Stacey Murphy, —, It's, Lindsay Wood, I'd, Murphy, Stacey Murphy I'm, I'm, it's, you'd Organizations: Service Locations: California, Brooklyn , New York, Florida, Ramona , California, San Diego

☆ Social media platform X rolls out audio, video calling
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is launching an early version of video and audio calling for some users, according to chief technology officer and owner Elon Musk, as the billionaire pushes for X to become an "everything app". Musk described a post on the platform instructing users on enabling the feature as an "Early version of video & audio calling on X". The latest functionality comes amid a series of new features and changes to the platform's core experience under Musk, who acquired the social media company nearly a year ago. After rebranding Twitter as X, Musk signaled he would turn the platform into a super-app, offering a range of services from messaging and social networking to peer-to-peer payments.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Elon Musk, Musk, Yuvraj Malik, Akash Sriram, Pooja Desai Organizations: REUTERS, Twitter, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ California officials revoke Cruise's permits to test driverless vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The California Department of Motor Vehicles revoked Cruise’s permits to test and operate fully driverless vehicles on California roads, the agency said in a statement Tuesday. About three weeks ago, a Cruise vehicle hit a pedestrian in downtown San Francisco who had first been hit by another vehicle then and was propelled by this collision into the path of the Cruise driverless car. This was the incident that ultimately precipitated the DMV to revoke the permits, according to an emailed statement from Cruise. Regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened an investigation into the safety of Cruise autonomous vehicles around pedestrians. This summer, Cruise and Waymo, the driverless car arm of Google-parent Alphabet received permission from San Francisco regulators to begin regular paid driverless taxi services in that city.

Persons: CNN — Cruise, Cruise, ” Cruise Organizations: CNN, Motors, The California Department of Motor Vehicles, Department, California DMV, San Francisco Fire Department, Cruise, Regulators, Traffic Safety Administration, DMV, Google Locations: California, San Francisco, Cruise, Phoenix , Arizona, Austin , Texas

☆ Federal regulators open probe into Cruise after pedestrian injury reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Federal regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into whether Cruise autonomous cars exercised "appropriate caution" in and around pedestrians, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wrote in a filing. The NHTSA probe was prompted by two reports involving pedestrian injuries and Cruise vehicles in recent months. One incident on Oct. 2 involved a situation where a pedestrian was thrown by another vehicle into the path of a driverless Cruise vehicle. Proponents have argued that driverless vehicles are safer than human-driven ones. Other companies, including some based in China, are also testing driverless vehicles on San Francisco streets.

Persons: Cruise, Hannah Lindow Organizations: NBC, Area Investigative Unit, Traffic, Administration, NHTSA, General Motors, San, CNBC Locations: San Francisco, Francisco, China

☆ Musk's X illegally fired worker challenging office return -US labor board
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 13 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X illegally fired an employee in retaliation for her internet posts challenging its return-to-office policy, the U.S. labor board alleged on Friday. In the complaint, a regional director of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) accused X — formerly known as Twitter — of violating the federal law that prohibits punishing employees for communicating and organizing with others about their working conditions. Employee Yao Yue responded with a post on Twitter telling fellow workers, "Don't resign, let him fire you." A few days later, she was terminated in violation of the National Labor Relations Act, according to the complaint.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Elon Musk's, X, Musk, Yao Yue, Samrhitha, Brendan Pierson, Maju Samuel, Alexia Garamfalvi, Josie Kao Organizations: REUTERS, U.S . National Labor Relations Board, Twitter, NLRB, National Labor Relations, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Ericsson $3 bln hit ticks most boxes for M&A folly
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Börje Ekholm’s overpriced M&A has come home to roost. The $15 billion Swedish telco equipment maker’s chief executive said on Wednesday he was writing down 50% of the value of software company Vonage. While the 32 billion Swedish crowns ($3 billion) hit is a non-cash impairment, Vonage remains a major goof. Ericsson bought it for $6.2 billion as recently as November 2021, in cash, and the deal only closed three months ago. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Mike Blake, Breakingviews, Ekholm, Karen Kwok, George Hay, Streisand Neto Organizations: T's, REUTERS, Reuters, Ericsson, Deutsche Telekom, Reuters Graphics Reuters, X, Qantas, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, U.S, Brussels

☆ Google is opening a cafe, store and event space to the general public near its headquarters
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTGoogle has opened its first west coast visitor Experience" center which is located by its Mountain View headquarters. Google's new Mountain View "Visitor Experience" center features a Google store. It also includes a cafe and retail Google store, which comes two years after the company opened its first public Google retail store in New York's Chelsea neighborhood. Google's new visitor center feature a space where a community group or nonprofit can request to reserve the space for meetings or events. Google's new visitor experience includes an outdoor event space for the public.

Persons: Mark Wickens, We've, Scott Foster, Ruth Porat, Michelle Kaufmann Organizations: Google, Mark Wickens Google, CNBC, Facebook Locations: Mountain View, Calif, New York's Chelsea, Valley, Menlo, San Jose

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