A scoop in this morning's Agenda w/ Kate Clark: OpenAI is leading a $60M round into a... webcam developer? Of course, there's more than meets the eye here—the startup, previously known as Opal Camera, is now building other types of AI devices: theinformation.com/articles/opena…

NEW: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt both spoke at last month’s secretive all-men’s Bohemian Grove retreat. Check out The Information’s newsletter for The Weekend section to see what they predicted for AI technology 👇 theinformation.com/the-weekend

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Altman spoke at secretive all-male Bohemian Grove retreat & made bullish comments on achieving superintelligence—but his video presentation broke down. “The irony of ... not being able to get his video to work was amazing,” a source said 😬 theinformation.com/articles/what-…

A spat of recent departures have left power vacuums at OpenAI. Here's who's stepping up to fill them, based on conversations with current and former employees and other insiders: theinformation.com/articles/the-r…

New byline, who dis!? Proud to say I've joined the The San Francisco Standard's politics team. These folks get the scoops, they give the context, and they have fun while they do it. Send tips my way: [email protected] My first piece: sfstandard.com/2024/08/14/bre…

No, Jeff Bezos doesn't plan to bid on the Boston Celtics. Scoop from me in The Information theinformation.com/articles/bezos…

Sheryl Davis, head of the SF Human Rights Commission, is asking for an audit of Dream Keeper Initiative, the signature program intended to support SF's Black communities. ✍️ Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler Noah Baustin sfstandard.com/2024/09/04/san…

New w/ Erin Woo Amir Efrati: OpenAI is planning to release Strawberry as part of ChatGPT in the next 2 weeks. We have more exclusive details on the new model's strengths and weaknesses here: theinformation.com/articles/new-d…

Exclusive: A top SF city official signed off on $1.5 million in contracts to a man she shares a home and car with -- and has never disclosed this to the city. She is now on leave. w/Noah Baustin sfstandard.com/2024/09/12/san…

Exclusive: SF Human Rights Commission head Sheryl Davis approved contracts worth a total of $1.5 million for a nonprofit led by a man with whom she shared a home address and car. Now she's on leave. With Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler for The San Francisco Standard. sfstandard.com/2024/09/12/san…

Sheryl Davis, head of the SF Human Rights Commission, is out under a cloud of questions and allegations around misspending. Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler Jonah Owen Lamb sfstandard.com/2024/09/13/she…

The VC Who Helped Push Out The President How Ron Conway went from playing in local San Francisco politics to ousting Joe Biden. theinformation.com/articles/the-s… From Josh Koehn

We know Pelosi is powerful, but who are the civilian Democrats who work with her behind the scenes? Ron Conway is an important one. theinformation.com/articles/the-s… Josh Koehn

fun Josh Koehn yarn on RonCon, who in Europe basically emailed every single donor I know in July 2024, usually in all CAPS theinformation.com/articles/the-s…

As an investor, Ron Conway is a venerable legend. As a Democratic kingmaker, Conway is increasingly a force to be reckoned with. Josh Koehn makes his Weekend debut with a story that involves a yacht, the Ritz and a presidential ousting. theinformation.com/articles/the-s…