Justin Hart It isn’t the 61 floor Salesforce Tower. It is 30 floor Salesforce East which they’ve been subleasing parts of for a while. Now they’ll try to sublease the rest commercialsearch.com/news/salesforc…

Is AI developing at such a fast pace that society might not be able to adapt, or is the future of AI being taken as seriously as the technology is being developed? Google CEO Sundar Pichai weighs in. cbsn.ws/41dmLE6

S.F. fentanyl crisis: Newsom directs CHP and National Guard to combat drug dealing in city sfchronicle.com/politics/artic… via San Francisco Chronicle

#Breaking: After 35 years, Nordstrom says it will close both of its stores on Market Street in downtown San Francisco.

San Francisco’s retail exodus continues. Old Navy on Market will close July 1. This follows announced closures nearby of Banana Republic, Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, Saks Off Fifth and others. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

They're baaack. Never doubt the lure of SF - erin griffith on the boomerang techies coming back to the Bay Area for the A.I. gold rush nytimes.com/2023/06/07/tec…

Exclusive: Westfield stopped paying its $558 million mortgage and is surrendering its namesake SF mall, the biggest in the city, to lenders in the wake of Nordstrom's planned closure and plunging foot traffic (down ~42% from 2019) and sales (down ~1/3) sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

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Thrilled - with more than a twinge of sadness - to announce I'm leaving the San Francisco Chronicle to become the The New York Times' San Francisco bureau chief. I'll be the Times' lead writer covering San Francisco and Northern California starting in September. Can't wait! nytco.com/press/a-new-sa…

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Barbie unveils its new ‘Ted Lasso’ collection, including three dolls based on Rebecca Welton, Ted Lasso, and Keeley Jones. 🔗: buff.ly/494512n

Breaking: Sam Altman not coming back as CEO of OpenAI

The OpenAI board has hired Emmett Shear as CEO. He is the former CEO of Twitch. My understanding is that Sam is in shock.

So, here's what happened at OpenAI tonight. Mira planned to hire Sam and Greg back. She turned Team Sam over past couple of days. Idea was to force board to fire everyone, which they figured the board would not do. Board went into total silence. Found their own CEO Emmett Shear

Wow, that explains the fire engines.

Ten months ago, we launched the Vesuvius Challenge to solve the ancient problem of the Herculaneum Papyri, a library of scrolls that were flash-fried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Today we are overjoyed to announce that our crazy project has succeeded. After 2000

NETHERFIELD PARK IS LET AT LAST!

No one can take away how hard the San Francisco 49ers fought this season. I am so proud of this incredible team and the thrills and excitement you gave our fans all year long. We'll see you on the field next year. Forever #FTTB

UPDATE: The San Francisco Chronicle has learned that Macy's high-profile Union Square location in #SanFrancisco is slated for closure, but will remain open until, at least, 2025. The company is seeking a buyer for its flagship property. The end of an era....😮 shorturl.at/MNY15

.Macy's will close its iconic San Francisco Union Square location as the company announces the closure of more than 150 stores. Supervisor Aaron Peskin says the flagship store will stay open until they sell the property. abc7ne.ws/48yNhKQ