Why surveillance pricing bans are suddenly gaining traction this year (and not just in California)
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A proposed law would ban price-setting with algorithms that use personal information to determine how much someone pays.
Education
Ban cell phones in all K-12 schools? Not so fast, say school officials
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Under pressure from school boards and administrators, lawmakers scaled back a bill that would have required such a blanket ban.Featured in Category
Musk v. Altman — Day 12: Case heads to jury after lawyers clash over OpenAI’s mission
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The jury will attempt to reach a unanimous verdict in the high-profile trial: did OpenAI co-founders betray the company’s nonprofit mission by opening a for-profit arm for their own personal enrichment?Arts & Entertainment
SFMOMA showcases Matisse’s pivotal ‘Woman with a Hat’
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A new exhibition illustrates how the painting led to the birth of the fauvism movement.Arts & Entertainment
Poet Cole Swensen launches ‘Veer’ at City Lights, Book Passage
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The Bay Area native's poems invite readers to reconsider the boundaries between humans and nature.featured
Musk v. Altman — Day 11: Testimony finishes as witness recalls ‘jackass for safety’ trophy
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Wednesday's liveliest testimony came from OpenAI’s “chief futurist,” who works on the safe deployment of advanced AI in the future.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Ensemble for These Times, Wreckless Strangers, Inocencio Jiménez Chino, Cantare
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Plus, Herbert Blomstedt, 98, returns to Davies Hall to conduct Mahler's Ninth this weekend.Bay Area
Musk v. Altman — Behind the scenes: How we chose to tell the story of tech titans’ trial
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Joe Dworetsky and Jay Harris explain how they approached using cartooning and AI in journalistic storytelling.Arts & Entertainment
Bay to Breakers: BART offering limited-stop early trains for runners, spectators
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Thousands expected to descend on SF for this year's race on Sunday morning.Environment
California’s new plastic recycling rules spark fights from all sides
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Plastic producers have until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable.featured
