Stephen Council

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Anthropic defends and explains its AI watermarking feature - Business Insider

Business August 16, 2026

Anthropic is trying to calm everyone down over its new watermark. The company sparked a wave of discourse this week when it updated a support page for its Claude model to reveal its plans to mark AIοΏ½...

Waymo hits child in Los Angeles, says regular car would've been worse - SFGATE

Business February 1, 2026

A Waymo vehicle charges at a charging station on May 14, 2025, in Santa Monica, Calif.Β  Eric Thayer/Getty Images AΒ Waymo ran into a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica last Friday, and...

Waymo hits child in Los Angeles, says regular car would've been worse - sfgate.com

Business January 31, 2026

A Waymo vehicle charges at a charging station on May 14, 2025, in Santa Monica, Calif.Β  Eric Thayer/Getty Images AΒ Waymo ran into a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica last Friday, and...

Meta cuts more than 1,000 in Bay Area tech's first big layoff of 2026 - SFGATE

Business January 15, 2026

An aerial view of Metas headquarters on Jan. 29, 2025, in Menlo Park, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Meta isΒ laying off more than 1,000 workers, signaling a partial retreat from the companys m...

California tech giant to slash 4,000 to 6,000 jobs - SFGATE

Business November 27, 2025

A sign is posted in front of an HP office on May 29, 2024, in Palo Alto, Calif. The company split off from Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2015. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The computer-and-printer οΏ½...

Trump's huge bill includes immediate gift for layoff-ridden Bay Area tech - SFGATE

Business June 6, 2025

With Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., by his side, President Donald Trump speaks to the press at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington, DC.Β  Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images As Presi...