big tech

26 May 2024

AI-Generated “Remasters” Fail to Replicate Musical Talent, Originality

by James Conrad Though he only stood 5’4, the British musician Stephen Peter Marriott had a deceptively and indescribably powerful singing voice. Artists like Robert Plant, Paul Stanley and Steve Perry view him as a role model. As a child, he started on ukulele and later moved on to guitar,

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01 Aug 2023

Elon Musk Announces That ‘X’ Is Never Leaving San Francisco

Elon Musk will never be likable. It doesn’t matter how many things he tries to do, no matter how much money he has or how many social media sites he buys, there’s something about him that is inherently insufferable. In an ostentatious display of ego and self-promotion, Elon Musk, the

Abraham Woodliff - Bay Area Memelord 0
10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
09 Nov 2022

The Second Dot-com Bubble Is Bursting

“Irrational exuberance” Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan first uttered the phrase in 1996, describing what he considered an alarming economic trend. The rise of home internet usage was spurring several investors to stake digital claims like an online Oklahoma land run. Tech companies sprang up overnight, each hoping to

Jake Warren 0
01 Nov 2022

What WIll Replace Tech In San Francisco And Does It Matter?

San Francisco is a city of booms and busts, and we’re in the middle of a partial tech bust. To be entirely transparent, I’m happy about that. I’ve wanted San Francisco to go through an economic restructuring ever since the tech boom began to change the Bay Area. Now, with

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28 Oct 2022

Elon Musk Buys Twitter, Immediately Fires CEO

Elon Musk has officially taken over Twitter. Musk paid for the San Francisco-based social media company just one day before the deadline to complete the $44 billion deal or face a lengthy battle in court. His first act was to fire several top executives including CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned

Jake Warren 0
19 Jul 2022

How A Viral Tiktok Got Me Interviewed By The SF Chronicle

Despite the antics of my meme page, I try to live a quiet and relatively simple life. I work from home. I hang out with my girlfriend. I make sassy memes and write sassier articles. I Doordash food and then immediately promise myself that I won’t Doordash food again, but

Abraham Woodliff - Bay Area Memelord 0
26 Apr 2022

How Elon Musk Buying Twitter May Affect San Francisco

So, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have heard about Elon Musk’s recent purchase of Twitter. If you haven’t heard, allow me to loop you in: Elon Musk, the dude who had a baby with Grimes and named it something absurd, now owns Twitter. You’re probably wondering why

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12 Feb 2021

Yes, Big Tech is Too Powerful AND De-Platforming Trump Was Still the Right Move

For the past month, people of the world have woken up every day, slapped their fingers onto their smartphones to silence their morning alarms, unlocked their devices, and scrolled through their social media feeds. And what has been missing the entire time? A single word from former President Donald Trump.

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