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BART Could End Service at 9PM Nightly If Transit Measure Doesn’t Pass — and These 15 Stations Might Have to Close - SFist
business 2026/02/06 19:23:28

BART Could End Service at 9PM Nightly If Transit Measure Doesn’t Pass — and These 15 Stations Might Have to Close - SFist

The cash-strapped BART system has revealed its ‘doomsday scenario’ of drastic service cuts if a November transit tax measure doesn’t pass, with as many as 15 stations potentially closing, and service stopping at 9 pm every night.

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There isn’t even a cynical explanation for Jeff Bezos destroying The Washington Post - theverge.com
business 2026/02/06 19:18:08

There isn’t even a cynical explanation for Jeff Bezos destroying The Washington Post - theverge.com

Trying to explain what the Amazon founder gets out of owning the Washington Post during the Trump era.

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A New Gilded Age: Big Tech goes on a $600 billion AI spending splurge - Business Insider
business 2026/02/06 18:23:00

A New Gilded Age: Big Tech goes on a $600 billion AI spending splurge - Business Insider

Big Tech’s capital expenditures soar with Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft at the forefront, ushering a new era of AI infrastructure spending.

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OpenClaw AI chatbots are running amok — these scientists are listening in - Nature
business 2026/02/06 17:32:44

OpenClaw AI chatbots are running amok — these scientists are listening in - Nature

Artificial-intelligence agents have their own social-media platform and are publishing AI-generated research papers on their own preprint server.

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Uber ordered to pay $8.5 million in trial over driver sex assault claims - NBC News
business 2026/02/06 16:22:38

Uber ordered to pay $8.5 million in trial over driver sex assault claims - NBC News

A U.S. jury ordered Uber on Thursday to pay $8.5 million after finding it liable in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a driver when she was 19, a verdict that could influence thousands of similar cases against the ride-hailin…

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Lawmakers Push Netflix and Paramount to Preserve Hollywood Jobs in Warner Bros. Sale - Variety
business 2026/02/06 16:00:00

Lawmakers Push Netflix and Paramount to Preserve Hollywood Jobs in Warner Bros. Sale - Variety

Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Laura Friedman pushed Netflix and Paramount to commit to grow domestic production as a they consider the Warner Bros sale.

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