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San Francisco coyote swims to Alcatraz

Article URL: https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/san-francisco-coyote-alcatraz-21302218.php Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46674433 Points: 20 # Comments: 1...

5dHacker NewsenvironmentImpact

Vanderbilt University plans new campus in San Francisco

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/vanderbilt-san-francisco-cca-california-college-arts-expansion-lurie-8b6528b0 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46611017 Points: 5 #...

Jan 14Hacker NewseducationImpact

Former Scorpions bassist, Francis Buchholz, dies aged 71

The musician's family said he died following a battle with cancer. Buchholz played bass for the Scorpions rock band until 1992, during one of their most successful periods....

17hDeutsche WelleEntertainmentImpact

WATCH: Have a drink and adopt a rabbit at Bunny Cafe

A couple in San Francisco are honoring their late pet rabbit by opening a cafe where visitors can meet, pet and adopt bunnies....

Jan 16ABC Newslifestyle

WATCH: City mourns its rare albino alligator

This past week in San Francisco, thousands gathered outside of an aquarium to celebrate one of its residents, an alligator named Claude who died in December....

2dABC NewsScienceImpact

Locked in and celibate: For young tech founders, dating is a bug, not a feature

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI "There's two things that I care about the most: the gym and my work," says Mahir Laul. The 18-year-old took a leave of absence from New York University this past...

5dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

Epic and Google have a secret $800 million Unreal Engine and services deal

A judge is questioning whether Epic Games and Google are settling their long-running antitrust fight partly because of a previously unannounced partnership involving the Unreal Engine, Fortnite, and A...

1dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

US says Gaza truce enters phase two, after forming Palestinian committee

The United States said on Wednesday it is launching the second phase of its plan to end the Gaza war, even as key elements of the first phase - including ⁠a complete ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...

Jan 15France 24PoliticsImpact

South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for ex-leader Yoon

South Korean prosecutors called on Tuesday for the death penalty to be handed down to former president Yoon Suk Yeol for his December 2024 declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into ch...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Plane chaos erupts after passenger puts a bomb threat in their mobile hotspot name

A Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Barcelona. Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images A Turkish Airlines plane had to make a landing after a bomb threat was discovered a...

Jan 16Business InsideraccidentsImpact

Iran protests: The biggest challenge to the Islamic Republic since its founding

In addition to women’s rights protests in 2022, experts believe that the protests currently happening in Iran represent the biggest challenge to the Islamic Republic since its founding in 1979. While ...

Jan 15France 24PoliticsImpact

Hungary sets parliamentary election date

Hungary’s president announced on Tuesday that the next parliamentary election will be held on April 12th. Although the official campaign begins in a month, the race is already shaping up to be the mos...

Jan 14France 24PoliticsImpact

Show HN: Munimet.ro – ML-based status page for the local subways in SF

During a recent subway outage in San Francisco I decided to build a webapp in the spirit of "Do I Need an Umbrella," basically to answer the question "Should I take the subway or a bus?" In the intere...

Jan 15Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

I moved to Spain over a decade ago and visit the Bay Area yearly. After a few weeks in California, I remember why I stay abroad.

The author left San Francisco over a decade ago. Courtesy of the author I crave going home to the Bay Area, but long visits remind me why Spain feels right. The Bay Area feels car-bound, expensive, ru...

Jan 14Business InsiderlifestyleImpact

Celebrity deaths 2026: Remembering the famous people we lost this year

Scott Adams. Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams passed away. So did Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir. Legendary independent film director Béla Tarr als...

Jan 13Business InsiderEntertainmentImpact

Verizon says it'll credit customers $20 after its service outage lasted over 9 hours, but you have to claim it

Verizon was down for tens of thousands of customers for most of the day on January 14, 2026. Paul Squire/Business Insider Over 170,000 Verizon customers reported a service outage on Wednesday. The out...

Jan 15Business InsiderTechnologyImpact

Waymo robotaxis are now available in Miami. Here's what to know.

Waymo is opening its robotaxi service to the Miami public, covering 60 sqaure miles of Florida's second most populous city. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Waymo will be accepting public riders within a ...

1dBusiness InsiderTechnology

Inside OpenAI's renewed push into robotics

Florian Gaertner/Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI OpenAI quietly scaled its robotics project over the past year. Around 100 workers collect data around the clock to teach robots how to perform household task...

1dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

Google cofounder Larry Page reportedly bought multiple Florida properties ahead of proposed California billionaire tax

Google cofounder Larry Page reportedly purchased property in South Florida. EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImages Google cofounder Larry Page bought property in Florida amid California's proposed billionair...

Jan 16Business Insidereconomics

Jennifer Lawrence Teases and Basically Confirms Return to Hunger Games Franchise in Sunrise on the Reaping

Looks like the Kat(niss) is officially out of the bag. Jennfier Lawrence was previously reported to be joining the cast of the upcoming Hunger Games prequel film, Sunrise on the Reaping — but now, the...

Jan 13IGNEntertainment
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