Senior News Editor

Jennifer Wadsworth

The 92-year-old ‘Chip King’ helms a $500 billion juggernaut in TSMC, which equips iPhones, cars and fighter jets with advanced computing power. 

This is the company’s second round of layoffs this year; it has also started to downsize its San Francisco real estate holdings. 


Mayor London Breed ordered new guidelines on the use of AI by city agencies, but the process will take time.


Some homeless people in San Francisco will soon receive $1,000 every month as part of a new program funded by Google’s nonprofit arm.

The proposed rules seek to create guidelines for the many areas in which AI and personal data can influence the lives of Californians.