San Rafael's BioMarin Snags Crucial FDA Shot At Full Voxzogo Approval
BioMarin said the FDA accepted a supplemental filing to convert VOXZOGO from accelerated to full approval for children with achondroplasia; PDUFA date is Feb. 28, 2027.
Oakland Ex-Meta Staff Say Bosses Let AI Pick Who Got the Axe
Twenty-six former Meta employees allege internal AI tools and tracking data disproportionately flagged staff on medical leave during the company’s mass layoffs and are asking a court to pause the separations.
DeepMind Chief Wants D.C. To Run The World’s AI Cops
Demis Hassabis is pitching a U.S.-led, industry-funded watchdog to test frontier AI models before release; the plan follows recent export-control clashes and model gating.
Stanford Econ Heavyweights Sound Bay Area Alarm On AI Upheaval
More than 200 economists and AI researchers — including Nobel laureates — released a short Stanford-organized statement urging immediate policy and institutional action to prepare for AI’s economic upheaval.
UCSF Brain Trust Bets On Two-Drug Salvo In High-Stakes San Francisco Alzheimer’s Trial
UCSF has launched a nationwide Alzheimer’s trial testing whether combining an anti‑amyloid drug with an experimental tau therapy beats single drugs; initial screenings have begun.
Cupertino vs. San Francisco: Apple Drags OpenAI Into Trade Secret Showdown
Apple sued OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT maker of soliciting and using confidential Apple hardware materials. The complaint names two former Apple employees and asks a San Francisco federal court to block use of those materials.
Berkeley Nobel Chemist Jumps Ship To Beijing’s New AI Lab
Nobel-winning chemist Omar Yaghi is leaving UC Berkeley to lead AIMATRY at Tsinghua University, citing U.S. funding concerns and a chance to scale AI-driven materials discovery.
Bay Area Ad World Braces As Google Slaps Warning Labels On AI Ads
Google will flag ads created with generative AI and provide attestation tools for advertisers. Bay Area teams should audit creative and add provenance metadata now.
SF Job Seekers Now Face Robot Interviewers Before Humans Weigh In
San Francisco tech employers are using AI chatbots to screen white‑collar candidates — a Greenhouse survey finds the practice is widespread but opaque. Employers say bots widen the funnel; candidates demand disclosure.
S.F. AI Gold Rush: BofA Quietly Hands OpenAI A $520 Million Lifeline
Bank of America quietly provided OpenAI a $520M credit line as the company prepares for a potential IPO, a move that underscores Wall Street’s rush for AI listings.












