SF Thiel Fellow Jumps Coasts To Build Gene-Edited Baby Startup Manhattan Genomics
A young entrepreneur who cut her teeth in San Francisco's biotech scene is now leading one of medicine's most controversial ventures from Manhattan's Upper East Side. Seven years after a Chinese scientist went to prison for creating the first gene-edited babies, Cathy Tie believes she can prove the technology is ready—if society will let her.
Cameo Files Trademark Lawsuit Against OpenAI, Alleges Brand Confusion Amid AI App's 'Cameo' Feature
Cameo has sued OpenAI for trademark infringement, claiming their app Sora's "Cameo" feature causes customer confusion and brand dilution, while OpenAI intends to defend their use of the term.
OpenAI Ignites Browser Revolution with AI-Powered ChatGPT Atlas, Challenges Chrome's Reign
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Atlas, a new AI-integrated browser designed to enhance user experience by performing tasks like summarizing content and filling forms.
California Skies to Dazzle with Historic Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon's Millennium Flyby Amid Orionids Meteor Shower
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is passing close to Earth, offering a unique viewing opportunity in California near Scorpius or Libra after sunset, best seen with binoculars.
OpenAI Halts MLK Deepfakes After Outrage, King Estate Steps In
OpenAI paused the creation of content featuring Martin Luther King Jr. on its Sora 2 AI app due to disrespectful uses, following discussions with his estate, who sought control over his likeness' use.
San Francisco Scientist Dr. Fred Ramsdell Unaware of Nobel Prize Win While Remote Camping in Yellowstone
Dr. Fred Ramsdell was unknowingly awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine while remote camping, for work on immune tolerance with Dr. Mary Brunkow and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi. UC set a record with five Nobels in a week.
Berkeley's John Clarke Bags Nobel in Physics with Colleagues for Macroscopic Quantum Marvels
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis win the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating quantum effects in electrical circuits, potentially impacting quantum computing and technology.
Bright Fireball Streaking Across Night Sky from Reno to Bay Area Identified as Starlink Satellite Reentry
A bright fireball seen in the sky from Reno to the Bay Area was a reentering Starlink satellite, not a meteorite, confirmed by the American Meteor Society.
Silicon Valley Startup Uses AI to Engineer Psychedelics Without the Hallucinations—Because of Course They Did
San José's 26th traffic-related fatality involved a motorcycle and car collision, with the motorcyclist dying and the Pacifica driver hurt but stable. Witnesses are urged to contact SJPD.
Microsoft & OpenAI Redraw Collaboration Terms, Eyeing Shift to For-Profit Model Amid Soaring Valuations
Microsoft and OpenAI are redefining their partnership, potentially transforming OpenAI into a for-profit company, leveraging Microsoft's multi-billion dollar investments, and expanding OpenAI's operational autonomy.
OpenAI Denies WSJ Claim Executives Weighed California Exit Amid Regulatory Heat
The AI giant's emphatic denial of exit talks doesn't quite settle the underlying question of what happens when California's toughest regulatory scrutiny meets $19 billion in venture funding. With Sam Altman's massive Bay Area real estate bets on one side and mounting legal pressure on the other, the company faces a high-stakes balancing act that could reshape both OpenAI's future and the state's AI dominance.
Elon Musk's X and xAI Clash with Apple and OpenAI in Texas Court Over Alleged Anticompetitive Cabal
Elon Musk's companies X and xAI sue Apple and OpenAI, alleging anticompetitive behavior and monopoly maintenance in smartphone and AI chatbot markets.












