With a fresh banner outside CNET headquarters proclaiming it as one of the best places to work in the universe, ever--according to Business Week, anyway--CBS Corporation just made it a little better for the folks who work there. Well, hopefully. CBS decided to purchase the "premier destination for tech product reviews, tech news, daily videos, free downloads, and podcasts" for for $1.8 billion in cash. CNET--famous for tech reviews, news, and more--has hosts a......

Photo by WhatImSeeing Guess what we don't want to think about while riding San Francisco's whimsical, romantic, and downright gorgeous cable cars? Unkempt sphincters.......

When we last reported on the fate of North Beach's Jazz at Pearl's, blues chanteuse Kim Nally's bee-bop joint, it was shuttering its doors. for good. Again. Now, according to Tablehopper, whose words we live by, Jazz at Pearl's is staying open. Again. Why? Due to a hefty divorce settlement on Ms. Nally's end, or something like that. We're tickled to hear that this cabaret style joint is staying open. Maybe we'll actually check......

San Ramon saw its first murder of the year after 42-year old Kashmir Billon, a mortgage lender who ran Billon Enterprises, was found dead this week. His bullet-riddled body was discovered next to hist burning BMW this past Sunday. According to reports, Billon's business partner Reginald J. Robinson, 41, of El Sobrante was arrested today in connection with his death. Investigators have yet to determine the motivation for the murder on Robinson's end. Also,......

Every night from our janky turn-of-the-century Victorian apartment, inside our janky bedroom, from within the sheets of our janky bed we look out our window at the thin, glassy penis that is One Rincon Hill and wonder, "Who will be the first one to move in?" Today, we wonder no more. Our new best friends Frank Mg, Snapfish systems engineer, and his girlfriend, Catherine Chan, will be living in sin together at the swank......

Visitors to all the standalone Starbucks across the country yesterday evening couldn't get their buzz on. Why? Because of the temporary national shutdown. Starbucks workers, like these on busy Masonic (where there will be a rally to make that avenue safer at 11:00AM this morning by the way), learned how to do things the Starbuckian way last night. So. What do think, espresso fans? Did it work? Were the "parters" (aka workers) "energized"? Was......

While not all of us are fortunate enough to zip around in swank Aston Martins, or have sleek Tesla waiting for us on the horizon, the "bus of the future" is the next best thing. Well, almost. Yesterday, if you recall, we reported on the Connected Bus' dramatic at the Federal Building. On the green machine, according to Mayor Gavin Newsom, you can "[y]ou can download music, you can play video games. It's a......

Alas, today is "major pink slip handout" day over at Yahoo, where "police and security teams have been scheduled to provide order in case anyone goes postal." But things are getting ugly overseas as well. According to Valleywag, "the entire Dublin Finance team was laid off, to be outsourced by some place in Romania. Europe learns who gets axed [today] -- let's hope Rich Riley is among them, but unlikely as he is another......

So, you didn't like Microsoft, did you? Well, how about News Corp.? In an attempt to rejuvenate Yahoo and fend off Microsoft's advances, Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate is reportedly in talks to purchase Yahoo. Although claiming that his company is "not interested in buying Yahoo," the Merc reports: The Wall Street Journal, which is owned by News Corp., reported Wednesday that its parent company is considering taking a stake in Yahoo that could exceed......

Article and photo by Heath Biter/LAist Just moments ago, in a letter to its members, the WGA announced that writers have voted by a 92.5% margin to lift the “restraining order” and officially end the strike. The move comes on Day 100 of the labor dispute. WGA president Patric Verrone is expected to hold a press conference in just a few moments at the WGA Theatre in Beverly Hills, where members voted this afternoon.......

According to a Valleywag tipster: FYI - I've heard the word from my peeps over at Yahoo Search Marketing in Burbank CA that the layoffs are going down as we speak, and people are being let go today. They're apparently walking the people into a meeting room, and then walking them out of the building. And according to an SFist tipster: [Layoffs will] occur over the next few days as employees are sent packing.......

Although most of us are giddy that Hollywood has come to our little town to film a moving picture show, others are less than gay about it. Namely, a few Castro merchants who have seen business drop since production began late last month. According to the BAR: "It has really impeded on my business. We are losing $400 to $500 a day," said Cecil Russell, the owner of Always Tan Skin and Body at......

The 12th Annual Tết Festival Ceremony occurred yesterday all around Little Saigon in San Francisco...

In an attempt to slow Google's fierce roll, Microsoft made an unsolicited bid to purchase Yahoo Inc. for a cool $44.6 billion today. Gulp. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says that his company has "great respect for Yahoo, and together we can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market." Although Yahoo would like to remain independent, recent layoffs and......

It looks like Survivor: Cook Island winner Yul Kwon won't get to serve you air-pumped, sugary, dairy-like deliciousness. After getting ready to set up a Red Mango chain in North Beach, and after being granted a building permit and signing a lease, his permit was pulled after he was "told he ran afoul of the strict North Beach ordinance against 'formula chain' stores," or so says the Gate. Kwon went on to say, "I......

An ancient (and, of course, alleged) shot of our favorite graduate of Standford Business School cum First Lady of San Francisco necking with Dr. Doug Ross, circa 2002. The two of them, it seems, used to date. Aw. Aside from being "chased on foot by a crocodile, lion and elephant while living in Botswana," has anything bad ever happened to Siebel? No? Just checking. Update: It seems Jennifer did suffer a family tragedy at......

Weep no more, my lady. After handing over an apology to the sobbing mother of a Chinese journalist that they helped imprison, Yahoo now must hand over an undisclosed amount to the scribes. Wang Xiaoning and Shi Tao, the latter a former journalist at Contemporary Business News, will receive a hefty, unknown amount from Yahoo, Inc. The Chinese journalists sued Yahoo, blaming them for their imprisonment and torture by Chinese government officials. "According to......

No, no -- not these freshly-scrubbed little blessings As if Don Fisher doesn't have enough on his hands, now this: in addition to environmental carelessness and No-on-A-isms, the Gap founder can now add human right violations and child labor abuse to Gap Inc.'s growing list of fires to put out. San Francisco-based Gap Inc. has been caught in a child labor scandal after Dan McDougall's report in The Observer informed the world that kids in......

Much to everyone's delight, we're certain, today Golden Gate Bridge corporate officials rejected an offer that would have seen the city rolling around naked in millions of dollars from advertising. A plan that would have finally allowed innocuous ads on a tiny part of the bridge not visible to passersby, plunged to its death today after much contemplation....

Sadly, no open meat-pie maker positions just yet. But until then, check out the following non-cannibalistic gigs such as: -- Start-Up Looking for Talented Engineers [Discovery Engine] -- Creative Director [DHAP Digital] -- Interactive Art Director [Real Branding, LLC] -- Linux/Unix System Administrator [Peanut Labs] -- Rails Web Developer [Bleacher Report] To find more jobs, visit our constantly updated job board.......

With Facebook winning over many of its users these days, MySpace is all set to open up a San Francisco location near AT&T Park in an effort get hip, or something like that. What's more, the Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation-owned site plans to hire over 200 new employees, redesign the site, and allow users to add widgets. Fear not MySpace suicide contemplators; you might not have to take jump. This comes on the heels......

Currently with six full-time employees on staff (whoa), according to the Chronicle, Wikipedia wants to expand its talent base while increasing its presence in developing countries (i.e., Asia), so it's making the move to hedonistic and wonderful San Francisco. Yay. How exciting. After throwing its junk into garbage bags in its St. Petersburg, Florida HQ (ew), they're sure to find San Francisco the perfect town for finding drunk assholes yammering on about widgets at......

With an initial starting price at $85 three years ago, Google, Inc's stock screamed past $600, closing today at $609.62. Remember seeing those Google help wanted ads a few years ago on CraigsList? And skipping right by them? Skipping by many of them? Yeah, so do we. So do we.......

Ever think of starting your own crafty business? Want to meet a bunch of people who have, including a local author who wrote a book on the topic? Or maybe you just want to surround yourself with booze and cute people? Whatever your flavor, head downtown to 111 Minna tomorrow night for the book-launch party of Craft, Inc. by Meg Mateo Ilasco. The party is being hosted by Rare Device, a hip housewares store......

Why, there's nothing sexier than a tech-related or tech-adjacent job: -- Graphic Designer [LoopNet, Inc.] -- Account Supervisor - Search Engine Marketing [OMD] -- Investment Analyst [Prudential Financial] -- Sr. Business Systems Analyst [Administrative Office of the Courts] -- Product Manager - Online Advertising and Marketing [Mediaplex] And for many, many more available positions, check out our job board.......

Newsflash! It costs a lot of money to live here in the Bay Area -- 40% above the national average. Fortunately, salaries are generally higher here to cover at least some of the cost. The U.S. Dept. of Commerce issued a report showing that the SF-Oakland area ranks number 2 in income per person for 2005 ($52.543/year, as opposed to the national average of $34.471), behind only Connecticut, which is where hedge fund people......

The Chronicle reports that (as of last July?) SF-born and raised Bank of America increased their ATM non-customer transaction fee a buck, totaling a grand $3. What? Why, the unmitigated gall of them! If we knew how to balance our checkbook or handled our money like an adult, we would be livid! At least they're not following suit like some of those janky ATMs found at liquor stores and seedy bodegas. Some of those......

He has a nifty tech job. Do you? No? Well, then: -- Web Developer [Apex Systems, Inc.] -- Internet Coordinator [Williams-Sonoma Inc.] -- Java Developer [TEKsystems] -- Flash Designer [Syndero] - Lead UI Developer: CSS, XHTML, AJAX, JS, 3D,UI [Terran Systems] For more jobs, do visit our job board.......

Smut dealers Good Vibrations -- famous for its clean and female-friendly space where ladies can purchase dildos, fruity massage oils, and other orgasm-achieving aids -- is on shaky ground these days. According to the Chronicle, "revenue this year is likely to end up $3 million short of the $13.9 million they had projected. They are seeking a $500,000 line of credit to buy inventory for the holiday season, along with investment of $1 million......

American Airlines flights leaving the San Francisco area will soon be testing an in-flight program that eschews cash. From Sept. 10-Sept. 30, certain flights from the carrier will allow you to purchase cool stuff like $3 headphones and $[way too much] snacks using your major credit or debit card--and ONLY those cards. No legal tender allowed....