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- Here are several things to do this week, and only one of them costs over $500. [SFist]
- Remember when Twitter was saying their business was going to be based on live video? Now that they've lost the rights to stream NFL games, they're like "oh never mind." [Ad Week]
- Google is appealing a $2.9 billion fine imposed by European Union regulators. [Associated Press]
- The federal government says they want to make things easy for self-driving car makers. [SF Chronicle]
- [Wired] makes plea for transparency in tech industry harassment cases.
- The Portola's Avenue Theater is getting a big new neon sign, and there's a party to celebrate it tonight. You're invited! [Portola Planet]
- [Slate] is pretty excited about the new Apple Watch.
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Here are the newest plans for a hotel slated for Brannan and Rich. [SocketSite]
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Uber's legal chief resigns amid three federal investigations of the company. [SF Business Times]
- Why SF State doesn't have football. [Golden Gate Xpress]
- Five arrested in SF for allegedly targeting minors online. [Bay City News]
- Contra Costa County has appointed their first-ever female, African-American District Attorney. [NBC Bay Area]
- More details emerge on alleged harassment and toxic environment at SF startup SoFi. [New York Times]