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- Google parent company Alphabet beats earnings expectations. [Ad Week] [Bloomberg]
- UCSF announces $5 billion fundraising drive. [SF Chronicle]
- Google partners with fact checkers in effort to manage viral propaganda and internet hoaxes. [CNet]
- Facebook's plan to kill Slack is starting to work, says [Slate].
- Plans revealed for "extra dense" eight-story building proposed for 984 Folsom. [SocketSite]
- US will open a "free speech center" in DC. [Associated Press] [SF Chronicle]
- San Leandro teen allegedly pretends to be cop, pulls people over. [KRON 4]
- SF to spend $135 million in rent as part of Hall of Justice revamp. [SF Examiner]
- Herb Caen's childhood home can be yours. [SF Gate]
- Robot calls out Elon Musk. [CNet]
