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Bitcoin is nearing $100,000 ... and now the 'normies' want in. My latest in The Washington Post: washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

I interviewed a few big celebrities this last week — two were huge dicks, and two were delightful. Ted Danson and Mike Schur were the delightful ones! And their SF-set show is really fun sfgate.com/streaming/arti…

As Bitcoin near the $100,000 milestone, Justin Sun, founder of cryptocurrency firm Tron, buys a $6m banana taped to a wall. Via Ashley Fetters Maloy: washingtonpost.com/style/of-inter…

If you've missed the 'ghost engineer' debate, or want to explain it to your non-techie friends and family, I've got you covered. gift link: wapo.st/3Vv8NfQ

“Maybe the human part of human connection is overstated,” Andreessen Horowitz partner Anish Acharya tells Nitasha Tiku. His VC firm invested $150m in Character.ai, an AI companion app where the avg user spent 93 min/day talking to a chatbot wapo.st/49AG3bt

I was at SF's Hall of Justice today for the reading of the verdict, finding Nima Momeni guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of CashApp founder Bob Lee. Gift link: wapo.st/3VM2k0q

Robot taxi riders in San Francisco targeted with a new form of harassment: feeling like sitting ducks when strangers interfere with their robot chauffeur. Gift link to my latest in The Washington Post: wapo.st/3VRJlkR

Burning L.A. homes live-streamed their own destruction as owners watched. “It was like a horror movie,” said one Pacific Palisades homeowner who was glued to her security camera footage for hours. My latest on the #LAwildfires: wapo.st/4age6WY

📢 We were cited in a The Washington Post article about the importance of real-time data and smart home technologies in disaster preparedness and safety by Lisa Bonos!🌲🔥📡 🔗Read more: wapo.st/4age6WY #parksdata #ParksAssociates #SmartHomeTech #Security #ResearchInsights

'The vibes are off': How half-a-day without TikTok changed everything. My latest with Tatum Hunter Heather Kelly Gaya Gupta washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Crypto fans hoped Trump would make them legit. Then came the meme coins. My latest in The Washington Post: washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Why would a famous billionaire, at the peak of his real-world power, care so much about beating nobodies in a fantasy video game? Drew Harwell digs into the allegations that Elon Musk is cheating at video games washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

What's Elon talking about? A guide to Musk's memes as DOGE sweeps Washington. Gift link: wapo.st/4jROG6k

Go ahead and flirt with AI, the dating + relationship experts say, just don't fall in love. Happy Valentine's Day wapo.st/3QkOfns

See Spot live longer: Antiaging pill for dogs clears key FDA hurdle. Celine Halioua tells me all about start-up Loyal's drug aimed at dogs 10 years or older who weigh 14 pounds or more: wapo.st/41w6kFn

Hard launching my culture column with the SF Examiner by celebrating the creative opportunities robotaxis afford San Franciscans! Why walk of shame when you can have a ride of pride instead? sfexaminer.com/forum/waymo-ri…

Ever noticed that Waymo robotaxis sometimes pull over in weird places? So have San Francisco parking enforcement officers, who issued 589 tickets to Waymo vehicles last year washingtonpost.com/technology/202… via Lisa Bonos

Apple built iPhones on globalization. Trump's tariffs threaten that. From Chris Velazco, me + Yun-Hee Kim: wapo.st/4i84P5g

Tech workers are leaving handwritten notes in Waymos seeking workers and lovers. (If you see anyone looking for housing or a roommate, that would be the trifecta, so lmk!) My latest in The Washington Post: wapo.st/3EfOttG

I talked to The Washington Post last week about tech workers like this 26-year-old guy finding dates in Waymos. Honestly, I think it’s smart and creative. Waymo riders tend to 1/ Have higher incomes (it’s usually more expensive than Uber/Lyft) 2/ Be excited to try frontier tech (like my