What if humans aren't the most intelligent form of life on this planet?
// Jonathon Keats – Experimental Philosopher, Artist & Writer, Smithsonian Institution

Jonathon Keats takes philosophical ideas and puts them into the world – as an experimental philosopher, artist and writer. He has screened travel documentaries for houseplants, appointed slime molds as visiting scholars, and built a clock that ticks to the growth of thousand-year-old trees.

// At #Waterkant26, Jonathon brings three projects: a panel on curiosity – how do you ask a truly good question? A workshop inviting participants to imagine beings that go beyond the human. And his latest project: a tidal clock connecting Kiel and San Francisco through the language of the ocean.

18 – 19 June 2026 // Waterkant Festival - MFG5 Kiel // GET YOUR TICKETS NOW:
https://www.talque.com/go/waterkant-festival-2026/acLVSX2j1VHLqMuRtTn0/shop

#experimentalphilosophy #futuresthinking #curiosity #art #science #waterkant26 #SistersCity #kiel #sanfrancisco

Apple ha speso oltre 1,2 milioni di dollari in un anno per assumere privatamente agenti di polizia a protezione di tre dei suoi negozi a San Francisco.

#apple #sanfrancisco
https://kiro.it/uGzKL

CIX (@cixliv)

미국 최초의 휴머노이드 스토어인 The REK Shop이 샌프란시스코 노브힐에 약 2개월 내 오픈 예정이라고 발표했다. 낮에는 일반 매장, 밤에는 로봇 대결 공간으로 운영되는 독특한 콘셉트가 눈길을 끈다.

https://x.com/cixliv/status/2049204542060040541

#humanoid #robotics #retail #sanfrancisco #productlaunch

CIX 🦾 (@cixliv) on X

We just signed a lease for the first humanoid store in the USA! The @REK Shop. Coming to San Francisco Nob Hill in ~2 months. Shop during the day, robot fights at night.

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Oakland can now include San Francisco in its airport's name — as long as it doesn't highlight the 2 words
San Francisco has settled a two-year legal fight with its neighbour across the bay that will allow the city of Oakland to include "San Francisco" in its airport's name — as long as it doesn't highlight the two words in any way.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/san-francisco-oakland-airport-name-legal-case-9.7180726?cmp=rss
San Francisco Muni ridership reached 14.9 million in March 2026, returning to 85% of pre-pandemic levels. But as federal relief funds expire in June, the SFMTA faces an $800M regional deficit that shifts the financial burden entirely. #SanFrancisco #SFMTA #Transit #News #Economy
https://blazetrends.com/sfmta-muni-ridership-hits-14-9m-post-pandemic-high-but-an-800m-fiscal-cliff-looms/?fsp_sid=6683
Movie still over at Vimeo BTW https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/741435423/6ba79d2406 with the MacArthur Park singles scene opening #SanFrancisco
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Scene from an early 80's TV movie with John Ritter that took place in #SanFrancisco titled "In Love With An Older Women" and here is the scene where they walk through what was Justin Herman Plaza and you see the old Embarcadero Freeway in the backgound and the #VaillancourtFountain when it was actually still working! Honestly, the movie is cheesy-bad but it does qualify as #totalSF IMHO with all the scenes around the city and Sausalito. Years ago found a VHS of it and digitized it.

Elon Musk, testigo y protagonista de la primera jornada del juicio contra OpenAI: “Podría matarnos a todos. No queremos un ‘Terminator”

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2026-04-28/elon-musk-testigo-y-protagonista-de-la-primera-jornada-del-juicio-contra-openai-podria-matarnos-a-todos-no-queremos-un-terminator.html