Laid-off Silicon Valley tech workers searching for new opportunities are applying for Bay Area dishwashing jobs — but one local restaurant owner claims that many of the hopefuls simply don’t have what it takes. “Most are not qualified,” Phong Nguyen, proprietor of popular San Francisco Vietnamese restaurant Pho de Nguyen, told SFGATE. “We’re looking for … Read more
Lady Gaga’s techie fiancée Michael Polansky has quietly launched a buzzy startup that harvests human skin left over from plastic surgery to help develop super-advanced cosmetic products. Polansky, the 42-year old entrepreneur and Harvard grad who got engaged to the Mother Monster in 2024, gave details on the skin-scrawling enterprise Outer Biosciences in an interview … Read more
The “Billionaires’ Vagina Club” has become the cheeky nickname for an exclusive Silicon Valley concierge gynecology practice where some of the region’s wealthiest women are paying more than $30,000 a year to “healthmaxxx” their sex lives. The nickname was coined by concierge gynecologist Sally Greenwald, an assistant clinical professor at Stanford, to describe her fast-growing … Read more
California is flexing its serious financial muscles. Multiple Golden State enclaves have hit the richest suburbs in America list, according to a new study — as one celebrity hotspot loses its top 10 ranking. Three California communities cracked the top 10 wealthiest suburbs in the country, while a wave of ultra-affluent cities across the state … Read more
Don’t forget to pack your space suit. A Silicon Valley startup is giving new meaning to the destination vacation by accepting reservations for a planned hotel on the moon — with prices ranging from $250,000 to $1 million per guest. GRU Space aims to build a lasting human outpost on the lunar surface by 2032, … Read more
A photo shared by the founder of a US-based start up company has been given the title of “one of the most depressing LinkedIn posts to exist”, sparking hundreds of horrified comments from social media users. The post was uploaded by Torrey Leonard, co-founder of AI company Thoughtly, who praised new groom Casey Mackrell for … Read more
What the cuck? An Englishman living in California says he’s addicted to the thrill of having sex with married women — and it’s even better if they’re the wife of a business partner or a friend. The bawdy Brit disclosed his kink in an interview with the Daily Mail, declaring that he isn’t a “deviant” … Read more
Loneliness has been declared a public health emergency in Silicon Valley. San Mateo County, located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, passed a resolution on Jan. 30 that officially declared loneliness a public health crisis. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on the decision, according to a local report. “San Mateo County was the first … Read more
There’s a scourge on our children and it’s called “kid tech.” These two words describe how companies freely market directly to young ones in our homes and schools with addictive games and videos designed to keep kids hooked. The numbers are staggering: Children ages 5 to 8 spent an average of three hours a day … Read more