ac-12 preview: Our assessment of the coaching Hot Seats, Cold Seats and nonexistent seats
Are any coaches in danger of dismissal in the final year of the Pac-12? When you scan the Pac-12 contract terms, one thing stands out: Every coach will have at least five years of security when the 2023 season begins. Terminations can happen at any time. However, a coaching change after this season — or…
Man charged in beating death of man found along Oakland freeway offramp
Raul Ramirez-Perez, 22, has also been charged with arson OAKLAND, Calif. — According to authorities and court records, a 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in the Aug. 1 beating death of another man along an Oakland freeway offramp. According to court records, the suspect, Raul Ramirez-Perez of Oakland, is also charged with three…
High school football 2023 preseason rankings: Bay Area News Group Top 25
Serra opens season at No. 1, but will its stay be short-lived? Four teams not ranked at end of 2022 are in Top 25 now. Serra will begin the new high school football season where it left off the previous one. At the top of the rankings of the Bay Area News Group. But how…
Deebo Samuel brings a ‘little more’ speed, power, leadership to 49ers this season
Samuel’s fifth season with the 49ers is shaping up as a bounce-back year if he maintains a hot connection to Brock Purdy SANTA CLARA, Calif. — This August, watching Brock Purdy fire passes at Deebo Samuel looks so natural and encouraging for the 49ers’ offense. They connected twice to begin Saturday’s preseason win over the…
Kurtenbach: Kyle Harrison’s SF Giants call-up means the clock is ticking on Farhan Zaidi
SF Giants: For years, Giants fans have waited on this generation of prospects to make the big leagues. Kyle Harrisons call up signals the start of a new era. Hello and welcome to the show, Kyle Harrison is an actor. All that remains is for you to save the Giants’ season. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating…
Giants’ skid continues against wild-card leading Phillies as SF falls into bottom playoff position
Giants could have picked up a game on the team directly in front of them in the standings but instead dropped 3 back with 11th loss in past 15 games PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies’ most dangerous lineup is loaded with lefties. Harper, Bryce. Kyle Schwarber is a baseball player. Mr. Bryson Stott. It’s one of…
Ahead of a full Firefly launch, internal documents show Adobe wrestling with how to spot AI images, how to pay creators for training data, and a possible opt-out
There’s an internal debate over how to identify AI-generated images submitted to Adobe Stock. Adobe is planning for a wider commercial launch of its Firefly AI offerings. It is also considering adding an opt-out choice for content contributors to its Firefly AI model. As Adobe prepares to broaden the availability of its Firefly artificial intelligence…
TikTok is killing its Shopify storefront integration as it moves to control all aspects of in-app e-commerce
TikTok is sunsetting storefronts, a feature that let Shopify sellers sync product catalogs to its app. The company is pushing merchants to instead switch to its own e-commerce tool, TikTok Shop. The move shows how TikTok wants to own all aspects of shopping — and box out third-party platforms. TikTok will discontinue its Shopify-integrated “storefronts”…
Leaked Zoom all-hands: CEO says employees must return to offices because they can’t be as innovative or get to know each other on Zoom
Earlier this month, Zoom told employees it would send some workers back to the office regularly. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said remote work didn’t allow people to build as much trust or be as innovative. The comments are surprising given the role Zoom’s technology plays in remote work. According to a leaked meeting recording viewed…
