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Vauhini Vara’s Examines Selfhood with Assistance from ChatGPT

When tech writer Vauhini Vara was struggling to process her sister’s death in 2021, she asked an early version of ChatGPT to write about it through a…

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‘Lost at Sea’ Profiles Sausalito’s ‘Anchor-out’ Community

Off the coast of Sausalito lies one of the nation’s oldest unhoused communities. Known as “anchor-outs,” residents live aboard makeshift boats moored…

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What Economic Uncertainty Means for Your Finances

The U.S. economy has been rattled by back-and-forth tariff policies, a seesawing stock market, and concerns about inflation continuing to rise. Ameri…

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‘Twist’ Explores Sabotage, Repair and the Hidden Cables Connecting Us

National Book Award-winning author Colum McCann says he chooses what to write about based on what he most wants to know. His latest novel “Twist” spr…

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SFMOMA Ruth Asawa Retrospective Celebrates Her Art and Life as Educator

“An artist is an ordinary person who can take ordinary things and make them special,” said San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa. From her studio in her ho…

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How Tariffs and a Trade War with China Could Affect CA Farmers

Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday when President Trump backtracked and announced a 90-day pause on the sweeping tariffs he unveiled las…

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Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Lasting Impact of the Vietnam War 50 Years Later

Viet Thanh Nguyen came to the United States as a 4-year-old refugee after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. His family eventually settled in San Jo…

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SF Chronicle Investigates Broken Home Insurance System

Four of California’s largest home insurers are knowingly using faulty data to set coverage limits, according to a new San Francisco Chronicle investi…

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San Francisco Scales Back Harm Reduction Policy

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is scaling back a key part of the city’s harm reduction strategy: the free distribution of clean foil pipes and plas…

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Sudan's Brutal Civil War, 2 Years In

It’s been two years this month since fighting broke out between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, leading to a d…

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