Jeff Bercovici
@jeffbercovici
Journalist @ SF Standard, LAT, Inc., Forbes and more. Next: WSJ. Author of "Play On." Be normal.
Moderate SF Supervisor @JoelEngardio fixes potholes, supports small biz, brought back Algebra, and fights for what's right no matter how high the personal stakes. As @AdamLashinsky wrote, @daniellurie should take a principled stand and back him. sfstandard.com/opinion/2025/0…
Why @DanielLurie is doing right by not mentioning @realDonaldTrump. Ever. sfstandard.com/opinion/2025/0… via @sfstandard
Love this story by @reeyopeeyo — who tracked down the obscure sci-fi novelist whose book is being praised and cited by some of Silicon Valley's most powerful CEOs like Benioff and Altman. The best part? He didn't even realize until she told him. 👇 sfstandard.com/2025/06/27/leg…
This scenario where we realize p(doom) is high and then motivate to do something about it doesn't make sense to me. Isn't the argument that AGI takeoff/breakout would happen so fast it would be impossible to respond?
Google's CEO says there's a high risk that the technology Google is trying to build will cause human extinction, but he's optimistic that humanity will rise up and do something about this
The “brave fighter pilots” in question were, of course, bomber pilots, who are not fighter pilots
Karoline Leavitt, a WH spokeswoman, said it was “flat-out wrong.” “The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump, and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program."
Do New Yorkers want a mayor whose brain is bathed in microplastics? Get this man a klean kanteen stat
If Mamdani wins it will be bc he is the best hydrated candidate in history (all from the same video!)
Trump using the approach with Iran that I use with my daughter when she wants to go to the pool but won’t put on sunscreen. “I guess I’ll just put the car key back on the hook [rattles keys]. Now I’m putting the towels back in the closet…”
![jeffbercovici's tweet image. Trump using the approach with Iran that I use with my daughter when she wants to go to the pool but won’t put on sunscreen. “I guess I’ll just put the car key back on the hook [rattles keys]. Now I’m putting the towels back in the closet…”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtwYCPcaQAM5Tt-.jpg)
Reminds me of this great story by @suhaunah latimes.com/business/techn…
Was stopped on Eastern Parkway by a Cuomo canvasser and she told me she was voting for Zohran lol
“The dumbest, most tech-brained garbage idea I’ve ever heard of.” “Like a robot trying to conduct an orchestra...” Don't miss @eshugerman's story on the “broke startup founder” who wants Trump to declare a national emergency and give him part of Alameda. sfstandard.com/2025/06/16/fro…
Amazon's adorable self-driving cabs have a nausea problem. If people start calling it Pyoox you must credit @sfstandard sfstandard.com/2025/06/16/zoo…
100% would first win its respect and then its lifelong friendship
Imagine going hiking and running into this. I don't even know what my next move would be 😳
Remarkable piece from @eshugerman on the Chan Zuckerberg initiative — helluva one-two punch with the lede. Then it only gets more interesting from there. Was this a sudden abandonment of the foundation’s principles, or part of its DNA? sfstandard.com/2025/06/09/cha…
Steve Bannon wants Elon Musk deported. Given that he may soon find himself in trouble, we spoke with local immigration attorneys to see what his options are. "It sounds like Mr. Musk may need an attorney soon." 📝: @tomoki_chien sfstandard.com/2025/06/06/elo…