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Below is a collection of every First Look article by The Information.
Tarlon Khoubyari (center) takes a photo of an onstage presentation at “Not a Boring Tech Party” on Thursday in the Mission District. It was a launch party for events company AfterWork, which is creating AI tools for party planners. Photograph by Laura Morton for The Information
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What Doom Loop? A Six-Day Tech Party Tries to Shift the Vibes in San Francisco

By Erin Woo · Jun 3, 2023 6:00am PDT · 3 comments
Thousands converged on San Francisco this week for a 200-event “SF Tech Week” extravaganza that attempted to answer the question: Wait, isn’t every week tech week in San Francisco? The six-day roving party, which officially ends Sunday evening, was organized by Andreessen Horowitz, the famed and flashy venture capital firm... Thousands converged on San Francisco this week for a 200-event “SF Tech Week”...
Sarah Nagy gives a demo of her startup, Seek.ai, at an AI event at the San Francisco Wine Society in January. Photography by Laura Morton for The Information
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Boom Times in San Francisco’s AI Underground

By Arielle Pardes · Mar 17, 2023 9:02am PDT · 8 comments
Not even a banking crisis could chill the fever sweeping San Francisco. Last Wednesday, as the tech industry recoiled from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, a party was scheduled at the offices of Maverick Ventures in an old army hospital in the Presidio. The venture capital firm’s partners were hosting the latest LangChain... Not even a banking crisis could chill the fever sweeping San Francisco. Last Wednesday, as the...