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DonL
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Cal Bear, born in SF & back in the city! Dad of 2 boys & 2 dogs. Hiking, backpacking, MTB, Niners, Dubs, & Giants. Advising startups @HeadlandsWest - previously CorpDev/Strat @techstars & BD/PM @storify @adobe @typekit @google @feedburner @yahoo
Is this Netflix's first technology acquisition?

techcrunch.com/2025/12/19/n...
Netflix acquires gaming avatar maker Ready Player Me | TechCrunch
The gaming startup will allow Netflix subscribers to create avatars that can extend across gaming titles.
techcrunch.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Ahmed el Ahmed, Who Tackled a Bondi Beach Gunman, Was Seriously Injured
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A Scientific Pipeline to the Nobel Prize Fueled by Immigrants
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ocean beach on Sunday
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Piloting group chats in ChatGPT
Collaborate with others, and ChatGPT, in the same conversation.
openai.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Ocean beach run. Hauntingly beautiful.
November 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Reposted by DonL
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Great to see....due to a combination of the rise of AI in SF more generally, tech companies' return to office policies, and Lurie. Glad to see it all coming together and Lurie might be the right Mayor at the right time.

www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
'Like somebody turned a faucet on': Union Square buzz is building in SF
"There's just a lot of great momentum and buzz in Union Square right now."
www.sfgate.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
What's the argument for these if chips are obsolete w/n 3-5 years. I have some thoughts, but curious what people think.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Good evening ocean beach SF
October 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
From Muni.
October 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Ocean beach rn
October 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
AOL Keywords 2025 ;)
October 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Hello my friend…
October 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Yes…devastating and just plain dumb.

We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Great NYT piece from my friend Seth Levine and Elizabeth MacBride

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/o...
September 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Running clears your 🧠 like shaking an etch a sketch. Nothing quite like it.
September 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM