Joshua Bote is a tech reporter and the Tech Editor for The San Francisco Standard. With a focus on local tech news in San Francisco and California, Joshua covers a wide range of topics including startups, layoffs, industry trends, and the impact of technology on various sectors. His work has been featured in notable publications such as USA Today, NPR Music, and the Houston Chronicle.
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By: Joshua Bote
Scrutiny of autonomous vehicle companies in 2024 will be high, experts predict.
A free 55-inch TV in exchange for your data is not worth it.
Less than a week into 2024, San Francisco-based Lever conducted a layoff.
California currently cannot ticket self-driving cars that speed in the state.
By: Kevin Truong, Joshua Bote
A Google worker is facing a murder charge for beating his wife to death this week in an attack that left their bedroom covered in blood, prosecutors say.
By: Joshua Bote, Joel Umanzor
A Downtown San Francisco building being investigated for housing techies in illegal $700 a month sleeping pods is still operating, according to residents at the property.
By: Joshua Bote
After a decade in San Francisco, Lesbians Who Tech, the longtime conference for lesbians and allies in the technology industry, is exiting the city's
By: Joshua Bote
Waymo is gearing up for a dramatic statewide expansion that would see the company's fleet of driverless cars spanning much of the Bay Area and a major portion of Los Angeles County—and using freeways to ferry passengers around.
By: Joshua Bote
Renting a home in San Francisco is, to put it gently, a nightmare, littered with Craigslist scams, dozens of tenants competing for places and rushed tours from indifferent property managers.
By: Joshua Bote
That air-tight phone booth where you escape to take sensitive calls at work? The ones in your offices could be illegal.
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