A good week for Waymo, a bad week for Sam Bankman-Fried

Two Waymo driverless taxis stop and face each other on a street in San Francisco before driving past each other, on Feb. 15, 2023. Cruise, a subsidiary of General Motors, and Waymo, a spinoff from Google, both are on the verge of operating 24-hour services that would transport passengers throughout one of the most densely populated U.S. cities in vehicles that will have no one sitting in the driver’s seat. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

Waymo

Driverless taxi company scores big win as California PUC gives approval for it and rival company Cruise to charge fares and operate in all parts of San Francisco 24 hours a day, a major step toward expanding statewide.

Sam Bankman-Fried

Bay Area founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX is jailed in New York after a judge revokes his bail. Formerly a billionaire, Bankman-Fried has been living recently in his parents’ Palo Alto home.

Jed York

49ers CEO is accused of insider trading and violating federal securities laws in two lawsuits from shareholders of online education company Chegg. But his team is a pre-season NFL favorite, with QB Brock Purdy returning to health.