{"id":4214,"date":"2020-09-22T23:49:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T06:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/?page_id=4214"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:24:48","slug":"selected-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/selected-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Selected Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2026\/03\/25\/sf-surveillance-state-crime-drones-billionaires\/\">San Francisco once led the fight against police surveillance. Now it\u2019s a test case for it<\/a> (March 25, 2026)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2026\/03\/17\/sf-pedestrian-deaths-vision-zero\/\">SF\u2019s streets might be getting safer \u2014 unless you\u2019re walking<\/a> (March 17, 2026)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2026\/03\/12\/oakland-erupts-joy-alysa-liu-celebration-surprise-kehlani-concert\/\">Alysa Liu comes home: How Oakland celebrated its\u00a0 \u2018American hero\u2019<\/a> (March 12, 2026)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/dec\/19\/data-centers-ai-investment\">Investment in data centers worldwide hit record $61bn in 2025, report finds<\/a> (December 19, 2025)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2025\/12\/can-twitter-fly-again-startup-wants-to-pry-iconic-trademark-from-musks-x\/\">Operation Bluebird wants to relaunch \u201cTwitter,\u201d says Musk abandoned the name and logo<\/a> (December 10, 2025)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cyrusfarivar\/2025\/03\/17\/power-hungry-ai-data-centers-seek-more-quick-and-dirty-mobile-gas-turbines\/\">\u200b\u200bElon Musk Installs \u2018Quick And Dirty\u2019 Turbines To Power XAI\u2019s Memphis Data Centers<\/a> (March 17, 2025)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cyrusfarivar\/2024\/12\/18\/inside-irans-thriving-black-market-for-starlink-terminals\/\">Inside Iran\u2019s Thriving Black Market For Starlink Terminals<\/a> (December 18, 2024)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cyrusfarivar\/2023\/11\/08\/crisis-at-cruise-robotaxi-ceo-confirms-coming-layoffs-amid-scramble-to-rebuild-public-trust\/?sh=467d24f364ee\">Crisis At Cruise: Robotaxi CEO Confirms Coming Layoffs Amid Scramble To Rebuild Public Trust<\/a> (November 8, 2023)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cyrusfarivar\/2023\/08\/30\/cruise-robotaxis-waymo-san-francisco-firefighters\/\">The Mystery Around A Robotaxi, The Fire Department And A Death In San Francisco<\/a> (August 31, 2023)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cyrusfarivar\/2023\/08\/16\/startups-think-they-can-beat-wildfires-but-insurance-companies-arent-buying-it-yet\/\">Startups Think They Can Beat Wildfires, But Insurance Companies Aren\u2019t Buying It Yet<\/a> (August 16, 2023)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cyrusfarivar\/2023\/07\/11\/indianas-top-business-school-proudly-partnered-with-shein-then-quietly-cut-ties\/\">Indiana\u2019s Top Business School Proudly Partnered With Shein, Then Quietly Cut Ties<\/a> (July 11, 2023)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cyrusfarivar\/2023\/06\/28\/its-shockingly-easy-to-buy-illegal-gun-modifiers-on-instagram-facebook-and-twitter\/\">It\u2019s Shockingly Easy To Buy Illegal Gun Modifiers On Instagram, Facebook And Twitter<\/a> (June 28, 2023)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cyrusfarivar\/2023\/02\/23\/these-companies-say-they-can-recover-stolen-crypto-that-rarely-happens\/\">These Companies Say They Can Recover Stolen Crypto. That Rarely Happens.<\/a> (February 23, 2023)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cyrusfarivar\/2023\/01\/17\/they-lost-millions-to-crypto-scammers-this-prosecutor-is-helping-them-get-it-back\/\">They Lost Millions To Crypto Scammers. This Prosecutor Is Helping Them Get It Back.<\/a> (January 17, 2023)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cyrusfarivar\/2022\/12\/05\/elon-musk-twitter-bedrooms\/\">Elon Musk Has Outfitted Twitter\u2019s Headquarters With Bedrooms For Employees<\/a> (December 5, 2022)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cyrusfarivar\/2022\/03\/17\/razzlekhan-bitcoin-heather-morgan\/?sh=5ec8e7ef15f8\">Razzlekhan: The Untold Story Of How A YouTube Rapper Became A Suspect In A $4 Billion Bitcoin Fraud<\/a> (March 17, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/business-news\/security-robots-expand-across-u-s-few-tangible-results-n1272421\">Security robots expand across U.S., with few tangible results<\/a> (June 27, 2021)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/doordash-pushes-back-against-fee-delivery-commissions-new-charges-n1262088\">DoorDash pushes back against fee delivery commissions with new charges<\/a> (March 28, 2021)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/federal-wildland-firefighters-say-they-re-burned-out-after-years-n1245576\">Federal wildland firefighters say they&#8217;re burned out after years of low pay, little job stability<\/a> (Oct. 31, 2020)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/lack-oversight-transparency-leave-amazon-employees-dark-covid-19-n1241549\">Lack of oversight and transparency leave Amazon employees in the dark on Covid-19<\/a> (Sept. 30, 2020) <br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/addicted-losing-how-casino-apps-have-drained-people-millions-n1239604\">Addicted to losing: How casino-like apps have drained people of millions<\/a> (Sept. 14, 2020)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/uber-lyft-say-they-will-halt-rides-california-unless-appeals-n1237408\">Uber, Lyft say they will halt rides in California unless appeals court steps in<\/a> (Aug. 19, 2020)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/all\/teens-take-instagram-seriously-it-s-costing-some-them-their-n1078541\"><br>Teens take Instagram seriously \u2014 and it&#8217;s costing some of them their personal data<\/a> (Nov. 8, 2019)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/internet\/millions-use-earnin-get-cash-payday-critics-say-app-taking-n1034071\">Millions use Earnin to get cash before payday. Critics say the app is taking advantage of them.<\/a> (July 26, 2019)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/gaming-system-uber-lyft-face-driver-reckoning-california-n1012376\">&#8216;Gaming the system&#8217; \u2014 Uber and Lyft face a driver reckoning in California<\/a> (June 2, 2019)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/security\/millions-people-uploaded-photos-ever-app-then-company-used-them-n1003371\">Millions of people uploaded photos to the Ever app. Then the company used them to develop facial recognition tools.<\/a> (May 9, 2019)<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/social-media\/mark-zuckerberg-leveraged-facebook-user-data-fight-rivals-help-friends-n994706\">Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show<\/a> (April 16, 2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco once led the fight against police surveillance. Now it\u2019s a test case for it (March 25, 2026) SF\u2019s streets might be getting safer \u2014 unless you\u2019re walking (March 17, 2026) Alysa Liu comes home: How Oakland celebrated its\u00a0 \u2018American hero\u2019 (March 12, 2026) Investment in data centers worldwide hit record $61bn in 2025, report finds (December 19, 2025) Operation Bluebird wants to relaunch \u201cTwitter,\u201d says Musk abandoned the name and logo (December 10, 2025) \u200b\u200bElon Musk Installs \u2018Quick&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4214","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4uks-15Y","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4214"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4766,"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4214\/revisions\/4766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}