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Scott Budman

@scottbudman.bsky.social
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Tech reporter for NBC News, drummer, Bruin.

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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Crazy stat: With the wealth expected to be created by the OpenAI IPO, employees could buy: -Close to 20% of all the homes in San Francisco. -Close to 15% of all the homes in San Jose. -Close to 15% of all the homes in Oakland. The Anthropic IPO? -About 9% of SF homes -Redfin
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Update: The 30 year fixed rate mortgage just hit 7.37%. If you're buying a median priced home in San Francisco right now, your monthly payment is: 20% down: $12,150 10% down: $13,669 ...per month. -MortageNewsDaily
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Ask a Manager @askamanager.org · 23/09/2026
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my mom
My mom, Barbara Green, died two years ago this week. I wrote this for her. It is not about work. My mother scheduled her death for 10 a.m. on a Wednesday. Two years earlier, she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer — metastatic, we learned one horrible afternoon at Johns Hopkins, which meant surgery wasn’t […] The post my mom appeared first on Ask a Manager.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
AI today in two photos: 1. Intimidating bots that might eliminate humanity. 2. Cuddly forest creatures walking around and hugging people. #Dreamforce
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#Update: Median home price, by county: San Mateo: $2.25 million Santa Clara: $1.9 m San Francisco: $1.9 m Marin: $1.65 m Orange: $1.45 m Santa Cruz: $1.37 m Santa Barbara: $1.33 m Alameda: $1.3 m San Diego: $1.1 m Los Angeles: $950,000 - Ca Assn of Realtors
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New: Apple shows its new iPhone 18 .. Updates Siri AI, camera, chip, battery life, etc Starts at $1199 for Pro. ProMax starts at $1299. Available Sept 18th #AppleEvent
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Aaaand Apple has changed Lake Ontario to Lake America on Apple Maps.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
#New: President Trump just signed an executive order that he said will “immediately” change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.”
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Meta has been fined close to $17 billion as part of the social media trial settlement. The company stock value, rallying a bit after the verdict is, as of right now, up by $17 billion. $META
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton is understandably hugely famous for amazing songs. She also, among other things, mailed more than 270 million free books to children under five. And donated $1 million to infectious disease research, contributing to early COVID-19 vaccine development.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Remember the San Francisco store run entirely by AI? The AI says it just fired a human employee.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Meta’s lawyer, in his opening statement, used the phrase “it’s complicated,” and I’m reminded of the Facebook relationship status. $META
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#New: Millennials owning homes in: Los Angeles: 30% San Jose: 34% San Francisco: 38% New York: 36% Miami: 44% US: 52% Source: RentCafe
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
#New: 19 percent of California households can afford to buy a median-priced home in the state. A minimum annual income of $228,400 is needed to make monthly payments on that home. Source: CA Assn of Realtors
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Surfing dogs!!! (Dog surfing championships in Pacifica)
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
#Update: Remember the humanoid robot that flew out of the Bay Area after meeting passengers? Today United Airlines and Delta Airlines banned humanoid robots on aircraft, and in checked luggage. Southwest had banned the ‘bots after this guy flew:
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Everyone who bought and held SpaceX stock since IPO day has now lost money.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Here’s how to opt out of Meta’s new AI image model in 30 seconds: 1 Open your Instagram profile and tap the three lines in the right corner. 2 Tap on Sharing and reuse. 3 Go to Allow people to use your content with AI features on Meta, and toggle OFF for both Posts and Reels.
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Matthew Budman, book guy @matthewbudman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Budweiser introduced its BUD MAN character in 1969, and my family collected posters & stickers & steins & salt shakers throughout the '70s because, c'mon, the name. A highlight: a 1976 set of bicentennial stickers, with Bud Man in a series of iconic Revolutionary War scenes. America!
Scans of the six BUD MAN stickers that Budweiser produced for the bicentennial, with the Bud Man character in different Revolutionary War tableaux, mostly wearing a tricorne: holding a lantern à la Paul Revere, repairing the cracked Liberty Bell, playing a flute, marching with a Budweiser flag, crossing the Delaware on a boat, and sewing a Budweiser flag à la Betsy Ross.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
So sorry to hear about Om Malik's passing. He was one of the very early, and influential, tech reporters. I was fortunate to have had the chance to know him in person. A big loss to Silicon Valley, and to the tech community.
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Ask a Manager @askamanager.org · 22/06/2026
If you're in the Bay Area, my sister and brother in law are fostering these tiny kittens and they need an adopter - is it you?! Info here (they are bonded and should be adopted as a pair): www.svpetproject.org/availablecat... www.svpetproject.org/availablecat...
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Good morning from Apple HQ. #WWDC  soon to get underway. Expecting a big send off for Tim Cook as CEO. Keep it here for updates. $AAPL
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
#Update: SF couple (with small child) got a notice on their door, telling them rent at their two-bedroom unit in the Richmond District would be going up from about $3,000 to $7,000 a month in September. An SF supervisor reached out to an attorney, who says he’s now helping.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
New: Meta says it will begin to offer subscriptions: $3.99/month for Instagram Plus $3.99/mo for Facebook Plus $2.99/mo for WhatsApp Plus ...for access to "features like profile customization, super reactions, and story insights." $META
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
After the San Diego shooting, Bay Area Christians and Jews are outside Mosques with signs of support.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Look up! Jupiter (upper left) and Venus (lower right) are hanging around the crescent moon for “conjunction.” Visible to the naked eye this week.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The median home price in California just hit an all time high: $914,810. -Ca Assn of Realtors
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
#New: Cerebras prices IPO at $185, above its expected range. Based in Silicon Valley, the AI company will lead what is expected to be a number of big AI-related stock offerings. Look out, Bay Area housing market.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
#Update: Rents rising in the Bay Area (avg 1BR): San Francisco: $3,850* Mtn View: $3,500 Palo Alto: $3,390 Sunnyvale: $3,130 Santa Clara: $3,080 San Mateo: $2,830 San Jose: $2,550 Fremont: $2,500 Berkeley: $2,300 Oakland: $2,000 *Up 20% in one year. Source: Zumper
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Today, outside the Musk v OpenAI trial…
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
#Breaking: Elon Musk has taken the stand and has been sworn in. Keep it here for updates.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
#NEW: The 9 person jury has been chosen for the Musk v OpenAI trial. Opening arguments start tomorrow morning.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
#New: The Elon Musk vs OpenAI trial is underway in Oakland. Jury selection is starting this morning. Potential jurors are being questioned. Some from the tech industry, some not.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
#New: Highest new mortgage payments (yes, the top 5 are in California): San Jose: $4,016 San Francisco: $3,850 Oxnard: $3,401 Los Angeles: $3,366 San Diego: $3,225 Seattle: $2,976 Boston: $2,784 Stockton: $2,654 New York: $2,615 Source: LendingTree
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
#New: Philz Coffee reversal: Company says it will keep the Pride flags up in cafes, apologizes “to the LGBTQIA+ community that has been with us since the very beginning.”
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
#New: San Francisco Bay Area has reclaimed the title as most expensive metro area in the US. Median home price: $1.7 million. SF home prices rose 14.4% over the last year. US home prices rose 1.2% over the last year. Redfin says AI money is the spark.
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Ask a Manager @askamanager.org · 08/04/2026
It's the annual Ask a Manager salary survey! Every year, vastly fewer men fill this out than women. Men, please share your salary info (anonymously) so we have concrete salary comparisons to inform pay negotiations and fight the pay gap
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
#New: Bay Area rents (median 1BR): San Francisco: $3,790* Palo Alto: $3,610** Mtn View: $3,380 Sunnyvale: $3,130 Santa Clara: $3,040 Redwood City: $2,930 San Jose: $2,660 Berkeley: $2,270 Oakland: $2,000 *Up 18.5% in one year **Up 14.6% in one year Source: Zumper
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#Update: Elizabeth Holmes has had a year of her sentence removed. US District Judge Edward Davila just took 12 months off of her original sentence of 11 years and three months. The reduction is from a 2023 amendment affecting certain offenders with no prior criminal history.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
#Breaking: Verdict in the Elon Musk Twitter case: -Jury rules that Musk defrauded (intentionally misled) Twitter investors by disparaging the company in 2022, trying to buy it for less than his original $44 billion bid. Damages to be determined.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Alysa Liu Kehlani Ryan Coogler Delroy Lindo Zendaya Raphael Saadiq Oakland is killing it this month. (Sinners playing now at the Grand Lake Theater).
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Once again, gas can be found in Silicon Valley for more per gallon than the federal hourly minimum wage.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Watch: Elon Musk sends A DECOY TESLA AND GUARDS to try and fool the press as he enters the SF courtroom today for the Twitter buyout trial. (Keep going .. we found him).
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
#New: Bay Area rent (median 1BR): San Francisco: $3,630* Palo Alto: $3,450** Mtn View: $3,220 Sunnyvale: $3,030 Santa Clara: $2,870 Redwood City: $2,760 San Jose: $2,510 Berkeley: $2,200 Oakland: $1,980 *up 15.6% in one year **up 16.2% in one year Source: Zumper
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
#New: In Silicon Valley: Average tech wages reached $189,000 in 2025. Richest 10% hold 75% of liquid wealth; bottom half holds less than 1%. More than one-quarter of households cannot meet basic needs. Median home costs $2 million. -Joint Venture Silicon Valley
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
#Breaking: FedEx is suing the U.S. seeking full refund of the Trump tariffs. Is this the first domino to fall?
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
#New: 30-year fixed mortgage is now at 5.99%.
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
#Breaking: Dow futures down 260, Bitcoin down $4,000 on new Trump tariffs. $BTC
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
#New: Rent burden: In the San Francisco Bay Area, half of renter households spend at least 30% of their income on rent, and one quarter spend more than half. That’s the highest number in the nation. Source: ApartmentList
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Scott Budman @scottbudman.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The times we live in: The Judge in the social media addition trial just threatened to hold anyone recording the Mark Zuckerberg testimony with AI glasses in contempt of court.
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