The remote work revolution is crashing into a cold reality: Research is finding workers are less productive at home

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Jeff Moriarty and Kate Ecke.

Jeff Moriarty, Kate Ecke

AI companies are flocking to San Francisco — giving the city's commercial real-estate market a much-needed boost

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The San Francisco skyline.

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WeWork just warned it might fail, signaling commercial real estate is in serious trouble

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WeWork's "substantial doubt" about its viability is bad news for commercial real estate.

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Twitter HQ won't move out of San Francisco despite 'doom spiral' affecting the city, Elon Musk says

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Elon Musk and Twitter's San Francisco headquarters.

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There's more pain coming for residential and commercial real estate as tight credit and job worries threaten property markets

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Office vacancy hits an all-time high despite more people returning to in-person work

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10 Things in Tech: Tesla teases a new cybertruck, Meta eyes hyper-targeted ads, and Google brings AI to search

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Thank goodness it's Thursday. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I miss working in offices: talking with colleagues, eating snacks, and taking in views.

But from a business perspective, these amenities aren't a priority anymore – not even in one of the top buildings in San Francisco.

Go check out this map that shows just how many vacant office buildings are in downtown San Francisco

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San Francisco.

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I work from home with my cat in my lap and once stayed off-camera in a video call so I could do a face mask. I don't feel I'm missing out on office life as a remote worker.

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Dana Good is a young professional whose first full-time job is remote, and she loves it.

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Google reportedly eliminated some office snacks, including dried mangoes and M&Ms, in an effort to cut costs

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A Google employee in the San Francisco office told The Atlantic that Google removed office snacks like dried mango, chips, and M&Ms.

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