As the predicted crashes in bitcoin’s value are manifesting, all may seem lost. But like any good drama, there’s a twist. It appears that bitcoin was not the star after all. It is its underlying technology—something known as the blockchain—that deserves attention. We talk with Tomek Mackowiack about his cover story, 'Bitsplained: How blockchain is …

In January, Facebook announced it would once again alter its News Feed algorithm to show users even more posts from their friends and family, and a lot fewer from media outlets. The move isn’t all that surprising. But for the many news outlets that have come to rely on Facebook funneling readers to their sites, the impact of a separation sounds cat…

The SV411 Podcast makes its triumphant return after losing our former fearless leader, Josh Koehn. Now at the helm of the ship is our decidedly fearful leader, Nick Veronin—joined by News Editor Jennifer Wadsworth.On this week's podcast, we talk about another return. Cinequest is back, yet again. And this time around, Nicolas Cage will be joining t…

It's the end of 2017 and the end of an era. As of January 1, pot is no longer verboten for recreational use in California and longtime Metro staffer Josh Koehn is leaving the paper for the San Francisco Chronicle.We'll miss him dearly, but at least we can buy some sweet sticky icky to help us smoke out our sorrows. On this podcast we talk about thi…