Everything But the News

Steve stops by State Bird Provisions, a small plates restaurant in San Francisco that has ranked among the top restaurants in the United States. He told us he was going there to examine the intersection between food and technology, but after watching this, we think he had other ideas.

What if you could read what the people around you were thinking? Steve Goldboom tests a new gadget at SxSW that promises to do just that...almost.

The Bay Area is gaining a reputation for more than just its booming tech culture. Steve Goldbloom visits one of San Francisco's hottest new spots for...toast?

Steve visits Daqri, a tech company working on the cutting-edge of interactive, "4D" holograms.

Steve Goldbloom visits Camp Grounded, a camp for adults where people come to get a respite from the technology that has saturated our modern lives.

Steve Goldbloom visits Stanford University's Salisbury Robotics Lab and meets some frighteningly advanced robots...and their creators.

Steve Goldbloom visits Stanford's Salisbury Robotics Lab to meet our new robot masters.

Ever wondered what it'd be like to have a smart...cup? Steve visits the headquarters of Mark One, makers of a new product called Vessyl, a cup that knows more about its contents than you do.

Cookie Monster's advice is truly timeless.

Getting a coffee in San Francisco isn't what it used to be.

Steve Goldbloom spends the day at Dev BootCamp, a short-term intensive "developer bootcamp" designed to turn mere mortals into fully-fledged programmers.

Too busy, tired, and/or lazy to shop for groceries? There’s an app for that! Steve tries out Instacart, a new service that enlists the help of local “personal shoppers" to buy and deliver groceries to your door in under an hour. Will Instacart become the Uber for groceries?

Steve Goldbloom visits the headquarters of Chubbies, a California startup dedicated to restoring the glory days of 1980s men's shortswear.

When Noah forgets to pack lunch, Steve decides to try out three of San Francisco's hottest instant food delivery startups: Spoonrocket, Sprig and Caviar.

Steve Goldbloom visits the swanky headquarters of BlackV Club, a startup that has precisely one item to sell: black v-neck t-shirts.

Steve Goldbloom spends an afternoon with one of the more precocious members of San Francisco's new tech elite.

Steve investigates the potentially alarming trend of facial recognition software for online dating. For more EBTN, visit http://to.pbs.org/ebtn

Steve meets iJustine and discovers what an average day is like for a Youtube megastar.

Cub reporter Steve Goldbloom is back from the brink to cover the latest, most absurd tech trends in the Bay Area and beyond. Everything But the News is a PBS Digital Studios production. For more videos, visit http://to.pbs.org/EBTN

Steve takes an immersive journey into the complex world of online dating.