"A Honda Accord being driven by an elderly man plowed 70 feet into a Safeway store in Sunnyvale today, coming to a stop in the floral section. Only a couple of minor injuries were reported but it is a similar sounding situation, with an elderly driver trying to park and hitting the gas, as this Santa Rosa incident in February, as well as the deadly Chinatown incident in March, and the deadly 2024 West Portal crash that killed a family of four."
"40-year-old Jarvis Toussaint, of Mountain House, California, was indicted in federal court for being a felon in possession of ammunition, in connection with the deadly March 7 shooting at a downtown Oakland bar that happened in the hours after a First Fridays event. Toussaint made an appearance in federal court in Oakland on Wednesday, and he also faces state murder charges."
"PG&E is warning of possible PSPS (Public Safety Power Shutoff) events this weekend due to high winds, particularly in the North Bay, likely between Sunday and Tuesday. [KTVU] Iranian hackers likely accessed systems that monitor fuel-storage levels at US gas stations. The hack doesn't appear to have caused any damage, but officials are concerned because such an attack could allow a hacker to make the system ignore when a real gas leak was occurring. [CNN]"
"The Supreme Court, in a one-sentence emergency ruling, rejected an effort by Virginia state officials to appeal a decision by the Virginia Supreme Court that struck down a new congressional district map that would have given Democrats an advantage. The state court had ruled in favor of Republicans who challenged a voter-approved state constitutional amendment measure on procedural grounds. [New York Times] Because recruiters and job applicants are employing AI to apply for jobs en masse, candidate screeners are inserting AI prompts in job postings to get large language models to expose themselves. [Chronicle]"
A Honda Accord driven by an elderly man crashed into a Safeway store in Sunnyvale, stopping in the floral section with only minor injuries reported. Similar incidents involved elderly drivers mistakenly accelerating while trying to park, including a Santa Rosa case in February and other deadly crashes. A 40-year-old man, Jarvis Toussaint, was indicted in federal court for being a felon in possession of ammunition connected to a March 7 shooting at a downtown Oakland bar, and he also faces state murder charges. PG&E warned of possible PSPS events due to high winds in the North Bay. Iranian hackers likely accessed fuel-storage monitoring systems at US gas stations without causing damage, raising concerns about potential future misuse. The Supreme Court issued a one-sentence emergency ruling rejecting Virginia officials’ appeal of a congressional district map decision. Recruiters and job applicants are using AI for job applications, and screeners are adding AI prompts to job postings to detect large language model behavior.
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