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(Bloomberg) -- Meta Platforms Inc. is spending a fortune to assemble the brightest minds in artificial intelligence. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg may want to note: Research suggests that packing a team with too much genius can backfire. Meta is spending a fortune to assemble the brightest minds in artificial

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mercurynews.com > 09/12/2026 > ice-must-pause-construction-of-gilroy-detention-center-judge-rules

ICE must pause construction of Gilroy detention center, judge rules

8+ hour, 51+ min ago   (457+ words) A federal judge has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to halt construction on a planned detention facility in Gilroy after attorneys for the state of California and Santa Clara County sued to block it on environmental grounds. Judge Eumi K. Lee…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/12/2026 > federal-appeals-court-steers-san-diego-insurance-dispute-to-california-supreme-court

Federal appeals court steers San Diego insurance dispute to California Supreme Court

11+ hour, 8+ min ago   (559+ words) A federal appeals court has taken the unusual step of steering a class-action case to the California Supreme Court, saying the state high court is best suited to resolve the dispute. The case involves past and current members of the…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/12/2026 > california-san-mateo-county-vehicle-license-fees-reimbursement

State agrees to work with San Mateo County to return millions in vehicle license fees

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (590+ words) State officials have agreed to find a way to return millions of dollars in vehicle license fees to San Mateo County weeks after county leaders claimed the loss of revenue would lead to public service cuts. The state legislature has…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/11/2026 > new-thai-protein-maxxing-eatery-now-open-in-palo-alto

New Thai protein-maxxing eatery now open in Palo Alto

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (316+ words) Palo Alto has a new fast-casual restaurant specializing in Thai cuisine and protein-maxxing. Most chicken and tofu items on the menu promise at least 40 grams of protein per meal. Holy Shred, which opened along El Camino Real in mid-August, is…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/11/2026 > fremont-union-city-scrap-2-6-million-prophoenix-police-dispatch-system

Fremont, Union City scrap $2.6 million ProPhoenix police dispatch system

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (531+ words) Fremont and Union City quietly ended their use of a $2.6 million police dispatch system after the newly acquired software “experienced unexpected instability” during service calls. Fremont, which contracts with Union City to provide dispatch services, used computer-aided dispatch software (CAD)…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/10/2026 > 49ers-rams-analysis-nfl-melbourne-cricket-ground

Instant analysis of 49ers’ beatdown Down Under over Super Bowl-favorite Rams

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (612+ words) MELBOURNE, Australia – No worries, the 49ers enjoyed a season-opening win like no other in their 81-year history. This 27-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams came with all the pomp and circumstance befitting the NFL’s regular-season arrival in Australia, before a sold-out…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/10/2026 > deebo-samuel-kick-return-jake-brendel-catch-49ers-rams

Niners’ nuggets: Deebo’s return, Brendel’s catch and more from 49ers’ season-opening win over Rams

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (437+ words) The 49ers are atop the NFC West two days into the NFL season after dominating the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia on Friday morning there, and Thursday night stateside. Brock Purdy had three touchdown passes to three different receivers in…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/10/2026 > studs-and-duds-49ers-rams-brock-purdy-mike-evans-nick-bosa-melbourne-kurtenbach-0910

Studs and Duds: Purdy, Bosa and the physical 49ers manhandle Rams in Australia

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (703+ words) The NFL shipped two bitter NFC West rivals 8,000 miles across the Pacific to play a regular-season football game in a cricket ground, and honestly, the sheer logistical absurdity of it all deserved a far weirder finish than what we actually…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/10/2026 > san-jose-police-make-arrest-in-hate-motivated-incident > amp

San Jose police make arrest in ‘hate-motivated incident’

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (270+ words) SAN JOSE — A woman has been arrested on suspicion of hate crimes and stalking in San Jose, police said. Officers were initially called to the 6400 block of Aspen Creek on Sunday for a report of a “hate-motivated incident,” according to…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/10/2026 > delayed-cesar-chavez-park-renaming-san-jose

San Jose parks board stalls Cesar Chavez Plaza renaming nomination

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (425+ words) A shortage of commissioners forced San Jose’s Parks and Recreation Commission to postpone its official nomination to rename downtown park Plaza de Cesar Chavez until October, months after a major sex abuse investigation tarnished the late labor leader’s legacy. The…...