Google DeepMind and South Korea signed an MOU to build an AI campus in Seoul this year, promising internships, joint research and closer ties with Samsung and chipmakers.

China’s NDRC ordered the cancellation of Meta’s acquisition of Manus, forcing parties to withdraw and raising new risks for cross‑border AI deals. The move unsettles Bay Area dealmaking.

Berkeley’s Elaichi Co. opened a SoMa storefront on April 19, offering karak, Kashmiri and masala chai with a weekend grand opening planned. The shop is part of Vacant to Vibrant.

A Spokane jury will decide whether a former Bay Area veteran joined a conspiracy at a June anti‑ICE protest, a case that now intersects with a family congressional campaign and DOJ policy shifts.

Cool, damp morning with spotty drizzle; sun returns by afternoon and highs near 63°F. Small craft advisory for outer waters tonight.

A corner lot at Geary and Parker has been a fire-damaged ghost of its former self since a construction crew accidentally struck a gas line in 2019, taking out Hong Kong Lounge II and four other buildings with it. Seven years later, updated plans are calling for 89 apartments on the site — and for once, the zoning stars are actually aligned. Getting it built is a different story entirely.

A Richmond traffic stop turned up four illegal firearms, three converted to full automatic, and a cache of extended magazines, police say.

Cool, cloudy Sunday with spotty drizzle through Monday morning. A warmer, sunnier stretch arrives midweek.

Ernie Dosio, a prominent Lodi vineyard owner, was killed when a group of forest elephants charged during a guided hunt in Gabon's Lope‑Okanda rainforest. His guide was seriously injured.

A Miss Israel tabling event at Stanford's White Plaza turned physical when an IDF soldier tackled a student who took a sign; campus police have opened an investigation.

At River Walk Park in West Sacramento, Caltrans honored 195 fallen highway workers and added a cone for Mahdi Khorram. Speakers urged stronger protections and pointed to new enforcement tools.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologized to Tumbler Ridge after the company didn't alert police about a banned ChatGPT account tied to the Feb. 10 mass shooting.

A judge declined the defense's probe of San Mateo County's juror-selection system in the Chunli Zhao prosecution; the trial is set for Jan. 25, 2027.