AI & Startups: Y Combinator’s latest batch points to a shift from “smarter models” toward the infrastructure needed for AI agents to run inside real businesses—bringing new demands for memory, compliance, monitoring, and enterprise access. Climate Policy: California and other Democratic-led states are weakening climate rules as red states ramp clean energy, with California scaling back cap-and-invest and advocates warning affordability moves could worsen both extreme weather and fossil-fuel costs. Earthquake Readiness: West Coast residents are being urged to use ShakeAlert-style earthquake alerts that can warn seconds before strong shaking, as attention grows around major fault risks. Cybersecurity & Espionage: The FBI says Chinese military-linked actors are using LinkedIn/Indeed-style recruitment to target Western officials and extract sensitive info. Biotech: AN2 Therapeutics reports positive enabling data for an oral therapy aimed at advancing toward Phase 2 for chronic Chagas disease. Drug Discovery AI: Chai Discovery secured a Pfizer license to deploy its AI molecule-design platform. Public Health Tech: Google/Verily seeks federal approval to release up to 32 million “good” Wolbachia mosquitoes in California and Florida to reduce disease spread. Local Tech Policy: Monterey Park voters approved the first U.S. permanent ballot ban on data centers, citing impacts on air, water, and rates.