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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 > 09/13/2026 > trump-downplays-the-need-to-check-ai-development-and-says-he-doesnt-want-to-cede-edge-to-china > amp

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn’t want to cede edge to China

10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (855+ words) By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and DIDI TANG While acknowledging the need for some regulation, Trump provided no specifics about potential rules and attributed warnings about the technology moving too quickly and with little oversight to “negative forces” he did not identify,…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/13/2026 > iran-is-set-to-unveil-hormuz-pact-to-gulf-nations-on-monday-2 > amp

Iran is set to unveil Hormuz pact to Gulf nations on Monday

14+ hour, 6+ min ago   (722+ words) By Adveith Nair, Sara Gharaibeh, Salma El Wardany and Arsalan Shahla, Bloomberg News Iran plans to formally unveil an agreement on a temporary shipping lane through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, after a flurry of diplomatic activity including a…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/13/2026 > latest-line-a-good-week-for-daniel-lurie-a-bad-week-for-truckers

Latest line: A good week for Daniel Lurie, a bad week for truckers

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (223+ words) The Mercury News San Francisco mayor continues momentum, breaking ground with developers on a long-stalled project at Candlestick Point to build 7,200 homes, a hotel, parks, shops and restaurants on former stadium site. Driven by rising world oil prices amid the…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/13/2026 > today-in-history-september-13-margaret-chase-smith-elected-to-us-senate

Today in History: September 13, Margaret Chase Smith elected to US Senate

23+ hour, 12+ min ago   (250+ words) Today is Sunday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2026. There are 109 days left in the year. On Sept. 13, 1948, Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate; she became the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress. In…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/11/2026 > inflation-bay-area-price-food-gas-home-energy-economy-shop-august-2026

Inflation eases in Bay Area, but gasoline prices climb higher

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (423+ words) Inflation cooled slightly in the Bay Area in August, but gasoline prices skyrocketed in the region, a government report released Friday shows. The Bay Area inflation rate rose 3.4% over the one-year period that ended in August, less than the 3.8% annual…...

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mercurynews.com > 02/16/2026 > curling-controversy

Trying to tame the Olympic controversy, World Curling sent in the umps. Then it sent them away

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (511+ words) A day after World Curling ramped up monitoring of the matches, it pulled the plug, saying umpires would retreat and be available on request but not by default. The move came after a quick meeting between national curling federations and…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/11/2026 > san-jose-commemorates-25th-anniversary-of-sept-11-attacks

‘We were there as Americans’: San Jose marks 25 years since Sept. 11 attacks

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (308+ words) At the end of that tragic day on Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren and other lawmakers informally gathered on the steps of the nation’s Capitol then someone in the group began singing, “God Bless America,” the San Jose congresswoman vividly recalled…...

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mercurynews.com > 08/31/2026 > dea-tactic-fentanyl-house-republicans

DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (444+ words) By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN The committee’s chairman, Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, sent a letter Monday to Attorney General Todd Blanche requesting records related to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s controversial strategy of monitoring — yet not…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/11/2026 > trump-republicans-midterm-troubles

Analysis: Trump’s solution to Republicans’ midterm troubles is more Trump

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (617+ words) On Thursday, the final night of Republicans’ unusual midterm convention, Trump said he would speak for just a few minutes. Instead he held court for a half hour, repeating many of the points he made in a nearly two-hour speech…...

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mercurynews.com > 09/09/2026 > federal-government-moves-to-seize-suspected-cartel-leaders-hemet-ranch-2 > amp

Federal government moves to seize suspected cartel leader’s California ranch

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (702+ words) Federal prosecutors are moving to seize a Hemet ranch allegedly owned by a fugitive identified by authorities as the suspected leader of one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent drug cartels. A federal civil forfeiture action filed in July by…...