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mercurynews. com > 04/30/2026 > beach-hazards-statement-affecting-bay-area-shorelines-saturday-and-sunday-sneaker-waves-may-occur

Beach hazards statement affecting Bay Area Shorelines Saturday and Sunday " sneaker waves may occur

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (189+ words) Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast as well as San Francisco County are under a beach hazards statement which was issued" Coastal North…...

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mercurynews. com > 04/19/2026 > winter-storm-watch-issued-for-the-greater-lake-tahoe-area-for-tuesday-and-wednesday-may-reach-10-inches-of-snow

Winter storm watch issued for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area for Tuesday and Wednesday " may reach 10 inches of snow

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (511+ words) A winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 9: 20 a. m. valid from Tuesday 5 a. m. until Wednesday April 22, at 5 p. m. for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area. "Heavy snow above 6500 feet. Snow accumulations of 4 to 10 inches above 6500 feet with 12 to…...

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mercurynews. com > 04/21/2026 > meet-coco-downtown-san-joses-new-autonomous-delivery-robot

Meet Coco, downtown San Jose's new autonomous delivery robot

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (747+ words) The future " or at least some version of it " arrived in downtown San Jose this week as Santa Monica-based Coco Robotics deployed a fleet of 20 hot pink delivery robots to deliver restaurant food and groceries. We're a pretty tech-friendly city,…...

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mercurynews. com > 09/09/2025 > firefighters-drop-sky-climb-bid-save-giant-sequoias-sierra-garnet-fire

Firefighters who drop from the sky to climb from ground in bid to save giant sequoias in Sierra from Garnet Fire

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (857+ words) Embers spat out by the Garnet Fire overnight Sunday ignited small fires that were still smoldering Wednesday in the high branches of several trees in a cherished grove of iconic giant sequoias in the Sierra Nevada, and a team of…...

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mercurynews. com > 04/27/2026 > bay-area-weather-warmer-week-beckons-weekend-disturbance-possible

For Bay Area, a warmer week beckons but pattern appears same

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (441+ words) The atmospheric pattern that has settled upon the Bay Area since the start of April continues to be a persistent one, with periods of low pressure and stormy weather giving way to slight high pressure. And so it will happen…...

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mercurynews. com > 04/21/2026 > bay-area-storm-another-day-of-rain-possible-thunder-lightning

More winter-like weather in the spring as rain hits Bay Area again

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (554+ words) The reappearance of winter-like weather amid the first month of spring continued on Tuesday with more rain falling in the Bay Area, the air growing more unstable, and the falling probability that any long stretch of clear-and-warm weather will appear…...

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mercurynews. com > 04/30/2026 > young-people-starting-to-push-back-against-big-tech

Larry Magid: Young people starting to push back against Big Tech

14+ hour, 57+ min ago  (416+ words) In an interview, organizer Johnny Vasquez said the event was "not asking people to abolish technology. Social media, devices, laptops, phones can all be very useful, as long as we use them appropriately and don't let them distract us or…...

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mercurynews. com > 04/24/2026 > meta-inks-deal-to-use-amazons-graviton-processors-for-ai

Meta inks deal to use Amazon's Graviton processors for AI

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (351+ words) By Matt Day, Bloomberg Amazon. com Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. have struck a multibillion-dollar deal for the social-media giant to rent hundreds of thousands of Amazon's general-purpose chips for its AI efforts. The multiyear deal gives Meta access to…...

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mercurynews. com > 04/24/2026 > worst-spring-drought-on-record-grips-us-fueling-wildfires-and-water-worries

Worst spring drought on record grips US, fueling wildfires and water worries

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (923+ words) By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN Drought in the continental United States has expanded to its record-highest level for spring, and it's fueling wildfire and water shortage concerns as the summer's drying heat fast approaches. Varying levels of drought covered 62. 78% of…...

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mercurynews. com > 03/10/2026 > meta-acquire-moltbook

Meta to acquire Moltbook, viral social network for AI agents

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (274+ words) By Alicia Tang, Bloomberg The world's largest social media company is buying what may be the world's strangest social network. Meta Platforms Inc. on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Moltbook, an experimental platform that has been described as…...