$10,000 penalties — California is imposing $10,000 penalties to enforce a ban on AI being used as therapists.

California AI in the Therapist’s Chair? California Says No—and Backs It Up With $10,000 Penalties · quarles.com More Than 56% of California Electricity Demand Supplied by Wind, Water, & Solar in 2026 · cleantechnica.com California’s 2026 Legislative Session Wraps: A Wave of Privacy and AI… · kelleydrye.com

Southern California 'Pretty epic' Kelvin wave is latest threat to SoCal coastal cities. How soon, and how bad? · latimes.com 90 micro-earthquakes rattle Southern California · wsbtv.com Southern California rattled by swarm of dozens of small earthquakes in a day's span · foxweather.com

Parenting Hostile parenting could nearly double your child's risk of mental health problems · femalefirst.co.uk Boomers Are Sacrificing Retirement Savings to Support Their Grandkids · bloomberg.com Exclusive | Slapping coaches, parents on the field · nypost.com

Film Is Drake's 'Fear of Missing Out' a New Album? He Reveals What FOMO Actually Is · justjared.com What Drake did not reveal about ‘Fear of Missing Out’ short film announcement · thenews.com.pk Drake Reveals ‘Fear of Missing Out’ Is a ‘Not So Short Film’ · rollingstone.com

Culture Inside Ukraine's cultural crisis: A Japanese writer's account · english.kyodonews.net

Television ‘Widow’s Bay’ Dominates, and 7 Other Takeaways From the 2026 Emmys · nytimes.com LG Denies Allegations Its Televisions Are Always Recording · cnet.com Judge Judy is retiring after more than 30 years on TV · kcra.com

Video Games Gamers will have to prove their age under EU Kids Act · euractiv.com No Man's Sky's Cosmos Update Overhauls The Outer Space Experience · uploadvr.com Researchers develop video game that helps study how autistic people process information · ctvnews.ca

Economy The Oil Market Is Flashing New Warning Signs for the Economy · wsj.com

Music The Record Labels Are Done Fighting AI. Now They Want a Cut · gizmodo.com How music reorganizes the brain to recover from stress · eurekalert.org Global song unites 17 countries in powerful October 7 tribute to Israel · israelnationalnews.com

Los Angeles LAHSA transition · laist.com Bass stepped down from LAHSA. Does that mean the end for the embattled homeless agency? · latimes.com L.A. renters dream of Las Vegas, but outsiders steer clear of L.A., survey shows · latimes.com

Media Michael Hirschorn Is The Times’s Next Media Columnist · nytco.com

San Diego San Diego gets first-of-its-kind mobile Holocaust education program · yahoo.com San Diego city leaders seek tighter rules for driverless cars · nbcsandiego.com Power outages hit San Diego during extreme heat · nbcsandiego.com

Tourism Industry ZAWYA: Saudi visitors stay longer, spend more as AI reshapes travel habits: Visa · tradingview.com Cityboat emerges as new leisure trend across China · en.people.cn The hospitality industry fears a tourist tax will deter visitors · theguardian.com

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