Housing & STEM Workforce: Riverside business leaders are rallying support for a November ballot push that would require many California communities to allow more single-family homes, aiming to ease the worker housing crunch. Healthcare Fraud Fallout: California hospice care is facing reputational damage after fraud allegations, raising fears that tighter scrutiny could reduce access for patients. Autonomous Vehicles: Amazon’s Zoox won U.S. approval to charge for steering-wheel-free robotaxis, with regulators setting extra reporting rules as the industry expands. Defense Tech: The U.S. Army is taking its “Hammer of the Gods” GPS-denial disruption system to overseas trials after earlier testing off California’s coast. Biotech M&A: Johnson & Johnson closed its $1B Firefly Bio acquisition to expand targeted cancer therapy using its Firelink antibody platform. AI Infrastructure Hardware: Renesas unveiled a Gen 3 DDR5 MRDIMM chipset for AI servers, targeting higher memory bandwidth for data centers. Space Science: NASA’s Curiosity rover spotted honeycomb-like “polygonal fracture” patterns on Mars, offering new clues to the planet’s past. Climate & Wildlife: A UC Davis study found gray wolves in northeastern California rely heavily on cattle, linking conservation outcomes to livestock impacts.