AI Safety & Standards: OpenAI says it’s working with Anthropic and Google on an AI safety standards body, as top labs push for shared testing before release. AI Governance Pushback: Elon Musk urged major AI firms to test each other’s models, arguing “competitors grading your homework” could catch dangerous behavior. Biotech Funding (Bay Area): RegCell (Emeryville) secured $66M in Series A plus a non-dilutive AMED grant to advance its immune-tolerance Treg platform toward clinical autoimmune trials. Cancer Immunotherapy (SoCal): A2 Biotherapeutics (Agoura Hills) reported early DENALI-1 results for its logic-gated CAR T, including the first complete response in metastatic anal cancer. Wildfire Recovery (Altadena/Statewide): Gov. Newsom signed first-in-the-nation wildfire smoke testing/remediation standards and mortgage/insurance protections for survivors. Space Science: NASA’s Perseverance found white rocks in Jezero Crater consistent with long-lasting warm, wet conditions on ancient Mars. Coastal Resilience (Hawaiʻi): HDOT launched a DARPA-backed hybrid reef project to protect coastal highways using engineered structures plus living coral. Tech Infrastructure (Silicon Valley): Intel CEO warned memory shortages will worsen, alongside power and cooling constraints for AI chips. Climate/El Niño: Experts explained Kelvin waves and how they can help drive El Niño by moving heat across the Pacific. Space/Planets: New modeling suggests Venus likely lost any moon due to its spin and tidal effects. Local Discovery (Bay Area): A mastodon molar was identified from a creek survey in San Mateo County.