Saturday Links: Father Drowns, 5-Year-Old Missing After Being Swept Away by Large Waves in Big Sur

"A man drowned at Garrapata State Beach in Big Sur Friday afternoon while attempting to rescue his 5-year-old daughter, who's still missing after she was swept away by a series of 15- to 20-foot waves. The man's wife was also briefly swept away while attempting to rescue them but managed to make it back to shore where their 2-year-old child was unharmed. [KRON4]"

"The Department of Education agreed Thursday to give the state of California access to $200 million in pandemic recovery funds, which they blocked earlier this year. The funds were originally scheduled to run through March 2026, enabling 17 states to continue providing supplemental services at local schools to offset the impact of the pandemic. [Bay Area News Group]"

"Much of the tech world appears to be skeptical of Anthropic's claim that 90% of its AI-assisted malicious attack was autonomous because technology hasn't advanced that much yet. Why do the models give these attackers what they want 90% of the time but the rest of us have to deal with ass-kissing, stonewalling, and acid trips? said one executive. [Ars Technica]"

At Garrapata State Beach in Big Sur, a man drowned while attempting to rescue his 5-year-old daughter, who remains missing after being swept away by 15- to 20-foot waves; the man's wife was briefly swept away but returned with their unharmed 2-year-old. The Department of Education granted California access to $200 million in pandemic recovery funds through March 2026, enabling 17 states to continue supplemental school services. Tech leaders expressed skepticism about Anthropic's claim that 90% of an AI-assisted malicious attack was autonomous. A former SFUSD paraeducator faces allegations of sexually abusing a student from 2015–2018. An Alameda County judge allowed a manslaughter case against former officer Jason Fletcher to proceed in the 2020 Walmart shooting of Steven Taylor. Major food brands are introducing products without artificial dyes and flavors while doctors caution that salt, sugar, and fat remain primary processed-food risks.

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