• Highway Patrol troopers for California have arrested a woman for a DUI where her Tesla was allegedly driving on autopilot
• This incident occurred around 11 p.m. on September 16, on the 134 Freeway and Highway Patrol officers observed that the driver was unconscious during the time

California job growth for August fueled by the start of the school year

• During the month of August 2021, California’s unemployment rate declined slightly as the state added 104,400 new jobs
• Staff and teachers for Public school institutions are returning to the classroom and officials have said that Government jobs accounted for almost 45% of all job gains in California for August
• According to the California Employment Development Department, the state has added an average of 110,600 new jobs every month, and Nationwide, employers have added 235,000 jobs in August

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• As many as 32 brown pelicans have been discovered along the coastline in Orange County which have either been mutilated or severely injured 
• According to information from Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center, they have helped 22 pelicans who have sustained injuries on their wings 
• The organization believes these attacks to be intentional and a $500 reward is being offered for information about any of these incidences at 888-334-2258

• The state is aimed towards making a form of an “electronic vaccine verification system” in order to assist residents in letting businesses and others know that they are vaccinated 
• More details about what this project could turn out to be are forthcoming

• Despite the reopening of the economy, thousands more of unemployment claims have been made in California 
• So far for California Workers, there has been 68,600 initial unemployment benefits claims just during last week (ending on June 12) with an increase of 15,700 from the 52,900 claims during the week of June 5

• Today (Thursday) regulators for California are aimed to approve edited worksite pandemic rules which will allow fully vaccinated employees less strict rules when it comes to mask mandates and social distancing
• Those who are fully vaccinated against the Coronavirus will not have the mask mandate but there are exceptions
• In locations that include mass transit and classrooms, employees will still be required to wear masks and maintain social distancing

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• Palantir, the maker of software and analytics tools for the defense industry and large corporations, reported 49% revenue growth for its first quarter, beating Wall Street estimates
• It also came in line with earnings estimates
• Palantir said it expects to bring in $360 million in revenue in its second quarter compared with the $344.3 million expected in a Definitive survey of analysts
• In its fourth-quarter report, the company said average revenue for 2020 came to $7.9 million and the average revenue for its top 20 customers hit $36.1 million

• Flu vaccinations reduce the risk of illness from influenza viruses by between 40% and 60%, according to the CDC
• Influenza viruses are always changing, making it tricky to find the right vaccine formula since a strain that was common in a previous season may not be as prevalent in the next
• Scientists have to constantly monitor strains and select which ones will be included in the flu vaccine each year

• Apple said it rejected almost 1 million apps that were submitted to its App Store for the first time in 2020
• It is the latest sign that Apple is becoming more transparent about how it approves and rejects iPhone apps
• The disclosure comes as Epic Games’ antitrust trial against Apple has focused on App Store’s failures
• Apple argues that by having a system where the company approves each of the 1.8 million apps on the store and their updates, checking the apps against a lengthy list of App Store rules, it can keep iPhone users safe from scams, malware, and poor-quality user experiences

Job openings moved above 8 million in March, a new high

• Job openings surged to a record high in March, with more than 8 million postings
• Hiring saw a much smaller increase, indicating a continued problem with matching workers to open positions
• As “help wanted” jumped from February by 597,000, or 8%, to 8.12 million, hires rose just 215,000, or 3.7%, to slightly more than 6 million

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