• Uber says disability laws don’t apply to them because they’re a tech company, not a transit one. But why stop there? Companies pay taxes, so soon Uber may claim to be a force of nature, like the wind or the rain. [The Daily Beast]
  • Munchery is now valued at $300 million. Really, though? [WSJ]
  • A UC Berkeley professor is getting us another step closer to SkyNet with this human-learning robot. [ABC 7]
  • Rapper Juicy J was rushed to SF’s St. Francis hospital, missing a show at the Fillmore. [Billboard]
  • Former 49er Ray McDonald was arrested again on more domestic violence charges. [CBS SF]
  • Another big sailing race like the America's Cup is planned for SF in 2017. This should go well. [Sail World]
  • Ecstasy has been given the green light for therapy use in what is sure to be a popular Marin drug trial. [Chron]
  • New documents show how PG&E could have acted to avert the San Bruno blast. [Chron]
  • An ABC7 producer was fired for suggesting on Twitter that cops shoot Oakland protesters. [CBS SF]
  • The Mission's long-vacant Tower Theater could become a film school. [Ex]
  • The Alcatraz ferry might not move after all. [Examiner]
  • Web conglomerate Vox Media acquires website Re/Code, achieving “tech site singularity.” If this means something to you, congratulations on your job in tech media. [NYMag]
  • A Chronicle features reporter just summed up the Drag Queens of Comedy show for those who are very unfamiliar with the form. Maybe like her — just reading! Includes the requisite bachelorette party appearance. [Chron]