- BART trains will not run Saturday, Sunday or Monday between the 19th Street and Fruitvale stations and the West Oakland and Fruitvale stations as work crews rebuild trackway in downtown Oakland. [Chronicle]
- PG&E is prepping for potential power outages during this weekend's heatwave. [CBS 5]
- Creepy! Facebook has created a map of Earth that can pinpoint any man-made structures to a resolution of 5 meters. [CNBC]
- The man who allegedly killed a police officer in Sacramento has SF convictions, and an Oakland woman is also tied to crime. [ABC 7] [KRON 4]
- Uber's market share in the rideshare wars continues to take a big hit. [Recode]
- Reporter recounts being pressured by Google and her bosses to take down a Forbes piece in 2011 criticizing Google's monopolistic practices with Plus and search. [Gizmodo]
- Samsung (whose CA offices are in San Jose) secures self-driving car testing permit for California roads. [TechCrunch]