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'Just when I thought I was going to die, they would flare their wings above my neck and glide off, just inches from me'

The 30 days before the Park Fire were the hottest 30-day period on record for any time of year .. 'As the climate continues to warm, such intense heat events are becoming more common'

NEW: The New York Times is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement. Meanwhile, instead of directly citing the NYT in its answers, ChatGPT is citing plagiarized copies of the paper's reporting published on a notorious Armenian content mill. For Futurism futurism.com/chatgpt-plagia…

Less than 10 days after the arrest of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson at its behest, the Japanese Government declares that endangered fin whales have been added to its summer kill list, confirming suspicions that a return to high seas slaughter of the world's largest mammals

Google: This parental love thing seems ripe for disruption

Huge. Google is officially a monopoly.

'years of neglect' .. 'chemical spills, a ceiling collapse, a viral outbreak, bedbugs and food storage issues that led to the killing of three bears' .. 'The majestic Ahwahnee hotel, where President Barack Obama and the Queen of England have stayed, is in shambles.'

Did you know: If websites block Google scanning them for its AI answers at the top of search, they also block themselves from showing up in search, which they can’t risk doing. That puts Google in a way different (publishers say unfair) position vs OpenAI, Perplexity, etc. by

Anomalously deep trough set to impact Northern California this weekend. This patterns is of known fire weather concern, with strong SW winds and late summer dry fuels in the central-to-northern Sierra and coastal ranges (excepting far NW where rain is likely)... #CAfire #CAwx

Asthma rate in city with Chevron refinery nearly double California average

👀 'And so we have a dark and perfect portrait of our moment—big tech profiting from the destruction of a an industry that provides a vital public service, and thwarting an effort to rein it in with a backroom deal with power brokers whose solution is... more funding for tech.'

Florida's official tourism agency: 'With the Sunshine State's 1,400-plus public golf courses — more than any other state — there are abundant opportunities.' FL Gov. Ron DeSantis: 'MOAR golf courses! Put 'em in state parks!'

Federal appeals court to RFK, Jr. today: No, Google was not acting as an arm of the government when it took your antivax videos off YouTube: cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/memo…

in case you missed it, Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd fame is in jail and facing extradition to Japan over his work to stop Japan from slaughtering whales

Teslas are always watching and so police are enlisting them to help solve crimes. Also do be careful about what you do around a random Tesla parked on the street. They are always watching. Great article: sfchronicle.com/crime/article/…

'There is a remarkable ecological richness. Biologically it’s a really sensitive and important place, and culturally, it’s also very, very important.'

Take the most popular energy technology in the world and make a dry or shaded place for kids to eat lunch outside at school?

Take the most popular energy technology in the world, generate 1/6th of California’s energy on canals that cross the state, and save enough water evaporation for two million people? ☀️

LinkedIn is now using everyone's content to train their AI tool -- they just auto opted everyone in. I recommend opting out now (AND that orgs put an end to auto opt-in, it's not cool) Opt out steps: Settings and Privacy > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement (OFF)