Pat Heffernan

AI firm Anthropic reaches landmark $1.5B copyright deal with book authors The company behind the chatbot Claude avoided trial over claims it improperly downloaded millions of books.

Wonderful news for writers & all creatives! Now I can return to including Anthropic's Claude in my AI testing suite. #copyright

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06.09.2025 16:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

National Book Lovers Day spelled out in a lime Word Search Puzzle on a teal background.

It's National Book Lovers Day! This Aug. 9th, enjoy outdoors in your pack, under a tree, or anywhere and anytime indoors. #NationalBookLoversDay

09.08.2025 14:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels. Here are the key takeaways.

I had no idea before "how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels." #Water #Environment
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03.08.2025 21:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

WEOC workshop speaker applications open! Join us Sept 27 in Randolph for Vermont's Women's Economic Opportunity Conference. We're seeking workshops on navigating change, financial well-being, entrepreneurship & media literacy. Apply by July 24: https://forms.office.com/g/ByYWd4Adhk

24.06.2025 18:10 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Ageism, Loneliness and the Need for Resilience Research shows that higher levels of resilience may be more likely to prevent ageism from directly impacting mental health

Favorite QOTD: "Instead of placing the burden on individuals to be resilient, imagine what our society could look like if we focused on building resilient communities & ensuring robust community support systems are in place to meet community members' needs."
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24.06.2025 20:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A bar graph showing respondents who were taking care of an adult reported higher rates of burnout than those taking care of children. From McKinsey.

Caregivers, particularly those looking after adults, are facing burnout, a common yet troublesome issue. How can we shift this damaging trend towards a more positive direction?
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05.03.2025 18:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

"King Donald I" Accelerates White Nationalist Purge of Military Leaders A suggested guide to how the US media should be bravely—and clearly—covering our national crisis

Now that Trump has ousted Brown, and the heads of the Navy and Coast Guard, the remaining top military leaders are all white and male, particularly striking given that minorities make up nearly 40 percent of the military and women constitute fully a fifth.
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22.02.2025 19:16 — 👍 461    🔁 180    💬 34    📌 14

PTON Purpose Trust Ownership Network

Just discovered a new nonprofit organization, Purpose Trust Ownership Network (PTON), offering a thrilling job opportunity to promote employee ownership. Learn more at trustownership.org.

12.02.2025 19:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0