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“By the end of 2028…a Superintelligence at some point in its development curve would be capable of doing a better job of being a CEO of a major company than any executive, certainly me” - Sam Altman

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Can’t wait to see the first board of directors to decide ChatGPT should replace their CEO

California’s oldest state park expands for first time in 15 years Big Basin Redwoods, which is California’s oldest state park, is expanding with the addition of 153 acres, a forested stretch intended to help the park recover after a devastating wildfire.

Big Basin Redwoods, which is California’s oldest state park, is expanding with the addition of 153 acres, a forested stretch intended to help the park recover after a devastating wildfire.

Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.

The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.

Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.

Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.

‘Hermès orange’ iPhone sparks Apple comeback in China Vivid redesign and social media buzz lure Chinese buyers back after a prolonged slump

Apple reverses three years of sales declines in China by growing sales +38% year over year with a refreshed hardware design and a new color fans are calling “Hermès orange”.

I sometimes forget that iPhones are as much a luxury status symbol as they are technology device.

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in prison following his high-profile national security trial.

Rights groups and Western nations have condemned Lai’s trial as a symbol of the city's shrivelling press freedoms

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A whole flock of happy Hawks

Earlier this month, Boston Dynamics and Google Deepmind announced a partnership.

Can’t wait to see the BD robots get LLM-pilled.

If the humans don’t do from taking advice from ChatGPT, well, this’ll do it.

A Boston Dynamics does some gymnastics.

‘We’ve lost everything’: anger and despair in Sicilian town collapsing after landslide People in Niscemi struggle to comprehend loss of homes and businesses and feel disaster could have been avoided

‘We’ve lost everything’: anger and despair in Sicilian town collapsing after landslide

Variable aperture camera will give iPhone 18 Pro users more photo options The iPhone 18 Pro's camera system will be more flexible for photographers, with claims of a variable aperture main camera and a larger-aperture telephoto camera undergoing testing and expected to arrive later in 2026.

The iPhone 18 Pro’s camera system will be more flexible for photographers, with claims of a variable aperture main camera and a larger-aperture telephoto camera undergoing testing and expected to arrive later in 2026.

republicans and democrats in america do not care about black lives look at horrible statistics when it comes to black men and black women

Even the lawmakers behind the TikTok ban have no idea what’s going on TikTok was supposed to be banned from the US 10 months ago.

Now that the TikTok deal is done, we've lifted a few articles out of the paywall for today in an effort to see how we got here.

First, here's @laurenfeiner.bsky.social on the TikTok ban that kind of wasn't.

OpenAI Aims to Lure Businesses From Anthropic Some of OpenAI’s most attention-grabbing efforts over the past year have involved products for consumers, from a social app to an AI-powered device it plans to announce later this year. Last week, tho...

Exclusive: OpenAI is preparing a new enterprise-focused offering designed to help large companies overhaul their systems and adopt AI across operations.

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It’s posts like this that make Canada and other countries want to do deals with China and leave the United States all alone. This is the language of an abusive ex.

Color photograph of Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Gertrude B. Elion in a laboratory setting at Burroughs Wellcome (now part of GlaxoSmithKline). She is an older woman with short hair neatly styled, wearing a white lab coat over a polka-dot blouse or patterned top, and small earrings. She stands smiling warmly at the camera, holding a colorful molecular model in both hands at chest level. The background shows a detailed research lab bench cluttered with scientific equipment: shelves of reagent bottles and jars (including Fisher and Wellcome brands), plastic storage boxes, pipettes, beakers, flasks, a sink with faucet, a fume hood or ventilation setup, graph paper with handwritten notes or data plots, a blue lab mat, and various glassware and instruments. A prominent Wellcome logo patch is visible on her lab coat sleeve, emphasizing her long career there developing groundbreaking drugs through rational design.

The extraordinary biochemist & pharmacologist Gertrude Elion was born #OTD in 1918.

Elion won the 1988 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (w/2 others) for her pioneering "rational drug design." Her work saved countless lives...(👇 1/2) #WomenInSTEM

Who Donald Trump Could Nominate as Next Fed Chair: What Betting Odds Say

With Jerome Powell's term ending in May, the Trump administration faces a key decision in its selection of a new Fed chair.

US to host meeting of Western Hemisphere defense chiefs Feb 11 Top defense officials from 34 countries will meet in February to discuss common security priorities in the Western Hemisphere, the U.S. military said on Friday, just weeks after it deposed Venezuela's leader.

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hello everyone stay warm

SEC agrees to dismiss case over crypto lending by Winklevoss' Gemini The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday agreed to dismiss its enforcement case against a cryptocurrency exchange founded by billionaire twins Tyler and ​Cameron Winklevoss, after investors in its lending program recovered their assets ‌in full.

SEC agrees to dismiss case over crypto lending by Winklevoss' Gemini reut.rs/3M1kpWw

Google acquires Common Sense Machines, whose AI models create 3D assets from 2D images, and was last valued at $15M after raising $10M from a16z and others (The Information)

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This new Northern California neighborhood is built to survive a wildfire Trees are all spaced several feet apart. Eaves are enclosed. It’s all an effort to reduce the chances of these homes burning down in a wildfire.

Trees are all spaced several feet apart. Eaves are enclosed. It’s all an effort to reduce the chances of these homes burning down in a wildfire.

Apple iPhone just had its best year in India as the smartphone market stays broadly flat | TechCrunch Apple shipped a record 14 million iPhones in India in 2025 and gained market share.

Apple shipped a record 14 million iPhones in India in 2025 and gained market share.

Large brick wall with a tiny white signat the base of the wall that says "Slavery was real"

"Slavery was real"

Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.

Presidents House, Philadelphia.

Head of LA homeless nonprofit charged with pocketing millions, splurging on luxuries including a Hermès jacket and a trip to Vegas Alexander Soofer was charged with pocketing $10 million in funding for the homeless and using it for personal luxuries like a house in Greece.

Alexander Soofer was charged with pocketing $10 million in funding for the homeless and using it for personal luxuries like a house in Greece.

Just watched Blade Runner with an in-sync live orchestra at the Dolby Theatre. Yeah, that didn't suck.

You know what will? Watching any epic movie now without one!

Massive sewage spill flowing into Potomac River upstream from Washington A massive pipe rupture has sent sewage spilling into the Potomac River. The spill of about 40 million gallons of sewage a day is turning part of the river gray upriver of Washington, D.C.

A massive pipe rupture has sent sewage spilling into the Potomac River. The spill of about 40 million gallons of sewage a day is turning part of the river gray upriver of Washington, D.C.

is december your favorite month #december #question

20 year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died from her gunshot wounds. May she rest in peace.

should americans celebrate thanksgiving #thanksgiving #usa #america #american

4,500 acres of Gulf by Texas identified as prime growing areas The move is meant to counter a hefty tab for imported seafood.

The move is meant to counter a hefty tab for imported seafood.