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☆ Ukraine counteroffensive: Winter is coming to Ukraine, but Kyiv is adapting its tactics
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Tim Lister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

And Kyiv has dramatically increased long-range missile and drone attacks against Russian military hubs: command centers, fuel and ammunition supplies, transport hubs. There is anecdotal evidence of this from other sources, but not to the degree that the Russian military machine would be damaged. Alexander Ermochenko/ReutersBut just as they seek to degrade Russian air defenses, the Ukrainians have made strides in improving their own. “Our air defense system has become even more comprehensive and experienced … By the winter, it will become even stronger.”Energy production has increased too. Ryan, the former Australian general, says Ukraine’s western partners must recognize and plan for this.

Persons: Franz, Stefan Gady, Michael Kofman, they’ve, It’s, Oleksandr Tarnavsky, ” Tarnavsky, Fred Pleitgen, Tarnavsky, Tony Radakin, Ukraine’s, it’s, WarZone, Gen, Kyrylo Budanov, “, ” Tarnovsky, Oleksandr Ratushniak, ”, Mick Ryan, Futura, Timchenko, Alexander Ermochenko, Denys Shmyhal, Jens Stoltenberg, Antony Blinken, Ryan, outlast, Robert Rose, Sergei Supinsky, Max Boot, ” Boot, Vladimir Putin Organizations: CNN, ”, Russian, Black, Sea Navy, Planet Labs, US Army Tactical Missile, Defense Intelligence, Aviation, Reuters, UK Defense Ministry, Arms Army, CAA, IRIS, Energy, US, Firefighters, Getty, Council for Foreign Relations Locations: Ukraine, Kharkiv, Kherson, Ukrainian, ” Ukraine, Crimea, Sevastopol, Russian, Crimean, Moscow, Russia’s, Australian, Mariupol, Donbas, Europe, United States, AFP, Russia

☆ ‘Monster Fracks’ Are Getting Far Bigger. And Far Thirstier.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Hiroko Tabuchi | Blacki Migliozzi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +23 min

Dallas TEXAS Austin Houston San Antonio Dallas TEXAS Austin Houston San Antonio TEXAS TEXAS Amarillo Lubbock Dallas El Paso TEXAS Austin Houston San Antonio Corpus Christi UNCHARTED WATERS ‘Monster Fracks’ Are Getting Far Bigger. Water wells that supply fracking Nationwide, fracking has used up nearly 1.5 trillion gallons of water since 2011. Now they account for almost two out of every three fracking wells in Texas, the Times analysis found. ‘Monster fracks’ take off in Texas Proportion of fracks Source: FracFocus chemical disclosure database as of Aug. 1, 2023. In 2020, New Mexico halted sales of water supplies to oil and gas companies fracking on state land.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ben Phillips’ childhood memories include basketball games with friends, and neighbors gathering in the summer shade at their St. Louis housing complex. Phillips and Deanes, 75, are co-founders of PHACTS, which stands for Pruitt-Igoe Historical Accounting, Compensation, and Truth Seeking. Their attorney, Elkin Kistner, said it would be “appropriate and necessary” for Hawley's proposal to be widened to include former Pruitt-Igoe residents. And St. Louis wasn't alone in being subjected to secretive Cold War-era testing. The area of the testing in St. Louis was described in Army documents as “a densely populated slum district.” About three-quarters of the residents were Black.

Persons: — Ben Phillips, Louis, ” Phillips, “, Phillips, Chester Deanes, Pruitt, —, inactions, Sen, Josh Hawley, Joe Biden, Elkin Kistner, Louis wasn't, Lisa Martino, Taylor, ” Deanes, ” Pruitt, Igoe, Deanes, Army “, Deane, Cori Bush, ” Organizations: LOUIS, Army, Associated Press, AP, Missouri Independent, Act, Republican U.S, Democratic, PHACTS, Democratic U.S . Rep Locations: St, Louis, ”, Pruitt, Deanes, Igoe, California, America

☆ How California is using AI to snuff out wildfires before they explode
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Stephanie Elam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says it has a new tool to battle wildfires before they explode – artificial intelligence. “I think it is a game changer … It has enhanced our abilities to validate situational awareness and then respond in a quick fashion,” Phillip SeLegue, Cal Fire’s staff chief for fire intelligence, told CNN. Cal Fire, in partnership with the University of California at San Diego’s Alert California program and its network of more than 1,000 cameras across the state, is using the technology to spot fires early. Stephanie Elam/CNNCal Fire staff chief for fire intelligence Phillip SeLegue stands on a lookout tower in San Diego County. At Boucher Hill lookout tower in San Diego County, volunteer Bill Angel of the Forest Fire Lookout Association is in his second season of keeping an eye out for wildfires.

Persons: ” Phillip SeLegue, Cal Fire’s, ”, Scott Slumpff, ” Slumpff, “, SeLegue, Dean Veik, Cal Fire, Stephanie Elam, Phillip SeLegue, Brian Norton, ” Norton, Bill Angel, Boucher, ” SeLegue Organizations: CNN — Firefighters, California Department of Forestry, Cal, CNN, Cleveland National Forest, intel, Cal Fire, University of California, Alert, UC San Diego Alert, CNN Cal Fire, Lookout Association, Association Locations: California, San Diego County, Alert California, Boucher

☆ Lauren Boebert says she 'genuinely' doesn't remember vaping at 'Beetlejuice' show after surveillance video is released
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized after footage of her behavior while watching "Beetlejuice" was released. Boebert, who initially said she did not vape at the show, said she "genuinely" did not recall doing so. A pregnant woman who asked Boebert to stop vaping told the Post that Boebert lashed out and called her a "sad and miserable person." In the video, Boebert appears to be seen putting something to her lips and blowing out aerosol mist. Boebert said in a statement sent to Insider that she "genuinely did not recall vaping that evening" when speaking with her team about what had happened.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Boebert, vaping, Jayson Boebert Organizations: Service, vaping, Local, Denver Post, Buell Theater, GOP, Denver, Denver Arts Locations: Boebert, Wall, Silicon

☆ A new hotel trend that puts you to sleep — literally
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Lisa Lucas | Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Globally, more people searched about sleep this year than ever before, according to data released by Google Trends last week. Hotels and wellness resorts are launching "sleep tourism" programs that go beyond plush bedding and blackout curtains. Source: Zedwell Hotels Trocadero (London) Hotel LtdThe clutter-free aesthetic incorporates natural oak and ambient lighting, and rooms have sound insulation and purified air. Six Senses Laamu, MaldivesSleep-deprived guests can book a sleep wellness program that ranges from three to 10 days at Six Senses Laamu. Carillon Miami Wellness Resort, Miami.

Persons: Cadogan, hypnotherapist Malminder Gill, The Cadogan, Gill, Vicente Mera Organizations: Google, Zedwell, Hotel, Big Apple, Hyatt, Hyatt New, Carillon, Carillon Miami Wellness, Miami Wellness, Sha Wellness Clinic, Sha Wellness Locations: London, Maldives, Switzerland, Fiji, India, Turkey, Thailand, Hyatt , New York, , New York, Hyatt New York, Carillon Miami, Miami, Epsom, Alicante, Spain

☆ Piper Sandler upgrades little-known car wash stock, says shares could climb more than 70%
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Investors are overlooking the growth potential of car wash chain Mister Car Wash , according to Piper Sandler. Analyst Peter Keith upgraded the stock to overweight from neutral and raised his price target by $3 to $12. "Unit growth slowdown is in the process of happening (due to higher interest rates, a more strained sale leaseback environment, and competitor difficulties operating a car wash chain at scale)," Keith wrote. Shares of Mister Car Wash popped more than 10% early Monday. Despite its pullback, and its valuation reaching an all-time low as a public company, Keith noted that Mister Car Wash is "widely viewed as a top-tier operator" by competitors, suppliers, and landlords in the industry.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Peter Keith, Keith, CNBC's Michael Bloom

☆ The Best Mattress and Bedding Deals to Shop Labor Day 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Madeline Diamond | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Keep reading for the best Labor Day mattress sales and bedding deals, including one discount that’s exclusive to Buy Side readers. Eco-friendly mattressSave 10% on mattresses, mattress toppers and pillows at Avocado now through Sept. 11 with the code LABORDAY during the brand’s Labor Day sale. The brand’s Staycation/Early Labor Day Sale includes some of our favorite pieces, including the All-Season Down Comforter, which was our top pick in our tested roundup thanks to its lightweight feel and down fill that stays evenly distributed. Foam and spring mattressCasper’s Labor Day Sale has already begun and runs through Sept. 12, and it includes a wide range of mattresses, pillows, beds and other sleep accessories. You can also save an extra 15% through Sept. 10 when you bundle a mattress purchase with a mattress protector, down alternative pillow set and sheet set with the code MATTRESS15.

Persons: Madeline Diamond, —, it’s, comforter Brooklinen, Staycation, you’ll Organizations: Madeline Diamond Labor, Cozy, Labor, GOLS, Luna’s Labor Locations: Luna

☆ Hawaii wildfires: Fights over water amid west Maui's charred ruins ignite new fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Wailuku, Hawaii CNN —On a Hawaiian tourist brochure, fire and water are selling points for a volcanic paradise where lava flows and waterfalls mist. “There has been a great deal of water conflict on Maui for many years,” Hawaii Gov. “It’s disaster capitalism at its finest.”A rushing canal is seen on Hokuao Pelligrino's family farm in Wailuku on Maui on August 20, 2023. After watching Pellegrino and his Wailuku community litigate their streams back to life, locals around Lahaina followed suit. You restore the water and families are going back to their ancestral land.”Hokuao Pellegrino poses for a portrait on August 20, 2023.

Persons: Josh Green, Green, ” Hokuao Pellegrino, “, ”, Evelio Contreras, Eha, Pellegrino, ’ ”, they’ll, Glenn Tremble, couldn’t, ” Pellegrino, Taro, Joe Biden’s Organizations: Hawaii CNN, ”, Maui Land Company, New York Times, CNN, West Maui Land Company Locations: Wailuku, Hawaii, Lahaina, Maui, ” Hawaii, Venice, Hawaiian Kingdom, West Maui, Maui County

☆ 8 of the world’s best new theme parks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Kate Springer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Peppa Pig Theme Park, FloridaFlorida's Peppa Pig Theme Park opened in 2022. Peppa Pig Theme ParkThe world’s first Peppa Pig Theme Park opened last year in Winter Haven, Florida, and has been delighting children with wholesome fun ever since. Look out for another Peppa Pig Theme Park, opening in Dallas, Texas, next year. Peppa Pig Theme Park. Genting SkyWorlds Theme Park, MalaysiaMalaysia's Genting SkyWorlds Theme Park offers 26 attractions across nine themed areas.

Persons: we’re, Katmandu, Kilgore Goode, Kyle Grillot, Peach’s, Mount Beanpole, Mario, Bowser, Bowser Jr, Tomohiro Ohsumi, Miyazaki’s, There’s, LEGOLAND, gil, Aquaverse, there’s, Chang, Potato’s, Grandad, Wynter, ” Organizations: CNN, Northern, Columbia Pictures, Super Nintendo, California Mario Kart, Universal Studios Hollywood, Bloomberg, Universal Studios Japan, Mushroom Kingdom, Toadstool, Nintendo, Universal City Plaza, Universal, Ghibli, Ghibli Park, South Korea LEGOLAND, LEGOLAND, Thailand Columbia Pictures, Columbia, Lotte, Adventure, South Korea Lotte, Adventure Busan Lotte, Tinker, Potato’s Showtime, Genting, Andromeda Base, Plaza, Genting SkyWorlds Locations: Japan, Thailand, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, Nepal, Av, Alemania, California, Bowser’s, Mount, Universal City , CA, Nagoya, Nagakute, Aichi, Korea, South Korea, York, Legoland, LEGOLAND Korea, Chuncheon, Seoul, Gangwon, Asia, Pattaya, Bangkok, Transylvania, Chon, Adventure Busan, Tinker Falls, “ Queen, “, Busan, Florida, Winter Haven , Florida, Dallas , Texas, Wynter Haven , Florida, Malaysia, Resorts, Kuala Lumpur, Rio, Liberty Lane, Central Park, Genting, Genting Highlands, Pahang

☆ Mirror Images: 4 Picture Books About Seeing Our Reflections
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Sabrina Orah Mark | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mirrors, throughout literature, are omens and traps. They are soft enough to walk through, like mist; they are riddles that shatter upon reflection; they are magic. And what they reflect back may not have anything to do with us, or if it does have to do with us it’s the hide to our seek. When read from front to back, the book imparts an essential message about being kind to your reflection. Each page is dappled with black ink, as if Zebra’s stripes have permeated the air of the grasslands she grazes, because don’t landscapes reflect the beings that inhabit them?

Persons: Eli, “, Tina Arnuš Pupis, Marta Bartolj

☆ Spain Gets Last Word, and Reaches First World Cup Final
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Rory Smith | More About Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The players streamed from the substitutes’ bench and onto the field, the coaching staff not too far behind them, swarming around the teammates who had rescued their dream. At last, celebrating together, they could release all of the stress and strain of the last couple of days, the last three weeks of this World Cup, the last year or more. This time, though, it was not Sweden celebrating, but Spain. They had barely had the chance to relish the sensation of relief before it was extinguished, cruelly and instantly. It will be Spain, then, that takes its place in a maiden World Cup final — against either Australia or England — in Sydney on Sunday, thanks to a 2-1 victory in the mist and drizzle of Auckland.

Persons: Rebecka Locations: Sweden, Spain, Australia, England, Sydney, Auckland

Their data showed mercury contamination from informal gold mining making its way into the biodiversity hotspot's mammals — from rodents to ocelots to titi monkeys. Leaders from the eight countries around the Amazon meeting in Brazil next week will discuss how to end illegal gold mining. While the scientists began testing for mercury at Los Amigos in 2021, some of the samples were gathered as early as 2018. During Reuters' visit to Los Amigos, scientists caught rodents in metal traps baited with peanut butter and snagged birds and a bat in mist nets floating through the forest. In 2021, mining arrived on Los Amigos' doorstep.

Persons: Conservación Amazônica, Mrinalini Erkenswick, Erkenswick Watsa, biogeochemist Jacqueline Gerson, there's, it's, Gideon Erkenswick, Jorge Luis Mendoza Silva, Caroline Moore, Moore, Chris Sayers, Jake Spring, Gloria Dickie, Marco Aquino, Oliver Griffin, Katy Daigle, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: Los, Biological, Amigos, Reuters, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Projects International, Los Amigos, University of Colorado, REUTERS, Gold Council, USAID, Peruvian, Nature Communications, San Diego Zoo Wildlife, University of California, Thomson Locations: Peru, Peruvian, Peru's, de Dios, Madre de Dios, Brazil, Colombia, California, University of Colorado Boulder, Los Amigos, Dios, Latin America, Congo, Indonesia, University of California Los Angeles, London, Lima, Bogota

☆ The 15 Best Board Games for Grownups, According to Experts and Enthusiasts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Tim Barribeau | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +14 min

Luckily, board games have come a long, long way from social-deduction games like Werewolf, the Settlers of Catan fad and the cringey-in-retrospect obsession with Cards Against Humanity. With the help of a half-dozen experts in the field of tabletop gaming, we’ve pulled together a list of some of the best board games currently available, many of which you probably haven’t run into. I love the whimsical theme and design.” The experts told us it’s best played with a full suite of four players. Escape room at homePlayers: 1 to 6Time to play: VariableThe Exit games are escape rooms you can play at home. Dwayne Shearill of BlackBoardGaming cites Forbidden Island as one of the first board games he got his wife to play; the pair now host the YouTube channel about board games together.

Persons: Tim Barribeau, —, we’ve, Eric Yerko, Eric, Mandi Hutchinson, Suzanne Sheldon, Sass, Yerko, ” Decolonize, It’s, “, Ada Weyland, Weyland, Richard Garfield, ” Yerko, “ It’s, Dwayne Shearill, ”, Mike Mignola, you’ve, woman’s, you’ll, Steve Gianaca, Haiclue, Beneeta Kaur, hasn’t, Ada, MonsDRAWsity, it’s Organizations: Sass Games, Salt, Catan, Love Games, YouTube, Games, Amazon Players, Monopoly Locations: Northwest, Pacific, It’s, Yerko

☆ Best Gifts for the Tea Lovers in Your Life
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Sarah Rose | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

For masterful measuringOMABETA Portable Kitchen Tea Scale $16 at AmazonAs with baking, you will get best results when measuring tea leaves by weight rather than the spoonful. “Some teas are tightly rolled while others are fluffy and light,” explains Ben Marcus-Willers, of Red Blossom Tea Company, a San Francisco-based tea company that sells to consumers as well as Michelin three-star chefs. Desains suggests a porcelain tea pot clad in stainless steel to keep a quality tea warm for hours. Alternately, make a tea concentrate by doubling the amount of tea leaves in hot tea, then pouring it over ice. Tea will always taste best fresh and warm, and its taste will change—“often for the worse,” Kroesen notes—as it cools.

Persons: Sarah Rose, ”, “, Abigail St, Clair, St, Maria Uspenski, Ben Marcus, Willers, Steve Schwartz, Ottilie Cunningham, Fortnum, Mason, Alex Monroe, Franck Desains, Joshua Kaiser, Milwaukee’s Rishi, —, Cindy Sherman, Madame de Pompadour, French King Louis XV, Heidi Johannsen Stewart, Van, Brandon Friedman, Obama, ” Friedman, “ Matcha, Catherine Jue, Tekuno, Emeric Harney, Harney, Ravi Kroesen, Smith, Orla Kiely, Jessie Dean Organizations: Amazon, Tea Bella Tea Company, Red, Red Blossom Tea, Michelin, Blossom, Art, Mariages Freres, Desains, MET, Bellocq, Metropolitan Museum of, 187th, Tea, Asheville Tea Company Locations: China, Tampa , Fla, Clair, Darjeeling, it’s, Boulder, Colo, Red Blossom, San Francisco, chai In India, Los Angeles, Paris, Brooklyn, U.S, Iraq, Afghanistan, Dallas, New York, Portland ,, North Carolina

☆ Saguaro cacti collapsing in Arizona extreme heat, scientist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Liliana Salgado | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PHOENIX, July 25 (Reuters) - Arizona's saguaro cacti, a symbol of the U.S. West, are leaning, losing arms and in some cases falling over during the state's record streak of extreme heat, a scientist said on Tuesday. [1/4]View of a Saguaro, a resilient desert cacti affected by Arizona's extreme heat and prolonged drought, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Liliana SalgadoPlant physiologists at the Phoenix garden are studying how much heat cacti can take. Arizona's heat wave is testing those assumptions. Cacti in Phoenix are being studied as the city is a heat island, mimicking higher temperatures plants in the wild are expected to face with future climate change, Hernandez said.

Persons: Tania Hernandez, Hernandez, Liliana Salgado Plant, Liliana Salgado, Andrew Hay, Sandra Maler Organizations: PHOENIX, U.S ., REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Phoenix, Phoenix , Arizona, U.S

☆ Wales Has a Prince, But It Has Never Hosted a British Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Alan Blinder | More About Alan Blinder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Still near enough to peek through, though, was the Welsh coast, a handful of long tee shots across the estuary. The British Open, scheduled to conclude on Sunday, may never come closer to Wales. First played when Queen Victoria was on the throne, the Open is a national rite that has encompassed only so much of the nation: Unlike England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Wales has not hosted it. With sites through 2026 already selected and Wales still left out, the drought will last at least as long as the first 154 Opens. By then, Northern Ireland, which did not welcome a modern Open until 2019, will have had another.

Persons: Queen Victoria, ”, Ken Organizations: Royal Liverpool Golf, British, Wales, Welsh Parliament Locations: Welsh, Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Britain

“When the spring breaks the ice in the Mississippi River, I get up at 5:00 a.m. to row. The river is veiled with mist, and the water foams and whirls with driftwoods after a heavy rain. Woosh, the boat dashes like a long-legged insect, cutting the water in a straight line. Her grandmother used to sing to her: “Life is a river running to the sea, taking in every stream and every drop of rain along its way. But a neighborhood friend had an illicit copy of “The Little Mermaid.” Ping was smitten.

Persons: ”, “, Wang Ping, ” Ping Organizations: driftwoods, . Locations: Mississippi, Shanghai, East

☆ The planet is getting hotter fast. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Christina Maxouris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The Earth recently recorded its hottest day ever – a record experts warn will likely be repeatedly broken as the climate crisis drives temperatures higher and higher. Here’s what happens to your body in extreme heat, what you need to watch out for and how to stay safe. “The higher the humidity, the lower temperatures you need for extreme heat,” Linden said. High body temperatures can lead to damage to the brain and other vital organs, the CDC says. Try to find air conditioning, or places in your area where you can go to stay cool, according to Ready.gov.

Persons: Judith Linden, ” Linden, ”, you’re, Linden, “, they’re, you’ve Organizations: CNN, Climate, Boston Medical Center, Boston University’s, Mayo Clinic, CDC Locations: Texas, Mexico, India, Bihar, Linden

☆ Rize: Turkey’s hidden mountain hideaways
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Feride Yalav-Heckeroth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Rize province, on the Black Sea coast near Turkey’s northeast border with Georgia, is still largely unknown to many international travelers. Away from Rize itself – the seaside city which lends its name to the province – the area’s valleys and plateaus, surrounded by high-altitude mountain ridges, have remained largely rural. With high rates of rainfall, Rize’s mountain villages (yayla) become a point of escape from summer temperatures. “The state of tourism in Rize is not very pleasant because visitors often arrive without much knowledge about the local culture or the nature. “I think the purpose of coming to Rize shouldn’t be to rush through everything and take a few selfies.

Persons: Orhan Eskiva, café, hamsili, Rize’s, Zeyne, Ahmet Şişman, İbrahim Birben, it’s, Dağ Evi, Trebizond, Emre Corbaci, Taşkın, ”, Elif, Peri, Deniz Demirci Tarakçı, Çinçiva, “, Işık Güner, Feride, Conde Nast Organizations: CNN, Ottomans, Apo, Rize Zua Coffee Locations: Rize, Turkey’s, Georgia, Rize province, Çamlıhemşin, Forestry, Karadeniz, Russia, Senyuva, Çamlıhemşin’s, Mola, Sümela, Trabzon, Zilkale, Armenian, Şenyuva, Istanbul, Pokutsal, Peri, Rize Zua, Yasemin, Barcelona, Fırtına, “, Lake Constance, Kinfolk

☆ I watched a dead composer perform at an augmented-reality concert. It shows how Apple could transform the entertainment business if it can take AR mainstream.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Ryan Joe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Or at least, I saw Sakamoto's digital avatar perform in a darkened room with a Magic Leap 2 headset clamped to my face. Some technical issues aside, the experience showed me the potential that AR has to transform the entertainment industry. As the lights dimmed, the audience became ghostly silhouettes, and Sakamoto's avatar appeared center stage. KAGAMI still showed a lot of promise for the future of AR entertainment. The tech company that builds the best AR hardware and software has a shot at controlling the next generation of entertainment.

Persons: Ryuichi Sakamoto, KAGAMI, it's, Sakamoto, they're, Elton John, Bob Iger, Apple Organizations: Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Google, Disney, Artists Locations: Japanese, New York City

☆ 53% of parents say climate change affects their decision to have more kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Climate change is affecting people's decisions about where to work, what companies they buy things from — and how many kids to have. More than half of parents, 53%, say that climate change affects their decision about having more children, according to a new survey. Parents say that concern about climate change is impacting their career decisions, too. It is largely the responsibility of corporations to make good climate decisions, parents say. Just more than half, 51%, of parents say companies have "a lot" of responsibility to hold themselves accountable to do the right thing for the climate, and only 36% of parents say the responsibility to push companies to act sustainably lies with the customer.

Organizations: HP, United Locations: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens Borough of New York City . New York City, India, Mexico, Singapore, United States

☆ NASA released stunning new space images by combining the visual powers of the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The images were enhanced using data from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The images were made possible by data collected from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Hubble Space Telescope. "The Chandra data also reveal young, hot, and massive stars that send powerful winds outward from their surfaces," NASA said. The beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1672 shows off its black holes and neutron starsNGC 1672 is a spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years from Earth. "Webb outlines gas and dust in the infrared while Chandra data spotlights high-energy activity from stars at X-ray wavelengths," NASA said.

☆ TikTok users are fawning over dollar stores, sharing videos of shopping hauls and cheap finds from Dollar General, Dollar Tree, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dollar General and Dollar Tree shoppers are posting haul videos on TikTok. On TikTok, regular shoppers at Dollar General, Dollar Tree, and other dollar stores garner millions of views by posting videos of their weekly store purchases. Typical haul videos feature high-end or visually appealing products, but dollar store haul videos tend to feature household items. Compared to some of the largest accounts posting haul videos, the dollar store chains themselves have modest followings on TikTok. Dollar General had 25,200 followers as of Monday morning, while Dollar Tree had 49,600.

☆ Opinion | The Drug That Saves Lives Even if It’s Never Used
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Elizabeth Spiers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Although the drug has no major adverse effects, until later this year, New York State requires people to get some training before they can administer it. Dr. Avery, the vice chair for addiction psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, had conducted many such trainings, and in his office that day he got right to it. Still, the drug has yet to become a standard part of the public’s tool kit. Dr. Avery, whose research is in negative attitudes toward addiction, says it’s because legal and regulatory issues were only part of the problem. It shapes the language we use to talk about addiction and the responses we think are appropriate.

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