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This story was originally published by Grist and co-published with Fresnoland. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Extreme Weather Events in 2022 | Extreme EarthThe land of the Central Valley works hard. Here in the heart of California, in the most productive farming region in the United States, almost every square inch of land has been razed, planted, and shaped to support large-scale agriculture. The valley produces almonds, walnuts, pistachios, olives, cherries, beans, eggs, milk, beef, melons, pumpkins, sweet…

Kourtney Kardashian, founder of the wellness brand Poosh, recently offered relationship advice on handling ghosting. Amid concerns about her own relationship, the 44-year-old reality TV star's brand shared a post on Instagram Stories, featuring a silhouetted image of a couple kissing against the sea. The text advised, "This is what NOT to do if you get ghosted," directing followers to an article on the Poosh website. FILE PHOTO: Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian arrive at the In America: An Anthology of…

C.E.O. of Tesla, Chief Engineer of SpaceX and C.T.O. of X Elon Musk takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesTesla's troubles with labor unions in Scandinavia deepened on Thursday, as it lost legal action against Sweden's postal service over its refusal to deliver licence plates to the U.S. electric vehicle giant.The postal service's workers blocked Tesla license plate deliveries late last month in a show of solidarity with…

Jenny Morant has had a tough year. In Manhattan Beach, California, where she works as a real estate agent, it’s been impossible to sell a house. What’s driving the market right now? “We’re down to divorces, maybe marriages, maybe babies, and job relocation,” Morant says.Interest rates are largely to blame: After the Fed raised rates to 5.5% in July and then held them there, the mortgage rate soared. In October, the national average for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 7.86%. In California, it was more than 8.5%. Buyers who…

Hayden Field / CNBC: Q&A with Waymo CPO Saswat Panigrahi on simulating 25K+ vehicles 24/7 to improve AI driving, growing in San Francisco and Phoenix after Cruise's woes, and more — - Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving car unit, is having a relatively good couple of months - at least, compared to one of its key rivals: GM's Cruise. Hayden Field / CNBC: Q&A with Waymo CPO Saswat Panigrahi on simulating 25K+ vehicles 24/7 to improve AI driving, growing in San Francisco and Phoenix after Cruise's…

Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) can now breathe a collective sigh of relief. After a year-long delay, the lab’s Psyche mission finally launched in October to visit a metal-rich asteroid with the same name. The mission is a huge win for scientists who hope to better understand the role that these bizarre objects played in assembling the early solar system. And its liftoff is also a redemption for JPL itself, which faced a number of challenges as it prepared Psyche for launch—chief among them the waves…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck at Tesla's design studio on Nov. 21, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. The windows were broken during a demonstration intended to show the strength of the glass. Musk is expected to give an update on manufacturing problems with the long-awaited Cybertruck at an event Thursday marking the first deliveries of the futuristic, angular pickup truck. Credit: AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu With…

In the midst of dazzling fireworks and bonfires during the festival season, the air in Northern India has become a challenge to breathe. The air quality index (AQI) is soaring, making it difficult to enjoy fresh air outdoors and even indoors it has acquired worrisome proportions now. The impact of pollution on health is severe, with schools closing and offices shifting to work-from-home setups on a frequent basis. The impact of pollution on health is severe, making it crucial to find ways to combat the rising pollution…

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Unpacking the hype around OpenAI’s rumored new Q* model Ever since last week’s dramatic events at OpenAI, the rumor mill has been in overdrive about why the company’s board tried to oust CEO Sam Altman. While we still don’t know all the details, there have been reports that researchers at OpenAI had made a “breakthrough” in AI that alarmed staff members.…

Cruise co-founder Daniel Kan has quit the beleaguered autonomous-car company, Reuters reported on Monday. His departure as chief product officer comes a day after Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt announced he was leaving the company that the pair set up 10 years ago. The significant upheaval follows a string of safety-related incidents involving its driverless cars on the streets of San Francisco, the same city where the General Motors-backed startup is headquartered. The most of serious of these happened in San…