Denise

Trump: "I ended eight wars and we have the greatest economy we've ever had"

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The Government of Canada is responding to the Andes Hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius. I have directed Global Affairs Consular officials to be at the port ready to meet Canadians when they disembark.

Google Chrome is quietly downloading a roughly 4 GB AI model to many users’ computers without clear upfront consent. The file, called weights.bin, is part of Google’s Gemini Nano on-device language model and lands in the browser’s user data folder under OptGuideOnDeviceModel. It powers built-in AI tools such as “Help me write,” smarter tab suggestions, on-device scam detection, and page summarization. The download triggers automatically for devices meeting minimum hardware requirements, and Chrome often replaces the files if deleted. While the model processes data locally, installation happens in the background with minimal notification. The scale is noteworthy. Hundreds of millions or billions of installations add up to thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions globally from data transfer, even though each is a one-time event. To prevent or remove it, go to chrome://flags, disable the entries for the optimization guide on-device model and Prompt API, restart the browser, and manually delete the folder.

Swiss authorities are now tracing a hantavirus patient across multiple international exposure points. Known locations tied to the patient reportedly include: • Antarctica expedition route aboard the MV Hondius • Cape Verde maritime zone during the outbreak response • Canary Islands transit discussions and medical coordination • Switzerland after international return travel • Potential exposure chains involving airports, aircraft, hotels, and medical facilities during transfer

Let me explain Dallas(s) 1. The summers are unbearable and this cannot be understood without moving there. You can't just visit Texas for 3 weeks in peak summer and understand it, because that's not why it's bad. It's bad because it's late October and it's 90+ and you're questioning your sanity as to whether not it will ever end. 2. Dallas' culture, superficially seems good, but once you dig down... 3. Dallas living is about the airport. You save money in Dallas and then fly out all the time because being in Dallas is rough. Airline travel in the US has declined a lot, so this way of life works less well. 4. The driving. It's dangerous. You need a tank and you're going to be sitting in it all the time. Dallas sort of seems like a city but it's not really. It's more like an area. 5. You can trade 3% state income tax for better weather, more trees, and fewer problems. I think Dallas is a solid place to live in a bigger house with A/C and grind for money aggressively for a short period of time and then move out of. Other than that, unless you are tied down there (job, family), I can't recommend it.

RECORD NUMBER OF AMERICANS LEAVING US FOR BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE ABROAD: WSJ

NYT: A manufacturer of the abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to immediately restore full access to the medication, putting the contentious issue of abortion back before the justices in an election year.

just imagine what airlines are contending with... here's the cost to fill a Boeing 777-300ER today: Chicago $213,111 Dallas $179,779 Minneapolis $181,695 New York City $182,269 Los Angeles $217,708 Seattle $225,849