Interesting piece on the #Arctic #SeaIce and it's (improving) representation in global climate models by Gavin Schmidt over on @realclimate, I'm not entirely sure all of the improvement is for the right reasons, there are probably compensating biases, it would be interesting to see if the models get the regional signal correct in different parts of the Arctic, but overall I agree with this piece, there have been some big steps forward in global models, the regional level is often not very well represented though.
https://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2025/05/predicted-arctic-sea-ice-trends-over-time/
Jazzaria – Uncertain Horizon
#byncnd
My article Vent or Win, Choose Wisely has been accepted for publication by The Geopolitical Economist:
https://medium.com/the-geopolitical-economist/vent-or-win-choose-wisely-c618c86f1472
Es gibt den Hashtag #ZeigtHerEureFächer !? Da muss ich natürlich zwei meiner inzwischen 20 Fächer zeigen. In jedem Raum befinden sich ein paar, taktisch verteilt, und ich gehe seit Jahren nirgendwo mehr ohne einen hin. Selbst bei milden Temperaturen ist mir oft vor allem in Innenräumen schnell zu warm.
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Snowflake agrees to acquire Crunchy Data, a cloud-based database service that helps businesses and government agencies use PostgreSQL, a source says for ~$250M (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/snowflake-to-buy-crunchy…
Ukrainian-founded Grammarly to acquire AI email app Superhuman: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/02/ukrainianfounded-grammarly-to-acquire-ai.html
TECH 2025: Europas Abhängigkeit von US-Clouds und Rüstungsgütern ist gefährlich. Die Konferenz in Heilbronn fordert: Mehr Investitionen in eigene Technologien, weniger Bürokratie – und ein „Buy European Act“ für digitale Souveränität. #Handelsblatt:
TECH 2025: „Europa hat alles außer Zeit“ – TECH-Aufbruch in Heilbronn
Allen Media Group confirms it plans to sell its 28 broadcast TV stations, which it operates and has spent $1B over the past six years to acquire (Lillian Rizzo/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/02/byron-allen-broadcast-tv-stations-sale.html…
What does it mean to be Genderfluid? // #AskQueera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gFEoYLLCNY
Warner Music and Bain announce a $1.2B joint venture to buy song rights; sources: Warner is in talks to acquire the Red Hot Chili Peppers' catalog for $300M (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/8e50bf81-d346-49ec-a4a5-6b379e632140