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Current and former staff at Boston public media outlet GBH criticize top salaries after 31 people were laid off; nine execs earned $300K in base pay in 2023 (Aidan Ryan/The Boston Globe)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/06/10/bus…

After GBH layoffs, employees question executives' pay
The untouched, high salaries have prompted criticism among current and former employees about the organization’s choices in confronting a budget shortfall of $7 million for its core business.

Filings: X is still working on Venmo-like payments features, with a 2024 US launch target; X had $1.48B in revenue in first six months of 2023, down ~40% YoY (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-1…

Democrats held their own in the last three cycles in navigating tough Senate races.
They will be defending a slim Senate majority in 2024.
Here's a look at the states where both parties are fighting for control of the chamber.
https://www.bus…

Democrats face a tough 2024 Senate map as they aim to protect majority
In 2024, 34 seats will be up for grabs, including 20 currently held by Democrats, 11 held by Republicans, and three currently held by Independents.

fly_larva: Drosophila larva brain (2023)
A complete synaptic map of the brain connectome of the larva of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Nodes are neurons, and edges are synaptic connections, traced individually from brain image sections using three-dimensional electron microscopy–based reconstruction. Node metadata include the neuron hempisphere, hemispherical homologue, cell type, annotations, and inferred cluster. Edge metadata include the type of interaction (`'aa'`,…

Around two dozen sources detail Google's decision to form the Google DeepMind "super-unit" in April 2023, shifting the AI lab from research to products (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20