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NFL Network: Falcons, WR Drake London agree to four-year, $141 million extension https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-network-falcons-wr-drake-london-agree-to-four-year-141-million-extension

"A sea turtle washed ashore with a stingray barb lodged in his tongue. After an incredible 8-month recovery, he's returning to the ocean"
#Turtles #Animals

A sea turtle washed ashore with a stingray barb lodged in its tongue. He has a happy ending
Diamond the loggerhead sea turtle was on the verge of death when locals called the Virginia Aquarium's Stranding Response Team.

UnearthInsight: Indian IT companies have spent $7.1B on acquisitions since the start of 2025 to gain clients, as AI-led pricing pressure weakens organic growth (Shristi Achar/The Economic Times)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/t…

IT firms spend big on acquisitions as AI hits growth
Indian IT companies are buying smaller companies to boost growth. Acquisitions are happening due to AI's impact on pricing and organic growth. Companies are spending billions to gain clients and market share. These deals help IT providers enter new markets and offer expanded services. This strategy aims to counter revenue pressures and vendor consolidation.

RE: https://dair-community.social/@timnitGebru/116332667717903322
I really think that we _are_ starting to build those tools. I'm party to a lot of discussions about how to use these tools well, and a lot of that starts to look like systems design: what are controls? What are the feedback loops? Where do we need to add new frictions? Where do we need to eliminate old bottlenecks?
We are still very, _very_ early in this.
But the work is getting done, and a lot of us 'haters' need to get in the drivers seat and start putting up useful critique like mttaggart's. I don't agree with the entire article, but it's solid work and solid case report. It’s very good stuff. We need a lot more of these conversations.
And we need to let people hate it. Not to be confused with obstinate blocking, but to have the feelings of hating it, of disliking the processes it engenders, of finding those new footings — or rejecting the bad ones. We can't look at this clearly unless we have the space to hate it.

A foreign funder just informed me that “the applicant has decided to withdraw the proposal from the competition. As a result, the review will unfortunately no longer be required. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.”
I’m happy to assure you that this doesn't cause me any inconvenience.
#AcademicChatter

A foreign funder just informed me that “the applicant has decided to withdraw the proposal from the competition. As a result, the review will unfortunately no longer be required. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.”
I’m happy to assure you that this doesn't cause me any inconvenience.
#AcademicChatter

Sometimes its really hard to support a good cause when the volunteers have very limited social skills. But too much is too much, and until this group of volunteers manages to aquire some basic skills working WITH people, I will not take part in that anymore.

NFL news roundup: Chiefs agree to terms with 2022 first-round CB Kaiir Elam; Bengals sign CB Ja'Sir Taylor https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-news-roundup-latest-league-updates-from-thursday-april-2

Patriots agree to trade for Eagles WR A.J. Brown in blockbuster deal https://www.nfl.com/news/aj-brown-patriots-eagles-trade

Texans, LB Al-Shaair agree to 3-year extension https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48628975/texans-lb-azeez-al-shaair-agree-3-year-extension