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Massachusetts is about to see major savings from clean energy. A new analysis shows the state's SMART 3.0 solar-plus-storage program could save ratepayers $313 million annually by 2030.
The key? Pushing out inefficient natural gas plants, cutting reliance on fossil fuels during winter, and slashing 1.6 million metric tons of CO2 per year.

Solar and storage program forecast to save all Massachusetts ratepayers $313 million per year
Solar plus storage can also offer winter reliability improvements and limit gas consumption, finds a report from Synapse Energy Economics and the Solar Energy Industries Association.

Tom Brady goes viral again for chatting with Jayden Daniels' mom https://www.sportingnews.com/us/culture/trending/news/tom-brady-goes-viral-again-chatting-jayden-daniels-mom/87c7fe932bdf1f24719527cb

Google brings its vibe coding tool Opal to Gemini on the web, letting users create their own custom apps called Gems; the mini apps can be reused later (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/googles-vibe-coding-tool-opal-comes-to-gemini/

Google's vibe-coding tool Opal comes to Gemini | TechCrunch
The company on Wednesday said it is integrating the tool, which lets you build AI-powered mini apps, inside the Gemini web app, allowing users to create their own custom apps.

Gemini 3 is here https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/google-launches-gemini-3-with-new-coding-app-and-record-benchmark-scores/?AIagent.at

Google launches Gemini 3 with new coding app and record benchmark scores | TechCrunch
Google released Gemini 3, its latest and most advanced foundation model, to be made immediately available through the Gemini app and AI search interface.

disabling the backup beeper in a Metro Mobility M2 scooter:
turn it on its side. underneath, near the rear wheels, there are several wires. one pair of wires goes to a small cylinder which is the beeper. you can't see it easily, but you can touch it easily, and you can feel it vibrate when the scooter beeps.
detach that pair of wires. cutting them is ok, it won't affect anything else.
this might be similar for other scooters. I'm posting this because search fail…

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/10/07/these-numbers-show-how-2-years-of-war-have-devastated-palestinian-lives-in-gaza/

These numbers show how 2 years of war have devastated Gaza
Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip.

Just heard about the ceasefire agreement from folks in Gaza (was heads-down coding).
I want to be optimistic although I fear what Israel and Netanyahu’s government will do to sabotage it.
Also, is it too soon to talk about holding Israel and the IDF responsible for genocide?
h…

Updates: Israel approves Gaza ceasefire deal; Hamas touts US guarantee
These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on the occupied West Bank for Thursday, October 9.

@… I don't know about pastagang (haven't listened to all the podcasts yet!) but I guess the core controversy in live coding in general is the question of what it is. It's a pretty tired question but I think that doesn't stop it being controversial with a lot of opinions, even if differences are (generally) very good natured. Relatedly the question of wha…

Google plans to release Gemini 3 Deep Think to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the coming weeks, once it passes further rounds of safety testing (Russell Brandom/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/18/google-launches-gemini-3-…

Google launches Gemini 3 with new coding app and record benchmark scores | TechCrunch
Google released Gemini 3, its latest and most advanced foundation model, to be made immediately available through the Gemini app and AI search interface.

Google adds a new command-line interface and public API to its AI coding agent Jules, allowing it to plug into terminals, CI/CD systems, and tools like Slack (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/02/goog

Google's Jules enters developers' toolchains as AI coding agent competition heats up | TechCrunch
Jules is already being used by developers to complete code after experimenting on vibe-coding platforms.