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The average CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere at Mauna Loa in October was ~426.7 ppm (estimate from daily values). That's ~1.7-1.8 ppm higher than last year; a modest increase compared with the ~2.5 ppm/year average growth over the past decade. El Niño still to kick in, though. The average CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere at Mauna Loa in October was ~426.7 ppm (estimate from daily values). That's ~1.7-1.8 ppm higher than last year; a modest increase compared with the ~2.5 ppm/ye…

Enterprise voice AI tools provider Deepgram acquires Daily, which has raised $62M and develops open-source voice AI framework Pipecat, for an undisclosed sum (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/29/deepgram-ac…

Deepgram acquires Pipecat-maker Daily to bolster its voice AI infrastructure | TechCrunch
Deepgram said that it is committed to keep Pipecat open source.

On Website Technicals - Read nitty-gritty tech updates and daily learnings that keep the Earth Notes site up and running; site stats also. - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-site-technicals.html

On Website Technicals
Read nitty-gritty tech updates and daily learnings that keep the Earth Notes site up and running; site stats also.

Sources: controversial Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson is in negotiations to leave; Pearson praised far-right activist Tommy Robinson in a column (Tara Conlan/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/28/allison-pe…

Allison Pearson said to be negotiating exit from Daily Telegraph amid job cull
Columnist’s relations with some senior editorial figures said to be strained over subjects she raised in her columns

#Memphis #Police Chief CJ Davis appears on #BealeStreet for the city’s “901 Day” festivities, August 29th, 2026.
📷 Brad Vest, Daily Memphian

On Website Technicals - Read nitty-gritty tech updates and daily learnings that keep the Earth Notes site up and running; site stats also. - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-site-technicals.html

On Website Technicals
Read nitty-gritty tech updates and daily learnings that keep the Earth Notes site up and running; site stats also.

One Hit Wonder #55 — got it in one (8 seconds, 1,292 points)
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#WordPuzzle

One Hit Wonder #55
One word is already on the board. Only one answer fits. You get one guess. A daily word game by Lex Friedman.

"Water is life — and Israel’s systematic theft, restriction, and destruction of Palestinian water resources is extinguishing both daily survival and an entire way of life. While Israeli settlers building ‘Eretz Israel’ consume over 350 liters of water per person daily, West Bank Palestinians survive on a fraction of that."
https://vimeo.com/1233748399?ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN January 2026_COPY_05)&mc_cid=98322afbe1&mc_eid=03f6771067

🚀 Chronivaro 0.1.0 has been released!
Chronivaro is an open-source working time & absence tracking system built on Strolch.
Highlights:
• Live timer & daily time recording
• Absence management & vacation journal
• Approvals & period closing
• CSV & PDF report exports
• Standalone fat-JAR & Docker
📦 Downloads & Release Notes:

State attorneys call Trump legal demand to segregate ballots in Alaska’s Senate race ‘not even possible’ - Anchorage Daily News
https://www.adn.com/politics/2026/10/31/state-attorneys-call-trump-legal-demand-to-segregate-ballots-in-alaskas-senate-race-not-even-possible/

In a few days I'm going to undergo septum surgery (after one ENT asked me if I engaged in boxing or other get-your-nose-broken-daily activities).
Honestly, I really wish people who had an unremarkable experience would remark on that more frequently.

NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Saturday, Oct. 24 https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-news-roundup-latest-league-updates-from-saturday-oct-24

I solved today's #TiledWords puzzle!
🔲 “Side”
🕒 2 minutes, 10 seconds
💡 0/3 reveals used
∗️ 43 moves used
https://tiledwords.com/puzzles/2026-10-18

Tiled Words
A daily word puzzle with a twist

From Daily Hive
David Eby's BC NDP commit $250 million toward TransLink's new Bus Rapid Transit line in Surrey
In its second public transit-related platform announcement this week, the BC NDP have made a specific promise to fulfill TransLink’s first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project — the King George Boulevard BRT line between SkyTrain’s Surrey Central Station and Semiahmoo Town Centre in South Surrey, which would effectively also reach White Rock.
Today, BC NDP leade…

Every Saturday, Metacurity offers our readers a selection of the best infosec-related long reads of the week that we couldn't get to in the crush of daily news.
This week's selection covers
--Russian hackers turn cyberattacks into sabotage,
--GRU spy infiltrates African Union residence,
--AI benchmarks fail the test,
--Can AI learn to be virtuous?,
--Ukrainian scammers weaponize fraud against Russia
https://www.metacurity.com/cyber-sabotage-russian-spies-and-ais-moral-dilemmas-best-infosec-long-reads-10-31-26/

Alaska newsrooms, including The Alaska Beacon and The Anchorage Daily News, are joining forces to cover the midterm elections amid severe resource constraints (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/business/media/alaska-journalis…

Alaska’s Journalists Join Forces to Cover the Midterms
The state’s challenging geography and newspapers’ broader economic struggles have stretched reporters in Alaska, just as its competitive U.S. Senate race has grabbed national attention.

Bookmarked: Greek New Testament Manuscripts on Mount Athos #Athos

One Hit Wonder #46 — got it in one (15 seconds, 1,285 points)
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#WordPuzzle

One Hit Wonder #47
One word is already on the board. Only one answer fits. You get one guess. A daily word game by Lex Friedman.

I would rather live next door to an immigrant than a Daily Gammon or the Sun Flagshagger reader
Anyone else or just me?

How The Sun made video the "anchor of the newsroom", expanding its video team from 25 to 80 staffers within a year and publishing two to three videos daily (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/

Video is now literally at the heart of The Sun newsroom
The Sun has made video the “anchor of the newsroom” by building a studio in the centre to showcase its journalists.

Sorting and purging photos and this really is one of my favorites ever. Activist Sandra Barrett and me photobombing #Memphis #police chief CJ Davis on #Beale Street for 901 Day.
Photo courtesy Daily Memphian.…

I solved today's #TiledWords puzzle!
🧩 “-ment”
🕒 3 minutes, 15 seconds
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https://tiledwords.com/puzzles/2026-10-11

Tiled Words
A daily word puzzle with a twist

https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/07/gouged/#aeropain
Cory Doctorow is a very reliable source of information. This article about Air Canada's pricing policies throws light on something which had long bothered me. I have found that, despite having Aeroplan miles enough to use…

One Hit Wonder #54 — got it in one (8 seconds, 1,292 points)
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#WordPuzzle #OneHitWonderGame #LexGames

One Hit Wonder #55
One word is already on the board. Only one answer fits. You get one guess. A daily word game by Lex Friedman.

Want to understand cybersecurity's "Black October" from the inside? 2 podcast episodes
AI labs building stronger offensive than defensive capabilities: https://securityconversations.fireside.fm/why-is-anthropic-afraid-glm-53
The daily work of vulnerability patchers: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9a42098b

Weekend Reads
* BGP update message size analysis
#BGP #HTTP #Censorship #Starlink #RIPE93

I solved today's #TiledWords puzzle!
😀 “Face”
🕒 3 minutes, 33 seconds
💡 0/3 reveals used
∗️ 53 moves used
https://tiledwords.com/puzzles/2026-10-08

Tiled Words
A daily word puzzle with a twist

I solved today's #TiledWords puzzle!
♟️ “Board games”
🕒 2 minutes, 54 seconds
💡 0/3 reveals used
∗️ 63 moves used
🔄 1 shuffles used
https://tiledwords.com/puzzles/2026-10

Tiled Words
A daily word puzzle with a twist

The Bears are really good, plus a historic comeback https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7715178/2026/10/23/bears-patriots-caleb-williams-the-pulse/

"H2O Retailing Corp. is the latest major company among the many in Japan that are disclosing massive data breaches almost daily, which are exposing millions of customer records and revealing weaknesses in corporate cybersecurity."
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16976490

VOTE, DAMMIT! John McCutcheon @appalseed on the Daily Antidote of Song
#vote #elections2026 #music #DAS #DailyAntidoteOfSong #JohnMcCutcheon #resist

Commissioner Goodell teases future Tokyo game, sees 'new opportunities' for international growth https://www.nfl.com/news/commissioner-goodell-teases-future-tokyo-game-sees-new-opportunities-for-international-growth

The Ongoing Transformation of Cabo Verdean Music
By Ana Rita d’Almeida · Illustration by Amy Moss
#CaboVerde 🇨🇻 #CapeVerde
Lots of great #AccordionBandcamp recommendations! ❤️‍🔥🪗
#accordion #AfricanMusic #WorldMusic