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OpenAI says GPT-5.5's improvements are strongest in agentic coding, computer use, and early scientific research, which require reasoning across longer contexts (Madison Mills/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/23/openai-releases-spud-gpt-model

OpenAI releases "Spud" GPT-5.5 model
AI releases are getting faster, more efficient and more powerful.

"Brazil's reserves run on too little funding, with Amazon getting just 20% needed"
#Brazil #Amazon #Environment

Brazil's reserves run on too little funding, with Amazon getting just 20% needed
Human development is driving numerous global species to the brink of extinction, threatening essential resources like water and soil, and contributing to climate change. Conservationists have shown that putting critically threatened areas under protection is vital if nations are to slow or reverse these trends, and global frameworks such as the Convention on Biological Diversity have identified the creation and maintenance of protected areas as the cornerstone of such efforts.

"sure it doesn't work TODAY but the technology is getting better every day!!" was a more compelling argument when you were actually allowed to use the better technology
“Amazon, Walmart, Cisco, Uber and Meta are among early adopters that have introduced caps, discouraged wasteful use or pushed employees to cheaper models in a bid to keep AI spending under control.”

‘We created a monster’: companies rein in AI usage as costs strain budgets
Amazon, Walmart and Uber are among early adopters that have introduced caps or discouraged wasteful activity

Some people are getting too dogmatic about AI use in coding, just as i can use (even before AI) grammar and syntax checking in texts, why would people not be allowed to use AI for improving code they have written. Coding/programming has always been supported by tools? 🤔
#AI #LLM

Mike Reid, who served as chief science officer for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, has quit the position because the State Department is considering withholding assistance from people with HIV in Zambia to push the country into signing a favorable ⁠critical-minerals deal with the U.S. (hand to ear as if getting an update) I’m now hearing: the United States is the bad guys.

Expert quits US HIV role, rebukes Trump's global health approach
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The chief science officer for the U.S. flagship HIV/AIDS program left his role this week and criticized the...

After getting our new fridge, we packed our cycles and did a nice loop in the neighbourhood. It's been a bit warm but with enough water it went quite well.
Enjoy your Saturday!
#cycling #BikeTooter #tegernsee

"Thousands of Flamingo Chicks Hatch in Major Comeback From Climate Disaster in Turkiye (WATCH)"
#Turkey #Flamingos #Animals

Thousands of Flamingo Chicks Hatch in Major Comeback After Climate Disaster in Turkiye
In a conservation triumph, 5,000 flamingo chicks have hatched at Lake Tuz, a key breeding ground that had nearly dried up five years ago.

"Since 2009, there has been a documented shift in road safety for American pedestrians. After decades of declines, pedestrian fatalities have been steadily increasing since the Great Recession... it’s because the cars keep getting bigger. According to a new study by The NYT the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, thousands of deaths would have been prevented over the past 16 years if cars had not grown so significantly in both height weight."

75% More Pedestrians Have Been Killed Since 2009. Giant Trucks and SUVs Are Why
We knew bigger cars were killing more pedestrians; now there's data to prove it.

"Thawing Permafrost Not Only Emits CO2, It Absorbs it Too, Shows Landmark Study"
#Emissions #Climate #ClimateChange

Thawing Permafrost Not Only Emits CO2, It Absorbs it Too, Shows Landmark Study
Thawing permafrost is not just a source of CO2, the process also triggers a removal of emissions from the atmosphere as the landscape thaws.

"Sampling DNA in Seawater Can Reveal the Health of Dolphin Populations, in First for Conservation"
#Dolphins #Animals #Conservation

Sampling DNA in Seawater Can Reveal the Health of Dolphin Populations, in First for Conservation
DNA floating in seawater is now enough to let scientists monitor the health of America’s dolphin populations.