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Why the Carolinas have seen months of extreme weather whiplash

Fast Company Tech

The fires followed a year of weather whiplash in the Carolinas, from a flash drought over the summer to extreme hurricane flooding in September, and then back to drought again. Hurricanes did flood the region in late summer 2024, but before that, the Carolinas were experiencing a flash drought. Read the original article.

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Google's Gemini AI is great at removing watermarks, maybe too great

TechSpot

Flash's ability to remove watermarks from licensed work, a practice that is deemed illegal by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Social media is abuzz with Gemini 2.0 Such images litter stock photography services although in many cases, an identifying logo, text, or pattern is used to discourage unauthorized use.

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Neopets animated series will launch in fall 2021

The Verge

In remarks given Tuesday as part of the Licensing Week Virtual event hosted by the Global Licensing Group, Czulewicz said that the company is currently working with three different storylines, but it has yet to make an official decision on what the final script will look like.

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Tesla owner in Canada charged with ‘sleeping’ while driving over 90 mph

The Verge

Officers began to pursue the vehicle with their emergency lights flashing, at which point the vehicle “automatically began to accelerate,” eventually reaching a speed of 150 km/h, police said. Later, the man was also charged with dangerous driving.

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How to easily install the Android 11 developer preview

The Verge

You can try out the Android 11 developer preview software right now if you have a Pixel 2 or later, but it’s understandable if the idea of flashing your device to install the OS is intimidating. Google recently released the Android Flash Tool , a web application that handles most of the steps of flashing for you.

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In 2023, you won’t be able to fly most drones in the US without broadcasting your location

The Verge

With the proper license, you’ll soon be able to fly at night and over people. The FAA is casting it as a digital license plate. Flying at night requires additional training and anti-collision lights “that can be seen for 3 statute miles and have a flash rate sufficient to avoid a collision.”

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The most innovative companies in artificial intelligence for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Flash Thinking Experimental model even shows the user the thought process it used to reach an answer. Microsoft released the model under an open-source and open-weights license, so developers can use it to develop edge models or apps that run on phones or laptops. The Gemini 2.0

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