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Justine Calma

Justine Calma

Senior Science Reporter

Senior Science Reporter

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    Google debuted AI-enabled weather forecasts across Africa.

    The short-term rain forecasts are now available in Search, the company announced today.

    AI isn’t going to replace traditional forecasting anytime soon. But Google and other researchers are developing AI models to help produce more accurate forecasts.

    Justine Calma
    Justine Calma
    Who needs health and human services anyway?

    The Trump administration announced 20,000 layoffs at the US Department of Health and Human Services, part of a drastic restructuring of the agency that includes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and that oversees Medicare and Medicaid.

    More cuts — ranging from 8 to 50 percent of staff across 22 federal agencies — could be on the way, according to an internal White House planning document obtained by the Washington Post.

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    Justine Calma
    Apple boosts renewable energy spending in China.

    The company announced $99 million in new funding, part of its goal of transitioning its supply chain to entirely carbon pollution-free energy by 2030. This marks the second phase of the China Clean Energy Fund that Apple launched in 2018, AppleInsider reports.

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    Justine Calma
    A jury dealt Greenpeace a crushing blow over Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

    The company that operates the pipeline sued the environmental group for $300 million, an amount 10 times Greenpeace USA’s annual budget. The outcome could make it easier to target other groups for their activism, advocates warned.

    ”Freedom of speech is on the line,” says Waniya Locke, a member of Standing Rock Grassroots, told The Verge recently. “This directly impacts everybody, not just Standing Rock, not just Greenpeace.”