For those who have forgotten or are too young to have known, the @nokia ringtone was ubiquitous at the dawn of the commercial cellular era.

JUST IN: UC Berkeley math professor stops grading homework for correctness, saying widespread AI use has made it "pointless," and now awards credit simply for turning in assignments.

🚨: Medical scientists in France unveiled an artificial heart that can beat forever, without the need for a donor.

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The FCC has approved Amazon Leo’s purchase of Globalstar and its 25 megahertz of spectrum.

This will enhance Amazon’s offering of direct-to-device (D2D) services, which will mean even more competition, coverage, and capacity.

AI companies are scrambling for cash at a record pace, per The Washington Post.

The buildout is so expensive that even Silicon Valley’s giants are burning through cash, and they’re now racing each other to raise money for data centers, chips and equipment.

Just this month:

Meta plans to raise up to $95 billion by selling stock, with AMD and Nvidia buying in
Anthropic is preparing one of the largest IPOs ever
OpenAI is reportedly seeking $30 billion at a valuation above $1.4 trillion

JUST IN: Cheerios announces the first-ever resealable cereal bag, partnering with Ziploc to keep cereal fresh longer.

JUST IN: Analysis reveals pickleball courts are the most discussed issue at public city council meetings nationwide, surpassing data centers.

Coupla interesting things from new $TMUS pricing plan:

-T-Mix picks include AI (Gemini), D2D (T-Satellite) and Xbox.
-"T‑Mobile’s Optimized Video Calls...uses a network slice that gives video calls prioritized access to the network."

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BREAKING: AstraZeneca reports major breakthrough in stomach cancer treatment, with its experimental drug reducing the risk of death by 53% compared with chemotherapy in a late-stage trial.

🚨NEW: @FAANews has granted a first of its kind certification for eVTOLs

@BETA_aircraft is officially CLEARED to fly potential customers in their aircrafts

Under @POTUS, we are unleashing innovation and bringing incredible upgrades to the American people 🇺🇸

🚨: MIT scientists create injectable gel that regrows damaged nerves, restores sensation completely

BREAKING: Elon Musk has said:

"As of the past few weeks, debt markets have almost entirely shut off access to money for any company that doesn’t have substantial revenue independent of AI data centers. That means the 200+ neoclouds are going to see guppy-level death and consolidation. Some will make it through, but not many.”

🌊Lake Powell water levels continue to rise from all of the heavy rain across the Four Corners. It is up over 10 feet (3529.4') from the yearly low (3519.1') with a lot more water moving towards Lake Powell as river flows remain very high. Still far from full pool (3700'). #utwx

BREAKING: The Pentagon has launched “FORTRESS America,” an initiative ordering major military bases in the continental US to be able to run on their own for at least 90 days.

Bases will need to keep power, water, fuel and communications running independently, without relying on outside supply.

Either Do, or Don't.

Time will pass us either way.

5 major things just happened in medicine this week:

1. A breast cancer drug more than doubled the time before the cancer started growing again in a Phase 3 trial (16.4 mo vs 6.8 mo).

2. The world’s deadliest cancer (lung) was treated with a new therapy that cut the risk of death by 58% in a Phase 3 trial.

3. Chronic Hepatitis B now has a functional cure for certain patients after accelerated FDA-approval.

4. Retatrutide put up huge numbers at a sleep medicine conference showing it cut the amount of sleep apnea events in half on the highest doses, in a Phase 3 trial.

5. The leading cause of cancer death under 50 (colorectal, here specifically rectal) now has an FDA approved therapy allowing certain patients to skip chemo, radiation, and surgery.

Kid is the Captain of the Bellevue women's soccer team, got a 5-1 W and was honored on Sophmore Day. Proud dad. #12 forever

Lake Powell has risen 6 feet in the last 10 days. 110 billion gallons of water.

💧 WHAT A START TO THE WATER YEAR!

We’re only 24 days into the new water year, which began October 1, and Utah’s statewide precipitation is already approaching record-high territory for this point in the season!

The latest data shows statewide precipitation sitting near 295% of ly THREE TIMES what we typically see by this date. 🤯

After a long, hot summer and concerns about drought and water supply, this October storm pattern has delivered some much-needed moisture across Utah.

One important reminder: A wet start doesn’t erase our long-term water challenges. We still have a long way to go, and how the rest of the water year unfolds will be critical for our snowpack, reservoirs and water supply heading into next summer.

But there’s no question — this is an incredible start to the new water year! 💦