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Boston Calling Festival! Sox Doubleheader, OpenAI's Big Move. · Sunny Mornings Boston

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  Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa,
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  and it's Friday, May 23rd. You'll be interested
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  to know, 91 years ago today in 1934, the notorious
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  American outlaws, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow,
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  met their end in a police ambush near Gippsland,
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  Louisiana. Their crime spree during the Great
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  Depression had captured the nation's attention,
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  and their deaths marked the conclusion of a tumultuous
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  chapter in American history. This event underscored
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  the relentless pursuit of justice and the determination
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  of law enforcement to restore peace and order
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  during challenging times. So now you know. And
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  now, it's time for the Weather Report. This morning,
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  light rain is likely, and it feels like 36 degrees,
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  with 26 mile -per -hour wind. The sunset will
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  take place at 728, and it will rise again tomorrow
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  at 617. It looks like we're in for some rain
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  early this morning, likely clearing up by 8 a
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  .m., then just a chance of showers later. Expect
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  cloudy skies, with a high near 57 and a breezy
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  northwest wind. Tonight, a chance of showers
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  continues with cloudy skies and a low around
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  48 with light winds. For all you beach runners
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  out there, the first high tide Friday will be
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  at 815 with a low tide at 230. The near shore
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  GUI at Cape Cod Bay reads 51 degrees for the
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  water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather.
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  Expect mostly cloudy skies on Saturday with a
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  high near 61 and a chance of rain showers. Sunday
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  brings partly sunny skies and a high near 65.
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  Memorial Day will be mostly sunny with a high
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  near 69 and a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
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  Look for partly cloudy nights with lows in the
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  upper 40s to low 50s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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  coffee. They are open every day from 8 to 5.
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  So stop on by and don't forget to tell them.
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  Sunny mornings send you. In local news, the Boston
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  Calling Music Festival returns to Harvard University's
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  Athletics Complex this weekend, introducing an
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  exciting new feature, a massive rotating stage.
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  This innovation replaces the previous two performance
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  platforms, allowing for a seamless transition
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  between artists. Co -founder Brian Apple describes
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  it as a lazy Susan, or a gigantic turntable,
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  enabling one band to set up while another performs.
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  This new stage spans 80 feet and is flanked by
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  large video walls. With weather conditions expected
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  to be cooler and possibly wet, Apple reassures
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  attendees that they are prepared for any situation,
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  encouraging feedback for improvements. Now on
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  to sports. The college football playoff is set
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  to adopt a straight seeding model for the 2025
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  to 2026 postseason. Executives unanimously approved
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  this change, which means teams will be seeded
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  directly based on the selection committee's rankings,
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  rather than conference championships. This new
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  format will allow the top four seeds to earn
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  a buy into the quarterfinals. However, it comes
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  with a financial compromise, ensuring that the
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  four highest -ranked conference champions will
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  still receive $8 million each, regardless of
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  their seed. As discussions continue regarding
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  the playoffs' future format, significant changes,
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  including a potential 16 -team playoff, are anticipated.
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  In local sports, Yesterday afternoon at Fenway
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  Park, the Sox and Orioles had their game postponed
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  due to rain. They will play a doubleheader today
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  starting at 1 .35 under clear skies with temperatures
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  around 53 degrees. In top news, OpenAI is acquiring
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  Johnny Ives Artificial Intelligence hardware
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  company, IO, in a deal valued at nearly $6 billion
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  and $500 million. About 55 employees, including
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  key figures like Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey,
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  and Tang Tan, will join OpenAI. While Johnny
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  Ive will not be part of OpenAI, his design firm,
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  LoveFrom, will oversee design across the company.
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  The first product, set to launch in 2026, promises
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  to be innovative, pocket -sized, and contextually
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  aware. as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman describes it
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  as a totally new kind of thing. In business news,
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  in a dramatic legal battle, WME Sports, a division
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  of Endeavor, sought to bolster its baseball division
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  by offering $25 million to agents Jim Murray
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  and Michael Stivel, enticing them to leave Excel
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  Sports Management. The fallout led to a ruling
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  by arbitrator Michael Gotsman, who stated that
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  their actions caused an unprecedented departure
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  of clients and a serious reputational loss for
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  Excel. Galivani was ordered to pay over $10 million
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  in damages, marking a significant shift in the
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  baseball representation industry. Galivani is
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  now considering exiting baseball altogether,
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  citing a conflict of interest. In crypto movement,
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  Bitcoin is up 6 % for the week to just over $111
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  ,000. Ethereum is up 13 % to just over $2 ,700.
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  And Goatsies Maximus is up 19 % to $0 .19. Moving
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  on to a more local vibe. In our community spotlight
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  on health and wellness, we are working with a
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  national Pilates studio. to bring you some free
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  classes, so listen up. Check out Club Pilates,
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  with several locations in the Boston area. Pilates
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  presents a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating
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  strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental
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  well -being. Scientific research affirms its
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  benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates
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  for a free class, with locations in Canton, Wellesley,
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  Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure
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  to tell them sunny morning sent you by. And now,
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  back to the show. Let's talk tech. In an important
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  update for streaming enthusiasts, Netflix will
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  discontinue support for certain older Amazon
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  Fire TV devices starting June 3rd, 2025. This
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  includes the first -generation Fire TV, Fire
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  TV Stick. and Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice
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  Remote Control. These models, launched in 2014,
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  have not received software or security updates
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  for years, leaving many users to upgrade to newer
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  devices. The decision may stem from Netflix's
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  shift to newer standards like the AV1 codec,
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  enhancing streaming quality. If you want a first
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  -generation device, consider upgrading to a newer
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  model for better performance. And in entertainment
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  news, Sylvester Stallone's latest role in Tulsa
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  King has captivated audiences, showcasing his
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  character, Dwight the General Manfredi, navigating
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  life after prison in Oklahoma. The Taylor Sheridan
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  series quickly became a hit on Paramount+. leading
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  to a second season filmed in Atlanta. With a
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  third season confirmed, fans can expect returning
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  cast members like Garrett Hedlund and Vincent
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  Piazza, along with new faces like Kevin Pollak
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  as an FBI agent who has an ax to grind. While
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  a specific release date has yet to be announced,
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  a fall premiere seems likely, providing much
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  -needed entertainment during the wait for more
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  Yellowstone content. Well, alrighty folks, it's
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  time for the quote of the day. And today, our
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  quote comes from the American writer and philosopher,
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  Eric Hoffer. And he said, In times of change,
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  learners inherit the earth, while the learned
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  find themselves beautifully equipped to deal
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  with a world that no longer exists. And that's
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  a wrap for this morning. You can check out our
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  Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. for some captivating
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  aerial videos with local news and the weather
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  reports. Have an amazing weekend, my good friends.
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  We'll see you Monday with another episode of
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  Sunny Mornings in Boston.