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Boston Cracks Down on Delivery Chaos, AI Power Crunch Looms · 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 Tuesday, April 14th. You'll be interested
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  to know, 56 years ago, today in 1970, a damaged
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  service module forced the crew to improvise procedures
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  and use the lunar module as a lifeboat, while
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  ground engineers worked to stabilize their course
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  and conserve resources. This coordinated effort
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  showcased ingenuity and teamwork, saving lives
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  and demonstrating how mission control and astronauts
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  could adapt systems and procedures to secure
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  a safe return. So now you know. And now, it's
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  time for the weather report. This morning, it's
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  mostly sunny and it feels like 63 degrees with
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  5 mile per hour wind. The sunset will take place
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  at 724, and it will rise again tomorrow at 559.
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  It looks like we're in for some mostly sunny
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  skies today, with a high near 77 and a light
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  south breeze around 7 miles per hour. If you're
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  inland, it will hit a high of 79. Tonight, there's
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  a slight chance of rain showers early, then a
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  chance of thunderstorms later, with mostly cloudy
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  skies. a low around 61, and a light southwest
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  breeze around 6 miles per hour. The near -shore
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  buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 41 degrees for the
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  water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather.
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  Wednesday will be partly sunny with a high near
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  81 and a southwest breeze of 5 to 8 miles per
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  hour, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms
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  in the afternoon into the evening and light rain
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  possible. Thursday and Thursday night, stay mostly
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  cloudy with chances of rain and highs, dropping
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  to near 70 and lows in the mid -50s, before Friday
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  warms to near 75, with additional afternoon shower
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  and thunderstorm chances. Bonjour, food enthusiasts!
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  This podcast is brought to you by Versailles
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  Café and Pastries in Encinitas, nestled on El
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  Camino Real South. Just north of Encinitas Boulevard,
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  this cafe is a haven for culinary delights. Indulge
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  in their amazing Eggs Benedict or their gluten
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  -free crepes. You can grab a panini for lunch
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  or just breeze on through to get your morning
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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 Morning sends you. In local news. New rules
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  just kicked in for delivery drivers in Boston.
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  A Boston City ordinance that went into effect
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  on Saturday aims to bring a little order to the
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  city's chaotic streets. Under these new rules,
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  Boston is requiring third -party restaurant delivery
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  companies like Uber Eats, Grubhub, and DoorDash
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  to obtain new permits to improve pedestrian safety.
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  This ordinance, initially filed by Mayor Michelle
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  Wu, and passed by the City Council last April,
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  addresses concerns about reckless driving, illegal
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  parking, and increased traffic congestion. The
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  City's website notes that the number of vehicles
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  used for food delivery has increased rapidly,
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  with reports of delivery vehicle issues rising
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  by 200 % since 2022. Now, all third -party food
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  delivery companies That place more than 1 million
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  orders annually must register with the city's
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  transportation department and obtain insurance
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  coverage to protect those involved in crashes
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  with delivery vehicles. Now on to sports. Sticker
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  shock is hitting Los Angeles, California residents
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  as they express alarm over the price of pre -sale
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  tickets for the 2028 Olympics. Since tickets
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  went on sale on April 2nd, excitement has turned
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  into disappointment over what many describe as
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  exorbitant prices and unexpected service fees.
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  Tickets ranged from $28 to thousands, with popular
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  events like gymnastics and track, and fields
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  selling out quickly. In addition to ticket prices,
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  a 24 % service fee was added. which LA 28 stated
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  would support necessities like customer service
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  during the games. Los Angeles resident Kathy
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  Dorn shared her frustrations with the situation.
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  In local sports, the Minnesota Twins powered
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  past the Sox with a 13 -6 victory, highlighted
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  by homers from Victor Caratini and Ryan Jeffers,
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  each driving in three runs. Garrett Crochet had
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  a tough outing, lasting only one and two -thirds
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  innings and allowing 11 runs, marking the shortest
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  start of his career. Jaron Duran contributed
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  with a homer, while Caleb Durbin added two hits
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  and two runs scored for Boston. In the next game,
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  Twins right -handed pitcher Micah Bell will take
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  on Boston's Sonny Gray, who is off to a strong
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  start this season with two wins and a 2 .76 earned
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  run average. In top news, the artificial intelligence
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  gold rush is rapidly drying up the supply of
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  the one resource that artificial intelligence
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  developers cannot do without, computing power.
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  The sharp capacity crunch has caused consternation
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  among power users, forced companies to scuttle
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  products, and led to reliability problems. These
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  issues are a warning sign for the artificial
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  intelligence boom. As they may limit the utility
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  of powerful new artificial intelligence tools,
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  just as massive amounts of users have begun to
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  rely on them to boost productivity. Demand for
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  autonomous tools has exploded as companies scramble
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  to secure the availability of computing capacity
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  needed to serve a growing base of customers.
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  In business news, Shake Shack just announced
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  its loyalty program, and it's a very bad sign.
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  The company aims to keep customers engaged through
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  technology, revealing a harsh truth about what
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  loyalty truly means. Many businesses reach the
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  conclusion that customer loyalty programs are
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  essential. While incentivizing customers to return
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  seems logical, it raises the question, is this
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  genuine loyalty? Shake Shack began as a hot dog
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  cart in 2001, launched by Danny Meyer. a leader
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  in New York City's fine dining scene. The cart's
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  success led to the official opening of Shake
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  Shack in 2004. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is
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  up 5 % to about $74 ,000. Ethereum is up 8 %
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  to about $2 ,000. And XRP is up 3 % to $1 .37.
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  Moving on to a more local vibe. and our community
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  spotlight on health and wellness. We are working
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  with a national Pilates studio to bring you some
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  free 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 science. Researchers
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  have developed a method of making French fries
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  that results in a healthier bite without sacrificing
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  crispiness. A research team at the University
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  of Illinois has created a straightforward method
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  to keep the satisfying taste and crunch while
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  using less oil. This cooking method combines
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  traditional frying and microwave heating, which
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  could reduce the oil needed, meaning less fat
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  absorbed with each bite. Pawan Singh Thakkar,
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  author of one study, states, consumers want healthy
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  foods, but cravings often prevail. This innovation
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  aims to help consumers make better food choices.
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  And in entertainment news, the latest review
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  by Owen Gleiberman describes the Super Mario
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  Galaxy movie as a frenetic and disappointing
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  sequel to the original Super Mario Bros. Adventure.
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  Starring Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as
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  Luigi, and Donald Glover as Yoshi, the film embarks
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  on a galactic adventure. We are introduced to
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  Yoshi, a cuddly green dinosaur, and an army of
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  Lumas, who are less charming than their cousin
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  Lumalee from the previous film. The film's setting
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  is entirely in space, with Princess Rosalina,
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  portrayed by Brie Larson, being kidnapped by
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  a giant droid in the opening scene. Well, alrighty
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  folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And
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  today, our quote comes from the American astronaut
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  and engineer, John Glenn. And he said, To sit
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  back and let fate play its hand out and never
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  influence it is not the way man was meant to
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  operate. And that's a wrap for this morning.
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  You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, and
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  TikTok. for some captivating aerial videos with
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  local news and the weather reports. Have an amazing
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  day, my good friends. We'll see you tomorrow
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  with another episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.