Good morning and a warm welcome to your show,
Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa,
and it's Friday, February 6th. You'll be interested
to know. 74 years ago, today, in 1952, Princess
Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth, the second
at 25 after her father's death. Stepping into
a lifelong role of service, duty and continuity.
Her accession marked a unifying milestone that
strengthened national identity, guided postwar
recovery, and modernized ceremonial traditions
across the Commonwealth. So now you know. And
now it's time for the weather report. This morning
it's mostly cloudy and it feels like five degrees
with five mile per hour wind. The sunset will
take place at 5 .05 and it will rise again tomorrow
at 6 .47. It looks like we're in for a mostly
cloudy day with a high near 28 and a light north
wind around 5. Tonight, there's a chance of snow
between 11 p .m. and 5 a .m. with a low around
21 and very light wind. For all you beach runners
out there, the first low tide Friday will be
at 815, with a high tide just before 230. The
nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads zero degrees
for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the
weather, Saturday will be snowy with patchy fog
and a high near 28, with northwest winds 2 to
12 miles per hour. gusting up to 24 miles per
hour and 1 to 3 inches possible. Snow is likely
early Saturday night with lows near 3 and stronger
northwest gusts up to 29, then colder Sunday
with highs near 16 and gusty northwest winds,
continuing through Sunday night before milder,
mostly sunny weather returns Monday into Tuesday.
Bonjour, food enthusiast! This podcast is brought
to you by Versailles Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas.
Nestled on El Camino Real South, just north of
Encinitas Boulevard, this cafe is a haven for
culinary delights. Indulge in their amazing Eggs
Benedict or their gluten -free crepes. You can
grab a panini for lunch or just breeze on through
to get your morning coffee. They are open every
day from 8 to 5. So stop on by and don't forget
to tell them. Sunny mornings send you. In local
news, Waymo is preparing to introduce its autonomous
taxi service to Boston, claiming its technology
can navigate the city's challenging winter weather
and intricate infrastructure. This move indicates
Google's ride -hailing company is ready for national
expansion following launches in Miami, Seattle,
and Minneapolis. However, Boston presents unique
challenges such as narrow colonial -era streets
and aggressive local drivers. While Waymo validates
its sixth -generation driver model against local
obstacles, Massachusetts law currently prohibits
fully autonomous vehicles without a human backup
driver. Lawmakers are working on establishing
a safety framework to legalize this innovative
technology. Now onto sports. This Sunday, the
Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will
clash in Super Bowl XVI. The matchup, known as
the Explosive Play Bowl, features teams focused
on creating and preventing big plays. Defenses
have adapted to offenses by using too high safety
looks, while offenses have evolved towards safer
passes and effective runs. In recent years, explosive
plays have become vital, with teams generating
them winning 61 .2 % of the time. As the Seahawks
boast the best explosive play differential in
the league, their defense will face the Patriots'
dynamic offense led by quarterback Drake May.
Tune in this Sunday at 6 .30 Eastern on NBC.
In local sports. The Celtics are set to host
the Heat tonight at 7 .30 in Boston, aiming to
build on their strong performance despite some
key injuries. The Seas come in with a 33 -18
record, while Miami sits at 27 -25. Boston is
looking to improve its conference record of 22
-12, while Miami seeks to extend its three -game
road win streak. In their last matchup on January
16th, The Celtics edged the Heat 119 to 114,
led by Jalen Brown's 27 points. Expect a high
-scoring battle as both teams average over 100
points per game. In top news, once a distant
second or third in the artificial intelligence
race, Anthropic is now moving to the front with
a focus on caution, coding, and business clients.
This week, the startup's products upended the
stock market, triggering a global sell -off across
various sectors. Anthropic unveiled its most
advanced model yet, capable of synthesizing data
and analysis, running coding teams, and managing
product functions. The company expects to break
even in 2028, two years before OpenAI. As the
competition intensifies, the future of artificial
intelligence remains uncertain. We are in peak
AI experimentation mode, according to industry
experts. In business news, Bitcoin's meltdown
is not just a crypto event. It is hammering stocks
and risk appetite. The currency's store of value
trade is gone, and tech stocks might be taking
the hit. Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency,
has shed more than $1 trillion in value over
the past 121 days. Its price is down about 50
% from its early October peak, falling below
$65 ,000 for the first time since October 24th.
Analysts are now seeing cracks in the speculative
bid that has fueled recent markets. In crypto
movement, Bitcoin is down 17 % for the week to
about $64 ,000. Ethereum is down 18 % to just
under $1 ,900. And XRP is down 21 % to $1 .27.
Moving on to a more local vibe. In our community
spotlight on health and wellness, we are working
with a national Pilates studio. to bring you
some free classes, so listen up. Check out Club
Pilates with several locations in the Boston
area. Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness
approach, cultivating strength, reducing tension,
and elevating mental well -being. Scientific
research affirms its benefits. So now you can
check out Club Pilates for a free class. With
locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline,
and Framingham, just be sure to tell them Sunny
Morning sent you by. And now, back to the show.
Let's talk tech. Microsoft's pivotal artificial
intelligence product is encountering significant
problems. After relying on its partnership with
OpenAI, Microsoft is struggling in the chatbot
race, losing ground with users. Confusing brand
positioning and integration issues have frustrated
users, according to former employees. Only a
small portion of subscribers to Microsoft's enterprise
suite are using Copilot, with preference for
competing options increasing. Chief executive
Satya Nadella's push for transformation into
an AI -first company is at stake, as Microsoft
shares fell nearly 3 % following concerns over
growth. Despite setbacks, Microsoft remains among
the world's most valuable companies due to its
eye -driven cloud demand. And in entertainment
news, an unrecognizable Jonah Hill returns to
the big screen for outcome alongside Keanu Reeves
and Cameron Diaz. Hill also co -wrote and directed
the dark comedy. which premieres on April 10th
at The Dark Comedy, which premieres on April
12th at Fall As Reef Hawk, played by Reeves,
of The Love Fall As Reef Hawk, played by Reeves,
after being extorted with a damaging video. With
support from lifelong friends Kyle and Xander,
along with his crisis lawyer Ira, portrayed by
Hill, Reef embarks on a soul -searching journey.
During the press day, Hill stated that the film
is a metaphor for what we all go through living
on social media. Well, alrighty, folks, it's
time for the quote of the day. And today, our
quote comes from the American poet and author,
Carl Sandberg. And he said, And that's a wrap
for this morning. You can check out our Instagram,
YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial
videos with local news and the weather reports.
Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see
you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings
in Boston.