WEBVTT 00:00:01.660 --> 00:00:04.540 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.080 --> 00:00:09.119 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.500 --> 00:00:14.080 and it's Friday, February 6th. You'll be interested 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:20.620 to know. 74 years ago, today, in 1952, Princess 00:00:20.620 --> 00:00:23.839 Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth, the second 00:00:23.839 --> 00:00:27.260 at 25 after her father's death. Stepping into 00:00:27.260 --> 00:00:30.710 a lifelong role of service, duty and continuity. 00:00:31.750 --> 00:00:34.369 Her accession marked a unifying milestone that 00:00:34.369 --> 00:00:37.350 strengthened national identity, guided postwar 00:00:37.350 --> 00:00:40.570 recovery, and modernized ceremonial traditions 00:00:40.570 --> 00:00:45.409 across the Commonwealth. So now you know. And 00:00:45.409 --> 00:00:51.850 now it's time for the weather report. This morning 00:00:51.850 --> 00:00:54.909 it's mostly cloudy and it feels like five degrees 00:00:54.909 --> 00:00:58.820 with five mile per hour wind. The sunset will 00:00:58.820 --> 00:01:02.259 take place at 5 .05 and it will rise again tomorrow 00:01:02.259 --> 00:01:06.340 at 6 .47. It looks like we're in for a mostly 00:01:06.340 --> 00:01:09.780 cloudy day with a high near 28 and a light north 00:01:09.780 --> 00:01:14.200 wind around 5. Tonight, there's a chance of snow 00:01:14.200 --> 00:01:17.560 between 11 p .m. and 5 a .m. with a low around 00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:21.879 21 and very light wind. For all you beach runners 00:01:21.879 --> 00:01:24.900 out there, the first low tide Friday will be 00:01:24.900 --> 00:01:29.859 at 815, with a high tide just before 230. The 00:01:29.859 --> 00:01:33.879 nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads zero degrees 00:01:33.879 --> 00:01:38.079 for the water temperature. Looking ahead in the 00:01:38.079 --> 00:01:41.939 weather, Saturday will be snowy with patchy fog 00:01:41.939 --> 00:01:45.739 and a high near 28, with northwest winds 2 to 00:01:45.739 --> 00:01:49.299 12 miles per hour. gusting up to 24 miles per 00:01:49.299 --> 00:01:53.799 hour and 1 to 3 inches possible. Snow is likely 00:01:53.799 --> 00:01:57.340 early Saturday night with lows near 3 and stronger 00:01:57.340 --> 00:02:00.959 northwest gusts up to 29, then colder Sunday 00:02:00.959 --> 00:02:04.340 with highs near 16 and gusty northwest winds, 00:02:04.719 --> 00:02:07.219 continuing through Sunday night before milder, 00:02:07.260 --> 00:02:10.300 mostly sunny weather returns Monday into Tuesday. 00:02:11.319 --> 00:02:14.729 Bonjour, food enthusiast! 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In local 00:02:49.939 --> 00:02:54.159 news, Waymo is preparing to introduce its autonomous 00:02:54.159 --> 00:02:57.300 taxi service to Boston, claiming its technology 00:02:57.300 --> 00:03:00.199 can navigate the city's challenging winter weather 00:03:00.199 --> 00:03:03.879 and intricate infrastructure. This move indicates 00:03:03.879 --> 00:03:06.960 Google's ride -hailing company is ready for national 00:03:06.960 --> 00:03:10.219 expansion following launches in Miami, Seattle, 00:03:10.500 --> 00:03:14.360 and Minneapolis. However, Boston presents unique 00:03:14.360 --> 00:03:17.800 challenges such as narrow colonial -era streets 00:03:17.800 --> 00:03:21.879 and aggressive local drivers. While Waymo validates 00:03:21.879 --> 00:03:24.979 its sixth -generation driver model against local 00:03:24.979 --> 00:03:28.639 obstacles, Massachusetts law currently prohibits 00:03:28.639 --> 00:03:31.939 fully autonomous vehicles without a human backup 00:03:31.939 --> 00:03:35.240 driver. Lawmakers are working on establishing 00:03:35.240 --> 00:03:38.240 a safety framework to legalize this innovative 00:03:38.240 --> 00:03:48.039 technology. Now onto sports. This Sunday, the 00:03:48.039 --> 00:03:51.020 Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will 00:03:51.020 --> 00:03:55.000 clash in Super Bowl XVI. The matchup, known as 00:03:55.000 --> 00:03:58.039 the Explosive Play Bowl, features teams focused 00:03:58.039 --> 00:04:02.060 on creating and preventing big plays. Defenses 00:04:02.060 --> 00:04:05.479 have adapted to offenses by using too high safety 00:04:05.479 --> 00:04:08.379 looks, while offenses have evolved towards safer 00:04:08.379 --> 00:04:12.860 passes and effective runs. In recent years, explosive 00:04:12.860 --> 00:04:15.680 plays have become vital, with teams generating 00:04:15.680 --> 00:04:20.600 them winning 61 .2 % of the time. As the Seahawks 00:04:20.600 --> 00:04:23.279 boast the best explosive play differential in 00:04:23.279 --> 00:04:25.779 the league, their defense will face the Patriots' 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:29.040 dynamic offense led by quarterback Drake May. 00:04:30.079 --> 00:04:33.519 Tune in this Sunday at 6 .30 Eastern on NBC. 00:04:34.939 --> 00:04:38.649 In local sports. The Celtics are set to host 00:04:38.649 --> 00:04:42.209 the Heat tonight at 7 .30 in Boston, aiming to 00:04:42.209 --> 00:04:44.850 build on their strong performance despite some 00:04:44.850 --> 00:04:49.329 key injuries. The Seas come in with a 33 -18 00:04:49.329 --> 00:04:54.189 record, while Miami sits at 27 -25. Boston is 00:04:54.189 --> 00:04:57.029 looking to improve its conference record of 22 00:04:57.029 --> 00:05:00.449 -12, while Miami seeks to extend its three -game 00:05:00.449 --> 00:05:04.290 road win streak. In their last matchup on January 00:05:04.290 --> 00:05:09.689 16th, The Celtics edged the Heat 119 to 114, 00:05:09.829 --> 00:05:14.269 led by Jalen Brown's 27 points. Expect a high 00:05:14.269 --> 00:05:17.350 -scoring battle as both teams average over 100 00:05:17.350 --> 00:05:23.110 points per game. In top news, once a distant 00:05:23.110 --> 00:05:25.769 second or third in the artificial intelligence 00:05:25.769 --> 00:05:28.850 race, Anthropic is now moving to the front with 00:05:28.850 --> 00:05:32.029 a focus on caution, coding, and business clients. 00:05:32.589 --> 00:05:35.470 This week, the startup's products upended the 00:05:35.470 --> 00:05:38.350 stock market, triggering a global sell -off across 00:05:38.350 --> 00:05:42.029 various sectors. Anthropic unveiled its most 00:05:42.029 --> 00:05:45.250 advanced model yet, capable of synthesizing data 00:05:45.250 --> 00:05:48.610 and analysis, running coding teams, and managing 00:05:48.610 --> 00:05:51.709 product functions. The company expects to break 00:05:51.709 --> 00:05:57.480 even in 2028, two years before OpenAI. As the 00:05:57.480 --> 00:06:00.379 competition intensifies, the future of artificial 00:06:00.379 --> 00:06:04.480 intelligence remains uncertain. We are in peak 00:06:04.480 --> 00:06:07.939 AI experimentation mode, according to industry 00:06:07.939 --> 00:06:14.139 experts. In business news, Bitcoin's meltdown 00:06:14.139 --> 00:06:17.740 is not just a crypto event. It is hammering stocks 00:06:17.740 --> 00:06:21.360 and risk appetite. The currency's store of value 00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:24.220 trade is gone, and tech stocks might be taking 00:06:24.220 --> 00:06:28.310 the hit. Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, 00:06:28.949 --> 00:06:32.269 has shed more than $1 trillion in value over 00:06:32.269 --> 00:06:37.370 the past 121 days. Its price is down about 50 00:06:37.370 --> 00:06:40.750 % from its early October peak, falling below 00:06:40.750 --> 00:06:46.110 $65 ,000 for the first time since October 24th. 00:06:46.269 --> 00:06:48.670 Analysts are now seeing cracks in the speculative 00:06:48.670 --> 00:06:52.610 bid that has fueled recent markets. In crypto 00:06:52.610 --> 00:06:57.120 movement, Bitcoin is down 17 % for the week to 00:06:57.120 --> 00:07:02.740 about $64 ,000. Ethereum is down 18 % to just 00:07:02.740 --> 00:07:09.540 under $1 ,900. And XRP is down 21 % to $1 .27. 00:07:11.279 --> 00:07:15.459 Moving on to a more local vibe. In our community 00:07:15.459 --> 00:07:18.399 spotlight on health and wellness, we are working 00:07:18.399 --> 00:07:21.079 with a national Pilates studio. to bring you 00:07:21.079 --> 00:07:25.480 some free classes, so listen up. Check out Club 00:07:25.480 --> 00:07:28.100 Pilates with several locations in the Boston 00:07:28.100 --> 00:07:31.399 area. Pilates presents a comprehensive wellness 00:07:31.399 --> 00:07:34.720 approach, cultivating strength, reducing tension, 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:38.420 and elevating mental well -being. Scientific 00:07:38.420 --> 00:07:42.259 research affirms its benefits. So now you can 00:07:42.259 --> 00:07:45.920 check out Club Pilates for a free class. With 00:07:45.920 --> 00:07:49.670 locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, 00:07:49.949 --> 00:07:53.569 and Framingham, just be sure to tell them Sunny 00:07:53.569 --> 00:07:57.810 Morning sent you by. And now, back to the show. 00:07:59.170 --> 00:08:02.790 Let's talk tech. Microsoft's pivotal artificial 00:08:02.790 --> 00:08:05.769 intelligence product is encountering significant 00:08:05.769 --> 00:08:10.110 problems. After relying on its partnership with 00:08:10.110 --> 00:08:13.350 OpenAI, Microsoft is struggling in the chatbot 00:08:13.350 --> 00:08:17.290 race, losing ground with users. Confusing brand 00:08:17.290 --> 00:08:20.269 positioning and integration issues have frustrated 00:08:20.269 --> 00:08:24.449 users, according to former employees. Only a 00:08:24.449 --> 00:08:27.230 small portion of subscribers to Microsoft's enterprise 00:08:27.230 --> 00:08:30.269 suite are using Copilot, with preference for 00:08:30.269 --> 00:08:33.710 competing options increasing. Chief executive 00:08:33.710 --> 00:08:36.690 Satya Nadella's push for transformation into 00:08:36.690 --> 00:08:40.330 an AI -first company is at stake, as Microsoft 00:08:40.330 --> 00:08:43.730 shares fell nearly 3 % following concerns over 00:08:43.730 --> 00:08:47.730 growth. Despite setbacks, Microsoft remains among 00:08:47.730 --> 00:08:50.389 the world's most valuable companies due to its 00:08:50.389 --> 00:08:56.429 eye -driven cloud demand. And in entertainment 00:08:56.429 --> 00:09:00.549 news, an unrecognizable Jonah Hill returns to 00:09:00.549 --> 00:09:04.169 the big screen for outcome alongside Keanu Reeves 00:09:04.169 --> 00:09:08.629 and Cameron Diaz. Hill also co -wrote and directed 00:09:08.629 --> 00:09:11.340 the dark comedy. which premieres on April 10th 00:09:11.340 --> 00:09:13.899 at The Dark Comedy, which premieres on April 00:09:13.899 --> 00:09:16.100 12th at Fall As Reef Hawk, played by Reeves, 00:09:16.299 --> 00:09:18.779 of The Love Fall As Reef Hawk, played by Reeves, 00:09:19.159 --> 00:09:23.240 after being extorted with a damaging video. With 00:09:23.240 --> 00:09:25.940 support from lifelong friends Kyle and Xander, 00:09:26.340 --> 00:09:29.299 along with his crisis lawyer Ira, portrayed by 00:09:29.299 --> 00:09:32.399 Hill, Reef embarks on a soul -searching journey. 00:09:33.299 --> 00:09:35.600 During the press day, Hill stated that the film 00:09:35.600 --> 00:09:38.759 is a metaphor for what we all go through living 00:09:38.759 --> 00:09:43.340 on social media. Well, alrighty, folks, it's 00:09:43.340 --> 00:09:47.340 time for the quote of the day. And today, our 00:09:47.340 --> 00:09:49.980 quote comes from the American poet and author, 00:09:50.240 --> 00:10:06.779 Carl Sandberg. And he said, And that's a wrap 00:10:06.779 --> 00:10:09.980 for this morning. You can check out our Instagram, 00:10:10.419 --> 00:10:13.960 YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating aerial 00:10:13.960 --> 00:10:17.100 videos with local news and the weather reports. 00:10:18.460 --> 00:10:21.080 Have an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see 00:10:21.080 --> 00:10:24.200 you tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings 00:10:24.200 --> 00:10:24.700 in Boston.