WEBVTT 00:00:01.660 --> 00:00:04.540 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:09.140 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.380 --> 00:00:13.800 and it's Tuesday, February 10th. You'll be interested 00:00:13.800 --> 00:00:20.260 to know. 30 years ago, today, in 1996, a purpose 00:00:20.260 --> 00:00:23.399 -built computer called Deep Blue beat the reigning 00:00:23.399 --> 00:00:26.260 world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, in a match, 00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:29.460 marking a landmark artificial intelligence victory. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:32.979 This achievement showed that specialized computing 00:00:32.979 --> 00:00:36.799 systems could outperform human expertise in strategic 00:00:36.799 --> 00:00:39.759 reasoning and inspired broader investment in 00:00:39.759 --> 00:00:42.399 research in machine learning and intelligence 00:00:42.399 --> 00:00:48.240 systems. So now you know. And now it's time for 00:00:48.240 --> 00:00:53.780 the weather report. This morning it's mostly 00:00:53.780 --> 00:00:57.840 sunny and it feels like 15 degrees with two mile 00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:01.219 per hour wind. The sunset will take place at 00:01:01.219 --> 00:01:04.799 510, and it will rise again tomorrow at 642. 00:01:05.739 --> 00:01:07.939 It looks like we're in for some partly sunny 00:01:07.939 --> 00:01:11.579 skies today, with a high near 33 and a light 00:01:11.579 --> 00:01:14.319 southwest breeze at about five miles per hour, 00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:18.540 but there's a chance of snow after 4 p .m. Tonight, 00:01:19.420 --> 00:01:22.359 expect mostly cloudy conditions with snow, a 00:01:22.359 --> 00:01:26.329 low around 26 and light winds. For all you beach 00:01:26.329 --> 00:01:28.969 runners out there, the first low tide Tuesday 00:01:28.969 --> 00:01:34.489 will be at 1145 with a high tide at 6. The nearshore 00:01:34.489 --> 00:01:38.750 gooey at Cape Cod Bay reads 32 degrees for the 00:01:38.750 --> 00:01:42.870 water temperature. Looking ahead in the weather. 00:01:44.170 --> 00:01:46.650 Wednesday is partly sunny with a chance of light 00:01:46.650 --> 00:01:50.349 snow at a high near 37 with a light west wind 00:01:50.349 --> 00:01:53.700 of 3 to 9 miles per hour. and only a trace to 00:01:53.700 --> 00:01:57.140 less than one -half inch possible. Wednesday 00:01:57.140 --> 00:01:59.560 night will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance 00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:03.540 of snow before 2 a .m. and a low around 22 as 00:02:03.540 --> 00:02:06.879 northwest winds remain near 7 miles per hour. 00:02:07.760 --> 00:02:10.620 Thursday and Friday stay cool and partly to mostly 00:02:10.620 --> 00:02:13.560 sunny with highs in the low to mid 30s and nights 00:02:13.560 --> 00:02:16.479 falling into the mid to upper teens with light 00:02:16.479 --> 00:02:20.800 northwest winds. 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In local news, Massachusetts 00:02:59.199 --> 00:03:02.159 is cracking down on prediction markets that are 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:05.180 emerging as rivals to sports betting giants like 00:03:05.180 --> 00:03:09.080 DraftKings and FanDuel. In response, prediction 00:03:09.080 --> 00:03:12.000 market platforms Kalshi and PolyMarket are fighting 00:03:12.000 --> 00:03:14.939 back, arguing they should be regulated by the 00:03:14.939 --> 00:03:17.979 federal government, not state gaming regulators. 00:03:19.000 --> 00:03:22.020 Polymarket recently sued Massachusetts Attorney 00:03:22.020 --> 00:03:24.759 General Andrea Joy Campbell in Boston Federal 00:03:24.759 --> 00:03:27.759 Court, claiming the state is overstepping its 00:03:27.759 --> 00:03:31.520 bounds. This lawsuit follows a court ruling that 00:03:31.520 --> 00:03:34.520 temporarily blocked Kalshi from offering sports 00:03:34.520 --> 00:03:38.000 wagers in Massachusetts. The U .S. sports betting 00:03:38.000 --> 00:03:40.580 market has grown into a multi -billion -dollar 00:03:40.580 --> 00:03:45.080 industry, generating nearly $14 billion in gross 00:03:45.080 --> 00:03:56.020 revenue in 2024. Now on to sports. Team USA, 00:03:56.180 --> 00:03:59.039 Curling, has advanced to the mixed doubles gold 00:03:59.039 --> 00:04:02.259 medal game after a stunning upset over the defending 00:04:02.259 --> 00:04:06.319 champions. Corey Thies and Corey Drakken finished 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:08.780 the round -robin session with a record of six 00:04:08.780 --> 00:04:12.180 wins and three losses, making history as the 00:04:12.180 --> 00:04:15.080 first American mixed doubles team to reach the 00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:17.620 medal round since the discipline was introduced 00:04:17.620 --> 00:04:21.980 in the Winter Olympics in 2018. In the semifinal, 00:04:22.120 --> 00:04:25.860 they face Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner 00:04:25.860 --> 00:04:30.660 from Team Italy, the 2022 gold medalist. After 00:04:30.660 --> 00:04:34.759 a nail -biting match, Team USA won 9 -8, thanks 00:04:34.759 --> 00:04:38.019 to a clutch final shot from Thiesse. They will 00:04:38.019 --> 00:04:40.500 now compete against Sweden for the gold medal 00:04:40.500 --> 00:04:45.839 on Tuesday. In local sports, the Celtics may 00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:49.079 face a tough decision in the upcoming NBA expansion 00:04:49.079 --> 00:04:51.839 draft, As reports suggest, the league could vote 00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:55.459 to add two new teams this summer. If approved, 00:04:55.740 --> 00:04:58.160 the Cs would need to protect players from their 00:04:58.160 --> 00:05:01.300 deep roster, which could lead to losing a valuable 00:05:01.300 --> 00:05:05.019 asset. Top candidates to protect include Jason 00:05:05.019 --> 00:05:08.899 Tatum, Jalen Brown, Tarek White, Peyton Pritchard, 00:05:09.240 --> 00:05:12.980 Nemeus Queda, and Sam Hauser. The final spot 00:05:12.980 --> 00:05:15.680 could come down to rookie players Baylor Scheierman 00:05:15.680 --> 00:05:19.149 or Jordan Malsch. with Scheherman currently having 00:05:19.149 --> 00:05:22.889 the edge based on recent performance. This scenario 00:05:22.889 --> 00:05:26.089 presents a challenging choice for the Cs as they 00:05:26.089 --> 00:05:29.990 strategize for the future. Wednesday night, the 00:05:29.990 --> 00:05:33.930 34 and 19 Celtics are at home facing the 24 and 00:05:33.930 --> 00:05:40.490 29 Bulls. In top news, protein shakes are widely 00:05:40.490 --> 00:05:43.709 available and often marketed as convenient meal 00:05:43.709 --> 00:05:46.410 alternatives. which may leave you wondering whether 00:05:46.410 --> 00:05:49.209 you can have protein shakes instead of meals. 00:05:50.350 --> 00:05:52.850 Replacing meals with protein shakes can affect 00:05:52.850 --> 00:05:55.449 your body in different ways, depending on the 00:05:55.449 --> 00:05:59.050 shake's nutrient content. Most commercial protein 00:05:59.050 --> 00:06:02.170 shakes provide 20 to 30 grams of protein per 00:06:02.170 --> 00:06:05.550 serving. Protein shakes provide a quick, easy 00:06:05.550 --> 00:06:08.750 way to consume protein, making it easier to increase 00:06:08.750 --> 00:06:12.170 overall protein intake. When a protein shake 00:06:12.170 --> 00:06:15.019 replaces a meal, consider which nutrients may 00:06:15.019 --> 00:06:18.660 be missing. In most cases, protein shakes work 00:06:18.660 --> 00:06:21.839 best as a supplement, rather than a routine replacement 00:06:21.839 --> 00:06:28.199 for whole meals. In business news, Elon Musk 00:06:28.199 --> 00:06:31.139 says that SpaceX will prioritize the establishment 00:06:31.139 --> 00:06:34.199 of a self -growing city on the moon instead of 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:38.220 a colony on Mars. This decision marks a significant 00:06:38.220 --> 00:06:41.160 shift in Musk's space exploration ambitions. 00:06:41.680 --> 00:06:45.220 In a post on his social media platform X, Musk 00:06:45.220 --> 00:06:47.779 stated that a lunar city could be built within 00:06:47.779 --> 00:06:51.019 the next decade. He emphasized that the mission 00:06:51.019 --> 00:06:54.500 of SpaceX remains the same, to extend consciousness 00:06:54.500 --> 00:06:58.779 and life as we know it to the stars. Musk indicated 00:06:58.779 --> 00:07:01.560 that SpaceX would resume a Mars efforts in the 00:07:01.560 --> 00:07:04.480 next five to seven years, but building on the 00:07:04.480 --> 00:07:08.100 moon would be more efficient. In crypto movement, 00:07:09.160 --> 00:07:14.720 Bitcoin is down 9%. to about $70 ,000. Ethereum 00:07:14.720 --> 00:07:20.240 is down 8 % to just over $2 ,000. And XRP is 00:07:20.240 --> 00:07:26.800 down 10 % to $1 .45. Moving on to a more local 00:07:26.800 --> 00:07:30.620 vibe. In our community spotlight on health and 00:07:30.620 --> 00:07:33.480 wellness, we are working with a national Pilates 00:07:33.480 --> 00:07:36.920 studio to bring you some free classes, so listen 00:07:36.920 --> 00:07:41.189 up. Check out Club Pilates. With several locations 00:07:41.189 --> 00:07:44.730 in the Boston area, Pilates presents a comprehensive 00:07:44.730 --> 00:07:48.029 wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing 00:07:48.029 --> 00:07:52.189 tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific 00:07:52.189 --> 00:07:56.050 research affirms its benefits. So now you can 00:07:56.050 --> 00:07:59.689 check out Club Pilates for a free class. With 00:07:59.689 --> 00:08:03.410 locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, 00:08:03.709 --> 00:08:07.310 and Framingham, just be sure to tell them Sunny 00:08:07.310 --> 00:08:11.560 Morning sent you by. And now, back to the show. 00:08:12.920 --> 00:08:16.240 Let's talk science. Ripples in spacetime from 00:08:16.240 --> 00:08:18.660 a pair of merging black holes have been recorded 00:08:18.660 --> 00:08:22.199 in unprecedented detail, enabling physicists 00:08:22.199 --> 00:08:25.879 to test predictions of general relativity. The 00:08:25.879 --> 00:08:28.680 loudest collision ever recorded has allowed scientists 00:08:28.680 --> 00:08:31.660 to confirm that Einstein's theory is correct. 00:08:32.360 --> 00:08:36.340 In 2025, an international collaboration detected 00:08:36.340 --> 00:08:40.379 a powerful ripple, produced by this merger. The 00:08:40.379 --> 00:08:42.840 detectors are more sensitive than when LIGO made 00:08:42.840 --> 00:08:47.779 its first detection in 2016. Researchers tested 00:08:47.779 --> 00:08:50.620 Stephen Hawking's theorem and found it to be 00:08:50.620 --> 00:08:55.320 correct with nearly 100 % confidence. Kief Mittman 00:08:55.320 --> 00:08:57.799 and colleagues further tested whether the merger 00:08:57.799 --> 00:09:00.360 conforms with Einstein's general relativity. 00:09:00.970 --> 00:09:03.730 They found that the measured frequencies matched 00:09:03.730 --> 00:09:10.169 closely with Einstein's predictions. And in entertainment 00:09:10.169 --> 00:09:14.570 news, YouTube TV is introducing lower -priced 00:09:14.570 --> 00:09:18.009 sports and news packages. The Google -owned pay 00:09:18.009 --> 00:09:20.710 TV service announced on Monday that it will roll 00:09:20.710 --> 00:09:24.230 out more than 10 plans, priced below a full YouTube 00:09:24.230 --> 00:09:27.929 TV subscription, which offers more than 100 channels. 00:09:28.539 --> 00:09:31.220 This introduction responds to growing consumer 00:09:31.220 --> 00:09:34.360 frustration over rising costs, as the service 00:09:34.360 --> 00:09:38.539 currently costs $82 a month. The sports plan 00:09:38.539 --> 00:09:41.519 will be available this fall for $64 a month, 00:09:42.019 --> 00:09:44.580 offering four broadcast networks that carry the 00:09:44.580 --> 00:09:48.480 NFL, along with various sports channels. New 00:09:48.480 --> 00:09:50.919 subscribers will receive an introductory rate 00:09:50.919 --> 00:09:56.200 of $54 a month. Well, all righty, folks. It's 00:09:56.200 --> 00:10:00.120 time for the quote of the day. And today, our 00:10:00.120 --> 00:10:02.860 quote comes from the American computer scientist 00:10:02.860 --> 00:10:06.340 and pioneer of artificial intelligence, Marvin 00:10:06.340 --> 00:10:20.299 Minsky. And he said, And that's a wrap for this 00:10:20.299 --> 00:10:23.879 morning. You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, 00:10:24.240 --> 00:10:27.580 and TikTok for some captivating aerial videos. 00:10:27.820 --> 00:10:31.679 with local news and the weather reports. Have 00:10:31.679 --> 00:10:34.320 an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see you 00:10:34.320 --> 00:10:37.259 tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings 00:10:37.259 --> 00:10:37.799 in Boston.