WEBVTT 00:00:01.660 --> 00:00:04.519 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:09.080 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.519 --> 00:00:14.080 and it's Friday, February 13th. You'll be interested 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:20.399 to know. 66 years ago, today, in 1960, France 00:00:20.399 --> 00:00:23.300 successfully detonated its first nuclear device 00:00:23.300 --> 00:00:26.399 at the Algerian test site. marking the nation's 00:00:26.399 --> 00:00:29.379 entry into the circle of countries with strategic 00:00:29.379 --> 00:00:32.820 deterrent capability. The achievement affirmed 00:00:32.820 --> 00:00:36.179 France's national scientific and military independence 00:00:36.179 --> 00:00:39.859 and reshaped European security by adding a new 00:00:39.859 --> 00:00:43.859 sovereign voice to nuclear diplomacy. So now 00:00:43.859 --> 00:00:47.859 you know. And now, it's time for the weather 00:00:47.859 --> 00:00:53.579 report. This morning, it's sunny and it feels 00:00:53.579 --> 00:00:58.000 like 8 degrees, with 8 mile per hour wind. The 00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:01.179 sunset will take place at 5 .14 and it will rise 00:01:01.179 --> 00:01:05.040 again tomorrow at 6 .38. It looks like we're 00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:08.439 in for a sunny Friday with a high near 37 and 00:01:08.439 --> 00:01:11.719 a light northwest breeze at around 9 miles per 00:01:11.719 --> 00:01:16.060 hour. Tonight, expect a chance of snow showers 00:01:16.060 --> 00:01:19.439 after midnight, partly cloudy skies, a low of 00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:23.069 23, and a west wind around 8 miles per hour. 00:01:23.930 --> 00:01:26.370 For all you beach runners out there, the first 00:01:26.370 --> 00:01:29.510 high tide Friday will be at 8, with a low tide 00:01:29.510 --> 00:01:34.569 at 230. The nearshore buoy at Cape Cod Bay reads 00:01:34.569 --> 00:01:39.290 32 degrees for the water temperature. Looking 00:01:39.290 --> 00:01:42.659 ahead in the weather. Saturday starts with a 00:01:42.659 --> 00:01:45.560 chance of morning snow showers before 10 a .m., 00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:48.980 then turns mostly sunny with a high near 39 and 00:01:48.980 --> 00:01:52.900 a west breeze near 7 miles per hour. Sunday is 00:01:52.900 --> 00:01:56.060 mostly sunny with a high near 35, then a slight 00:01:56.060 --> 00:01:58.680 chance of overnight snow before Monday, which 00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:01.739 will be mostly sunny with a high near 39 and 00:02:01.739 --> 00:02:05.819 an east wind near 6 miles per hour. Tuesday warms 00:02:05.819 --> 00:02:09.580 to around 43, with partly sunny skies and a slight 00:02:09.580 --> 00:02:12.300 chance of rain late Tuesday night, with lows 00:02:12.300 --> 00:02:16.759 in the low 30s. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! This 00:02:16.759 --> 00:02:19.659 podcast is brought to you by Versailles Cafe 00:02:19.659 --> 00:02:23.659 and Pastries in Encinitas. 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Governor Maura Healey recently signed 00:03:07.740 --> 00:03:10.680 an order to investigate this possibility, which 00:03:10.680 --> 00:03:13.120 could lead to thousands of new housing units. 00:03:14.120 --> 00:03:16.740 Currently, the two -staircase rule restricts 00:03:16.740 --> 00:03:19.379 the number of apartments that can fit on smaller 00:03:19.379 --> 00:03:22.340 urban lots, pushing developers towards larger 00:03:22.340 --> 00:03:26.150 properties. The state estimates that nearly 5 00:03:26.150 --> 00:03:29.370 ,000 parcels near public transit could be developed, 00:03:29.729 --> 00:03:34.590 possibly creating up to 130 ,000 new units. Fire 00:03:34.590 --> 00:03:37.050 safety officials will evaluate whether modern 00:03:37.050 --> 00:03:40.169 technology makes single staircases safe before 00:03:40.169 --> 00:03:50.110 any rule changes. Now on to sports. This year's 00:03:50.110 --> 00:03:52.960 Olympic medals are generating chatter. for their 00:03:52.960 --> 00:03:56.740 defects in price. Several athletes reported their 00:03:56.740 --> 00:03:59.680 medals detaching from their ribbon, causing dents, 00:03:59.840 --> 00:04:03.680 and in one case, breaking in half. In response, 00:04:04.020 --> 00:04:06.759 the Olympic organizing committee is rechecking 00:04:06.759 --> 00:04:10.419 all the medals. American skier Breezy Johnson 00:04:10.419 --> 00:04:13.580 said, I was jumping in excitement, and it broke, 00:04:13.960 --> 00:04:18.139 and warned others, don't jump in them. Olympic 00:04:18.139 --> 00:04:21.199 organizing committee spokesperson Luca Casassa 00:04:21.199 --> 00:04:24.279 acknowledged issues and encouraged athletes to 00:04:24.279 --> 00:04:27.920 return faulty medals for repair. Despite the 00:04:27.920 --> 00:04:30.439 problems, the gold and silver medals are worth 00:04:30.439 --> 00:04:33.279 the most they have been in a century due to soaring 00:04:33.279 --> 00:04:38.759 precious medal prices. In local sports, Tristan 00:04:38.759 --> 00:04:41.740 Casas has arrived at spring training and is already 00:04:41.740 --> 00:04:45.319 causing a stir among fans. Once seen as a key 00:04:45.319 --> 00:04:47.910 piece for the Red Sox, he now faces pressure 00:04:47.910 --> 00:04:50.850 to prove he belongs, after struggling with injuries 00:04:50.850 --> 00:04:53.310 and a disappointing performance last season. 00:04:54.250 --> 00:04:56.610 His recent appearance wearing a red ski mask 00:04:56.610 --> 00:05:00.250 in 80 -degree weather drew criticism, with some 00:05:00.250 --> 00:05:03.069 fans viewing it as a desperate bid for attention. 00:05:04.029 --> 00:05:06.889 With new competition for first base and designated 00:05:06.889 --> 00:05:09.910 hitter roles, Casas has a lot to prove in the 00:05:09.910 --> 00:05:12.629 coming weeks as he aims to secure his future 00:05:12.629 --> 00:05:18.600 with the Sox. In top news, Amazon's Ring has 00:05:18.600 --> 00:05:21.600 terminated its partnership with police tech company 00:05:21.600 --> 00:05:25.060 Flock Safety. This decision followed backlash 00:05:25.060 --> 00:05:28.079 from a Super Bowl advertisement promoting a search 00:05:28.079 --> 00:05:30.800 party feature that uses artificial intelligence 00:05:30.800 --> 00:05:35.519 to help locate lost pets. Privacy advocates criticized 00:05:35.519 --> 00:05:38.720 this feature, calling it a surveillance nightmare. 00:05:39.740 --> 00:05:42.060 Ring's spokesperson stated that the partnership 00:05:42.060 --> 00:05:45.439 was never active. and no videos were ever shared 00:05:45.439 --> 00:05:49.240 between the services. Amazon acquired Ring for 00:05:49.240 --> 00:05:55.699 $839 million in 2018. The company aims to reposition 00:05:55.699 --> 00:05:59.000 itself, focusing on crime prevention while navigating 00:05:59.000 --> 00:06:04.220 scrutiny over privacy issues. In business news, 00:06:05.480 --> 00:06:08.519 on February 8th, sports fans watching the Super 00:06:08.519 --> 00:06:11.079 Bowl were treated to an advertisement for Claude. 00:06:11.199 --> 00:06:14.860 an artificial intelligence chatbot. This might 00:06:14.860 --> 00:06:18.240 have given investors with long memories an unsettling 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:21.899 sense of deja vu. In the present, investors' 00:06:22.120 --> 00:06:24.839 confidence in today's emerging technology has 00:06:24.839 --> 00:06:27.740 begun to wobble as companies prepare to spend 00:06:27.740 --> 00:06:31.180 astonishing amounts of money on it. Recently, 00:06:31.480 --> 00:06:34.810 Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft announced 00:06:34.810 --> 00:06:39.689 a combined expenditure of $660 billion on artificial 00:06:39.689 --> 00:06:43.170 intelligence in the coming year. However, concerns 00:06:43.170 --> 00:06:46.050 about high share prices and inflation are making 00:06:46.050 --> 00:06:49.250 markets feel jittery. Investors are searching 00:06:49.250 --> 00:06:52.410 for ways to hedge their equity risk, but auctions 00:06:52.410 --> 00:06:57.189 appear limited. In crypto movement, Bitcoin is 00:06:57.189 --> 00:07:03.040 down 14 % for the week. to about $66 ,000. Ethereum 00:07:03.040 --> 00:07:08.860 is down 15 .5 % to about $1 ,900. And HexRP is 00:07:08.860 --> 00:07:15.860 down 16 % to $1 .36. Moving on to a more local 00:07:15.860 --> 00:07:19.639 vibe. In our community spotlight on health and 00:07:19.639 --> 00:07:22.519 wellness, we are working with a national Pilates 00:07:22.519 --> 00:07:25.980 studio to bring you some free classes, so listen 00:07:25.980 --> 00:07:30.240 up. Check out Club Pilates. With several locations 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:33.779 in the Boston area, Pilates presents a comprehensive 00:07:33.779 --> 00:07:37.060 wellness approach, cultivating strength, reducing 00:07:37.060 --> 00:07:41.220 tension, and elevating mental well -being. Scientific 00:07:41.220 --> 00:07:45.079 research affirms its benefits. So now you can 00:07:45.079 --> 00:07:48.740 check out Club Pilates for a free class. With 00:07:48.740 --> 00:07:52.459 locations in Canton, Wellesley, Hingham, Brookline, 00:07:52.779 --> 00:07:56.360 and Framingham, just be sure to tell them Sunny 00:07:56.360 --> 00:08:00.639 Morning sent you by. And now, back to the show. 00:08:01.980 --> 00:08:06.199 Let's talk tech. Apple says it is still on track 00:08:06.199 --> 00:08:10.180 to launch new Siri this year, as promised. Bloomberg's 00:08:10.180 --> 00:08:13.100 Mark Gurman reported that Apple's new Siri initiative 00:08:13.100 --> 00:08:16.060 faced internal delays, originally planned to 00:08:16.060 --> 00:08:20.839 start with iOS 26 .4. Gurman suggested features 00:08:20.839 --> 00:08:24.920 may start appearing in iOS 26 .5 or later in 00:08:24.920 --> 00:08:28.600 the year. This report has seemingly rocked investor 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:31.360 confidence, with Apple stock plummeting today. 00:08:32.379 --> 00:08:36.200 In response, CNBC's Steve Kovach says Apple confirmed 00:08:36.200 --> 00:08:39.320 it remains on track to launch new Siri this year, 00:08:39.720 --> 00:08:43.419 reaffirming earlier promises. Apple has pledged 00:08:43.419 --> 00:08:45.600 that long -promised features will be available 00:08:45.600 --> 00:08:52.740 sometime in 2026. And in entertainment news... 00:08:53.430 --> 00:08:56.570 Dancing with the Stars is exploring a new spinoff 00:08:56.570 --> 00:09:00.009 series titled Dancing with the Stars, The Next 00:09:00.009 --> 00:09:04.590 Pro. Season 34 winner Robert Irwin is in discussions 00:09:04.590 --> 00:09:07.669 to host, while seasoned professional Mark Ballas 00:09:07.669 --> 00:09:11.549 may serve as a judge. This news follows the announcement 00:09:11.549 --> 00:09:14.730 of the inaugural Dancing with the Stars Con in 00:09:14.730 --> 00:09:18.710 summer 2026. The spin -off will seek the next 00:09:18.710 --> 00:09:21.169 professional partner for the main series and 00:09:21.169 --> 00:09:25.110 is set to be produced by BBC, airing on ABC and 00:09:25.110 --> 00:09:28.809 Hulu. Mark Ballas and his mother, Shirley Ballas, 00:09:29.090 --> 00:09:32.250 could comprise the judging panel. Tickets for 00:09:32.250 --> 00:09:35.549 the convention will go on sale on February 14th 00:09:35.549 --> 00:09:40.090 at 1 p .m. Eastern Time. Well, all righty, folks. 00:09:40.450 --> 00:09:44.230 It's time for the quote of the day. And today... 00:09:44.350 --> 00:09:47.070 Our quote comes from the French philosopher and 00:09:47.070 --> 00:09:57.570 writer Albert Camus, and he said, And that's 00:09:57.570 --> 00:10:00.610 a wrap for this morning. You can check out our 00:10:00.610 --> 00:10:04.690 Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for some captivating 00:10:04.690 --> 00:10:07.789 aerial videos with local news and the weather 00:10:07.789 --> 00:10:13.590 reports. We'll see you tomorrow with another 00:10:13.590 --> 00:10:15.870 episode of Sunny Mornings in Boston.