WEBVTT 00:00:01.639 --> 00:00:04.240 Good morning and a warm welcome to your show, 00:00:04.379 --> 00:00:08.839 Sunny Mornings in Boston. I'm your host, Melissa, 00:00:09.119 --> 00:00:13.179 and it's Wednesday, March 25th. You'll be interested 00:00:13.179 --> 00:00:19.420 to know. 31 years ago, today, in 1995, a new 00:00:19.420 --> 00:00:22.260 wiki site launched, letting anyone edit and link 00:00:22.260 --> 00:00:25.899 pages to build a shared live encyclopedia of 00:00:25.899 --> 00:00:30.100 ideas and topics. That breakthrough democratized 00:00:30.100 --> 00:00:33.159 knowledge creation, spotting a culture of open 00:00:33.159 --> 00:00:35.939 collaboration that reshaped how people collectively 00:00:35.939 --> 00:00:40.479 document and access information online. So now 00:00:40.479 --> 00:00:44.479 you know. And now, it's time for the weather 00:00:44.479 --> 00:00:49.920 report. This morning, it's sunny and it feels 00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:54.679 like 29 degrees with 7 mile per hour wind. The 00:00:54.679 --> 00:00:57.780 sunset will take place at 7 .01 and it will rise 00:00:57.780 --> 00:01:01.429 again tomorrow at 6 .33. It looks like we're 00:01:01.429 --> 00:01:04.390 in for some mostly sunny weather today with a 00:01:04.390 --> 00:01:08.069 high near 54 and a light southwest breeze around 00:01:08.069 --> 00:01:11.870 6 miles per hour. If you're inland, it will hit 00:01:11.870 --> 00:01:17.549 a high of 54. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy skies 00:01:17.549 --> 00:01:21.370 with a low around 40 and light winds around 7 00:01:21.370 --> 00:01:24.189 miles per hour along with a slight chance of 00:01:24.189 --> 00:01:28.620 rain after 3 a .m. The near -shore buoy at Cape 00:01:28.620 --> 00:01:32.299 Cod Bay reads 38 degrees for the water temperature. 00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:37.599 Looking ahead in the weather. Thursday will be 00:01:37.599 --> 00:01:40.439 mostly cloudy with a chance of morning rain and 00:01:40.439 --> 00:01:44.120 a high near 62. And southwest winds around 10 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:48.819 to 14 miles per hour, gusting to 25. Rain will 00:01:48.819 --> 00:01:51.299 return Thursday night and into Friday morning 00:01:51.299 --> 00:01:55.219 with lows near 47 and highs Friday only around 00:01:55.219 --> 00:01:58.939 55 as northwest winds pick up. Then much colder 00:01:58.939 --> 00:02:02.219 Friday night with lows near 25 and fair skies 00:02:02.219 --> 00:02:05.659 through the weekend. Bonjour, food enthusiasts! 00:02:06.060 --> 00:02:09.139 This podcast is brought to you by Versailles 00:02:09.139 --> 00:02:13.039 Cafe and Pastries in Encinitas. 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Despite foot traffic returning to 00:02:55.180 --> 00:02:57.879 pre -pandemic levels, consumer spending at the 00:02:57.879 --> 00:03:02.020 marketplace remains down 30%. The city recently 00:03:02.020 --> 00:03:04.819 concluded a workshop with design experts and 00:03:04.819 --> 00:03:07.580 planners to kick off a formal revitalization 00:03:07.580 --> 00:03:11.020 effort. Mayor Michelle Wu envisions the marketplace 00:03:11.020 --> 00:03:14.379 reflecting every corner of Boston. with more 00:03:14.379 --> 00:03:17.759 local flavor and small businesses. Wool aims 00:03:17.759 --> 00:03:20.780 to reduce barriers for vendors by offering smaller, 00:03:21.020 --> 00:03:24.780 less expensive stalls. Minor changes could be 00:03:24.780 --> 00:03:27.400 expected within weeks, while more significant 00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:35.580 improvements are anticipated by summer. Now on 00:03:35.580 --> 00:03:40.060 to sports. Baseball is back tonight at 8 .05 00:03:40.060 --> 00:03:43.689 Eastern on Netflix. and it is the Yankees and 00:03:43.689 --> 00:03:47.050 Giants in San Francisco for the first game of 00:03:47.050 --> 00:03:51.129 the season. Aaron Judge leads New York, a Northern 00:03:51.129 --> 00:03:54.449 California native heading home, while the Giants 00:03:54.449 --> 00:03:59.169 counter with Raphael Devers at first base. Logan 00:03:59.169 --> 00:04:02.050 Webb takes the mound for San Francisco, coming 00:04:02.050 --> 00:04:06.349 off a career year with 207 innings, facing Max 00:04:06.349 --> 00:04:10.750 Fried and the Yankees ace who struck out 189 00:04:10.750 --> 00:04:15.250 last year. This is the first ever live MLB game 00:04:15.250 --> 00:04:19.750 on Netflix. Star Power meets streaming for opening 00:04:19.750 --> 00:04:24.329 night on the West Coast. In local sports, the 00:04:24.329 --> 00:04:28.370 Celtics host the Thunder tonight at 7 .30, and 00:04:28.370 --> 00:04:32.129 this is championship -level stuff. Oklahoma City 00:04:32.129 --> 00:04:35.949 is riding a 12 -game win streak with a 57 -15 00:04:35.949 --> 00:04:41.399 record. and they already beat Boston 104 -102 00:04:41.399 --> 00:04:44.899 earlier this month. The Seahs snapped their own 00:04:44.899 --> 00:04:49.160 four -game run with Sunday's 102 -92 loss to 00:04:49.160 --> 00:04:54.420 Minnesota. Jalen Brown led with 29, but Boston 00:04:54.420 --> 00:04:57.339 went ice cold in the fourth, missing 12 straight 00:04:57.339 --> 00:05:01.639 shots as the Wolves ripped off a 16 -0 run. Tonight 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:03.839 is a chance to bounce back against the defending 00:05:03.839 --> 00:05:07.379 champs. Meanwhile, the Bruins head to Buffalo 00:05:07.379 --> 00:05:12.699 tonight to face the Sabres at 7 .30. Boston is 00:05:12.699 --> 00:05:16.139 coming off a 4 -2 loss to Toronto, but looking 00:05:16.139 --> 00:05:18.899 to build on what has been a solid start under 00:05:18.899 --> 00:05:22.920 Marco Sturm. This is a critical Atlantic Division 00:05:22.920 --> 00:05:26.680 matchup. Buffalo is hot, and the Bees need to 00:05:26.680 --> 00:05:30.600 stay in the playoff mix. Pasternak, Leintom, 00:05:30.779 --> 00:05:34.269 and Jiki have been producing. and McAvoy is back 00:05:34.269 --> 00:05:38.009 on the blue line after last year's injury. On 00:05:38.009 --> 00:05:40.970 the baseball side, the Red Sox finalize their 00:05:40.970 --> 00:05:44.750 opening day roster. Marcello Mayer makes the 00:05:44.750 --> 00:05:47.850 squad as starting second baseman after winning 00:05:47.850 --> 00:05:51.449 the position battle in spring training. Johan 00:05:51.449 --> 00:05:54.430 Oviedo and Connolly Early will both be on the 00:05:54.430 --> 00:05:58.069 26 -man roster, giving Boston depth in the rotation 00:05:58.069 --> 00:06:04.250 to open the season. In top news, jury members 00:06:04.250 --> 00:06:09.990 have ordered Meta to pay $375 million for endangering 00:06:09.990 --> 00:06:13.629 children online. The state of New Mexico claimed 00:06:13.629 --> 00:06:16.689 that Facebook's algorithms and inadequate protections 00:06:16.689 --> 00:06:20.990 exposed young users to risks. In a landmark case, 00:06:21.129 --> 00:06:23.550 the jury sided with the state attorney general's 00:06:23.550 --> 00:06:26.389 office, asserting that Meta's platforms allowed 00:06:26.389 --> 00:06:30.199 predators to solicit minors. New Mexico Attorney 00:06:30.199 --> 00:06:33.360 General Raul Torres stated, The jury's verdict 00:06:33.360 --> 00:06:36.480 is a historic victory for every child and family 00:06:36.480 --> 00:06:39.519 who has paid the price for Meta's choice to put 00:06:39.519 --> 00:06:43.620 profits over kids' safety. Meta plans to appeal 00:06:43.620 --> 00:06:46.480 the verdict, asserting its commitment to user 00:06:46.480 --> 00:06:52.720 safety. In business news, America's sneaky inflation 00:06:52.720 --> 00:06:56.519 culprit is services like manicures, haircuts, 00:06:56.639 --> 00:07:00.970 and doggy daycare. Consumers have plenty of cash, 00:07:01.089 --> 00:07:04.029 but rising prices are driving sticky inflation. 00:07:05.089 --> 00:07:08.610 Camp Bow Wow in downtown Nashville recently raised 00:07:08.610 --> 00:07:13.389 its daily rate to $36, a 9 % increase, yet broke 00:07:13.389 --> 00:07:18.730 its daily record with 206 dogs. Owner Steve Lasseter 00:07:18.730 --> 00:07:21.750 noted, I don't think anybody even complained. 00:07:22.589 --> 00:07:25.709 Robust spending on services is now central to 00:07:25.709 --> 00:07:27.750 the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation. 00:07:28.810 --> 00:07:31.930 In February, service prices excluding housing 00:07:31.930 --> 00:07:36.810 rose by 3 .3 % from a year earlier. In crypto 00:07:36.810 --> 00:07:42.290 movement, Bitcoin is unchanged at about $71 ,000. 00:07:43.189 --> 00:07:48.550 Ethereum is up 1 % to just over $2 ,000. And 00:07:48.550 --> 00:07:55.569 XRP is unchanged at $1 .41. Moving on to a more 00:07:55.569 --> 00:07:59.750 local vibe. In our community spotlight on health 00:07:59.750 --> 00:08:02.310 and wellness, we are working with a national 00:08:02.310 --> 00:08:05.230 Pilates studio to bring you some free classes, 00:08:05.449 --> 00:08:10.050 so listen up. Check out Club Pilates with several 00:08:10.050 --> 00:08:12.930 locations in the Boston area. Pilates presents 00:08:12.930 --> 00:08:16.029 a comprehensive wellness approach, cultivating 00:08:16.029 --> 00:08:19.370 strength, reducing tension, and elevating mental 00:08:19.370 --> 00:08:22.829 well -being. Scientific research affirms its 00:08:22.829 --> 00:08:26.930 benefits. So now you can check out Club Pilates. 00:08:27.370 --> 00:08:31.110 for a free class. With locations in Canton, Wellesley, 00:08:31.329 --> 00:08:35.250 Hingham, Brookline, and Framingham, just be sure 00:08:35.250 --> 00:08:39.250 to tell them, sunny morning sent you by. And 00:08:39.250 --> 00:08:45.129 now, back to the show. Let's talk tech. Deepfake 00:08:45.129 --> 00:08:47.850 technology is becoming increasingly sophisticated, 00:08:48.490 --> 00:08:52.190 putting companies on high alert. Last summer, 00:08:52.330 --> 00:08:55.029 Reality Defender conducted a study revealing 00:08:55.029 --> 00:08:58.299 that Even experts struggle to identify deepfakes, 00:08:58.379 --> 00:09:02.080 with many getting half wrong. As this technology 00:09:02.080 --> 00:09:05.139 becomes cheaper and more convincing, companies 00:09:05.139 --> 00:09:07.879 are targeted more frequently, especially in the 00:09:07.879 --> 00:09:11.700 financial sector. One scam in January led to 00:09:11.700 --> 00:09:14.860 a Swiss company losing millions of francs after 00:09:14.860 --> 00:09:18.220 a fake phone call. Companies are now enhancing 00:09:18.220 --> 00:09:21.320 security measures and training employees to recognize 00:09:21.320 --> 00:09:24.990 these threats. The damage caused by defakes goes 00:09:24.990 --> 00:09:28.029 beyond deception, creating doubt and eroding 00:09:28.029 --> 00:09:34.289 trust in corporate communications. And in entertainment 00:09:34.289 --> 00:09:38.750 news. In Project Hail Mary, Ryan Gosling stars 00:09:38.750 --> 00:09:42.110 in a soaring, woody space epic about a man on 00:09:42.110 --> 00:09:44.809 a last -ditch mission to protect the sun from 00:09:44.809 --> 00:09:48.009 an urgent threat. The film combines the best 00:09:48.009 --> 00:09:51.750 aspects of Interstellar and The Martian recreating 00:09:51.750 --> 00:09:55.990 a mix of wonder, adventure, and humor. Gosling 00:09:55.990 --> 00:09:59.389 plays Ryland Grace, a former molecular biologist 00:09:59.389 --> 00:10:02.629 turned middle school science teacher tasked with 00:10:02.629 --> 00:10:05.690 saving the sun from mysterious particles called 00:10:05.690 --> 00:10:09.570 astrophages. The movie features an endearing 00:10:09.570 --> 00:10:12.470 friendship between Grace and an intelligent alien 00:10:12.470 --> 00:10:16.610 named Rocky. While it has some cutesy moments, 00:10:17.009 --> 00:10:20.370 Project Hail Mary ultimately aims high. Delivering 00:10:20.370 --> 00:10:25.409 a fresh story with bold aspirations. Well, alrighty 00:10:25.409 --> 00:10:29.470 folks, it's time for the quote of the day. And 00:10:29.470 --> 00:10:32.190 today, our quote comes from the American writer 00:10:32.190 --> 00:10:36.149 and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau. And he 00:10:36.149 --> 00:10:39.009 said, It's not what you look at that matters, 00:10:39.190 --> 00:10:43.450 it's what you see. And that's a wrap for this 00:10:43.450 --> 00:10:46.889 morning. You can check out our Instagram, YouTube, 00:10:47.190 --> 00:10:50.620 and TikTok. for some captivating aerial videos 00:10:50.620 --> 00:10:54.759 with local news and the weather reports. Have 00:10:54.759 --> 00:10:57.500 an amazing day, my good friends. We'll see you 00:10:57.500 --> 00:11:00.559 tomorrow with another episode of Sunny Mornings 00:11:00.559 --> 00:11:00.879 in Boston.