Jun 10, 2024

The clean energy boom can’t come fast enough

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Summers are getting hotter and new clean energy generators can help prevent outages. Plus, Apple launches AI — finally.

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Is Apple late to embrace AI or right on time?

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jun 10, 2024

Apple announced new AI integrations for text, email, photos and Siri. It’s also adding ChatGPT capabilities into operating systems.

Apple announced new AI integrations for text, email, photos and Siri on Monday at its annual developers conference.

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"Mom, Dad, will you cosign my mortgage, please?"

by Kristin Schwab and Sofia Terenzio

Jun 10, 2024

Young adults increasingly need help from a parent, or other older adult, to buy their first home. The tough market is removing some of the stigma.

Many parents are helping their kids buy a home, which makes "it that much harder for other people to break into the housing market when they don't have that help," said Abha Bhattarai at The Washington Post.

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Activist investor says Southwest Airlines is underperforming

by Daniel Ackerman

Jun 10, 2024

The airline's had a bumpy ride since multitudes of passengers were stranded by bad weather and an aged computer system.

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After last year's Pride backlash, many brands back away from trans-inclusive campaigns

by Savannah Maher

Jun 10, 2024

After a period in which companies tried to stand out with progressive messages, experts see brands proceeding with caution this year.

Pride Month items on display at a Target store in 2023. Following the backlash, Target's 2024 collection will not feature items for children.

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A Warmer World

Some electric grids may feel the heat this summer

by Elizabeth Trovall

Jun 10, 2024

As ACs across the country kick on during heat waves, electricity demand will spike and some energy grids may fall short of supply.

High voltage power lines run along an electrical power grid in southern Florida. If temperatures peak above normal this summer, some regions of the U.S. may suffer electric shortfalls.

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The clean energy boom is a rural jobs bonanza

by Rae Solomon

Jun 10, 2024

Clean energy is exploding in the U.S., bringing high-paying jobs to the rural areas that often produce it.

Student Benjamin Sussman practices safe climbing on a 20-foot ladder in Sterling, Colorado. When he's a technician, he'll need to climb 300 feet or more to maintain turbines.

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Music from the episode

"Hell N Back" Bakar

"Philedendron Fields" Monster Rally

"1977" Ana Tijoux

"Tej" The So Ons

"Heat Waves" Glass Animals

"The Journey" Tom Misch

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Sofia Terenzio Assistant Producer

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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