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New California tool ranks extreme heat danger by neighborhood. Here's how it works | LAist

It’s going to be hot this summer. And a new tool can help you figure out the risk that the temperature can pose to your health.

The California Communities Extreme Heat Scoring System — which the state is calling CalHeatScore — can tell you the level of heat-related health risk you face and point you to cooling resources in your area.

This pilot program ranks risk from extreme heat into four categories, from mild to severe. A ranking of “severe,” for example, could correspond with a higher temperature inland, as opposed to at the beach.

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"i may not be the one to really do this since im not Knowledged and cant provide sources but people need a #reminder that #blur #filters over faces is an #outdated means of #hiding #identities. basically, what's done #algorithmically (the #blurring) can be #reversed algorithmically. just use plain black ovals or squares. and not with some marker #tool or anything with #transparancy, which can be undone by messing with levels and shit. just plain, pure #black."

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“From hospitals to #GP clinics, the #tool has been lauded by burnt-out doctors for helping to lighten to back-breaking load.

Dr #BenCondon, who now works for an Australian #HealthTechnology company, first stumbled across #AI during a shift in a rural #WesternAustralian emergency department.

"I was blown away by how much it helped, in terms of giving me an extra set of hands … *writing all my notes*," he said.

But experts have warned there are real #risks: patient #information from #DataBreaches can fetch a pretty penny on the dark web, and the #technology has the potential to generate "#misleading" #information

#WhiteCollar / #ZeroHourWork / #HealthSystems / #Australia <abc.net.au/news/2025-07-07/ai->

ABC News · GPs and hospitals are turning to AI scribes, so how does it work and what are the risks?By Emily Dobson

Vertical #video is still a massive trend, like it or not. And at some point, even hardcore word people and those dedicated to old school web #journalism will have to produce one of those clips. A new #app called Sophiana might be a useful #tool in this case.

The @niemanlab has taken a closer look at the thing – and also talked to its creator, Sophia Smith Galer:

niemanlab.org/2025/06/this-new