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  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is quietly decommissioning its online web archive, a move that would remove tens of thousands of publicly available environmental resources from the web. This decision, announced at the end of the year, contrasts with the agency's recent public takedowns of power plant pollution standards and federal methane regulatory system. The archive, a crucial resource for researchers, legislators, policymakers, and the public, has housed information on environmental reports, policy…

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• OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra, touting "fast and capable computer use at scale" and clearer, more natural writing, priced at $1/1M input and $5/1M output tokens (OpenAI)

  OpenAI has unveiled GPT-6.1 Terra, promising "fast and capable computer use at scale" and improved clarity and natural language. OpenAI emphasizes its ability to handle complex visual reasoning tasks and combines detailed visual reasoning with detailed language understanding.

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• Scientists identify mushroom behind strange visions of hundreds of tiny humans

  Scientists have identified a specific mushroom species, Lanmaoa asiatica, as the culprit behind bizarre visions of hundreds of tiny humans experienced by people across thousands of miles. The research, published in the journal Mycologia, traces the hallucinations to the mushroom species, which grows in association with pine trees and is eaten in parts of China. The unusual effects are known as Lilliputian hallucinations, a term referring to the perception of miniature people or other tiny figures.

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