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• French farmers tested a system of tilting solar panels flat over nectarine trees during forecast frost events in 2022 and 2023. • The method warmed flower buds by up to 1.7 degrees Celsius and reduced flower injury from 35 percent to under 10 percent. • This dual-use approach allows orchard owners to protect delicate fruit blossoms from unpredictable climate shifts while simultaneously generating electricity.

The US artist, whose swirly, colorful, instantly recognizable designs became hugely commercially successful, died on MondayPeter Max, whose colorful, psychedelic pop art expressed the optimism of the “flower power” movement of the 1960s and graced everything from postage stamps to a cruise ship, has died at 88.Max died on Monday, his son, Adam Max, said in a written statement on Wednesday. No cause was given. Continue reading...

• Producers organized the recent Emmys telecast by concentrating most award presentations in the first half and emotional tributes in the second. • The event featured a tribute to Michael J. Fox and a singing performance by Mariska Hargitay. • This structural choice created an ungainly and ill-flowing experience for the viewing audience.

• The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attempt by the Trump administration to limit mail voting through new Postal Service regulations for the midterm elections. • The blocked plan would have allowed the Postal Service to refuse delivery of ballots to states that failed to use a uniform envelope style or submit voter lists to a new online portal. • This decision prevents the potential disenfranchisement of millions of voters in an election that will determine which party controls Congress.

• Investors withdrew funds from technology stocks at a rate 13 times faster than the rest of the market on Monday. • This shift followed calls from industry leaders to slow the pace of artificial intelligence development. • The sudden sell-off highlights the financial risk for investors who concentrated their portfolios in AI-driven tech stocks rather than diversifying.

Charity urges gardeners in England to swap thirsty brassicas for drought-tolerant cropsThey are an integral part of the British Sunday roast – but cauliflowers are now going to be off the menu, according to the Royal Horticultural Society.England’s climate has changed so much that the RHS is now recommending that gardeners exclude the brassicas from their vegetable patches. Continue reading...

• Krungsri reports that foreign capital is flowing into Thai stocks, positioning Thailand as one of the first Asian markets to receive these inflows alongside Taiwan. • These investment trends are being driven by a combination of foreign capital movements and increased spending on artificial intelligence. • Rising oil prices above $100 per barrel create growing economic risks that could offset these positive investment gains for the Thai market.