Saturday, July 29 — Project update and 2 significant news stories

Quick project update.

I plan to make several algorithm updates in the next couple of weeks. The goal is to bring down the score of articles with dire but unlikely predictions like "Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025".

Until the updates are ready, I will remove such articles from the newsletter manually - expect to see fewer articles overall, with the remaining articles being more factual.

Thanks to the subscribers who brought this problem up!

Today ChatGPT read 976 top news stories. After removing previously covered events, there are 2 articles with a significance score over 8.

[8.4] Niger faces political crisis as mutinous soldiers stage coup, declare new leader — The Associated Press

Mutinous soldiers in Niger staged a coup, declaring Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani as the new head of state, and have suspended the constitution. The soldiers detained President Mohamed Bazoum, who was elected in a peaceful, democratic transfer of power two years prior. In response, the West African regional group ECOWAS has scheduled an emergency summit, and the U.N. Security Council condemned the coup.

[8.2] Global epidemic of childhood obesity continues to rise — The Conversation

Childhood obesity has become a global epidemic, with a tenfold increase in obesity in children and adolescents over the past four decades. More than 124 million children worldwide are currently obese, and conditions such as hypertension and type 2 diabetes are becoming increasingly common in children. The causes of childhood obesity are complex and involve social determinants of health, such as economic stability, education access, and the built environment.

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