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		<title><![CDATA[Older AC and fridge chemicals amp up climate change. Trump just rolled back limits on them]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that
grocery stories and air conditioning companies will be allowed to keep
using high-polluting refrigerants for longer than they would have under
a law he signed during his first ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scientists bet on AI to save gray whales from ship strikes off California coast]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The leading killer of gray whales is not natural
causes, disease or predators but human-made ship strikes.

Last year, 21 gray whales were found dead around San Francisco Bay
and 40% of those were from ship collisions. This year, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4207245</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, at least two dozen local and state governments have
sued petroleum companies to recover the billions in costs they have
incurred responding to and rebuilding after flooding, storms and
wildfires – all of which have been worsened...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Salmon are at risk with federal plans to give farmers more water from Shasta Lake, critics warn]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration says it will increase the water it’s
sending to Central Valley farmlands this year from Shasta Lake, the
state’s largest reservoir.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said agricultural water agencies south
of the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4206785</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Airbnb's Chesky says US 'misunderstanding' use of Chinese open-source AI models]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Airbnb Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky defended his
company’s use of Chinese artificial intelligence models, saying U.S.
lawmakers who worry Chinese firms can access Americans’ user data are
“misunderstanding” the technology.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4206165</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Trump OKs $2B water pipeline under Sloan Canyon conservation area]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump signed a bill into law Tuesday that will allow
water managers to build a $2 billion pipeline under a national
conservation area.

The Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Water Pipeline
Act was championed in Congress by Sen...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4206134</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dogfight over California: The ugly battle between electric air taxi leaders Joby and Archer]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two California companies at the front of the global race to bring
battery-powered air taxis to the public are trying to trip each
other up in court.

While Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation are based within an hour of
each other in Northern ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4206068</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Meta begins 8,000 global job cuts in AI efficiency push]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meta Platforms Inc. is alerting thousands of employees that they’re
being laid off, part of a previously announced restructuring aimed at
reducing costs while the company invests heavily in artificial
intelligence.

The company notified workers ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4206066</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Welcome to the future: National Restaurant show features robot baristas and sushi-makers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Traffic has been down across the restaurant industry over
the past few years, but you wouldn’t know it by the crowds at the
annual National Restaurant Association show at McCormick Place this
week.

The four-day event through Tuesday...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4205918</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Disney accused of misusing facial recognition technology]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A visitor has filed a $5 million lawsuit against Disneyland for
allegedly failing to properly disclose the use of facial-recognition
technology at park and collecting sensitive data on guests.

Summer Christine Duffield of Riverside County, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4205916</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[As Expedia turns 30, CEO wants to win travelers over with AI]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The office of Ariane Gorin, chief executive officer of Expedia Group,
features a large window overlooking a common area at the heart of the
travel company's Seattle headquarters. That was on purpose.

When I took the role, I intentionally took ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4205914</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EPA is sidelining its independent chemical referee – and that endangers public health]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[For decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has relied on an
independent scientific program to answer two basic questions when
chemicals come up for review: Does the chemical pose a threat to human
health? If so, how much exposure is ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4205730</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How a SoCal native became one of NASA's most valuable assets]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — One of NASA's most valuable assets is a Southern
Californian.

Following the space agency's successful Artemis II mission around the
moon last month, Victor Glover — who grew up primarily in the Inland
Empire and has spent much ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4205680</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jim Rossman: Should you go all-in on Apple?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week a reader wrote in, “I am 74 and was always on top of most electronics as they evolved, but I have to say the rapid changes are hard to keep up with, and I find myself relying on a couple of my younger, more in-tune adult children when ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4205420</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gadgets: Kitchen game changers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cosori’s NutriLens smart nutrition scale and its Iconic 6.5-quart stainless-steel smart air fryer are kitchen game changers. Testing these over several weeks of home-cooked meals—led by my wife—delivered impressive results. For example, in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Review: Arctis Nova Pro Omni is a gaming headset to rule the living room]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[For years, I’ve searched for one headset to rule them all, a set of cans that offers great sound quality, robust features and universal compatibility. Several devices have come close but fallen short in one area or another. A headset that could ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4205418</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Dun-dun ... dun-dun.' The great white shark surge of 2026 and why it's good for SoCal]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — As the early morning breeze tickles the top of the
Santa Monica Bay, three scientists pack into a small whaler boat and
push out to sea in pursuit of great white sharks.

Armed with a set of drones, a GoPro camera on a stick and a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4205304</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wall Street watchdogs pause some cyber exams after Mythos shock]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators are pausing some cyber-related examinations of the
largest banks, giving the lenders more breathing room as the firms dig
into the risks exposed by Anthropic PBC’s new Mythos AI model.

The Federal Reserve and Office of the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4205100</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net-zero carbon emissions isn’t the engineering]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Formula 1 auto racing is one of the most energy-intensive and
logistically complex sports on the planet. The events involve cars, of
course, but also long-haul freight, international travel, temporary
event infrastructure, and a global calendar ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blue crab population booms in Chesapeake Bay by 100 million, report finds]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — After a hit to the blue crab population last year, the
numbers have grown by over 100 million in 2026.

The blue crab population is estimated at 349 million in the
Chesapeake Bay, compared to the 238 million last year, according to
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/technews/s-4204807</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>May/19/2026</pubDate>
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