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FCC allows Gulf state wealth funds to own nearly half of Paramount-Warner Bros. (engadget.com)

2026-09-18 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: fcc, paramount, warner bros

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This Atlantic hurricane season is about to do something that hasn't happened in 175 years (arstechnica.com)

2026-09-15 | get Anker PowerCore portable charger → | tags: atlantic hurricane, sea surface temperatures, saharan dust

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The Gulf’s AI Nightmare Came Courtesy of an Iranian Drone (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-09-14 | tags: amazon, iran, uae

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Planet Fitness Said No to New Franchisees for a Decade. Here’s How This Guy Got a Yes. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-09 | by Jon Small | get Bowflex SelectTech 552 adjustable dumbbells → | tags: planet fitness, ian mcclure, gulf coast hotel management

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The Next Wave of American Innovation Isn’t Being Built in Silicon Valley. Here’s Where It’s Actually Happening. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-28 | by Nassir Criss | get The New Map Daniel Yergin book → | tags: silicon valley, gulf south, energy transition

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Jim Cramer says there's an 'incredibly jarring gulf between stock prices and reality' (cnbc.com)

2026-08-20 | by Alexa Lomonaco | tags: micron, boise, treasury

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SpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: spacex, starship, louisiana

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NASA Map Reveals Record Blob of Vacation-Wrecking Seaweed (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: nasa, sargassum, caribbean

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First mission to fly through monstrous ‘fire clouds’ about to take off (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-28 | by Dinneen | tags: pyrocumulonimbus, nasa, gulfstream v

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Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz has oil producers looking to spend billions to bypass it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: strat of hormuz, persian gulf, pipelines

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Orcas team up to ram sunfish until they explode (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: orcas, sunfish, gulf of california

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Long presumed dead, a thriving coral reef is discovered in West Africa (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-21 | by Richard Schiffman | tags: coral reef, benin, gulf of guinea

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Will the Gulf Coast tropical depression turn into storm Bertha? Here’s the forecast from NOAA’s hurricane tracker (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-20 | tags: gulf coast, tropical depression, noaa

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We Were Driving To Close Our IPO When It Was Pulled — Here’s How I Helped Save The Deal And Close A $40 Million Gap Overnight (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-26 | by Brendan Keegan | get IPO Preparation and Strategy Book → | tags: ipo, private equity, gulfstream

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Iran requires insurance on ships using Strait of Hormuz, fees likely to follow (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by Richard Meade | get Maritime Insurance for Ships → | tags: iran, strait of hormuz, persian gulf

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Survey says the gulf between ChatGPT and Gemini is wider than ever (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-12 | get ChatGPT Official Merchandise → | tags: android, android authority, authority

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The rise of the fruit that tastes like custard (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-05-25 | get Custard Apple Seeds Kit → | tags: custard apple, export, gulf countries

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Rising seas will swallow New Orleans. People need to start relocating now (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | by Laura Paddison | get Sea Level Rise Map → | tags: new orleans, gulf of mexico, sea level rise

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The Gulf’s AI Boom Has an Undersea Cable Problem (wired.com)

2026-05-22 | by Chris Hamill-Stewart | get Undersea Cable Repair Kit → | tags: undersea cables, gulf ai, hyperscalers

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More than sixty percent of the United States is experiencing drought conditions (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | get Drought Tolerant Garden Kit → | tags: la niña, virginia tech, pacific northwest

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Big Tech is Moving Data Through the Gulf Using Fiber-Optic Cables Alongside Iraq's Oil Pipelines (slashdot.org)

2026-05-10 | by Posted | get Fiber Optic Cable Kit → | tags: amazon web services, snowflake, iraq pipelines

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'Point of no return': New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-04 | by Oliver Milman | get Sea Level Rise Alarm Clock → | tags: new orleans, sea level rise, wetlands erosion

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Flesh-eating bacteria devour man's arm and leg in just three days (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-28 | get Antimicrobial Wound Spray → | tags: vibrio vulnificus, florida, flesh-eating bacteria

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Gulf states must move from efficiency to resilience (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-28 | by Ali | get Resilience Tech Toolkit → | tags: gulf states, resilience, internet explorer

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Trump administration attempt to gut Endangered Species Act hits roadblock (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-24 | get Endangered Species Act Book → | tags: endangered species act, trump administration, gulf of mexico

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Oil prices tank and stocks climb after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-17 | get Oil Price Alert Sticker → | tags: iran, strait of hormuz, oil prices

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Show HN: 41 years sea surface temperature anomalies (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-09 | get NOAA Climate Data Hoodie → | tags: hurricane katrina, gulf of mexico, sea surface temperature

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Desalination technology, by the numbers (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-09 | by Casey Crownhart | get Water Desalination System → | tags: desalination, qatar, gulf cooperation council

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A Single Strike Won’t Shut Off the Gulf’s Desalination System (wired.com)

2026-04-06 | by Dana Alomar | get Desalination System Maintenance Kit → | tags: desalination plants, iranian drone attacks, gulf water supply

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The Tech Download: Defense startups eye Iran war windfall as U.S. and Gulf states turn to tech (cnbc.com)

2026-04-03 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get Cybersecurity Defense Kit → | tags: defense startups, iran war, dealroom