Sunday, August 2, 2026: Hot and Showery
Sunny but with a slight chance of showers later today. Homelab jobs mostly running smoothly, except for some stalls and failures. Highlights from science, nature, and tech news.
Weather
Today will be sunny with a high near 110, but there's a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Expect the heat index to reach 109. Tonight, it will cool down to around 82 degrees with patchy blowing dust.
Homelab
Overnight homelab jobs ran into some issues: 'magazine-139' failed and 'magazine-nightly' stalled. Otherwise, everything else proceeded smoothly without any alerts or further problems.
Around the World
Today starts with a landmark report from the White House on renewing American scientific discovery by Michael Kratsios. In nature, the NSW DCCEEW researchers discovered critically endangered Leadbeater's possum in Kosciuszko National Park. For tech enthusiasts, DXC Technology is teaming up with ElevenLabs to enhance voice AI capabilities.