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Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘kelvin’ wave heading for California

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The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast Concerns are mounting about an ocean phenomenon known as a kelvin wave that could raise sea levels along the California coastline by up to a foot, as scientists say El Niño is supercharging the threat of storm surges and flooding in the coming months. As an incredibly strong El Niño continues to develop in the Pacific, the phenomenon brings with it a strange shift in the ocean. The kelvin wave phenomenon is created when trade winds that…

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USCBS News

Nvidia announces security system to stop AI agents from going rogue

NVIDIA has created a new security platform that the chipmaker said can prevent artificial intelligence agents from going rogue. The company said on Monday that it is releasing the new system, called OpenShell, due to the need for "independent security controls" after multiple AI agents disobeyed commands and broke into other systems. Most recently, OpenAI said on Friday that its AI agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways , a disclosure that came after several earlier rogue hacking incidents by other AI agents.

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Nor'easter winding down after hitting parts of East Coast hard

Remnants of a powerful nor'easter continued to hit parts of the U.S. East Coast early Monday after bringing a fierce combination of heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous waves to multiple states in its path over the weekend. In coastal sections of New York and New Jersey, the storm triggered such intense flooding that residents were seen paddling through their neighborhoods on kayaks and canoes, past parked cars that had become partially or nearly submerged in water.