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In today's newsletter:

  • How to get your tickets for Davis' all-you-can-eat Soup Night
  • How UC Davis helped launch Google's ambitious space-based AI experiment

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Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Hot, with a high of 99 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Soroptimist Soup Night benefit set for Oct. 15 (wintersexpress.com) — Davis residents are invited to Soroptimist International of Davis' 17th Annual Soup Night and Silent Auction on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Veterans Memorial Center on East 14th Street. Your ticket supports local programs for women, girls, and transition-age youth while you enjoy unlimited soup from Davis, Winters, and Woodland restaurants, plus music, drinks, and family-friendly fun.
   

• Alphabet to Test AI Chips in Orbit Via SpaceX as Google Pushes Toward Space-Based Data Centers (tekedia.com) — UC Davis plays a key role in Google's bold new experiment to run AI chips in space, after earlier tests at a campus facility. A SpaceX launch from Vandenberg will send Google's processors into low Earth orbit to see if solar-powered satellites could someday handle massive AI workloads beyond Earth's strained power grids.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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