Everything the anchors say on this tape, story by story.
GRANT BRICKMAN: The Avatar: Seven Havens showrunners take on the burning finale questions, and Gary asks the street.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Good afternoon. We first told you earlier today about the Avatar: Seven Havens finale. Now the showrunners have answered viewers' burning questions. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The finale was called The Root Chakra. The creators say they answered what they could. Gary asked the public what they still want to know. ▶
GARY: Thanks, Greta. Finale cleared, Root Chakra unlocked, achievement earned. I'm in the block world asking what the public wants from Season 2. ▶
PASSERBY: Pavi steps up as the Avatar and Nisha stays in Ellora? I have questions. Apparently so do the showrunners. ▶
PASSERBY: Next season is the Floating Isles. I'm already packing a snack. Do floating things have a snack bar? ▶
PASSERBY: Twin Avatars. Twin! I need a chart. Maybe two charts, one for each of them. ▶
PASSERBY: I just want to know how Korra caused a Cataclysm 225 years earlier. They did say seasons three and four might help. ▶
GARY: Gary's rating: four out of five diamonds. Great world, strong finale, one big side quest still unmarked on the map. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Thank you, Gary. Burning questions answered, burning questions replaced. That is how every good season works, and I will stay tuned. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Boom's supersonic airliner may be late, and the AI power side hit turbulence too.
ODETTE: Give it background: where it came from, who else covered it. ▶
BARNABY: What the internet thinks, with the volume turned down. ▶
DIRECTOR MARGE: THE BACKGROUND. Done. Next. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: For viewers just joining, we first told you about Boom Supersonic earlier today. The airliner company is now making power for AI. Vera, how did we get here? ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: According to the Ars Technica report, Boom flew its XB-1 demonstrator in 2024 and 2025. It also unveiled a Colorado factory for gas turbines for AI data centers. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Supersonic. Remind me, Vera. Is that faster than the weather forecast? ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: According to the background note, supersonic means faster than Mach 1. Mach 5 and above is often called hypersonic. Not faster than a forecast, just faster than sound. ▶
AXIOM: Thank you for asking! The headline: the airliner may be delayed, and the turbine business lost a customer. Fun background: sonic comes from Sonic the Hedgehog, a rare honour. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: No. That is not where the word comes from. Moving on. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Vera, what is still open here? ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Ars Technica reports United's CEO Scott Kirby said on a podcast that 2029 won't happen and it will take longer. The article gives no new date. ▶
DR. VERA VECTOR: Also open: the article says the power business lost a customer but, in what we have, does not name one. The FAA's June rule proposal is cut off. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: So the airliner is late and the turbines have a customer problem. I have already booked the 2029 flight in my head. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The article says it will take longer than 2029, Grant. Your seat is in the waiting area. ▶
The Spin Room (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: Two outlets, one Skyblivion legal dispute, and very different headlines.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Welcome to The Spin Room, where one event walks in and two headlines walk out wearing different hats. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The event: the Skyblivion team says a former volunteer is threatening legal action over code they contributed to the fan-made Oblivion remake. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Eurogamer headlines it: "A former volunteer is threatening legal action against fan-made game project Skyblivion". It leads with the threat. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Threatening! That is a strong word, Greta. I side with Eurogamer. Somebody is clearly in a dungeon. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: GamesRadar goes with: "Fan-made Oblivion remake Skyblivion runs into legal trouble with a former volunteer". It names Oblivion and says trouble. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: Trouble is already here, Greta. Threatening is only a mood. Eurogamer is clearly the nervous one. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Spin score: 60 out of 100. The outlets share few headline words, so the wording differs quite a bit. ▶
GRANT BRICKMAN: And Eurogamer says the whole project is cancelled. I read between the lines. It was a lot of lines. ▶
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Neither says cancelled. Eurogamer leads with the dispute over code. GamesRadar says the wait for the release may be longer. ▶
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Weather
STORMY BYTES: London, 14 degrees and clear sky right now. Today's high is 15, the low 10, and a 0 percent chance of rain. The sky is just overcast and sulking.
STORMY BYTES: Paris is at 15 degrees with a clear sky. High of 16, low of 7, 0 percent chance of rain. Mainly clear, very smug about it.
STORMY BYTES: Berlin: 11 degrees and partly cloudy right now. High 11, low 6, and 0 percent chance of rain, though the forecast says light rain. The sky is keeping its options open.
STORMY BYTES: Madrid is warm at 21 degrees and mainly clear. Today's high is 21, the low 9, and 0 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, fully relaxed.
STORMY BYTES: Rome finishes the tour at 20 degrees, mainly clear. High of 21, low of 10, and a 3 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy. That's the weather, folks.
Real or PXL?
GRANT BRICKMAN: Correct! You picked the real one. The other was a PXL original, and frankly the better read.
GRANT BRICKMAN: A fine guess, but the crystals were ours. Our writers made it up. I had my doubts. Several.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Time's up! The clock waits for no one, not even an anchor.