Disaster Relief and Preparedness - Texas lawmakers will address disaster relief and preparedness in the aftermath of the flooding [1] - Texas officials had warnings of another flood in K County likely within the next year, but no action was taken despite a massive rainy day fund [4][5] - Funds passed down by the Biden administration to Kerr County were sent back, leading to underfunded National Weather Service and vacant positions that should have been alerting people [6][7] Political Implications - Texas Governor is pushing for congressional redistricting amidst the tragedy, which the Texas Democratic Party calls disgusting political gamesmanship [2][9] - The redistricting aims to take four to eight seats away from Democrats in Texas, potentially impacting the 2026 primary [11] - Republicans are allegedly using a bogus letter to claim minority protected seats are unconstitutional, potentially impacting minority districts nationwide [11][12] - The Texas Democratic Party believes the governor is scared due to Texas trending towards Democrats and the potential for Democrats to flip a United States Senate seat [13][18][19] - 1% of Democratic voters in Texas stayed home in the last election, indicating a need for the Texas Democratic Party to reconnect with its base [16]

「停止研究 RL 吧，研究者更应该将精力投入到产品开发中，真正推动人工智能大规模发展的关键技术是互联网，而不是像 Transformer 这样的模型架 构。」 前 OpenAI 研究员 Kevin Lu 最近更新了一篇博客长文《The Only lmportant Technology ls The Internet》，直指互联网才是推动人工智能进步的核心技术， 是 next-token 预测的完美补充。 Kevin Lu 认为，没有 Transformer 架构，我们可能也会拥有 GPT-4.5 级别的大模型。在 GPT-4 模型以来，基础模型的能力并没有显著的提升，我们可能会 像 2015-2020 年时代的 RL 研究一样，重蹈覆辙，正在进行无关紧要的 RL 研究。 而互联网提供了丰富而海量的数据来源，这些数据具有多样性、能提供自然的学习课程、代表了人们真正关心的能力，并且是一种经济上可行的规模化部 署技术。相比之下，单靠优化模型结构、手工制作数据集或微调算法，都难以带来模型能力质的飞跃。 有趣的是，Kevin Lu 此前在 OpenAI 任职时的主要研究方向之一正是 RL。在推特上，有博主评论道，「当 ...

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Core Points - Crinetics Pharmaceuticals granted non-qualified stock option awards for 102,350 shares and restricted stock unit (RSU) awards for 77,875 shares to 46 new non-executive employees as part of the 2021 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan [1][2] - The stock options have an exercise price of $31.99 per share, equal to the closing price on July 10, 2025, and will vest over four years [2] - Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is focused on developing novel therapeutics for endocrine diseases and related tumors, with lead candidate paltusotine in clinical development for acromegaly and carcinoid syndrome [3] Summary by Category Stock Options and RSUs - The stock options and RSUs were granted as inducements for new employees under the 2021 Inducement Plan, in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) [1][2] - Stock options will vest 25% after one year, with the remainder vesting in 36 equal monthly installments, contingent on continued employment [2] - RSUs will vest in equal annual installments over four years, also dependent on continued employment [2] Company Overview - Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company specializing in endocrine diseases and tumors [3] - The company’s lead candidate, paltusotine, is the first investigational oral selective somatostatin receptor type 2 nonpeptide agonist [3] - Other drug candidates in development include treatments for congenital adrenal hyperplasia and ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome, with a focus on orally delivered small molecules [3]