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Winter Lingers, Gaza Opens, Wind Farms Rise, Adobe Animate Dies

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Groundhog Day Prediction, Rafah Crossing Reopens, Adobe Animate Shutdown, Offshore Wind Construction Restarted, and a Mysterious Julia

Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog, predicted six more weeks of winter on Groundhog Day, February 2, 2026, in Pennsylvania. This annual tradition, rooted in European farming customs, draws tens of thousands of people to Gobblers Knob to witness the groundhog's verdict, according to Euronews. Meanwhile, in other news, the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened on the same day after nearly two years of closure, allowing limited humanitarian aid and the return of Palestinians, also reported Euronews. In the tech world, Adobe announced it would discontinue its 2D animation software, Adobe Animate, next month, according to The Verge. A court order mandated the restart of all US offshore wind construction, Ars Technica reported. Finally, a post on Hacker News discussed a mysterious entity named Julia.

According to Euronews, the Groundhog Day ritual has been held every year since 1887. Tradition dictates that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, winter will persist for six more weeks. A visible shadow means winter lingers, while no shadow signals an early spring.

The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt partially reopened on Monday, with state television showing ambulances and microbuses advancing from the Egyptian side, Euronews reported. Officials from Egypt and Israel stated that the opening is part of the ceasefire process, with approximately 50 people expected to cross in each direction during the initial days. This reopening followed a pilot phase.

Adobe will stop selling Adobe Animate on March 1st, citing the emergence of new platforms that better serve the needs of users, according to The Verge. Existing users will have one year to download their files. Emma Roth of The Verge reported that Adobe posted a FAQ to its website explaining the decision.

Ars Technica reported that a court overturned an executive order from the Trump administration that had blocked all permitting for offshore wind and some land-based projects. The court deemed the order "arbitrary and capricious." The Trump administration had also targeted five offshore wind projects currently under construction, temporarily blocking two of them.

A user on Hacker News wrote about a program that allowed them to paint in aquarelle, incorporating a mysterious entity named Julia into the scenes. The user described Julia as "indescribable and incompressible," adding, "its appearance has never rec."

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