Thursday assorted links

1. Brazil and China sign agreement for Atlantic to Pacific railway (Spanish).

2. After age forty, feelings of career autonomy tend to decline.  Not necessarily with justification.

3.  The Abundance and Growth Fund at Open Philanthropy is hiring.

4. New data on LLM growth.

5. Youngkin’s deregulatory results.

6. “A French-led team of researchers has lifted 22 massive stone blocks out of the Mediterranean Sea that were once part of the legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.”

7. Anthropic economic futures program, also involves research grants.

8. “Some Texas flood alerts were delayed as officials waited for authorization, former Kerr County official says.“