Amazon has invested an additional $5 billion in Anthropic, a company that develops the Claude AI models. This investment allows Anthropic to buy more AI chips from Amazon and helps the company handle increased demand for its AI services.
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Amazon previously invested $8 billion in Anthropic; the new investment raises this to $13 billion immediately.
Amazon may invest up to $20 billion more if Anthropic meets certain business goals.
Anthropic will receive up to 5 gigawatts of AI chip capacity from Amazon over time.
The investment will quickly provide nearly 1 gigawatt of computing power by the end of 2026.
Anthropic uses Amazon’s custom AI chips, including Graviton and Trainium series chips for AI model training.
The deal includes Anthropic committing to spend over $100 billion on Amazon Web Services products in the next 10 years.
Anthropic also buys AI chips and cloud services from Google, Nvidia, and Microsoft to use multiple cloud providers.
Increased demand for Claude AI caused performance and reliability issues, which the new computing power aims to fix.
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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launched a satellite but placed it in the wrong orbit due to an engine problem. The company and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating, and all New Glenn rocket launches are paused for now.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launched from Cape Canaveral but failed to put the satellite into the correct orbit.
The first stage of the rocket worked well and landed safely on an ocean platform.
The upper stage engine did not produce enough power, causing the satellite to fail its mission.
The affected satellite was meant to join AST SpaceMobile’s network to provide direct smartphone service from space.
The upper stage and satellite fell back into Earth's atmosphere on Monday.
This was New Glenn’s third flight, and Blue Origin has paused all launches to investigate.
NASA plans to use New Glenn rockets to launch lunar landers for the Artemis moon program.
The rocket is named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth.
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John Ternus will become Apple’s new CEO in September, taking over from Tim Cook. Ternus has worked at Apple for 25 years, mainly in hardware engineering, and now faces the challenge of guiding Apple through advances in artificial intelligence and global supply issues.
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John Ternus has been with Apple for 25 years and led hardware engineering for products like the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, and Apple Vision Pro.
He will replace Tim Cook as Apple CEO starting in September.
Tim Cook praised Ternus as the right person to lead Apple into the future.
Apple has been behind other companies in developing artificial intelligence (AI) features.
Ternus must help Apple improve its AI strategy, including whether to build its own AI or use technology from others like Google.
The leadership change comes after Apple’s 50th anniversary and before its annual developer conference.
Apple faces challenges with supply chains and international relations, including connections with President Donald Trump.
Analysts expect a smooth transition with few immediate changes to Apple’s overall strategy.
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An episode from the first season of "Law & Order: SVU" (1999) showed a binder labeled "Epstein," which recently went viral online. Some viewers linked this to Jeffrey Epstein, but there is no proof the name refers to him, since Epstein was not publicly known at that time.
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The image is from Season 1, Episode 2 of "Law & Order: SVU," aired in 1999.
The binder on screen is labeled "Epstein."
Viewers on social media connected the name to Jeffrey Epstein, a financier later accused of crimes.
Epstein’s crimes became widely known only in the mid-2000s, years after the episode.
Some believe the binder refers to Alvin Epstein, an actor on the original "Law & Order" show.
The show often uses stories inspired by real crimes, but this early episode is not linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
The viral clip highlights how modern viewers can interpret old shows differently based on current events.
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Tim Cook announced he will step down as the CEO of Apple after leading the company for almost 15 years. Experts are discussing what his departure means for large technology companies.
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Tim Cook has been Apple's CEO for nearly 15 years.
He announced that he will leave his position as CEO.
Analysts and industry leaders are examining the impact of his exit on major tech companies.
Apple's leadership change may influence the future strategies of big technology firms.
The announcement has drawn attention from news outlets and experts in technology.
Tim Cook led Apple through significant growth and product launches during his tenure.
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Microsoft is lowering the price of its Xbox Game Pass subscription, but new Call of Duty games will no longer be available on the service when they launch. Instead, these games will appear on Game Pass about a year after their release, while older Call of Duty titles and other Microsoft games remain accessible on the service.
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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price is dropping from £22.99 to £16.99 in the UK and from $29.99 to $22.99 in the US.
PC Game Pass prices are also being reduced in both the US and UK.
Microsoft bought Activision, the maker of Call of Duty, for $68.7 billion in 2023.
The latest Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was the first new title launched on Game Pass.
Future Call of Duty games will sell at full price (around £70/$80) at launch and come to Game Pass after about a year.
A report said Microsoft may have lost $300 million in sales by offering new Call of Duty games on Game Pass immediately.
Xbox head Asha Sharma explained the price cut is due to Game Pass becoming too expensive.
Microsoft has been shifting focus away from selling consoles to streaming games on multiple devices, including PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.
Game Pass generated nearly $5 billion in revenue for Microsoft in the 2025 financial year and is profitable for Microsoft and its game partners.
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The article discusses the need for agreements on building data centers rather than stopping their construction. It emphasizes the importance of building data centers in a way that has public support.
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Data centers are facilities that store and process large amounts of digital information.
There is a debate about whether to halt or continue building new data centers.
The focus should be on how to construct data centers responsibly and gain community approval.
A moratorium means a temporary stop or pause on building projects.
The article suggests finding deals or compromises instead of stopping construction altogether.
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NASA has moved the main part of its new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This rocket will be used for the Artemis III mission, planned for 2027, which aims to send astronauts to the Moon and prepare for future missions to Mars.
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The largest part of NASA's SLS rocket, called the “core stage,” was moved from New Orleans to Florida.
The Artemis III mission will be the first crewed flight of this rocket, sending astronauts to lunar orbit in 2027.
The core stage includes large tanks for liquid hydrogen and oxygen needed to power the rocket.
The fully assembled core stage is 212 feet tall and can produce more than 2 million pounds of thrust.
NASA will complete final assembly and testing of the rocket at the Kennedy Space Center.
Artemis III will test docking procedures in orbit needed for later Moon landings in 2028.
The SLS rocket is currently the only launch system capable of carrying astronauts and supplies to the Moon in one trip.
NASA views the Artemis program as a step toward human missions to Mars in the future.
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Apple has announced that John Ternus will become the company’s next CEO in September. He is an experienced Apple engineer who has worked mainly on hardware and has kept a low profile until now. He will replace Tim Cook, who led Apple for 15 years and grew it into a $4 trillion company.
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John Ternus will be Apple's new CEO starting in September.
Ternus is a longtime Apple employee with a background in hardware engineering.
He has not been very publicly known until this announcement.
Tim Cook has been Apple's CEO for 15 years.
Under Cook, Apple became a $4 trillion company.
Tim Cook took over after co-founder Steve Jobs passed away.
The CEO change marks a major leadership transition at Apple.
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Netflix is producing a third season of the popular series "Wednesday," starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams. The new season is being filmed near Dublin, Ireland, and will include new cast members and expanded storylines about the Addams Family.
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"Wednesday" is a gothic mystery series about Wednesday Addams attending Nevermore Academy.
Season 3 production is underway near Dublin, Ireland.
Netflix shared a behind-the-scenes image showing Wednesday in Paris, hinting at new locations in the story.
The show stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday, with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán playing her parents.
Season 3 will include new cast members such as Lena Headey, Andrew McCarthy, James Lance, and Eva Green as Aunt Ophelia.
The show explores more Addams family secrets and expands the world beyond the school setting.
Season 2 is currently available for streaming on Netflix.
Season 3 was announced before Season 2 even premiered, showing Netflix’s strong support for the series.
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CATL, a Chinese battery maker, introduced a new lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery called Shenxing 3.0 that can charge from 10% to 98% in under 7 minutes. This battery also performs well in very cold temperatures and keeps most of its capacity after many fast charges.
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CATL unveiled the Shenxing 3.0 battery, their third-generation LFP battery.
The battery charges from 10% to 98% in 6 minutes 27 seconds.
Charging from 10% to 80% takes only 3 minutes 44 seconds.
At -22°F (-30°C), the battery can still charge from 10% to 98% in 9 minutes.
The battery uses precise temperature control and pulse heating to work well in cold weather.
It has a very low internal resistance of 0.25 milliohms, helping fast charging.
After 1,000 fast charging cycles, the battery retains more than 90% of its original capacity.
CATL demonstrated fast-charging booths and a battery-swap system but fast charging may reduce the need for swaps.
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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) does not have access to Anthropic's new AI tool called Mythos Preview, even though some other government groups are using it. Mythos can quickly find security weaknesses, so it is being tested by over 40 companies to help improve their defenses against cyberattacks.
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CISA, responsible for protecting important systems like banks and power plants, is not currently using Anthropic's Mythos Preview AI model.
Anthropic chose not to release Mythos publicly because it can rapidly identify security flaws.
More than 40 companies and organizations, including the NSA and the Commerce Department's AI center, have access to Mythos.
The Department of Defense has called Anthropic a "supply chain risk," but the NSA still uses Mythos.
The Trump administration has cut funding and staff at CISA, which is now operating with fewer resources.
National cyber director Sean Cairncross and the Treasury Department are working to gain wider access to Mythos for civilian agencies.
Mythos is mainly used by organizations to find weaknesses in their own networks to improve security.
Security experts in critical infrastructure sectors rely on CISA for threat information and guidance on security priorities.
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AMD is releasing the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition CPU on April 22, priced at $899. This new processor has more cache memory than the regular 9950X3D model, offering slightly better performance and similar power use during gaming and video tasks.
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The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 has 16 cores and 208MB of L3 cache, more than the previous 9950X3D which has less cache on one chiplet.
It costs $899, compared to the regular 9950X3D’s $699 MSRP and around $660 street price.
The 9950X3D2 uses a 200-watt power limit, 30 watts higher than the 170-watt regular 9950X3D.
Despite this, it consumes roughly the same or less power in gaming and video encoding tests.
Testing used high-end motherboards, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and an Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics card.
Both CPUs perform better in gaming than Intel’s Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, which costs $350.
Intel chips offer competitive multi-core productivity but with slightly higher power use.
The 9950X3D2 ensures all CPU cores have the same cache, removing software reliance on core-task matching used in the regular 9950X3D.
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NASA is working on new spacesuits needed for astronauts to explore the Moon, but their development has faced delays and challenges. A recent government report says the spacesuits might not be ready before 2031, which is later than NASA’s goal of landing humans on the Moon in 2028.
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NASA has been trying to develop next-generation lunar spacesuits for decades with limited success.
In 2022, NASA awarded contracts to two companies, Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace, to develop the suits.
Collins Aerospace later dropped out, leaving Axiom as the only contractor working on the new spacesuits.
The loss of Collins created a risk for NASA because it reduced competition and backup options.
The report suggests Axiom’s spacesuits may not be ready for testing on Artemis missions until 2031.
Axiom Space, a newer company, has invested heavily and hired staff to meet NASA’s needs despite no guaranteed profits.
NASA hopes to return astronauts to the Moon in 2028 but may have to use current spacesuits if new ones are not ready.
NASA’s leader expressed confidence the spacesuits will be ready by the 2028 Moon landing date.
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A well-known DNA specialist says that genome sequencing may provide new important information in the Nancy Guthrie case. Genome sequencing is a process that reads the complete set of a person's DNA to find details useful for investigations.
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Genome sequencing looks at a person’s full DNA sequence.
DNA experts can use this technology to find new clues in legal cases.
The Nancy Guthrie case may benefit from these advanced DNA tests.
Genome sequencing is more detailed than older DNA methods.
This technology helps identify people and connections more accurately.
Experts believe genome sequencing can open new leads in unresolved cases.
The expert commenting on this case is recognized in the DNA field.
Using modern DNA technology is becoming common in investigations.
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The article discusses how young professionals and students can find meaningful and successful careers as artificial intelligence (AI) changes the job market. It shares advice on pursuing dreams while adapting to new technology.
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AI is transforming many types of work.
Young people need to find careers that are both meaningful and successful.
The article offers guidance on navigating career choices in an AI-driven world.
It emphasizes balancing personal goals with changes in the job market.
The information comes from journalist Jodi Kantor, who covers this topic on CBS News.
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Dr. Jon LaPook explains on CBS Mornings how biological age is measured and why it can be different from a person’s actual age based on their birth date. He also discusses ways people can improve their longevity, which means living a longer, healthier life.
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Biological age shows how old your body seems based on health markers, not your birthday.
It can differ from chronological age, which is the number of years since birth.
Measuring biological age involves looking at factors like genetics, lifestyle, and medical tests.
Improving longevity involves habits such as healthy eating, exercise, and avoiding smoking.
Stress management and regular medical check-ups can also help you live longer.
Scientists study biological age to better understand aging and ways to extend healthy life.
Tools and apps may help track biological age, but accuracy can vary.
Knowing your biological age can motivate healthier choices.
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Tim Cook will step down as Apple’s CEO in September after leading the company for 15 years. He will remain with Apple as the chairman of the board, and Apple has announced who will take over as the new CEO.
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Tim Cook has been with Apple for almost 30 years.
He has served as Apple’s CEO for 15 years.
Cook will step down from the CEO position in September.
He will continue to work at Apple as the chairman.
Apple has announced a new CEO to replace Cook.
The announcement was made recently by the company.
Tim Cook played a major role in Apple’s recent success.
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AES 128 is a widely used encryption method considered secure even against future quantum computers. Quantum computing does not reduce its security strength as much as some believe because its special quantum algorithm cannot be easily split into smaller tasks to speed up an attack.
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AES 128 stands for Advanced Encryption Standard with a 128-bit key size.
It was adopted by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2001.
AES 128 has no known weaknesses and resists attacks for billions of years using current classical computing power.
Some people misunderstood Grover’s algorithm and thought quantum computers would reduce AES 128’s security by half.
Grover’s algorithm does not speed up attacks as much as assumed because it cannot easily divide the task among many processors like normal computers can.
Trying to parallelize the quantum attack can actually make it slower.
Expert Filippo Valsorda explains that AES 128 remains strong in a future with quantum computers.
This means current efforts should focus on realistic post-quantum cryptography problems instead of discarding AES 128 prematurely.
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President Donald Trump praised Tim Cook for his work as CEO of Apple after the company said Cook would step down. Trump also mentioned his respect for Steve Jobs, Apple's co-founder.
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Tim Cook served as Apple’s CEO.
Apple announced that Tim Cook will step down from his role.
President Trump expressed admiration for Tim Cook’s leadership.
Trump also spoke about Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple.
The comments came soon after Apple made the leadership change public.
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