Meta Platforms Inc. will pay as much as $27 billion over the next five years for access to artificial intelligence infrastructure from cloud provider Nebius Group NV as it spends aggressively to comp… [+411 chars]

Meta Platforms Inc. will pay as much as $27 billion over the next five years for access to artificial intelligence infrastructure from cloud provider Nebius Group NV as it spends aggressively to compete with the industry’s top frontier models.

Bloomberg

Meta to Spend Up to $27 Billion on Nebius AI Infrastructure - Bloomberg.com

A document from the Epstein files shows email correspondence between Peter Attia and Jeffrey Epstein. | Department of Justice
Several days later, the model was invited to meet Attia and several frie… [+15704 chars]

Attia, a wellness influencer, turned to the convicted sex offender when searching for employees and patients in New York City.

Politico

‘I think she will be loyal’: Jeffrey Epstein’s role in Peter Attia’s rise - Politico

DETROIT (AP) When gas prices spike, filling up gets more painful. But consumers can do something to stretch their fuel just a little farther: Change the way they drive.
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When gas prices go up, it adds to drivers' pain at the pump. But experts say consumers can do something to stretch their fuel just a little farther — change the way they drive. Their tips include driving slower or using cruise control. Limiting the time your …

Associated Press

When gas prices go up, changing the way you drive can stretch your fuel just a bit farther - AP News

Oil and gas prices are soaring. Some countries are ready with solar panels and EVs - NPR

Major airlines and millions of travelers across the United States face a rare convergence of challenges this spring that together are making it both costlier and less convenient to fly.
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Major airlines and millions of U.S. travelers are facing a rare set of challenges this spring are making it more costly and less convenient to fly.

NBC News

Flying in America is about to get more expensive and less fun - NBC News

Google News

As parents clamor for a treatment touted for autism, doctors hesitate to prescribe it - NPR

Stryker told its 56,000 employees to disconnect from networks after its internal Microsoft systems were compromised, wiping data from Windows laptops and phones and knocking out some ordering systems… [+990 chars]

Cyberattack disrupts Stryker systems, exposes hospitals' vulnerability to Iranian hackers

Newser

Iran-Linked Hackers Carry Out 'Significant' Cyberattack - Newser

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The Federal Reserve, ECB and Bank of England will this week deliver their first formal verdicts on the threat posed by the conflict

Financial Times

Iran war reawakens global inflation fears - Financial Times

In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign they called the Giving Pledge: a public commitment, open to the world’s wealthiest people, to give away more than half th… [+8495 chars]

In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign they called the Giving Pledge: a public commitment, open to the world's

TechCrunch

The billionaires made a promise — now some want out - TechCrunch

Oil prices are continuing to rise as markets see no end in sight to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude, the most important benchmark for global prices, rose as much as 3 perc… [+1991 chars]

Brent crude tops $106 a barrel as markets see no end in sight to the halt of traffic through the critical waterway.

Al Jazeera English

Oil prices keep rising as Trump seeks coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz - Al Jazeera

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) About 3,800 workers at one of the nations largest meatpacking plants went on strike Monday in Colorado in what union representatives said is the first walkout at a U.S. beef slaug… [+2245 chars]

About 3,800 workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants are on strike in Colorado. Union representatives say it is the first strike at a U.S. beef slaughterhouse since the 1980s. The walkout at the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley began Monday. I…

3,800 workers are set to strike Monday at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants - AP News

Japan warned it is ready to take decisive action on currency volatility as authorities intensify monitoring of foreign exchange markets.
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Japan warned it is ready to take decisive action on currency volatility as authorities intensify monitoring of foreign exchange markets.

Investinglive.com

Japan warns ready to take decisive action on FX - ramps up verbal intervention on yen - investingLive

Chinas main economic indicators fared better than forecast to start the year, in a sign that momentum was improving before the war in Iran roiled the outlook for global growth and inflation.
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China’s main economic indicators fared better than forecast to start the year, in a sign that momentum was improving before the war in Iran roiled the outlook for global growth and inflation.

China’s Economy Gets Off to Better-Than-Forecast Start to Year - Bloomberg.com

In the past few months, a wave of tech corporations have announced significant staff cuts and attributed them to efficiency gains driven by artificial intelligence (AI).
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Amazon, Block and Atlassian have announced AI-driven job cuts, and Meta is reportedly planning its own – but all may not be as it seems.

The Conversation Africa

Tech companies are blaming massive layoffs on AI. What’s really going on? - The Conversation

Stock futures rose slightly as Wall Street tried to recover from another losing week, with investors monitoring oil prices and the latest developments from the U.S.-Iran war.
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The moves come after the S&P 500 notched its third losing week in a row and closed at its lowest level of the year on Friday.

CNBC

Stock futures rise slightly as oil hovers at $100 with S&P 500 on 3-week losing streak: Live updates - CNBC

If youve recently made the switch from ChatGPT to Claude, but youre still using the same sort of prompts, then you might not be getting the most out of the AI bot. 
Apple was one of the first tech c… [+3681 chars]

If you’ve recently made the switch from ChatGPT to Claude, but you’re still using the same sort of prompts, then you might not be getting the most out of it

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