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Amazon Plans $200 Billion in 2026 to Build AI Infrastructure, Satellites and Faster Delivery

In his 2025 shareholder letter, CEO Andy Jassy says Amazon will spend about $200 billion in 2026 on AI data centers, custom chips, satellites and logistics. ...Read more

#amazon, #ai, #cloud, #chips, #logistics

Meta expands Instagram’s '13+' teen experience globally and adds parent‑controlled 'Limited Content' that removes comments

Meta will default Instagram users under 18 to a 13+ experience worldwide and add a stricter parental 'Limited Content' mode that removes comments. ...Read more

#instagram, #meta, #teens, #parentalcontrols, #contentmoderation

Heuermann Pleads Guilty, Says He Killed Eight Women in Long Island 'Gilgo Beach' Case

Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to seven murders and acknowledged an eighth in Suffolk County court, bringing partial closure to the Gilgo Beach investigations. ...Read more

#rexheuermann, #gilgobeach, #longisland, #coldcase

Maersk Keeps Ships on Longer Detours Despite Two‑Week Ceasefire for Strait of Hormuz

Maersk will keep vessels on longer detours despite a US‑Iran two‑week ceasefire that could allow limited, conditional transit through the Strait of Hormuz. ...Read more

#maersk, #shipping, #straithormuz, #oil

Álvarez free kick after Cubarsí red gives Atlético 2–0 win over Barcelona at Camp Nou

Cubarsí’s red and Julián Álvarez’s free kick put Atlético ahead; Sørloth added a second as Atlético beat Barcelona 2–0 in the Champions League quarterfinal first leg. ...Read more

#football, #championsleague, #atleticomadrid, #barcelona

White House Orders Sequestration for Fiscal 2027, Triggering Automatic Cuts to Mandatory Spending

President orders sequestration of non‑exempt mandatory spending for fiscal 2027; automatic cuts take effect Oct. 1, 2026 while OMB finalizes allocations. ...Read more

#sequestration, #federalbudget, #medicare, #omb

Meta rolls out Muse Spark, a new multimodal AI assistant across its apps and AI glasses

Meta introduces Muse Spark, a multimodal AI powering the Meta AI app and expanding to WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and AI glasses. ...Read more

#meta, #ai, #musespark, #privacy

Prime Video premieres final season of 'The Boys' with two‑episode debut; finale set for May 20

Prime Video released the first two episodes of The Boys' final season April 8, beginning a weekly rollout that culminates with a May 20 finale. ...Read more

#theboys, #primevideo, #streaming, #tv

Study projects nearly 2.6 billion people could face frequent ‘hot‑dry’ heat-and-drought extremes by 2090s

A new study finds that under current trajectories about 28% of humanity—nearly 2.6 billion people—could face frequent simultaneous heat and drought by the 2090s. ...Read more

#climate, #heat, #drought, #adaptation

NASA Begins Scrutinizing Artemis II’s Lunar Flyby Data as Orion Heads Home

After Artemis II's lunar flyby, NASA is analyzing 50+ GB of images, audio and measurements — including meteoroid flashes and far‑side imagery — as Orion returns. ...Read more

#space, #nasa, #artemis, #moon

Cyclone Vaianu churns offshore, prompting evacuations, power outages and travel halts in Fiji

Severe Tropical Cyclone Vaianu intensified offshore April 6–8, prompting evacuations, flight cancellations, a major blackout and flood warnings across Fiji. ...Read more

#fiji, #cyclone, #vaianu, #flooding

White House Analysis: Ban on Stablecoin Yields Would Add Only Modest Bank Lending

CEA research finds a federal ban on stablecoin yields would raise U.S. bank lending by about $2.1 billion under current conditions; worst‑case $531B. ...Read more

#stablecoin, #banks, #regulation, #fintech

China’s Wang Yi to Visit Pyongyang on April 9–10, Signaling Warming Ties Ahead of Xi–Trump Summit

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit Pyongyang on April 9–10, a high‑level trip that highlights warming ties just weeks before Xi meets Trump. ...Read more

#china, #northkorea, #diplomacy, #wangyi

USD1 Stablecoin Deployed on Chain Tied to Project Involving People Later Sanctioned in Prince Group Crackdown

A Guardian/OCCRP probe found WLFI’s USD1 was deployed on AB Chain, whose promoted Timor‑Leste resort involved people later sanctioned in the U.S.–U.K. Prince Group action. ...Read more

#crypto, #stablecoin, #wlfi, #abchain, #sanctions

KOSPI Rockets 5.8% as U.S.-Iran Two-Week Ceasefire Eases Oil Fears

Seoul’s KOSPI surged 5.8% after a U.S.-Iran two-week pause in fighting drove oil prices lower and strengthened the won, triggering a broad relief rally. ...Read more

#southkorea, #kospi, #oil, #iran, #stocks