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Anthropic’s Claude Is Pumping Out Vulnerable Code, Cyber Experts Warn Anthropic’s latest Claude models are introducing serious security issues into code, cyber experts say. The company is yet to officially explain why.

🚨NEW🚨 Anthropic is investigating complaints its most advanced AI models are introducing bugs and security issues into customer code.

One cyber CEO described it as "unusably bad" and tests show Anthropic performing poorly on writing secure code.

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Dave Mason, Songwriter Who Co-Founded Traffic, Dies at 79 The English singer and guitarist wrote mainstays of the classic-rock canon like “Feelin’ Alright?” and “Only You Know and I Know.” He also had a successful solo career.

Dave Mason, who co-founded the band Traffic and wrote “Feelin’ Alright?” and other classic-rock staples, has died at 79.

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Archaeologists Find Iliad “Catalog of Ships” Papyrus Inside Egyptian Mummy - Arkeonews Archaeologists in Egypt’s Oxyrhynchus have discovered a Roman-era tomb containing mummies with golden tongues and a rare papyrus

A mummy containing a rare papyrus fragment which included text from Book II of Homer’s Iliad, the famous “Catalog of Ships” which lists the Greek forces that sailed to Troy #classicalreception
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Anthropic gets $5B investment from Amazon, will use it to buy Amazon chips Anthropic secures 5 gigawatts of Amazon’s custom silicon as Claude demand soars.

The investment is the latest example of circular financing during the AI boom—the practice of tech companies investing in AI startups to help the latter buy products or services from the original investors.

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Middle East War Turns AI Data Center Security Into Its Own Boom Here’s how the Iran war—and Iran’s drone attacks on Amazon data centers—is impacting how capital-intensive AI data center projects are thinking about security.

The AI data center boom put American-funded, America-based data centers on Middle East soil. Here’s how the war—and Iran’s drone attacks on Amazon data centers—is impacting how these capital-intensive projects are thinking about security.

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Book bans are at a record high. These are the most challenged books The American Library Association says book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs.

"Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, according to the American Library Association. And efforts to have titles removed have never been more coordinated or politicized."

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I just ate lunch at ChoLon at the Denver Airport. Easily the best meal I've had at an airport... ever.

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The lobbying registration

The lobbying registration

On Friday, Anthropic hired Trump-linked lobbying firm Ballard Partners for “advocacy regarding DOW procurement.”

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OpenAI Wants To Help Scientists Make Discoveries Faster Solving a century-old mystery about rubber. The space economy keeps booming. The physics of stir fry. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.

In the latest edition of my emerging tech newsletter, The Prototype, I looked at OpenAI's new AI model for scientific R&D, explored a new discovery on rubber reinforcement, analyzed investment in the space industry, and explain why you really need to add that cornstarch to your stir fry.

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15 charts that explain why the Strait of Hormuz shutdown matters for the global economy Until it was effectively closed, the waterway had been a critical artery for not only crude oil and liquefied natural gas, but several critical commodities as well.

15 charts that explain why the Strait of Hormuz shutdown matters for the global economy

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It's my entertainment recommendation in this week's edition of my newsletter.

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The US is at risk of an oil shock too In a global market for crude, Asian buyers are vacuuming up supplies, raising prices for Europe and America

Oil analyst Amrita sen explains here the disconnect between not only refined products + crude, but also crude spot & futures - impt to understand bcs even in best scenario, various refinery issues will persist quite a while giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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with oil prices rallying through the day and now up 4-5%, the gentle declines we've been seeing at gas and diesel pumps could end and reverse- guessing Monday could be a cycling/hiking day for some states, which could push the national average back up to $4.10/gal or so.

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AI’s New Training Data: Your Old Work Slacks And Emails AI’s New Training Data: Your Old Work Slacks And Emails

Your 2021 Slack vent-session could be helping a future AI agent learn to "act professional."

My latest @forbes.com story dives into how AI labs are clamoring to buy email, Slack and Jira data from defunct companies, to use as fuel for training AI.

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Going to Hell
Going to Hell YouTube video by Adeem the Artist

Going to Hell

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Heritage of Arrogance
Heritage of Arrogance YouTube video by Adeem the Artist - Topic

Heritage of Arrogance

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Adeem the Artist | "Middle of a Heart" | Western AF
Adeem the Artist | "Middle of a Heart" | Western AF YouTube video by Western AF

Middle of a Heart

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Adeem the Artist - Fast Cars (Official Video)
Adeem the Artist - Fast Cars (Official Video) YouTube video by AdeemtheArtistVEVO

Fast Cars (which they were kind enough to play live for me when I requested it.)

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Adeem the Artist - Socialite Blues (Official Video)
Adeem the Artist - Socialite Blues (Official Video) YouTube video by AdeemtheArtistVEVO

And now what follows is a selection of my favorite @adeemtheartist.bsky.social songs.

Socialite Blues

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If anyone following me is in the business, Adeem the Artist puts on an AMAZING live show.

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Image of a wound being covered by a pair of gloved hands.

Image of a wound being covered by a pair of gloved hands.

Tetanus still occurs among all ages in US, mainly in undervaccinated.

From 2009 to 2023, 402 tetanus infections and 37 deaths were reported from 47 states and Washington, DC.

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Pharma fallout from Iran war won't end with ceasefire Effects could be felt for months in the form on higher prices for generic drugs and spot shortages.

Pharma fallout from Iran war won’t end with ceasefire www.axios.com/2026/04/09/i...

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This Pill May Help Pancreatic Cancer Patients Live Longer In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the top self-made healthcare entrepreneurs, the latest 30 Under 30 Science & Healthcare list, and more.

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, @amyfeldman7.bsky.social and I look at Revolution Medicine’s pancreatic cancer pill, the top self-made healthcare entrepreneurs, the latest 30 Under 30 Europe Science & Healthcare list, and more.

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Two new H9N2 avian flu cases reported on mainland China.

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Inside Messy, Fast-Growing Mercor, Run By Youngest-Ever Self-Made Billionaires Founded in 2023 by 20-somethings, data labeling startup Mercor exploded to $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate earlier this year. Now it's confronting a wave of challenges, including an employee...

Mercor reached $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate earlier this year. Run by the youngest-ever self made billionaires, the startup is facing a wave of challenges: employee fraud, North Korean infiltration and cultural growing pains.

With Anna Tong.

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JAMA cover: "Picking Antidepressants—Patient Preferences Beat Biomarkers" by Gregory E. Simon, MD, MPH. Article discusses antidepressant medication, remission rates, and personalized treatment research. Published online March 4, 2026.

JAMA cover: "Picking Antidepressants—Patient Preferences Beat Biomarkers" by Gregory E. Simon, MD, MPH. Article discusses antidepressant medication, remission rates, and personalized treatment research. Published online March 4, 2026.

💬 Editorial: Personalized #antidepressant selection using clinical criteria and patient preferences may yield better outcomes than biomarker-driven approaches for #depression.

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Iran war has some US water utilities facing a fluoride shortage Some U.S. water utilities are reporting that the Middle East war is disrupting their ability to maintain recommended fluoride levels in the drinking water.

The Iran war is disrupting supplies of fluoride for drinking water.

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Nobody tell them about how boy bands get created....

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Earth from space, centered on the North Atlantic Ocean, captured on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 1:36:02 PM by NASA's DSCOVR EPIC camera.

Earth from space, centered on the North Atlantic Ocean, captured on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 1:36:02 PM by NASA's DSCOVR EPIC camera.

1:36:02 PM on Sunday, April 12, 2026, over the North Atlantic Ocean.

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was once New Amsterdam.

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