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• Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said training AI could one day cost $100 billion.
• Amodei told CNBC that he isn't worried about the commoditization of large language AI models.
• The number of companies able to afford to develop new models will remain slim, he said.

The large language model

• The employees behind Tesla's Supercharging stations are being laid off, BI previously reported.
• Musk said following the cuts that Tesla will keep growing its charger network "at a slower pace."
• Tesla will now focus on "100% uptime and expansion of existing locations," Musk said.

Shortly after news broke that Tesla would be laying

• Starbucks reported disappointing sales Tuesday in both US and international segments.
• One thing that's not helping: the peak demand in the mornings is too high.
• The company said a mid-teens percent of mobile customers abandon their carts due to long wait times.

Starbucks is having a rough year so far.

The Seattle-based coffee giant posted worse-than-expected sales figures for

• Influencer marketing is booming, and brands spend billions to promote products with a personal touch.
• But the industry is unregulated and has problems for brands, audiences, and

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end

• "I have a blockbuster Trump story," a lawyer for the ex-Playboy Bunny Karen McDougal teased in a text.
• "I will get you more than ANYONE," the National Enquirer's editor answered, adding, "You know why."
• Prosecutors say the ensuing text chain ensnares

• Hemant Pandey shares the resume format that has helped him land several software engineering roles.
• He keeps work experiences short and includes points that make for good interview stories.
• Pandey emphasizes the growing importance of personal branding in the job market.

Hemant Pandey's software

• Kenneth Tan bought a three-bedroom house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for 920,000 ringgit, or about $192,000.
• He spent six months transforming the old building into a sleek modern home with Japandi influences.
• "Sometimes if I go out, I kind of feel like I want to come home," Tan said. 

When the pandemic hit Malaysia i

If you've been thinking about picking up a new supercomputer but were waiting on a good price, now might be a good time to put in your bid. Right now, the US government, via GSA Auctions, is auctioning off the Cheyenne Supercomputer to the highest bidder with three days remaining. While we haven't tested this one ourselves, we assume its 145,152 CPU cores will easily out-perform our current top

• Amazon reported first-quarter earnings on Tuesday.
• The company beat estimates for net sales and earnings per share.
• Shares rose as much as 3% in after-hours trading.

Amazon reported first-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the closing bell.

The company handily exceeded estimates for net sales and earnings per share, including a beat for the closely watched Amazon Web

• Kari Lake is hoping to flip the Arizona US Senate seat being vacated by Kyrsten Sinema.
• But a new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey shows that she's not consolidating the GOP base.
• The poll shows her likely Democratic opponent, Ruben Gallego, winning 15% of GOP voters.

In the fight to win

Star Wars loves nothing more than understanding a villain. Part of the reason the franchise’s greatest evils are also some of its most compelling characters is because it loves to dive deep into understanding why these figures are the way they are. The time has come for Morgan Elsbeth’s turn—and for us and the actress…

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