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- Amazon's Anthropic stake is now valued at $60.6 billion, a seven-fold increase.
- Amazon has invested $8 billion in Anthropic so far.
- Some of the gains have been recorded as Amazon's earnings.
Talk about return on investment. Amazon's bet on Anthropic looks like an enormous win, at least on paper.
The cloud giant disclosed on Friday that
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Even as the broader US job market cools, AI keeps punching above its weight.
New data from Indeed shows overall job postings ended 2025 just 6% above pre-pandemic levels, but postings that mention AI are up more than 130% since early 2020.
The
The long wait for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is nearly over, as the film hits theaters on April 1. To keep the hype train rolling, Illumination and Universal Pictures have dropped a short new teaser. It's exactly 30 seconds long, so you'll probably be seeing it again on TV this Sunday during the Super Bowl.
It does feature some nifty footage that we haven't seen before, including a hungry Yoshi
Noble Audio has announced the Sceptre, a pocket-sized USB-C Bluetooth transmitter meant to boost wireless audio quality from phones, laptops and tablets. The device is intended to exceed the quality offered by a device's existing hardware.
Sceptre is powered by Qualcomm's QCC5181 Bluetooth chipset and supports LDAC, aptX Adaptive, AAC and SBC codecs. Of course, to take advantage of the high
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- Harry Luu started growing rare plants as a hobby during grad school.
- During COVID, he opened a business and eventually left academia to pursue it.
- He works about 100 hours a week, including in greenhouses at his home, he says.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Harry Luu, owner of PlantZaddyTherapy
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- Maddi Thimont had spent years building her career as a lawyer, working long hours and big jobs.
- After having kids, she felt she had to choose between a big career and time with her family.
- In 2024, she found a senior legal job working school hours - meaning she can have both.
This as-told-to essay is