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Overnight, a $25 billion check landed on a single AI lab and made the rest of tech nervous. In Tokyo, a postwar promise older than most of us cracked under the weight of a new world. Off the Iranian coast, a ceasefire clock ticks down while the man with the pen keeps changing his mind. And along Japan's northeast shore, one offshore jolt quietly raised the odds that a far bigger one is on its way.

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Amazon is pouring up to $25 billion into AI developer Anthropic in a fresh infrastructure pact that deepens an already tight partnership. AWS will supply enormous data-center capacity in exchange for closer integration on Claude, Anthropic's flagship model family.

The deal lands as Google, Microsoft, and Meta scramble to lock up compute for the next generation of frontier models. Analysts say the commitment cements AWS as the backbone of Anthropic, pulling the lab further from any independent cloud path.

President Trump offered mixed messages Monday on whether the US is ready to settle or escalate its war with Iran. Tehran warned it has "new cards on the battlefield" as the fragile ceasefire deadline approaches and peace talks sit in limbo.

Vice President JD Vance is flying to Islamabad this week to coordinate on possible back-channel talks, officials briefed on the plan said. Pakistan, once a sidelined bystander, is suddenly central to any face-saving off-ramp for both sides.

Japan's seismic agency raised its megaquake advisory Monday after a fresh offshore jolt rattled its northeast coast. Tsunami alerts were lifted within hours, but officials say the odds of a much larger quake have ticked up for the coming week.

The advisory sits along the Nankai Trough, a fault line scientists have flagged as capable of a catastrophic event for decades. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged the public to prepare, not panic, and to check evacuation routes near the coast.

A gunman opened fire at Mexico's Teotihuacán pyramids Sunday, killing a Canadian visitor and wounding several others. Mexican authorities say the shooter escaped through the ruins and remains at large as investigators comb the UNESCO site. 

Indian Prime Minister Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed Monday to nearly double bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030, signing cooperation deals on shipbuilding, defense, and AI. The summit in New Delhi underscored both nations' drive to deepen non-U.S. economic partnerships amid global trade disruption.

Japan announced Tuesday it is lifting a post-WWII ban on overseas arms sales, abandoning pacifist policy as PM Takaichi cited threats from China, North Korea, and the Middle East conflict. Critics warn the shift could escalate global tensions.

The Dodgers carry 14 pitchers because Shohei Ohtani doesn't count against the pitcher limit as a two-way player. Cubs manager Counsell called it "bizarre," and no other team in baseball has access to the same advantage.

A mother and six of her children died in a fire and explosion at their central Pennsylvania home Monday. Investigators say a gas leak is the leading suspected cause, though the scene is still being processed.

Jeff Bezos's New Glenn rocket was grounded Sunday after dropping a satellite into the wrong orbit during a routine launch. Blue Origin says the vehicle performed as designed, but the payload loss is a black eye for its commercial cadence.

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Major indexes have recouped all losses from the Iran conflict and now trade above pre-war highs. Investors shifted from geopolitical hedges back toward AI-driven gains as markets priced in a negotiated outcome over full escalation.

JPMorgan Chase is extending its Security and Resiliency Initiative into continental Europe, targeting defense, energy, and tech. CEO Jamie Dimon said the West had been too reliant on "unpredictable sources" for goods critical to collective security.

Kevin Warsh is emerging as a potential Federal Reserve chair, signaling a tougher stance on inflation and tighter monetary policy. The shift could reshape expectations for interest rates and ripple through global markets and borrowing costs.

Nature reports that scientific AI agents now have a purpose-built social network for collaborating without human researchers in the loop. Early experiments show the agents cross-check each other's results faster than any peer-review pipeline can.

Researchers filmed a dozen species feasting on fruit bats at a Marburg-linked Ugandan cave in a new viral-spillover study. Footage shows predators and scavengers sharing meals in ways that could hand viruses a quick path to humans.

Scientists have uncovered hidden oxygen movement inside catalysts, offering a clearer view of how reactions unfold at the atomic level. The finding could help improve efficiency in industrial processes, cutting energy use and emissions.

Scottie Scheffler shot a final-round 67 to win the Masters at 19 under, beating Rory McIlroy by two after McIlroy double-bogeyed No. 12. Full leaderboard at the Masters site.

The Jays rode 11 hours from Phoenix to Anaheim after their charter plane broke down, arriving just in time to suit up and beat the Angels. It ranks among the stranger pregame itineraries in recent MLB history.

Chelsea Clinton, 46, finished the Boston Marathon in 3:40:52, a personal best across seven marathons. Bill and Hillary were waiting at the finish line alongside 2014 champion Meb Keflezghi.

Actor Patrick Muldoon, best known for 'Melrose Place' and "Starship Troopers," has died at 57 following a short illness. Muldoon leaves a filmography that stretched from '90s soap stardom to the bug-blasting sci-fi cult classic.

Netflix dropped first-look images of Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Addams in Paris for Season 3 of its global hit. Production relocated the franchise from Vermont's Nevermore Academy to a gothier corner of the Seine.

The Onion announced a new deal Monday to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and relaunch the conspiracy site as a parody of itself. Families of Sandy Hook victims endorsed the plan, the second attempt after a 2024 bankruptcy bid was blocked.

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What it is: Japan's cabinet approved a package on Monday, scrapping decades-old restrictions that banned the export of lethal weapons. Tokyo can now sell tanks, missiles, and fighter-jet components to partners far beyond its core allies, breaking with a pacifist posture dating to the aftermath of World War II and the US-drafted Constitution that followed.

The detail: The shift clears the way for Japan to join the UK and Italy on the next-generation GCAP stealth fighter and to supply Ukraine with surface-to-air batteries within months, Japanese media reported. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi framed the move as a "necessary evolution" for a security environment reshaped by war in Ukraine, war in the Middle East, and rising Chinese pressure near Taiwan.

Why it matters: Japan has been the world's most disciplined pacifist economy since 1945, and the arms export ban was a pillar of its postwar identity as much as its economic miracle. Lifting it turns one of Asia's largest industrial bases into a frontline supplier for Western defense coalitions practically overnight, with Mitsubishi Heavy and Kawasaki order books expected to fill before year-end.

What to watch: Seoul is watching closely and may follow with its own export-rule easing as Korean defense firms eye the same markets opening up across Europe and Southeast Asia. Expect sharp pushback inside Japan's own Diet, where the Constitution's Article 9 debate — dormant for a decade — is about to feel urgent again as opposition parties schedule hearings this week.

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