Nvidia Chief Software Architect Jonathan Ross discusses the $20B Nvidia-Groq deal; sources say Groq's annual revenue was near $100M at the time of the deal (Phoebe Liu/Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2026/03/…
What is the Chagos deal?
Last year, Sir Keir agreed a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius,
while retaining control of the UK-US military base on the island of Diego Garcia.
In return, the UK has been promised a 99-year lease on the base,
in return for an average annual fee of £101m in current prices.
The government estimates this will mean a total cost of £3.4bn.
These islands are currently governed by the UK as the
"British India…
"More British teenagers stranded abroad as result of new rules on dual nationals" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/21/british-teenagers-stranded-abroad-dual-national-rules-home-office-passports
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"UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran"
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/trump-chagos-islands-deal-iran-attack-british-bases-kcj0gzbr8
Sources: 49ers pass on Williams option, eye deal https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48261303/sources-49ers-pass-trent-williams-option-eye-deal
Deezer says AI-generated tracks now account for 44% of daily uploads, totaling ~75K tracks per day and 2M per month, but account for just 1-3% of consumption (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/deezer-says-44-…
Carson Wentz returning to Vikings on one-year deal; veteran joins J.J. McCarthy, Kyler Murray in QB room https://www.nfl.com/news/carson-wentz-vikings-one-year-deal-jj-mccarthy-kyler-murray-qb-room
Sources: SoftBank plans to form a consortium to build a $33B power plant in Ohio, set to produce 9.2 GW for AI data centers, as part of the US-Japan trade deal (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/trade-war/trump-ta…
Vikings add OT depth, sign Van Demark to deal https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48261049/vikings-add-ot-depth-sign-ryan-van-demark-one-year-deal
Uber plans to invest $1.25B in Rivian through 2031, contingent on meeting autonomy milestones, starting with $300M at signing, to deploy 50K Level 4 robotaxis (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/897105/uber-rivian-robotaxi…