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Gates Foundation finds no Epstein payments in review

An independent external review of the Gates Foundation found no evidence that it paid Jeffrey Epstein or was involved in his criminal activities, while noting that staff had some past interactions with him. The review, covering 2011‑2014 and involving two matters—the proposed donor-advised fund and polio-related funding to the International Peace Institute—led the foundation to approve stricter governance and vetting measures to bolster oversight going forward.

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NVIDIA Expands Vera Platform With Spectrum-X6 and Rubin

NVIDIA’s Vera CPU, with Olympus cores on a monolithic die and interconnected via NVLink, is engineered for agentic AI workloads that demand high per-core performance and low memory latency rather than just high core counts. Early benchmarks and disclosures show Vera delivering notable gains in agentic AI throughput and efficiency when paired with Vera Rubin GPUs, highlighting a system-level focus on streamlined CPU-GPU data movement and software optimization over traditional cloud-centric chiplet designs.

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Vance Links Epstein to Israeli Intelligence

Vice President JD Vance told Joe Rogan that the Trump administration absolutely screwed up the communications around the Epstein files release and should have released documents more quickly, while denying it was a coordinated cover-up. He also highlighted the challenge of redactions and distinguishing victims from co-conspirators, and cited Epstein’s alleged intelligence connections as part of the broader context.

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Satechi launches color-matched MacBook Neo accessories

Satechi has unveiled a color-matched MacBook Neo accessory line—including the OntheGo 5-in-1 Multiport Adapter, USB-C Snap Hub, and Slim EX Wireless Mouse—designed to complement the Neo’s Citrus, Blush, Indigo, and Silver finishes. The hubs add HDMI 4K/60Hz output, SD/microSD readers, USB data ports, and USB-C passthrough charging, with the Snap Hub specifically built for the Neo’s asymmetric ports, while the trio expands Neo’s connectivity and appeal for this budget MacBook.

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