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    Cook Passes the Baton, Anthropic Gears Up | Rewire News Morning Brief

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    Apple Leadership Change, Anthropic Ammunition Change, Iran Ceasefire Countdown Zero. The handover period of the old order, with the new power structure accelerating its lock-in.


    1|Cook Hands Over Reins in September, Apple Changes CEO for the First Time in 15 Years, Choosing a Hardware Person

    Cook announced on Monday that he will step down as CEO on September 1, taking on the role of Executive Chairman. John Ternus, 51, who joined Apple in 2001, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, has led the iPad, AirPods, and multiple generations of the iPhone. The board of directors approved unanimously. Johny Srouji was immediately promoted to Chief Hardware Officer.

    AAPL fell 1% after hours, with the market reacting mildly, seen as a controlled transition. But the focus is elsewhere: Cook's era saw Apple's growth engine as services and supply chain efficiency, while the signal of the Ternus era is hardware's return to the center. In the window of AI reshaping hardware form, Apple has chosen someone who creates things. The timing of the selection implies that the next chapter will require a different set of skills.

    (Source: Apple Newsroom / Fortune / TechCrunch / Axios / Reuters / Bloomberg / 9to5Mac)


    2|Anthropic Raises $5 Billion from Amazon, Commits to Spending $100 Billion on AWS in Ten Years

    Amazon invests another $5 billion, bringing Anthropic's total to $13 billion. An additional $20 billion is tied to business milestones. In exchange, Anthropic commits to spending over $100 billion on AWS over the next ten years, receiving 5GW of new computing power to train and operate Claude. The full-platform Claude will be directly embedded in AWS, with customers using it through their existing AWS accounts.

    Just two months ago, Amazon invested $5 billion in OpenAI for a similar arrangement. As a result, both cloud providers are now locking in two major AI model companies, exchanging investment for consumption commitments of computing power. It's not a bet on who will win; it's ensuring that no matter who wins, the money is spent on their own cloud. The $100 billion commitment means that Anthropic's independence is being redefined by computing power debt: you can choose what model to run, but you can't choose where to run it.

    (Source: CNBC / TechCrunch / Reuters / WSJ / GeekWire / Sherwood News)


    3|Ceasefire Expires Tomorrow: Vance Flies to Pakistan, Iran Unwilling, Trump Threatens Civilian Infrastructure

    At 00:00 GMT on April 22, the two-week ceasefire ends. Vance, Kushner, and Vetkov flew to Islamabad on Tuesday for a final attempt. The Iranian Foreign Ministry publicly stated "no negotiation plans," citing the U.S. "violating the ceasefire from day one," specifically referencing the April 13 naval blockade and the seizure of the Touska. However, The New York Times cited two senior Iranian officials saying the delegation is preparing to depart.

    Trump's response was not diplomatic: "If they do not comply, the U.S. will destroy every power plant and every bridge in Iran." This is the most direct threat to civilian infrastructure since the start of the war. The last round of Islamabad talks lasted 21 hours, with complete deadlock on three core issues: nuclear enrichment, regional proxies, and Hormuz passage rights. Tomorrow is not the deadline but the starting point for the next escalation. (Continued from yesterday's report)

    (Source: Fortune / Axios / Al Jazeera / CNBC / NPR / ABC News / CNN)


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    4|Fermi CEO/CFO Simultaneously Resign, First Major Collapse in AI Power Narrative

    Fermi CEO Neugebauer and CFO Everson both departed on Monday. The company, backed by Rick Perry, planned to build the world's largest AI data center campus in Texas. The stock price plummeted by 22% on the day, with the market capitalization dropping from $20 billion in October last year to $3.4 billion. The company initiated a "2.0 reset," relocating its headquarters from Amarillo to Dallas.

    When Fermi went public last year, it had almost no revenue, relying on the narrative of "AI Needs Power" to reach a valuation of nearly $20 billion. It then lost its first large-scale customer, saw its co-founder depart, and now the CEO and CFO have also left. The demand for AI power infrastructure is not lacking; what is lacking is the execution to turn power plants from a PowerPoint into a power grid. This is the first major collapse signal in the AI energy race.

    (Source: Fortune / TechCrunch / Axios / Bloomberg / CFO Dive)


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    Deezer reveals 44% of daily uploaded tracks are AI-generated, with a daily average of 75,000 songs, and 85% of traffic is identified as fraudulent. This is a 10 percentage point increase from the end of last year's 34%. AI tracks account for only 1-3% of total traffic, mostly for bot streaming. Deezer no longer stores high-quality versions of AI tracks and calls on platforms like Spotify to follow suit. AI is currently flooding the music supply side with quantity, but the audience is not buying it for now. (Source: TechCrunch / Billboard / Ars Technica)

    The humanoid robot "Flash" ran a half marathon in Beijing in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by 7 minutes. In the same event last year, the fastest robot ran in 2 hours and 40 minutes. Developed by Biped Robots, Flash navigated autonomously throughout the race, has legs measuring 90-95cm, and uses liquid cooling for heat dissipation. China's humanoid robot industry is transitioning from wrestling-style demonstrations to practical-speed applications. (Source: Wired / NPR / CNN / PBS)

    The Federal Reserve Chair nominee, Wash, started his confirmation hearing today, stating that "Central Bank Independence Must Be Earned on Its Own." The Senate Banking Committee at 10:00 ET. Wash mentioned that the President's expression of views on interest rates is "not a particular threat to independence," but the Fed should not get involved in fiscal and social policies. The message is clear: independence will be preserved, but the Fed's power boundaries will be narrowed. (Source: CNBC / Bloomberg / CNN)

    Chinese chip equipment vendors achieved a record revenue for all employees in 2025, with domestic equipment accounting for 35%, exceeding the government's target. U.S. direct exports to China decreased by 34% to $2 billion (the lowest since 2017), but companies like Applied Materials still received $19 billion through Taiwan and Singapore transfers. CSIS assessment: export controls have accelerated China's domestic substitution. TrendForce predicts that by 2026, domestic AI chips will account for 50%. (Source: Tom's Hardware / CSIS)

    The U.S. blocked China's largest LED chipmaker from acquiring Dutch Lumileds for the second time; the $239 million deal was rejected again. It was blocked on national security grounds. In contrast to rare earth acquisitions: the U.S. actively acquires non-Chinese mineral resources while preventing China from acquiring European technology assets. The two sides of supply chain decoupling are accelerating simultaneously. (Source: Tom's Hardware)

    An Italian court ruled that Netflix's 2017-2024 price hike was illegal and ordered refunds of up to 500 euros. The Rome court ruled the seven-year price increase invalid based on consumer protection law. Global streaming pricing power faces a precedent impact. (Source: Fortune)

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    1|Cook Hands Over Reins in September, Apple Changes CEO for the First Time in 15 Years, Choosing a Hardware Person
    2|Anthropic Raises $5 Billion from Amazon, Commits to Spending $100 Billion on AWS in Ten Years
    3|Ceasefire Expires Tomorrow: Vance Flies to Pakistan, Iran Unwilling, Trump Threatens Civilian Infrastructure
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    4|Fermi CEO/CFO Simultaneously Resign, First Major Collapse in AI Power Narrative
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