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26 Nov 2024 — 4 min read

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On Sunday, November 24, a tourist yacht named Sea Story capsized in the Red Sea near Marsa Alam, Egypt. The yacht was carrying 31 tourists from various countries and a crew of 14 on a five-day diving trip. It had left Port Ghalib and was set to arrive in Hurghada on Friday.

A distress signal was sent early in the morning, and rescue teams, including air and naval units, saved 28 people. Survivors were taken to safety by aircraft and a military ship. However, 17 people are still missing, and search efforts are ongoing. The cause of the incident is still being investigated, and the nationalities of those missing have not been released.

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Environment & Weather:

Yesterday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the results of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends on November 30. The season recorded 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes, and five major hurricanes, exceeding the average of 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes. Five hurricanes made U.S. landfall, including two as major hurricanes.

Security:

Mexico’s President has confirmed an investigation into a ransomware cyberattack on the government’s legal affairs office. The cybercriminal group Ransomhub has claimed responsibility, stating they have stolen 313 gigabytes of sensitive data, including government contracts, insurance records, and financial documents. The group has given the government 10 days to pay an undisclosed ransom to prevent the data from being publicly released.
Hackers have breached Andrew Tate’s online platform, “The Real World,” exposing data from about 800,000 users. During his live stream, the attackers revealed their breach by flooding chat rooms with emojis. The leak includes roughly 325,000 email addresses and the contents of over 600 public and private chat servers.

Space:

NASA has officially chosen SpaceX to launch the Dragonfly mission to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, with a scheduled liftoff planned for July 2028 aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket. This mission will use Dragonfly, a nuclear-powered rotorcraft designed to resemble an oversized drone. Dragonfly will conduct an exploration of Titan’s surface, focusing on studying prebiotic chemical processes and investigating the moon’s potential to harbor the building blocks of life.

As part of NASA’s New Frontiers Program, the Dragonfly mission represents a major step forward in our understanding of the solar system. SpaceX’s launch contract for the mission is valued at $256.6 million, highlighting the scale and significance of this collaborative effort in space exploration.
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Science & Technology:

On November 22, 2024, Amazon announced an additional $4 billion investment in Anthropic, doubling its total commitment to $8 billion. This partnership, which began in September 2023, has positioned Amazon Web Services (AWS) as Anthropic’s primary cloud and AI training partner. Anthropic’s Claude AI models, including Claude 3 and Claude 3.5 Sonnet, are now accessible through various channels such as Anthropic’s web interface, app, and APIs, as well as AWS services like Amazon Bedrock.
This collaboration allows Anthropic to leverage AWS’s next-generation data centers and advanced infrastructure to train its models more efficiently and at greater scale, enhancing the development of cutting-edge AI technologies. Simultaneously, Palantir, Anthropic, and AWS are integrating Anthropic’s generative AI and data analysis models into secure environments for the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence agencies to support a variety of applications.
This approach demonstrates how collaboration between Anthropic, AWS, and other organizations is advancing the broader AI industry. By integrating new systems, increasing investments, and working with multiple partners, Anthropic is becoming a major player in the field, rivaling OpenAI’s models while contributing to the growth and integration of AI across various sectors.

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