I made Ina Garten's delicious chocolate cake with mocha frosting. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I made Ina Garten's chocolate cake with mocha frosting.  Both the cake and icing feature instant espresso powder to help enhance the chocolate flavor. Garten said this cake is a dessert "everyone will remember," and now I know why! Neither cooking nor baking has ever been my forte, but I forced myself to start learning a few years ago, realizing I couldn't live solely on takeout and Trader Joe's frozen meals. I had grown up watching "Barefoot Contessa" reruns on the Food Network and thought Ina Garten's cookbooks would be a great place to start. I figured her easy and foolproof dishes would help me feel a little less intimidated in the kitchen, and I wasn't wrong. In the years since, I've made dozens of Garten's delicious recipes. I've even picked up baking! Garten's desserts always shine when chocolate is involved. She once proclaimed that her no-bake mocha chocolate icebox cake is so good "it makes grown men weep," and has said her recipe for Beatty's Chocolate Cake is "the most fabulous chocolate cake that I've ever made." Talk about knowing your own worth. The "Barefoot Contessa" star also has high praise for her chocolate cake with mocha icing, calling it a "dessert everyone will remember," so, obviously, I had to try it. Garten's chocolate cake features cocoa powder, espresso powder, and "good" vanilla. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider To make Garten's chocolate cake, which serves 12, you'll need:  3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature   2 cups of sugar  1 ½ sticks (12 tablespoons) of unsalted butter, at room temperature  1 ¾ cups of all-purpose flour  ⅔ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder  ⅔ cup of half-and-half  ⅔ cup of the hottest tap water  1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract  1 teaspoon of baking soda  1 teaspoon of kosher salt  1 teaspoon of instant espresso powder  You'll also need some ingredients for the mocha frosting. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider To make the frosting for a 9-inch-by-13-inch cake, you'll need:  12 ounces of bittersweet chocolate  1 ¼ cups of heavy cream  3 tablespoons of unsalted butter, diced and at room temperature  1 tablespoon of Kahlúa 2 teaspoons of instant espresso powder  1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract  Before the baking began, I needed to prep my pan. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I buttered the bottom of a 9-inch-by-13-inch baking pan, then lined it with parchment paper. Once that was done, I buttered and floured the entire pan.  "There's no point in making a cake if you can't get it out of the pan," Garten said in the "Barefoot Contessa" episode where she demonstrated this recipe.  I also prepped my dry ingredients ... Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I sifted the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.  … and my chocolate-and-coffee mixture. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I added the hot tap water, cocoa powder, and espresso powder to a liquid measuring cup and whisked them together. Then I added the half-and-half and whisked again until the mixture was smooth.  It was time to start the batter. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider First, I placed the sugar and butter into the bowl of my electric mixer, which was fitted with the paddle attachment.  Garten says to beat the butter and sugar for around four to five minutes on medium speed. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I knew the mixture was ready once it had turned light and fluffy.  Then I added the vanilla and eggs. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider The eggs should be added one at a time, on medium speed, until they're incorporated and the batter is smooth.  I turned my mixer to low and started adding my flour and chocolate mixtures. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider Garten says the flour and chocolate mixtures should be added alternately in thirds, starting and ending with the flour mixture. My cake batter was ready! Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I used a rubber spatula to scrape down the bowl and make sure the batter was well mixed. I poured my chocolate batter into the prepared pan and smoothed the top. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider Now it was ready to bake. I placed my cake in the oven, which had been preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider Garten says the cake should bake for 25 to 35 minutes. When your cake tester (or knife) comes out clean from the center, you'll know it's ready. Once my cake was out of the oven, I let it cool completely in the pan. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I let it sit for about 45 minutes. By the time my frosting was ready, the cake had cooled. While my cake was cooling, I began making the frosting. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider First, I chopped my chocolate into ¼-inch pieces, per Garten's instructions. Then I placed the chocolate in a bowl with the butter and espresso powder. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider Garten explained in the "Barefoot Contessa" episode that she uses the instant espresso powder to help enhance the chocolate flavor. I also prepped the cream. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider Garten says you should heat the cream to a simmer. Once the cream was ready, I poured it over the chocolate mixture. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I continued to stir the mixture until the chocolate had melted.  If your chocolate isn't melting, don't stress! Garten says you can just pop it in the microwave for 15 seconds. Then I stirred in the Kahlúa and vanilla. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I stirred everything until the mixture was smooth.  I covered my frosting and refrigerated it for 30 minutes. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider Garten says you shouldn't leave the frosting in the fridge for longer than 30 minutes. It should be cool, but not cold. Once it had chilled, I scraped down the bowl and beat the frosting with a handheld mixer. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider Garten says to mix your frosting on high speed for about 15 to 20 seconds, until the mixture forms soft peaks. Make sure not to overbeat it or the frosting will curdle.   I should note I struggled a bit to get the right consistency with this frosting. When I first took it out of the fridge, the frosting just didn't look thick enough. I let it chill for another 10 minutes before I beat it with the mixer, but it still didn't look as whipped as it did in the "Barefoot Contessa" episode.  The flavor was still delicious, and the frosting spread easily on the cake, so don't worry too much if you're having similar issues.  It was time to frost my cake. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I carefully flipped my cake onto a serving board, then removed the parchment paper.  Garten says you should use a metal spatula to evenly spread the frosting over your cake.  I cut my cake into squares just as Garten had, and voilà — it was ready to eat! Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I loved the old-fashioned charm of the thick squares with frosting on top. While it didn't have the centerpiece appeal of Garten's mocha icebox cake, it still looked super inviting. Garten's chocolate cake with mocha icing tasted rich and decadent. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider I loved the moist texture, which reminded me of Beatty's Chocolate Cake. I've had many chocolate cakes that are too dense and heavy, but Garten's recipe has a springiness and lightness that really help balance everything. And while it's not overly sweet, the instant espresso powder brings out that chocolate flavor in both the cake and its mocha frosting.  I will say that I didn't love the mocha frosting as much as the buttercream in Beatty's Chocolate Cake. The consistency of the buttercream paired better with the cake, and the flavor was more memorable. If I make this again, I might try swapping the frostings.  This is definitely a cake for chocolate lovers. Anneta Konstantinides/Business Insider Garten's chocolate cake with mocha icing is a bit easier to make than her Beatty's Chocolate Cake recipe, although I'd pick the latter if the two had to go up against each other.  But this chocolate cake is still a delicious dessert that is sure to impress anyone with a sweet tooth, and it's a great option when you have a little less time — and want to do fewer dishes.   And if you're looking for a super easy dessert to whip up on a hot summer's day, look no further than her tiramisu or mocha icebox cake.  Read the original article on Business Insider

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A real Labubu made by Pop Mart (tan) and a fake "Lafufu" (blue). Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider After its peak last summer, the Labubu trend has burst. Web traffic to the Pop Mart website has cratered. But Pop Mart is still optimistic about its business, and other toy makers see it setting trends. I can't completely say that the Labubu trend is over, because I bought a Labubu just last month. Ok, technically it was a "Lafufu" — a fake knockoff version that I got for $15 at a sidewalk stall on Canal Street for my daughter's birthday. So yes, among kindergarteners, Labubus still hold sway. But among the fashionable young adults who first adopted the fuzzy monster plush? Old news. Rihana and Blackpink's Lisa kicked off the craze over a year ago when they were spotted with Labrabus as bag charms. The frenzy peaked during the summer of 2025, when surging demand left them constantly out of stock online. By the holidays that fall, the tides had turned, and Labubus were plentiful and easy to buy. You could even buy them in person, with Pop Mart (the Hong Kong-based maker of Labubu) starting to open more stores and vending machines in the US. [In a cruel twist of fate, my daughter is convinced that the real Labubu that she got for Christmas is a fake, and because it's from Santa, I cannot demonstrate its legitimate provenance. Real Labubus from Pop Mart feature blind packaging to hide the toy's color, and it turned out to be a beige disappointment. The fake one, in the blue she wanted, has made her much happier.] This chart, based on Comscore web traffic data collected by Emarketer, shows web traffic to the Pop Mart website over the last year. Because of the unique demand, rarity, and risk of fakes, Pop Mart's official website was the key place to buy Labubus — unlike other toy brands, where sales happen more often at other retailers rather than directly through their website. (Hasbro also saw a decline in web traffic during this period, but that's not as clear an indicator since most Hasbro sales happen in stores or other sites like Amazon). You can see a sharp decline after September — coincidentally, when they restocked and became easier to obtain. There's an uptick for the holidays, and then it craters. There are other factors that might have affected this drop — the opening of several brick-and-mortar stores in the US may have shifted sales away from the website and into physical stores (or other online retailers). The first Pop Mart store opened in 2023 in the American Dream Mall in New Jersey, and there are now over 65 stores across the US. Pop Mart did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In August, I wrote that the Labubu bubble — on its way to reaching $1 billion in sales — was ready to burst. Looks like it did. By the time I went to Toy Fair, the biggest toy maker convention in the US, in February, every vendor I spoke with agreed that the Labubu craze had peaked. But they also said its impact was lasting: toys aimed at adult collectors and sold in blind packaging had become major trends that are still going strong. In March 2026, Pop Mart reported that 40% of its revenue was coming from Labubu, which my colleague Aditi Bharade reported made investors a little nervous. A hit product like this can be a blessing and a curse once the fad fades. Pop Mart believes it has more to offer than a one-hit-wonder product. During a March earnings call, Pop Mart CEO Grant Want said: "Looking back, while we acknowledge there are still many issues to address, we have built solid strengths over the past year: a robust IP portfolio, a highly capable management team we take great pride in, and a deep understanding of brand building and market dynamics that we have accumulated." Read the original article on Business Insider

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. WEF Anthropic released Opus 4.8, its latest general-purpose model, and closed a $65 billion fundraise. The company's new $965 billion valuation brings it above OpenAI's as the rivals eye IPOs. Opus 4.8 is a "modest" improvement, Anthropic says, adding that Mythos is on the way. Anthropic has arrived with the newest entrant in the AI race — and a new stack of cash. On Thursday, the AI lab announced a new $65 billion fundraise, valuing it at a staggering $965 billion and making it the most valuable AI startup — surpassing its rival OpenAI. The same day, Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8, a new version of its general-purpose large language model. Anthropic called it a "modest but tangible improvement on its predecessor" and said it's better at coding, reasoning, and general knowledge work. Anthropic is in the midst of a high-stakes fight for technological supremacy and market share with OpenAI, and this new model marks the latest in a series of salvos. Each lab is gearing up to go public, pushing to sell its coding tools to as many developers as possible, and angling to secure enough computing power to sustain growth. In a post about the fundraise, Anthropic said the new money will help it "expand compute to meet growing demand for Claude," among other efforts. Anthropic's latest valuation is a huge leap from its $380 billion valuation in February. OpenAI's last fundraise in March valued the company at $852 billion; its last model release, GPT-5.5, came in April. What's new about Anthropic's Opus 4.8 model Anthropic chose this model release to launch a new "effort control," which lets users toggle between settings that determine how much computing power a model devotes to an answer. Companies have begun to reckon with their AI spending, and this tool will help engineers use their Claude Code budgets more slowly, for example. Opus 4.8's fast mode is three times cheaper than the previous versions on Anthropic's models, the company wrote, offering another way for customers to cut costs. Opus 4.8 is not the much-awaited Mythos model that Anthropic held back due to cybersecurity concerns. Anthropic had kicked off a worried frenzy in the cybersecurity community in April when it said that Mythos was far better than past models at finding vulnerabilities to hack. It says it has been working with trusted companies and organizations, particularly in cybersecurity, as it develops guardrails for Mythos. "We're making swift progress on developing these safeguards and expect to be able to bring Mythos-class models to all our customers in the coming weeks," the Thursday announcement said. Anthropic called the new Opus 4.8 model "weaker" than Mythos and said it's "substantially behind" the unreleased model on cyber capabilities. The company also wrote that while Mythos always admits it's an AI, Opus 4.8 could be tricked into saying it's human in about 3% of tests. Have a tip? Contact this reporter via email at scouncil@businessinsider.com, or over text, Signal, Telegram, or WhatsApp at 415-757-8198. Use a personal email address, a nonwork WiFi network, and a nonwork device; here's our guide to sharing information securely. Read the original article on Business Insider

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According to bartenders, there are some cocktails you should consider ordering more often. Tsuguliev/Shutterstock Business Insider asked bartenders to share the drinks people should consider ordering more often. For those who enjoy vermouth, a gin 50/50 martini, boulevardier, or Martinez are perfect options. In its intended form, the classic daiquiri deserves way more attention than it gets. With cocktails becoming increasingly more expensive, it's important that you're not disappointed after ordering a drink from the bar. But at the same time, ordering the same tried-and-true martini or margarita can get boring. That's why Business Insider asked bartenders about which underrated drinks they think customers should order more often. Here's what they said. Lemon-drop cocktails have a high level of versatility, but aren’t ordered super often. KayaMe/Shutterstock For those looking for an elevated drink choice, Madison Weeks, a bartender at 1861 Distillery in Georgia, recommends a lemon-drop cocktail. "The lemon drop offers more than just its classic vodka base. For seasoned cocktail enthusiasts, a simple addition like a splash of elderflower liqueur or fresh herbs like thyme can turn the lemon drop into a more complex, refined drink," Weeks told BI. "These small tweaks add depth and balance to the sweet-tart profile." The sloe gin fizz has a bright, refreshing taste. bhofack2/Getty Images Ben Pozar, the lead bartender at Hotel Vin, Autograph Collection in Texas, told BI more people should opt for a sloe gin fizz because of its bright, delicious flavors. For this cocktail, the gin is mixed with lemon, simple syrup, and a bit of soda water. "I don't know why people don't go for them at bars," Pozar said. He told BI they work great as an aperitif — an alcoholic drink served before a meal to stimulate the appetite. A gin 50/50 martini gives vermouth a chance to shine. Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock Evan Hawkins, a bartender who owns Romeo's in New York City, recommends ordering a gin 50/50 martini, which consists of equal parts gin and dry vermouth. "I feel like people were taught to dislike vermouth in martini orders because it's been shamed for so long, but I think it's the move. A lemon twist and an olive complete this delicious, snack-like drink," Hawkins told BI. A classic daiquiri — in its intended form — is well-balanced and delicious. Jamie Grill/Getty Images A classic daiquiri shouldn't be confused with the kind that comes from a frozen drink machine. "In its original and intended form, it's as pure as freshly fallen snow. A nice white rum, or even an Agricole, fresh citrus, and a well-balanced simple syrup make this drink the ultimate classic and the king of cocktails," Hawkins said. He said he often sees people in the bar industry ordering a classic daiquiri, but wishes more customers would catch on to it as well. The New York whiskey sour deserves more attention for its stunning look and complex taste. Serena Perrells/Shutterstock Richie Mello III, the head mixologist and tasting-room supervisor at Heritage Distilling Company, told BI the New York whiskey sour is a great twist on the classic cocktail. "It's a standard whiskey sour — whiskey, citrus, and simple syrup — finished with a red-wine float on top. The wine adds a beautiful color contrast and layers of flavor, making the cocktail visually stunning and deliciously complex," he told BI. He added that the combination of citrus and red wine creates a dynamic sip every time. Palomas are often overshadowed by margaritas. marina200707/Getty Images Though margaritas are often seen as a go-to drink, Sanwar Mal Khokhar, a mixologist at Sanjh Restaurant and Bar in Texas, said he thinks the hype surrounding them causes other tequila-based drinks to be overlooked. "The paloma's refreshing blend of tequila, grapefruit, and lime makes it a great, lesser-known option. Light, tangy, and perfectly balanced, it's a versatile drink that pairs effortlessly with grilled seafood or spicy tacos," Khokhar said. The boulevardier should be on every whiskey enthusiast’s list. MrSTAR01/Shutterstock Instead of an old-fashioned, Khokhar recommends trying out a boulevardier. "The boulevardier's perfect blend of bourbon, Campari, and sweet vermouth is a must-try for whiskey enthusiasts looking for something with more depth beyond the familiar old-fashioned," he said. Khokhar said the boulevardier is almost always overlooked. But with its bitter-sweet complexity, it stands out from other cocktails. Try a Martinez instead of a martini. Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock Clay Sears, the head bartender at Virginia's in New York City, said he wishes the Martinez wasn't constantly overshadowed by the martini. Dating back to the late 1800s, a Martinez is made up of gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur, and bitters. "This martini predecessor has such a storied history in the cocktail canon. The interplay between orange bitters and maraschino leads the classic gin and vermouth formula to a much rounder, complex finish," Sears told BI. "It's stiff and boozy but still has a subtle smoothness that makes you want to return for another sip." This story was originally published in October 2024 and most recently updated on May 28, 2026. Read the original article on Business Insider

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined forces to tax multimillion-dollar second homes. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A plan to tax multimillion-dollar second homes in New York City has officially passed. Gov. Hochul and Mayor Mamdani's new tax on properties worth over $5 million aims to raise $500 million. Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, whose property was singled out by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has criticized the move. The long-awaited tax on billionaires' second homes in New York City is now official. A joint proposal from Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani to tax multimillion-dollar second homes has been incorporated into New York's state budget, which was passed Wednesday, two months after it was initially due. That pied-à-terre tax targets homes worth over $5 million whose owners don't live in New York City — focusing on the ultrawealthy who own crash pads or vacation homes in the city, but may not pay city or state income taxes. It's one avenue lawmakers are taking to plug budget shortfalls, and a victory for Mamdani's tax-the-rich agenda; while Hochul has squashed increasing income or corporate taxes on higher earners, the new levy will target those wealthy enough to maintain a multimillion-dollar second residence in one of the most expensive cities in the world. Hochul and Mamdani estimated the tax could raise $500 million, although the total revenue could end up coming in lower. The tax, currently set to apply through 2031 when it will be up again for legislative renewal, will increase depending on how much a property costs. Single-family homes worth between $5 million and $15 million will be subject to a 0.8% surcharge, and those between $15 million and $25 million will be subject to 1.05%. Properties worth $25 million or more will face a 1.3% levy. In its first two years, the tax will rely on Department of Finance "assessed values" to determine which homes will face a new charge, while the city and state work out a new valuation system. "The assessed value for a $5 million property is hardly ever five million," said Jonathan Miller, a renowned real estate appraiser. "You significantly reduce the pool, so you've got to lower the threshold to some arbitrary number like a million dollars." The tax will fall on co-ops and condos that are currently valued at $1 million or more by the DOF. The state said the lower cutoff is a result of assessed values typically being far below what they would actually sell for. The initial rates for those will be 4%, 5.25%, and 6%, depending on the condo's market value, during those first two years of implementation. After that initial onramp period, the city will develop a new assessment system, and surcharges will be applied at those 1.3% or lower rates. To determine who's subject to the tax and what counts as a second home, the Department of Finance will consider if the home was occupied for the majority of a calendar year by a covered owner. Homeowners will be notified by August 30 that they'll be expected to pay, and they will have a chance to submit proof that the unit is actually a primary residence. The tax is estimated to fall on around 10,000 properties, one of which Mamdani targeted when he unveiled the tax last month. In the video announcement, Mamdani stood in front of a limestone tower on Central Park South, where Citadel CEO Ken Griffin bought a penthouse for $238 million in 2019. The directness of the move ruffled Griffin, who also owns multiple apartments in a Park Avenue coop. "Mamdani has made it very clear, New York does not welcome success," the Citadel chief said earlier this month at the Milken conference in Los Angeles. He floated abandoning a planned New York office for Citadel, adding that he would "double down" on Miami. Prominent business people, including investors Bill Ackman and Jason Calacanis, have derided the tax, which would likely affect dozens of billionaires, from Jeff Bezos to Michael Dell. Read the original article on Business Insider

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US troops in the Middle East have been targeted via their phone location data. US Navy photo Adversaries may be tracking US military personnel using their location data on their cellphones. New reporting highlights the unseen threat, as well as moves for more protection measures. The risks of cellphones in conflict have been highlighted by certain Ukraine war developments. US troops could be at risk of being targeted by enemies using commercial location data from their cellphones, the same kind that apps and advertisers use to track everyday users. Written responses from US Central Command, which oversees US military operations in the Middle East, to lawmakers said that the command has received "multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil US personnel in theater." The responses, as well as a letter between lawmakers and the Pentagon, were first reported by Reuters. CENTCOM said it used the threat reports to learn more about how American forces are vulnerable to surveillance and to inform force protection measures in the region. US military personnel are allowed to have and use their personal phones in the area, but there is guidance on how to disable geolocation capabilities. Sometimes that's not enough to protect troops. "The guidance notes that disabling geolocation capabilities does not always fully disable them on commercial products, requiring personnel to implement comprehensive device security measures, including privacy setting reviews," CENTCOM said. And while government-issued phones are configured to disable mobile advertising tracking, some information isn't blocked and can be edited by the user. The Pentagon's Defense Information Systems Agency is working to completely remove that option on government-issued phones. Lawmakers raised concerns that DoD hasn't taken appropriate steps to protect troops from phone location data threats. US Marine Corps photo In a letter sent Thursday to the Pentagon's chief information officer that cites the April responses from CENTCOM, lawmakers raised concerns that "DoD has not taken basic steps to protect US military personnel from the serious counterintelligence and force protection threat posed by the collection and sale of personal information, including cell phone location data, by data brokers." "DoD has known about this serious threat for over a decade, but has failed to adopt commonsense cyber defenses," over a dozen congressional members wrote. "DoD has now confirmed to Congress that foreign adversaries are exploiting commercially available location data to target US military personnel in war zones." Lawmakers are seeking clarity on what steps the Department of Defense is taking to address potential vulnerabilities. These concerns align with those previously expressed by military leaders about not just data but cellphone use in general. For instance, Gen. Eric Smith, commandant of the US Marine Corps, previously warned that reckless phone use can lead to troops being located and targeted by enemy forces. Our adversaries are always watching, waiting to exploit any mistake. Every text, post, and interaction can place your unit at risk. What appears harmless can compromise a unit, exposing its position and purpose. #Marines, it's your responsibility to protect the mission. pic.twitter.com/s2JIRvvami — U.S. Marines (@USMC) March 17, 2025 In a video shared in January 2025, Smith reminded Marines that battlefield cellphone usage could be fatal. In the video, a Marine escaped enemy fire and sought refuge in an abandoned building. He pulled out his phone and texted for assistance, even sharing his location. As other Marines arrived to rescue him, an enemy strike hit the site, resulting in fatalities. The messages had been intercepted, leaving the troops at risk. The danger for the US military goes beyond troops accidentally texting their location. The threat can stem from the same kind of phone-tracking data that follows ordinary users around for advertising purposes. As CENTCOM noted, disabling the geolocation features doesn't always fully prevent commercial apps and products from exposing data, creating potential problems for troops in combat zones. Seemingly routine digital trails can become intelligence for adversaries trying to find, watch, or target them. "The character of war continues to change," Smith said last year. "The proliferation of technology has made signature management essential on the battlefield." Another Marine general recently said at an event in DC that on the battlefield, your cellphone "gets you killed." Other services and leaders have issued similar warnings. The war in Ukraine has provided many examples of these unseen challenges and the risks. Russian troops have been targeted via cellphone usage, social media posts, and open-source information and geolocation. In response, Russia has implemented several bans on cellphone use in combat areas, though these are not consistently followed. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Bloomberg/Getty Images Amazon Bedrock may soon host SpaceX's Grok, enhancing AWS's AI model offering. SpaceX's Grok models could expand reach via AWS and gain access to more corporate cloud customers. Cloud providers are racing to offer a broader set of AI models. Amazon Web Services is in talks to soon add SpaceX's latest Grok models to its flagship AI platform Bedrock, according to people familiar with the matter. The move would deepen AWS's push to make Bedrock the central hub for top AI models. Elon Musk's SpaceX, in turn, would gain access to a massive base of enterprise cloud customers as it prepare to go public in a huge IPO. Bedrock, launched in 2023, lets customers build AI applications using models from multiple providers, while AWS handles the underlying infrastructure. The platform already offers models from Anthropic, Meta, and Cohere. This year, AWS expanded the lineup further by adding OpenAI models. For SpaceX, a Bedrock partnership could significantly broaden user adoption. AWS serves millions of customers globally, and Bedrock has emerged as one of the company's most promising AI businesses. "Customers are rapidly moving to Amazon Bedrock to build and scale their generative AI applications — making it one of AWS's fastest growing services in the last decade," an AWS spokesperson told Business Insider. "We're always listening to customers about which models they want access to, and we're continuing to expand our offerings with the model choice, performance, and enterprise-grade capabilities they need." SpaceX didn't respond to a request for comment. 'Biggest inference engine' The move highlights the intensifying race among cloud providers to offer the broadest lineup of frontier AI models. Microsoft and Oracle both made Grok available through their cloud services last year, giving SpaceX access to more enterprise customers beyond X, where Grok is primarily used. It's unclear exactly when Grok will launch on Bedrock. But SpaceX has already shipped its models to AWS, signaling the rollout could happen soon, the people familiar told Business Insider. These people asked not to be identified discussing private matters. For AWS, adding Grok would bolster Bedrock at a time when executives are positioning the service as one of the company's most important AI products. On last year's third-quarter earnings call, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said AWS was "building Bedrock to be the biggest inference engine in the world" and predicted it could eventually rival EC2, AWS's core cloud computing business and biggest profit driver. That rapid growth has also brought pressure to Bedrock. Business Insider previously reported that AWS faced AI capacity constraints over the past year that pushed some customer workloads toward rivals including Google Cloud and Anthropic-hosted services. Grok first came out in 2023 as a "truth-seeking" model from xAI, the former model lab that Musk founded to take on OpenAI and Anthropic. SpaceX recently acquired xAI and turned it into its AI compute division under the new name SpaceXAI. Musk has aggressively pushed to expand its Grok's reach. Last year, the company signed a $300 million deal to bring Grok to Telegram and partnered with Palantir and TWG Global to sell its AI tools to enterprise customers. But Grok's rollout has not been without challenges. Internally, Musk expressed frustration with the pace of Grok's development and its behavior on social media has also created tension inside the company, Business Insider previously reported. In its investor prospectus last week, SpaceX described Grok as a key pillar of its AI strategy. The filing said Grok helps extend the company's reach by allowing developers to integrate the models directly into their own apps and workflows. SpaceX also said it plans to grow SpaceXAI's enterprise business with dedicated sales teams and "forward deployed engineers" who work directly with customers to implement Grok-based products. "Building on this trajectory, we expect to continue scaling Grok through subsequent generations," the filing stated. Have a tip? Contact this reporter via email at ekim@businessinsider.com or Signal, Telegram, or WhatsApp at 650-942-3061. Use a personal email address, a nonwork WiFi network, and a nonwork device; here's our guide to sharing information securely. Read the original article on Business Insider