🌅 MORNING BRIEFING #14 — April 8, 2026

World Events, Tech & Education — connecting today's headlines to the classroom.

Your daily 20-minute download on what's moving the world, what it means for technology, and how it's landing in our schools. Grab a coffee and let's get into it.

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⏱️ IN THIS EPISODE

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🌍 WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD

• U.S.–Iran reach a 2-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan — formal talks April 10 in Islamabad

• North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles for the second straight day from Wonsan

• School districts from Wake County to San Antonio brace for the post-ESSER budget cliff

💻 THE TECH CONNECTION

• Claude AI hit by its second major outage in 24 hours

• The $7 trillion AI data-center buildout — Nvidia, Meta, xAI and the race for compute

• Broadcom expands custom-silicon deals with both Google AND Anthropic

🏫 WHAT THIS MEANS FOR EDUCATION

• University of Florida jumps to #2 in U.S. News 2026 Best Graduate Schools for Education

• Wake County credits the 'Say Something' anonymous reporting app after Millbrook gun incident

• National Assistant Principals Week (April 6–10) — shout-out to the people holding it all together

🤖 AI AND EMERGING TECH

• Neuro-symbolic AI cuts energy use 100x while IMPROVING accuracy

• Big Model Week: Claude Mythos 5 (10T params), Gemini 3.1 with real-time voice & vision

• University of Michigan AI reads brain MRIs in seconds and flags urgent cases

🔐 CYBERSECURITY WATCH

• Drift Protocol drained of $285M in 12 minutes — North Korea's biggest crypto heist of 2026

• OAuth device-code phishing ("EvilTokens" kit) hits 340+ Microsoft 365 organizations

• CareCloud confirms patient data theft; Hims & Hers discloses third-party breach

📈 WHAT'S TRENDING

U.S.–Iran ceasefire • North Korea missiles • The Boys Season 5 • Euphoria S3 countdown • ⭐ UCLA wins FIRST NCAA women's basketball title (79–51 over South Carolina)

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