Morning Briefing #21 — April 15, 2026
Your daily look at how world events shape technology and education.

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TODAY'S STORIES

🌍 WORLD
• US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz enters its second day
• Péter Magyar ends Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule in Hungary
• Sudan food crisis deepens — millions surviving on one meal a day

💻 TECH
• Anthropic + CoreWeave sign multi-billion compute deal for Claude
• Gartner forecasts semiconductor revenue above $1.3T in 2026
• Roblox launches age-based Kids and Select accounts

🎓 EDUCATION
• AI in K-12 classrooms hits daily-reality status
• Phone-free schools and ed-tech scrutiny spread to more states

🤖 AI
• Chip Security Act advances — location verification coming to exported AI chips
• State AI bills: Nebraska chatbots, Maryland pricing, Maine therapy limits
• Stanford AI Index 2026 — adoption outpacing PC and internet

🔒 CYBERSECURITY
• Fortinet patches 11 flaws, two critical FortiSandbox vulnerabilities
• CISA flags Microsoft Exchange + Windows CLFS in active Medusa ransomware use
• Spring Lake Park Schools closed by ransomware attack

⭐ AND TO END ON A HIGH NOTE
• Artemis II astronauts return as the farthest-traveled humans in history

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