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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Pete Sessions, co-chair of the House DOGE Caucus, on how he plans to work with the Department of Government Efficiency.

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Hospitals and clinics that have offered gender-affirming treatments to transgender youth reacted in a variety of ways to an executive order that aims to halt the care.

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• Euphoria season 3 is now in production, with Max releasing a first-look image of Zendaya as Rue.
• There were many reasons why production was paused on the third season.
• The main cast is expected to return, but there are no official plot details yet.

Max has released a first look image of Euphoria season 3 as production starts on the popular teen drama after a number of delays. But sorry, I'm just not hyped for the show's third season anymore.

The image features Zendaya as Rue (see below), who returns to the role pretty much exactly three years after the premiere of Euphoria season 2. According to The Hollywood Reporter, there were multiple factors on why Max delayed the third season's production. The main reason (as well as the Hollywood writer's strike) is that the network and creator Sam Levinson were discussing where the action would be set after the characters leave high school. Max decided to hit pause on the series until it could be "brought creatively in line with the previous two seasons," as per Variety.

The show has helped launch the careers of Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, and Jacob Elordi, who have since become fully fledged movie stars and were pursuing other opportunities while Levinson and Max decided on their season 3 character arcs.

HBO/Max boss Casey Bloys said in November to Variety: “I know the show gets a lot of attention now because, you know, it has created some genuine movie stars, and they have various projects that are working on, but we are shooting this season, so nothing has changed. It’s eight episodes.”

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What is Euphoria season 3 about?

At the moment, no official plot details have been revealed regarding Euphoria season 3. Still, there were rumors that Levinson had the idea to include a five-year time jump and potentially see Rue working as a private investigator.

Whether Euphoria season 3 picks up immediately after the events of season 2 or in the near future, the one issue that needs to be dealt with is the messy love triangle between Nate (Elordi), Cassie (Sweeney), and Maddy (Alexa Demie), as well as these three big questions that need answering.

The main cast are all expected to return, including Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, and Hunter Schafer. Meanwhile, Barbie Ferreira shared that she won't be back as Kat for the third season, and neither will Storm Reid, who plays Rue's sister Gia. Angus Cloud, who shot to stardom as Fezco in the series, also won't be in the third installment after the actor tragically passed away in July 2023.

Euphoria season 2 concluded with an epic finale to a, in my opinion, somewhat messy and unbalanced series filled with neglected characters and baffling storylines. So, combining a disappointing second season with a three-year wait, my excitement isn't at an all-time high. But knowing me, I'm still going to watch the third season of one of the best Max shows.

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• AMD MI355X features 288GB of HBM3E memory and delivers 8TB/sec bandwidth
• Instinct GPU sales surpassed $5 billion in 2024
• Despite rapid growth and innovation, AMD’s production challenges persist

AMD is set to bring forward the launch schedule of its Instinct MI355X GPU as it looks to bring the battle to Nvidia in the increasingly lucrative hardware market.

Though the product was originally set for a late 2025 debut, the MI355X is now expected to arrive by mid-2025, Nextplatform reports.

It's a move that reveals the scale of AMD’s urgency to challenge the established market dominance; Nvidia’s Blackwell series has long been synonymous with top-tier performance.

Outpacing the competition?

We already know the Instinct MI355X GPU is built on AMD's new CDNA 4 architecture and will come with 288GB of HBM3E memory, as well as support 8TB/sec of bandwidth.

These enhancements, along with support for FP6 and FP4 low-precision computing, are designed to meet the demanding needs of AI processing.

By comparison, Nvidia’s Blackwell B200 offers 192GB of HBM3E memory with similar bandwidth, positioning the MI355X as a serious contender in high-performance AI acceleration.

AMD’s push into high-performance GPUs is driven by the explosive growth of its data center business segment.

In 2024, this segment, which includes Epyc CPUs, Instinct GPUs, Pensando DPUs, and Xilinx FPGA accelerators, accounted for nearly half of its $25.79 billion in revenue. The company’s Instinct GPU sales alone surpassed $5 billion, reflecting strong demand for AI and high-performance computing solutions.

Nevertheless, AMD faces production challenges due to limited access to high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and advanced packaging technologies like CoWoS, which have constrained its ability to fully meet market demand.

Although Nvidia continues to lead the global AI accelerator market with a commanding share exceeding 90% and a valuation that places it among the world's most valuable companies, AMD’s decision to fast-track the MI355X launch shows its determination to mount a serious challenge and claim some market share for itself.

In case you missed it, AMD unveiled initial details about its next-generation accelerator in June 2024, hinting at what was to come. Shortly thereafter, the company released additional information on its upcoming Instinct MI355X GPU.

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It's the main U.S. agency tasked with overseeing the financial products and services used by everyday Americans. The CFPB's new head has closed its offices and told staff to stay home.

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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is quickly expanding its reach through the federal government.

It recently accessed systems at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Musk and his team now are looking at key payment and contracting systems for Medicare and Medicaid.

That was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

On X, Musk said he believes quote "big money fraud is happening."

Medicare insures older people. Medicaid offers insurance to low income people and those with disabilities.

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• Samsung subsidiary Solum showcases several 'bar' displays designed for nightlife and high-end retail spaces at ISE 2025
• A network display interface (NDI) for streaming high-resolution video can handle up to 8K and 65-inch screens, and be used to deliver live AI assistance in retail
• Electronic Shelf Labels (ESL) could allow retail businesses to compete with online stores in real time

Solum, a digital signage company spun out of Samsung a decade ago, offered up a variety of eye-catching ideas for retail and commercial spaces at its booth at ISE 2025.

Showing that there’s more to digital signage than just 16:9 displays, Solum showcased a wall of options in unconventional shapes - for example, it has a display that is 35 inches wide but just six inches high.

These ‘bar’ displays are high resolution so they can present clear and vibrant text and images.

The ‘bar’ descriptor could also refer to its use case, as a spokesman explained these products are aimed at locations such as bars, clubs, or high-end retail locations looking to create a modern, cutting-edge aesthetic.

To illustrate this, Solum mocked up a wine shop with bottles in glass cases, with adjacent bar displays reflecting the look of the wine. It also showed off a Spectra 6 E Ink display with a wine advert that looked identical to print.

Solum also showed off its range of E-Ink electronic shelf labels (ESLs), which are more eco-friendly than print.

Thanks to E-Ink, a store could update these all at once, thus enabling brick-and-mortar stores to compete on price with online retailers through dynamic pricing changes in near real-time.

High power efficiency and resolution, low latency

TechRadar Pro was told a single rechargeable battery can power a shelf of ESLs, and that, if updated once a day, the battery would last for ten years.

To enable them to increase efficiency for multiple daily updates, the representative said they were exploring other technologies.

While he wouldn't be drawn on what these were, it seems likely they're considering wireless power solutions, such as the Wi-Charge technology we've written about previously, which would effectively permanently power the ESLs so they can be updated as often as needed without time or cost implications.

Another interesting technology on show was a large display designed for customer service, with an AI assistant able to respond to pre-set questions and a range of network display interface (NDI) displays.

NDI displays allow high-resolution video to be sent over a network with extremely low latency. One suggested use case was for sports stadiums to show the live game taking place at the time, but without crowd noise or commentary, for the benefit of those watching on screens in hospitality.

The NDI standard can handle video up to 8K, and Solum has compatible displays in 43-, 50-, 55- and 65-inch sizes.

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