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Today: April 22, 2026
Today: April 22, 2026

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Crime|Technology|US

Suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s home held without bail

Suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s home held without bail

Suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s home held without bail
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Allbirds shares soar on a very 2026 pivot to AI

Allbirds shares soar on a very 2026 pivot to AI

Allbirds shares soar on a very 2026 pivot to AI
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

US software stocks slump on renewed AI disruption jitters

U.S. software shares tumbled on Thursday as fears over disruptions from advances in AI returned to the forefront following a recent update

US software stocks slump on renewed AI disruption jitters
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

The unconventional logic behind SpaceX's $1.75 trillion price tag

Wall Street is reaching for some unusual yardsticks to price Elon Musk's SpaceX.

The unconventional logic behind SpaceX's $1.75 trillion price tag
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology|US

Fed nominee Warsh's holdings include SpaceX, Polymarket, crypto and AI

Holdings in Elon Musk's SpaceX company and predictions platform Polymarket are among dozens of future-oriented assets that Federal Reserve chair

Fed nominee Warsh's holdings include SpaceX, Polymarket, crypto and AI
Business|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4-Cyber a week after rival's announcement of AI model

OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled GPT-5.4-Cyber, a variant of its latest flagship model fine-tuned specifically for defensive cybersecurity work, following rival Anthropic's announcement

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4-Cyber a week after rival's announcement of AI model
Arts|Science|Technology

Artemis II crew brought a human eye and storytelling vision to the photos they took on their mission

A photography expert explains how a photographer makes artistic decisions that an AI algorithm or robot can’t replicate.

Artemis II crew brought a human eye and storytelling vision to the photos they took on their mission
Business|Economy|Education|Science|Technology

The demise of software engineering jobs has been greatly exaggerated

The demise of software engineering jobs has been greatly exaggerated

The demise of software engineering jobs has been greatly exaggerated
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

OpenAI isn’t just buying a podcast — it’s buying influence

OpenAI isn’t just buying a podcast — it’s buying influence

OpenAI isn’t just buying a podcast — it’s buying influence
Economy|Science|Technology|World

Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn’t – change about warfare

Commercial data centers have become critical infrastructure, supporting everything from financial transactions to government services. And critical infrastructure is often targeted in war.

Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn’t – change about warfare
Education|Sports|Technology

How AI and personality evaluations helped fuel Brad Underwood’s evolution and send Illinois to the Final Four

How AI and personality evaluations helped fuel Brad Underwood’s evolution and send Illinois to the Final Four

How AI and personality evaluations helped fuel Brad Underwood’s evolution and send Illinois to the Final Four
Americas|Arts|Education|Europe|Technology

A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons

Once a semester, a Cornell University instructor requires her students to complete an in-class assignment using typewriters — an exercise to help them understand what writing, thinking and classrooms were like before everything turned digital

A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons
Election|Political|Science|Technology|US|Videos

Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races

Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races

Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races
Business|Entertainment|Science|Technology|Travel

Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around

Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled Thursday

Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around
Crime|Science|Sports|Technology

Prosecutor alleges ex-NFL player Darron Lee consulted AI bot to help cover up girlfriend's killing

Authorities say a former NFL player who is charged with murder in his girlfriend’s death in Tennessee asked an AI bot for advice before he called 911

Prosecutor alleges ex-NFL player Darron Lee consulted AI bot to help cover up girlfriend's killing
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against Pentagon

Microsoft and a group of retired military leaders are backing Anthropic in court to block the Trump administration from labeling the AI company a supply chain risk

Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against Pentagon
Science|Technology

AI doesn’t ‘see’ the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes

People and computers perceive the world differently, which can lead AI to make mistakes no human would. Researchers are working on how to bring human and AI vision into alignment.

AI doesn’t ‘see’ the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes
Arts|Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare

A top Pentagon official says a fight with Anthropic centered on how the military could someday use artificial intelligence in autonomous weapons

Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare
Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military

Anthropic’s moral stand on U.S. military use of artificial intelligence is reshaping the competition between leading AI companies but also exposing a growing awareness that maybe chatbots just aren’t capable enough for acts of war

Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military
Education|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer

Using drones makes detecting land mines safer. Using AI to fuse data from multiple types of sensors on the drones makes it more efficient.

Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
Science|Technology

AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications

AI models are designing new metal alloys that have been 3D-printed and tested in the lab. The results are then fed back into the AI to accelerate alloy discovery.

AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications
Business|Science|Technology

Some OpenAI staff are fuming about its Pentagon deal

Some OpenAI staff are fuming about its Pentagon deal

Some OpenAI staff are fuming about its Pentagon deal
Crime|Science|Technology|World

Rebuilding faces and identifying tattoos, AI joins the search for the missing in Mexico

Rebuilding faces and identifying tattoos, AI joins the search for the missing in Mexico

Rebuilding faces and identifying tattoos, AI joins the search for the missing in Mexico
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

The week when AI changed everything

The week when AI changed everything

The week when AI changed everything
Business|Science|Technology|World

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic
Arts|Business|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle

Can Gucci make luxury AI?

Can Gucci make luxury AI?

Can Gucci make luxury AI?
Business|Science|Technology|World

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares Anthropic’s concerns when it comes to working with the Pentagon

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares Anthropic’s concerns when it comes to working with the Pentagon

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares Anthropic’s concerns when it comes to working with the Pentagon
Business|Economy|Technology|World

Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI

Shares in the financial technology company Block have soared more than 20% in after-hours trading after its CEO announced it was laying off more than 4,000 of its 10,000 some employees due to efficiency gains from artificial intelligence

Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Nasdaq and S&P just had their worst month since March. Here’s how to navigate the shift

Nasdaq and S&P just had their worst month since March. Here’s how to navigate the shift

Nasdaq and S&P just had their worst month since March. Here’s how to navigate the shift
Arts|Science|Technology

Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated?

An anthropologist’s new book lays out the formula for human innovation, from stone tools to supercomputers. Depending on developments in the next few years, AI could hit the gas or the brakes.

Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated?
Business|Science|Technology

AI is making waves everywhere, except where you’d expect it most. Two giant tech companies are working to change that

AI is making waves everywhere, except where you’d expect it most. Two giant tech companies are working to change that

AI is making waves everywhere, except where you’d expect it most. Two giant tech companies are working to change that
Arts|Business|Economy|Education|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

AI nerves are fraying. Anthropic keeps doubling down

AI nerves are fraying. Anthropic keeps doubling down

AI nerves are fraying. Anthropic keeps doubling down
Science|Technology

‘Probably’ doesn’t mean the same thing to your AI as it does to you

Humans and AIs have different methods of calculating words about probability like ‘maybe’ and ‘likely’ – and different interpretations about what they mean.

‘Probably’ doesn’t mean the same thing to your AI as it does to you
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida

Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets

Waymo's robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Facebook owner Meta to buy AI chips from AMD in deal worth up to $100 billion

Facebook owner Meta Platforms will buy artificial intelligence chips from Advanced Micro Devices in a deal that will also give it the opportunity to buy up to a 10% stake of the chip company

Facebook owner Meta to buy AI chips from AMD in deal worth up to $100 billion
Education|Science|Technology

Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works

Scientific research, artificial intelligence and modern bank security all rely on probability.

Probability underlies much of the modern world – an engineering professor explains how it actually works
Business|Science|Technology|World

Modi’s AI summit turns awkward as tech leaders Sam Altman and Dario Amodei dodge contact

India’s prime minister has put AI rivals Sam Altman and Dario Amodei in an awkward spotlight at a summit in New Delhi

Modi’s AI summit turns awkward as tech leaders Sam Altman and Dario Amodei dodge contact
Arts|Business|Science|Technology

No one can agree on whether AI is the next big thing or all hype. Here’s why

No one can agree on whether AI is the next big thing or all hype. Here’s why

No one can agree on whether AI is the next big thing or all hype. Here’s why
Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Trump’s Fed pick says AI could push down interest rates soon. Disagreements are already brewing

Trump’s Fed pick says AI could push down interest rates soon. Disagreements are already brewing

Trump’s Fed pick says AI could push down interest rates soon. Disagreements are already brewing
Business|Economy|Education|Health|Science|Technology

This doctor is training AI to do her job. And it’s a booming business

This doctor is training AI to do her job. And it’s a booming business

This doctor is training AI to do her job. And it’s a booming business
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|World

Wall Street steadies after its AI-induced sell-off

U.S. stocks steadied after an encouraging update on inflation helped calm a Wall Street that’s been wracked by worries about how AI may upend the business world

Wall Street steadies after its AI-induced sell-off
Business|Economy|World

Why Trump’s immigration crackdown isn’t boosting hiring

Why Trump’s immigration crackdown isn’t boosting hiring

Why Trump’s immigration crackdown isn’t boosting hiring
Business|Economy|Election|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|Technology|US

How allies of AI are ramping up their political donations for the midterms

How allies of AI are ramping up their political donations for the midterms

How allies of AI are ramping up their political donations for the midterms
Arts|Business|Entertainment

As head of the actors guild, Sean Astin brings a little Rudy, a little Samwise, and a lot of fight

Sean Astin says he is happy to be at the head of the actors union at a vital moment

As head of the actors guild, Sean Astin brings a little Rudy, a little Samwise, and a lot of fight
Arts|Business|Entertainment|Health|Science|Sports|Technology

Super Bowl ads try to overcome tough times with health, caring and the usual laughs

At a difficult time for America, Super Bowl advertisers asked viewers to take care of themselves and others — and maybe even crack a smile

Super Bowl ads try to overcome tough times with health, caring and the usual laughs
Crime|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Technology|World

The last time she spoke to her son was in a FaceTime cooking lesson. The next day she was the victim of a deadly scam

The last time she spoke to her son was in a FaceTime cooking lesson. The next day she was the victim of a deadly scam

The last time she spoke to her son was in a FaceTime cooking lesson. The next day she was the victim of a deadly scam
Arts|Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

This year’s Super Bowl commercials feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebrities galore

As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry on the field

This year’s Super Bowl commercials feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebrities galore
Business|Economy|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

The AI that spooked the stock market just got a big update

The AI that spooked the stock market just got a big update

The AI that spooked the stock market just got a big update
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Google's quarterly results paint a picture of an internet powerhouse getting stronger in AI age

Google’s latest quarterly report provided further evidence that its internet empire is withstanding an artificial intelligence shakeup that’s turning into another potential boon for the company

Google's quarterly results paint a picture of an internet powerhouse getting stronger in AI age