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Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
New Israeli air strikes have killed more people in southern Lebanon a day after 200 people died, as the bombardment raises further doubts over the fragile United States-Iran ceasefire that Tehran says includes Lebanon. Lebanon's National News Agency reported on Thursday that an Israeli strike on the town of Abbassiyeh killed at least seven people and wounded several others, with the total expected to rise. A wave ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Application security posture management company Apiiro Ltd. today announced the launch of a new command-line interface designed to bring application security directly into artificial intelligence-driven software development workflows as organizations grapple with the rapid rise of AI-generated code. Apiiro CLI is targeting the growing gap in modern software development, where traditional security tools ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Amazon to end support for older Kindles, prompting user outcry Amazon has told owners it will soon stop supporting older Kindle models - a move which has left some users outraged. In emails from the tech giant, affected users were thanked for being a "longtime Kindle customer" but told devices released during or before 2012 would no longer receive updates from 20 May. The move will mean owners of older Kindles, ...
Source: bbc.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
On Wednesday (April 8), Meta released Muse Spark , the first artificial intelligence (AI) model out of Meta Superintelligence Labs. Built over the past nine months under Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang , the new AI model is showing performance competitive with systems from OpenAI , Google and Anthropic , according to CNBC . The model now powers Meta's digital assistant in the standalone Meta AI app and desktop ...
Source: pymnts.com
Takeaways from the Gilgo Beach case as Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to 7 murders and admits to an 8th
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island man who carried out a series of murders known as the Gilgo Beach killings pleaded guilty to murder charges this week, bringing finality to the long-unsolved case more than 30 years after the first killing. Rex Heuermann, an architect who led a secret life as a serial killer, pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of first-degree murder and four counts of intentional ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
CEGLÉD, Hungary (AP) — István Vároczi, a 63-year-old entrepreneur from the small Hungarian city of Cegléd, says he doesn't believe the polls that show Prime Minister After 16 years in power and four straight election victories, Orbán is facing an — Péter Magyar of the Tisza party — who has sought to whittle away at Orbán's rural support base with ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice is having grim consequences for penguins yet to grow waterproof feathers The mass drowning of emperor penguin chicks as sea ice is melted by the climate crisis has led the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to declare the species officially in danger of extinction. Emperor penguins rely on "fast" ice – sea ice that is firmly attached to the coast ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax refunds this season are up 24% compared with the four-year average of refunds before President Donald Trump took office, his administration said Thursday — a change credited to Republicans' tax legislation signed into law last year. As the tax season kicked off in January, the White House had boasted that average returns ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Appeals court denies Anthropic's emergency motion for a stay. A federal appeals court refused to halt the Trump administration's efforts to blacklist Anthropic yesterday, denying the company's emergency motion for a stay. But the court granted the US-based AI firm's request to expedite the case and will hold oral arguments on May 19. The ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Technology Claude Mythos Is Everyone's Problem What happens when AI can hack everything? Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic April 9, 2026, 1:22 PM ET Save For the past several weeks, Anthropic says it secretly possessed a tool potentially capable of commandeering most computer servers in the world. This is a bot that, if unleashed, might be able to hack into banks, exfiltrate state secrets, and fry ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
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Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
PHOENIX (AP) — Renewable energy advocates in Arizona made gains against a business-backed slate in a fight over how the nation's largest public power utility will meet fast-rising electricity demand in a data center hot spot. However, election results released by the Phoenix-area Salt River Project mean that the rival slates will be forced into compromises over potential questions of whether to increase rates ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
John Healey said warships and military aircraft forced Russia to halt activity in UK waters near vital undersea cables and pipelines 3-MIN READ Britain said on Thursday it had tracked and deterred three Russian submarines on an alleged month-long "covert operation" in UK waters in the North Atlantic near vital undersea cables and pipelines. Disclosing details of the joint mission with Norway and other unspecified ...
Source: scmp.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes In recent years, CAR T-cell therapy has become a revolutionary, if risky, treatment for some late-stage cancers. Yet CAR T may also have another life as a near-miraculous intervention for certain immune-related diseases. It now appears to have treated not one, not two, but three separate autoimmune conditions in a 47-year-old woman. Doctors in Germany detailed the remarkable case in a report ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Amazon will continue to bet big on artificial intelligence (AI), Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a 2025 Letter to Shareholders posted Thursday (April 9). Jassy said that while investment spikes invite scrutiny, AI is a game-changer that will reinvent every customer experience. "I've followed the public debate on whether this technology is over-hyped, whether we're in 'a ...
Source: pymnts.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Anthropic on Wednesday (April 8) launched Claude Managed Agents, a product that allows enterprises to deploy artificial intelligence agents directly within its platform, targeting a problem that companies have spent the last year trying to crack: getting AI agents to work reliably in production environments. That's proven harder than expected. Enterprises experimenting with agents have run into a familiar set of ...
Source: pymnts.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Mortgage rates backed off their recent 2026 high this week after concerns over an escalation of the Iran War temporarily subsided, but the numbers don't necessarily mean an end to ongoing volatility, economists warned. Processing Content The 30-year fixed average decreased 9 basis points to 6.37%, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey of April 9. The rate fell from the previous survey ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and DAVID BAUDER WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters, a setback in the administration's efforts to impede the work of journalists. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman sided with The New York Times for the second ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
You've likely heard about K-beauty and its countless benefits for your skin. But take it from a beauty writer: Japanese skin care, aptly called J-beauty, should also be on your radar if it's not already. Unlike the more elaborate routines that Korean beauty is known for, Japanese skin care routines tend to be much more simplistic and focus on getting your best skin in the least amount of steps. I spoke to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
The Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, according to a government official. The official, who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation by name and spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday, said the investigation is "about affordability for consumers and creating an even playing field for providers." The investigation was first reported by The Wall ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
Follow Earth on Google Many people think cancer happens only because of genes or bad luck. In reality, life is more complex. Daily habits, along with social support, can slowly affect health over time. A new study shows that even something like being married or not may be connected to cancer risk. This may sound surprising, but it offers a new way to understand health. Researchers from the Sylvester Comprehensive ...
Source: earth.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
The continental US registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to Noaa data March's persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
By Jim Whittaker, the towering mountaineer who became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest and went on to shape the nation's outdoor culture for decades, died Tuesday, April 7, at his home in Port Townsend, Washington. He was 97. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Dianne Roberts ; sons Bob , Joss and Leif Whittaker ; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. "Whether at home, in the ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
By Meta is not waiting for its own data centers to catch up with its AI ambitions. It is renting the capacity it needs right now. CoreWeave and Meta announced an expanded agreement on April 9 in which Meta will pay approximately $21 billion for dedicated AI cloud capacity through December 2032, CoreWeave confirmed this in a press release . The new deal layers on top of a prior $14.2 billion arrangement between the ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Thursday, Apr 9th, 2026 -
While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii anesthesiologist who was accused of trying to murder his wife on a scenic cliffside hike with ocean views last year has ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who admitted to selling Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him is set to be sentenced Wednesday. Jasveen Sangha will be the third defendant sentenced of the five people who have pleaded guilty in connection with the 2023 overdose of the 54-year-old actor. His role as Chandler Bing on NBC's "Friends" in the 1990s and 2000s made him one of the biggest television stars of his era. ...
Source: apnews.com