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Parenting influencer says she accidentally ran over her son with her car

Kelly Hopton-Jones described what happened on the “worst day of our lives” in a social media post detailing the incident.

NBC News - Apr 17, 2026 9:30pm EDT

McGraw Hill linked to 13.5M-record data leak

Register UK - Apr 17, 2026 9:13pm EDT

DNA confirms remains found in car in a river are of Oregon family missing since 1958

The Ford station wagon thought to belong to the family was found in the Columbia River in 2024 by a diver who had been looking for it for several years.

NBC News - Apr 17, 2026 9:09pm EDT

White House and Anthropic set aside court fight to meet amid fears over Mythos model

President Donald Trump previously railed against the company for rejecting broad government demands.

BBC News - Apr 17, 2026 8:51pm EDT

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open, but Trump says US blockade to remain

Iran announced on Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but U.S. President Donald Trump said the American blockade on...

Daily Sabah - Apr 17, 2026 7:16pm EDT

Woman charged in fatal shooting of Iowa real estate agent released on bond

Kristin Ramsey was released after the judge received dozens of letters from people who said she was not a flight risk and posed no risk to the community.

NBC News - Apr 17, 2026 7:06pm EDT

Trump says he had 'no idea' Anthropic's Amodei met with White House about Mythos

The meeting comes less than two months after President Donald Trump blacklisted Anthropic's Claude.

CNBC - Apr 17, 2026 5:51pm EDT

Cops hand Motorola £25M to keep 2000-era radios alive

Register UK - Apr 17, 2026 5:51pm EDT

The Iran war collides with Mamdani's message on high costs: From the Politics Desk

Plus, Democrats post another overperformance in a special House election.

NBC News - Apr 17, 2026 5:07pm EDT

Ninja Ice Cream Maker Gets Another Price Cut to a Record Low, Get a Must-Have Ahead of Summer

Gizmodo - Apr 17, 2026 4:52pm EDT

AI chipmaker Cerebras set to file for IPO as soon as today

Through the public offering, Cerebras could be worth three times more than what it was in a 2025 funding round, one person said.

CNBC - Apr 17, 2026 4:28pm EDT

‘The modern world has made us ill-equipped’

The Week - Apr 17, 2026 4:00pm EDT

Taking train to New Jersey World Cup games? It’ll cost fans $150

Gov. Mikie Sherrill said that FIFA put “put zero dollars toward transporting World Cup fans” and that the state would incur $48 million in costs to host eight games.

NBC News - Apr 17, 2026 3:47pm EDT

Canada must move quickly to address AI-related cybersecurity risks, Macklem warns

BoC Governor says he spoke with U.S. counterpart Jerome Powell about Anthropic’s powerful new AI model Mythos

The Globe and Mail - Apr 17, 2026 3:35pm EDT

Perspective: AI demand is inflated, and only Anthropic is being realistic

The main usage metric for artificial intelligence, called tokens, looks explosive on paper, but it may be significantly overstated.

CNBC - Apr 17, 2026 3:23pm EDT

After Woman's Death From Exploding Charger, Power Banks Recalled for Second Time

Gizmodo - Apr 17, 2026 3:07pm EDT

Tinder and Zoom offer 'proof of humanity' eye-scans to combat AI

The tech aims to identify people's irises and stop the rise of fake accounts and malicious scams.

BBC News - Apr 17, 2026 2:13pm EDT

85-year-old widow detained by ICE returns home, France's foreign minister says

The French woman, who was married to an American military veteran, returned home to France after being held in U.S. immigration custody since April 1.

NBC News - Apr 17, 2026 2:03pm EDT

Google adds powerful image generator to Gemini’s Personal Intelligence

Google’s Gemini Personal Intelligence now generates AI images from your photos and data using the powerful Nano Banana 2 model for personalised visuals.

Gulf News - Apr 17, 2026 1:58pm EDT

Amazon won’t release Fire Sticks that support sideloading anymore

The two newest Fire Sticks block apps from outside of Amazon's store.

Ars Technica - Apr 17, 2026 1:53pm EDT

AIPER Solar-Powered Pool Robot Cleaner Falls to an All-Time Low, Already 2K+ Sold on Amazon Ahead of Summer

Gizmodo - Apr 17, 2026 11:55am EDT

NASA tracks asteroid set to make "very rare" closest approach to Earth

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history."

Newsweek - Apr 17, 2026 11:28am EDT

Users complain of UK Azure capacity problems

Register UK - Apr 17, 2026 11:15am EDT

What is Mythos and why are experts worried about Anthropic’s AI model

The company says Mythos is too dangerous to release publicly. Cybersecurity experts agree the model's capabilities matter, but not all of them are buying the most alarming claims

Scientific American - Apr 17, 2026 10:43am EDT