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Congress votes to end record shutdown, sending DHS funding bill to Trump's desk

The House voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending a 75-day shutdown. ICE and border patrol will be funded separately due to Democratic opposition.

NBC News - Apr 30, 2026 3:00pm EDT

French prosecutors link 15-year-old to gov mega-breach

Register UK - Apr 30, 2026 2:58pm EDT

Elon Musk Will Earn a Company Bonus if He Drops a Million Colonists on Mars

Gizmodo - Apr 30, 2026 2:54pm EDT

Finding 'hidden sperm': New technique offers hope to men previously told they were infertile

A new AI-powered technology is locating sperm cells in men who were told they had none – and giving couples who have been trying for years another chance at having children.

BBC News - Apr 30, 2026 2:51pm EDT

AI boom: Big Tech capital expenditures now seen topping $1 trillion in 2027

The overall cost has been causing heads to spin, but analysts say they're seeing flowthrough from investments to revenue.

CNBC - Apr 30, 2026 2:37pm EDT

King Charles set to return home with a quiet sense of mission accomplished

The 77-year-old showed he commands Donald Trump's respect and issued remarkably frank points on subjects fraying U.S.-U.K. ties.

NBC News - Apr 30, 2026 2:31pm EDT

In real-world test, an AI model did better than ER doctors at diagnosing patients

NPR - Apr 30, 2026 2:14pm EDT

The Chinese lesson on the human rights approach to AI

The core of the human rights approach to AI should aim at rebalancing the power among the corporate-state, the machine and the people through a decision-making framework.

Global Voices - Apr 30, 2026 2:13pm EDT

Scientists use AI to test whether life can run on only 19 amino acids

An engineered E. coli strain survived after one amino acid was designed out of many of its ribosomal proteins—an early test of whether life’s chemistry can be simplified

Scientific American - Apr 30, 2026 2:13pm EDT

Olivier Rioux, the world's tallest basketball player, is transferring to UC Irvine

The towering Canadian became the tallest player in college basketball history during his debut season with Florida.

NBC News - Apr 30, 2026 1:59pm EDT

Claude AI agent’s confession after deleting a firm’s entire database: ‘I violated every principle I was given’

Guardian UK - Apr 30, 2026 1:28pm EDT

Amazon tells its engineers to review all AI output

Register UK - Apr 30, 2026 12:44pm EDT

Hisense 55-Inch Smart Fire TV Gets Another Price Cut to All-Time Low, Now Cheaper Than 50-Inch Model

Gizmodo - Apr 30, 2026 12:28pm EDT

Jim Cramer: Don’t let Meta’s post-earnings plunge scare you out of the stock

Although the stock is headed for its worst day in six months, Cramer remains a firm believer in CEO Mark Zuckerberg's vision.

CNBC - Apr 30, 2026 12:06pm EDT

CMF Watch Pro 2 GPS Smartwatch Now at Just $40 After a Bigger Drop Than Black Friday on Amazon

Gizmodo - Apr 30, 2026 11:52am EDT

NASA Chief Reignites Debate Over Pluto’s Planetary Status and Yes We're Doing This Again

Gizmodo - Apr 30, 2026 11:37am EDT

Jim Cramer sees these 2 stocks as buys after a busy night of Big Tech earnings

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

CNBC - Apr 30, 2026 11:27am EDT

House Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. is 'not at war' with Iran as White House approaches 60-day deadline

The 1973 War Powers Resolution says that the president has to remove military forces from conflict within 60 days if Congress doesn't authorize a war before that deadline.

NBC News - Apr 30, 2026 11:16am EDT

SAP user group slams 'uncertainty' in ERP giant's API policy

Register UK - Apr 30, 2026 10:27am EDT

Microsoft open-sources "the earliest DOS source code discovered to date"

Old 86-DOS source code dates back to the time before Microsoft bought it.

Ars Technica - Apr 30, 2026 10:27am EDT

Amazon has invented the world's least necessary podcast

Business Insider - Apr 30, 2026 10:25am EDT

Meta shares slide as plan to spend billions more on AI spooks investors

Other tech giants Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon also reported quarterly earnings on Wednesday.

BBC News - Apr 30, 2026 10:23am EDT

Microsoft sets its sights on the past with 86-DOS and PC-DOS

Register UK - Apr 30, 2026 10:12am EDT

Elon Musk Accuses Sam Altman of 'Bait and Switch' in High-Stakes Court Case

Elon Musk accused Sam Altman of a "bait and switch" over OpenAI's direction during a heated court trial in California, escalating tensions in the high-stakes legal battle.

International Business Times - Apr 30, 2026 10:09am EDT