Experimental Drug Can Reverse Osteoarthritis in Weeks, Animal Research Shows - ScienceAlert

The debilitating, chronic loss of joint cartilage known as osteoarthritis causes pain and bone decay for hundreds of millions of people every day, but new help may be on the way – in the form of a simple, single shot.

‘A big slap in the face’: San Francisco protesters rally at Philz over Pride flags - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco protesters rallied outside Philz after the company said it would remove Pride flags from its cafés.

Sam Altman responds to ‘incendiary’ New Yorker article after attack on his home - TechCrunch

The OpenAI CEO's new blog post responds to both an apparent attack on his home and an in-depth New Yorker profile raising questions about his trustworthiness.

Oil-price disconnect obscures unprecedented energy shock - Axios

As high as those oil prices flashing on TV are, underlying market conditions are even worse — and so is the unfolding global economic pain.

Family-owned Sonoma Valley winery files for Chapter 11 as industry struggles - San Francisco Chronicle

Robledo Family Winery, a Sonoma Valley producer founded by the children of Mexican vineyard workers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Airline to begin punishing travelers with bad seats for lacking status - SFGATE

If don’t have elite status or the airline's credit cards and who buy a basic economy ticket, you will be relegated to Group 7 for boarding.

'The plan is working': Trump's trade chief brushes off economic fears in Rust Belt tour - Politico

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer reiterated the administration's commitment to tariffs and other industrial policies as he touted manufacturing gains.

What the tech bros get wrong about longevity that you can get right starting now - CNN

A whole industry revolves around longevity, but much of it misses the point. Kara Swisher learns what matters in the new CNN series, “Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever.”

U.S. Treasury Secretary Fuels Huge $1.5 Quadrillion Crypto Prediction As The Bitcoin Price Suddenly Soars - Forbes

U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has helped stoke predictions the stablecoin market could top trading volumes of $1.5 quadrillion by 2035...

How Should We Prepare for the Looming Quantum Encryption Apocalypse? - Gizmodo

The dreaded Q-day could arrive sooner than expected, and when it does, experts say we need to be ready.

Will AI start ‘going rogue’? The chorus of warnings is getting louder. - MarketWatch

As AI models get more powerful, there’s growing risk they will go off the rails or get misused by bad actors

People Who Lose Their Job to AI Are in for a World of Pain, Goldman Sachs Report Finds - Futurism

A new economic report suggests that technological displacement comes with short- and long-term consequences for workers.

There’s One Huge Flaw With TACO and It May Soon Explode in All of Our Faces - Slate Magazine

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Americans are eating up the meat industry's health claims - NBC News

Protein-hungry shoppers are buying more meat with their health top of mind.

Polymarket’s $269 Million Question: Did U.S. Forces ‘Enter’ Iran? - WSJ

How AI is getting better at finding security holes - NPR

Anthropic announced this week that its new model found security flaws in "every major operating system and web browser." Even before the news, AI models had gotten dramatically better at finding bugs.

Anthropic’s latest AI model strikes fear into banks - Morning Brew

Mythos required an emergency meeting between government officials and bank leaders

OpenAI identifies security issue involving third-party tool, says user data was not accessed - CNBC

The ChatGPT maker said it found no evidence that its user data was accessed or that its systems or intellectual property were compromised.

How the Iran war could create a new global order in oil - Axios

Changes in the global market could keep oil prices higher and in the long term even shake the foundations of U.S. power.

FCC Router Ban Is Bad News for These Brands. Is Yours on the List? - PCMag

Speedtest.net cataloged the most popular router brands in the US. If they fail to shift production to the US or secure an exemption, they could face trouble licensing new models with the FCC.

New Hillsboro In-N-Out almost done—but neighbors worry about traffic - KPTV

While excitement builds for one of the first In-N-Out locations in the Portland metro, some community members say they're concerned about increased traffic.

Tribal gas stations offer a reprieve from high prices during Iran war - Yahoo

Junelle Lewis was on the hunt for a reprieve from Seattle-area gas prices driven high by the Iran war when an app on her phone gave her the answer: the...

Buyers fret as the average cost of a new car nears $50K - AP News

Vehicle ownership has long been a big part of the American dream. But it is getting harder for some buyers as automakers pare back cheaper models to chase well-heeled customers who can afford big, loaded pickups and SUVs. New vehicles now list for an average …

Anthropic closes in on OpenAI as US business use surges - Financial Times

Divergence reflects company’s recent rapid growth owing to strong interest in its Claude Code products

Vineyard Wind Sues Turbine Manufacturer To Stop It From Backing Out Of Wind Farm; $4.5 Billion Project In Jeopardy - Nantucket Current

Nantucket Current is the island's leading online news source. We deliver the news, stories, and people of Nantucket, unbiased and unfiltered.

Record gas price surge fuels sharp rise in U.S. inflation - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

WASHINGTON >> U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in nearly four years in March as the war with Iran led to a record surge in the cost of gasoline and diesel, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump, whose approval ratings have been falling because of…

Breaking: Microsoft Pauses All Carbon Removal Purchases - Carbon Herald

Tech giant Microsoft has been communicating with partners and suppliers this week that it plans to pause buying new carbon removal credits.

Something just changed with Palantir stock, and investors noticed - thestreet.com

A shift in Palantir's story has investors on both sides wondering whether it's time to buy.

IBM to pay $17 million in anti-DEI settlement - CNN

IBM reached a settlement with the federal government on Friday, agreeing to pay roughly $17 million to resolve allegations of illegal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices.

Arizona's criminal case against Kalshi was halted by a federal judge after the Trump administration stepped in - Business Insider

A federal judge has ordered a halt to Arizona's criminal prosecution of Kalshi after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission weighed in.

AI is the boss at this retail store. What could go wrong? - NBC News

Andon Market, created and managed by an AI system, but staffed by two human employees, opened Friday in San Francisco.

Fuel Shortages From Iran War Threaten Asia’s Biggest Food Staple - Bloomberg.com

Harvest-ready rice fields are lying idle and farmers are deciding whether to skip planting for the coming season, as spiking fuel and fertilizer costs from the war in the Middle East hit one of the world’s biggest rice-growing regions.

US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional - Yahoo

By Jonathan Stempel April 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional a nearly 158-year-old federal ban on home distilling...

Tesla gets FSD Supervised approved in the Netherlands — here’s what it means - Electrek

The Dutch RDW granted Tesla type approval for FSD Supervised under UN R-171, opening the door to a broader European rollout this summer.

The Navy confirmed an ‘abundant amount’ of Uncrustables when the Artemis II crew lands. Smucker’s just offered them a lifetime supply - Yahoo

The crew aboard the Artemis II requested Uncrustables upon their return to Earth. The Smucker’s brand just offered them a lifetime supply.

Judge blocks new state rules that ban sale of smokable hemp - KUT

A Travis County judge agreed with plaintiffs that some of the rules that took effect March 31 were causing irreparable harm.

Investors are gloomy about inflation and risk-taking ahead of Saturday’s Iran talks - MarketWatch

The economic toll of the Iran conflict is starting to show up at home

Lawsuit blames Texas cheerleader's death on excessive energy drink consumption - FOX 26 Houston

The parents of a Texas cheerleader have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a beverage distributor in Hidalgo County.

Why Teens Can’t Get Enough of NeeDohs: ‘Obsessed’ - SheKnows

Experts weigh in on why such a simple, stress-relieving blob is resonating so intensely with Gen Z.

Anthropic Agrees to Rent CoreWeave AI Capacity to Power Claude - Bloomberg.com

Anthropic PBC agreed to tap data center capacity from CoreWeave Inc. as part of efforts to handle increasing demand for its artificial intelligence services.

OpenAI Says Not to Worry About UBI, Because It Has Another Idea - Futurism

The maker of ChatGPT has a simple suggestion for how to feed the world: simply make them all shareholders in the tech industry.

‘America’s Not OK’: Surveys Show US Wellbeing in Steep Decline Under Trump - Common Dreams

Recent surveys show a significant drop in Americans' well-being, with consumer sentiment hitting an all-time low due to economic concerns and social media's negative impact on mental health.

CFTC Announces Innovation Task Force Staff - Commodity Futures Trading Commission | CFTC (.gov)

The CFTC today announced the members of the Innovation Task Force.

Tesla (TSLA) Heads for 8th Straight Weekly Loss – Here’s What Investors Are Waiting For - TipRanks

Shares of EV maker Tesla ($TSLA) are on track for their eighth straight week of losses as their difficult start to 2026 continues. Year-to-date, the stock has fallen by about

The Quantum Computing ETF That Could Be Bigger Than AI, and 2 Tech Funds Riding the Same Wave - 24/7 Wall St.

Quantum computing is no longer a physics experiment. Google’s Willow chip, IBM’s quantum roadmap expansion, and IonQ’s commercial contracts have pushed the technology from research labs toward real enterprise applications. Markets are pricing in the possibili…