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Inflation surges to highest level in nearly two years as energy costs spike

  • Business
  • Scott Horsley
  • Apr 10, 2026
  • US

Consumer prices in March were up 3.3% from a year ago, the biggest annual increase in nearly two years. Higher gasoline prices tied to the war with Iran accounted for much of the surge.

Interior design at 25,000 mph

  • Technology
  • Georgina Torbet
  • Apr 10, 2026

As the Artemis II astronauts prepare for the most dramatic and potentially dangerous part of their mission - reentry into Earth's atmosphere - the eyes of the world will be on the Orion capsule and th...

Fear and loathing at OpenAI

  • Technology
  • David Pierce
  • Apr 10, 2026

Sam Altman's tenure at OpenAI has been… messy. Messy to the point where Altman was briefly fired from his role as CEO, only to be reinstated days later, at which point he began reshaping the organizat...

Snap is sticking with Qualcomm for its next AR glasses

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Apr 10, 2026

Snap's upcoming consumer AR glasses are still set to launch sometime this year, and they'll be powered by a Snapdragon XR chip from Qualcomm, according to an announcement of a "multi-year strategic ag...

Gen Z’s love-hate relationship with AI

  • Technology
  • Robert Hart
  • Apr 10, 2026

Gen Z is increasingly disillusioned with AI - just not enough to stop using it. A new Gallup report released this week, based on responses from nearly 1,600 people ages 14 to 29 across the US, suggest...

YouTube Premium is getting pricier

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • Apr 10, 2026

YouTube Premium is getting more expensive in the US, with prices rising by $2 on standard individual accounts and as much as $4 for the family plan. The price hike is already in effect for new account...

Microsoft starts removing Copilot buttons from Windows 11 apps

  • Technology
  • Tom Warren
  • Apr 10, 2026

Microsoft is starting to remove "unnecessary" Copilot buttons from its Windows 11 apps. In the latest version of the Notepad app for Windows Insiders, Microsoft has removed the Copilot button in favor...

Women are getting most of the new jobs. What's going on with men?

  • Business
  • Andrea Hsu
  • Apr 10, 2026
  • US

Over the past year, the vast majority of new jobs have gone to women. One economist says to help men find work, we need to embrace ways to "make girly jobs appeal to manly men."

Nations tried to impose a digital fog of war in Iran. The results are mixed

  • Business
  • Geoff Brumfiel
  • Apr 10, 2026
  • US

Governments are blocking the internet, banning social media posts and cutting access to commercial satellite images. But experts say that efforts to censor information have had mixed results.

Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to the Iran war draw calls for investigations from lawmakers

  • Business
  • The Associated Press
  • Apr 10, 2026
  • US

Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket after the latest instance where groups of anonymous traders made strategic, well-timed bets on a...

ChatGPT has a new $100 per month Pro subscription

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Apr 9, 2026

OpenAI has announced a new version of its ChatGPT Pro subscription that costs $100 per month. The new Pro tier offers "5x more" usage of its Codex coding tool than the $20 per month Plus subscription...

Florida launches investigation into OpenAI

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Apr 9, 2026

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is launching an investigation into OpenAI over public safety and national security risks, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a statement on Thursday, Uthmeier s...