Airlines face lasting fuel pressure as Virgin Atlantic warns on costs

The global aviation sector is confronting sustained disruption as jet fuel prices surge and supply tightens, with Corneel Koster warning that elevated fuel costs are likely to persist. The crisis follows the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has cut off roughly one fifth of global oil flows. Six weeks into the disruption, airlines are......

Elon Musk appears on TikTok and Instagram ahead of SpaceX IPO

Elon Musk appears to have expanded his social media presence beyond X to include TikTok and Instagram, in a move that coincides with preparations for a potential public listing of SpaceX. A verified TikTok account under the handle @elonmusk posted its first video on Wednesday, according to reporting by The New York Times. The clip featured......

Hackers threaten Rockstar data leak after ransom refusal

The hacking group ShinyHunters says it will release stolen data from Rockstar Games after the company declined to meet ransom demands, setting up a potential leak tied to an April 14 deadline. The breach did not originate from Rockstar’s internal systems. Instead, attackers exploited a third-party service, Anodot, which Rockstar uses......

UK regulators review Anthropic AI model kept out of public release

Anthropic has unveiled a preview of its most advanced model, Claude Mythos, but opted not to release it publicly, prompting scrutiny from UK regulators assessing potential risks. The model was introduced on April 7 as part of Project Glasswing, a cybersecurity initiative involving more than 40 major technology firms, including Amazon Web......

Compact CRISPR enzyme advances in vivo gene editing potential

Researchers at University of Texas at Austin have engineered a compact CRISPR enzyme that fits inside viral delivery systems used in gene therapy, marking a step toward practical in vivo genome editing. The work, funded by the National Institutes of Health, was published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. Current CRISPR systems......

Rising pressure on G7 debt as global challenges mount

Public debt levels across the Group of Seven have increased significantly in recent years, raising concerns about the long-term stability of government finances in the world’s most advanced economies. Countries including the United States, Germany, and Japan are facing mounting fiscal pressure as borrowing costs rise and spending demands......

Chinese AI solves decade-old math conjecture in 80 hours

A research team at Peking University has developed an artificial intelligence system capable of solving and formally verifying a long-standing mathematical conjecture without human input, completing the task in roughly 80 hours. The system addressed the Anderson conjecture, a problem in commutative algebra introduced in 2014 by Dan Anderson.......

Hungary opposition landslide ends Orbán era despite US backing

US Vice President JD Vance’s high-profile visit to Budapest failed to boost Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who suffered a decisive electoral defeat to opposition leader Péter Magyar and his Tisza party. Magyar secured a commanding parliamentary majority, winning 138 of 199 seats with about 54 percent of the vote.......

Musician G. Love loses $420,000 in Bitcoin to fake wallet on Mac App Store

Philadelphia musician Garrett Dutton, known as G. Love, revealed on April 11 via X that he lost 5.92 Bitcoin worth over $420,000 after downloading a fraudulent Ledger wallet app from Apple's Mac App Store. The stolen cryptocurrency represented ten years of savings. The incident occurred while transferring his hardware Ledger setup to a......

Oil shock widens inflation gap between emerging and developed markets

The oil shock from six weeks of U.S.-Iran war drives consumer prices higher in advanced economies, while much of the developing world stays sheltered, widening inflation divergence and reshaping global bond outlooks. Heading into 2026, emerging market inflation stabilized near central bank targets, backed by high real rates and strong currencies.......

OpenAI memo claims Microsoft limited reach as Amazon demand surges

An internal OpenAI memo by revenue chief Denise Dresser portrays the partnership with Amazon Web Services as a key driver of enterprise growth, while candidly admitting the long-standing Microsoft tie has "limited our ability" to serve customers on their preferred cloud platforms. Dresser, who joined OpenAI in December after leading......

Leaked screenshots show Anthropic building app creator inside Claude

Screenshots circulating on X over the weekend appear to reveal Anthropic testing an internal full-stack app generator directly within its Claude chatbot. The feature would pit the AI company against vibe-coding startups like Lovable. Images depict a chat interface with the slogan "Let's ship something great," enabling users to......

China's Q1 GDP growth forecast to rebound to 4.8% despite Iran war risks

China's economy gained momentum in the first quarter of 2026, but economists warn the ongoing Iran war could drag growth for the rest of the year as energy costs rise and global demand weakens. A Reuters poll of 50 economists published Monday projects gross domestic product expanded 4.8 percent year-on-year from January to March, up from......

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