{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "feditrends", "home_page_url": "https://feditrends.com/", "feed_url": "https://feditrends.com/trending-links.json", "language": "en", "items": [ { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be", "title": "Southern Poverty Law Center charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-investigation-db7fdcf9baa0d1b24b8f1e1f2cebc0be", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/06a1a88/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5377x3583+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F1d%2F2b%2F6d643e4e4fe581a64d10e13a463d%2F91b8830b2ca645deabb85341316a27e2", "content_text": "The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups for inside information.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups for inside information.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/", "title": "What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat", "url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/", "image": "https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/K5HZqAa3Y5A1_VpCrla7xMS1HLA=/0x35:2022x1088/1200x625/media/img/2026/04/WEL_Hawley_BillionairesRedo/original.png", "content_text": "For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.", "content_html": "

THEATLANTIC.COM For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.

" }, { "id": "https://www.404media.co/this-ai-tool-rips-off-open-source-software-without-violating-copyright/", "title": "This AI Tool Rips Off Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright", "url": "https://www.404media.co/this-ai-tool-rips-off-open-source-software-without-violating-copyright/", "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1489389944381-3471b5b30f04?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDJ8fG9wZW4lMjBzb3VyY2V8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzc2NzA1MTc0fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=2000", "content_text": "Malus, which is a piece of satire but also fully functional, performs a "clean room" clone of open source software, meaning users could then sell software without crediting the original developers.", "content_html": "

404MEDIA.CO Malus, which is a piece of satire but also fully functional, performs a "clean room" clone of open source software, meaning users could then sell software without crediting the original developers.

" }, { "id": "https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-eu-ban-deepfakes-ai-generation-official-messages/", "title": "EU staff banned from using AI-generated content in official communications", "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-eu-ban-deepfakes-ai-generation-official-messages/", "image": "https://www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/31/GettyImages-2263990194-scaled.jpg", "content_text": "It’s a stark contrast to the approach taken in Washington, where U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently used AI-generated content to get his point across.", "content_html": "

POLITICO.EU It’s a stark contrast to the approach taken in Washington, where U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently used AI-generated content to get his point across.

" }, { "id": "https://bylinetimes.com/2026/04/14/the-neo-nazi-enforcer-who-helped-build-peter-thiels-online-influence-empire/", "title": "The Neo-Nazi Enforcer Who Helped Build Peter Thiel’s Online Influence Empire", "url": "https://bylinetimes.com/2026/04/14/the-neo-nazi-enforcer-who-helped-build-peter-thiels-online-influence-empire/", "image": "https://bylinetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/weev2-600x314.jpg", "content_text": "New Epstein-linked revelations show how neo-Nazi operative Andrew Auernheimer became a crucial link between Peter Thiel and the online far-right subcultures waging ‘memetic warfare’ against their enemies", "content_html": "

BYLINETIMES.COM New Epstein-linked revelations show how neo-Nazi operative Andrew Auernheimer became a crucial link between Peter Thiel and the online far-right subcultures waging ‘memetic warfare’ against their enemies

" }, { "id": "https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/palantir-has-human-rights-policy-its-ice-work-tells-different-story", "title": "Palantir Has a Human Rights Policy. Its ICE Work Tells a Different Story", "url": "https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/palantir-has-human-rights-policy-its-ice-work-tells-different-story", "image": "https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/palantir-logo-eye.png", "content_text": "For years, EFF has pushed technology companies to make real human rights commitments—and to live up to them. In response to growing evidence that Palantir’s tools help power abusive immigration enforcement by ICE, we sent the company a detailed letter asking how the promises in its own human rights...", "content_html": "

EFF.ORG For years, EFF has pushed technology companies to make real human rights commitments—and to live up to them. In response to growing evidence that Palantir’s tools help power abusive immigration enforcement by ICE, we sent the company a detailed letter asking how the promises in its own human rights...

" }, { "id": "https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/colorado-age-attestation-bill-gets-amendments-to-have-open-source-excluded/", "title": "Colorado Age Attestation bill gets amendments to have open source excluded", "url": "https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/colorado-age-attestation-bill-gets-amendments-to-have-open-source-excluded/", "image": "https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/14140755id28861gol.jpg", "content_text": "Carl Richell, the Founder and CEO of System76, has given an update on the upcoming Colorado Age Attestation bill that's seen some amendments.", "content_html": "

GAMINGONLINUX.COM Carl Richell, the Founder and CEO of System76, has given an update on the upcoming Colorado Age Attestation bill that's seen some amendments.

" }, { "id": "https://www.vox.com/politics/486357/virginia-redistricting-gerrymander-democrats-gop-middecade-referendum-fair-election-midterm-2026", "title": "Virginia voters just handed Democrats another win in the Great Redistricting Wars", "url": "https://www.vox.com/politics/486357/virginia-redistricting-gerrymander-democrats-gop-middecade-referendum-fair-election-midterm-2026", "image": "https://platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/gettyimages-2271882842.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.752607989199%2C100%2C78.494784021602&w=1200", "content_text": "Trump’s gerrymandering efforts are backfiring.", "content_html": "

VOX.COM Trump’s gerrymandering efforts are backfiring.

" }, { "id": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/virginia-voters-approve-democrats-redistricting-plan-giving-party-midt-rcna340895", "title": "Virginia voters approve Democrats' redistricting plan, giving the party a midterm election boost", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/virginia-voters-approve-democrats-redistricting-plan-giving-party-midt-rcna340895", "image": "https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2026-04/260420-abigail-spanberger-mb-1653-021797.jpg", "content_text": "NBC News projects Democrats will be able to enact a new proposed map designed to net them up to four seats, as they push for control of the narrowly divided House.", "content_html": "

NBCNEWS.COM NBC News projects Democrats will be able to enact a new proposed map designed to net them up to four seats, as they push for control of the narrowly divided House.

" }, { "id": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260309225217.htm", "title": "Scientists turn scrap car aluminum into high-performance metal for new vehicles", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260309225217.htm", "image": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/1920/ridgealloy-auto-part.webp", "content_text": "Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a new aluminum alloy called RidgeAlloy that can turn contaminated car-body scrap into strong structural vehicle parts. Normally, impurities introduced during recycling make this scrap unsuitable for high-performance applications. RidgeAlloy overcomes that challenge, enabling recycled aluminum to meet the strength and durability standards required for modern vehicles. The technology could slash energy use, reduce imports, and unlock a huge new supply of domestic aluminum.", "content_html": "

SCIENCEDAILY.COM Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a new aluminum alloy called RidgeAlloy that can turn contaminated car-body scrap into strong structural vehicle parts. Normally, impurities introduced during recycling make this scrap unsuitable for high-performance applications. RidgeAlloy overcomes that challenge, enabling recycled aluminum to meet the strength and durability standards required for modern vehicles. The technology could slash energy use, reduce imports, and unlock a huge new supply of domestic aluminum.

" }, { "id": "https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/contrary-to-popular-superstition-aes-128-is-just-fine-in-a-post-quantum-world/", "title": "Contrary to popular superstition, AES 128 is just fine in a post-quantum world", "url": "https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/contrary-to-popular-superstition-aes-128-is-just-fine-in-a-post-quantum-world/", "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/quantum-encryption-1152x648.jpg", "content_text": "A stubborn misconception is hampering the already hard work of quantum readiness.", "content_html": "

ARSTECHNICA.COM A stubborn misconception is hampering the already hard work of quantum readiness.

" }, { "id": "https://www.wired.com/story/ai-generated-maga-girls/", "title": "This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men", "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/ai-generated-maga-girls/", "image": "https://media.wired.com/photos/69de96afb083bab80bea1c92/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/MAGA-AI-Womanfluencers-Culture.jpg", "content_text": "A med student says he’s made thousands of dollars selling photos and videos of a young conservative woman he created using generative tools. He’s not alone.", "content_html": "

WIRED.COM A med student says he’s made thousands of dollars selling photos and videos of a young conservative woman he created using generative tools. He’s not alone.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/policy/915237/palantir-manifesto", "title": "We translated the Palantir manifesto for actual human beings", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/policy/915237/palantir-manifesto", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/8407711/479950372.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200", "content_text": "What happens when an all-seeing eye looks in the mirror?", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM What happens when an all-seeing eye looks in the mirror?

" }, { "id": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/unauthorized-group-has-gained-access-to-anthropics-exclusive-cyber-tool-mythos-report-claims/", "title": "Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic's exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims | TechCrunch", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/unauthorized-group-has-gained-access-to-anthropics-exclusive-cyber-tool-mythos-report-claims/", "image": "https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2153561878.jpg?w=1024", "content_text": "Anthropic told TechCrunch it is investigating the claims, but maintains that there is no evidence that its systems have been impacted.", "content_html": "

TECHCRUNCH.COM Anthropic told TechCrunch it is investigating the claims, but maintains that there is no evidence that its systems have been impacted.

" }, { "id": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/solar-wind-ember-renewables-electricity-9.7170953", "title": "The future of electricity is wind and solar, new report says. Canada is lagging is behind | CBC News", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/solar-wind-ember-renewables-electricity-9.7170953", "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/86829d17-d550-498d-bfb8-d3090625ef7b,1776720829141/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C121%2C3709%2C2086%29%3BResize%3D620", "content_text": "Renewable energy met all new demand for electricity in 2025, according to a new review of global power generation, preventing any increase in the burning of fossil fuels to produce electricity and highlighting the promise of clean sources like wind and solar.", "content_html": "

CBC.CA Renewable energy met all new demand for electricity in 2025, according to a new review of global power generation, preventing any increase in the burning of fossil fuels to produce electricity and highlighting the promise of clean sources like wind and solar.

" }, { "id": "https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax", "title": "The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax", "url": "https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax", "image": "https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210708-inequality-opener-1200x630.jpg?w=1200", "content_text": "ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.", "content_html": "

PROPUBLICA.ORG ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn08jy6w0l5o", "title": "Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn08jy6w0l5o", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/b9e8/live/fa4b0cd0-3d70-11f1-b55d-0f258dce1735.jpg", "content_text": "The "landmark" legislation aims to stop anyone born after 1 January 2009 from taking up smoking to create a smoke-free generation.", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK The "landmark" legislation aims to stop anyone born after 1 January 2009 from taking up smoking to create a smoke-free generation.

" }, { "id": "https://theintercept.com/2026/04/20/lapd-skydio-drone-surveillance-no-kings-protest-ice/", "title": "LAPD Deployed Drones to Spy on No Kings Protest", "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/04/20/lapd-skydio-drone-surveillance-no-kings-protest-ice/", "image": "https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP26088216327141-e1776454546132.jpg?fit=3000%2C1500&w=1200&h=800", "content_text": "Flight records show that Los Angeles police dispatched drones 32 times over last month’s No Kings rally.", "content_html": "

THEINTERCEPT.COM Flight records show that Los Angeles police dispatched drones 32 times over last month’s No Kings rally.

" }, { "id": "https://popular.info/p/the-media-blackout-of-jared-kushners", "title": "The media blackout of Jared Kushner’s historic, ongoing corruption scandal", "url": "https://popular.info/p/the-media-blackout-of-jared-kushners", "image": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-RLw!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcc8fa3f1-c9b4-4fce-afb2-68612a2b7a2c_1024x683.jpeg", "content_text": "As Trump's son-in-law returns to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, major news outlets are largely ignoring an egregious conflict of interest.", "content_html": "

POPULAR.INFO As Trump's son-in-law returns to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, major news outlets are largely ignoring an egregious conflict of interest.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/915508/framework-announces-laptop-13-pro-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users", "title": "Framework announces Laptop 13 Pro, ‘the MacBook Pro for Linux users’", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/915508/framework-announces-laptop-13-pro-the-macbook-pro-for-linux-users", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/FW13-Pro-Touchscreen-1-RT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200", "content_text": "Battery, rigidity, CAMM memory, and so much more.", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM Battery, rigidity, CAMM memory, and so much more.

" }, { "id": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/dave-mason-dead-traffic-we-just-disagree-1236571499/", "title": "Dave Mason, Traffic Co-Founder and “We Just Disagree” Singer, Dies at 79", "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/dave-mason-dead-traffic-we-just-disagree-1236571499/", "image": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Dave-Mason-obit-temp-getty-H-2026.png?w=1296&h=730&crop=1", "content_text": "The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and guitarist also had a hit with “Only You Know and I Know.”", "content_html": "

HOLLYWOODREPORTER.COM The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and guitarist also had a hit with “Only You Know and I Know.”

" }, { "id": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/07/17/bill-gates-charles-koch-and-three-other-billionaires-are-giving-1-billion-to-enhance-economic-mobility-in-the-us/", "title": "Five Billionaires Pledged $1 Billion To Boost Economic Mobility Using AI", "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/07/17/bill-gates-charles-koch-and-three-other-billionaires-are-giving-1-billion-to-enhance-economic-mobility-in-the-us/", "image": "https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/68785c42da05f6200e55ebd8/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&height=900&width=1600&fit=bounds", "content_text": "Five of America’s top philanthropists are teaming up for a new venture aimed at helping low-income Americans rise from poverty. An AI giant has signed on to help.", "content_html": "

FORBES.COM Five of America’s top philanthropists are teaming up for a new venture aimed at helping low-income Americans rise from poverty. An AI giant has signed on to help.

" }, { "id": "https://theintercept.com/2026/04/21/cia-mexico-deaths-drugs/", "title": "U.S. Personnel Who Died in Mexico Were Working for the CIA, Sources Say", "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/04/21/cia-mexico-deaths-drugs/", "image": "https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2262719965-e1776791827439.jpg?fit=6467%2C3234&w=1200&h=800", "content_text": "Two Americans killed in Mexico, previously identified only as embassy staff but working for the CIA, participated in a raid on a drug lab.", "content_html": "

THEINTERCEPT.COM Two Americans killed in Mexico, previously identified only as embassy staff but working for the CIA, participated in a raid on a drug lab.

" }, { "id": "https://theconversation.com/the-end-of-oil-as-fuel-shocks-cascade-53-nations-gather-to-plan-a-fossil-fuel-phaseout-280263", "title": "The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseout", "url": "https://theconversation.com/the-end-of-oil-as-fuel-shocks-cascade-53-nations-gather-to-plan-a-fossil-fuel-phaseout-280263", "image": "https://images.theconversation.com/files/731236/original/file-20260421-57-ezfdec.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C1122%2C6720%2C3360&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop", "content_text": "Frustrations at slow global climate talks has led more than 50 nations to begin plans to phase out fossil fuels – even as oil shocks raise the stakes.", "content_html": "

THECONVERSATION.COM Frustrations at slow global climate talks has led more than 50 nations to begin plans to phase out fossil fuels – even as oil shocks raise the stakes.

" }, { "id": "https://newrepublic.com/article/209271/trump-netanyahu-iran-war-political-damage", "title": "Trump and Netanyahu Have Royally Screwed Each Other Over", "url": "https://newrepublic.com/article/209271/trump-netanyahu-iran-war-political-damage", "image": "https://images.newrepublic.com/98c3ffbd5e04491be90f7b764465ccca0bc7c392.jpeg?w=1200&h=630&crop=faces&fit=crop&fm=jpg", "content_text": "The Iran war has not turned out the way they promised, and they’re suffering major political blowback as a result.", "content_html": "

NEWREPUBLIC.COM The Iran war has not turned out the way they promised, and they’re suffering major political blowback as a result.

" }, { "id": "https://daringfireball.net/2026/04/another_day_has_come", "title": "Another Day Has Come", "url": "https://daringfireball.net/2026/04/another_day_has_come", "image": "https://daringfireball.net/graphics/df-wide-card.png", "content_text": "If you agree that Apple itself was It’s hard to imagine a more orderly, confidence-inspiring, exciting-but-not-at-all-surprising, this-feels-right way to do this.", "content_html": "

DARINGFIREBALL.NET If you agree that Apple itself was It’s hard to imagine a more orderly, confidence-inspiring, exciting-but-not-at-all-surprising, this-feels-right way to do this.

" }, { "id": "https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/mozilla-anthropics-mythos-found-271-zero-day-vulnerabilities-in-firefox-150/", "title": "Mozilla: Anthropic's Mythos found 271 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 150", "url": "https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/mozilla-anthropics-mythos-found-271-zero-day-vulnerabilities-in-firefox-150/", "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2235759925-1152x648.jpg", "content_text": "CTO says new AI model is "every bit as capable" as world's best security researchers.", "content_html": "

ARSTECHNICA.COM CTO says new AI model is "every bit as capable" as world's best security researchers.

" }, { "id": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-kindles-not-obsolete-it-needs-a-jailbreak-ill-show-you-how-its-done/", "title": "Your Kindle's not obsolete, it just needs a jailbreak - and I'll show you how it's done", "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-kindles-not-obsolete-it-needs-a-jailbreak-ill-show-you-how-its-done/", "image": "https://www.zdnet.com/a/img/resize/0207223d1630a1532bead1a9952f060716933e3a/2025/03/26/62a7200a-d85a-47ae-b58e-445aeab35907/how-to-jailbreak-an-obsolete-kindle-and-turn-it-into-an-epub-reading-powerhouse.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200", "content_text": "You can transform your old Kindle - even a bricked device - into the ultimate open-source reader. Here's how.", "content_html": "

ZDNET.COM You can transform your old Kindle - even a bricked device - into the ultimate open-source reader. Here's how.

" }, { "id": "https://www.wired.com/story/mozilla-used-anthropics-mythos-to-find-271-bugs-in-firefox/", "title": "Mozilla Used Anthropic’s Mythos to Find and Fix 271 Bugs in Firefox", "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/mozilla-used-anthropics-mythos-to-find-271-bugs-in-firefox/", "image": "https://media.wired.com/photos/69e6df06b405035df7b7ce2e/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/security_GettyImages-2214075816.jpg", "content_text": "The Firefox team doesn’t think emerging AI capabilities will upend cybersecurity long term, but they warn that software developers are likely in for a rocky transition.", "content_html": "

WIRED.COM The Firefox team doesn’t think emerging AI capabilities will upend cybersecurity long term, but they warn that software developers are likely in for a rocky transition.

" }, { "id": "https://www.wired.com/story/meta-is-sued-over-scam-ads-on-facebook-and-instagram/", "title": "Meta Is Sued Over Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram", "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/meta-is-sued-over-scam-ads-on-facebook-and-instagram/", "image": "https://media.wired.com/photos/69e64d98627d0e0d48a77366/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/GettyImages-2267997264.jpg", "content_text": "A lawsuit from the Consumer Federation of America accuses Meta of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scams advertisements on its platforms.", "content_html": "

WIRED.COM A lawsuit from the Consumer Federation of America accuses Meta of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scams advertisements on its platforms.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/tldr/915176/nft-metaverse-ai-weirdos", "title": "Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tldr/915176/nft-metaverse-ai-weirdos", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/268457_HUBRIS_CVIRGINIA.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200", "content_text": "Did the tech industry get high on its own supply?", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM Did the tech industry get high on its own supply?

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/916178/x-link-post-api-expensive-techmeme", "title": "X makes it 1,900 percent more expensive to post links", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/916178/x-link-post-api-expensive-techmeme", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/STK160_X_TWITTER_2__C.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200", "content_text": "For Techmeme, the price hike has forced a major change.", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM For Techmeme, the price hike has forced a major change.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/policy/915422/tim-cook-apple-chairman-trump-policy", "title": "Tim Cook will still be Apple’s Trump whisperer", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/policy/915422/tim-cook-apple-chairman-trump-policy", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/gettyimages-1128958256.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200", "content_text": "‘Tim Apple’ isn’t going anywhere.", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM ‘Tim Apple’ isn’t going anywhere.

" }, { "id": "https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/915821/starbucks-chatgpt-app-testing", "title": "Ordering with the Starbucks ChatGPT app was a true coffee nightmare", "url": "https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/915821/starbucks-chatgpt-app-testing", "image": "https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/Starbucks-App-in-ChatGPT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200", "content_text": "Does anyone actually order coffee this way?", "content_html": "

THEVERGE.COM Does anyone actually order coffee this way?

" }, { "id": "https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/21/iran_claims_us_used_backdoors/", "title": "Iran claims US used backdoors in networking equipment", "url": "https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/21/iran_claims_us_used_backdoors/", "image": "https://regmedia.co.uk/2026/04/21/supplied_and_nanobanana_china_us_trojan_cartoon_small.jpg", "content_text": ": And China is loving it", "content_html": "

THEREGISTER.COM : And China is loving it

" }, { "id": "https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/blue_origin_nails_the_landing/", "title": "Blue Origin lands well, but failed to put sat in right place", "url": "https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/blue_origin_nails_the_landing/", "image": "https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/01/07/new_glenn.jpg", "content_text": ": Wouldn't be the first time a Jeff Bezos company left a package in the wrong place", "content_html": "

THEREGISTER.COM : Wouldn't be the first time a Jeff Bezos company left a package in the wrong place

" }, { "id": "https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/anthropic_claude_desktop_spyware_allegation/", "title": "Claude Desktop changes software permissions without consent", "url": "https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/anthropic_claude_desktop_spyware_allegation/", "image": "https://regmedia.co.uk/2024/05/01/shutterstock_generic_claude.jpg", "content_text": ": Installation and pre-approval without consent looks dubious under EU law", "content_html": "

THEREGISTER.COM : Installation and pre-approval without consent looks dubious under EU law

" }, { "id": "https://www.texasobserver.org/fathers-trans-nonbinary-kids/", "title": "‘Proudly Claiming Our Tears’: Fathers Stand Together for Their Trans and Nonbinary Kids", "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/fathers-trans-nonbinary-kids/", "image": "https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Dads-Dance-at-Gender-Liberation-March-scaled-1.jpg", "content_text": "In “The Dads,” a new documentary that premiered at SXSW, men open up to each other about their hope, their fears, and their unconditional love for their children.", "content_html": "

TEXASOBSERVER.ORG In “The Dads,” a new documentary that premiered at SXSW, men open up to each other about their hope, their fears, and their unconditional love for their children.

" }, { "id": "https://www.texasobserver.org/cuba-oil-blockade-embargo-trump-essay/", "title": "Making Coffee with a Candle—and Other Notes from a Cuba Gone Dark", "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/cuba-oil-blockade-embargo-trump-essay/", "image": "https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP26086063172433.jpg", "content_text": "The Cuban government has been blaming the United States for its problems since 1959—sometimes rightly, sometimes not. At this point, my only position comes from seeing a grandmother's coffee contraption and a 12-year-old rationing his phone battery.", "content_html": "

TEXASOBSERVER.ORG The Cuban government has been blaming the United States for its problems since 1959—sometimes rightly, sometimes not. At this point, my only position comes from seeing a grandmother's coffee contraption and a 12-year-old rationing his phone battery.

" }, { "id": "https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/20/palantir-goes-mask-off-for-fascism-it-wont-end-well/", "title": "Palantir Goes Mask-Off For Fascism. It Won’t End Well.", "url": "https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/20/palantir-goes-mask-off-for-fascism-it-wont-end-well/", "image": "https://www.techdirt.com/wp-content/themes/techdirt/assets/images/td-rect-logo-white.png", "content_text": "Earlier this month, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that “Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to have great war fighting capabilities and equipment. Just ask our enemies!!!” — n…", "content_html": "

TECHDIRT.COM Earlier this month, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that “Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to have great war fighting capabilities and equipment. Just ask our enemies!!!” — n…

" }, { "id": "https://www.salon.com/2026/04/20/maga-wants-more-teen-births-it-wont-work/", "title": "MAGA wants teen births. It won't work", "url": "https://www.salon.com/2026/04/20/maga-wants-more-teen-births-it-wont-work/", "image": "https://www.salon.com/app/uploads/2026/04/Teen-Pregnancy-2225266863.jpg", "content_text": "Teen birth rates are at historic lows — and young women want to keep it that way", "content_html": "

SALON.COM Teen birth rates are at historic lows — and young women want to keep it that way

" }, { "id": "https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-physical-life-force-turns-biologys-wheels-20260420/", "title": "What Physical ‘Life Force’ Turns Biology’s Wheels? | Quanta Magazine", "url": "https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-physical-life-force-turns-biologys-wheels-20260420/", "image": "https://www.quantamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/FlagellarMotors-crKristinaArmitage-Social.jpg", "content_text": "The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the essence of life.", "content_html": "

QUANTAMAGAZINE.ORG The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the essence of life.

" }, { "id": "https://www.publicnotice.co/p/mike-johnson-loses-republicans", "title": "Speaker Johnson's beginning of the end", "url": "https://www.publicnotice.co/p/mike-johnson-loses-republicans", "image": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rg5Z!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F241aa1cb-6990-44f8-87f0-e903f0a10653_6720x4480.jpeg", "content_text": "Trump's elfish toady is quickly losing control of the House.", "content_html": "

PUBLICNOTICE.CO Trump's elfish toady is quickly losing control of the House.

" }, { "id": "https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-joseph-schwartz-pardon-lawsuit", "title": "Trump Pardoned a Nursing Home Owner Who Owed Almost $19 Million to a Grieving Family", "url": "https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-joseph-schwartz-pardon-lawsuit", "image": "https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2198244537_preview_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_embedColorProfile_true_quality_95.jpg?resize=2000,1333", "content_text": "Stories about pardons are often about presidential power. But what about people on the other side of that grace? The Coulson family may never receive millions from a wrongful death lawsuit it won years ago.", "content_html": "

PROPUBLICA.ORG Stories about pardons are often about presidential power. But what about people on the other side of that grace? The Coulson family may never receive millions from a wrongful death lawsuit it won years ago.

" }, { "id": "https://www.propublica.org/article/sebastian-gorka-trump-counterterrorism-czar-iran-terrorism", "title": "The Counterterrorism Czar Without a Counterterrorism Plan", "url": "https://www.propublica.org/article/sebastian-gorka-trump-counterterrorism-czar-iran-terrorism", "image": "https://www.propublica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gorka_2x3_0420.jpg?w=900", "content_text": "Amid Trump’s war in Iran and an exodus of intelligence staffers, Sebastian Gorka has asserted that a blueprint for fighting terror threats is “imminent” — but has not released it. Iranian threats have refocused attention on the lack of a doctrine.", "content_html": "

PROPUBLICA.ORG Amid Trump’s war in Iran and an exodus of intelligence staffers, Sebastian Gorka has asserted that a blueprint for fighting terror threats is “imminent” — but has not released it. Iranian threats have refocused attention on the lack of a doctrine.

" }, { "id": "https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-big-tech-donald-trump-alexander-scholtes-breakup-still-hooked/", "title": "The problem with Europe’s Big Tech breakup: It’s still hooked", "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-big-tech-donald-trump-alexander-scholtes-breakup-still-hooked/", "image": "https://www.politico.eu/cdn-cgi/image/width=1200,height=630,fit=crop,quality=80,onerror=redirect/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20/trumptech.jpg", "content_text": "Thanks to Trump, EU governments are trying to break their overreliance on U.S. technology. It won’t be cheap or easy.", "content_html": "

POLITICO.EU Thanks to Trump, EU governments are trying to break their overreliance on U.S. technology. It won’t be cheap or easy.

" }, { "id": "https://www.openculture.com/2026/02/the-powerful-messages-that-woody-guthrie-pete-seeger-inscribed-on-their-instruments.html", "title": "The Powerful Messages That Woody Guthrie & Pete Seeger Inscribed on Their Guitar & Banjo: “This Machine Kills Fascists” and “This Machine Surrounds Hate and Forces it to Surrender”", "url": "https://www.openculture.com/2026/02/the-powerful-messages-that-woody-guthrie-pete-seeger-inscribed-on-their-instruments.html", "image": "https://cdn8.openculture.com/2026/02/02231710/instruments-messages-1-1024x616.png", "content_text": "Photo by Al Aumuller, via Wikimedia CommonsLike another famous Okie from Muskogee, Woody Guthrie came from a part of Oklahoma that the U.S. government sold during the 1889 land rush away from the Quapaw and Osage nations, as well as the Muscogee, a people who had been forcibly relocated from the Southeast under Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act.", "content_html": "

OPENCULTURE.COM Photo by Al Aumuller, via Wikimedia Commons
Like another famous Okie from Muskogee, Woody Guthrie came from a part of Oklahoma that the U.S. government sold during the 1889 land rush away from the Quapaw and Osage nations, as well as the Muscogee, a people who had been forcibly relocated from the Southeast under Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act.

" }, { "id": "https://www.newsweek.com/pennsylvania-court-strikes-down-medicaid-abortion-funding-ban-11856480", "title": "Pennsylvania court strikes down Medicaid abortion funding ban", "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/pennsylvania-court-strikes-down-medicaid-abortion-funding-ban-11856480", "image": "https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP26110660439599.jpg?w=1200crop=1", "content_text": "A court rules the Pennsylvania Constitution protects abortion, striking down a Medicaid funding ban in a win for low-income women.", "content_html": "

NEWSWEEK.COM A court rules the Pennsylvania Constitution protects abortion, striking down a Medicaid funding ban in a win for low-income women.

" }, { "id": "https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory/curiosity-rover/nasas-curiosity-finds-organic-molecules-never-seen-before-on-mars/", "title": "NASA’s Curiosity Finds Organic Molecules Never Seen Before on Mars - NASA", "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory/curiosity-rover/nasas-curiosity-finds-organic-molecules-never-seen-before-on-mars/", "image": "https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/25382-pia24173-1600.jpg", "content_text": "After years of lab work, the results are in: A rock that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled and analyzed in 2020 includes the most diverse collection of", "content_html": "

NASA.GOV After years of lab work, the results are in: A rock that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled and analyzed in 2020 includes the most diverse collection of

" }, { "id": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/palantir-wants-to-bring-back-the-draft/", "title": "Palantir wants to bring back the draft", "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/palantir-wants-to-bring-back-the-draft/", "image": "https://www.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260420_palantir-draft_2000.jpg?w=1200&h=630&crop=1", "content_text": "(And also the Axis Powers.)", "content_html": "

MOTHERJONES.COM (And also the Axis Powers.)

" }, { "id": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/cory-mills-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resignation/", "title": "And Then There Was Mills", "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/cory-mills-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resignation/", "image": "https://www.motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cory-mills.jpg?w=1200&h=630&crop=1", "content_text": "Three scandal-plagued members of Congress have resigned in the past eight days. Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills remains defiant.", "content_html": "

MOTHERJONES.COM Three scandal-plagued members of Congress have resigned in the past eight days. Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills remains defiant.

" }, { "id": "https://www.mississippifreepress.org/editors-note-we-unknowingly-published-an-ai-column-by-a-fake-author-heres-what-happened/", "title": "Editor’s Note | We Unknowingly Published an AI Column.", "url": "https://www.mississippifreepress.org/editors-note-we-unknowingly-published-an-ai-column-by-a-fake-author-heres-what-happened/", "image": "https://www.mississippifreepress.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AI-logos.jpg", "content_text": "The editorial team at the Mississippi Free Press discovered we published a column written by a fake author using artificial intelligence.", "content_html": "

MISSISSIPPIFREEPRESS.ORG The editorial team at the Mississippi Free Press discovered we published a column written by a fake author using artificial intelligence.

" }, { "id": "https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/trump-blocked-accessing-nuclear-codes-37045513", "title": "Donald Trump 'blocked from accessing nuclear codes' by US military general", "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/trump-blocked-accessing-nuclear-codes-37045513", "image": "https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article37045474.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_gettyimages-2269567286-612x612.jpg", "content_text": "US President Donald Trump is alleged to have received push-back from a senior military person in a meeting at the White House during an attempt to access his country's nuclear codes", "content_html": "

MIRROR.CO.UK US President Donald Trump is alleged to have received push-back from a senior military person in a meeting at the White House during an attempt to access his country's nuclear codes

" }, { "id": "https://www.mediaite.com/politics/fetterman-gets-stunning-rejection-from-his-fellow-pennsylvania-based-congressional-democrats-when-asked-if-they-would-back-him-for-reelection/", "title": "Fetterman Gets Stunning Rejection from His Fellow Pennsylvania-Based Congressional Democrats When Asked If They Would Back Him for Re-election", "url": "https://www.mediaite.com/politics/fetterman-gets-stunning-rejection-from-his-fellow-pennsylvania-based-congressional-democrats-when-asked-if-they-would-back-him-for-reelection/", "image": "https://www.mediaite.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AP23270018795228-scaled.jpg", "content_text": "Fetterman has burned so many bridges within his own party, none of the Pennsylvania House Democrats will say he should run for reelection as a Democrat in 2028.", "content_html": "

MEDIAITE.COM Fetterman has burned so many bridges within his own party, none of the Pennsylvania House Democrats will say he should run for reelection as a Democrat in 2028.

" }, { "id": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/20/tim-cook-stepping-down/", "title": "Apple CEO Tim Cook Stepping Down, John Ternus Taking Over", "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/20/tim-cook-stepping-down/", "image": "https://images.macrumors.com/t/oRzV3M8NFyeOdRkeX1DF2oHjRKM=/1600x/article-new/2025/09/Tim-Cook-Rainbow.jpg", "content_text": "Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple's chief executive officer, and hardware engineering chief John Ternus is set to take over, Apple announced today. Cook will continue on as Apple CEO through the summer, with Ternus set to join Apple's Board of Directors and take over as CEO on September 1, 2026. Cook is going to transition to executive chairman, and he will "assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world".", "content_html": "

MACRUMORS.COM Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple's chief executive officer, and hardware engineering chief John Ternus is set to take over, Apple announced today. Cook will continue on as Apple CEO through the summer, with Ternus set to join Apple's Board of Directors and take over as CEO on September 1, 2026. Cook is going to transition to executive chairman, and he will "assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world".

" }, { "id": "https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/streaming-or-recording-on-linux-check-out-the-audio-management-tool-pipeweaver/", "title": "Streaming or recording on Linux? Check out the audio management tool Pipeweaver", "url": "https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/streaming-or-recording-on-linux-check-out-the-audio-management-tool-pipeweaver/", "image": "https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/1250428726id28859gol.jpg", "content_text": "Pipeweaver is a free and open source audio management tool for Linux built on top of PipeWire, designed specifically with streaming and broadcasting in mind.", "content_html": "

GAMINGONLINUX.COM Pipeweaver is a free and open source audio management tool for Linux built on top of PipeWire, designed specifically with streaming and broadcasting in mind.

" }, { "id": "https://www.euronews.com/2023/06/22/new-eu-law-to-force-smartphone-makers-to-build-easily-replaceable-batteries", "title": "EU ‘right to repair’ laws may save millions of phones from landfill", "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2023/06/22/new-eu-law-to-force-smartphone-makers-to-build-easily-replaceable-batteries", "image": "https://static.euronews.com/articles/stories/07/69/74/02/1200x675_cmsv2_5ed42038-65c2-5824-b1b7-70d2f1f31807-7697402.jpg", "content_text": "Smartphone manufacturers make their batteries hard to replace. Tough new EU rules will change that.", "content_html": "

EURONEWS.COM Smartphone manufacturers make their batteries hard to replace. Tough new EU rules will change that.

" }, { "id": "https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/copyright-and-dmca-best-practices-fediverse-operators", "title": "Copyright and DMCA Best Practices for Fediverse Operators", "url": "https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/copyright-and-dmca-best-practices-fediverse-operators", "image": "https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/decentralization-banner.png", "content_text": "People building the future of the social web—interoperable and decentralized—need to protect themselves against copyright liability. This post gives an overview of the steps to take. It’s meant for operators of Mastodon and other ActivityPub servers, Bluesky hosts, RSS mirrors, and other decentralized social media protocols, and developers of apps for those protocols—but it will apply to other hosts as well.", "content_html": "

EFF.ORG People building the future of the social web—interoperable and decentralized—need to protect themselves against copyright liability. This post gives an overview of the steps to take. It’s meant for operators of Mastodon and other ActivityPub servers, Bluesky hosts, RSS mirrors, and other decentralized social media protocols, and developers of apps for those protocols—but it will apply to other hosts as well.

" }, { "id": "https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/21/ice_custody_deaths_ghandehari_detention_watch", "title": "Deaths in ICE Custody Skyrocket: 2026 Toll Reaches 17, on Average One a Week", "url": "https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/21/ice_custody_deaths_ghandehari_detention_watch", "image": "https://www.democracynow.org/images/story/34/81734/full_hd/Seg1-guest-ice-split.jpg", "content_text": "As the Trump administration continues to rapidly expand its immigration jail system across the United States, we look at the rising death toll of people in ICE custody, the highest in over two decades. The causes of the deaths have varied, but they include at least one homicide. At least 17 people have died in ICE custody since January.“I have never seen anything like this, where I’m seeing ICE reporting out at least one death per week,” says Setareh Ghandehari, advocacy director at Detention Watch Network. “People are reaching the point of emergency for issues that could easily be dealt with if proper medical care was given.”Ghandehari notes the rising opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s conversion of “former industrial warehouses” into ICE jails. “It’s been really inspiring to see people across the country standing up in solidarity with their immigrant neighbors and saying, 'We don't want these types of facilities in our communities,’” says Ghandehari.", "content_html": "

DEMOCRACYNOW.ORG As the Trump administration continues to rapidly expand its immigration jail system across the United States, we look at the rising death toll of people in ICE custody, the highest in over two decades. The causes of the deaths have varied, but they include at least one homicide. At least 17 people have died in ICE custody since January.
“I have never seen anything like this, where I’m seeing ICE reporting out at least one death per week,” says Setareh Ghandehari, advocacy director at Detention Watch Network. “People are reaching the point of emergency for issues that could easily be dealt with if proper medical care was given.”
Ghandehari notes the rising opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s conversion of “former industrial warehouses” into ICE jails. “It’s been really inspiring to see people across the country standing up in solidarity with their immigrant neighbors and saying, 'We don't want these types of facilities in our communities,’” says Ghandehari.

" }, { "id": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/21/climate/iran-war-oil-spills-persian-gulf-satellite-images", "title": "Oil spills from the Iran war are visible from space | CNN", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/21/climate/iran-war-oil-spills-persian-gulf-satellite-images", "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2026-04-02-00-00-2026-04-02-23-59-sentinel-2-l2a-true-color-1.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill", "content_text": "Satellite images show oil swirling in the water after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes on oil facilities and ships. Experts fear an environmental catastrophe", "content_html": "

CNN.COM Satellite images show oil swirling in the water after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes on oil facilities and ships. Experts fear an environmental catastrophe

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260417-ai-chatbots-could-be-making-you-stupider", "title": "AI chatbots could be making you stupider", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260417-ai-chatbots-could-be-making-you-stupider", "image": "https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/624x351/p0nf446c.jpg", "content_text": "As large language models take over more and more cognitive tasks, researchers are warning this mental outsourcing comes with a cost.", "content_html": "

BBC.COM As large language models take over more and more cognitive tasks, researchers are warning this mental outsourcing comes with a cost.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm28mym4dl3o", "title": "Northampton couple who first met on bus to marry", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm28mym4dl3o", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/f53d/live/e3fa4c50-076c-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg", "content_text": "Gabriel Enyi took months to find the courage to speak to Uloma Igwe, he says.", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK Gabriel Enyi took months to find the courage to speak to Uloma Igwe, he says.

" }, { "id": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cge0grppe3po", "title": "The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cge0grppe3po", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/974f/live/6a5a6a20-3c95-11f1-9d5c-8ba507d7dbde.jpg", "content_text": "The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.", "content_html": "

BBC.CO.UK The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

" }, { "id": "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/", "title": "Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEO", "url": "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/", "image": "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/images/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/tile/Apple-John-Ternus-Tim-Cook_lp.jpg.og.jpg?202604210035", "content_text": "Apple announced Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors and John Ternus will become Apple’s next CEO.", "content_html": "

APPLE.COM Apple announced Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors and John Ternus will become Apple’s next CEO.

" }, { "id": "https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/21/us-veterans-arrested-in-capitol-during-protest-against-the-war-on-iran", "title": "US veterans arrested in Capitol during protest against the war on Iran", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/21/us-veterans-arrested-in-capitol-during-protest-against-the-war-on-iran", "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-20T170450Z_2124969222_RC24TKAFJRBB_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-USA-1776748739.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440", "content_text": "US veterans were arrested while staging a protest in the US Capitol building in opposition to the war on Iran.", "content_html": "

ALJAZEERA.COM US veterans were arrested while staging a protest in the US Capitol building in opposition to the war on Iran.

" }, { "id": "https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/21/amnesty-international-slams-predatory-world-order-led-by-us-and-israel", "title": "Amnesty International slams ‘predatory world order’ led by US and Israel", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/21/amnesty-international-slams-predatory-world-order-led-by-us-and-israel", "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1776747284.jpg?resize=1200%2C675", "content_text": "Amnesty’s Secretary General says the US, Israel and Russia have waged war on civilians with impunity.", "content_html": "

ALJAZEERA.COM Amnesty’s Secretary General says the US, Israel and Russia have waged war on civilians with impunity.

" }, { "id": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/21/iran-war-live-tehran-shuns-talks-trump-says-us-blockade-to-remain", "title": "Iran war updates: Trump extends ceasefire as Pakistan talks in disarray", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/21/iran-war-live-tehran-shuns-talks-trump-says-us-blockade-to-remain", "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ap_69e7488ee9b1c-1776765070.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440", "content_text": "These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.", "content_html": "

ALJAZEERA.COM These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

" }, { "id": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/21/technofacism-why-palantirs-pro-west-manifesto-has-critics-alarmed", "title": "Technofacism? Why Palantir’s pro-West ‘manifesto’ has critics alarmed", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/21/technofacism-why-palantirs-pro-west-manifesto-has-critics-alarmed", "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-08-23T175054Z_1641109204_RC25DGABBZMA_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-PROTEST-1767057922.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440", "content_text": "Palantir's 'manifesto' has been described as an 'AI-driven threat to humanity’s existence' and 'technofascism'.", "content_html": "

ALJAZEERA.COM Palantir's 'manifesto' has been described as an 'AI-driven threat to humanity’s existence' and 'technofascism'.

" }, { "id": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/21/spain-slovenia-ireland-push-eu-to-debate-israel-pact-suspension", "title": "Germany and Italy block bid to suspend EU-Israel trade pact", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/21/spain-slovenia-ireland-push-eu-to-debate-israel-pact-suspension", "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AP26029313270104-1770480891.jpg?resize=1200%2C675", "content_text": "Spain, Slovenia, Ireland pushed EU foreign policy chief Kallas to ditch pact over Israeli ‘human rights’ violations.", "content_html": "

ALJAZEERA.COM Spain, Slovenia, Ireland pushed EU foreign policy chief Kallas to ditch pact over Israeli ‘human rights’ violations.

" }, { "id": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/21/japan-lifts-ban-on-lethal-weapons-exports-in-major-shift-of-pacifist-policy", "title": "Japan lifts ban on lethal weapons exports in major shift of pacifist policy", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/21/japan-lifts-ban-on-lethal-weapons-exports-in-major-shift-of-pacifist-policy", "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ap_69e6da066d5ad-1776736774.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440", "content_text": "Japan could soon sell weapons overseas, including fighter jets, in a shift from its decades-old pacifist policy.", "content_html": "

ALJAZEERA.COM Japan could soon sell weapons overseas, including fighter jets, in a shift from its decades-old pacifist policy.

" }, { "id": "https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/21/cancel-the-2026-white-house-correspondents-dinner/", "title": "Cancel the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner", "url": "https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/21/cancel-the-2026-white-house-correspondents-dinner/", "image": "https://washingtonmonthly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP26012059985636-scaled.jpg", "content_text": "The White House Correspondents Dinner shouldn't invite a president who is an enemy of free speech. Better no "Nerd Prom" than this one.", "content_html": "

WASHINGTONMONTHLY.COM The White House Correspondents Dinner shouldn't invite a president who is an enemy of free speech. Better no "Nerd Prom" than this one.

" }, { "id": "https://theconversation.com/half-of-ai-health-answers-are-wrong-even-though-they-sound-convincing-new-study-280512", "title": "Half of AI health answers are wrong even though they sound convincing – new study", "url": "https://theconversation.com/half-of-ai-health-answers-are-wrong-even-though-they-sound-convincing-new-study-280512", "image": "https://images.theconversation.com/files/730357/original/file-20260416-63-afwsac.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C622%2C5999%2C2999&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop", "content_text": "AI chatbots can sound authoritative on health, but new research shows they often mislead, especially when users must interpret and apply the answers themselves.", "content_html": "

THECONVERSATION.COM AI chatbots can sound authoritative on health, but new research shows they often mislead, especially when users must interpret and apply the answers themselves.

" }, { "id": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/ransomware-negotiator-pleads-guilty-to-helping-ransomware-gang/", "title": "Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to helping ransomware gang | TechCrunch", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/ransomware-negotiator-pleads-guilty-to-helping-ransomware-gang/", "image": "https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cash-ransomware-ransom-payments-hackers-getty.jpg?resize=1200,675", "content_text": "A former employee of a cybersecurity firm pleaded guilty to aiding ransomware criminals to maximize their profits, with the goal of taking a cut of the ransom.", "content_html": "

TECHCRUNCH.COM A former employee of a cybersecurity firm pleaded guilty to aiding ransomware criminals to maximize their profits, with the goal of taking a cut of the ransom.

" }, { "id": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/mastodon-says-its-flagship-server-was-hit-by-a-ddos-attack/", "title": "Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack | TechCrunch", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/mastodon-says-its-flagship-server-was-hit-by-a-ddos-attack/", "image": "https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/moz_WhatisMastodon_1200x800-1-1-2048x1365-1.jpg?resize=1200,800", "content_text": "The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.", "content_html": "

TECHCRUNCH.COM The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.

" }, { "id": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/deezer-says-44-of-songs-uploaded-to-its-platform-daily-are-ai-generated/", "title": "Deezer says 44% of songs uploaded to its platform daily are AI-generated | TechCrunch", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/deezer-says-44-of-songs-uploaded-to-its-platform-daily-are-ai-generated/", "image": "https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Copy-of-2000x1000-EN-1240x600-1.jpg?resize=1200,581", "content_text": "Deezer says consumption of AI-generated music on the platform is still very low, between 1% and 3% of the total streams, and 85% of these streams are detected as fraudulent and are demonetized.", "content_html": "

TECHCRUNCH.COM Deezer says consumption of AI-generated music on the platform is still very low, between 1% and 3% of the total streams, and 85% of these streams are detected as fraudulent and are demonetized.

" }, { "id": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/", "title": "France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech | TechCrunch", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/", "image": "https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/france-flag-2233577438.jpg?resize=1200,873", "content_text": "France's move to ditch Windows for Linux is its latest effort to reduce its reliance on American tech giants.", "content_html": "

TECHCRUNCH.COM France's move to ditch Windows for Linux is its latest effort to reduce its reliance on American tech giants.

" }, { "id": "https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/20/70-powerful-bay-area-men-accused-sexual-misconduct-happened-next/", "title": "70 powerful Bay Area men were accused of sexual misconduct. What happened next?", "url": "https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/20/70-powerful-bay-area-men-accused-sexual-misconduct-happened-next/", "image": "https://assets.sfstandard.com/image/994911177489/image_agjo8hhbot38n0pb582gt0rn5c/-S1200x630-FPNG", "content_text": "Since 2010, scores of prominent local men have faced allegations ranging from sexual harassment to rape. Most have returned to the highest echelons of public life.", "content_html": "

SFSTANDARD.COM Since 2010, scores of prominent local men have faced allegations ranging from sexual harassment to rape. Most have returned to the highest echelons of public life.

" }, { "id": "https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/18/us-sailors-going-hungry-strait-hormuz-meagre-food-pictures-emerge-28021759/", "title": "US sailors 'going hungry' on Strait of Hormuz after meagre food pictures emerge", "url": "https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/18/us-sailors-going-hungry-strait-hormuz-meagre-food-pictures-emerge-28021759/", "image": "https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SEI_293611268-bd1c_1776506492.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200&h=630&crop=1", "content_text": "US Navy denied its vessels are having a food shortage after the less-than-apetising images.", "content_html": "

METRO.CO.UK US Navy denied its vessels are having a food shortage after the less-than-apetising images.

" }, { "id": "https://medium.com/autocomplete-real-world-ai/openai-telepathy-the-secret-screen-observer-fbe3405bbc26", "title": "OpenAI Telepathy, The Secret Screen Observer.", "url": "https://medium.com/autocomplete-real-world-ai/openai-telepathy-the-secret-screen-observer-fbe3405bbc26", "image": "https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1200/1*1xRZs2z6kzaaozZwRnRvhg.png", "content_text": "Both OpenAI and Anthropic created an ambient AI. Neither has turned it on, yet.", "content_html": "

MEDIUM.COM Both OpenAI and Anthropic created an ambient AI. Neither has turned it on, yet.

" }, { "id": "https://medium.com/@adrian.esterman/the-world-has-moved-on-from-covid-the-risk-hasnt-57bda9298a96", "title": "The world has moved on from COVID. The risk hasn’t.", "url": "https://medium.com/@adrian.esterman/the-world-has-moved-on-from-covid-the-risk-hasnt-57bda9298a96", "image": "https://miro.medium.com/v2/da:true/bc1f8416df0cad099e43cda2872716e5864f18a73bda2a7547ea082aca9b5632", "content_text": "An epidemiologist explains what the evidence says about when the next pandemic might happen — and why the risk isn’t declining", "content_html": "

MEDIUM.COM An epidemiologist explains what the evidence says about when the next pandemic might happen — and why the risk isn’t declining

" }, { "id": "https://itsfoss.com/opinion/age-verification-tobacco-moment/", "title": "Won’t Somebody Think of the Children? Why Big Tech’s ‘Tobacco Moment’ Isn’t What It Seems", "url": "https://itsfoss.com/opinion/age-verification-tobacco-moment/", "image": "https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w1200/2026/04/computer-screen.webp", "content_text": "As regulators rush to “protect children,” we risk creating something worse. A more centralized, identity-driven, and surveilled internet that strengthens Big Tech instead of challenging it.", "content_html": "

ITSFOSS.COM As regulators rush to “protect children,” we risk creating something worse. A more centralized, identity-driven, and surveilled internet that strengthens Big Tech instead of challenging it.

" }, { "id": "https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/no-fly-european-holidays-easy-book-why-not-4370168", "title": "No-fly European holidays should be easy to book – this is why they're not", "url": "https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/no-fly-european-holidays-easy-book-why-not-4370168", "image": "https://inews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SEI_294061802.jpg?crop=0px%2C38px%2C1920px%2C1083px&resize=1200%2C675", "content_text": "Rail holidays are in demand, but outdated ticketing systems hold back independent travellers", "content_html": "

INEWS.CO.UK Rail holidays are in demand, but outdated ticketing systems hold back independent travellers

" }, { "id": "https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/pentagon-pulls-the-plug-on-one-of-the-militarys-most-troubled-space-programs/", "title": "Pentagon pulls the plug on one of the military's most troubled space programs", "url": "https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/pentagon-pulls-the-plug-on-one-of-the-militarys-most-troubled-space-programs/", "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GPS_schriever-1152x648.jpg", "content_text": "Problems with the ground system would have "put current GPS military and civilian capabilities at risk."", "content_html": "

ARSTECHNICA.COM Problems with the ground system would have "put current GPS military and civilian capabilities at risk."

" }, { "id": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/great-white-sharks-are-overheating/", "title": "Great white sharks are overheating", "url": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/great-white-sharks-are-overheating/", "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-515714114-1152x648.jpg", "content_text": "The sharks might also be the most physiologically vulnerable to warming waters.", "content_html": "

ARSTECHNICA.COM The sharks might also be the most physiologically vulnerable to warming waters.

" }, { "id": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/global-growth-in-solar-the-largest-ever-observed-for-any-source/", "title": "Global growth in solar "the largest ever observed for any source"", "url": "https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/global-growth-in-solar-the-largest-ever-observed-for-any-source/", "image": "https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-1322960375-1152x648.jpg", "content_text": "The International Energy Agency says we've entered the Age of Electricity.", "content_html": "

ARSTECHNICA.COM The International Energy Agency says we've entered the Age of Electricity.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/trump-bible-reading-conservative-christians-evangelicals-453a6a5abdfd757a97b6053b6da1dbed", "title": "Trump and other top Republicans read passages in a marathon Bible event", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/trump-bible-reading-conservative-christians-evangelicals-453a6a5abdfd757a97b6053b6da1dbed", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/33366c8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3342x2227+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe5%2Fce%2Ffc90c893cf2fcede5a7c5d1444e2%2F3c5e8ff24c8743a899ffbc62892ea1c6", "content_text": "President Donald Trump and many of his conservative Christian supporters are participating in a marathon Bible reading event.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM President Donald Trump and many of his conservative Christian supporters are participating in a marathon Bible reading event.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/trump-approval-iran-economy-cost-of-living-poll-fff492898cc8ff34e11df90ec4837a79", "title": "Trump's approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/trump-approval-iran-economy-cost-of-living-poll-fff492898cc8ff34e11df90ec4837a79", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/f4f57c8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5898x3930+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F70%2F95%2F0beb232000e1d2273035ef01db84%2F71197e68229c48e087e16f60849547c5", "content_text": "A new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM A new AP-NORC poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-tsunami-0746aebae49fc6cc37e20836ca37d570", "title": "Earthquake sets off brief tsunami alert and a megaquake advisory in northern Japan", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-tsunami-0746aebae49fc6cc37e20836ca37d570", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/fb7bb24/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3783x2521+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fce%2F81%2Fa9b7421086d3e7133b9f0b665f70%2Fed1608d872eb4fa294251d5510ab4c7d", "content_text": "A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher risk of a possible megaquake.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher risk of a possible megaquake.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/bans-challenged-books-american-library-association-5403280786cf95111d4c9eb4b587c4be", "title": "Book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs, with 'Sold' topping the list", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/bans-challenged-books-american-library-association-5403280786cf95111d4c9eb4b587c4be", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/fc47cb7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x2687+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F8c%2F50%2F195837cb671c17696c1e31b8963c%2F5e14656ea723492b9bc01b04a814ec18", "content_text": "The American Library Association says book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs. Efforts to remove titles have become more coordinated and politicized.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM The American Library Association says book bans and attempted bans remain at record highs. Efforts to remove titles have become more coordinated and politicized.

" }, { "id": "https://apnews.com/article/amazon-anthropic-ai-artificial-intelligence-aws-claude-cffa2cc19f9928d9ac44e44f2d967d36", "title": "AI startup Anthropic commits $100 billion to Amazon's AWS over next 10 years", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/amazon-anthropic-ai-artificial-intelligence-aws-claude-cffa2cc19f9928d9ac44e44f2d967d36", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/d528a2e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4497x2996+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fe5%2Fc1%2Fd5a388ed409a7584e646864a9e68%2Fca5de7832879436facd44e84343d7a1d", "content_text": "Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has signed a new agreement to commit more than $100 billion over the next 10 years to Amazon’s AWS cloud platform to train and run its Claude chatbot.", "content_html": "

APNEWS.COM Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has signed a new agreement to commit more than $100 billion over the next 10 years to Amazon’s AWS cloud platform to train and run its Claude chatbot.

" } ] }