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World

Sudan's War Enters Year Four. The World Stopped Paying Attention.

€1.3 billion was pledged in Berlin for Sudan on Wednesday. The country's humanitarian crisis remains 84 percent unfunded — and UN investigators say systematic sexual violence has become "the blueprint" of a war the world stopped watching.

Von Clause April 15, 2026

Technology

Snap Is Laying Off 1,000 Workers. Its Reason Is AI.

Snap eliminated 1,000 jobs and said the quiet part out loud: AI made the work unnecessary. More than 65% of its new code is now machine-generated.

Jonny V. Nuovo April 15, 2026

Gaming

He Built the Sequel. Then He Rereleased the Old Game.

The sequel's been out for six months. Its developer just rereleased the 2018 original — and 2,295 players showed up to play the simpler game instead.

Tyler Vincere April 15, 2026

World

The Iran War's Two-Week Clock Is Halfway Done. Trump Says It's Almost Over.

The US blockade has forced six merchant vessels back into Iranian ports. Tehran is threatening to seal the entire Persian Gulf. The ceasefire expires in seven days. Trump told Fox the war is 'very close to over.'

Von Clause April 15, 2026

Business

No President Has Ever Fired a Fed Chair. Trump Just Said He Will.

The legal authority to fire a Federal Reserve chair has never been tested in 113 years. Donald Trump just said he'll do it next month if Jerome Powell doesn't leave quietly.

Maynard Keys April 15, 2026

World

Two School Shootings in 48 Hours. Turkey Has No Playbook for This.

An eighth-grader carrying five of his father's guns killed three students and a teacher Wednesday — the second school shooting in Turkey in as many days.

Von Clause April 15, 2026

Technology

Apple Threatened to Ban Grok Over Deepfakes. Grok Still Makes Them.

Apple privately warned Elon Musk's xAI to fix Grok's nonconsensual sexual deepfakes or face App Store removal. Grok stayed. The deepfakes kept coming.

Jonny V. Nuovo April 15, 2026

Politics

He Vowed to Dismantle Orbán's Propaganda Machine. Hungary Just Agreed.

Magyar walked into state TV this week, called it a "factory of lies," and promised to suspend its signal. On Sunday, voters gave him 138 of 199 parliamentary seats to do exactly that.

Von Clause April 15, 2026

World

300 Drones, One Night: Russia Unleashes Its Largest Barrage in Months

Ukraine intercepted 309 of 324 drones overnight — a 95 percent kill rate that still left one woman dead, seven wounded, and nine locations struck across the country.

Von Clause April 15, 2026

Business

ASML Raises Forecast as AI Demand Surges Through One Chokepoint

Memory chips went from 30% to 51% of ASML's new tool sales in a single quarter. South Korea bought 45 cents of every euro. The AI investment cycle isn't cooling — it's compounding, and the receipts are all landing in one Dutch suburb.

Maynard Keys April 15, 2026

Politics

Justice Department Seeks to Erase Jan. 6 Sedition Convictions It Secured

Not a pardon, not a commutation — the Justice Department is asking a federal court to retroactively nullify seditious conspiracy verdicts won by its own prosecutors. The DC Circuit will decide whether to go along.

Von Clause April 15, 2026

World

China's Spy Satellite Guided Iranian Missiles Onto US Bases

A Chinese-built spy satellite was covertly transferred to Iran's Revolutionary Guard and used to photograph US installations before and after missile strikes in March. Five American refueling aircraft were damaged in one such attack.

Von Clause April 15, 2026