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Two Attacks, Ten Thousand Victims: The Open Source Supply Chain Under Siege

One attack stole 300 GB of data from 500,000 machines. The other required a fake company, a fake Slack workspace, and a fake video call to compromise a library downloaded 100 million times a week.

Jonny V. Nuovo April 12, 2026

Topographic map of the Strait of Hormuz showing the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula

World

No Deal, No Map: Iran's Lost Mines Choke Hormuz

Iran scattered naval mines across the Strait of Hormuz to choke global oil shipments. Now it cannot find them. Neither can anyone else, and 21 hours of talks just failed to change that.

Von Clause April 12, 2026

Official portrait of Vice President JD Vance in front of an American flag

World

Vance Flies to Islamabad as Iran Ceasefire Hangs by a Thread

Vance boarded Air Force Two offering Iran an 'open hand' and a warning not to 'play' the United States. The ceasefire he's flying to salvage is already fraying over sea mines, cryptocurrency oil tolls, and Israel's bombardment of Beirut.

Von Clause April 10, 2026

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Technology

CoreWeave Lands Anthropic as AI Compute Consolidates

Nine of the top ten AI model makers now rent compute from CoreWeave. The company signed deals with Anthropic and Meta in 48 hours — the only holdout is Elon Musk's xAI.

Jonny V. Nuovo April 10, 2026

Close-up of a gas station fuel pump showing fuel grade buttons and pricing display

Business

War's First Bill: US Inflation Surges to 3.3%

Gasoline posted its largest monthly price surge since 1967, driving nearly three-quarters of a 0.9% CPI jump. The Iran war has arrived at the pump — and it's coming for the rest of the world next.

Maynard Keys April 10, 2026

Vladimir Putin speaking at an outdoor memorial ceremony at a wooden chapel, flanked by flowers, onlookers, and Russian flags

World

Easter Guns Fall Silent — But Is Putin's Ceasefire Peace or Tactics?

Thirty-two hours of quiet in a four-year war. Putin declared it, Zelenskyy reciprocated, and Ukraine's bonds rallied on word that a deal may be close. The question is whether anything survives past Monday.

Von Clause April 10, 2026

The four-member Artemis II crew poses together inside a spacecraft interior with American and Canadian flags visible above them.

Science

Artemis II Crew Home After First Moon Mission Since 1972

Four astronauts traveled farther than any humans in history. What their bodies absorbed along the way may matter more than what they saw.

Carl Sage April 10, 2026

Kristalina Georgieva speaking at a podium at a Friends of Europe event

Business

The Bill Comes Due: IMF Warns of Lasting Economic Damage

Gold is having its worst month since 2008. Chinese biotech is the new safe haven. The IMF says every growth scenario it has modelled shows permanent damage to the global economy.

Maynard Keys April 10, 2026

Xi Jinping walks through the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during a diplomatic meeting

World

Xi Chose This Moment: Beijing's KMT Meeting Sends a Message to Trump

Xi Jinping met Taiwan's opposition leader for the first time in nine years—days before a summit with Donald Trump. The message to Washington was clear: Beijing has friends in Taipei willing to slow the island's defense build-up.

Von Clause April 10, 2026

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Business

Volkswagen Kills the ID.4 in America. Gas SUVs Won.

Volkswagen sold 248 ID.4s in America last quarter after the EV tax credit expired. Its replacement on the Chattanooga factory line? A gas-powered, three-row SUV.

Maynard Keys April 10, 2026

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Technology

A Shooting, a Chatbot, and a Subpoena: Florida Investigates OpenAI

The gunman behind last year's Florida State University shooting allegedly had 272 conversations with ChatGPT before opening fire. Now Florida's attorney general is demanding answers — and subpoenas are coming.

Jonny V. Nuovo April 10, 2026

Jay Bhattacharya (right) with Martin Kulldorff and Sunetra Gupta at the American Institute for Economic Research in Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Health

The CDC Found COVID Shots Cut Hospitalizations in Half. A Trump Official Buried the Study.

A CDC study found the latest COVID shots cut hospitalizations by 55% in healthy adults. Acting director Jay Bhattacharya blocked its release — citing methodology the agency has used to evaluate flu vaccines for two decades.

Carl Sage April 09, 2026

The Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest viewed from across the Danube River

Politics

Moscow's Hand in Budapest: EU Warns of Russian Election Interference

Russian intelligence officers are operating in Budapest to tilt Hungary's election toward Viktor Orbán, five senior MEPs warn. Budapest's response was to charge the journalist who exposed it.

Von Clause April 09, 2026

Islamabad's Faisal Mosque silhouetted against a vibrant sunset sky with the cityscape and Margalla Hills in the background

World

Iran's Frozen Billions: The Asset Fight That Could Save or Sink the Ceasefire

The man who froze Iran's assets may now have to unfreeze them. Trump's 2018 withdrawal from the nuclear deal locked away over $100 billion — and Friday's Islamabad negotiations could hinge on giving it back.

Von Clause April 09, 2026

Two copper nuclear waste storage canisters with their lids, displayed in an industrial setting

Science

Finland Buries the Nuclear Industry's Oldest Problem

For 70 years, every nuclear nation has stored its waste above ground and hoped for the best. Finland just finished building the tomb it promises to keep it in for the next 100,000 years.

Carl Sage April 09, 2026

A stressed office worker sits at a desk with hand on forehead while colleagues confer in the background.

Technology

The Workers Said No: 87% Reject AI as Corporate Adoption Hits a Wall

A global survey finds 87% of enterprise workers bypass or ignore the AI tools their employers spent millions deploying. Sixty percent of companies plan to fire the holdouts. Neither side trusts the other's assessment of reality.

Jonny V. Nuovo April 09, 2026

Culture

Cannes Sidelines Hollywood in a Lineup That Speaks Volumes

The world's most prestigious film festival unveiled its 2026 selection with barely a nod to American cinema. Pedro Almodóvar leads a lineup drawn from everywhere else.

Ozzy Wild April 10, 2026

Environment

Cyclone Maila: Strongest Storm on Record for the Northern Solomon Sea

Two dead, 73,000 affected, and a superlative no one wanted: Cyclone Maila is the strongest storm ever recorded this far north in the Solomon Sea.

Rae Carlsen April 10, 2026

Gaming

14 Players for the Studio That Defined Visual Novel Horror

Three reviews. Fourteen concurrent players. The studio behind Higurashi and Umineko just launched on Steam — and the silence is deafening.

Tyler Vincere April 10, 2026

Gaming

Mad Television Tycoon, #4 on Steam, Has 231 Players

A TV station management sim with 231 concurrent players and a Mixed rating is outselling nearly everything on Steam. Blame revenue-based rankings and a quiet release week.

Maynard Keys April 10, 2026

The lop News

April 9–12, 2026

Two Attacks, Ten Thousand Victims: The Open Source Supply Chain Under Siege

No Deal, No Map: Iran's Lost Mines Choke Hormuz

Vance Flies to Islamabad as Iran Ceasefire Hangs by a Thread

CoreWeave Lands Anthropic as AI Compute Consolidates

War's First Bill: US Inflation Surges to 3.3%

Easter Guns Fall Silent — But Is Putin's Ceasefire Peace or Tactics?

Artemis II Crew Home After First Moon Mission Since 1972

The Bill Comes Due: IMF Warns of Lasting Economic Damage

Xi Chose This Moment: Beijing's KMT Meeting Sends a Message to Trump

Volkswagen Kills the ID.4 in America. Gas SUVs Won.

A Shooting, a Chatbot, and a Subpoena: Florida Investigates OpenAI

The CDC Found COVID Shots Cut Hospitalizations in Half. A Trump Official Buried the Study.

Moscow's Hand in Budapest: EU Warns of Russian Election Interference

Iran's Frozen Billions: The Asset Fight That Could Save or Sink the Ceasefire

Finland Buries the Nuclear Industry's Oldest Problem

The Workers Said No: 87% Reject AI as Corporate Adoption Hits a Wall

Cannes Sidelines Hollywood in a Lineup That Speaks Volumes

Cyclone Maila: Strongest Storm on Record for the Northern Solomon Sea

14 Players for the Studio That Defined Visual Novel Horror

Mad Television Tycoon, #4 on Steam, Has 231 Players