Timef 04/02/2025

Market watchers told CNBC they saw upside for certain currencies amid "erosion of confidence in the dollar."

Investors were slightly assuaged by reports that tariffs could be lower than expected, pushing up stocks. It is, however, too early to let down your guard.

Europe's pharmaceutical sector is bracing for the potential impact of U.S. tariffs as hopes of an industry-wide exemption by President Donald Trump fade.

With its more balanced trading relationship with the U.S., the U.K. is hoping it might escape the full brunt of Trump's import duties.

The debate over how Norway's wealth fund should respond to the security landscape comes at a time of higher defense spending and soaring industry profits.

Chinese military extended into second day a joint exercise involving its army, navy and rocket forces near the coast of Taiwan.

Nintendo is all set to blow the lid off the Switch 2 next week. Here's how you can watch it live.

A new survey found that 11 percent of Americans said they could not pay for medication and medical treatments.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1382 on April 2, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

Investors were slightly assuaged by reports that tariffs could be lower than expected, pushing up stocks. It is, however, too early to let down your guard.

They are expected to convene on Wednesday to discuss a potential sale of the app, which faces a Saturday deadline to change its ownership structure.

Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration's latest firing blitz.

It’s the culmination of a weeks-long standoff between Elon Musk’s DOGE team and the United States Institute of Peace.

Corcoran once oversaw a staff of 700 brokers. Here's how she'd negotiate a raise.

The "lipstick effect" has expanded to cold plunges and red light therapy.

Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a scientist said.

We’re really still doing this?

OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission. Now a new paper by an AI watchdog organization makes the serious accusation that the company increasingly relied on non-public books it didn’t license to train more sophisticated AI models. AI models are essentially complex prediction engines. Trained on […]

CaaStle, a startup that launched in 2011 as a plus-sized clothing subscription service and later became an inventory monetization platform for clothing retailers, is facing financial difficulties, the company confirmed to TechCrunch following a report by Axios. Citing a letter from the board, Axios reported that the company is almost out of money, CEO Christine […]

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said tariffs would raise about $600 billion to $700 billion a year. Economists say that's nearly impossible.

The venture capital firm is reportedly in talks to invest in TikTok as part of a bid led by Oracle and other American investors looking to buy out TikTok from ByteDance, according to the Financial Times.  TikTok is once again slated to be banned in the US on April 5th unless its Chinese-based owner sells […]

Accounting software company Open Ledger has launched a new product in time for tax day.  Meet PokéTax, a game that helps make tax filing quite fun. Instead of tax forms, users take on Tax Trainers — gym leaders — representing different parts of a tax form, such as income, deduction, and credits. Each leader asks […]

Here's how I addressed five major revenue drains and transformed a struggling business into a million-dollar success in just six months.

Rather than divide people into demographic buckets, Northwind Climate analyzes survey responses for behavioral clues.

In 2013, Shannon Houchin wanted to start a real business — "something that mattered."

Passengers and crew traveling on the Queen Mary 2 from England to the Caribbean reported symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting.

The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Nintendo's been pretty secretive about the Switch 2's early lineup, but here are our educated guesses on the matter.

As AI reshapes learning and fuels entrepreneurial thinking, the institutions that embrace innovation will create the next generation of problem-solvers, while others risk becoming obsolete.

Amazon stopped the program two months ago to update the software of its drones.

President Donald Trump is set Wednesday to begin the biggest gamble of his nascent second term.

Sales of cars picked up recently partly as buyers rushed to lock in deals before President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on cars and auto parts go into effect.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But nearly all of the agency’s money goes to hospitals, doctors and nursing homes.

Generative AI is looking to reshape the search landscape forever. Here's how you can leverage its power and efficiency.

Zelle is shutting down its standalone app on Tuesday, according to a company blog post. This news might be alarming if you’re one of the over 150 million customers in the U.S. who use Zelle for person-to-person payments. But only about 2% of transactions take place via Zelle’s app, which is why the company is […]

Skylight, a startup taking on TikTok with a more open alternative, is launching its mobile app to the public on Tuesday after just ten weeks of active development. The app, which is backed by Mark Cuban and others, is now one of many to build on top of the AT Protocol — the same technology […]

These are four reasons why private clubs must foster quality over quantity.

Meta’s VP of AI research, Joelle Pineau, is planning to leave the company, she announced in a post on Facebook Tuesday. Pineau said she’s leaving in May after more than two years overseeing FAIR, Meta’s internal AI research lab led by Yann LeCun. Pineau’s exit comes as Meta ramps up its AI efforts, with the […]

President Trump is already showing signs of concern that his targets may team up against him.

The president did not reveal the details of his plan to impose reciprocal tariffs the same day, but suggested he would move ahead with import taxes on trading partners.

Trump's reciprocal tariffs follow other import duties he has already announced, including tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico and industry-specific tariffs.

How to get Peacock for free: score three months by signing up through Target Circle, which is also free.

TikTok is shutting down its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, on May 8. The photo-sharing app launched in testing in Canada, Australia, and Vietnam last year. The company is notifying TikTok Notes users of its decision to retire the app and is directing them to ByteDance-owned Lemon8, which isn’t surprising given that the apps are quite […]

The open source repository of genetic data will delete its banks of data on April 30, its co-founder confirms.

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Enjoy Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote with Microsoft Office Home 2024. Get them for life with a one-time purchase for your Mac or PC.

Many entrepreneurs turn to personal loans for business financing because the approval process is often easier. However, there are risks you need to be aware of.

The Apex strategy from Cliff Asness' firm, which combines stocks, macro and arbitrage trades with $3 billion in assets under management, gained 9% in Q1.

As of April 1, get a Google Pixel 9 Pro for $334.95 off at Target.

Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican, pressed Dr. Oz on transgender care and abortion, and now says he will vote for the physician’s confirmation to become head of Medicare and Medicaid.

Supporters of the agency said its gutting could hurt minority-owned businesses that already face additional barriers to gaining capital.

The more I chased balance in my life, the more I realized I was missing the point. It's not about hours or schedules. It's about perspective. And once I changed mine, everything changed.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has long received bipartisan support. But after years of trying, President Donald Trump has delivered it a crushing blow.

On April 1, shop the Kindle Store and earn double points in the Kindle Rewards program.

Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions.

Everyone can now use ChatGPT's image generation tool. People are finding unique use cases.

An obscure wannabe hacker's tantalizing (and clearly sketchy) job offer has some security researchers asking, why?

JBL deals are still live after Amazon's Big Spring Sale with deals on headphones and speakers with discounts up to 33%.

From Apple accessories to wireless chargers, some of our favorite Nomad gear is 15 percent off right now.

In a series of posts on X on Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the popularity of the company’s new image-generation tool in ChatGPT will cause unspecified product delays. “We are getting things under control, but you should expect new releases from OpenAI to be delayed, stuff to break, and for service to sometimes […]

The JetBlue Spring Into Summer Sale has flights as low as $49 each way for travel between April 22 and July 30.

Luigi Mangione is accused of stalking UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and killing him outside a New York hotel in December.

As of April 1, get $650 off the Samsung Odyssey gaming monitor at Amazon.

Google on Tuesday announced a new partnership with gaming company Roblox, which will allow advertisers to purchase and scale Roblox’s Rewarded Video and other immersive ad formats. That means marketers who want to reach the younger Gen Z audience that dominates the platform will be able to use Google Ad Manager to place their video […]

The Arlo Video Doorbell is on sale at Amazon for just $59.99, down from the normal price of of $129.99. That's a 54% discount.

NaNoWriMo, a twenty-five-year-old online writing community-turned-nonprofit, announced on Monday evening that it is shutting down. NaNoWriMo — an abbreviation of National Novel Writing Month — is an annual challenge for writers to complete a rough draft of a novel during the month of November. After starting as a Yahoo! mailing list in 1999, the project […]

The best Amazon deals on April 1 include the Apple iPad 10th gen, Sony SRS-XG300 speaker, Roku wireless soundbar, Kindle Paperwhite Kids, and Google Pixel Buds Pro 2.

The start of a new month means a refreshed selection of Amazon First Reads. Prime members can get their April First Reads pick now.

Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.

The state-owned automakers, longtime joint venture partners of Ford and Nissan, might combine operations as Beijing consolidates its sprawling car sector.

OpenAI is now valued at $300 billion, joining the ranks of the most valuable private companies in the world.

Qualcomm has acquired the generative AI division of VinAI, an AI research company headquartered in Hanoi, for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced on Monday. The move marks Qualcomm’s continued expansion into the AI tooling sector. VinAI, which was founded by former DeepMind research scientist Hung Bui, develops a range of generative AI technologies, including […]

The Samsung 32-inch Odyssey G3 Gaming Monitor is still on sale for 36% off the day after the Amazon Big Spring Sale.

The United States was a key supplier of contraceptives in many developing countries. The Trump administration has ended that support.

While working on their MBAs at Harvard Business School, Colombian immigrants Stephanie Murra and Lorenza Vélez noticed that most of the workers in the cafeteria were Hispanic. In conversations with them, a common theme kept coming up: how difficult it was for people who legally moved to the U.S. from Spanish-speaking countries to find their […]

Looking for a new graphics card? There’s no shortage of options to choose from, but here are the best to buy now.

When there are damages to energy infrastructure, such as electricity pylons or gas pipelines, expensive helicopters are frequently used to inspect them. Drones have begun to replace some of those inspections, but the flight-time for these can be limited. Now a new company has produced a drone with a very long range to fill this […]

The deadline to have Real ID-compliant identification for domestic travel is May 7.

This real April Fools' Day deal from Dunkin' gets rewards members a free coffee of their choice when they order with this code on April 1.

Apple iOS 18.4 new emoji: Face with Bags Under Eyes, Fingerprint, Splatter, Root vegetable, Leafless tree, Harp, Shovel, Sark flag

An MBA seemed like the perfect way to level up my business skills — and spoiler: it absolutely was.

Get 10% off almost everything at Shark and Ninja on April 1 with this discount code.

"Ricky and Morty" Season 8 premieres May 25 on Adult Swim.

You know the online dating scene is bad when dating giants like Tinder are now introducing AI personas for users to flirt with. On Tuesday, the company announced a new game powered by OpenAI, allowing users to interact with an AI bot to practice flirting, reenact meet-cute scenarios, and receive scores with suggestions for improving […]

Ford's first quarter sales were off 1.3% compared to a year earlier, largely due to the discontinuation last year of its Ford Edge SUV in Canada.

The Kindle Paperwhite Kids 16GB is still on sale for 22% after Amazon's Big Spring Sale.

A popular electric vehicle made by the Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi crashed into a concrete guardrail while deploying its autonomous driving feature. Three people died.

In a collaboration with WPP, Canon, and NVIDIA, Boston Dynamics' Atlas has been tested as a robotic camera operator, demonstrating how humanoid robots could assist in filmmaking.

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reports that researchers have uncovered a Chrome vulnerability used in a cyber espionage campaign.

Justin Moore discusses how to perfect a pitch, what brands care about and why storytelling is still a prized commodity.

Sharing personal struggles, triumphs, or the vision for the future, is an authentic method that resonates deeply, turning audiences into engaged supporters and customers.

"Karate Kid: Legends," starring Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, and Ben Wang, hits theaters March 30.

Tweak these settings to get the most out of your feature-packed iPhone.

As of April 1, the Fire TV Stick 4K is on sale at Amazon for $29.99, 40% off its list price of $49.99.

As of April 1, the Google Pixel Watch 3 (45mm) is on sale at Amazon for $339.99, 15% off its list price of $399.99.

As of April 1, the Beats Solo 4 headphones are on sale at Amazon for $129.95. This is 35% off their list price of $199.95.

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