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The Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed despite Iran's declaration Friday that it is open, maritime freight and oil analysts told CNBC.

World, which has raised eyebrows (but also a lot of interest) with its Orb-centered anonymous verification project, is looking to expand its influence via a bevy of new partnerships.

The state liquor agency has been struggling to make timely deliveries to restaurants, bars and liquor stores since it got rid of outdated conveyor belts at a warehouse in January.

The Silicon Valley chip maker filed a prospectus just as SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI prepare for their own listings, in what is shaping up to be a wave of enormous initial public offerings.

The Kentucky spirits company’s bid for Brown-Forman comes as the industry is being buffeted by a decline in alcohol consumption.

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles are leaving OpenAI as the company shuts down Sora and folds its science team, signaling a sharp pivot away from consumer moonshots toward enterprise AI.

28-year-old Brian Youngblood was tired of throwing away half-eaten tubs of hummus.

Nicholas Moore hacked into three U.S. government networks using stolen credentials, and then bragged about it and posted victims' personal data on Instagram under the handle @ihackedthegovernment.

A longtime journalist at The Washington Post, he used his unexpected fund-raising talents to greatly expand the radio organization’s coverage.

How to watch Copa del Rey final for free. Live stream Atletico Madrid vs. Real Sociedad in the 2026 Copa del Rey final for free.

A chemist, she lent her expertise in drug research to ACT UP, an organization known for its street protests, and helped accelerate the approval of H.I.V. and AIDS treatments.

Amit Forlit is accused of running a hacking operation that aimed to thwart climate litigation at the behest of a lobbying firm working for an oil giant.

Character.AI's new Books feature isn't for English majors, it's for fans. Kind of.

Returning backers a16z and Thrive are expected to lead the round.

There's a lot more code—but it's a lot more expensive and requires a lot more rewriting.

Android phone users can potentially get paid later this year if and when Google pays out a $135 million class-action settlement.

Gaining a reputation as the brilliant, risk-taking “Indiana Jones” of his field, he encouraged investors to take chances on Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.

Interested in checking out Netflix's "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen"? Read on for what to expect.

Steph Curry has been wearing a new screenless wearable like the Whoop fitness tracker. Here's what we know about the Fitbit device.

A security researcher published details of three security vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, and the code used to exploit them. Now, hackers are taking advantage of the vulnerabilities in real life attacks, according to a cybersecurity firm.

He traces his computer breakup to his early days at fintech company Square, now Block, working alongside cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey.

The Justice Department has not responded to the president’s suit, which has created a conflict of interest for the government’s lawyers.

The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook conservative voters.

Anthropic says its new AI model Claude Opus 4.7 is less likely to hallucinate and engage in sycophancy than most other models.

Zoom will show a badge on verified participants' tile

The S&P 500’s rise on Friday caps a striking three-week streak, powered by investors’ optimism about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and strong corporate earnings.

Debunking the myth of "the customer comes first."

Can "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen" viewers expect more Rachel Harkin (Camila Morrone) in Season 2?

New iPhone app Gigs uses AI to turn old tickets, screenshots, and emails into a personal concert archive with stats, memories, and more.

Here's where you can catch the spooky miniseries starring Camila Morrone and Adam DiMarco, "Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen."

Games like Words With Friends have become hunting grounds for romance scammers who build trust and then ask victims for untraceable gift card payments.

Bluesky, the anti-X social network, suffered an outage on April 16. Now, the cause has been revealed.

The company, which deploys AI-guided robot arms for food production, says it is looking to expand its services to provide for a broader array of customers.

The meeting comes less than two months after President Donald Trump blacklisted Anthropic.

The Fox News AI Newsletter gives readers the latest AI technology advancements, covering the challenges and opportunities AI presents.

But analysts said it was not clear how quickly the oil industry in the Persian Gulf would be able to get back to normal.

Let's catch up on the latest iPhone 18 rumors, which include some juicy camera and color details.

Personal issues rarely stay personal — especially when they begin to impact leadership clarity, operational momentum, and financial decisions.

Andy Loveland didn't want to raise his kids on screens. His business offers a solution.

A chart created by METR, a nonprofit A.I. organization, has become an industrywide obsession as it measures the rapid development of big A.I. systems.

MacBook Neo orders on the Apple Store won't reach customers until May. Score the best-ever price at Amazon with fast delivery.

The new returns feature is the company's latest effort to become an everything app.

A chance encounter with a store clerk revealed that what looks like a problem is often the first step.

We tested Apple Watch, Galaxy Watch, Pixel Watch, Garmin Venu, and a budget smartwatch over a 30-mile run to find the most accurate.

Apple’s 2026 MacBook lineup introduces the budget Neo and M5 upgrades. Find out which MacBook is right for you.

The company says Claude Design is intended to help people like founders and product managers without a design background share their ideas more easily. 

Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa reveals the unconventional tactics that help him decompress.

Friday’s statements that the strait is now open raised investors’ hopes that oil and gas would start flowing out of the Persian Gulf in significant volumes again.

When CFOs step into pricing conversations, companies replace guesswork with data, align sales and finance, and turn revenue into more predictable profit.

As of April 17, you can get the Monster Shock portable Bluetooth speaker for just $26.99, down from $49.99.

David Eisenman sought to better understand how to prevent school shootings and other targeted violence, until the Department of Homeland Security halted the research.

Although you can already track hotel prices at the city level, the new update lets you do so for a specific hotel that you're interested in.

The grocery chain is paying $7.4 million after receipts printed too many credit card digits, creating identity theft risk.

Companies spend billions declaring their values. None of it works as well as a single moment when a leader does something nobody expected. That is the moment everyone remembers.

Some lawmakers are calling for widespread reforms following years of surveillance scandals and abuses across successive U.S. administrations. But even if the spy law known as Section 702 expires in April, the government's spy powers will not automatically lapse.

The Strait of Hormuz has remained almost completely closed as the U.S. and Iran have disputed the terms of their ceasefire agreement.

Cybercriminals are impersonating recruiters to hustle job seekers, using real LinkedIn profiles and convincing details.

Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET. on April 15.

Netflix is going to launch a TikTok-like vertical video feed within its apps this month, and plans to use AI broadly for content creation and recommendations.

DJI has unveiled the Osmo Pocket 4, the next iteration of its popular handheld gimbal camera.

The average bill rose 3 percent last year, in part because of higher tax rates. There are ways to try to reduce what you owe, experts say.

Users are fed up with misinformation and AI slop cluttering their feeds. SaySo is a new short-form video app that delivers news from vetted creators and journalists.

The San Francisco startup closed a Series C funding round led by Antonio Gracias' firm Valor, which is a major backer of xAI.

The gap between AI insiders and everyone else is widening, and the spending, suspicion, and even new vocabulary are starting to show it. While OpenAI is busy buying up everything from finance apps to talk shows, a certain shoe company just rebranded as an AI infrastructure play, and Anthropic unveiled a model it says is too powerful to release publicly …but apparently not too […]

The iScanner App can replace your space-hogging desktop scanner.

Meta's new Muse Spark AI model powers multimodal image recognition, parallel task handling and a dedicated shopping mode across its apps and AI glasses.

Bob Odenkirk, Ben Wheatley, Derek Kolstad, and Marc Provissiero sit down with Mashable's Kristy Puchko to discuss their gritty, old-school approach to filmmaking in 'Normal'.

Learn how to set up Starlink Roam, test speeds, and use it on the go. Tips for satellite internet while traveling.

NASA’s Artemis II mission ends with a Pacific Ocean splashdown. The Orion capsule safely returns astronauts after a historic lunar journey.

Federal agencies have requested access to Claude Mythos Preview, which Anthropic says can rapidly identify — and potentially create — new cyberthreats.

Get the ASUS ROG Swift 32-inch 4K OLED monitor for $899.99 at Amazon, down from $1,299 with dual-mode 240Hz/480Hz play.

As of April 17, the Soundcore AeroFit 2 by Anker earbuds are discounted to $79.98 at Amazon, 38% off their list price of $129.99.

A growing crop of startups are set on challenging the chip giant's supremacy.

A White House spokesperson told CNBC the administration had been working with industry leaders to mitigate disruption brought about by the conflict.

As of April 17, the Keurig K-Mini coffee maker is on sale for $59.99 at Amazon, 40% off its list price of $99.99.

Is anti-A.I. radicalization a growing trend?

Preorder the Pokémon TCG Chaos Rising Elite Trainer Box for $114.99 at Walmart, beating TCGplayer’s market price.

From Cuba to the Persian Gulf, Trump is expected to face fresh challenges across a new arc of tanker diplomacy.

Find the best streaming stick deal. Save 25% on the Roku Streaming Stick 4K Plus at Amazon.

After defense secretary Pete Hegseth repeated an air rescue group's prayer that borrows from 'Pulp Fiction', Stephen Colbert had thoughts.

Amazon has the Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Elite Trainer Box back in stock for $83.90, with lower prices at Walmart and TCGplayer.

Spotify has updated its app to be a lot more responsive on wide-screen devices.

'The Mandalorian and Grogu's final trailer is here, with Pedro Pascal facing more than a few battles.

As of April 17, the Toshiba 100-inch Z670 Series Mini-LED 4K TV has hit its lowest-ever price at Amazon of $2,499.99. This is 38% off its list price of $3,999.99.

Israel's central bank governor hopes a swift resolution to the wars in Lebanon and Iran can ease a growth shock.

Get the best streaming stick deal at Amazon. Save 43% on the Amazon Fire TV Stick HD.

The deep-sea fish ended up with glowing lures not just to snag meals, but also to attract mates, a new study finds.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh gave transplant recipients certain immune cells from their organ donors. It didn’t always work.

Answers to each clue for the April 17, 2026 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Extreme heat is extremely hard on your vehicle, but a few simple precautions can help a lot.

Bench players and stars alike see fun and career possibilities behind the mic.

Curry Barker's buzzed-about horror offering, "Obsession," could be a great cheap date (or a life-changing one). Here's how to see it early for free.

Consider this your sign to upgrade your laptop while this MacBook Air is on sale.

Get the 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan for $79.97 (reg. $540), combining multiple AI tools for writing, images, and more in one platform.

Unblock TNAFlix porn for free from anywhere in the world.

For the first time in six years, BookCon is back. Held in New York City on April 18 and 19, BookCon returns, welcoming all your favorite authors, including Rachel Reid, Andy Weir, Casey McQuiston, and RF Kuang.

The 2026 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are officially here. Here's how to watch every hockey game, plus the best streaming deals.

Get the best portable power station deal. Save 42% on the Jackery HomePower 3600 Plus at Amazon.

Find the best power station deal at Amazon. Save 46% on the Anker Solix C1000 at Amazon.

The southern European country has ramped up its investment in solar and wind technologies in recent years.