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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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Producers and the cultural authorities hope that technology can overcome a language barrier and take the country’s shows to the world.

ChatGPT and Starbucks now allow AI to help users pick drinks to suit their mood.

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

See the Moon phase expected for April 17, 2026 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected.

The fundraise is the first major capital raise under Sequoia's new leadership, with Alfred Lin and Pat Grady now serving as co-stewards of the 54-year-old firm.

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

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

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

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1763 on April 17 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

When can "The Pitt" fans expect to check back into the ED for Season 3?

Google Home issues after the Gemini update are frustrating users. Here’s what went wrong with Google’s smart home system.

Disable Automatic Content Recognition on Amazon Fire TV to stop tracking. Follow steps to turn off smart TV data collection.

Google warns quantum computing could break crypto encryption. Learn how quantum hackers threaten cryptocurrency security.

MacBook Neo performance test with 8K video and RAW photos.

The three-year-old startup raised $150 million led by Khosla Ventures.

As of April 16, get the DJI Flip for just $539. That saves you $100 off its list price, nearly bringing it back to its lowest price ever.

The studio's first project will be about Moses and star Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley, to be released this spring on Prime Video.

Hastings helped to transform the video rental industry — first with physical, then digital, delivery.

AI infrastructure company Upscale AI is reportedly in talks to raise its third funding round since launching just seven months ago.

NASA Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch says the future moon-landing Artemis IV crew will probably be diverse without trying.

The new model, called π0.7, represents what the company describes as an early but meaningful step toward the long-sought goal of a general-purpose robot brain.

This week on Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen speaks with Capella Kerst, founder and CEO of geCKo Materials.

A former Meta employee is accused of accessing around 30,000 private Facebook photos by allegedly bypassing internal security systems. What to know now.

Five years later the founders, now 24 years old, say their startup has achieved $300 million in annualized revenue.

OpenAI's agentic coding tool has gotten a major makeover, with a variety of new powers and abilities.

Crunchyroll has launched "Witch Chat," a new companion podcast for "Witch Hat Atelier" featuring episode recaps, lore breakdowns, and character discussions.

Europol coordinated an operation against for-hire distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) services, including the arrest of four people and the takedown of 53 domains.

A herald of the SAASpocalypse?

Anthropic announced the release of Claude Opus 4.7 on April 16. The new frontier AI model is available now.

Patrick Schwarzenegger's casting as Gus Everett in the "Beach Read" adaptation has sparked backlash online, with fans arguing he does not match the Emily Henry character.

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

Allbirds was a brand that made wool shoes that were popular with Silicon Valley tech dudes. Emphasis on "was."

If culture is shaped by TikTok's algorithmic feed, then it's time for us to decide where we draw the line between necessary marketing and inauthentic growth hacking.

Now, when you're using AI Mode on Chrome desktop, clicking a link will open the webpage side-by-side with AI Mode.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that two Americans were sentenced to years in prison for helping the North Korean government place fake IT workers in U.S. companies.

According to CEO Helen Gu, the biggest problem facing the industry today is not just monitoring and diagnosing where AI models go wrong, it's diagnosing how the entire tech stack operates now that AI is a part of it.

Adobe says AI traffic to U.S. retail sites also jumped 269% in March, with visitors converting better and generating more revenue than non-AI shoppers.

The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select is on sale for $14.99 with code SAVE4K, down from the list price of $39.99. That's a 63% discount.

The feature will be initially available to paid users in the U.S.

Google announced that it's bringing Personal Intelligence to Nano Banana. It can now make personalized AI images based on your Photos library.

The new new tools are designed to help creators throughout the entire development process.

"The Pitt"s night shift took center stage in the last episodes of Season 2. Will that continue? Here's what Noah Wyle said.

Get three months of Audible Standard membership for only 99 cent per months through April 30. That's $24 in savings.

Preorder the new Bluetti FridgePower for $759, down from the normal price of $1,299. That's a 42% discount.

"The Pitt" Season 2 finale airs tonight. Make sure to watch after the credits roll.