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Italy Misses Third Straight World Cup. Gattuso Resigns.
Italy's penalty shootout exit in April 2026 confirmed a third consecutive World Cup absence for the four-time champions. Gennaro Gattuso resigned immediately. Antonio Conte is the frontrunner to rebuild.
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Anthropic's Project Glasswing Uncovers Thousands of Zero-Day Flaws
Anthropic's Project Glasswing, launched April 7, 2026 with 12 major tech partners, used a pre-release AI model to surface thousands of critical zero-day vulnerabilities, many dormant for over a decade.
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IMF Warns War Supply Disruptions Will Slow Global Growth
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says the April 14 World Economic Outlook will downgrade 2026 growth from 3.3% and raise inflation projections as Brent crude hits $110 and Hormuz stays blocked.
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VW's Biggest-Ever EV Campaign Arrives at Beijing Auto Show
Volkswagen Group unveils 10 electrified models including 4 world premieres at Auto China 2026, committing to a new vehicle every two weeks in China as global EV sales slow.
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Starfield PS5 Launches with Free Lanes Update Today
Starfield lands on PS5 on April 7, 2026, ending its 2.5-year Xbox exclusivity. The free Free Lanes update adds real-time interplanetary cruise travel, new POIs, and economy changes across all platforms.
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Airlines Cancel Flights as Jet Fuel Hits $195 a Barrel
The US-Israel war on Iran has doubled jet fuel prices to $195 a barrel. Air New Zealand, SAS, AirAsia, and United are cutting thousands of flights as the IEA warns of spreading fuel shortages.
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Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-5281 Actively Exploited: Update Now
A use-after-free flaw in Chrome's WebGPU layer is the fourth zero-day exploited in 2026. The patch is in Chrome 146.0.7680.178 and affects an estimated 3.5 billion users.
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SpaceX Files $1.75T IPO: The Largest Public Offering in History
SpaceX filed confidentially for an IPO at a $1.75 trillion valuation on April 1, 2026, targeting a June NASDAQ listing that would raise $75 billion in the largest public offering ever.
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Entertainment
See all →Shiloh Jolie's K-Pop Debut: How She Won the Da Young Audition Without Anyone Knowing Who She Was
Shiloh Jolie, 19, appeared in K-pop artist Da Young's 'What's a Girl to Do' music video after winning an open US audition. Starship Entertainment confirmed it did not know her parents were Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt until after filming.
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MLB 2026 Opens on Netflix: What the Streaming Deal Costs Fans
The 2026 MLB season opened with an exclusive Netflix broadcast on March 25, splitting baseball across five platforms at a combined cost of $500-700 per year for comprehensive access.
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Investors Are Quietly Rethinking American Assets
A year after Liberation Day, 50% of German companies have cut US investment plans, FDI has stayed below projections, and institutional capital is diversifying away from dollar-dominated assets.
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Tesla China Sales Surge 87% Month-Over-Month in March 2026
Tesla delivered 85,670 vehicles from its Shanghai factory in March 2026, up 8.7% year-over-year and 46.2% month-over-month, with Q1 2026 China deliveries running 23.5% above Q1 2025.
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Sedona's Group Travel Boom Is Remaking the Red Rock Experience
Corporate retreats, bachelorette groups, and spiritual tour packages have pushed Sedona's air tours to fully booked through June 2026. Solo hikers are competing for parking and permits against a group travel wave that has permanently changed how Sedona works in spring.
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RLCS Boston Major Won by Gentle Mates; CS2 IEM Rio Starts April 13
Gentle Mates took the RLCS 2026 Boston Major and its $354K prize pool in February. CS2's IEM Rio ($300K) and PGL Bucharest ($500K) run in April, alongside the first Fortnite Major of 2026.
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Food & Culture
See all →The Best New London Restaurants to Try in April 2026
Mayfair's coastal Portuguese fine dining, Shoreditch Korean-Italian fusion, Covent Garden's day-boat seafood, and a Notting Hill natural wine bistro define London's strongest spring opening class in recent memory.
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Education & Careers
See all →42% of College Students Say AI Changed How They Think About Their Major
Lumina Foundation-Gallup's 2026 study of 14,000+ students finds 42% of bachelor's students influenced by AI in their major choice, 16% have already switched. Among two-year students, 56% are reconsidering their field of study.
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Somatic Movement Is Taking Over Fitness. Wearables Are Struggling to Keep Up.
Search volume for somatic movement grew 340% from 2024 to 2026 as practitioners reject constant quantification for body-awareness practice. Apple and Garmin are adding mindfulness modes, but the fundamental tension between data obsession and presence is unresolved.
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