Amazon just drew a line in the sand. No more Fire TV Sticks that let users install apps from anywhere but its own store. The change hit with the Fire TV Stick HD, announced April 15, 2026, and it’s locked in for all future models. Product pages now flash a stark warning: “For enhanced security, […]

A federal judge in California slammed the brakes on Nexstar Media Group’s freshly closed $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna Inc. U.S. District Chief Judge Troy L. Nunley issued a preliminary injunction late Friday, April 17, 2026, barring the two largest local TV station owners from integrating operations. The order demands Nexstar keep Tegna running as

Europe’s push for digital sovereignty just collided with open-source orthodoxy. The Free Software Foundation delivered a stark warning to OnlyOffice this week. You can’t bolt extra restrictions onto the GNU AGPLv3 to handcuff forks. The dispute traces back to Euro-Office, a Microsoft Office rival forked from OnlyOffice by Nextcloud and IONOS. OnlyOffice cried foul over

Federal Reserve officials are hitting the brakes on rate cuts. The Iran War, erupting in late February, has spiked oil prices and revived inflation fears. Early-year bets for multiple reductions now look fanciful. Traders price in zero cuts for 2026. The Fed’s consensus clings to one. But even doves are wavering. Governor Christopher Waller laid

Southwest Airlines just tapped fresh talent to overhaul its digital front and loyalty engine. Sabrina Callahan steps in as the carrier’s first chief digital and marketing officer. Nandika Suri takes the reins as vice president of Rapid Rewards. These moves, announced April 14, come at a pivotal moment. The airline grapples with policy shifts like

The U.S. International Trade Commission drew a line under a contentious chapter in the Apple-Masimo patent war on April 17, 2026. By declining to review an administrative law judge’s finding of no infringement, the ITC terminated proceedings against Apple’s redesigned Apple Watches. This move clears the path for continued U.S. sales of models featuring the

Three top OpenAI executives departed Friday, the latest in a string of high-level exits that signal the company’s sharp turn toward enterprise sales and away from experimental projects. Kevin Weil, who led scientific research after stints as chief product officer, announced his exit on LinkedIn as OpenAI for Science decentralized into broader research teams. Bill

Rivian Automotive has turned a corner in its cost-cutting push. The electric-vehicle maker is repurposing more than 100 of its own second-life battery packs into a 10-megawatt-hour energy storage system at its Normal, Illinois, plant. Partner Redwood Materials handles the integration. This marks the largest such setup for any U.S. automaker. The April 14 announcement

Electric-vehicle maker Lucid Group pulled in roughly $1.05 billion in fresh capital this week, a mix of stock sales and big checks from Uber Technologies and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The haul breaks down simply. A $300 million public offering of common stock, priced and underwritten by Bank of America. An extra $200 million

Norway’s North Sea fields, once gushers of black gold, now whisper their final reserves. Production declines. Reservoir pressures drop. Yet hundreds of millions of barrels linger underground, teasing operators with promise. New analysis from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate points to advanced enhanced oil and gas recovery—EOGR—methods that could free 350 to 700 million standard cubic