by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Technology
AI coding startup Cursor is nearing new funding in which the four-year-old company would raise at least $2 billion in fresh capital, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Returning investors Thrive and Andreessen Horowitz are expected to lead the...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | World
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and United States President Donald Trump have said that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial vessels.Araghchi declared on Friday that the strategic waterwat was “completely open” in line with the ceasefire between Israel...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — The United States House, in a bipartisan effort that highlighted Republican division over the Trump administration’s immigration policies, passed a bill Thursday (April 16) to allow Haitian migrants temporary legal protections to live in the U.S. for three...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Financial
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Energy stocks — Shares fell sharply as oil prices sunk more than 12% after Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz for the duration of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. APA Corp. shares declined by more than...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Top Stories
Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That’s assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.(Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon) Article Attribution | Read...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Technology
There’s an old saw in management: What you measure matters. And, typically, you get more of whatever you’re measuring. Software engineers have debated productivity metrics for decades, starting with lines of code. But as the new generation of AI coding agents delivers...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | World
Shipping companies said several things had to be clarified, including the presence of mines, Iranian conditions, practical implementations.By ReutersPublished On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026Shipping companies have cautiously welcomed Iran’s announcement that the Strait of...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Health
The Host President Donald Trump this week nominated a former deputy surgeon general who has expressed support for vaccines to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Considered a more traditional fit for the job, Erica Schwartz would be the agency’s...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | Stock Market
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz on Friday sent a fresh wave of relief through oil markets, knocking U.S. crude prices down to their lowest levels since the early days of the U.S.-Iran conflict last month. Article Attribution | Read More at Article...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 17, 2026 | World
Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has posted a series of rapid-fire messages on the US-Israeli war with Iran, claiming that his government secured major concessions before a possible next round of ceasefire talks.Posted on Truth Social on Friday,...
