Microsoft takes on AI rivals with three new foundational models

by News Feed Editor | Apr 2, 2026 | Technology

Microsoft AI, the tech giant’s research lab, announced the release of three foundational AI models on Thursday that can generate text, voice, and images. The release signals Microsoft’s continued push to build out its own stack of multimodal AI models — and compete...

Iran war proves this golden Wall Street rule right, yet again

by News Feed Editor | Apr 2, 2026 | Stock Market

Before President Trump even started speaking Wednesday night, investors had already factored in a swift end to the crisis. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Video: Protests in Gaza against Israel’s Palestinian death penalty law

by News Feed Editor | Apr 2, 2026 | World

NewsFeedPalestinians in Gaza joined protests against the Israeli government’s approval of a death penalty law that would be applied to Palestinian prisoners, convicted of killing Israelis in acts of “terror”. The same sentence will not apply to Jewish Israelis...

Money transfer app Duc exposed thousands of driver’s licenses and passports to the open web

by News Feed Editor | Apr 2, 2026 | Technology

A publicly accessible Amazon-hosted storage server allowed anyone with a web browser to access potentially hundreds of thousands of people’s personal data without needing a password. This included driver’s licenses, passports, and other personal information collected...

‘Israel has been avoiding any diplomacy’ and pursuing escalation

by News Feed Editor | Apr 2, 2026 | World

Political commentator Abed Abou Shhadeh says Israel is rejecting diplomacy in favour of pursuing escalation of its military invasion of Lebanon, even as the United States and Iran engage in indirect talks to de-escalate the wider conflict.Published On 2 Apr 20262 Apr...

Microsoft’s stock has been plagued by ‘apathy.’ Can it excite Wall Street once more?

by News Feed Editor | Apr 2, 2026 | Stock Market

Microsoft has disappointed investors with both Copilot and Azure trends recently. Cloud capacity should ultimately increase, but that’s not an immediate fix. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

‘I haven’t slept for days’: Iranians describe mounting desperation after a month of war

by News Feed Editor | Apr 2, 2026 | Top Stories

We cannot give Setareh’s real name or say what kind of work she does – no detail that might possibly identify her to the regime’s secret police. But we can say that she is a young woman from Tehran who loved going to work, where she could meet her...

Google now lets you direct avatars through prompts in its Vids app

by News Feed Editor | Apr 2, 2026 | Technology

Google on Thursday added new features to its video editor app Vids, including directing and customizing avatars through text prompts, Veo 3.1 support, the ability to export videos to YouTube, and recording with a Chrome extension. Users will be able to use natural...

‘We’re aiming for a monthly income of $11,500’: I’m 64. I’ve $1.5 million in a 401(k). How do I time my withdrawals?

by News Feed Editor | Apr 2, 2026 | Stock Market

“I plan to start collecting my Social Security of $4,100 at 68.” Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Raiders sign Kirk Cousins to give expected top pick Fernando Mendoza a veteran presence

by News Feed Editor | Apr 2, 2026 | Sports

HENDERSON, Nev. — Kirk Cousins signed with the Las Vegas Raiders, his agent announced Thursday morning, giving them a veteran quarterback to help ease the expected selection of Fernando Mendoza with the top draft pick.Agent Mike McCartney announced the signing...