Background Checks to Curb Dating App Violence Advance in California Legislature
California’s Senate public‑safety committee approved Bill SB1390, mandating that dating apps run criminal background checks on users residing in the state. If a user is a registered sex offender or convicted of a violent felony, domestic violence, assault or hate crime, the platform must place a visible flag on the profile. The measure aims to curb the high incidence of sexual and violent assaults linked to online dating, a problem highlighted by recent investigations. Lawmakers plan to amend the bill to address privacy and implementation concerns before it reaches the privacy committee.
Patentee Secures Reversal of JMOL on Written Description and Enablement for Method of Treatment by Administering Genus of Antibodies at...
The Federal Circuit reversed a district‑court judgment of non‑infringement, affirming Teva's method‑of‑treatment claims covering anti‑CGRP antibodies for headache relief. The appellate court found that a single disclosed antibody, together with routine humanization methods, satisfied the written‑description requirement for a genus...
ATSC Offers ATSC 3.0 Guide to 2026 NAB Show
ATSC is showcasing its next‑generation broadcast standard, ATSC 3.0, at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas with a free guide highlighting exhibitors and sessions. The organization will host roughly 30 panels and feature more than 40 member companies, including major players...
Boom in Modular Home Construction Could Be Just Around the Corner
Modular home construction, representing 5.2% of North American building activity in 2023, is poised for accelerated growth as builders chase cost efficiencies. The Modular Building Institute projects a 6.3% annual demand increase, reaching $33.2 billion by 2030, driven by speed‑to‑market and...
Epic Games Store Users Have Until April 23 to Get Bonus Game Completely Free of Charge
Epic Games Store is giving away the early‑access title *Undead: Rise of the Betrayed King* for free until April 23, a game normally priced at $20. The offer runs alongside the weekly free game rotation, which will switch to *Doomblade* on...
New Mexico Justices Reject Move to Void County's ICE Contract for Bond-Funded Facility
New Mexico’s Supreme Court rejected a petition from Attorney General Raúl Torrez seeking to void Otero County’s five‑year, $283 million ICE service contract. The decision preserves roughly $14.33 million of outstanding Series 2007 revenue bonds that fund the county’s immigration detention facility. County...
Darren Heitner Is the Lawyer Steering the NIL Era
Darren Heitner, a veteran sports attorney, has become a central figure in the college NIL era, representing athletes in high‑profile disputes such as Duke’s $4 million NIL contract with quarterback Darian Mensah and a lawsuit against former Florida State coach Leonard...
Persona 5 Royal Joker LIMEPIE Series 1/8 Scale Figure Available to Pre-Order
APEX TOYS has announced a 1/8‑scale pre‑painted figure of Joker from Persona 5 Royal, part of its LIMEPIE series. The PVC/ABS statue measures roughly 23.5 cm tall, including a dedicated base, and faithfully reproduces Joker’s signature Phantom Thief costume. Priced at $38, the...
Bee Garden Codes for Roblox
A fresh batch of Bee Garden promo codes was released on April 17, 2026, adding the new codes “EASTER” and “DEVSAREBACK” that grant extra spins. Existing codes “beegarden” and “release” now provide double daily spins, a silver charm, and a...
Credo and Molex Shore up Their CPO Positions
Credo and Molex are strengthening their co‑packaged optics (CPO) capabilities through proposed transactions with DustPhotonics and Teraverse, respectively. The moves aim to broaden each company’s product portfolio and capture a larger share of the fast‑growing CPO market. In parallel, Openreach...
North Carolina System Names COO
Cape Fear Valley Health, a Fayetteville‑based health system, appointed Michael Tart as its chief operating officer. Tart, who has served as interim COO since February, has been with the organization for more than a decade and currently leads two of...
Mark Cuban Wants to Bring Drug Manufacturing to Hospitals’ Doorsteps — Literally
Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs is rolling out modular drug‑manufacturing pods that fit into tractor‑trailers, allowing hospitals to produce injectables and specialty medicines on‑site. The Dallas‑based facility already makes epinephrine, norepinephrine, Pitocin and pediatric cancer drugs, and claims rare‑disease therapies...
ASTRONEER Updated to Ver. 1.39.5
Astroneer has rolled out version 1.39.5, a maintenance‑focused patch that resolves several persistent bugs in megastructures and the Dynamic Landing System (DLS). The update corrects hologram orientation for megastructures, removes the Mega‑Deconstructor from the Aeoluz creative catalog, and fixes DLS anchor...
America’s Wind Market Keeps Building Under Policy Pressure
U.S. utility‑scale wind capacity reached roughly 159.5 GW by January 2026, with onshore accounting for 159.3 GW and offshore a modest 171 MW. Generation climbed to 464 TWh in 2025, representing just over 10% of total U.S. electricity. Developers are targeting 11.8 GW of new wind...
NAB Show: CarbonBlack Technology Creates Multi-Camera Real Time Projection-Based Virtual Production Solution
CarbonBlack Technology showcased the first multi‑camera, real‑time projection‑based virtual production workflow at the NAB Show. The system combines CarbonBlack’s nanotech Hybrid RP screen, Christie Sapphire 4K40‑RGBH projectors, Vizrt Engine 5, Disguise, and WePlay Studios’ stack, plus RED, Zeiss, Evertz and...
Spotlight On: Neulasta® (Pegfilgrastim) / Fulphila® (Pegfilgrastim-Jmdb) / Udenyca® (Pegfilgrastim-Cbqv) / Ziextenzo® (Pegfilgrastim-Bmez) / Nyvepria®(pegfilgrastim-Apgf) / Fylnetra™ (Pegfilgrastim-Apgf) / Stimufend®...
The April 2026 spotlight examines how patent claims for pegfilgrastim products—Neulasta, Fulphila, Udenyca, Ziextenzo, Nyvepria, Fylnetra, Stimufend and Armlupeg—are tallied across inter partes reviews (IPRs) and litigation. Claims are counted separately in each proceeding, so the same patent can generate multiple...
One Of Miami's Last Big Development Sites Hits The Market For $500M
A 6.6‑acre parcel in Miami's Park West is listed for $500 million, marking one of the most expensive land deals in South Florida history. The site, owned by Marc Roberts Cos. and Lion Development Group, is zoned for a 4.8 million‑square‑foot mixed‑use...
Hela Title Changed to Hela: Of Mice & Magic; ‘In Tune with Nature’ Deep Dive Trailer
Scandinavian‑folklore‑inspired open‑world adventure Hela has been retitled Hela: of Mice & Magic by Knights Peak Games and developer Windup Games. A new deep‑dive trailer showcases vibrant nature, a magical froggy backpack, and a dynamic soundtrack composed by Frida Johansson and...
Intel’s New Wildcat Lake Chips Take Aim at the MacBook Neo with AI as the Differentiator
Intel unveiled its Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" processors on April 16, positioning them as AI‑enabled alternatives to Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo in the budget‑laptop market. Built on the 18A node, the chips combine two performance cores, four efficiency cores, Xe3 graphics and...
Tariff Hike 2026: Vodafone Idea Cuts Benefits and Raises Prices on Select Plans; New Plans Rolled Out
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has overhauled its prepaid portfolio, raising the Rs 670 (~$8) plan from Rs 649 and the Rs 1050 (~$13) plan from Rs 1020, while downgrading several NonStop Hero packs to limited‑data Hero bundles. The carrier also introduced a cheaper Rs 1005 (~$12)...
UCI Health Names Chief AI Officer
Deepti Pandita, MD, has been appointed chief medical informatics and AI officer at UCI Health in Orange, California. Pandita, who joined the system in 2023 as vice president of clinical informatics and chief medical information officer, will now oversee the...
Do You Need a Lawyer for Estate Planning? Professional Help Vs. DIY
Estate planning can be tackled with DIY online templates or with an attorney’s guidance. Simple estates often only need a will, power of attorney, and healthcare directive, which many platforms can generate affordably. Complex assets, blended families, or significant tax...
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Stock Market Today: Indexes Soar, Oil Dives After Iran's Foreign Minister Says Strait of Hormuz 'Completely Open' During Ceasefire; Dow...
Iran’s foreign minister announced the Strait of Hormuz was "completely open" during a 10‑day Israel‑Lebanon cease‑fire, sending West Texas Intermediate down 11% to about $84 a barrel and Brent to $89. The plunge hammered the S&P 500 energy sector, which fell...
New Mammogram Policy: Maryland to Require BAC Notifications with First Law of Its Kind
Maryland has enacted HB 1364, becoming the first U.S. state to require mammography providers to inform patients when breast arterial calcifications (BACs) appear on their exams. BACs are not a breast‑cancer risk factor but have been linked to elevated cardiovascular disease...
Pilots Meow And Bark At Air Traffic Controllers Below 10,000 Feet, Prompting FAA Investigation
Pilots from Delta Air Lines and American Airlines regional jets were caught meowing and barking over the emergency frequency below 10,000 feet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The incident, recorded and shared by CBS News, prompted an immediate reprimand from an...
Trump Seeks More Time in Lawsuit Against IRS Over His Tax Returns
President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service alleges the agency failed to prevent a leak of his tax returns. His legal team has asked a federal judge to extend the Justice Department’s response deadline by 90 days, citing...
BLET, Utah Central Ratify New Agreement
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) ratified its first contract with Utah Central, the short‑line railroad that voted to unionize in December 2024. The agreement mirrors core provisions of other BLET contracts, including a seniority roster, general wage increases,...
Has The Anecdotal Lede Outlived Its Journalistic Utility?
The article argues that the once‑ubiquitous anecdotal lede—originating in the 1930s with Barney Kilgore—is losing relevance as readers skim stories and abandon them after a few paragraphs. Newsrooms are replacing narrative openings with AI‑generated bullet summaries that deliver the story’s...
Nevada Hospital Names CEO
Carson Valley Health, a Gardnerville, Nevada health system, announced Shannon Rogers as its new chief executive officer. Rogers has been with the organization since 2004 and most recently served as chief operating officer for eight years. During her tenure she...
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Developer Feels ‘Shut Down And Silenced’ After BAFTA Awards Pulled Her Game Over Its Subject Matter [Update]
Silver Script Games founder Alyx Jones announced that BAFTA pulled the trailer for her autobiographical game *The Quiet Things* at the last minute, citing insufficient time to add audience warnings. The game explores Jones’s personal experiences with childhood trauma, mental...
ARPA‑H’s ‘1 Cure’ Program Bets Smarter Design Can Expand Cancer Care to More People, Faster
ARPA‑H has launched the 1‑Cure program to create a universal radiotherapy platform that, together with smart biomaterials and AI‑driven treatment planning, can treat dozens of cancer types with a single, low‑cost approach. The technology aims to expose tumors to the...
ScaleWings Brings SW-51 Mustang Back to SUN ’N FUN
ScaleWings showcased its SW-51 Mustang at SUN ’n FUN 2026, highlighting progress since its 2022 debut. The German‑owned firm has sold 62 aircraft and delivered 40, including four in the first quarter of 2026, and aims to produce 16 units...
California’s Rural Health Transformation Plan, Focus on Workforce and Telehealth Expansion
California’s Rural Health Transformation Program (CalRHT) has been awarded roughly $233.6 million for fiscal year 2026, part of a $50 billion federal initiative to overhaul rural health care. The state’s three‑pillar plan targets hub‑and‑spoke care networks, workforce development, and a digital‑health overhaul...
Permitting Hurdles and Labor Shortages Threaten AI Data Center Timelines
Almost 40% of U.S. data‑center projects face schedule risk, and 60% of those slated for next year haven’t broken ground, according to satellite‑based analysis by SynMax. Executives cite permitting bottlenecks, local opposition, and shortages of labor, power and equipment as...
Decoding Pedestrian Severity at Crosswalks Using Hybrid Clustering and Random Parameter Models
A Texas study of 2017‑2022 crosswalk crashes used Cluster Correspondence Analysis to sort incidents into three environments: turn‑phase right‑of‑way violations at intersections, low‑speed yield‑phase collisions, and distraction‑related driveway departures. Within each cluster, Random Parameter Logit models showed that weather, lighting,...
AI for Mental Health Monitoring Shows Promise but Faces Bias and Privacy Barriers, Umbrella Review Finds
An umbrella review of 29 systematic studies finds AI tools can detect depression, anxiety and suicidal risk with 78%‑92% diagnostic accuracy, and multimodal systems surpass 89%. The analysis highlights AI’s promise for early detection, real‑time monitoring and expanding care to...
Trump Claims Iran to Suspend Nuclear Programme, with Deal to End War ‘Mostly Complete’
President Donald Trump announced that Iran has agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely and that a deal to end the U.S.-Iran war is "mostly complete." Simultaneously, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial traffic during the 10‑day...
Aston Martin Is Dragging Part-Owner Geely Back to Court Over a Logo With Wings
Aston Martin has filed a fresh lawsuit in the United Kingdom, appealing a 2023 Intellectual Property Office tribunal decision that found Geely’s London EV Company (LEVC) winged logo did not infringe the luxury marque’s iconic emblem. Geely, which increased its...
Arctos-, Blackstone-Backed GeoComply Cuts About 15% of Staff
GeoComply, the Blackstone‑backed geofencing provider for sportsbooks, announced layoffs affecting fewer than 80 employees, roughly 18% of its global staff. The cuts are framed as a "deliberate strategic evolution" to adapt to shifting U.S. betting regulations and rapid AI advancements....
Medicine's Next Leap: Delivering Gene Therapies Exactly Where They're Needed
Researchers at the University of Ottawa have shown that small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) can be selected based on their cell of origin to deliver siRNA therapeutics precisely to kidneys and the brain. In mouse models of chronic kidney disease, sEV‑mediated...
FDA-TRACK: Prescription Drug User Fee Act Review Goals Summary
The FDA’s Prescription Drug User Fee Act entered its seventh iteration, PDUFA VII, authorizing the agency to collect user fees from October 2023 through September 2027. The fees are earmarked to accelerate pre‑market drug application reviews and post‑market safety monitoring for both drugs...
Sunset at SUN ‘N FUN
AVweb published a photo gallery on April 17, 2026 showcasing a vivid sunset over the SUN 'n FUN airshow in Central Florida. The images, captured by staff photographer Matt Ryan, highlight aircraft silhouettes against an orange‑yellow sky. The gallery is...
Ammi and Martina Burke Appeal Criminal Contempt of Court Finding
Ammi and Martina Burke, mother and sister of jailed teacher Enoch Burke, are appealing a High Court ruling that found them guilty of criminal contempt after a two‑week jail term for disruptive conduct at a February hearing. They argue the...
Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media
In the run‑up to the 2026 midterm elections, hundreds of AI‑generated pro‑Trump influencer avatars flooded TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. The synthetic personas post identical, fervent captions praising God, America and Trump while commenting on hot‑button issues like the Iran...
Mal-Predict: Machine Learning-Guided Rapid Virtual Screening of Compounds Against Selected Targets of Plasmodium Falciparum Validated Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation
The researchers launched Mal‑Predict, a machine‑learning workflow that used a Random Forest classifier (AUC 0.912) to screen 1.9 million compounds from DrugBank, natural‑product, and Enamine‑Real databases for activity against Plasmodium falciparum targets. Predicted actives were docked and subjected to molecular dynamics simulations,...
Lebanon President Says Future Deal Will Not Cede Territory
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun announced that any future agreement with Israel will not involve ceding territory or compromising Lebanon's national rights. The remarks came in his first televised address since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that halted fighting between Israel and Hezbollah...
SharpGrade’s New Grader Blade Is a Simple Alternative to Large Grading Machines
SharpGrade unveiled its GS130 Precision Grader Blade at CONEXPO‑CON/AGG 2026, targeting large‑frame skid steers and compact track loaders in the 100‑135 hp segment. The attachment merges six‑way dozer capacity with motor‑grader precision, featuring a Zero Cross Coupling, side‑shift and pitch system, and...
Volvo’s Parent Geely Is Selling a $15,000 Electric SUV with Massaging Seats and 600 Km of Range
Geely, Volvo's parent, has launched the EX5 electric SUV at a base price of 109,800 yuan (about $15,300). The compact crossover offers up to 610 km of range, a 1,000‑watt sound system and optional massaging seats, positioning it as a premium‑feature vehicle...
Researchers Warn Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Is Already Being Exploited
Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse disclosed a vulnerability dubbed “Red Sun” (CVE‑2026‑33825) that lets Microsoft Defender rewrite cloud‑tagged files, potentially overwriting system files and escalating privileges. The proof‑of‑concept suggests the flaw is already being weaponized in the wild. Microsoft’s Security Response...
Disney Just Laid Off the Team Responsible for Giving the MCU Its Shared Visual Identity
Disney announced a company‑wide reduction of roughly 1,000 jobs, with Marvel Studios taking a heavy hit. The visual development department that defined the MCU’s shared aesthetic was almost entirely eliminated. The team, assembled by Kevin Feige, crafted early character designs,...