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On April 14, 2026, BlackLine unveiled 'Agentic Financial Operations' to bring governance and trust to AI use in finance, and the company has an installed base of more than 4,300 customers.

An owner welcomed what she believed was her missing cat back after about a week, only to have the real pet return weeks later; a veterinarian confirmed the later arrival as the original animal by microchip, leaving the owner with two identical-looking cats.

Workers report anxiety when AI is framed around cost savings and headcount reduction, and experts say that language deepens fear even as companies adopt AI. An IDC report cited in the article notes that outright job loss is a minority concern and that many expect AI to reshape rather than fully replace roles.

Roblox will roll out two new age-based account types in early June that automatically tailor content, chat and parental controls as users grow; the company says it will use age checks, moderation and creator requirements to enforce those limits.

The EU's age verification app is ready and will require users to upload a passport or ID to confirm age anonymously; the Commission plans a coordination mechanism while member states are weighing minimum age limits for social media.

Katey Wiseman posted an emotional Instagram tribute to her father, Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman, after the crew returned safely to Earth; the crew also proposed naming a lunar crater for her late mother, Carroll, and submitted the names to the International Astronomical Union.

Musician G. Love reports losing about 5.9 BTC (roughly $424,000) after downloading a fake Ledger Wallet app from Apple’s App Store, and a blockchain investigator traced the transfers to addresses linked to KuCoin. KuCoin says it has temporarily frozen a suspicious account for seven days while actions remain subject to legal processes.

More than 600 athletes from 12 counties will compete at Carnegie Mellon University on April 18 in basketball, track and field and swimming.

OpenAI said it will initially share its new model, GPT-5.4-Cyber, with hundreds of vetted partners through its Trusted Access for Cyber program and plans to expand access to thousands in the coming weeks; the model is designed to find software security vulnerabilities.

WordCamp Asia 2026 in Mumbai gathered global WordPress contributors for Contributor Day and two days of sessions; WordPress.com announced wider plugin and theme access on paid plans and demoed a new Telegram agent.

Authorities say a 20-year-old man from Texas allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's San Francisco home, carried a three-part manifesto and was later found at OpenAI's headquarters; he faces state and federal charges and is scheduled for arraignment Tuesday.

Amazon will buy Globalstar for about $11.57bn to add satellites to its Leo network and plans to deploy a next-generation system by 2028.

Hundreds gathered to mourn 10-year-old Marleigh Guevara after she was fatally struck by a car outside her Webster home; police said the driver remained at the scene and no charges had been filed as the investigation continued.

Christina Koch posted an Instagram video showing her dog Sadie greeting her after she returned from the Artemis II lunar flyby, and the crew splashed down in the Pacific after a 10-day mission.

Artemis II is NASA's first crewed Moon flyby in over 50 years and will test the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft with a four-person crew during an expected roughly 10-day mission.

Laddy Aldridge, a senior chief hospital corpsman from Cushing, Oklahoma, will be the first person to make contact with the Artemis II crew after their planned Pacific Ocean splashdown on April 10, and he will enter the Orion capsule to begin medical assessments.

The Artemis II crew is expected to return April 10, and the Orion capsule will bring back the mission patch designed by Kentucky artist Gregory Manchess. Manchess said the patch honors the many people behind the mission and took nearly two years to design.

Police say a woman in her 20s was attacked outside Epsom Methodist Church between about 2am and 4am after leaving a nearby nightclub; Surrey Police have launched an investigation and are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the U.S. is on an achievable path to return to the Moon, with near-monthly robotic missions to the lunar south pole planned to begin in 2027 and crewed missions anticipated in 2027–2028 as part of a push toward a lunar base and eventual Mars missions.

Four astronauts on Artemis II travelled to the vicinity of the Moon and returned after a 10-day test mission that concluded with a Pacific Ocean splashdown.

Artemis II astronauts returned to Houston after a roughly 250,000-mile mission around the moon and described a deep, lasting bond formed during the flight.

A 20-second clip of a couple in Pacers gear arguing at a Nets game went viral and has been viewed millions of times; in a Sports Illustrated interview they said the exchange began as a discussion about a New York Times podcast and the future of liberal arts colleges, and reactions online have been largely positive.

Anthropic said it will withhold its Mythos Preview model because of its unusually strong ability to find software vulnerabilities; U.S. officials and industry leaders have begun discussions, including a meeting convened by the Treasury Secretary.

Melania Trump denied any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and urged Congress to hold public hearings for survivors; several survivors released a statement criticizing the call.

Artemis II splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a 10-day lunar mission, and four astronauts were recovered in good condition at 8:07:27 p.m. ET.

Drivers waited at the reopened True Zero station in Studio City after a state-wide hydrogen supply disruption; hydrogen was being rationed and the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership said 21 stations resumed service on April 9.

CoreWeave said it will provide Anthropic with cloud computing to run AI models at production scale under a multiyear agreement, and the article mentions CoreWeave shares closed about 10% higher after the announcement.

A range of religious AI projects — from Kyoto University's BuddhaBot and Buddharoid to commercial AI 'Jesus' avatars and chat services — are emerging, and the article reports debates over how these systems are trained, who controls them and ethical and mental-health concerns.

Jamie Ding won his 20th straight 'Jeopardy!' episode on April 9, adding $33,027 and raising his total to $572,600; he is tied for seventh in consecutive wins and sits sixth on the regular-season money list.

Reuters reports Tesla is in early discussions about an all-new, smaller electric SUV that could be priced below the Model 3, with initial production expected in Shanghai and no confirmed timeline.