Daily News Update — 2026-04-17

Environmental Report (Stillwater, MN)

Stillwater, MN | 2026-04-17 10:13 ☁️ Current Weather 🌥️ Mostly cloudy 🌡️ 67.5°F (feels like 73.0°F) 💨 Wind: 18 mph SOUTH | 💧 Humidity: 68% 🌬️ AQI: 73 (Good air quality) | Dominant: o3 💊 With this level of air quality, you have no limitations. Enjoy the outdoors!

Regional & Global News

Minnesota:

• Midwest Forecast to See Strong Storms on Friday
• Watch: Rising prices threaten Minnesota's meat raffles

National:

• House Votes to Extend Expiring FISA Surveillance Law for 10 Days
• She Made Sure Her Baby Was Born an American. Then Federal Agents Separated Them.
• The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe
• Trump Tries to Stop Drug Smuggling From South America. Drug Smugglers Invent New Tactics.
• Stephen Colbert Delights in Trump’s ‘Ongoing Papal Feud’
• Pope criticises 'tyrants' who spend billions on wars after Trump spat
• Trump's Lebanon ceasefire takes Israel by surprise
• Israel starts a tense ceasefire in Lebanon. And, Trump nominates a new CDC director.
• Who says they have no fear of the Trump administration? The quiz knows

International:

• Mugabe's son pleads guilty to pointing a gun in South Africa
• Avengers reassemble and Top Gun flies back - Hollywood studios preview their new movies
• Moment wolf on the run in South Korea is found

Tech Industry Roundup

• Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch
• Recent advances push Big Tech closer to the Q-Day danger zone
• After a saga of broken promises, a European rover finally has a ride to Mars
• Lucasfilm drops The Mandalorian and Grogu final trailer at CinemaCon
• Intel refreshes non-Ultra Core CPUs with new silicon for the first time
• OpenAI starts offering a biology-tuned LLM
• As they got close to the Moon, Artemis II astronauts were eager to land
• Mozilla launches Thunderbolt AI client with focus on self-hosted infrastructure
• Ad firms settle with Trump FTC over claims they boycotted conservative media
• New Codex features include the ability to use your computer in the background
• The Ukraine war's deep impact on Metro 2039’s development, story
• New undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s backbone
• Microsoft and Stellantis want to use AI to help car owners
• Gemini can now create personalized AI images by digging around in Google Photos
• RFK Jr. forces FDA to reconsider 12 unproven peptides after 2023 ban
• First look: Also's upcoming e-bike disconnects the pedals and wheels
• Meet the Quantum Kid
• Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance
• MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged
• Coolfly Aura Review: More Angles, Fewer Advantages
• Best Bluetooth Speakers (2026): JBL, Sonos, Bose, and More
• The Best MagSafe Accessories (for Android, Too!): Chargers, Wallets, and More
• How Can Astronauts Tell How Fast They’re Going?
• Canyon Spectral:ON CF 8 Electric Mountain Bike: Beginner-Friendly, Under $5K
• The Influencers Normalizing Not Having Sex
• Nothing Phone (4a) Pro Review: A Close Second
• The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden's Surveillance Machine
• Spoofed Tankers Are Flooding the Strait of Hormuz. These Analysts Are Tracking Them
• 6,000 Meters Under the Pacific, Japan Seeks Independence From China on Rare Earths
• Foreo Discount Codes and Deals: Up to 50% Off
• Nike Promo Codes and Deals: 30% Off
• H&R Block Coupon: 25% Off DIY + Tax Pro Assist
• 50% Off Blue Apron Promo Codes | April 2026
• TopResume Free Review, Discounts & Packages for 2026
• 20% Squarespace Promo Codes | April 2026
• Visible Promo Code: Save Over $400 in April 2026
• LegalZoom Promo Code: Exclusive 10% Off LLC Formations
• Dark Matter May Be Made of Black Holes From Another Universe
• Europe’s Online Age Verification App Is Here
• The Online Fiction Boom Reimagining China’s History
• Musk v. Altman Is a Battle for OpenAI’s Soul
• The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund
• Google's AI Mode Update Tries to Kill Tab Hopping in Chrome
• Anthropic Plots Major London Expansion
• Congress Turns Up Pressure on DHS Over Palantir’s Role in Immigration Crackdown
• The 10 Best MagSafe Phone Grips for Your Butter Fingers (2026)
• Smart Plug Guide (2026): When You Should and Shouldn’t Use One
• Exit 8 is cinema for the livestreaming era
• Anthropic now has a design assistant too
• Roblox agrees to a $12 million settlement with Nevada
• Donut Lab's battery claims reportedly subject of whistleblower complaint
• TCL's RGB-Mini LED TVs will start at $8,000
• Engadget Podcast: Allbirds goes from shoes to AI
• The Morning After: Our verdict on the DJI Osmo Pocket 4
• PSA: Stop using your Casely Power Pods wireless charger immediately
• Bluesky blames DDoS attack for server outages
• Reed Hastings is leaving Netflix after 29 years
• Perplexity brings its Personal Computer AI assistant to Mac
• Call of Duty movie arrives on June 30, 2028
• Blackmagic Camera for iOS now has a companion Watch app
• Meta is giving Threads on web a redesign that finally adds direct messages
• The European Commission wants Google to share search engine data with competitors
• Blizzard just made Overwatch’s best mode much worse
• Playdate Season 3 is coming later this year
• A first look at Metro 2039 shows how its Ukrainian developer turned the darkness up to 11
• OpenAI's latest Codex update builds the groundwork for its upcoming super app
• Google Chrome makes it easier to wrangle different tabs in AI Mode
• Intel launches new Core Series 3 chips for mainstream laptops
• Gemini can now draw on your Google data to personalize the images it generates
• The first real trailer for the Street Fighter movie is filled with crowd-pleasing moments
• Meta isn't setting its Oversight Board free just yet
• Meta Quest headset prices are going up on April 19
• Anna's Archive told to pay Spotify and record labels $322 million over unprecedented music scraping
• Canva starts previewing a more powerful version of its AI assistant
• Spotify debuts a new UI just for tablets
• DJI Osmo Pocket 4 review: The only vlogging camera you'll ever need
• Anthropic will ask Claude users to verify their identities 'for a few use cases'
• Anthropic Introduces First Design Tool to Claude
• Moms Recommend: The Best Smart Baby Monitors of 2026
• Micro RGB TVs Were Everywhere at CES, but TCL's QM8L Could Put Them to Shame
• One Month With the MacBook Neo and Feeling the Limits
• Tyrese Maxey Has a Second Job to Help Make Watching the NBA Playoffs Easier
• Coachella Week 2: How to Watch Justin Bieber, Karol G for Free This Weekend
• Smartphone Prices Are Still Climbing. Here Are 3 Ways to Get Around That
• I Wore the Whoop Band and the Apple Watch for Months and Found the Best Fit
• Disney Plus's 30 Best TV Shows You Should Stream Right Now
• Uber Eats Will Now Handle Your Returns. Here's How to Use the Feature
• AT&T Revamped Its Unlimited Phone Plans. Here's How They Compare
• MacOS Now Has a Native Gemini AI App
• The Hidden iPhone Feature You Need to Enable for Crystal-Clear Calls
• Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 17 #775
• Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 17, #1041
• Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 17, #1763
• Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, April 17
• Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 17, #571
• Opera Adds Browser Connector Feature to Integrate AI Chatbots Into Browsers
• Roblox Will Pay $12 Million to Settle Nevada Child Safety Lawsuit
• Swiss Privacy Goes Global: Proton VPN Grows Coverage to 145 Countries
• The Best iPhone 17 Cases for 2026
• NordVPN Now Covers Every State in New Server Expansion
• Tapo Releases Ultrapowerful Dual-Lens Camera Kit for Complete Yard Coverage
• Netflix Is Introducing Vertical Video to Its Mobile App This Month

Generated: 4/17/2026, 10:13:28 AM Sources: Composite Weather API, RSS feeds (NYT, BBC, NPR, TechCrunch, The Verge, Ars Technica, Wired, Engadget, CNET)