Miscellaneous news
'Oscar of science' awarded to US team behind gene therapy that restores lost vision — 19 April 2026 (LINK)
8 children between the ages of 1 and 14 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say: gunman killed eight children in domestic-related shootings at different homes early Sunday, said Shreveport police chief. A total of 10 people were shot. The gunman later died after a chase with officers who fired at the suspect — 19 April 2026 (LINK)
Watches & Wonders 2026: The winners and losers from from Geneva's biggest watch fair — 19 April 2026 (LINK)
— Four days on the ground in Geneva, hundreds of novelties across the halls, and more space-travel storytelling than a NASA documentary. Who brought it and who didn't.
The 27 best watches from Watches and Wonders 2026 — (LINK)
Motley Fool: A potential worst-case scenario is setting up for the stock market on May 15 — and there's no sweeping this under the rug: — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
— Friday, May 15, marks the final day of Jerome Powell's second term as Fed chair. President Donald Trump and Powell have feuded over interest rates over the last year. On Jan. 30, Trump officially nominated Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell. His voting record and vocal critiques of the central bank's actions raise red flags for Wall Street. Warsh's voting record and commentary show that he placed greater emphasis on one aspect of the Fed's dual mandate (stabilizing prices) than the other (maximizing employment).
Janhvi Kapoor, newly appointed face of luxury watchmaker Baume & Mercier, owns Geneva's watch fair dressed in old Hollywood glam — 18 April 2026 (LINK)
Netflix shares fall 10% on Q2 guidance miss; co-founder Hastings to exit — 16 April 2026 (LINK)
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills his wife and then himself, police say — 16 April 2026 (LINK)
— The shooting stemmed from an ongoing domestic dispute surrounding “what seems to be a complicated or messy divorce,” police chief said.
21 million BTC visualized in oil painting debuting at Bitcoin 2026 — 16 April 2026 (LINK)
NASA selects Voyager for seventh private mission to ISS, targeted to launch no earlier than 2028 from Florida: first selection for a private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory — 15 April 2026 (LINK)
— The mission, named VOYG-1, is expected to spend as many as 14 days aboard the space station. A specific launch date will depend on overall spacecraft traffic at the orbital outpost and other planning considerations. Voyager will submit four proposed crew members to NASA and its international partners for review. Once approved and confirmed, they will train with NASA, international partners, and the launch provider for their flight. The company will purchase mission services from NASA, including crew consumables, cargo delivery, storage, and other in-orbit resources for daily use. NASA will purchase the capability to return scientific samples that must remain cold during transit back to Earth.
A $1 million Picasso has sold for just $117 in raffle to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Research Foundation: winner Ari Hodara is an art lover from Paris who works selling software: the raffle had 120,000 tickets, suggesting total raised could be $14 million — 15 April 2026 (LINK)
Scientists revived a 24,000-year-old animal frozen in Siberia. The rotifer woke up and started reproducing — 16 April 2026 (LINK)
— Indian Defence Review: This finding pushes the known limits of cryptobiosis, a state in which organisms suspend metabolism to survive extreme environments. While similar behaviour has been observed in single-celled organisms and some simple animals, this case stands out because rotifers possess more complex internal structures, including digestive systems.
Five new Patek Philippe releases from Watches and Wonders Geneva that deserve your full attention — 50th Nautilus anniversary or not — 15 April 2026 (LINK) requires signup
Scientists now think they know how Egypt's Great Pyramid was built by moving 2.3 million stones without modern machines: internal ramps system — 15 April 2026 (LINK)
Vicious Cycle Index (VCI): this indicator has called every recession over the last 80 years: the U.S. economy could be starting a vicious cycle if this indicator is right — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
— Smart moves for investors include buying recession-resistant stocks and increasing their cash positions.
AI search is changing which crypto brands get discovered: i.e. the ones whose coverage appears in the right places, in the right format, with consistent language across sources — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
— Less than 15% of crypto projects have taken meaningful steps to appear in AI-generated answers, and the gap between who AI recommends and who deserves to be recommended widens every quarter.
10 best AI crypto and stock trading bots (2026): a beginner's guide — 14 April 2026 (LINK)
Catchup: Travellers stranded at Istanbul Airport, Turkey as 192 flights are delayed and 2 cancelled — 13 April 2026 (LINK)