April 14, 2026

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US Trade Chief Says Tech Restrictions to Block Chinese Carmakers

The top US trade official said restrictions on foreign technology will likely keep Chinese carmakers out of the US for the foreseeable future, throwing cold water on the prospect of those manufacturers establishing a foothold in the domestic auto market. …

Ex-First Brands Officer Says He Was Kept in the Dark About Fraud

First Brands Group’s former chief strategy officer asked a judge to dismiss a civil lawsuit that blames him in part for the auto-parts supplier’s collapse, arguing that founder Patrick James and his brother, Edward, concealed the alleged fraud that brought …

OpenAI IDs Security Issue Involving Third-Party Tool, Says User Data Was Not Accessed

OpenAI said on Friday it had identified a security issue involving a third-party developer tool called Axios and is taking steps to protect the process that certifies its macOS applications are legitimate OpenAI apps. The ChatGPT maker said it found …

Colorado State Forecasters See Below-Average Hurricane Season

Weather forecasters from Colorado State University said on Thursday the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season was expected to fall below historical averages because of an El Nino formation sending winds across the southern U.S. that could rip apart tropical storms. “While …

FTC Close to Settlements in Ad Boycott Probe, Lawyer Says

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is negotiating antitrust settlements with the targets of its investigation into alleged advertiser boycotts of online platforms, including Elon Musk’s X, an agency lawyer told a federal appeals court Monday. “We are actually in settlement …

Google Faces Mass Arbitration by Advertisers Seeking Billions

Alphabet Inc.’s Google is facing billions of dollars in potential damage claims as part of mass arbitration tied to the company’s online search and advertising technology businesses, which courts have ruled were illegal monopolies. Advertisers are banding together to seek …