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Records reveal mechanical failures, faulty restraints and broken bones at Six Flags parks

In the years leading up to this week’s fatal accident at its Georgia theme park, Six Flags has been accused of failing to maintain its parks amid hundreds of reports of injuries and dangerous malfunctions on its aging thrill rides, according to a CNN analysis of public records and court filings. Kyung Lah reports.

October 15, 2026

Trump admin files ‘long shot’ lawsuit after California wouldn’t open a thumb drive of alleged non-citizens

October 16, 2026

Europe|Technology

UK's Streeting says he and Hegseth welcomed Starlink restoration in Ukraine

Britain's defense secretary said he and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomed the restoration of the Starlink service in Ukraine in talks on Thursday, but did not

October 16, 2026

Science|Technology

Investors temper Anthropic IPO valuation expectations over revenue growth slowdown, sources say

Some current Anthropic investors and prospective investors in its upcoming initial public offering are weighing a lower valuation for the AI

October 16, 2026

Global tech rout loses steam

The AI equity rout accelerated significantly in Asia on Thursday on growing fears about the murky, circular financing powering the intelligence

October 16, 2026

FACT FOCUS: Social media posts falsely claim ballots marked by a poll worker will be disqualified

As early voting begins in the 2026 midterm elections, social media users are warning each other about what could allegedly happen if a poll worker marks a ballot before it is fed into a scanner

October 16, 2026

Chipmaker sell-off sends investors to other stocks and bonds for safety

October 15, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Hot weather and winds raise California wildfire threat as power shutoffs start

Tens of thousands of people are without power in California as utilities try to prevent wildfires amid hot and windy weather

October 15, 2026

US plan to ease shadow fleet sanctions unlikely to free up many tankers, analysts say

A potential Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on vessels that have transported sanctioned oil and fuel would likely have limited impact on

October 16, 2026

Why CoreWeave's troubles are rattling the AI boom

CoreWeave's mounting debt is raising fresh concerns about the AI boom, as investors question whether demand can justify the billions being borrowed

October 16, 2026

Economy|Science|Technology

S&P 500 ends higher as traders shift from AI to healthcare

The S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday, springing back from early losses as investors concerned about AI stocks shifted into Eli Lilly,

October 15, 2026

Trump administration sues California to block state from counting alleged noncitizen mail-in ballots

The Trump administration has sued California election officials

October 15, 2026

Technology|Travel

TSA scales back PreCheck benefit announced just weeks ago

October 16, 2026

Arts|Education|Technology

Florida high school seniors teach older adults how to use technology internationally

October 16, 2026

Science|Sports|Technology

New Hampshire engineer designs custom mountain biking device for one-armed rider

October 16, 2026

Science|Technology

Anthropic grants outside evaluator METR employee-level access in AI safety push

Anthropic has given nonprofit METR employee-level access to its systems and is in talks with others including Hugging Face, as AI companies pitch external evaluators

October 15, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

CNN, Axios and other publishers join Google's AI news program

Skydance's CNN, the Financial Times, Axios and other publishers joined Google's AI news program to license their content for generative AI features and explore ways to drive

October 15, 2026

FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back

FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate are suing to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.”

October 15, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Nasdaq resolves network disruption that caused data gaps, source says

Nasdaq, home to some of the biggest US tech companies, experienced a network disruption at its Carteret, New Jersey facility that caused intermittent data gaps

October 15, 2026

Business|Technology

How Aramco learned to keep pumping oil under fire

When attack drones struck Saudi Aramco's biggest oil pipeline last month, satellite images showed one of its pumping stations burnt to ashes.

October 15, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Amazon launches two new portable AI listening devices

Amazon unveiled two new devices on Thursday for listening to and recording people's information throughout the day to offer calendar reminders and

October 15, 2026

Science|Technology

Volvo Cars expands automated driving partnership with Nvidia

Volvo Cars is expanding its partnership with Nvidia to develop a new generation of driver-assistance and automated-driving technology, the companies said on Thursday, as

October 15, 2026

Business|Economy|Technology

Target says it does not use customer data to raise prices

Target said on Thursday that it was not using customer data to raise prices based on shoppers' identities or locations, joining rival Walmart in trying to address growing concerns

October 15, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

CoreWeave's AI contracts and the lenders financing its build-out

CoreWeave, an Nvidia-backed cloud company that provides high-performance computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence, has secured tens of billions of dollars in contracts

October 15, 2026

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