Cloudflare revamps CLI as agents take over the internet

The Register - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 13:59
What, you think basic usability is improved just for your benefit, human?

Cloudflare is rebuilding Wrangler’s command-line tooling by adding commands for products and interfaces that still lack CLI support. And yes, AI agents are a big reason why.…

Microsoft is officially killing its Outlook Lite app next month

TechCrunch - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 13:59
The app had already been scheduled for retirement.
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Claude is getting worse, according to Claude

The Register - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 13:35
Brief outage follows growing number of quality complaints

Once the AI darling of programmers everywhere, Anthropic's Claude has been stumbling mightily, both in terms of cost and perceived quality. The service was down briefly on Monday with "a major outage," service trouble that only amplifies growing discontent from customers that even a bot can see.…

Thousands of rare concert recordings are landing on the Internet Archive — listen now

TechCrunch - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 13:20
Chicago-based music superfan Aadam Jacobs has been recording the concerts he goes to since the 1980s, amassing an archive of over 10,000 tapes.
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Jared Padalecki Reveals He’s Playing a Speedy Supe on THE BOYS

The Nerdist - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 13:13

The Boys final season will also serve as a de facto Supernatural reunion. Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins are getting in on the fun with Jensen Ackles and showrunner Eric Kripke. But while we’ve known that, we only just learned for sure who Padelicki is playing. We’re finally going to meet the former member of the Seven who used to sneak college girls into Vought Tower with Lamplighter, the speedster A-Train replaced, Mister Marathon. @conmose

#theboys #jaredpadalecki #comiccon @FACTSConvention @dayonempm

♬ origineel geluid – Conmose

Padalecki confirmed the casting rumor about himself during an appearance at the FACTS Convention in Belgium. (Which we first heard about at ComicBook.com.) He is playing Mister Marathon, a character referenced multiple times on the TV adaptation. He was the Seven’s speedster before A-Train took his spit. A-Train was also in the group four years longer than his predecessor. We’ll finally see the Flash-like Mister Marathon when Padelecki and Collins make their series debut in season five’s coming episodes.

The super fast Supe was a minor character in Garth Ennis’ comic series, where he died quickly during a failed rescue of a highjacked plane. Who will be looking for Mister Marathon after all these years? A show trailer revealed Homelander and Soldier Boy will come calling. We’re sure that will go just fine for Mister Marathon!

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While we now know for sure who Padalecki is playing, we still don’t know Collins’ character just yet. But we know what to expect from both her and Mister Marathon. Kripke previously described both of the show’s new characters as “just such douchebags.” No wonder Homelander and Soldier Boy will want to meet with them.

Will Mister Marathon want to work with his old Seven leader again? Based on how things have gone for everyone else int he group, he should probably run away from the whole situation.

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Does the LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE Trailer Look Good?

The Nerdist - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 13:09

Adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s famous semi-autobiographical Little House books comes a fresh look at the pioneer family we know and love. Netflix is coming out with an all-new Little House on the Prairie series. The series, executive-produced by showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine, offers a unique perspective on the struggles and triumphs of the American frontier. Meet the Ingalls family in Netflix’s first teaser trailer for Little House on the Prairie for season one below!Little House on the Prairie’s Trailer Reminds Us Season One Comes to Netflix this July

“Once upon a time, Pa, and Ma, and Mary, and Laura left the Big Woods of Wisconsin and moved to the prairie…”

The Little House on the Prairie trailer begins with the familiar introduction, opening with a shot of Laura frolicking alongside the family’s beloved dog, Jack. Leaving behind everything that they know, the Ingalls uproot their lives to start anew in the American West. Netflix shares glimpses of the family in their wagon, scenic shots of the prairie, and the pioneer town they move to. It’s an intimate, emotional first look at the Ingall’s journey.

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Little House on the Prairie was first adapted into a live-action series in 1974. The show ran for a whopping nine seasons. Sonnenshine offers a fresh perspective to the beloved story. The show is part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West. The reimagining has already been renewed for season two.

Who Will Play the Ingalls?

Crosby Fitzgerald and Luke Bracey will play Ma and Pa. Alice Halsey and Skywalker Hughes are sisters, Laura and Mary. From what we can tell so far, the show is bound to be as heartwarming as ever.

Netflix

“This show is a love story about a family,” Sonnenshine tells Tudum. “That’s really at the core of what Little House on the Prairie is about: a family that is there for each other, that tells stories to each other, tells stories about themselves.”

The first season is based on the third book in the Little House series. CBS Studios will produce with Anonymous Content. A show that exudes heart, we’re excited to see what’s in store next for the Ingalls family. Little House on the Prairie premieres on Netflix on July 9.

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How ServiceNow gets customers to gorge at the AI trough

The Register - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 13:05
'AI is now infused in every package that we offer to our addressable market,' SVP John Aisien told us

ServiceNow's latest product announcements show how hardcore the company has become about embedding AI across its go-to-market strategy.…

PROJECT HAIL MARY to Amaze in IMAX Again for One Week

The Nerdist - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 13:01

Project Hail Mary, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and starring Ryan Gosling, is everything we go to the movies for. It’s smart, funny, heartwarming, and manages to still give us a jaw-dropping sci-fi spectacle. Not to mention, the adorable alien known as Rocky is already an instant icon. Perhaps most importantly, it proves that a non-franchise IP can still draw crowds into movie theaters. But if you missed seeing the film in a glorious IMAX presentation, we have some good news for you. Project Hail Mary will officially return to IMAX 70mm for a one-week-only engagement, starting on Friday, April 17.

This calls for a fist bump 👊! #ProjectHailMary returns to IMAX 70mm and digital locations this Friday. Tickets on sale now. https://t.co/CwNQIDZOl8 pic.twitter.com/Ppdj51evuN

— IMAX (@IMAX) April 13, 2026

Project Hail Mary had to give up its IMAX screens for the Super Mario Galaxy Movie recently. So Mario and Luigi undercut a lot of fans who wanted to see the movie again in the best theatrical format possible. Maybe those two thought Rocky was one of Bowser’s minions? But at least for one week, fans can re-experience Project Hail Mary with nearly two hours of expanded aspect ratio. Lord and Miller’s sci-fi film is already the most successful film that Amazon/MGM Studios has released. And it shows few signs of slowing down.

Amazon/MGM Studios

In the film, based on the novel by Andy Weir, Ryan Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a schoolteacher who wakes up from an induced coma on an interstellar spaceship. And he wakes up with no memory of how he got there. Before long, Grace realizes he’s the sole survivor of a three-person crew sent on a “Hail Mary” mission to save Earth’s sun from extinction.

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Luckily, he makes a friend from a distant alien civilization during the mission. And just like that, Project Hail Mary becomes one of the best human/alien buddy movies ever made. Grace and Rocky now give Han and Chewie a run for their money. You can buy tickets for Project Hail Mary in IMAX now.

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Here’s How to Watch the Final Episodes of SMILING FRIENDS

The Nerdist - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 12:53

All good things must come to an end. That includes the stupidly hilarious animated hit Smooling Fronds. Excuse me, Smiling Friends. Originally greenlit for five seasons, it came as a shock for fans to hear that the series would end after season three. Creators Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack made the abrupt announcement earlier this year. Now, the dreadful day is upon us. Here’s how you can watch the final two episodes of Smiling Friends. Adult Swim

Alas, we will never get another sarcastic comment from Charlie. A positive outburst from Pim. A daring solo adventure from Allan or Glep. There’s always reruns, I guess. Sigh. It’s just not the same. The final two episodes of Smiling Friends aired live on Adult Swim on Sunday, April 12. If you missed them, both episodes are now available to stream with an HBO Max subscription.

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The final two episodes make up episodes nine and ten of season three. Here’s the official synopsis of each one:

  • S3, E9 – “Friend-Bot”
    • The Smiling Friends befriend a helpful robot and what happens next will shock you.
  • S3, E10 – “Charlie’s Uncle Dies and Doesn’t Come Back”
    • Pim and Charlie meet Charlie’s Uncle, who’s full of mysteries and tricks alike; and then Allan goes gaga.
Why is Smiling Friends Ending? Adult Swim

Hadel and Cusack have spoken out about the abrupt cancellation. The duo clarified that the decision to end the series was entirely their own, though Adult Swim supported it. The show is weird and stupid, and we just can’t get enough. Seriously, we’re really going to miss the Smiling Friends and their outrageous antics. To quote Mr. Boss, Smiling Friends is over. Nevertheless, it will always live on in our hearts (unlike Charlie’s uncle, it seems). Maybe not with new episodes, but absolutely in the form of iconic quotes and compilation videos on TikTok.

To get us through this dark time, there’s always another dumb adult cartoon to turn to. Season nine of Rick and Morty premieres May 24 at 11 p.m. on Adult Swim.

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Bryan Cranston Defends BREAKING BAD’s Skyler White After Frankie Muniz’s Terrible Take

The Nerdist - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 12:42

I checked the calendar three times to make sure I have this right: It is, in fact, the year 2026. I wasn’t sure after hearing Frankie Muniz regurgitate a terrible TV take that was boring ten years ago. Muniz told his Malcom in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair co-star Byran Cranston he always wanted “to kill” Breaking Bad‘s Skyler White. His hatred for the character is an old, absurd opinion Walter White himself immediately shut down.

Bryan Cranston pushes back after Frankie Muniz said he wanted Skyler White to diepic.twitter.com/atLvRZjRz2

— Saul Goodman ⚖ (@itsSaulGoodman) April 13, 2026

During a joint appeared on First We Feast’s Hot One Versus, Muniz told Cranston he loved Breaking Bad, but he wanted to “kill” Skyler White. Muniz said it would have made Walter White’s life “so much easier.” Again, this just happened in the year 2026 and not on a Breaking Bad message in 2010.

Fortunately, Bryan Cranston immediately explained why that old uninformed take—frequently echoed by some of Breaking Bad‘s worst fans who didn’t realize Walter White was a monster and Skyler did nothing wrong—was nonsense.

AMC

“Now see, she got a lot of blowback from that,” said Cranston. “Well, first of all, Anna Gunn is a superb actor, but she got, like, ‘Ahh! Why don’t you get off his back?’ Wait a minute. Let me understand this. Her husband leaves without any explanation. She’s pregnant. He’s making crystal methamphetamine, and people have died. And she’s the bitch? Like, we couldn’t understand.”

Neither can I, Bryan. Neither can I. Walter White was a disgusting pig whose ego and failures led him to become a mass murdering sociopath. Skyler White’s only crime on was not turning him in and saving a whole lot of lives. Even then, it’s one thing to have found her annoying. It’s another to say you wanted “to kill her.”

In 2026, neither Bryan Cranston nor I should have to explain why.

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IBM pays $17M fine to end DOJ suit over DEI programs

TechCrunch - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 12:11
IBM entered into a $17 million settlement agreement on Friday with the U.S. DOJ over allegations that it engaged in “illegal DEI practices.”
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Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent

TechCrunch - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 12:05
The company has also previously introduced agents that are able to complete tasks, Cowork and Copilot Tasks.
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Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone else

TechCrunch - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 11:55
Stanford’s latest AI Index shows a widening gap between experts and the public, with rising anxiety over jobs, healthcare, and the economy.
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Fake Linux leader using Slack to con devs into giving up their secrets

The Register - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 11:48
Google Sites lure leads to bogus root certificate

Imagine getting asked to do something by a person in authority. An unknown malware slinger targeting open source software developers via Slack impersonated a real Linux Foundation official and used pages hosted on Google.com to steal developers' credentials and take over their systems.…

FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims

TechCrunch - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 11:41
Cybercriminals allegedly used the W3LL phishing kit to target more than 17,000 victims worldwide, stealing their passwords and multi-factor authentication codes.
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Aptos’ Alexa Castañeda named league’s co-player of the year | All-SCCAL girls soccer

The Pajaronian - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 10:46

The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls soccer season was so jam-packed with talent this past winter campaign that coaches had no choice but to hand out two awards for the league’s top player.

Aptos High senior Alexa Castañeda and Santa Cruz senior Lia Guilarte were named the SCCAL’s co-Players of the Year during last month’s end-of-the-season meeting.

Castañeda, who was named the league’s POY as a sophomore in 2023-24, tallied 16 goals and eight assists in the 2025-26 season.

“I’m very grateful for the coaches voting for me and [Guilarte],” Castañeda said in a previous interview with The Pajaronian. “Everybody that won an award is obviously deserving for putting their time and work into the sport. It was definitely a reflection of my hard work.”

Aptos junior Bella Hartnett took home the Attacker of the Year award, and teammate senior Maddie Redding was named the Midfielder of the Year.

Soquel senior Hailey Betterman was awarded the SCCAL’s Defensive Player of the Year, while Santa Cruz junior Ari Flores earned Goalkeeper of the Year honors.

Hartnett used her blazing speed to get past defenders and attack the net, finishing with 22 goals and eight assists. 

“[Hartnett’s] been nominated every year, I think she deserved it every year if you lead the league in goals,” said Aptos head coach Gina Castañeda in a previous interview with The Pajaronian. 

Redding contributed six assists as the Mariners’ main defensive midfielder, controlling the tempo of the game while being the first to support the defensive line and transition into attack mode.

“We tried different players in that position,” Gina Castañeda said. “[Redding] accepted the responsibility and her hard work paid off.”

Gina Castañeda won her second Coach of the Year award after she led the Mariners to a fourth consecutive SCCAL title, and 16th overall since 1985-86.

Aptos seniors Izzie Schenone and Anahi Najera along with sophomore Emily Santiago each earned All-SCCAL First Team honors. Teammates Aubrie Ford, Tayanna Bonilla and Kenzi Culberson were recognized on the all-league second team.

The Central Coast Section Division III champion Mariners conceded just four goals and recorded six shutouts in SCCAL play this season, finishing undefeated at 10-0 for the first time since going 12-0 in 2016-17.

“You’re talking four months of dedicated work to these young ladies to get them to win a CCS championship,” Castañeda said. “It’s not just about training a team and having the best staff that’s at your side. It’s all the other stuff that goes into it, the pasta nights, film, PowerPoints, empowering them to make decisions on the field.”

Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League All-League Girls Soccer Teams Individual Awards

Co-Players of the Year: Alexa Castaneda (Sr.), Aptos and Lia Guilarte (Sr.), Santa Cruz

Attacker of the Year: Isabella Hartnett (Jr.), Aptos

Midfielder of the Year: Maddison Redding (Sr.), Aptos

Defensive Player of the Year: Hailey Betterman (Sr.), Soquel 

Goalkeeper of the Year: Ari Flores (Jr.) – Santa Cruz 

Coach of the Year: Gina Castaneda, Aptos

First Team

Izzie Schenone (Sr.), Aptos 

Anahi Najera (Sr.), Aptos 

Emily Santiago (So.), Aptos

Savannah Henry (Jr.), Santa Cruz 

Hayden Kriege (Sr.), Santa Cruz

Lianna Cerdas (So.), Santa Cruz

Ella Ireland (Sr.), Scotts Valley 

Isabella Agnone (Jr.), Scotts Valley

Caitlyn Grey  (Jr.), Soquel

Caitlin Curly (Jr.), Soquel

Simone Mugnier (Sr.), SLV

Athena Forbus (Jr.), Harbor

Second Team

Aubrie Ford (Jr.) – Aptos

Tayanna Bonilla (So.) – Aptos

Kenzi Culterson (Jr.) – Aptos

Cary Baron (So.) – Santa Cruz

Madeline Gibson (So.) – Santa Cruz

Sienna Cook (So.) – Santa Cruz

Ximena Madrigal (Jr.) – Harbor

Samantha Lyons (Jr.) – SLV

Zoe Plotsky (Fr.) – Soquel

Marissa Garcia (Jr.) – Soquel

Isabella Moriarty (Sr.) – Scotts Valley

Taylor Ericson (Jr.) – Scotts Valley

Honorable Mention

Kate Deteso (Fr.), Aptos 

Mata Overby (Jr.), Aptos

Aria Slawinski (Fr.), Aptos

Tamar Deutsch (Sr.), Santa Cruz

Dahlia Montesinos (Sr.), Santa Cruz 

Allie Rodriguez (Sr.), Santa Cruz

Dahlia Cardenas (So.), SLV

Danielle Stiles (Jr.),SLV

Evelyn Bird (Fr.), SLV)

Maya Teves (Sr.), Scotts Valley

Campbell Flores (Jr.), Scotts Valley

Jazzelyn Phillips (Sr.), Scotts Valley

Marina Tucker (Sr.), Harbor

Kenzie Simon (So.), Harbor

Sophia Forbus (Fr.), Harbor

Laela Bennet (Fr.), Soquel

Lani Gilbert (Jr.), Soquel

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Attention, Gamers: The FAA wants YOU to be an air traffic controller

The Register - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 10:12
GG noob, who cleared you to land?

The Federal Aviation Administration continues to face an air traffic controller shortage, and it's hoping that a new demographic of potential applicants can fill the ranks: Video gamers. …

Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers’ data

TechCrunch - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 10:02
The travel giant notified customers that their personal data, including names, emails, physical addresses, phone numbers may have been accessed in a security incident.
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Oracle job cuts and AI spending could impact support, raise prices

The Register - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 09:36
Advisers say fewer staff could mean slower answers and tougher renewals

Oracle customers have been warned to watch for changes in support and pricing as Larry Ellison’s company makes huge datacenter spending commitments to support its AI ambitions.…

There’s Nothing Sweet About Eli Roth’s ICE CREAM MAN Trailer

The Nerdist - Mon, 04/13/2026 - 09:22

The neighborhood ice cream man is probably one of the least threatening people in existence… at least, on a surface level. He’s the friendly guy with the truck that’s playing a catchy tune. He pulls up and gives kids a sweet and cold treat to enjoy on a hot summer day. The ice cream guy wears a smile and perhaps a nice uniform to make himself seem like a friend. But, when you think about it, the ice cream man could be a total creep or even a deadly killer if he wanted to be. Eli Roth imagines this horrifying scenario in the trailer for Ice Cream Man, which turns an innocent childhood figure into a nightmare. 

ICE CREAM MAN | Official Trailer 🍦🩸

I Scream. You Scream. We All Scream for Ice Cream Man.

In theatres August 7. pic.twitter.com/Bv6LhZBnj0

— Cinemark Theatres (@Cinemark) April 13, 2026

Roth, who is known for hits like Thanksgiving and Cabin Fever, directs, produces, and stars in Ice Cream Man, which he also co-wrote with Noah Belson. That’s a lot of work, my guy. The film takes place during a seemingly idyllic summer when a town goes into madness when an ice cream man serves up sweets with really bad results. It is the type of horror flick that has my name all over it, to be honest.

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Ice Cream Man stars Ari Millen as the titular character, Benjamin Byron Davis, Karen Cliche, Dylan Hawco, Sarah Abbott, Shiloh O’Reilly, Kiori Mirza Waldman, Charlie Zeltzer, and Charlie Storey. 

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Ice Cream Man will deliver sweet scares when it hits theaters on August 7.

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