Google engineer charged with insider trading after making $1.2M on Polymarket The U.S. Justice Department charged Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo with insider trading, alleging the employee made $1.2 million trading on Polymarket based on confidential business information. Spagnuolo, who used the name “AlphaRaccoon” on Polymarket, has worked at Google for over 12 years, according to...

Here Are the Mother's Day Gifts Our Editors Are Asking for in 2026Mother's Day is on the horizon (it falls on Sunday, May 10, this year), and while you still have time to pick out a gift for mom, why procrastinate? To help you out, we consulted the moms here at CNET and rounded up our top CNET-recommended products that our editors would enjoy getting as gifts themselves.Whether your mom...

Oil prices rise after US and Iran exchange fire in Hormuz strait5 hours agoOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterAnadolu via Getty ImagesOil prices rose on Friday in Asia after the US and Iran exchanged fire in the key Strait of Hormuz waterway.The US military said it intercepted what it called "unprovoked" Iranian attacks - including missiles, drones and small boats - and carried out self‑defence...

Hantavirus outbreak kills 3 on cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, WHO says This aerial picture shows a general view of a cruise ship off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Sunday. Three people have died in an outbreak of a dangerous respiratory virus on a cruise ship in the...

The 2027 Chevy Bolt is the McRib of the automotive world Few products attract a cult-like obsession like this one. Even after being off the menu for years, true fans yearn for its return, their devotion bordering on an almost cult-like obsession. Well, they’re in luck. It’s back for a limited time only. It’s not the McRib, but the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt. Like McDonald’s McRib, there are a...