rss: npr

  • Photos: Spain and France's battle record wildfires
    Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes as powerful wildfires sweep across Spain and France, revealing the growing scale of a climate crisis already reshaping the continent.
  • 'Ricochet' explores how the right to bear arms expands -- while gun laws contract
    The New York Times reporter Mike McIntire says gun companies and the NRA are broadening the scope of the Second Amendment, socializing kids to appreciate guns and marketing a new brand of masculinity.
  • Here are the 13 books that made the Booker Prize longlist
    The 2026 list includes new works from household names Douglas Stuart, Marlon James and Elizabeth Strout as well as a few debut authors.
  • A 7.1 quake hits Japan's Kyushu, trapping people in a collapsed shopping mall
    The quake shook Japan's southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon local time, causing damage and injuries.
  • Trump to meet with Zelenskyy, Netanyahu. And, TPS holders could soon face deportation
    President Trump is set to hold separate meetings with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are today. And, Temporary Protected Status holders may face deportation soon.
  • AI tokens could become the kilowatt-hour of the AI age
    AI companies use tokens to track usage and bill customers. Now economists are using them to track the spread of AI through the economy.
  • Yes, it's possible to save money while paying off credit card debt. Here's how
    In fact, experts recommend it because it can keep you off the hamster wheel of debt. Here's how to find the money in your budget to put toward savings and credit card payments.
  • Trump shattered ethics norms. Will voters trust Democrats to fix them?
    Democrats are making the case that now is the time to tackle anti-corruption reforms — to serve as a check on Donald Trump and to overhaul a system voters say is co-opted against their interests.
  • Amid U.S. funding cuts, the International AIDS Conference faces an uncertain future
    Dr. Kenneth Ngure, president-elect of the International AIDS Society, says, "We have had very good scientific advances ... yet the funding cuts have also taken us back."
  • Netanyahu to meet Trump in a first encounter since the Iran war began
    The meeting comes as both face pressures at home. Netanyahu is up for reelection, embattled in part due to his deteriorating relationship with Trump. Trump is under pressure to end an unpopular war.


rss: bbc

  • The moment Tuesday's powerful earthquake hit Japan
    Video shows locations across the region where a strong earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island on 28 July.
  • Gironde wildfires flare up as French region braces for new 40C heatwave
    Firefighters are braced for a sharp rise in temperatures on Wednesday, which could complicate the containment of wildfires.
  • Uefa reacts with fury to Infantino World Cup plan
    European football's governing body Uefa reacts furiously to proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.
  • French Navy carries out 'shooting drill' during MP's BBC interview
    Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says the vessel fired 17 shots as he was giving a BBC interview.
  • Powell says student loan system at top of in-tray
    She says she stands by past comments that the interest charged on Plan 2 loans is "egregious".
  • Funeral director treated deceased 'like a piece of meat'
    The sentencing hearing of Robert Bush has heard from dozens of affected grieving families hears.
  • Naga Munchetty to leave BBC Breakfast after 17 years
    The BBC One show's co-host will swap the TV sofa for the presenter's chair on Radio 5 Live Breakfast.
  • Odyssey translator writes scathing review of Nolan film adaptation
    The film has won rave reviews from film critics but a translator of Homer's work was less than impressed.
  • Mother and boyfriend guilty of murder of girl, two
    Prosecutors say Isabelle Welsh was subjected to a "wicked" campaign of abuse before her death.
  • House of the Dragon star Bethany Antonia joins Strictly line-up
    She plays Lady Baela Targaryen in HBO's Game of Thrones prequel, and is the ninth celebrity to be confirmed.


rss: the register

  • College prof hides prompt to catch AI cheaters, finds human nature is pretty much as we thought
  • DEF CON bans Meta-style 'pervert glasses'
    More organizers prohibit camera-equipped specs, even with prescription lenses
  • Britain hopes £7.3M will help electric and hydrogen aircraft take off
    Government finds some loose change down to chuck at emission-free flight research
  • AI-found bugs aren't proving any easier to exploit despite the hype
    VulnCheck says fewer than 2% of AI-assisted vulnerability discoveries have been weaponized, casting doubt on claims frontier models are handing attackers a major advantage
  • Bank for charities pulls online services over security fears
    Customer funds safe, but 14,000 organizations may have to phone in time-sensitive payments
  • Deep space dishes dodge devastation from Spanish wildfires
    NASA reports some cable damage near Madrid as its antennas and ESA's Cebreros station emerge largely intact
  • Hugging Face rebuilt a third of its infrastructure after OpenAI agents ran amok
    Postmortem offers finer details on the 'unprecedented' attack that's reshaping approaches to security
  • Uncle Sam needs you to fight for 6G leadership and security, lest Beijing get there first
    Washington rallies allies to shape next-generation networks after spending 18 months rattling them
  • Too many AI agents can get in each other's way
    For enterprise agents, less is more
  • Hyperscale, hypersensitive: US teacher cuffed for applauding datacenter critics
    Public meeting over proposed AI bit barn ended with zoning approval, a physics teacher arrested, and fresh questions over whether clapping now counts as disorderly conduct


rss: ars technica

  • As US measles cases rise, biotech firms start developing new treatments
    The US is making measles great again, so treatment options are needed for the most vulnerable.
  • Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms
    Microsoft says tools cost less than competing ones and outperform them, too.
  • Trump admin exempts SpaceX's Starlink from FCC ban on foreign-made routers
    Starlink has a Texas factory but also makes routers in Vietnam.
  • Epic diarrhea outbreak has 40% of Americans avoiding fruits and veggies
    Kennedy has focused on nutrition but has neglected food safety, critics say.
  • iOS and macOS 26.6 arrive today, paving the way for iOS and macOS 27
    These are likely the last updates of note before Apple's bigger fall updates.
  • A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months
    When the first step goes wrong, bad results follow.
  • “Google and Reddit do not own the Internet," web scraper says after court win
    Google's and Reddit's use of DMCA to fight web scraper is bizarre, expert says.
  • 5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter "harmful" speech
    Age verification is okay, but filtering is preempted by Section 230, judges find.
  • Verizon touts $1B dark fiber deal for Google data centers as first of many
    Telecom expects AI revenue from dark fiber deals and retrofitted data centers.
  • Experts warn current Starship heat shield tech is a "dead end" for rapid reuse
    NASA has not made substantial investments in thermal protection research for decades.


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