rss: npr

  • Trump says his D.C. arch will serve as 'military complex' with snipers and drones
    President Trump has claimed that military operations are needed at his proposed triumphal arch in Washington D.C., in order to protect national security. A federal court is weighing the arch's legality.
  • PHOTOS: The precarious life of fisherfolk
    In the bustling heart of the southern Indian city of Chennai is a market that never sleeps, where residents from the poorest neighborhoods wage a battle of survival with the sea.
  • In New Orleans, an empty building becomes a free store — and roller skating rink
    In the Lower Ninth Ward, an old Family Dollar stands covered in graffiti. It looks abandoned. But inside, it's a treasure trove — clothing, home goods, toys and books. And everything is free.
  • Judge orders Fox to hand over hundreds of documents in shareholders' case
    Fox Corp. must turn over hundreds of documents that could shed light on how founder Rupert Murdoch handled some of his media companies' biggest scandals.
  • U.S. childcare costs are astronomical. More families are turning to grandparents
    Grandparents taking care of their grandkids is nothing new. But the surging cost of childcare in the U.S. has made familial support even more critical for some parents who struggle to afford it.
  • Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow
    Moscow's mayor described the wave of drones as the "largest ever" attack on the Russian capital and said there had been damage to a Moscow oil refinery and a residential building.
  • How the NPR College Podcast Challenge changed lives
    Tee up those entries: It's time for the next NPR College Podcast Challenge, and hear how the contest changed the lives of past participants.
  • NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back for 2026
    Students: It's time to turn on the mic and hit 'record.' Send us your podcasts and we'll pick the best ones. It's $5,000 for our grand prize and $500 for our finalists.
  • Thousands of planned launches, terms of deal, worry some near Louisiana SpaceX site
    State officials say the new SpaceX site will be a $100 billion investment and launch thousands of rockets. Lawmakers helped ease regulations and negotiations were covered under nondisclosure agreements.
  • Saudi Arabia says Houthis tried to attack its capital
    Saudi Arabia on Saturday said that Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack Riyadh with a ballistic missile, the first time the Saudi capital has been targeted since the escalation in fighting with the Iran-backed rebels opened a new front in the Iran war.


rss: bbc

  • Harry and Meghan's media treatment echoes what happened to Diana, Earl Spencer tells BBC
    Princess Diana's brother describes press coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan as a "cancerous influence in their life" and says he saw his sister cry "tears of despair" over interest in her.
  • Key takeaways from BBC interview as Earl Spencer defends claims about King
    Earl Spencer speaks to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg ahead of the publication of his book about his sister Diana, Princess of Wales.
  • Watch: Emotional Earl Spencer says he misses sister Diana every day
    "This is my swan song too. I'm not here to bang on about Diana, this is my final word, celebration of her", Earl Spencer told presenter Laura Kuenssberg.
  • Largest attack on Moscow sees Ukraine fire hundreds of drones, mayor says
    Moscow's mayor says 450 drones were downed during the overnight barrage, in which two people died.
  • Ed Sheeran admits 'mistakes' at first show since Macklemore controversy
    The singer spoke about Israel and Gaza after Macklemore was dropped from his tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage.
  • Our head teacher was an abuser. We joined forces to get justice - now we're married
    Students spent years collecting evidence against their Indonesian principal, before falling in love.
  • German elections under way which could decide fate of Chancellor Merz
    The chancellor is facing intense political pressure which will increase if his party struggles in Sunday's polls.
  • Ed Davey calls for immediate 10p cut to fuel duty
    Sir Ed blamed Donald Trump's war with Iran for damaging the UK economy and pushing fuel prices up.
  • No criminality in death of three sisters who died in sea
    An investigation by Sussex Police into the deaths off the coast of Brighton has concluded.
  • Trump says his planned triumphal arch will double as a military complex to store ammunition
    Trump said the updated plans were at the request of the US military and for national security purposes.


rss: the register

  • How Windows turned months of inactivity into a 7-hour update hostage situation
    Windows is getting more efficient. The updates, not so much
  • Agentic security is the billion-dollar challenge for some clever startup to solve
    High time to stop kicking the security can down the road, investor tells The Reg
  • AI boom could leave an e-waste trail that wraps 6 times around Earth
    Report says estimates focused on GPUs miss the mountains of power, cooling, and networking gear destined for scrap
  • Firefox 156 arrives with a forest of forks in its wake
    From Waterfox to LibreWolf and Pale Moon, there's a browser for almost every Mozilla dissenter
  • Anthropic decides to support OpenAI's markdown instructions spec
    Devs cheer relief from compatibility headache
  • Microsoft agentically ports Copilot runtime to Rust for $120K
    The Rust compiler remains unperturbed by the antics of the LLM
  • Virginia governor wakes up to fact datacenters have become political cancer
    Executive order puts the kibosh on NDAs, limits permitting, and calls for stiffer environmental protections
  • Compsci grads facing recession-like job prospects thanks to AI
    Slinging coffee and waiting tables ain't just for liberal arts grads any more, say Census Bureau economists
  • Claude Code revamps projects so you can work and pay in parallel
    Running multiple Claude sessions at once means less waiting around to hit your usage limit
  • Researchers used Claude to hack OpenAI employees' ChatGPT accounts
    Agentic exploits for the win (again)


rss: ars technica

  • An undercover Google analyst infiltrated a notorious supply-chain hacking gang
    Google’s threat intelligence group said it had a mole inside TeamPCP's inner circle.
  • Don't call it an SUV: The Ferrari Purosangue review
    Unlike previous Ferrari four-seaters, this one is better for humans than cargo.
  • T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant
    Isotope ratios provide a hint that the giants were actively managing temperatures.
  • Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
    Research suggests that bilingualism can offer cognitive benefits.
  • Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade
    Chariklo is only about 250 km across, but it has two rings, and they're changing.
  • AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
    But the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.
  • FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
    FAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout.
  • FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
    FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
  • Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
    Rare cells with widespread connectivity seem to be able to trigger sleep.
  • US government website used Chinese model the FBI called "malicious"
    The Federal Register website briefly used an open source Chinese AI search tool.


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