rss: npr

  • Australian social media users to be offered choice to opt out of algorithms
    A government statement said on Tuesday social media platforms would be required to send a notification to new and existing users offering them a choice over their default feed.
  • U.K. accuses Israeli settlers of 'ethnic cleansing' in West Bank and bans their goods
    Britain announces a ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting warnings of US repercussions and an angry response from Israel.
  • Whatever happened to the Taliban threat: 'We will flog the women'?
    IN 2024, the ruling Taliban pledged to use flogging as well as stoning to punish people for not following certain of their precepts — committing adultery, running secret schools for girls. Have they followed through?
  • GOP to host unusual midterm convention. And, Canada's retaliatory tariffs take effect
    Republicans are aiming to get voters to turn out for the midterms with an unconventional convention. And, Canada's retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. went into effect at midnight.
  • Has the economy gone C-shaped?
    A K means the rich and poor are pulling apart. A C supposedly means they're coming back together. We hear the case for both. Which letter you see may depend on what you choose to pay attention to.
  • Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities and wound 73 people
    The attacks come after weeks of escalating clashes between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen, which shattered a four-year truce in the country's civil war.
  • 60 years later, 'Star Trek' continues to 'live long and prosper'
    The television series, Star Trek, turns 60 on Tuesday. The original show aired for only three seasons, but it spawned prequels and sequels (on TV and in theaters) and still has a cult following.
  • The 2026 midterm general election season is upon us. Here's what to watch
    The week of Labor Day marks the unofficial kickoff of the general election season. President Trump's unpopularity and Democratic enthusiasm means control of Congress is on the ballot.
  • What to know about Canada's escalating trade war with the U.S.
    Canada struck back at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods. The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada.
  • King Charles III clarifies status of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan
    King Charles III has reiterated that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, remain non-working members of the royal family following their return to the United Kingdom.


rss: bbc

  • Harry and Meghan 'surprised' by King's letter making clear they remain non-working royals
    A spokesman says they were not told in advance about the letter sent on behalf of the king, although palace sources deny this.
  • Nottingham attacks victim's death 'potentially preventable'
    The Nottingham Inquiry hears there was a chance one of Valdo Calocane's victims may have survived.
  • Monty Don to leave Gardeners' World after more than 20 years
    The presenter said it had been "deeply rewarding" but added that "now is the right time for a change".
  • Prince George begins first day at a rainy Eton College
    The 13-year-old will follow in the footsteps of his father, the Prince of Wales, by attending the elite private school.
  • Argentina to file criminal case against oil company operating in Falklands
    The move comes days after President Javier Milei stepped up Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falklands.
  • Canadian counter-tariffs come into force as US trade dispute escalates
    The tariffs will apply to $20bn worth of American products, jeopardising the stability of the world's largest bilateral trading relationship.
  • At least two people dead after Russian strikes on Kyiv
    Air raid alerts and sounds of explosions rang out in Ukraine's capital as Russian forces launched drone strikes early on Tuesday.
  • England up in reading, maths and science rankings as Scotland and Wales fall behind
    The latest Pisa report also warned of a global decline in teenagers' reading skills.
  • Borrowers expecting mortgage rates to drop have hopes dashed
    Major lenders have raised rates on new deals in recent days, leaving many borrowers needing to make a decision.
  • Highest paid world leader to get salary increase of $1 million
    Singapore's prime minister Lawrence Wong will see his annual pay rise to 3.6 million Singapore dollars ($2.8m; £2.1m).


rss: the register

  • BigBear phishing crew nets thousands of Microsoft 365 credentials
    Researchers got inside the crooks' admin panel and found 5,137 stolen records tied to 461 organizations
  • Mistral bags €3B to build Europe's sovereign AI champion
    Samsung-led round values the French model maker at more than €21B
  • Extortion crews have their eyes on high-value AI data, Google warns
    Companies 'don't want their IP exposed, so they're willing to pay'
  • UK energy operator sticks with Palantir in £21M direct award
    Proprietary platform keeps incumbent in place while NESO prepares a future competition
  • Grindr pays £26M to settle UK privacy class action
    Dating app admits no liability over allegations that it shared sensitive user data, including HIV status, with third parties
  • Whitehall's latest plan to get things done: Less Whitehall
    Ministers declare war on an 'industry of dither and delay' as consultations, legal caution, and judicial reviews get the chop
  • Britain reboots its space strategy with £7.8B already on the launchpad
    Cross-government plan combines civil ambitions with an increasingly military view of orbit
  • Arm pushes agentic AI and desktop-quality graphics in next-gen phone platform
    New CPU and GPU designs chase lower latency and richer games within a 1 W power budget
  • HPE makes its “unified storage” claim real as B10000 R6 hits GA
    PARTNER CONTENT: Pairs block and adjacent file workloads with independent scaling of performance and capacity
  • ‘Global reckoning’ is coming for big tech, says Australian minister
    Introduces 'digital duty of care' that will mean Aussies get ‘my feed, my way’ – without algorithms if requested


rss: ars technica

  • The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center
    When multiple companies are behind one project, who bears responsibility for problems?
  • German company becomes first in Europe to launch fully commercial orbital rocket
    "We achieved within a few years what had taken the European space industry decades before."
  • Farmed salmon may not be as nutritious as it once was, new research suggests
    The shift in the fish’s diet is having significant downstream impacts on the environment and climate.
  • Tesla’s Cybercab has been deployed, and it’s already under investigation
    The US government is investigating whether the Cybercab meets vehicle safety standards.
  • After 8 years, Europe's BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
    "Fundamentally, we want to learn about the origins of this planet and how it came to be like it is."
  • OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki
    In all, 3,700 internal agents posted 18,000 messages discussing cheating on a test.
  • Measles killed 6-week-old baby, coroner confirms after RFK Jr. disputed deaths
    "It’s long past time for RFK to stop playing games with people’s lives."
  • Trump admin fights ABC lawsuit as watchdogs worry Disney will settle with FCC
    FCC tells court it is “open-minded" about whether ABC should lose licenses.
  • Medieval manuscripts are "biological time capsules" for deadly sheeppox virus
    Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks.
  • “Trust, not features, is the real deficit”: VMware tries to appease SMBs
    Broadcom admits it put “too big a focus on VCF.”


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