rss: npr

  • Can Chinese AI solve inequality? + How dementia comes for your bank account
  • Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax as prices soar amid war with Iran
    Suspending the federal gas tax would require an act of Congress.
  • 'Atlanta Journal-Constitution' chief steps down as bold goals yield to tough realities
    The owners of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution invested $150 million to reinvent the paper. The changes have been significant. Three years in, the payoff has been modest.
  • Trump rejects Iran's ceasefire proposal response. And, Congress to tackle ICE funding
    Trump rejected Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal, calling it "totally unacceptable." And, Congressional Republicans are trying to push for three years of funding for immigration enforcement.
  • Oregon's most unexpected gubernatorial candidate? A pencil with a point
    Oregon's public schools rank last in fourth-grade reading, according to an analysis of national testing. As a wake-up call for elected leaders, Pencil is running for governor as a write-in candidate.
  • As ranks of uninsured grow, charity care can be hard to come by at many hospitals
    An investigation of hospital data and charity care programs shows most Minnesota hospitals provide little financial aid to patients and often make assistance difficult to get.
  • Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says
    Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.
  • Marketers say NAD+ pills and infusions can boost longevity. What's the evidence?
    Wellness and longevity influencers are pushing a compound called NAD+. There's scientific interest in its potential, but researchers say the marketing claims have gotten ahead of the science.
  • How do you cut your food bill? NPR wants to hear your tips
    With rising food costs, NPR wants to hear your tips and hacks for reducing your bill.
  • It's not shameful, it's savvy: The shoppers redefining how to save money on groceries
    Many facing economic pressures and frustrations have begun shopping at budget grocery stores and warehouse clubs in lieu of traditional supermarkets, with priorities shifting in pursuit of good deals.


rss: bbc

  • Analysis: Has Starmer done enough to save his premiership?
    Was the prime minister's speech enough to avert a challenge to his leadership less than two years after he won a landslide general election victory?
  • British passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship isolating in hospital
    The passengers landed in the UK on Sunday and none have reported symptoms, but they will will be monitored in hospital for 72 hours.
  • Watch: Macron interrupts speaker to tell audience to be quiet
    The French president stood up during a conference in Kenya to tell the audience to quieten down, saying it was “impossible” for speakers to be heard.
  • Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support'
    The US president criticises an Iranian counteroffer to end the war, and says the month-long ceasefire is "unbelievably weak".
  • Pupils hopeless and crying after 'poorly worded' Higher Maths exam
    More than 11,000 people have signed a petition calling for a review of the exam saying it was "totally unrecognisable" from what they had prepared for.
  • Campbell's Bluebird back on Coniston Water almost 60 years after fatal record attempt
    The restored hydroplane returns to the lake where its record-breaking pilot was killed in 1967.
  • Wordle to become TV quiz show with Savannah Guthrie as host
    The online word game from the New York Times will hit the small screen in the UK and US from next year.
  • EU agrees sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence
    The EU's foreign policy chief said "extremism and violence carry consequences", while Israel branded the move "arbitrary".
  • Man accused of Starmer arson attacks did not intend to endanger life, court hears
    A Ukrainian man accused of the attack says he was forced to start the fire after being recruited online.
  • Welfare bill will not be included in government's King's Speech
    It is understood that the government is not yet ready to propose a new parliamentary bill on welfare.


rss: the register

  • OpenAI can't have incompetent AI consultants ruining the market, so bought its own
    By which we mean it bought someone else's with other people's money
  • Debian 14 cracks down on unreproducible packages
    Dull but important … so, a bit like Debian itself, really
  • Anthropic’s bug-hunting Mythos was greatest marketing stunt ever, says cURL creator
    After all that hype, AI scanner found one low-severity cURL flaw
  • Gtk2-NG, next generation of Gtk 2, comes back to life
    Debian 14 plans to ax Gtk2 – and hard pruning stimulates fresh growth
  • BWH Hotels guests warned after reservation data checks out with cybercrooks
    Customers urged to keep an eye out for phisherfolk
  • Feature freeze for Python 3.15 as first beta released
    JIT compiler much improved, but no reinstatement for leaky incremental garbage collector
  • Google says criminals used AI-built zero-day in planned mass hack spree
    GTIG says AI-powered hacking has moved well beyond phishing emails and chatbot tricks
  • SoftBank bets on battery building to back bit barns
    Tech investment giant wants batteries for its own AI datacenters, and lots of them
  • Water company's leaky security earns near-£1M fine
    Utility provider failed to detect Cl0p ransomware attack for nearly two years
  • Checkmarx tackles another TeamPCP intrusion as Jenkins plugin sabotaged
    Cybercrooks ruin engineers' weekends with Saturday attack


rss: ars technica

  • Passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in US; 3 people in biocontainment
    A US passenger tested "mildly positive," but WHO is calling it "inconclusive" for now.
  • Starlink shuts down its GPS-style cheat code. Researchers may unlock it anyway.
    Shutdown of Starlink location feature won’t dampen interest in GPS alternatives.
  • iOS, macOS, and iPadOS 26.5 updates arrive with encrypted RCS messaging and more
    Probably the last big updates we'll see before the next versions appear at WWDC.
  • Samsung made a “mockery” of Dua Lipa by putting her picture on TV boxes, lawsuit says
    Lipa says her picture contributed to Samsung's "enormous revenue."
  • Pirates are already playing Forza Horizon 6 days before its launch
    Crackers take advantage of unencrypted files that briefly appeared on Steam.
  • F1 set for another engine tweak in 2027, and what's this about V8s?
    Rather than dig in, the sport is being proactive about fixing the problem.
  • A promising Indian launch startup nears its first orbital test flight
    "We wanted to get to an orbital launch vehicle in a few years."
  • Sony's failed war against Internet piracy may doom other copyright lawsuits
    Cable firm Cox's Supreme Court win may help all tech providers, not just ISPs.
  • Do you take after your dad’s RNA?
    Evidence is growing that sperm carries marks of a father’s life experiences, influencing traits in offspring.
  • Huge landslide created a 500-meter-high tsunami in a major tourist area
    Fortunately, it happened early in the morning, so nobody was around.


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