rss: npr

  • Judge restores journalists' White House access. And, Tucker Carlson on his MAGA split
    A judge has ordered that the Trump administration restore journalists' access to White House. And, Tucker Carlson sits down with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep for a Newsmakers interview.
  • Needy couples got cash and a spending plan. Results were good -- and bad
    In Liberia, joint financial planning boosted cash aid's benefits. It also had an unexpected consequence for some families.
  • The Education Dept. hasn't been dismantled. It's become more inefficient, staff say
    Education staff are being scattered across several other federal agencies. Despite the Trump administration's claims, employees say it's adding bureaucracy and making it harder to serve students.
  • eBay bans airbag sales as concerns about faulty or counterfeit parts rise
    eBay became the latest online retailer to ban the sale of airbags and many of their components. Aftermarket parts can be risky if they turn out to be fake or defective.
  • States threaten action against company earning millions off disabled vets
    The investigations by attorneys general follow a recent bankruptcy filing in the face of civil lawsuits, falling revenues, and impending debt payments.
  • Warren demands Trump officials explain removing a ban on interference in census data
    Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported.
  • These 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under Trump
    Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. biomedical research.
  • Judge orders Trump administration to restore journalists' access to White House
    A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to temporarily restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, after they were banned from covering White House events by President Trump.
  • Venezuela's acting leader promises elections at the 'right moment'
    Venezuela's acting president, delivering her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power, promised elections and said the nation's people will determine the "right moment."
  • OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke
    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he was extremely concerned about OpenAI 's breach of an Australian health department website that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal.


rss: bbc

  • Crashed RAF jet steered to 'avoid built-up areas' before pilots ejected, commander says
    Group Captain Gez Currie said the pilots were in hospital being cared for and were with their families.
  • NHS trust to review 4,500 breast cancer cases after unnecessary surgeries found
    The BBC has spoken to women who suffered unnecessary surgery, delayed diagnoses and a lack of care.
  • Anti-migrant activist arrested over video of dinghy slashing
    Police had been looking into footage appearing to show the man, also known as Danny Tommo, slashing at a boat in the English Channel with a knife.
  • Poland says fire at Starlink station is sabotage as Denmark warns of rising Russian threat
    The satellite station is used in part to provide internet coverage to neighbouring Ukraine, the government says.
  • Australia launches urgent review after OpenAI program hacks government health portal
    The BBC’s North America technology correspondent Lily Jamali explains how the Medicare breach happened, and why it matters.
  • Cardiff to host long-awaited Fury v Joshua fight
    Cardiff's Principality Stadium will host Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury's all-British heavyweight fight on 11 December.
  • Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, researchers find
    African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.
  • Blood tests find high level of cancer-causing forever chemical in residents near factory
    People living near a major chemical factory in Lancashire are told they could be at risk of serious health conditions.
  • Police in Scotland arrest 36 in raids on Vietnamese crime gangs linked to human trafficking
    About 300 officers took part in simultaneous early-morning raids at 47 sites across Scotland.
  • Tories would stop long-term jobless using benefits to buy alcohol and cigarettes
    The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.


rss: the register

  • Meta ads steered Polish Android users into a premium-rate billing trap
    CERT Polska linked 852 promotions to 17 Google Play apps capable of sending costly texts or starting recurring subscriptions
  • HSBC decides Samsung Secure Folder and Android's Private Space are no place for a banking app
    Customers say the unannounced change also cut off web access that relied on mobile authentication
  • For MariaDB, LLMs are the new search engines to win over
    Its vector search is ready, but coding assistants keep pointing developers toward other databases, says the foundation's chairman
  • Experts question whether Salesforce demo breaches SAP API policy
    For the German vendor, greater challenges may lie ahead, as rivals seek to control the user experience
  • Government contractor exposed path to immigration records
    IT took a shortcut when the boss was away, and it led to danger!
  • Europe’s internet registry wants governance ‘correction’ because its ‘Executive Board’ is not the executive
    RIPE NCC hopes members get aboard effort to tidy things up and give its CEO a vote
  • India’s outsourced software industry grows 9.5 percent to reach $239 billion
    Software product development industry shrinks a little, but if AI has dented prospects, it’s not in these numbers
  • OpenAI's Astra model went for a drive and no one died
    First LLM to pass test did it in a parking lot at snail's pace, at considerable expense, but it still counts for something
  • OpenAI agents ‘infiltrated Australian government website’
    Canberra is fuming after AI lab sent the news to a generic unattended email address
  • Mop the slop from your LinkedIn feed with a new open-source Chrome extension
    Jev-powered Slop Mop demonstrates another great use case for probabilistic, non-chatty AI model


rss: ars technica

  • There's a new way to break RSA that's faster than anything we've seen before
    Until now, cryptographers thought factoring was the only way to break RSA. Not anymore.
  • Review: Apple's hyper-pricey M5 Ultra Mac Studio made me into a vibe coder
    Usable local AI is a lot of fun, but how much would you pay for it?
  • RFK Jr.'s CDC isn’t letting states order COVID-19 shots for kids, blocking access
    US health deptartment said it wants to ensure the vaccine orders are "appropriate."
  • FBI rushes to investigate if ShinyHunters hack of thousands of employees is real
    It's unclear what will happen if FBI misses ShinyHunters' deadline.
  • Disney+ and Hulu raise prices by up to 13 percent after doubling profits
    The Disney+ ad-free plan is now more expensive than Netflix's.
  • Here's the Torcal, the first fully electric Bentley
    It sounds like a V8, rides like a Flying Spur, but handles like a Continental GT.
  • Trump’s China rivalry and “AI race” delusion may endanger US, experts say
    Trump focus on winning “AI race” may deter China from sharing safety intel.
  • XPRIZE Wildfire winners spotted fires within 10 min—but couldn’t stop them
    $11M competition showed wildfire detection is still easier than stopping fires.
  • Discord age verification rolls out today with changes spurred by user backlash
    Discord will try to automatically estimate ages, require verification when it can't.
  • YouTube promises custom feeds and a lot more AI later this year
    YouTube's next year could change the content you see with a big focus on AI and livestreams.


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