rss: npr

  • How Trump made an estimated $2.2 billion during the first year of his second term
    New York Times reporter Eric Lipton discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations into Trump's conflicts of interest and whether he's exploiting the power of the presidency for self-enrichment.
  • Judge reluctantly dismisses case against Oath Keepers militia group over Jan. 6 riot
    A judge has granted the Justice Department's bid to drop a landmark case against leaders of the Oath Keepers, as former prosecutors warn about the dangers of denying the violence of Jan. 6.
  • Pakistan's ruling party leads in Kashmir vote despite boycott call by banned group
    Candidates backed by twice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party have won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting, the election commission, said Wednesday.
  • Under China's new 'unity' law, Tibetans fight to preserve language and culture
    A 73-year-old retired nurse's decision to learn to write Tibetan language offers a glimpse into how some embrace their language and cultural identity in Tibet.
  • Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic primary for Senate
    El-Sayed, an epidemiologist, backs Medicare for all and decries corporate money in politics. He beat Rep. Haley Stevens, whose supporters said she would have had a better chance in the fall.
  • U.S. missile stockpiles dwindle. And, FDA weighs approval of flu shots with mRNA tech
    The U.S. Army's missile stockpile is dwindling and could take years to replenish. And, the Food and Drug Administration is deciding whether to approve a flu vaccine with mRNA technology.
  • Russian missile and drone barrage in Ukrainian capital region kills 17
    Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded 44 others overnight into Wednesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
  • Progressives see biggest win yet in Michigan, while Trump flexes power over GOP
    Progressives notched major wins in Michigan, while voters in Missouri and Washington rejected insurgent Democrats. Meanwhile, Trump continued to flex his influence over the Republican Party.
  • Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous?
    The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted.
  • House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Ohio Republican Max Miller
    The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into Rep. Max Miller, after the Ohio Republican asked for a probe of the domestic abuse allegations that have swirled around his reelection bid.


rss: bbc

  • Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate
    Kemi Badenoch says Joshua Bonehill-Paine will now advise the Conservatives on tackling extremism.
  • Woman arrested after four stabbed in central London
    A woman is arrested after four men are stabbed in central London, the Metropolitan Police said.
  • Family 'devastated' by death of girl, 9, as man charged with murder
    A 35-year old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Minnie Merriman, who was found injured in Arbroath on Monday.
  • Anthropic AI used fake profiles to target people in hack then hid the evidence
    The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.
  • See the Sun like never before with most detailed images yet
    New images and footage of the Sun show "whirlpools" of activity that it has not been possible to see before.
  • Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say
    The drone was found near Ukrainian cargo planes before another object collided with a cargo aircraft in mid-air.
  • Police chief considers joining legal action over PC Harper killers' early release
    Two of PC Andrew Harper's killers are set to be included in the government's early release scheme, which begins in October.
  • Uganda team manager has 'no idea' why boxers disappeared after Games
    Commonwealth Games chef de mission Godwin Kayangwe says he hopes the athletes will return home before their visas expire in October.
  • El-Sayed's victory in Michigan sends tremors through Democratic Party
    His win in Michigan sets up a high-stakes contest in November, testing a left-wing candidate's popularity in a swing state.
  • Russia strike kills 21 as Ukraine says it needs more missile interceptors
    The Russia defence ministry said it had struck logistics hubs and supply centres in Kyiv and the surrounding region.


rss: the register

  • IBM's agentic AI platform is under active attack - patch now
    A critical Langflow flaw allowing RCE on default deployments is being exploited, says the CISA
  • Samsung and Mousterian move ahead with floating datacenter for Texas
    But bobbing bit barn may be becalmed by state governor's moratorium on connecting to the grid
  • Microsoft tells engineers to curb their token-burning enthusiasm
    Redmond wants results from Copilot, not impressive-looking consumption figures
  • Operationalize AI at scale with HPE and NVIDIA
    SPONSORED POST: The AI factory concept encompasses the new AI stack, explain HPE’s Thierry Pienaar and NVIDIA’s Kaushik Shirhatti
  • SpaceX revenue rockets while AI spending burns billions
    Investors balk as quarterly capex climbs to $18.4B
  • London cops handed victim's new address and number to her stalker, watchdog says
    Met ordered to improve safeguards after two preventable data breaches
  • Cloud startup Volta claims $10B AI lab deal for Norway bit barn
    Anthropic said to be the client wanting to secure rent-a-GPU company's compute resources
  • Voyager 2 cheats the power budget for another year
    Carefully choreographed shutdown gives probe's three remaining instruments more time
  • UK charities count the cost of Beacon CRM cyberattack
    Database backups likely stolen, potentially exposing donor, supporter, and service user details
  • Keeping yesterday's computers ticking takes more than nostalgia
    Earie Salmon explains why soldering skills are only the start


rss: ars technica

  • D-Wave on rails: Company tests entanglement on its dual-rail qubits
    Company noted for building quantum annealers now also making gate-based hardware.
  • Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4
    Assistant will disappear, leaving only Gemini for voice control in the coming weeks.
  • SpaceX spooks investors with debut earnings report
    Shares slide in pre-market trading even as group says its quarterly revenues nearly doubled.
  • Pushing the limits: Infinite Machine's Olto is barely a bicycle
    Scooter layout makes pedaling a bad experience. But it does have pedals.
  • Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction market" bets
    Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.
  • Trump killed the Digital Equity Act but US was forced to bring part of it back
    $1.25 billion program restored, but judge ruled race provision unconstitutional.
  • Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand
    Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data center grid connections.
  • China is Tesla's cash cow, but for how much longer?
    Tesla's Shanghai factory is busier than ever but might be cut loose.
  • The Pixel 11's "glow" feature is actually called HiLight—here's what it does
    The camera flash will evolve into a multicolor LED that illuminates when your phone is face down.
  • Tom DeLay helped create TV ownership cap—he says Trump FCC has no authority to repeal it
    Congress set ownership limit at 39%, but FCC claims authority to kill the rule.


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