rss: npr

  • Plans for a Trump family-linked resort spark protests in Albania
    A coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania. The government says the project will transform the nation, but environmental campaigners and critics oppose it.
  • President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
    Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate Blanche formally, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide.
  • House passes war powers resolution directing Trump to end hostilities with Iran
    The vote marked a rare bipartisan rebuke of the war, but is mostly symbolic. Democrats have been unable to pass a war powers resolution in the Senate, and even if they could it would likely be vetoed.
  • Senate Republicans start debate on ICE funding package
    The Senate voted along party lines to start debate on a Republican bill to fund immigration enforcement through the end of President Trump's term.
  • Supreme Court's Alabama redistricting decision could encourage more chaos, experts warn
    The court's repudiation of a lower court decision was only the latest case in which it has played a role in changing the congressional maps for Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, and California.

  • Trump strips job protections from 8,000 federal workers
    President Trump signed an executive order that puts some 8,000 high-ranking civil servants into a new category of employees who can be fired for any reason.
  • Trump confirms calling Netanyahu 'crazy,' says they still get along
    The president also acknowledged that he cursed at the Israeli leader in a heated phone call in which he told Benjamin Netanyahu not to bomb the Lebanese capital Beirut.
  • People with cancer or HIV could lose Medicaid under new work rules, advocates say
    Adults on Medicaid will be required to work 80 hours per month. The Trump administration says people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick to work to be exempt from the new work rules.
  • Michael Jackson's shadow of doubt
    A sanded-down biopic about the King of pop and propaganda has resurfaced his music on the charts — along with questions about how his enduring magic became make-believe
  • Firings at CBS' '60 Minutes' reflect the fight for media control in the age of Trump
    The show's new leader says he fired star Scott Pelley for insubordination. Pelley says he was defending the integrity of the show's journalism after three top executives and two reporters were fired.


rss: bbc

  • New NHS drug offers ovarian cancer patients more time and better quality of life
    Women taking the drug, which is kinder on the body, tell the BBC it has given them their lives back.
  • Israel and Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire if Hezbollah stops attacks
    The countries reject "any attempt, by any state or non-state actor, to hold Lebanon's future hostage", the US says.
  • US House delivers rebuke to Trump as it votes to halt Iran war
    In the 215-208 vote, four Republicans joined Democrats to pass the measure, which is largely symbolic.
  • NHS staff should be banned from wearing pro-Palestinian badges, report recommends
    The recommendation is one of several from Lord Mann, whose review examined antisemitism within the organisation.
  • What a hair loss breakthrough could mean for women like me
    As scientists edge closer to new treatments for hair loss, Victoria Derbyshire examines what such breakthroughs could mean for women.
  • I left a children's home – and was embraced by love
    How a new scheme for young people leaving care is tackling what was once a cliff-edge for this vulnerable group.
  • 'Apocalyptic' Tata Steel fire breaks out as people told to stay indoors
    Residents are advised to keep windows and doors closed as crews battle the fire in Port Talbot.
  • Police chief apologises to Henry Nowak's family over handcuffing and arrest
    Chief Constable Alexis Boon tells the BBC the footage of how the murder victim had been treated was distressing.
  • Germany blames Russia for 'bitter defeat' in UN Security Council bid
    Johann Wadephul said it was "no secret" Russia had stirred up sentiment against Germany over its support for Ukraine.
  • Senate Republicans axe $1bn for Trump's new White House ballroom
    The bill to fund immigration agencies has been delayed by opposition to Trump's 'anti-weaponisation fund'.


rss: the register

  • Nobody needs Mythos or 0-days to build a chaos-causing computer worm – free open source models work just fine
    'Attackers can now cheaply operationalize known vulnerabilities at scale,' boffins tell The Reg
  • All the passwords were stored in Active Directory description fields
    It was far too easy for a hacker to get the information
  • Commvault says it's time to rethink resiliency as AI crooks leave victims in a 'dark, dead' state
    Those backup plans need backup testing
  • Bend the beam like Beckham to defeat anti-jamming tech
    It's hard to stop a signal jammer if you can't locate the source, say Rice University researchers
  • Grep this: Microsoft grafts (most) Linux commands onto Windows
    Coreutils serves over 75 Unix commands in Windows and PowerShell command lines
  • Ring gets buzzed by class action for collecting visitors' faces without consent
    The latest in a series of raised eyebrows over Familiar Faces and other AI ventures
  • No longer just a Copilot, Microsoft's AI wants to take the wheel
    Always-on agent promises to keep work moving, provided you trust it with practically everything
  • Intel bit off more than it could chew with 18A process node
    CFO Zinsner insists the troubled node was a one-off as 14A stays on track
  • Don’t repeat 5G mistakes with 6G, plead mobile operators
    NGMN wants a clear migration path before next-gen network rollouts begin
  • The tech that could make Marvell the next trillion dollar company
    CU later, rivals? That's if Broadzilla doesn't eat its lunch first


rss: ars technica

  • Flesh-eating screwworm infection confirmed in South Texas, USDA says
    With the case confirmed, it is the fly's first breach of the US-Mexico border.
  • Microsoft, Atom Computing, EeroQ update their quantum computing progress
    Some quantum computing companies we've covered have done recent progress updates.
  • Google ordered to put clearer links in AI search and let UK publishers opt out
    Google must change AI Overviews after claiming users don't want "lots of sources."
  • Can't make sense of Dashlane's vault theft notification? You're not alone.
    Security advisory leaves out key details. Dashlane maintains complete silence.
  • Google's new Gemma 4 12B model is designed to run on any laptop with 16GB of RAM
    Gemma 4 12B uses a new encoding scheme and token prediction to punch above its weight.
  • Trump plan to test AI models has a problem—US security teams were gutted by DOGE
    Critics say Trump plan to test AI models is short-sighted, performative.
  • New social features further Plex’s evolution from media server business
    Plex is increaingly focusing on content discovery and streaming rentals.
  • Autonomous vehicles were supposed to cut traffic—what if they don't?
    Data shows Waymo's robotaxis are empty for almost half of the miles they drive.
  • Inside Meta's attempts to play catch-up with AI
    Doubts linger over whether Meta can close the gap with rivals.
  • Beans use an immune receptor to call in airstrikes on caterpillars
    When they're being eaten, bean plants release chemicals that draw in parasitic wasps.


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