rss: npr

  • He's one reason why aid cuts weren't as dire for the HIV population as predicted
    Harerimana Ismail of Uganda is a community health worker who checks on kids with HIV. He lost his salary after the Trump administration's aid cuts but he keeps doing his job.
  • Trump is dismantling democracy, reports find. And, Treasury to take over student loans
    Recent studies show the U.S. is slipping further from democracy. And, the Trump administration plans to transfer federal student loans from the Education Department to the Treasury Department.
  • Israel launches more strikes on Tehran as Iran continues attacks on Gulf oil facilities
    The latest strikes come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel would "hold off on future attacks" on Iran's energy infrastructure, following Trump's request.
  • From mall to torture site: Venezuela debates El Helicoide prison's future
    Once a futuristic shopping mall, El Helicoide became one of Venezuela's most feared prisons. Now, as the country changes, so does its fate — erase it, rebuild it, or remember what happened inside.
  • What president had the lowest approval rating of the 20th century? The quiz knows
    What could be more delightful than cannibal invertebrates and food-related weather events? A lot of things!
  • 10 tried-and-true methods to stay off your phone, according to our readers
    We asked our audience to share the creative ways they limit their own phone use. They range from the practical (keep your phone in another room) to the creative (pair your phone with a fun paperback).
  • Why it's so hard for world leaders to bring down oil and gasoline prices
    From waiving the Jones Act to rerouting oil through the Red Sea, governments are doing their best to make up for the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, but prices are still rising.
  • An immigration court few have heard of is quietly shaping policy behind the scenes
    President Trump has slashed the number of people on the Board of Immigration Appeals and stacked it with his appointees, tightening the due process available for immigrants, an NPR analysis shows.
  • Historian talks about how Trump is forging a new world order
    NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with historian Daniel Immerwahr about how President Trump is forging a new world order through his foreign policy.
  • FCC approves the merger of local television owners Nexstar and Tegna
    The FCC has approved the sale of Tegna television stations to rival Nexstar Media Group Thursday. The deal would create a company that owns 259 television stations in 44 states.


rss: bbc

  • Iranian man arrested trying to enter Faslane nuclear base
    A 34-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde, which houses UK's nuclear-armed submarines, on Thursday.
  • Civil case against Gerry Adams over IRA bombings withdrawn
    A lawyer for the claimants said on Friday that proceedings would be "discontinued".
  • Drive more slowly and work from home to help ease energy crisis, IEA urges
    People should change how they travel, work and cook to tackle the energy price crisis, the International Energy Agency says.
  • Officer reportedly leaks location of French aircraft carrier with Strava run
    The 35-minute workout reveals the vessel's location as it heads towards the Middle East, Le Monde reports.
  • Norway's crown princess breaks silence, claiming she was 'manipulated and deceived' by Epstein
    Crown Princess Mette Marit tells Norwegian TV she wishes she had never met the late sex offender.
  • Lily Allen's West End Girl portrait goes on show at National Portrait Gallery
    The painting by Spanish artist Nieves Gonzalez was used on the cover of the singer's latest album.
  • Watch: Greg James completes Comic Relief challenge, raising more than £4m
    The Radio 1 host cycled 1,000km (630 miles) on a tandem bike over the course of eight days.
  • British man accused of shooting partner in France
    George Goodayle allegedly killed his partner Jayne Nicholson with a hunting rifle at their home in southwest France.
  • Tenerife hit by snow as Storm Therese brings wind and rain to Canary Islands
    Authorities in Tenerife have activated their emergency plans with roads closed and events cancelled as weather warnings are in force.
  • Iran warns UK letting US use bases is 'participation in aggression'
    Iran's foreign minister urges his UK counterpart Yvette Cooper to end cooperation with the US.


rss: the register

  • Microsoft breaks Microsoft account sign-ins in Windows 11 with latest update

    OneDrive, Office, Teams Free users greeted with phantom 'no internet' errors, restart may help if you're lucky

    Microsoft has broken account sign-ins in Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 with a recent update, causing error messages in apps like OneDrive and Office.…

  • UK police force presses pause on live facial recognition after study finds racial bias

    Cams statistically more likely to ID Black people, says new research

    A UK police force has suspended its deployment of live facial recognition (LFR) technology after a study revealed it was statistically more likely to identify Black people on a watchlist database.…

  • Feds disrupt monster IoT botnets behind record-breaking DDoS attacks

    Millions of hijacked devices powered traffic floods targeting defense systems and beyond

    The US government has moved to disrupt a cluster of IoT botnets behind some of the largest DDoS attacks ever recorded, including traffic bursts topping 30 terabits per second.…

  • Jaguar Land Rover's cyber bailout sets worrying precedent, watchdog warns

    Lack of clear criteria risks encouraging firms to lean on state support instead of worrying about insurance

    The UK's cyber watchdog has warned that the government's £1.5 billion bailout of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) risks setting a troubling precedent for how Britain handles major cyber crises.…

  • Supermicro co-founder arrested, charged over $2.5B Nvidia GPU sales to China

    Indictment claims dummy servers and bogus docs used to slip past US export controls

    A co-founder of Supermicro is among three people charged with diverting servers fitted with Nvidia GPUs worth $2.5 billion to Chinese customers in violation of US export controls.…

  • UK to rethink tech buying after Palantir contracts

    Government looks for sovereign tech as NHS deal nears break clause

    The UK government has promised a different approach to tech procurement following the award of controversial contracts to Palantir.…

  • Starmer's digital ID reboot raises same old questions as its Blair-era ancestor

    Audit trails aplenty, but no price tag – and no clue how long your data sticks around

    Opinion Last week's UK government consultation on its plans for digital identity had quite a few things missing. It did not include a price estimate - something it said was due to decisions yet to be taken on the scheme's scope - or how long the government would keep "audit trail" records of ID checks.…

  • Sashiko: AI code review system for the Linux kernel spots bugs humans miss

    Beats getting roasted on the mailing list

    AI is coming to the Linux kernel in the form of a code review system - not code submissions.…

  • While you're here, could you go out of your way to do an impossible job?

    He would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for a meddling security team's fear of USB

    On Call Each Friday The Register offers a fresh installment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that celebrates the fine art of tech support.…

  • Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin applies to launch 51,000 datacenter satellites

    ‘Project Sunrise’ needs a network that doesn’t exist, a rocket that’s hardly flown, and FCC approval

    Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has applied to launch up to 51,600 datacenter satellites.…



rss: ars technica

  • Rocket Report: Canada makes a major move, US Space Force says actually, let's be hasty
    "Our security, our prosperity, and our sovereignty will increasingly extend beyond our atmosphere."
  • Project Hail Mary is in theaters—but do the linguistics work?
    Ars speaks with a linguist about the ease with which Grace and Rocky communicate.
  • RFK Jr. has destroyed over a quarter of health dept's expert panels
    Under Kennedy, the health dept. has wiped out 75 advisory boards, corrupted others.
  • Cloud service providers ask EU regulator to reinstate VMware partner program
    Broadcom says the group is misrepresenting market "realities."
  • Millions of iPhones can be hacked with a new tool found in the wild
    DarkSword, a powerful iPhone-hacking technique, has been discovered in use by Russian hackers.
  • FBI started buying Americans' location data again, Kash Patel confirms
    Tom Cotton supports FBI data purchasing, compares it to searching people's trash.
  • Dogfighting in space won't look like the movies, but this company wants in on it
    "Where we are today in space warfare is very similar to where air superiority was in the 1930s."
  • OpenAI is acquiring open source Python tool-maker Astral
    Codex maker says it will "continue to support these open source projects" after deal closes.
  • Meta decides not to kill Horizon Worlds VR after all
    VR will be on life support while mobile remains the focus, though.
  • Afroman keeps trolling cops after winning “Lemon Pound Cake” defamation case
    Cops asked the jury for millions after Afroman used raid footage in music videos.


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