rss: npr

  • What made the deadly Venezuelan earthquakes different
    It appears the two big earthquakes in Venezuela that occurred in rapid succession may have involved two separate fault lines. Several faults intersect in this tectonically complex region.
  • Photos: See Venezuela destruction after earthquakes
    The earthquakes were Venezuela's largest in over a century.
  • Judge blocks Postal Service proposal to restrict mail-in voting under Trump's order
    A judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service's proposals responding to President Trump's order, including not delivering ballots in states that don't turn over voter lists to the federal government.
  • The Supreme Court says the U.S. can turn away asylum seekers at the border
    By a 6-3 vote, the high court ruled that federal law allows the government to stop asylum seekers from physically setting foot in the United States, effectively keeping them from applying for asylum. 
  • Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says
    Writing for the court majority, Justice Samuel Alito that under the TPS law, the president has unreviewable authority to end the program, without intervention from the courts.
  • The Viking chant that became Norway's World Cup rallying cry
    Norway's long-awaited World Cup return is being powered by a viral Viking "rowing" chant that's sweeping the world, from Boston train stations to Times Square — and the heart of Norway's parliament.
  • Supreme Court bars 'vampire rules' on gun ownership
    In a 6-3 ideologically divided decision, the high court said that requiring permission in advance is an undue burden on the right to possess and carry a firearm.
  • U.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto in its fight against liability from popular weed killer
    The central issue in the Roundup case, filed by Missouri resident John Durnell, was who decides what should appear on a pesticide or insecticide label—and whether a federal law overrides state claims.
  • A federal judge in Boston blocks key parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail
    A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of President Trump's executive order to limit voting by mail. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling.
  • 2 earthquakes in Venezuela kill at least 164. And, Trump cancels housing bill signing
    Two major earthquakes in Venezuela have killed at least 164 people and left hundreds injured. And, President Trump canceled the signing of a massive bipartisan housing bill yesterday.


rss: bbc

  • King Charles reveals he paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-25
    The King becomes first monarch to publish their tax payments - with the figures putting him among the UK's top 100 taxpayers.
  • King and Queen will not live in Buckingham Palace after renovations
    King Charles and Queen Camilla will continue to reside in Clarence House, Buckingham Palace says.
  • UK braced for hottest June night after 36.7C high on warmest day of year
    Temperatures reach 36.7C in Merryfield, Somerset, the highest temperature so far this year and the hottest June day on record.
  • France warns even young people's health at risk as Europe's heatwave shifts east
    Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some areas while French officials say deaths linked to the heat are being seen among young people.
  • UN pauses Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan after cargo ship attacked
    The ship was reportedly struck by an "unknown projectile" near Oman but no casualties were reported.
  • Burnham could be leader in weeks under Labour timetable
    Andy Burnham could take over from Keir Starmer by 17 July, if he continues to be the only Labour MP in the race.
  • TikTok influencer charged with murdering boyfriend in Dubai
    Influencer Brooke George, 23, from Kent, claims she acted in self defence in stabbing her partner.
  • Starmer and home secretary in row over minister's future
    Shabana Mahmood believes Mike Tapp should be sacked for writing an article but No 10 say he remains in post.
  • Women alleging rape and sexual assault in France call to abolish statute of limitations
    More than 50 women are calling for the abolition of the statute of limitations which they say has prevented them seeking justice.
  • Teenager cleared of murdering nine-year-old girl
    A jury at Bristol Crown Court finds a 16-year-old not guilty of murder and manslaughter.


rss: the register

  • OpenAI says employees moving beyond chat to agents
    Codex, it's not just for developers, really
  • Perseverance rover finds even more signs of extinct life on Mars
    Scientists remain skeptical, plead for someone to bring the rocks home
  • FOSS dev builds a BASIC compiler using LLVM
    Not just any old BASIC, either: OS-9’s BASIC09
  • Recovery has to keep up with AI
    SPONSORED POST: Why an AI-era recovery architecture looks different, with Eon's Gonen Stein
  • Apple passes RAMpocalypse costs on to consumers
    Fondleslab and Mac prices rise by hundreds; phones safe ... for now
  • Windows 11 can now turn back the clock when updates go bad
    Point-in-time restore offers a 72-hour escape hatch for stricken PCs
  • Apple takes over Swift Package Index, vows to remove GitHub dependency
    SPI co-creator Dave Verwer joins Apple, says 'We will be moving away from that model completely'
  • Amazon pours another $13B into India's AI and cloud infrastructure
    Mumbai and Hyderabad datacenter expansion forms part of broader $48B five-year investment pledge
  • European Commission lines up Amazon and Microsoft for cloud gatekeeper status
    Preliminary position calls for designation under the Digital Markets Act
  • Collabora releases CODE 26.04 as rivalry between FOSS cloudy office suites heats up
    Now with Markdown support and smarter formula error handling – plus integrated AI, though it's off by default


rss: ars technica

  • Notion killing Skiff-influenced email app since most users use AI agents instead
    Notion is "going all in on using agents to run your inbox."
  • Google finally releases a Finance Android app, promises iOS version later in 2026
    It took 20 years, but the Finance app arrives just in time to be packed full of AI.
  • Anthropic says Alibaba must be punished for largest Claude cloning attack
    Alibaba allegedly used 25,000 accounts to mine Claude over 28.8 million exchanges.
  • Planet orbits so close to its star that their magnetic fields connect
    At the right point of the orbit and stellar cycle, the star's chromosphere brightens.
  • Feds deny Polestar authorization to sell cars in US from model year 2027
    Unlike with Volvo, there will be no authorization for Polestar to sell its cars here.
  • Apple ratchets up prices, blames the cost of memory
    Some Macs are hundreds of dollars more expensive today than yesterday.
  • The "sad inevitability" of Europe's heat wave
    Europeans are baking under their second heat wave of the summer.
  • New effort will get genome sequences for entire Endangered Species list
    Colossal Biosciences will be biobanking tissues from all of them as well.
  • Every Homo naledi we know of is female, and the implications are fascinating
    "There is no natural explanation," says paleoanthropologist John Hawks.
  • IBM claims world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology
    IBM’s nanostack transistors could boost chip performance or energy efficiency.


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