rss: npr

  • U.S. ambassador to Israel says Israel sent Iron Dome batteries, personnel to UAE
    Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the Iran war, the U.S. ambassador to the country said Tuesday.
  • As Trump goes to China, what do Americans say about tariffs, Iran and world standing?
    Most Americans see China as one of the United States' biggest rivals or adversaries, but largely as an economic threat, according to a new Chicago Council/NPR/Ipsos poll.
  • 24 hours with 3 teenage birders: Welcome to the World Series of Birding
    The three high-school birders, dubbed The Pete Dunnelins, have one day to count as many bird species across the state of New Jersey as physically possible. Here's what it takes.
  • Trump goes to China as Iran war smolders
    President Trump says he has a great relationship with President Xi. His trip to China will provide a temperature check.
  • Drive 5 hours or fly 20 minutes? Remote towns suffer from lack of year-round flights
    A federal program that pays airlines to operate in small and rural communities could have its budget cut in half, leaving parts of the country with no flight options.
  • She's trying to outrun pancreatic cancer. Breakthrough treatments give her hope
    Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal. But new treatments mean that may be changing, and people with the disease now have more reason to hope than ever before.
  • The clipping economy: How short-form video 'clippers' are overrunning the internet
    Short-form clips of long interviews and shows are taking over the internet. But behind the sea of social media clips are marketplaces offering freelance clippers money per view.
  • Morning news brief
    Trump's relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping will be tested in upcoming visit, Labor Department releases latest cost-of-living report, experts say hantavirus isn't a risk to public at large.
  • Stephen Colbert and late night hosts strike again as his show nears finale
    Stephen Colbert invited his "best television friends," fellow late night hosts John Oliver, Seth Meyers and the two Jimmies— Kimmel and Fallon— to join him, as his final show on CBS is set for May 21.
  • Israeli lawmakers set up tribunal, allow for death penalty for October 2023 attackers
    The measure passed 93-0 in the 120-seat Knesset, or parliament, reflecting widespread support for punishing those found responsible for what was the deadliest attack in Israel's history.


rss: bbc

  • At a glance: Starmer grapples with leadership crisis
    The prime minister is fighting to stay on in No 10 as heavy election losses trigger a Labour revolt.
  • BBC unmasks key people smuggler in network behind most small boat crossings
    The 28-year-old Iraqi Kurd has evaded arrest by operating under the alias “Kardo Ranya”.
  • No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN health agency
    The situation could still change and there might be more confirmed cases, warns the head of the World Health Organization.
  • Green Party admits Polanski may have failed to pay council tax
    The Green Party admits that its leader has, until recently, been living on a houseboat in London and may have failed to pay council tax.
  • How driving test booking is changing for learner drivers
    From 12 May, only learner drivers can book their own tests, not instructors.
  • US in closely guarded talks to open new bases in Greenland
    It is seeking to open three bases in the south of the Arctic territory, according to multiple officials familiar with the talks.
  • Pakistan struck a rehab centre and killed 269 Afghans. Their families want to know why
    There are calls to investigate the 16 March airstrike - which the UN says likely killed more - as a war crime.
  • How the Trump-Xi summit could set superpower relations for many years to come
    Trump's whirlwind visit to China is the most significant for years - but will it bear fruit?
  • Calls for 'urgent action' on baby-sleep industry after BBC investigation
    The BBC investigation revealed how some self-described sleep experts have been giving new parents advice that goes against NHS guidelines.
  • Zoe Ball confirms she did not get Strictly presenting role
    The broadcaster says she was "so chuffed to even be in the mix" for the job on the BBC One show.


rss: the register

  • Apple, Google drag cross-platform texting into the encrypted age
    After years of stopping dead at the green bubble border, iPhone and Android users can finally send E2EE messages without relying on third-party apps
  • ZTE and Claro launch next-generation 4K Ultra HD IP STB in Brazil
    Device delivers smoother streaming and simpler interaction, elevating home entertainment
  • FleetWave outage takes another turn. Chevin confirms crooks accessed customer data
    A month after bringing systems back online, SaaS vendor tells customers attackers potentially walked off with operational data, contact details, and payroll numbers
  • Britain pays Starlink millions despite Musk's calls to overthrow UK government
    Satellite service supports troops and Ukraine, but payments may raise eyebrows after boss's political broadsides
  • Japan’s PM orders cybersecurity review to stop Mythos going full CyberZilla
    Fears exponential increase in attack scale and speed
  • Veteran network architect proposes IPv8 – to improve IPv4, not leapfrog v6
    Critics are not convinced this plan to add an ‘area code’ based on ASNs has much merit
  • GitLab promises a different kind of layoff as biz pivots toward AI
    Code hosting biz is trimming its global footprint and flattening its management layer
  • Red Hat blasts RHEL 10.1 into orbit aboard Voyager's micro datacenter
    Orbital compute platform, which launched on a mission to the ISS last year, gets an immutable upgrade alongside refreshed container images
  • Quit VMware and you’ll emerge with more complex and less capable infrastructure
    Analyst says modernizing applications is probably a better use of your time than hypervisor migration
  • Double Canvas breach acknowledged as ShinyHunters sets new pay-or-leak deadline
    UPDATED: Sorry, kids, everything's back up so get to work on your new assignment - An essay on the ethics of paying ransoms, because it looks like that's what happened here


rss: ars technica

  • Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks
    Production-version patches are coming online and should be installed pronto.
  • Audi has a new Q9 flagship coming soon: Here's its interior
    Audi made sure to consult American tastes for its first full-size SUV.
  • After banning foreign routers, FCC says existing ones can get updates until 2029
    FCC extends waiver allowing routers and drones to get patches for two more years.
  • Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water and nobody noticed for months
    Can AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good.
  • Passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in US; 3 people in biocontainment
    A US passenger tested "mildly positive," but WHO is calling it "inconclusive" for now.
  • Starlink shuts down its GPS-style cheat code. Researchers may unlock it anyway.
    Shutdown of Starlink location feature won’t dampen interest in GPS alternatives.
  • iOS, macOS, and iPadOS 26.5 updates arrive with encrypted RCS messaging and more
    Probably the last big updates we'll see before the next versions appear at WWDC.
  • Samsung made a “mockery” of Dua Lipa by putting her picture on TV boxes, lawsuit says
    Lipa says her picture contributed to Samsung's "enormous revenue."
  • Pirates are already playing Forza Horizon 6 days before its launch
    Crackers take advantage of unencrypted files that briefly appeared on Steam.
  • F1 set for another engine tweak in 2027, and what's this about V8s?
    Rather than dig in, the sport is being proactive about fixing the problem.


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