rss: npr

  • California chemical tank has cracked causing state of emergency, thousands to evacuate
    One California town is in a state of emergency and 50,000 people are under an evacuation order as a malfunctioning chemical tank at an aerospace plant is overheating and could leak or explode.
  • DR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone
    Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.
  • More than 500 children have died in an outbreak that the world is virtually ignoring
    The number of cases — and deaths — in Bangladesh is staggering. As of Sunday, 528 have died, mostly children. How did this measles outbreak begin? And how is the country responding?
  • Mind-bending photos by anonymous cousins show the pain and dreams of Afghan women
    The young women make photos that look at life — how it is, how they wish it could be — under Taliban rule. The images are on display at the Photoville Festival in Brooklyn, New York.
  • Religious leaders, lawmakers push for $1 billion to secure houses of worship
    There's an effort on Capitol Hill to increase funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which awards funding to houses of worship to harden their defenses. In 2024, roughly a third of those who applied actually received funding.
  • Nurse convicted in patient's death is now a national speaker on hospital safety
    RaDonda Vaught was convicted of negligent homicide after dispensing the wrong drug to a patient. She now gives speeches about hospital safety in an era of automation and artificial intelligence.
  • Russia pounds Kyiv in powerful drone and missile attack
    At least two people were killed and 77 injured in the attack, which included the use of a powerful hypersonic ballistic missile called the Oreshnik, which is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
  • 'Homeland Security' has spawned political insecurity since DHS was born
    DHS was originally conceived in the interest of unity and harmony — and the phrase "homeland security" was originally meant to be reassuring.
  • The Enhanced Games are Sunday. Here's what to know about the controversial event
    Dozens of athletes — including former Olympians — will participate in the Las Vegas event while using performance-enhancing drugs.
  • Torn by war, Israelis and Palestinians tie their fortunes together
    At a time when hopes are dim for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, some Arab and Jewish entrepreneurs are partnering across the divide, hoping to prove what's possible.


rss: bbc

  • Starmer 'appalled' by case of boys spared jail after raping teenage girls
    The prime minister said it was "right" that the sentences were being urgently reviewed.
  • Trump tells US negotiators 'not to rush' into deal with Iran
    The deal under discussion would involve a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened, according to US media.
  • UK braces for hottest May day on record as 30C heat continues
    Temperatures are forecast to reach as high as 34C, after eight England regions entered heatwave conditions on Sunday.
  • How Saudi Arabia's spending spree reached the end of the line
    MBS's Vison 2030 project seemed the stuff of science fiction. Now reality has bitten
  • RAF jet carrying defence secretary has signal jammed near Russian border
    Pilots on board had to use a different navigation system while the plane's GPS was disabled.
  • She was told to marry in a country which bans girls' education. So she got in a taxi and fled
    Nearly five years on from the school ban, young women say they have waved goodbye to their dreams.
  • Olivia Dean brings the curtain down on Radio 1's Big Weekend with 'magic' set
    The British pop star has closed out a star-studded line-up at Big Weekend, which also included Fatboy Slim and Zara Larsson.
  • Education secretary to order review of hidden childcare costs
    Bridget Phillipson will ask the competition watchdog to examine costs that families are still facing in government-funded free childcare.
  • Ebola outbreak poses massive challenges, warns senior charity official
    Kate White says she is "extremely concerned about the inability to get resources" to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine leaves four dead and dozens injured
    The Oreshnik missile, which reportedly travels over 10 times the speed of sound, was used, Russia has confirmed.


rss: the register

  • Google has seriously leaned into AI enshittification lately
    Could the Chocolate Factory's mission to reshape the web backfire?
  • HP investigating BIOS updates that leave premium laptop users in boot loop limbo
    Slowdowns, crashes, BSODs reported on pricey mobile workstations
  • No captain, my captain: Navantia floats crewless warship
    Spanish shipbuilder's 75-meter drone vessel comes with sensors, modular payloads, and no room for sailors
  • AI eyes scanning for bugs create a worrisome Linux security trend
    Dirty Frag, Copy Fail, and Fragesia show the new reality
  • UK MPs slam digital ID rollout as a 'fiasco' after botched launch
    Government's 'rushed' plans damaged public confidence before ministers had even explained how the system would work
  • The Virtual OS Museum opens its doors
    A massive compilation of historic OSes and the emulators to run them
  • Feds unwittingly leak pilots' pre-crash conversation
    Release of spectrogram of cockpit recorder audio allows conversation recovery with 'emerging' decades-old tech
  • Minor edits to AI skills can make agents go rogue
    Text is the new attack
  • A Russian speaker and jailbroken Gemini went on a hacking spree and emptied at least one MAGA victim's crypto wallets
    Hey, Gemini, how much can we earn from one pump-and-dump cycle?
  • Zuck defends monitoring employees to win AI race in purported leaked audio
    Limping Llama model needs a crutch made of surveillance tools


rss: ars technica

  • Whatever the mirror test tells us, beluga whales pass it
    The white whales join the short, contested list of animals that see themselves.
  • SpaceX's Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight
    SpaceX has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit.
  • Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
    "Two astronauts whose careers embody excellence, leadership, and service."
  • China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions
    A formal petition to the US government calls for sanctions on Chinese seafood imports.
  • Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat
    "This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions."
  • Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and "spreading rapidly"
    Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases.
  • First-generation Chromecast users stressed by devices suddenly failing
    Google tells Ars it fixed the first-gen Chromecast bug.
  • Trump FCC asks public to comment on whether ABC's The View is a news show
    FCC seeks opinions on whether ABC show's decisions are "based on newsworthiness."
  • US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices
    Workaround flouts law that bans NTSB disclosures of cockpit audio recordings.
  • The Boys is dead. Long live Vought Rising.
    "There's a brighter future. All we need to do is take it."


open all | close all