rss: npr

  • Here's a look at the 36 races for governor this year
    The political environment doesn't look good for Republicans right now, but the party could make gains in the many races for governor across the country this November.
  • If you are struggling to make ends meet, NPR wants to hear from you
    With gas prices and other necessities at record highs, families are struggling with costs. NPR wants to know how you're coping.
  • SCOTUS temporarily restores mifepristone access. And, Indiana, Ohio vote in primaries
    The Supreme Court temporarily restored access to the abortion pill mifepristone. And, Indiana's primaries will test President Trump's influence as he tries to oust incumbent Republican senators.
  • The U.S. attempt to open the Strait of Hormuz tests the fragile Iran war ceasefire
    So far, only two merchant ships are known to have passed a new U.S.-guarded route through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • This flashy group of Portland mall walkers puts neon pep into their step
    Krista Catwood wanted a fun way to exercise, so she started a mall-walking group whose unofficial costume was 1980s garb. The festive, all-ages event has exploded in popularity over the past year.
  • Minneapolis grapples with the impact of Trump's largest immigration crackdown yet
    The impact of Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities can still be felt, even three months after it ended. For immigrants, the impact has been devastating — many are at risk of losing their homes and business, and some are dealing with mental health challenges.
  • Primary elections in Ohio, Indiana offer latest temperature check on Trump popularity
    The president seeks to oust Indiana Republicans who blocked a redistricting push in that state, while growing dissatisfaction with Trump's agenda gives Democrats an opening in Ohio.
  • An explosion at a fireworks plant in China kills at least 26 people, state media says
    Authorities said search and rescue at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province has largely been completed, but verification of the casualties and identification of the victims are still underway.
  • Cruise ship waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak
    A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus.
  • Russia declares a truce in Ukraine to mark Victory Day
    Russia declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Friday and Saturday to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, but threatened to strike back at Kyiv if it tries to disrupt festivities.


rss: bbc

  • Bowen: Strait of Hormuz standoff raises risk of sliding back into all-out war
    The US and Iran's determination to keep the pressure on each other has put the fragile Gulf ceasefire in serious jeopardy.
  • Woman and ex-partner killed in Bristol house explosion named
    Police were called to a domestic incident minutes before Jo Shaw and Ryan Kelly died in the blast.
  • Hate crime prosecutions to be fast-tracked after antisemitic attacks
    The director of public prosecutions has told prosecutors in England and Wales to bring charges more quickly.
  • Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says
    Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died.
  • Palestine Action activists guilty of criminal damage
    The group of four activists were accused of breaking into the Elbit Systems factory near Bristol.
  • Dangerous baby-sleep advice given to parents by self-described experts, secret filming reveals
    The advice puts babies at risk of serious harm, even death, medical professionals have told the BBC.
  • Nissan to close one UK production line and cut 900 jobs in Europe
    Nissan says it is considering working with a third party to fully utilise its Sunderland plant.
  • Counter-terror police investigating arson at disused synagogue
    The fire broke out at the former East London Central Synagogue on Tuesday morning.
  • Nottingham killer was discharged as NHS staff 'could not find him'
    Emma Robinson tells an inquiry staff "couldn't work with" or find Valdo Calocane when he was discharged.
  • Pornhub to become accessible again for some UK users
    UK iPhone users who have completed Apple's device-based age checks will no longer be blocked from the site's adult content.


rss: the register

  • Attackers are cashing in on fresh 'CopyFail' Linux flaw

    Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long

    CISA is warning that a newly-disclosed Linux kernel bug dubbed "CopyFail" is already being exploited, just days after researchers dropped a working root-level exploit.…

  • More missions, less money, higher risk: NASA's back to the '90s playbook

    Faster, better, cheaper is back and history suggests you can't get all three at the same time

    OPINION NASA's budget and its new administrator's statements are evoking a ghost from the agency's past: Faster, better, cheaper.…

  • Bun posts Rust porting guide, says rewrite is still half-baked

    Zig's no-AI policy is at odds with view that most open source code will be AI-written in future

    Bun creator Jarred Sumner has posted a Zig-to-Rust porting guide, igniting speculation that the project may migrate away from Zig, though Sumner said there is no commitment to rewriting, only that he is "curious to see what a working version of this looks like."…

  • Real estate giant confirms vishing incident as ShinyHunters and Qilin both come knocking

    Cushman & Wakefield activated incident response protocols after serial extortionists issued separate threats

    Real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield has confirmed a data breach after two cybercrime groups, ShinyHunters and Qilin, separately claimed responsibility for attacks on the company.…

  • SAP dives deeper into Iceberg with Dremio acquisition

    ERP giant previously leaned on Databricks for integration

    SAP has snapped up Dremio, a data integration and analytics provider, to extend the reach of its data analytics and AI agent-building tools into external data sources.…

  • VMware claims Cloud Foundation on track for world domination

    Delivers update aimed at reducing hardware bill shock

    VMware has announced an update to its flagship Cloud Foundation (VCF) private cloud suite and tried to make it fit the times by adding features that allow users to run with less hardware.…

  • ShinyHunters claims dump puts 119K Vimeo emails in the wild

    Vimeo points finger at analytics supplier Anodot, says no logins or card data were touched

    More than 119,000 Vimeo users's email addresses were extracted in a breach traced to a third-party analytics vendor, according to Have I Been Pwned.…

  • Brit mathematician lets AI agent loose with credit card – cue password leaks, CAPTCHA chaos and more

    Professor Fry's AI experiment shows light and dark sides of agentic tech

    British mathematician Professor Hannah Fry has shared a cautionary experiment involving an AI agent, a set of tasks, and a bank card number Fry's team gave it "to show us what it could do."…

  • Romance scammers turn sweet talk into £102M payday

    Victims losing £280K a day to fake profiles and sob stories

    Romance fraudsters scammed Britons out of £102 million ($138 million) last year, according to the latest police figures.…

  • Vodafone dials up full control of joint venture with Three in £4.3B deal

    CK Hutchison takes early cash as UK mobile tie-up moves ahead of schedule

    Vodafone has struck a deal to take full ownership of VodafoneThree, the mobile network formed from last year's merger of its British operations with Three, in a move designed to accelerate its UK ambitions.…



rss: ars technica

  • How do you design a $30,000 electric pickup? Inside Ford's skunkworks.
    We tour Ford’s top-secret Electric Vehicle Development Center in California.
  • Charlize Theron is a bewitching Circe in Odyssey trailer
    "You're a man who needs to control his fate. But you cannot control this."
  • Musk's Europe gamble: Will others follow the Dutch and approve FSD?
    The Dutch road authority will ask other EU regulators to approve the driver assist.
  • DHS abuses 1930s customs law in attempt to get data on Canadian from Google
    DHS targeted a man who hadn't entered the US for years for criticism of ICE operations.
  • Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website
    Reddit REALLY wants you to use its app.
  • "Notepad++ for Mac" release is disavowed by the creator of the original
    "To be clear: Notepad++ has never released a macOS version."
  • Canadian election databases use "canary traps"—and they work
    Intentional errors can be useful.
  • Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags
    The retracted study on ChatGPT in education was already cited hundreds of times.
  • GameStop offers $56 billion for eBay, struggles to explain how it'll pay for it
    Amid falling revenue and store closures, GameStop wants to buy the much larger eBay.
  • F1 in Miami: That's what it looks like when an upgrade works
    2026's Formula 1 championship now looks far from a foregone thing.


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