rss: npr

  • Democrats keep doing better in elections since Trump returned to office
    With elections in Georgia and Wisconsin Tuesday, Democrats continued to overperform, which the party started in 2025 when it regularly improved on its margins compared to the presidential race in 2024.
  • A humorist faces life with Stage 4 lung cancer: 'The future disappeared for me'
    In 2020, Annabelle Gurwitch went to urgent care for a COVID-19 test and learned she had cancer. She writes about life as a "cancer slacker" in her memoir, The End of My Life is Killing Me.
  • Oil prices plunge and stocks soar after U.S. and Iran agree on a ceasefire
    Investors around the world breathed a sigh of relief at the prospect of peace — and an easing of the global energy crisis.
  • U.S., Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire. And, Trump-backed Clay Fuller wins House race
    The U.S. reached a last-minute ceasefire with Iran just before Trump's deadline for the country to meet his demands. And, Trump-backed Clay Fuller wins the U.S. House race in Georgia.
  • Abortion clinics are closing nationwide. Could urgent care help fill the gap?
    When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan's rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care decided to step in to fill the gap. Now, others are considering similar moves as brick-and-mortar clinics close in blue states.
  • Colleges are trying to boost student voting. A Trump probe freezes data for that work
    To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration investigation has cut schools off from new data.
  • Your sarcasm is showing — and its history is surprisingly violent
    Some people use sarcasm jokingly. But funnily enough, we tend not to find it witty when we're on the receiving end.
  • Morning news brief
    U.S. and Iran agree to two week ceasefire, how Iranians are responding to the ceasefire, the effects of the war in Iran give investors around the world whiplash.
  • Trump-backed Clay Fuller wins House race in Georgia to replace Greene
    Clay Fuller received President Trump's endorsement earlier in the election season in the race to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. He will serve out the remainder of Greene's term.
  • A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire shows cracks as attacks continue across the region
    Iran and the U.S. and Israel said they would suspend strikes but countries in the region continued to report attacks and Israel said it would not stop its assault in Lebanon.


rss: bbc

  • Jeremy Bowen: Ceasefire means respite for civilians, but it might not last long
    Whether or not a lasting peace deal can be reached, the war and its consequences are reshaping the Middle East, writes international editor Jeremy Bowen.
  • Why it could take months for fuel and food prices to return to normal
    Analysts fear long-lasting economic damage has already been set in motion.
  • Iran warning adds to shipping uncertainty
    Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis.
  • Faisal Islam: Pause in attacks is welcome but the economic scars will last
    Allowing all ships through the Strait of Hormuz will calm markets but the war has created new problems.
  • What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran
    The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran.
  • Starmer says a lot of work remains to make US-Iran ceasefire hold
    The prime minister says fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz would help "stabilise" prices in the UK.
  • UK house prices fall as Iran war uncertainty dampens demand
    Mortgage rates have been rising and hundreds of the cheapest deals have disappeared over the last month.
  • 'Cold as ice': Serial killer admits to eight murders in case that haunted Long Island for years
    Rex Heuermann's plea ends a case that police took 13 years to solve, frustrating the public and victims' family.
  • New light shed on who benefits most from weight-loss jabs
    People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs to treat obesity, research suggests.
  • Church of England to apologise for role in historical forced adoption
    Tens of thousands of babies were taken from their unmarried mothers in the three decades after World War Two.


rss: the register

  • Minnesota State payroll problems grew after Workday launch, auditors say

    Sample testing found incorrect payments and delays after college system adopted new HR platform

    A Workday-based HR platform rollout at Minnesota State universities and colleges likely left more than a thousand faculty and staff with payroll errors.…

  • Talk ain't cheap: DARPA offers grants for new AI-to-AI communication protocol

    MATHBAC program wants better machine-to-machine chatter for scientific discovery

    To supercharge agents' ability to make scientific discoveries, DARPA is looking to improve cross-bot collaboration by developing a "science of AI communication" that will help the models work together to come up with better ideas. …

  • Microsoft calls time on ASP.NET Core 2.3 on .NET Framework

    Tangled tale nears end as Redmond classifies it as a tool, not a library

    Microsoft has set an end-of-support date of April 7, 2027, for ASP.NET Core 2.3, the only supported version on .NET Framework, even though .NET Framework (and the original ASP.NET) will continue to be supported.…

  • Supermicro launches probe after staff charged with China export violations

    Board-led inquiry follows indictment of two employees and a contractor over alleged diversion of Nvidia GPU servers

    Supermicro has launched an independent investigation after three people associated with the company were charged with violating US export restrictions on China.…

  • Amazon rewards loyal Kindle devotees by closing the book on old e-readers

    To 'minimize disruption,' Bezoscorp offers a 20% discount on new hardware you didn't want

    Updated Amazon is rewarding long-time Kindle users by ditching support for aging devices, though it is trying to "minimize disruption" for existing customers by dangling a 20 percent discount for new models along with an eBook credit.…

  • Showing the Windows 10 desktop was the yeast they could do

    Fresh and healthy, just like Windows 11 isn't

    Bork!Bork!Bork! You might say this bork was bread to fail, but at least it involves a version of Windows that most people actually like.…

  • Dutch healthcare software vendor goes dark after ransomware attack

    ChipSoft's website remains down but emails are functioning

    A Dutch healthcare software vendor has been knocked offline following a ransomware attack, officials say.…

  • Investors are going nuclear to keep UK's AI datacenters fed

    Market watcher says money is pouring into British atomic and fusion startups amid massive energy demand

    Investors are backing nuclear power as a solution to fuel the UK's datacenter buildout, according to researchers tracking investment activity.…

  • DXC lands Metropolitan Police outsourcing deal that could climb to £1B

    Supplier will support the current Oracle E-Business Suite and lead migration to a new Oracle Fusion SaaS platform

    The UK's largest police force has awarded DXC Technology a contract worth up to £1 billion to develop and run a host of business process outsourcing services – including building a new Oracle ERP system.…

  • NHS Scotland-linked domains caught serving pr0n and dodgy sports streams

    Two practice web addresses appear to have been compromised

    Multiple domains belonging to Scottish healthcare providers have been hijacked and are now pushing links to adult content and illegal sports streams, according to a researcher.…



rss: ars technica

  • Iran demands cryptocurrency toll from tankers passing through Strait of Hormuz
    Any tanker passing must reveal its cargo so Iran can determine transit fee amount.
  • Steam client files point to "framerate estimator" feature in the works
    JSON text strings suggest performance charts based on "framerates of other Steam users."
  • For the first time ever, Amazon is cutting old Kindles off from the Kindle Store
    Post-2013 Kindles will continue to work, even if they no longer receive updates.
  • No big trucks for little roads: American OEMs say EU is blocking imports
    European buyers aren't interested in full-size trucks; US car industry doesn't care.
  • With Orion still flying, NASA is nearing key decisions about Artemis III
    "One of the questions is what the initial orbit will be for Artemis III."
  • Anthropic limits access to Mythos, its new cybersecurity AI model
    A select group of customers is testing the Claude Mythos Preview.
  • Thousands of consumer routers hacked by Russia's military
    End-of-life routers in homes and small offices hacked in 120 countries.
  • Valve brings native Steam Link app to Apple's Vision Pro
    New app can replace third-party options that were jankier to use.
  • Apple and Lenovo have the least repairable laptops, analysis finds
    The MacBook Neo is a step in the right direction, though.
  • What the heck is wrong with our AI overlords?
    New profile of Sam Altman shines a light on a whole industry.


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