rss: npr

  • U.S., South Korea and Japan to hold drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on U.S.
    The announcement that the three countries will go ahead with a trilateral military drill comes a day after North Korea vowed to retaliate against what it called U.S. hostilities.
  • Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'
    A judge issued a written order Thursday night that the Pentagon acted illegally by punishing the AI company for its criticism of the Department of Defense's views on AI use. The government is expected to fight the ruling.
  • The role of climate change in the Nepal floods
    The deadly flash floods in Nepal are not a surprise to many scientists. Glacial melt is accelerating because of climate change, putting millions of people at risk.
  • Helicopter pilot describes what he's seen rescuing people in Nepal
    Andy Thapa is a charter and rescue pilot for a Nepali helicopter company. He's been rescuing people stranded by the catastrophic flooding, and carrying them to safety.
  • Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
    President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada .
  • The stakes are high as Kevin Warsh is set to give his first major speech as Fed Chair
    The stakes are high as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh prepares to give a speech on Friday at the annual gathering of economists and central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
  • Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, has died at 84
    Ratko Mladic was one of the most notorious figures of a war that killed over 100,000 people in the 1990s. He commanded his troops to "scorch the brains" of the Bosnian Muslims and boasted of being a "Serbian God."
  • The real cause of most wildfires? People
    More than three quarters of all wildfires in the U.S. are caused by human behavior including accidents, negligence and arson.
  • Meta reaches $17B settlement. And, nuclear regulator to abandon radiation safety rule
    Meta and the states that sued the company have agreed to a $17 billion settlement. And, nuclear regulators are preparing to abandon a decades-old radiation safety rule.
  • Rwandans love their milk bars. The health minister wishes they'd drink a little less
    A big glass of moo juice — no, make that several glasses a day — is common in Rwanda. Is that too much of a good thing?


rss: bbc

  • Watch: Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood
    BBC Verify traces the path of the destructive Nepal-Tibet flash flood using verified video.
  • Serial rapist police officer passed vetting despite warnings, BBC reveals
    Alan Greer was investigated by police in 2002 and 2005 for making inappropriate phone calls to women, with one case resulting in a formal police caution.
  • Clean-up of illegal waste supersite costs taxpayers £6m
    The bill for clearing the dump in Oxfordshire has been covered by taxpayers.
  • NHS bosses warn of chaos in ADHD and autism care
    Costs are spiralling out of control as unregulated private providers capitalise on demand, say managers.
  • Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
    Trump's order comes after the trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week.
  • What we know after the big Grand Theft Auto 6 preview
    The official look at the blockbuster video game leaves fans and critics impressed.
  • E-bike and e-scooter battery fires cause of 18 deaths and nearly 700 injuries
    Fatalities included people who inhaled toxic fumes from fires or became trapped inside burning homes.
  • Extra 200 police drafted in to aid force investigating wrong-way crash and fire deaths
    Cleveland Police confirms it has support from six local forces and the National Crime Agency.
  • Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules
    The AI startup has been at loggerheads with the Pentagon over the use of AI by the US military.
  • Greens call for temporary ban on new data centres
    Zack Polanski wants stricter rules to limit the use of water and energy by data centres for AI.


rss: the register

  • Exec couldn’t identify a photocopier, which made for a fax-inating tech support call
    One retro numeric keypad looks much like any other to some users
  • Print management outfit PaperCut is under 0-day attack, and it’s drawing customers’ blood
    The fix is either an unvalidated and unofficial emergency patch or taking the server offline
  • Australian cops cuff alleged TeamPCP masterminds
    Alleged crew behind the Shai-Hulud worm and other supply chain attacks nabbed with help from the FBI
  • Anthropic proposes plumbing spec to link AI agents to lab kit and robots
    Say you're trying to enrich Uranium and your centrifuges broke - soon it will be easy to connect an AI to figure out why
  • Nvidia and Cerebras are selling performance their customers will (probably) never see
    Touting batch 1 token generation is a bit like boasting about the top speed of your car
  • CRPx0 hacking service for dummies claims victim count more than quintupled
    It's 'built to be operated by a human with no technical background'
  • Cyborg cockroaches may soon deliver life-saving drugs to disaster victims
    Just what you want crawling through the rubble to rescue you: A swarm of remote-controlled cockroaches with syringe-shooting guns strapped to their backs
  • Police investigating possible forgery at AFRINIC election
    The regional internet registry is also trying to make it easier to terminate members
  • AI girlfriend review site's secrets were exposed to the world for three weeks
    Even testing and staging sites need protection from prying eyes
  • Google forces Android apps to use memory more wisely as RAMpocalypse rages
    No one can afford RAM anymore, so we're requiring devs to mind memory usage


rss: ars technica

  • Anthropic's new hardware standard lets AI agents control the physical world
    Standardized driver interface aims to let devices talk to AI and each other.
  • Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says
    xAI accused of training Grok on real and AI-generated child pornography.
  • GOP heads to Supreme Court after losing case over TV election ad prices
    GOP campaign committees want quick ruling before election ads ramp up next week.
  • Report: Nvidia to acquire AI model repository Hugging Face for $13 billion
    Nvidia is nabbing critical infrastructure for open models as interest grows.
  • AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable”
    Tech industry is perplexed by Trump’s plan to win AI race by taxing data centers.
  • The iconic T-38 jets flown by astronauts just got a spiffy new look
    "Everyone wants to take that aircraft up now..."
  • RFK Jr. goes full anti-vaccine bananas over two measles deaths—one was a newborn
    Kennedy and his allies have a history of downplaying vaccine-preventable deaths.
  • Why did 1,000 world citizens bury their underpants?
    Study: Land use is the biggest factor in determining decomposition rates of organic cotton underpants.
  • Panic passes Trump tariff refunds back to the Playdate customers who paid them
    "It just felt like the right thing to do."
  • Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago
    "We built this city on good cacao" does have a nice ring to it.


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