rss: npr

  • Weakened public health powers raise outbreak risks
    Some jurisdictions have weakened their public health authorities in response to criticism of lockdowns, school closures, mask mandates, vaccine requirements and other COVID-era restrictions.
  • NTSB says United jet was too slow and too low in Newark landing accident
    Federal investigators say the captain flying the United 767 from Italy was too slow and too low before landing last month at Newark, N.J. The jet struck a light pole, damaging a truck on the turnpike.
  • New York City reshapes mass transit system to handle World Cup, NBA finals crowds
    New York transit officials are preparing to handle up to 100,000 extra travelers a day as fans arrive in New York and New Jersey for FIFA World Cup matches.
  • North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons
    State media photos on the place showed it is likely a plant to produce weapons-grade uranium.
  • Embedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times
    In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.
  • What will it take to get a vaccine for the Ebola strain driving the current outbreak?
    There is an effective vaccine for Ebola — but not for the variety spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Trials are going on for several candidates. How long will it take?
  • Gun control group sues ATF over records release
    Brady, a nonprofit gun control advocacy group, is suing the ATF and the DOJ over their refusals to release documents and other information about who the largest sellers of crime guns in the U.S. are.
  • Hezbollah rejects ceasefire deal agreed on by Israel and Lebanon
    The U.N. peacekeeping mission for Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, said one peacekeeper was killed and others were wounded when they came under mortar fire in southeastern Lebanon.
  • Senate to start debate on ICE funding. And, Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire
    Senate Republicans are moving forward on a bill to fund immigration enforcement through the end of Trump's term. And, Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire that could aid in ending the war in Iran.
  • In photos: a preview of the Obama Presidential Center
    The Obama Presidential Center opens later this month in Chicago. We take a look inside.


rss: bbc

  • Royal Navy crew killed in helicopter crash named
    Tributes are paid to Lt Cdr Chris Gayson, 42, Lt Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, and Petty Officer Owen Green, 24.
  • Henry Nowak deserves legacy that goes beyond tragedy, says PM
    Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer mets the family of Henry Nowak at 10 Downing Street.
  • How misinformation about student's murder sent two people into hiding
    A former police officer wrongly identified as being at the scene of Henry Nowak's arrest and death said she is scared for her safety.
  • Man shot with crossbow on university campus
    A member of staff was attacked on the Guildford campus on Thursday morning, says the university.
  • Liverpool appoint Andoni Iraola as head coach
    Liverpool appoint Andoni Iraola as their new head coach on a two-year contract following the sacking of Arne Slot.
  • Kate hugs mum ringing 'end of cancer treatment' bell
    The Princess of Wales encourages an emotional cancer patient at The Christie by saying "you can do it!"
  • Burnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest
    The Greater Manchester Mayor would need to win the by-election in Makerfield to be a possible candidate.
  • Trump hits back at 'unpatriotic' vote after House rebukes him over Iran
    The lower chamber of Congress passed a measure that seeks to halt further military action, in a vote seen as largely symbolic.
  • Ex-wife of Dubai ruler's nephew missing, says lawyer
    British lawyer David Haigh lost contact with Zeynab Javadli on Tuesday and the BBC has been told her home in Dubai is locked and empty.
  • Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon
    The United States announced the ceasefire agreement on Wednesday night following a fresh round of talks.


rss: the register

  • OpenAI's agent chained decade-old DoS attacks to crash web servers in seconds
    Codex drops an HTTP/2 Bomb
  • AI heavyweights warn their tech could help terrorists develop bioweapons
    Scientists and industry leaders push for mandatory DNA synthesis screening
  • Benevolent dictator Zuck will give Meta staff 30-minute breaks from keylogging privacy assault
    Tech biz teaching AI to use computers by slurping staff activity
  • AMD takes a third of server CPU market as shipments grow
    Intel still owns the room, but Epyc keeps nicking the furniture
  • 'Please do not vibe f--- up this software': Broken backups spark AI coding row in rsync project
    Users probe backup failures find Claude-assisted commits. Veteran engineer retorts: "I did not just vibe-code 'convert test suite to python'."
  • Intel's mysterious new datacenter GPU is what Nvidia's Rubin CPX nearly was
    Nvidia's prefill accelerator was shelved, but Chipzilla's Crescent Island could fill the void
  • Palantir wins £9M contract to run UK firearms licensing: CIA-backed biz to hold gun, bomb, and poison records
    Pips Accenture and NEC to bag decade-long deal for cops across England, Wales, and beyond
  • Five Eyes: Watch out for odd LinkedIn connection requests, China's back on the hunt for state secrets
    Cash-for-intel tradecraft continues to concern intelligence officials years after it was first spotted
  • Duo who sold car crash victims' data must repay £118k
    Fresh penalties secured after initial prison, community service sentences for RAC double act
  • GOV.UK goes Dutch on payments as it dumps Stripe
    Means residents can skip the credit card and use 'pay by bank' for local authorities and services


rss: ars technica

  • Elon Musk tries again to escape FTC audits of X data handling
    Musk can't be trusted to protect X user privacy, public commenters warn FTC.
  • Cable lobby warns of chaos if FCC doesn't relax ban on foreign routers
    NCTA seeks waiver from foreign-router ban, citing memory and substrate shortages.
  • Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds
    Scientists in Finland found bees could solve an insect version of the classic "box-and-banana" problem.
  • After 11 years at Mars, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper
    “I think the team has really experienced the loss of a loved one with the end of the mission.”
  • It doesn't feel very agricultural: The 2026 Subaru Solterra review
    Subaru's badge-engineered SUV remains on sale alongside the new Trailseeker.
  • How some data center operators are tackling their water use problems
    Hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability.
  • My SSN was exposed in a breach at Columbia—a school I have no connection with
    Columbia admits last year’s data breach exposed victims beyond its students, staff.
  • Used Waymo robotaxi batteries become backup storage for power grids
    Used Waymo batteries will bolster California and Texas energy storage projects.
  • Flesh-eating screwworm infection confirmed in South Texas, USDA says
    With the case confirmed, it is the fly's first breach of the US-Mexico border.
  • Microsoft, Atom Computing update their quantum computing progress
    Some quantum computing companies we've covered have done recent progress updates.


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