rss: npr

  • In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount
    Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual property.
  • Trump's ballroom project can continue for now, court says
    A US District Judge denied a preservation group's effort to put a pause on construction
  • NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report details what went wrong
    Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer.
  • Columbia student detained by ICE is abruptly released after Mamdani meets with Trump
    Hours after the student was taken into custody in her campus apartment, she was released, after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed concerns about the arrest to President Trump.
  • These major issues have brought together Democrats and Republicans in states
    Across the country, Republicans and Democrats have found bipartisan agreement on regulating artificial intelligence and data centers. But it's not just big tech aligning the two parties.
  • Why it's a bit surprising that the U.S. is attending a key global flu meeting
    After the U.S. withdrew from the World Health Organization, it wasn't clear they would participate in this WHO-led meeting to determine the recipe for the next flu vaccine.
  • Secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules are made public
    The Energy Department made the rules public a month after NPR reported about their existence. The rules slash requirements for security and environmental protections.
  • Mortgage rates fall below 6% for the first time in years
    The average home loan rate has dropped below 6% for the first time since 2022. Will that help thaw the frozen housing market?
  • Is the U.S. headed toward a military conflict with Iran?
    New York Times journalist David Sanger discusses how we got here, the state of Iran's nuclear weapons program, the likelihood of U.S. military force against Iran and if Trump's goal is regime change.
  • U.S. and Iran to hold nuclear talks. And, Harvard professor resigns over Epstein ties
    U.S. and Iranian officials are set to meet today in Geneva to discuss Tehran's nuclear program. And, Harvard professor Larry Summers is resigning over ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.


rss: bbc

  • How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epstein's orbit
    Documents in the Epstein files reveal how Maxwell nurtured the connection between the two men after Clinton left the White House.
  • Chris Mason: Gorton and Denton by-election could be a three-way tussle
    Plenty think it could be a three-way tussle between Labour, Reform and the Greens, the BBC's political editor writes.
  • Spain to check Gibraltar arrivals under post-Brexit deal
    Arrivals at the Rock's airport would have to show their passport twice under a new UK-EU treaty.
  • MoD launches review into whether Epstein used RAF bases
    Records and emails will be reviewed to determine whether the convicted sex offender used military bases when visiting the UK.
  • Soham murderer Ian Huntley treated for serious head injuries after prison workshop attack
    The 52-year-old is serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
  • Tracey Emin says her artwork My Bed would be 'tidy, clean and boring' if she made it today
    Her Turner Prize-nominated messy bed caused a stir in the late 1990s and is now going back on display.
  • American citizen among those killed in Cuba boat shooting, US official says
    Cuba has accused those on board of planning "an infiltration with terrorist aims” and firing first.
  • Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros, clearing way for Paramount takeover
    Netflix's decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle.
  • Woman angry at lack of prosecution after she fell from window fleeing triple killer
    A former neighbour of Valdo Calocane was told he could have killed her, years before the attacks.
  • No 10 will have no say on which Mandelson papers are released
    A committee of MPs and peers says the government has confirmed it will not overrule any decision to disclose files.


rss: the register

  • ServiceNow boasts its AI bot is resolving 90% of its own help desk tickets

    When it gets stuck, the bot will escalate rather than hallucinate

    ServiceNow claims it has created an AI agent that is currently solving 90 percent of the inbound IT tickets to the company's own employee help desk.…

  • Burger King turns to AI to flame broil employees who aren't friendly enough

    Because nothing says hospitality like a bot counting your pleases

    The bot’s nagging will continue until morale improves. Burger King is rolling out a new employee-facing AI that, among other things, will listen to employees’ customer interactions to ensure they’re being friendly enough - as if working in fast food weren’t hard enough already.…

  • AI models still suck at math

    Just less than before, according to the ORCA test

    exclusive Current-day LLMs are prediction engines and, as such, they can only find the most likely solution to problems, which is not necessarily the correct one. Though popular models have mostly become better at math, even top performer Gemini 3 Flash would receive a C if assessed with a letter grade.…

  • Anthropic launches new marketing blog, pretends it's being 'written' by 'retired' LLM

    Pretending the software is sentient makes it sound more powerful

    As with any piece of obsolete software, you might expect an outdated AI model to just be switched off. Anthropic, however, argues that simply pulling the plug has downsides. After “retirement” interviews, Claude Opus 3 said it wanted to keep sharing its “musings,” so Anthropic suggested a blog.…

  • Rapid AI-driven development makes security unattainable, warns Veracode

    Report claims more vulnerabilities created than fixed as remediation gap widens

    Veracode has posted its annual State of Software Security report, based on data from 1.6 million applications tested on its cloud platform, finding that more vulnerabilities are being created than are being fixed, and that high-velocity development with AI is making comprehensive security unattainable.…

  • Top cloud providers to outspend Ireland's GDP on AI in 2026

    TrendForce says eight hyperscalers are set to pour $710B into servers and infrastructure

    The big cloud operators are ramping up investment in AI servers and infrastructure to meet demand for AI development and deployment, exacerbating the memory shortage caused by their insatiable growth.…

  • Microsoft to auto-launch Copilot in Edge whenever you click a link from Outlook

    Whac-A-Mole season continues as Redmond finds yet another corner to stuff its 21st century Clippy

    Microsoft has announced that its Edge browser will automatically open the Copilot side pane when users open links from Outlook.…

  • Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters auditioning female voices to sharpen social engineering

    Telegram posts promise up to $1,000 per call as gang refines IT helpdesk ruse

    Prolific cybercrime crew Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters (SLSH) is reportedly recruiting women in the hope of improving its social engineering success.…

  • NASA safety watchdog says it's time to rethink Moon landing

    Report highlights too many firsts in Artemis III mission

    The latest report from NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) raises questions about the mission objectives for Artemis III.…

  • Five Eyes warn: Patch your Cisco SD-WAN or risk root takeover

    A rare joint alert from all five spy agencies means serious business

    The Five Eyes intelligence alliance is urgently warning defenders to patch two Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN vulnerabilities used in attacks.…



rss: ars technica

  • xAI spent $7M building wall that barely muffles annoying power plant noise
    “Temu sound wall” not enough to quell fury over xAI’s power plant.
  • The physics of squeaking sneakers
    Geometry of tread patterns determines frequency, so blocks were designed to play Star Wars music.
  • Google reveals Nano Banana 2 AI image model, coming to Gemini today
    Google's new image model replaces the previous versions immediately.
  • Ford is recalling 4.3 million trucks and SUVs to fix a towing software bug
    An OTA update will be pushed out in a few weeks; owners can also go to a dealership.
  • New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
    That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think.
  • New York sues Valve for enabling "illegal gambling" with loot boxes
    The ability to resell Steam items for real value is key to the state's case.
  • A non-public document reveals that science may not be prioritized on next Mars mission
    For some reason, NASA chose not to publicly release its Mars orbiter objectives.
  • 15 state attorneys general sue RFK Jr. over "anti-science" vaccine policy
    Trump administration’s reduced vaccine schedule “throws science out the window.”
  • Badge engineering could be worse than this: The 2026 Subaru Uncharted
    Subaru has a new EV using the platform it shares with Toyota, starting at $34,995.
  • ULA isn't making the Space Force's GPS interference problem any easier
    Officials expect the investigation into a booster anomaly on ULA's Vulcan rocket to last multiple months.


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