rss: npr

  • Conductor Julian Wachner receives suspended sentence for possession of child sex abuse material
    The formerly prominent, widely recorded conductor was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years of probation for five counts of possession of child sex abuse material in Indianapolis.
  • Fold the phone: Apple's new CEO unveils a foldable iPhone
    New Apple CEO John Ternus announces the iPhone Duo, which folds like a passport and is the most radical iPhone design update in nearly 20 years.
  • Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns
    The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking.
  • Andrew Tate is denied bail and will remain in jail during his extradition fight
    Prosecutors told the court that Andrew and Tristan Tate boasted about having multiple passports and flying on private jets. But the Tates' lawyers argued they were only playing a role for their fans.
  • Greetings from Paris, where the 2024 Olympics balloon rises again
    The floating Olympic cauldron, held aloft by a giant glowing balloon, is still making regular appearances two years after the 2024 Paris Games, showing up all summer long in the nighttime Paris sky.
  • A new Anthropic model seeks to test how AI could impact the U.S. economy
    Will artificial intelligence nibble around the edges of the economy or upend it altogether? A new, interactive model from Anthropic lets people tests their assumptions.
  • Whatever happened to the measles outbreak that shocked a country this year?
    Bangladesh has seen over 50,000 confirmed or suspected cases of measles this year. The death toll among children just surpassed 1,000. How are officials trying to bring the outbreak under control?
  • Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps
    A Trump census proposal would stop asking about race and exclude millions of U.S. residents from a count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."
  • U.S. military destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers. And, the Smithsonian head resigns
    The U.S. military says it has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers as the conflict continues to escalate. And, Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III says he plans to step down by the end of the year.
  • Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash, flight data indicates
    Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information investigators released Tuesday.


rss: bbc

  • Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations
    The investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been under way into other donations.
  • Air traffic failure was avoidable, says transport secretary
    Heidi Alexander orders an investigation into the glitch that caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations.
  • Spanish intelligence warned of Ceuta mass crossing plans before surge
    Declassified documents show Spanish and Moroccan authorities were alerted to social media calls for a mass migrant crossing the day before tens of thousands entered Ceuta.
  • Muted US response to UK's West Bank sanctions may reflect simmering frustration
    The UK accuses Israel's government of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians by settlers.
  • RNLI volunteer targeted online and branded 'traitor' after Portsmouth protests
    Lifeboat crew member wrongly identified as having helped small boat migrants speaks to BBC Verify.
  • BBC drops Drag Race UK after eight series
    Future series will no longer be broadcast on BBC Three as the show moves to a streaming platform owned by its production company.
  • Apple's new boss starts with big gamble on costly first folding iPhone
    Apple showed off at an event the first major design change to the iPhone in almost 20 years.
  • Miliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions move
    The foreign secretary disagrees that sanctions on Israeli settlements could put British Jews at greater risk.
  • National security can't come at expense of social security, Burnham says
    The prime minister says he will fund defence and get the welfare bill down in "the Labour way".
  • Iran referred to UN Security Council for nuclear non-compliance
    Tehran condemns the resolution, blaming US and Israeli strikes on its nuclear facilities for disrupting inspections.


rss: the register

  • Novel Blue Moon kit targeting Chrome and Windows reflects new reality of AI-driven exploits
    Mind the patch gap, please and thank you
  • AI models don't kill people – people kill people
    AI fearmongers forget we could just jail tech execs until morale and model safety improve
  • Apple hawks $2k folding fondleslab
    Another new form factor for devs to adapt to
  • Samsung to help fortify OpenAI's semiconductor supply chain
    Semiconductor supply chains are hard, but Samsung offers OpenAI relief in many forms spanning compute and memory
  • Serial Microsoft 0-day hunter drops yet another Defender exploit
    A bypass of a bypass of a bypass
  • Chinese researchers find egg-cellent way to keep space debris from scrambling craft
    Eggy armor cuts projectile speed in simulations as LEO gets increasingly crowded
  • Google takes the nuclear option for €13B Finland expansion
    22-year power deal covers up to half of Loviisa plant's capacity, with wind and battery projects alongside
  • UK government says Fujitsu won't use framework places to chase new customers
    Procurement officials promise to police the scandal-hit supplier's voluntary bidding moratorium
  • Cryptocrook ringleader, 22, who met crew on Minecraft admits role in $245M heist
    Stolen funds bought mansions, private jets, and supercars – now he faces up to 20 years
  • WeChat worm could pwn a friend before they even answered the call
    Calif says AI helped turn a VoIP memory bug into cross-platform RCE before Tencent shut it down


rss: ars technica

  • Six Chinese AI firms accused of aggressively copying US frontier models
    US urges AI firms to ID, then secretly switch, Chinese users to less-capable models.
  • Apple's long-rumored foldable becomes reality with the $2,000 iPhone Duo
    Apple's first foldable can be yours next month.
  • When it comes to Beatles references, scientists can't let it be
    New study detects 3,200 references to Beatles song titles and lyrics in academic papers.
  • Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs
    Four women sue Amazon, say company denied basic accommodations and fired them.
  • Apple debuts $129 AirPods 5 with better noise cancellation and transparency mode
    AirPods 5 with noise cancellation is cheaper than its predecessor.
  • Apple starts preorders for Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 with new Health Sensing System
    New Apple Intelligence features, too.
  • The quick guide to fall vaccines and when you should get them
    Here are the evidence-based recommendations and this year's vaccine rollout.
  • Apple's iPhone 18 Pro adds variable camera aperture and a more powerful chip
    There's also a new thermal management system, reducing overheating.
  • Popular navigation apps unlikely to ditch Mercator maps despite UN resolution
    UN-backed Equal Earth map has educational value but won’t alter navigation apps.
  • Anthropic researcher quits with a warning: Self-improving AI could "kill us all"
    "We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!"


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