rss: npr

  • Trump's HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care
    NPR has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be finalizing its most aggressive attempt to end gender-affirming care for youth nationally.
  • South Carolina's governor names Lindsey Graham's sister to serve out his term
    South Carolina's governor says he is appointing Darline Graham to finish the term of her late brother. Top Republicans, including President Trump, have coalesced around the pick.
  • On foreign policy, Graham's influence may have been felt the most
    Over the course of his three decades in Congress, Lindsey Graham was a major influence on Capitol Hill and throughout the world as one of the most vocal advocates for U.S. military might.
  • The U.S. strikes Iran after Trump announces a renewed blockade and tolls in Hormuz
    The U.S. and Iran are fighting for control of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a return to all-out war after agreeing to a ceasefire last month.
  • States sue to stop Paramount-Warner Bros blockbuster merger
    California is among the states suing to block Paramount from buying Warner Bros. Discovery in a Hollywood mega-merger that would unite some of the nation's largest movie studios and TV newsrooms.

  • The U.S.-Iran ceasefire grows more distant. And, Congress faces a consequential week
    The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire over the weekend amid tensions over the Strait of Hormuz. And, Congress returns from recess facing tight deadlines.
  • Pythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human disease
    These snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a dime.
  • A guard punched him on camera. It was still nearly impossible for him to sue
    Prisoners are allowed to file complaints about mistreatment — but doing so often comes with retaliation. That's according to an investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project.
  • Eat your ice cream for a long, healthy life? This doctor says so
    Dr. Zeke Emanuel, a renowned U.S. health policy physician, takes on the wellness industry with a back-to-basics approach to optimizing good health.
  • EV battery recycling has a math problem
    For some electric vehicle batteries, it costs more to recycle them than they're worth. That creates all kinds of problems, which a new Colorado law aims to solve.



rss: bbc

  • UAE condemns Iran's 'brazen' attack on tankers as US launches fresh strikes
    The third consecutive night of US strikes on Iran came as Trump announced a 20% charge as part of a new blockade on the strait.
  • Ann Widdecombe suspect not known to Prevent as counter terrorism police take over investigation
    Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed the suspect was not known to the government's anti-terrorism programme in an update to MPs.
  • No significant rain forecast for at least a week as UK heatwave continues
    Heat has been this big story of the summer so far but there has also been a lack of wet weather, as Ben Rich explains.
  • Australian police reveal unseen photos 25 years after British backpacker murder
    Police hope the images could jog memories that will help them find the body of Peter Falconio.
  • Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety
    Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain.
  • Burnham cements Labour leadership with backing of 349 MPs
    The MP for Makerfield is on track to become the prime minister next week after receiving the support of the vast majority of Labour MPs.
  • YouTube still recommending eating disorder videos to teens, research finds
    The site is continuing to recommend harmful videos despite new rules meant to better protect teenagers in the UK, a study finds.
  • The secretive crypto firm backed by Farage's biggest donor
    Tether is a giant in crytocurrency, an industry that Nigel Farage believes the UK should be embracing.
  • Mahmood says law will be changed to help deport grooming gang leader
    Calls to deport Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed have been growing since his release from prison.
  • US judge voids Donald Trump's $1.8bn settlement with IRS that gave him immunity from tax audits
    The judge said the suit was brought for 'improper purposes' and referred a Trump attorney for possible disciplinary action.


rss: the register

  • Gobi X: Creating more energy for AI, not taking it from society
    PARTNER CONTENT: How Envision is reversing the datacenter playbook by making computing chase abundant desert power, not the other way around
  • Zuck's AI ambitions put Meta on course to become America's next big cloud provider
    Renting out spare compute is simply the natural progression for any sufficiently large infra company
  • Zig creator calls Bun’s Claude Rust rewrite ‘unreviewed slop’
    The port took just 11 days and about $165,000 at API pricing
  • Excel competition goes extreme, makes spreadsheet geeks compete from the street
    Defending world champ Diarmuid Early wins again despite being forced to solve puzzles outdoors
  • The price is wrong: AI cost calculation has to consider task completion rates, not just token costs
    Cheap can be expensive
  • Microsoft chief turns hostile on frontier AI labs, warns companies to guard their IP
    Lock it down, warns Satya Nadella, seemingly forgetting the billions Redmond chipped in to OpenAI back in the good old days
  • German firm files for insolvency, blames cybercrims who shut down production for 6 weeks
    ZEGO-TVZ says the financial fallout from a March cyberattack left shutting its doors as the only option
  • Astronomers find sugar near the creamy center of the Milky Way (no caramel, though)
    First interstellar monosaccharide suggests some of life's ingredients may be scattered across the galaxy
  • Philips to replace bricked Hue Bridge Pro devices
    Company releases a fresh firmware update. Go on, install it, we dare you...
  • EU and UK officially blame Russian spies for cyberattack on Poland's power grid
    Sweeping sanctions and condemnation follow op that could have left half a million without power in the depths of winter


rss: ars technica

  • SpaceX is gearing up for Starship's 13th test flight later this week
    This flight will put Starship under higher pressure and test out new Starlink satellites in orbit.
  • US continues to shun Ebola-infected citizens; second American sent to Germany
    The man is said to be doing well in a Frankfurt hospital.
  • The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
    With residential proxies all the rage, CISA urges router users to be vigilant.
  • Ukrainian drone strikes forced Russia to stop shipping in vital sea corridor
    Ukraine’s drone blitz halted Russia’s Sea of Azov shipping in under a week.
  • California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers
    There's a separate $1,750 rebate for used EVs, but both rebates have a price cap.
  • Apple sues OpenAI after ex-engineer allegedly used bug to steal trade secrets
    OpenAI accused of conspiring with former Apple employees to steal trade secrets.
  • Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"
    New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.
  • States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump admin
    AG: Deal will bring "higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and TV."
  • Tom Cruise is utterly transformed in Digger trailer
    "If we can't control the force of nature, at least we can control the narrative."
  • Apple and Samsung benefit as memory shortage pushes smartphone shipments to historic lows
    The biggest smartphone makers keep on trucking in the face of component shortages and economic uncertainty.


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