rss: npr

  • How to keep cool in this year's extreme summer heat even without air conditioning
    "Extreme heat" is in the forecast this summer. How do people cope if they don't have air conditioning? Here are suggestions from a heat researcher who grew up in a very hot, AC-less place.
  • U.S. and Iran standoff over the Strait of Hormuz intensifies
    Iran threatened to block all oil exporting routes in the region on Wednesday in response to the U.S. maritime blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Todd Blanche faces high-stakes confirmation hearing for attorney general
    Blanche won Senate confirmation early in President Trump's second term to serve as the No. 2 official at the Justice Department. Now he faces a contentious hearing as he seeks the top job.
  • CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz faces Senate for confirmation hearing
    Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump's nominee for CDC director, faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages, and new layers of political review.
  • Todd Blanche's confirmation brings one Epstein survivor to center stage
    Dani Bensky and a group of women who were abused by Jeffrey Epstein have formed a bond they call a "survivor sisterhood." They live in two worlds, of advocacy and everyday life and motherhood.
  • American AI is expensive. Some startups are turning to cheap Chinese models
    AI is a fast-growing business expense. Some companies are cutting costs by switching to cheaper Chinese AI models.
  • Morning news brief
    Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to appear for confirmation hearing, U.S. restarts blockade against Iran amid standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, ICE suspends traffic stops after deadly shootings.
  • Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million
    A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest and most complete specimens was sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder.
  • Trump will speak on elections in Thursday primetime address
    The speech comes as President Trump has escalated calls for Republicans to pass tighter federal voting rules for November's midterm elections.
  • Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
    Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track.


rss: bbc

  • Iran threatens to block more trade routes as US launches fresh strikes
    US President Donald Trump vowed to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks.
  • I still feel pain of '98 but this can be different for England, says Shearer
    England's defeat by Argentina at the 1998 World Cup still burns deep for Alan Shearer, but he explains why this team can take their chance to change their lives forever.
  • Midnight social media curfew proposed for UK teens aged 16 and 17 - but they can opt out
    The government also wants 'addictive' app features such as auto-play and infinite scroll to be set to be disabled.
  • Travellers warned of methanol poisoning risks in new campaign
    Holidaymakers are urged to understand the dangers and symptoms of methanol poisoning.
  • UK's extreme weather is the new normal, Met Office says
    The latest report on the UK's climate warns cold mountainous areas are also being lost.
  • After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme?
    As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK
  • How will Buy Now Pay Later changes affect you?
    Consumers should be better protected as Buy Now Pay Later lenders now require authorisation to operate.
  • Briton's Iran jail sentence extended by two years, family says
    Relatives of Craig Foreman say his punishment is being extended for talking to the media from jail.
  • Three killed as Russian bombing of Odesa continues
    In recent days, Russia and Ukraine have launched attacks on each others' infrastructure for shipping goods.
  • Police say Ann Widdecombe killed in 'targeted attack' as motive investigated
    Counter terror police say they have obtained a warrant to hold a 28-year-old suspect for up to seven days.


rss: the register

  • EU lets wearables wriggle out of user-replaceable battery rules
    Miniaturization means a professional's touch is needed
  • A moment of silence, please, for the final release of Debian on x86-32
    New Debian versions hit FOSSland in the form of 13.6 and 12.15
  • EU competition decision hands SAP customers more leverage in contract talks
    Truce over maintenance fees is a bargaining chip for ECC holdouts – just don't expect a stampede to third-party support
  • Software bloat? This elevator needs an 8GB Core i5
    This elevator is headed for floor Bork
  • OpenMandriva's accused repo wrecker says it wasn't sabotage – it was a message
    Ex-contributor claims he wasn't a rogue admin, hadn't left the project, and never intended to harm the distro
  • The Star Wars cantina scene shows we need a new hope for the agentic web
    'We don't serve their kind here' protects today's publishers, but won't help rebels destroy the monetization Death Stars built by Google and Meta
  • At last, a good reason to buy an AI PC: Reining in runaway token bills
    Gartner thinks we’re headed to a hybrid AI model where you offload stuff to the desktop whenever possible
  • South Korea to launch universal basic AI chatbot
    Tender calls for providers to power free service with local LLMs, government to supply some GPUs
  • Australia demands AI companies must produce more energy than they consume, stop ‘theft’ of content
    PM frames sweeping new regulations as the equivalent of labour movement touchstones like winning a minimum wage
  • Google Cloud's VMware service loses resilience due to a dud update
    As VMware itself warns of critical flaw in its load balancer


rss: ars technica

  • How hard is it to build orbital data centers, actually?
    "The ISS radiators are expensive and heavy. We're focused on making them cheap and light."
  • Sotheby's big T. rex auction raises concerns hype and wealth are upending science
    Private buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils.
  • Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
    Old and forgotten "shims" Microsoft failed to revoke have made Secure Boot bypasses simple.
  • Trump admin puts Americans in Congo on "do-not-board" list, barring return
    Citizens must now spend 21 days in a third country before they are allowed to come home.
  • Lawsuit claims Meta's layoff decisions were made by AI, not humans
    Meta denies using AI to terminate workers with disabilities and medical problems.
  • Probe into explosive diarrheal cases points to Taco Bell and bad lettuce
    Federal officials have not confirmed a source yet—and there may be multiple sources.
  • US military sent explosive drone boats into combat for the first time
    US military’s drone boats struck an Iranian naval port as war heats up again.
  • These painted e-tattoos could be the future of wearable biosensors
    Conductive ink is painted directly onto the skin in colorful custom designs, drying into working electrodes.
  • Google revamps image search for its 25th anniversary with more images and more AI
    The new Google image search will use your "unique interests" to create an always-updated gallery.
  • New York bans data center construction for a year, rattling AI industry
    New York’s data center moratorium may become the blueprint for anti-AI movement.


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