rss: npr

  • Hong Kong official warns booksellers on security risks after raids
    The police operation marks the third round of arrests targeting independent bookstores in four months.
  • Trump wants to fence off the park closest to the White House, a popular protest spot
    The Trump administration wants to install permanent fencing around Lafayette Park, directly outside the White House. It's long been a popular spot for protesters, who worry barriers will change that.
  • Zelenskyy fires Ukraine's tech-savvy defense minister in government reshuffle
    Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the country's popular defense minister, who pushed for innovation in the battlefield through the use of drones and turned the tables on Russia.
  • The political risks from war in Iran. And, ICE's use of force is rising, report finds
    The political implications the war in Iran is having on the GOP. And, a new report has found that ICE officers' use of force is not rare since President Trump took office for his second term.
  • Oil companies are making billions. In the U.S., calls to tax their windfall are growing
    Higher oil prices since the Iran war began mean many oil companies have brought in excess profits. Some U.S. lawmakers want to tax those windfall profits and give the money to lower-income Americans.
  • DHS pledged body cams for all immigration agents. Months later, that hasn't happened
    In recent days, federal immigration agents fatally shot two immigrant fathers. None of the federal officers involved were wearing body cameras, the agency said.
  • Bike lanes and speed cameras disappear from the DOT's list of proven safety measures
    The Federal Highway Administration quietly stripped bike lanes and other safety recommendations from a key list of best practices. Critics say those measures are proven to cut crashes and save lives.
  • TrumpRx promised a supermarket for cheaper drugs but delivered a boutique
    President Trump said TrumpRx is the biggest thing to happen in healthcare in decades. But an NPR analysis finds drugmakers are only offering deals on a few of their medicines.
  • No Asian team managed to go far this World Cup (again). What's holding them back?
    For the sixth World Cup in a row, no team from the Asian Football Confederation made it past the first knockout round, winning only three games out of 29. Asian teams are competitive — up to a point.
  • 'Gossip' had godly origins. Here's how it gained its sinful reputation
    We've all engaged in a little 'gossip.' But did you know its origins were tied to family and friendship?


rss: bbc

  • Teenagers from 15 should be given free MenB vaccine, say UK experts
    Advisers are asking the government to consider introducing MenB jabs routinely for secondary school-aged people to better protect them.
  • UK says Falkland Islands 'definitely ours' after Argentina banner
    Argentina could be disciplined by Fifa for the celebrations after the World Cup win over England.
  • Feeling gutted? Five ways to cope with England's World Cup defeat
    After England’s loss, fans and experts share their tips for managing the disappointment.
  • Why you should care about the third-place play-off between England and France
    It might feel like the last thing anyone wants right now - but here is why, actually, you do want to watch the World Cup's third-place play-off.
  • MI5 court evidence based on lies, report says
    Senior MI5 figures were criticised in the report by deputy investigatory powers commissioner Sir John Goldring.
  • US strikes oil tanker with missiles as it enforces new Iran blockade
    The US military targeted an unladen oil tanker which it said was heading for the key Iranian oil terminal on Kharg island.
  • Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43
    The ex-head of Italy's motorway operator Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term over the 2018 bridge collapse.
  • TikTok faces Ofcom investigation over child age checks
    It follows a review by the regulator in May that criticised the platform for not being "safe enough" for children.
  • Protests in Ukrainian cities against Zelensky's removal of defence minister
    Ukraine's president has not explained Mykhailo Fedorov's dismissal, which is causing great upset among civil society and the military.
  • British Steel taken into public ownership to protect 'vital' UK supply
    The Scunthorpe steelworks has been officially nationalised under new government powers passed this week.


rss: the register

  • Brit Scattered Spider duo handed tickets to prison over Transport for London attack
    Sentencing bookends the biggest cybercrime conviction in UK history
  • AI power binge delivers best half since 2022 for climate tech venture funding
    Low-carbon projects reap accidental windfall as billions chase compute infrastructure
  • Windows 10 refuses to die, and the security bill is coming due
    One in six machines still run the old OS as migration stalls and patch deadlines creep closer
  • SpaceX open sources Grok Build in same week company was found beaming users' repos to the cloud
    AI-and-X subsidiary now claims to offer ‘complete user privacy’ days after Elon Musk confirmed the data would be deleted
  • AWS CloudFront outage serves errors instead of websites
    Storm sends winds whipping beyond cloud giant, knocking out services including Hugging Face and the UK's National Lottery
  • Telegram shortlinks knocked offline over sanctioned VPN connection
    t.me borked for a day until platform proved it had no ties to service favored by cybercriminals
  • How to teach an old Intel Mac new tricks with OpenCore Legacy Patcher
    Why to do it, and what to watch out for
  • Law firm insisted on one password to rule them all
    Using the admin password, you could be anyone and see anything
  • Tech support scam caused massive data breach at Australian airline Qantas
    It’s possible to leak PII describing 5.7 million people without breaching privacy rules
  • Even HP resellers thought the price of toner and ink was too high – so HP India facilitated an illegal cartel
    Regulator fines PC and printer giant for rigged tender bids and collusion


rss: ars technica

  • Move over, GPS: Navigation satellites in low-Earth orbit are making a comeback
    Xona aims to deploy 258 satellites into low-Earth orbit as a GPS alternative.
  • Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there
    Union wants to halt a "perpetual cycle" of layoffs, get back to contract bargaining.
  • Buzz Aldrin sells famous felt-tip pen that helped launch Apollo from the Moon
    While an impressive sale, the pen and switch did not break records.
  • Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines
    The convenience store chain will use StorMagic instead.
  • Judge: Trump can’t deport researchers just for working in content moderation
    Disinformation researchers praise ruling blocking Trump visa denials and deportations.
  • Engineer identifies and explains every '90s computer seen in Jurassic Park
    Yes, it was, in fact, a Unix system.
  • Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
    HiveLegacy is a "powerful primitive" that's likely capable of other nefarious actions.
  • FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs
    FCC chairman claims power to repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.
  • In memoriam: 7 of our favorite Sam Neill films
    The actor, who starred in 1993's Jurassic Park, died Monday in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 78.
  • Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn
    With the settlement withdrawn, Google is now bound by the court's full antitrust remedies.


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