rss: npr

  • What the Trump administration says about why it went to war with Iran
    The Trump administration says it is "laser focused" and mission driven, but the messaging has been varied. The range of cited motivations for striking Iran now are sometimes at odds with each other.
  • Trump looks to turn attention to Western Hemisphere at Americas summit
    President Trump is set to gather with Latin American leaders on Saturday at his Miami-area golf club as his administration looks to turn attention to the Western Hemisphere, at least for a moment.
  • Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time
    The FDA's controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is leaving the agency. It's the second time he has abruptly departed following decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs.
  • Family, former presidents and a Hall of Famer give Rev. Jesse Jackson a final sendoff
    Several speakers at Jackson's funeral invoked his hallmark catchphrases: "Keep hope alive" and "I am somebody."
  • Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85
    Bernard LaFayette, who died Thursday, laid the foundations of the Selma, Alabama, campaign that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act. He was a Freedom Rider and helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
  • Netflix acquires Ben Affleck's AI company
    Affleck's company helps filmmakers build their own AI models that take care of time-intensive details.
  • Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after U.S. jobs report
    Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street's worst week since October.
  • No lawsuits required: U.S. Customs is working on a system to refund tariffs
    U.S. Customs told the trade court it aims for a streamlined process in 45 days to return importers' money without requiring individual lawsuits.
  • Middle East conflicts largely avoided energy facilities in the past. Not in this war
    Recent conflicts in the region have either spared energy infrastructure or caused limited damage. That isn't the case in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
  • Poll: A majority of Americans opposes U.S. military action in Iran
    Most Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling of Iran, and a majority sees Iran as either only a minor threat or no threat at all, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds.


rss: bbc

  • We've been speaking to Iranians during one week of war. Here's what they said
    Ordinary Iranians reflect on seven days of conflict and where they see their country going next.
  • Trump wants to pick Iran's new leader - will a hostile regime under fire agree?
    The president's vision of Iran's future could meet fierce opposition, writes chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet.
  • US lands huge bomber at UK air base after warning of surge in strikes on Iran
    The aircraft is the fastest bomber in the US Air Force and is piloted by a crew of four.
  • There's an inflation wave coming - what does the war mean for the UK economy?
    Economic consequences are an intrinsic aspect of the Iran conflict, writes BBC economics editor Faisal Islam.
  • AI-generated Iran war videos surge as creators use new tech to cash in
    The US-Israel war with Iran is being monetised by online creators with AI-generated misinformation.
  • Soham murderer Ian Huntley taken off life support, BBC understands
    The convicted murderer has been in hospital since late February after being hit on the head in prison.
  • Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war
    Ukraine has embarked on a programme to deploy armed robots on the battlefield against Russian forces.
  • Withheld Epstein files with accusations against Trump released by justice department
    The Department of Justice said the released files had been "incorrectly coded as duplicative" and inadvertently not published.
  • Three women interviewed on suspicion of sex trafficking in Al Fayed investigation
    The women have been interviewed under suspicion of aiding and abetting rape and human trafficking, the Met Police says.
  • Russell takes Melbourne pole after Verstappen crash
    George Russell takes pole position as Mercedes dominate a qualifying session for the Australian Grand Prix in which Max Verstappen crashed.


rss: the register

  • Oracle and OpenAI's Texas Stargate datacenter expansion reportedly on the skids

    Meta supposidly considering untapped capacity in deal brokered by Nvidia

    OpenAI and compute partner Oracle have reportedly abandoned a planned expansion of their flagship Stargate datacenter, after negotiations were stalled by financing and Sam Altman's apparent fear of commitment.…

  • Anthropic bods rework AI damage yardstick, find scant labor impact

    It's the end of the world as we know it, and AI feels fine

    Anthropic economists Maxim Massenkoff and Peter McCrory report that AI is not eliminating as many jobs as experts have predicted. …

  • Don’t blame AI yet for poor jobs numbers, analysts say

    US unemployment ticked up to 4.4%

    The US economy shed 92,000 jobs in February, a dramatic downturn from analyst expectations that it would add about 50,000 jobs. The shortfall stoked growing fears that AI could be contributing to higher unemployment.…

  • Firefox taps Anthropic AI bug hunter, but rancid RAM still flipping bits

    Now if only device makers would deliver higher quality components

    Thanks to Anthropic's AI and its bug-detecting abilities, Firefox users can now enjoy stronger security. Unfortunately, if browser crashes rather than security flaws are the problem, Claude probably can't help.…

  • Spyware disguised as emergency-alert app sent to Israeli smartphones

    Steals SMS messages, location data, contacts … and delivers it to Hamas-linked crew

    Hamas-linked attackers are dropping spyware disguised as an emergency-alert app on Israelis' smartphones via SMS messages, according to security researchers.…

  • US state laws push age checks into the operating system

    Bad legislation, but an especially big headache for FOSS

    Many web sites, social media services, and other platforms require age verification on the theory that it will protect kids from seeing inappropriate content. But now some US states want to require the operating system itself to check your age and that could cause big headaches for FOSS vendors.…

  • Cisco warns of two more SD-WAN bugs under active attack

    Switchzilla says flaws could allow file overwrites or privilege escalation

    Just when network admins thought the Cisco SD-WAN patch queue might finally be shrinking, Switchzilla has confirmed miscreants are exploiting more vulnerabilities in its SD-WAN management software.…

  • Anthropic sues US government after unprecedented national security designation

    Brands Trump administration decision 'legally unsound' and has 'no choice but to challenge it in court'

    AI giant Anthropic says that it has "no choice" but to sue the US government after being officially designated a supply chain risk to national security.…

  • Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smack Moon in 2032, boffins confirm

    Humanity and its neighbor safe from this menace at least

    Scientists have ruled out the possibility that the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 might hit the Moon on December 22, 2032.…

  • Washington reportedly moves to tighten leash on AI chip exports

    Draft rules could force Nvidia and AMD to seek government approval before selling abroad

    The Trump administration is reportedly planning new restrictions on GPU exports, aimed not only at controlling who gets them, but at driving AI investment back into the US.…



rss: ars technica

  • Ding-dong! The Exploration Upper Stage is dead
    The Exploration Upper Stage did not in any way get NASA closer to landing on the Moon.
  • Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases
    Planet wants to prevent "adversarial actors" from using images for "Battle Damage Assessment" purposes.
  • Fishing crews in the Atlantic keep accidentally dredging up chemical weapons
    Fishing crews face horrifying burns from dredging the dumped chemical weapons.
  • Google's new command-line tool can plug OpenClaw into your Workspace data
    This could make it easier to use multiple Workspace APIs, but it's not yet an official Google product.
  • Feds take notice of iOS vulnerabilities exploited under mysterious circumstances
    The long, strange trip of a large assembly of advanced iOS exploits.
  • Asteroid defense mission shifted the orbit of more than its target
    The binary asteroid's orbit around the Sun was affected by the impact.
  • How moss helped convict grave robbers of a Chicago cemetery
    Burr Oak Cemetery is the final resting place of Emmett Till and blues singer Willie Dixon, among others.
  • Musk fails to block California data disclosure law he fears will ruin xAI
    Musk can't convince judge public doesn’t care about where AI training data comes from.
  • Americans trust Fauci over RFK Jr. and career scientists over Trump officials
    RFK Jr. has tried hard to villainize Fauci. Americans still trust Fauci more.
  • Climate change sucks, but at least it won't kill your EV battery
    Older EVs, but not newer ones, may lose up to 30 percent range in a warming world.


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