rss: npr

  • Your cheat sheet to the teams headed to the World Cup semi-finals
    We're at the final stretch of the World Cup. It feels like just yesterday, international fans were arriving in the U.S. and marveling at Buc-ee's and unlimited free soda.
  • Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital
    More than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition, according to a statement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
  • The star-studded World Cup semifinals kick off with France vs. Spain
    The expanded World Cup allowed FIFA to introduce a new seeding system that placed the world's top teams in opposite corners of the knockout bracket. Now, the semifinals are both heavyweight matchups.
  • 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.


rss: bbc

  • 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.
  • Mason: Widdecombe's death renews debate over protection of politicians
    Many MPs blame social media for normalising violent language and abuse, the BBC's political editor writes.
  • 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.
  • The mysterious 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Who will win the World Cup? The view from the semi-finalists' countries
    BBC Sport speaks to journalists and fans from the World Cup's four semi-finalists to see who they think will win the tournament.
  • How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower
    Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.
  • Free school meal pupils falling further behind their peers, report warns
    The Education Policy Institute says the new prime minister should target the issue with "laser-like focus".
  • Bangkok fire investigation finds locked doors and flammable decor as deaths climb to 30
    Survivors and first responders reported locked doors and a lack of signage marking emergency exits.


rss: the register

  • Ministers arm under-16s social media ban with least surprising study of the year
    Boffins confirm: taking away teens' phone makes them act like humans again
  • Anthropic's extravagant tokenizer complicates AI pricing
    Token consumption doesn't tell the whole tale but it shouldn't be ignored
  • Big Blue thinks small, again, with POWER tower
    The last proprietary minicomputer, now in ‘deskside’ form if you fancy that
  • India’s tech services giant HCL is getting into the AI datacenter business
    Starting small with $37m and maybe 50MW but reckons full-stack service plan can succeed
  • 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


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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