rss: npr

  • Greetings from Jerusalem, whose holy sites host some of the oldest colonies of nesting swifts
    The scythe-winged birds have nested in the cracks of the Western Wall and other holy sites in Jerusalem for thousands of years.
  • Trump to attend dignified transfer of fallen soldiers. And, Hegseth testifies on Iran
    Trump will attend the dignified transfer of U.S. service members killed in the Middle East. And, Pete Hegseth is requesting billions from Congress to help with the rising cost of the war in Iran.
  • Her son was killed by ICE at a traffic stop. She says she's still waiting for justice
    Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was fatally shot by an ICE agent two months into President Trump's second term. His mother says her family has yet to receive justice.
  • U.S. and Iranian attacks continue as tensions mount on a key waterway in the Red Sea
    The attacks overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan, one of the conflict's mediators, where a senior Iranian official held talks potentially aimed at reviving a collapsed ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
  • Tropical Storm Bertha moves along the Gulf Coast but damage is expected to be limited
    The El Niño weather pattern could limit how many Atlantic storms form this year. But unusually warm waters temperatures mean the risk of destructive storms is still high.
  • Peptides get their regulatory closeup
    A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will meet this week to make recommendations on whether specialized pharmacies should be allowed to make some popular wellness peptides.
  • States want to bring Medicaid behind bars. Federal changes make that harder
    Funding cuts and program changes required by President Trump's big budget law are forcing states to rethink bipartisan efforts to bring Medicaid into jails and prisons.
  • Trump has campaigned more so far in 2026 midterms than he did at this point in 2018
    Heading to Georgia on Wednesday, President Trump is campaigning more often this year than he did in the same period for 2018 and has already rallied for a dozen candidates in toss-up races.
  • Trump-backed candidates, 2020 election deniers, win Arizona primaries
    The primaries set the field for what are expected to be heated contests for Congress and governor in a swing state this fall.
  • Mamdani says New York City can't arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should
    New York Mayor Mamdani said the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the top war-crimes court for Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so.


rss: bbc

  • Burnham to review early prisoner release scheme after anger over potential freeing of PC Harper's killers
    The prime minister says he cannot commit to changing the policy but wants to look at it in detail "before we go further forward".
  • Ukrainian drones hit more sites of Russian online retailer Wildberries
    Logistics hubs belonging to Wildberries in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions were struck overnight.
  • Ex-Southern Water boss among four charged over alleged plan to manipulate water quality tests
    Matthew Wright is accused of trying to save the company millions of pounds in penalties.
  • OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack
    It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement.
  • US to announce deal allowing Saudi Arabia a nuclear programme, reports say
    The agreement would fulfil a long-held Saudi ambition but could attract concern in Israel and from some US lawmakers.
  • Prince George poses in suit for new photo as he becomes a teenager
    It's a big year for the young prince, who will start secondary school at the elite Eton College in September.
  • Southampton boss Eckert charged by FA over Spygate
    Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert is charged by the Football Association for his role in the Spygate scandal.
  • Some food prices have fallen – but inflation expected to rise from here
    June's fall in inflation will be welcomed by the new prime minister but analysts warn the fall is temporary.
  • US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack underground nuclear site
    The US president's threat to target a key Iranian nuclear site came ahead of the 11th consecutive night of attacks.
  • Nottingham attacks NHS trust faces manslaughter probe
    The hospital trust treated Valdo Calocane before he killed three people in the city in 2023.


rss: the register

  • OpenAI tries the consulting path with 'Presence', charging enterprises boots-on-the-ground prices to deploy agents
    As AI models become commoditized, maybe there's margin in the plumbing
  • Sneaky Windows stealer targets 300+ apps, gives crims an AI profiler to maximize profits
    Move over Flipper. There's a new Dophin X in town
  • Ireland stalls €1B Microsoft tender amid digital sovereignty questions
    Government plans another Redmond-only procurement despite calls to consider European rivals
  • Greedy ransomware crews return for seconds after victims cough up first extortion payments
    Some never saw their files again either, infosec biz Proofpoint finds
  • GNOME can look like Windows – and Flashback can do it without extensions
    New 'Simple-taskbar' is an option, but there's a simpler, stabler way
  • Redmond's reaper cometh: October 2026 set to bury a graveyard of Microsoft products
    Office LTSC 2021, Windows Server 2022, Publisher, and Entra ID risk policies all facing the chop within weeks of each other
  • Raspberry Pi goes large with 10.1-inch Touch Display 2
    More screen, more pixels, and a Pi 5 required to drive the lot
  • Council worker spared prison after four-day data-snooping spree
    Herefordshire employee handed suspended sentence for breach of Computer Misuse Act
  • Anyone with a shed, an extension cord, a couple of GPUs and an overdraft is building datacenters. Fujitsu just offloaded five
    ‘Digital transformation’ is a better bet, apparently, so private equity gets a turn
  • China advances plans for national single-stack IPv6 network, and its own surveillance-friendly version of the protocol
    IPv6+ could make it easier to censor netizens or block traffic, and Beijing is already exporting it


rss: ars technica

  • Range Rover answers the question: "What if we built a not-SUV?"
    The Range Rover GT will debut as an EV with a hybrid version to follow.
  • On the run for 20 years, most-wanted fugitive caught hiding as a biotech exec
    Ronald Fischer, aka Richard Graydon, was arrested in New York last week.
  • Sony releases one last trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day
    "Maybe that's my responsibility, to live alone with the truth."
  • Confusion swirls on source of diarrhea outbreak, but it’s still Taylor Farms
    Taylor Farms stirred confusion on FDA test and provided a vague recall list.
  • Nintendo says users voluntarily paid higher prices, have no right to tariff refunds
    Nintendo says Switch buyers got what they paid for, urges court to dismiss lawsuit.
  • Let Tom Hiddleston be your guide to Pompeii's final day
    NatGeo's Pompeii: Out of Time fuses historical fact and imagination to bring city's last 24 hours to life.
  • Naked mole-rat queens use a chemical signal to suppress fertility in rivals
    A single chemical made by mole-rat queens enforces the social order.
  • Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out
    Anthropic blocks authors from opting out of $1.5B settlement at last minute.
  • Sales of Valve's Steam Deck crater after recent price hike
    Analysis of bestseller charts shows an 80 percent dip from 2025's sales rate.
  • Google announces Gemini 3.6 Flash and cybersecurity AI, teases 3.5 Pro and Gemini 4
    There are new 3.6 and 3.5 models today, but Google is already training Gemini 4.


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