rss: npr

  • Europe heat wave fuels drought, fires and energy fears
    Europe's heat wave exposes buried history and new threats — Nazi-era wrecks emerge from the Danube, nuclear reactors face cooling risks, and Greece battles deadly wildfires.
  • 13 new books in August will get you through the dog days of summer
    This month brings riveting novels about dogs, Hollywood stars, small towns and characters with bigger woes than just the sweltering summer heat and humidity.
  • 5 states hold primaries today. And, Spokane police arrest man connected to wildfire
    Five state primaries are being held today, and Michigan is a key focus for Democrats who want to see how progressives fare in races. And, a man has been arrested in connection with a Spokane fire.
  • They're a world leader in using drones for healthcare. But drones can't do it all
    Drones carrying medical supplies constantly crisscross the skies of Rwanda. The Trump administration is giving a major grant to the effort — and at the same time cutting aid to the country.
  • Authorities arrest an arson suspect in connection with wildfires in Spokane
    The suspect was arrested in connection with one of three wildfires in Spokane, Wash., that have destroyed hundreds of homes and displaced nearly a quarter of the city's residents.
  • The sneaky economics of healthwashing
    Why food companies love labels like "organic" and "high protein," why our brains are misled by them — and how to avoid paying extra for marketing.
  • Primaries in the Midwest have become a high stakes proving ground for progressives
    Democratic primary elections in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have made the Midwest a test case for whether progressive candidates can win in competitive states and what electability really means.
  • A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suing
    Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three guard members assaulted her while detaining her in front of her home.
  • 5 states have primary elections on Tuesday. These are the races to watch
    From Michigan's Senate and governor primary to Missouri's 1st Congressional District, a number of key races in primary elections Tuesday could signal the future for Democrats and Republicans.
  • Medicaid work rule leaves homeless people in the cold
    Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the federal government's list of exemptions left off homeless people.


rss: bbc

  • Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack
    Ukraine said the video - showing a terrified civilian being hounded by a remotely-controlled drone - amounted to a war crime.
  • More than 170 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel
    The government says all of the migrants, who were attempting to cross to the UK, will be returned to France.
  • Afghan boxer arrested in Greece over discovery of Scottish woman's body in suitcase
    Sharif Ahmadzai, from Afghanistan, is expected to appear in court in Athens on Wednesday.
  • Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen
    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume.
  • Top Fifa official Wenger says scrapping World Cup plan 'absolutely necessary'
    Fifa's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger says the decision to scrap the plan to have private investment in Fifa competitions was "absolutely necessary".
  • Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike
    The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under rubble in Gaza City.
  • Bono, Eddie Vedder and Hozier among mourners at Glen Hansard's funeral
    The 56-year-old, who shot to prominence in 1991 musical comedy film The Commitments, died in a motorcycle crash last week.
  • EU commends Spain's 'swift response' to Ceuta migrant crisis
    About 70,000 of the 72,000 people who came to Ceuta illegally last week have been returned to Morocco, Spain says.
  • Justice secretary apologises to families affected by early release scheme
    Some offenders will be barred from the scheme, but families say it comes "at the expense of victims".
  • Scottish exam pass rates rise as students find out results
    More than 148,000 learners across the country received their results as details of this year's pass rates were published.


rss: the register

  • Feds get 3 days to patch N-able God mode flaw under active exploit
    Experts warn hotfix not optional. MSPs warned attacker gains 'full administrative access to an N-central console'
  • NVMe polishes its specs, brings virtualization to locally attached SSDs
    Exposing virtualization built into the SSD will make VM migration simpler, consortium says
  • AI helps Microsoft bug hunters chase a record $20M payday
    Broader bounty rules added to a swelling volume of machine-assisted vulnerability reports
  • Cloud giants pour nearly $600B into capex as AI demand surges
    Revenue is soaring, yet hyperscalers say they still cannot build capacity fast enough
  • Tennessee congressional hopeful accused of shooting license plate cameras
    Cops arrest budding politician for allegedly dealing with Flock's expansion the American way
  • CAF Bank reopens online service but warns of further outages
    Customers told traffic may be limited at certain times following more than ten days offline
  • UK mulls making employers ask before installing bossware
    Proposals span AI productivity scores, keystroke logging, biometrics, and other ways to watch workers
  • NASA puts astronauts’ lives in the hands of Tesla’s flaky Cybertruck
    Muskmobiles subject to 11 recalls get the launchpad rescue mission currently handled by vehicles that can survive land mine blasts
  • Cloudflare has mostly ditched third party security tools, suggests not trying that at home
    Automates bug bounty triage with Sonnet for $58 a month, CSO says Mythos would cost $200k
  • China claims global chip leadership thanks to new legal definition of 'integrated circuits'
    Beijing's new rules also protect against copying local chip designs


rss: ars technica

  • 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X proves code is as important as hardware
    Chevy's 721-hp hybrid ups the ante with few compromises, but at a steep cost.
  • OpenAI says Apple's trade secrets lawsuit is "aggressive and oddly personal"
    “We do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets,” the ChatGPT maker says.
  • US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own
    $100 million deal gives 50,000 Ukrainian drones US-developed AI capabilities.
  • Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
    Also: Cyborg diving suits for cockroaches, why sleepy sperm whales blow bubbles, Betelgeuse's companion star.
  • Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model
    The orbiting observatory in minifigure scale.
  • An AI-supervised remote exam went so badly that 58,000 students must retake it
    Top scores increased by 5x.
  • 2026 Volkswagen Jetta Sport: The cheap car isn't completely extinct yet
    At $25,305, you won't find many new cars for less. But you get what you pay for.
  • SpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern Louisiana
    A Louisiana launch site would offer several significant advantages.
  • Trump wants the power to stop the public from suing polluters
    Trump's DOJ says citizens should no longer be able to enforce environmental laws.
  • How headlights got brighter, whiter, and more blinding after dark
    Automotive lights are better than they've ever been, but there's a trade-off.


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