rss: npr

  • Why are people attacking Ebola clinics? It revolves around trust, death and body bags
    In echoes of past outbreaks, community members are attacking clinics, distrusting doctors and following burial traditions that could lead to more cases of Ebola.
  • Louisiana lawmakers pass a congressional map to dismantle a majority-Black district
    Louisiana's Republican lawmakers raced to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional seats in the state after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the current map unconstitutional in a sweeping ruling.
  • Here's how we're coping with high gas prices, according to Costco and Walmart
    Sky-high gas prices have drivers going out of their way for discounts at the pump. Oil executives warn that even higher prices might be on the horizon.
  • Asia defense summit opens amid doubts over U.S. priorities
    The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, will also address tensions in the Middle East and Russia's war on Ukraine.
  • Israel, Lebanon officials to meet. And, judge won't block Trump's mail-in voting order
    Israel and Lebanon officials are set to meet today as U.S.-Iran peace talks continue. And, a federal judge declined to block Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting.
  • Meteorologists were central to D-Day. 'Pressure' tells the story of navigating uncertainty
    The new movie, based on writer and actor David Haig's 2014 play, dramatizes the tensions between military leaders and meteorologists in the lead up to the Allied invasion of Normandy.
  • Photos show the world's 'uncounted' people -- and what it takes to be counted
    Colombian-American photographer and filmmaker Juan Arredondo turns his lens on the people of the world who do not have birth and death certificates — and how these vital records are created.
  • Russian drone launched against Ukraine crashes in Romania, injuring 2
    A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people, Romanian authorities said Friday.
  • WHO chief lands in Congo to address rare Ebola outbreak amid distrust and insecurity
    The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to witness efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus.
  • Which first lady feared her husband might be having a stroke? The quiz knows
    This week, the pope took aim at AI, a fancy carmaker dipped a toe in the EV market and a first lady made a surprising comment.


rss: bbc

  • 'Poison seller' who sold toxic chemicals online to people across world admits aiding suicides
    Kenneth Law admitted charges relating to Canadian victims - but families say he should also be charged in the UK over 79 deaths in Britain.
  • Nato and EU condemn Russia after drone hits Romanian residential block
    Romania says the Russian drone was likely hit over Ukraine by its air defences and altered its trajectory.
  • Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans
    Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.
  • Child among three dead in tower block fall
    A man, a woman and a child were pronounced dead at the scene in Elephant and Castle.
  • Trump holding meeting to make 'final determination' on Iran deal
    The US president says he is meeting his advisers, after officials confirmed the US and Iran had agreed a framework of a deal.
  • Sturgeon wishes she had not kept Murrell on as SNP chief executive
    The former first minister says she didn't think it was fair that Murrell - who embezzled more than £400,000 from the SNP - should lose his job when she became SNP leader.
  • Two jailed over fatal 130mph crash in 30 zone
    The pair filmed themselves inhaling nitrous oxide, running red lights and weaving through traffic.
  • One in four first class letters delivered late
    Royal Mail says its service is improving and that it is on track to hit the regulator Ofcom's reduced targets
  • First of five men found alive in flooded Laos cave rescued
    The bedraggled man was led to safety by rescuers after nine days stranded in the cavern
  • Badenoch tells Blair not to waste his time calling for Labour to change
    The Tory leader sends an open letter to former Labour PM Sir Tony Blair following his critique of the government.


rss: the register

  • QEMU mulls relaxing AI contribution ban
    Red Hat engineer reckons the balance of risk has shifted, but core code stays off limits
  • 23andMe inherits lawsuit over 'disturbing' DNA data breach
    California AG claims genetics biz downplayed 2023 mega-leak while paying ransom to attacker
  • UCLA seeks pre-litigation resolution with Oracle
    Discussion understood to concern delayed SaaS transformation project
  • AI and data sovereignty in Postgres: An answer to the datacenter energy crisis
    A billion AI agents walk into a power grid
  • Microsoft slaps new coat of paint on Copilot, buries annoying button
    Look, says Redmond, usage up 27-43% based on one week of data - admits it 'may not be indicative of long-term usage trends'
  • Dutch cops wrest 17M devices from mystery botnet's clutches
    Hosting provider pulled the plug after police traced 200 servers to the Netherlands
  • FCC warns US broadcasters their licenses are a privilege, not a right
    TV and radio stations told to review current practices to align with public interest obligations
  • ChatGPT blindly trusts browser content, turning the page into a payload
    You and me go ChatGPhish-ing in the dark
  • Russia-linked threat group put ChatGPT to work from lure to payload
    Researchers say 'GREYVIBE' crew used AI tools throughout a campaign targeting Ukrainian military and government
  • Blue Origin's New Glenn makes a crater-sized dent in Artemis plans
    Explosion wrecks rocket and pad, leaving NASA's lunar ambitions looking less than launch-ready


rss: ars technica

  • Startup offers free home cleaning—if it can record it all for robot training
    The latest twist in paying humans to wear head cameras for robot training data.
  • After years of stability, F1 reliability can no longer be taken for granted
    Until recently, a driver had maybe a six in ten chance of finishing a race.
  • Severed sea cucumber appendages don't seem to die
    They seem to reorganize their tissues and then just keep living.
  • Rocket Report: A dark day for Blue Origin; Pentagon eyes new launch site
    A new crew launched to China's Tiangong space station, and one of the astronauts will stay for a year.
  • Here's why the failure of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic
    "I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage."
  • These researchers would be in Africa fighting ebola—but Trump cut their funding
    US Infectious diseases centers launched during COVID have lost their funding under Trump.
  • The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Florida
    New Glenn was due to play a starring role in NASA's Artemis Program.
  • 2027 Audi RS5 first drive: A performance PHEV with split personalities
    Audi has developed an entirely new electric torque-vectoring rear differential.
  • LLMs believe false statements even after explicit warnings that they're false
    Fine-tuning tests show "bias... toward confidently representing the claims as true."
  • Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code
    Undisclosed addition in jqwik instructed AI coding agents to delete app output.


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