rss: npr

  • Decades of abuse revealed at Michigan art school. And, the Iran war's impact on midterms
    A new report has revealed decades of alleged abuse at an elite art school. NPR spoke with one of the victims. And, Iran is playing the long game with negotiations, which could impact midterms.
  • Some disabled people want to advance their careers. They say Medicaid rules stop them
    Medicaid will have new work requirements next year. But some people with disabilities, who already work, say they'd like to work more, but risk losing their Medicaid coverage if they earn too much.
  • Mike Lindell touts Trump ties in race for governor of Minnesota, where Trump has lost
    Lindell, of "MyPillow," plays up his ties to Trump, who endorsed him for Tuesday's primary. But the state Republican convention backed one of his opponents.
  • An arts school where Epstein allegedly preyed on students reveals decades of abuse
    In a new report, former Interlochen students detail some 70 allegations of sexual abuse by nearly 50 adults employed or affiliated with the school. One of the former students tells his story to NPR.
  • In a competitive Maine Senate race, women voters could be the deciders
    The race between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson is one of this year's most high-profile Senate contests. To win, both candidates will need support from an especially powerful voting bloc: Maine women.
  • Voters are sick of the 2-party system. A new poll shows they're open to big changes
    A new poll shows support for moving the U.S. toward proportional representation, a system that elects multiple representatives in a single district in rough proportion to a party's vote share.
  • Who really needs testosterone?
    The military plans to start screening service members for low testosterone, and social media is overflowing with claims about testosterone therapy. But who actually needs it?
  • The FAA wants to reboot the nation's airspace. This airline shows how it might work
    When Alaska Airlines wanted to optimize its operations, it turned to a small startup called Air Space Intelligence. Now the FAA has hired the company for a major reboot of the entire U.S. airspace.
  • Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk kills 12, authorities say
    Ukraine has targeted Russian oil facilities with long-range drones almost daily in recent months. The barrage has caused fuel shortages in Russia and unsettled the Russian public.
  • Morning news brief
    Iran aims to put pressure on Trump amid negotiations with Oman, Labor Department to release new report on inflation, new report reveals decades of abuse at arts school linked to Epstein.


rss: bbc

  • Record 230 people cross Channel in one small boat
    The Home Office says it shows the "reckless and dangerous tactics" used by gangs "cramming ever greater numbers on to unseaworthy vessels".
  • 'Dust devil' spins through London park
    Footage captured in London's Greenwich Park on Sunday showed the moment a small whirlwind swirled around people.
  • Travelodge staff gave domestic abuser key to his victim's room
    A woman tells the BBC her attacker kicked her hotel room door "off its hinges" after reception gave him the key.
  • Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBC
    Frans Mathipa was shot while driving - we got access to the prosecution case against eight accused men.
  • Thames Water gave finance boss a £1m signing-on fee
    The seven-figure payment was given to Steve Buck as part of package to persuade him to join the troubled utility company.
  • Ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday cancels live event after plagiarism row
    One talk by Arday is "cancelled at the request of the speaker" and others are removed from listings.
  • Fifa and Infantino accused of 'deception' in open letter from football confederations
    Fifa has been accused of breaking trust "through deception" in an open letter issued by Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation.
  • Asylum seeker who groomed and raped girl, 13, jailed
    Abdul Khan attacked the girl at a nature reserve after pretending to be 14 on Snapchat.
  • British couple held in Iran end hunger strike
    Craig and Lindsay Foreman's family say they were on hunger strike for 93 and 84 days, respectively.
  • World's oceans hit record-high July temperatures
    Global oceans recorded their hottest July on record, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions, as wildfires continue to ravage western Europe.


rss: the register

  • London still dominates Britain's datacenter map, but the regions are powering up
    The capital holds two-thirds of capacity, while multimegawatt projects gather beyond the M25
  • Smart glasses are only smart if we train them to be good. Then they'll be fantastic
    Just add smart humans – and a pinch of dog
  • Demoralized developer's desperate hack came back to haunt him on LinkedIn
    A script that shouldn't have worked, on a project that never ended, for a company that hardly cared
  • Linus Torvalds says AI has made 'huge' Linux kernel updates the new normal
    He’s not thrilled, but won’t let it delay the release of version 7.2
  • Advertisers are trying to influence AI bots with secret ads
    PLUS: Hiveminds are emerging to hack the planet, and open-weight models are the new new red scare.
  • NEC tests parking tech that only starts charging once you exit your car
    PLUS: Infosys to wear Crocs for a decade; Fujifilm may quit printers; 2GW datacenter debuts in western China; and more!
  • I've gone from writing about SD-WAN to depending on it
    Starlink and 5G home internet are helping close the digital divide, but they're far from perfect. Glue them together, and you can get awfully close.
  • Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager
    Gen Xers who feel triggered by this should remember to unplug the network cable and call the cops
  • Devs to Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor, and friends: Make security and privacy the default
    Researchers scour social media to measure developer concerns about AI coding tools
  • South Korean satellite spots SpaceX lunar impact
    Before and after shots of Elon's ejecta snapped by Danuri


rss: ars technica

  • Peer review is overwhelmed—can it survive in the AI era?
    As research and AI-assisted papers surge, volunteer reviewers struggle to keep up.
  • Mount Toba eruption doesn't seem like it could nearly kill our species
    The massive Toba eruption seems to have had little climate impact.
  • The first self-driving vehicle on Mars has proven to be a smashing success
    About 90 percent of the distance driven by Perseverance has been autonomous.
  • DeepMind’s hurricane breakthrough has surprised weather scientists
    Open source WeatherNext model can make accurate predictions with lower-resolution weather data.
  • Europe's free satellite service just made it easier to track wildfires
    Copernicus Browser adds wildfire visualization amid record wildfire season.
  • Flesh-eating screwworms feast on humans in Mexico; human cases top 500
    Six deaths reported among screwworm cases, one directly attributed to the flies.
  • Judge rules Meta caused "public nuisance" and must fund mental health treatment
    New Mexico judge orders $567M fund to help address youth mental health crisis.
  • The ultimate eclipse chase: A Concorde raced against the Moon's shadow
    Fitted with telescopes, the plane did our longest imaging of the Sun's corona.
  • New official 30th anniversary Quake mission pack adds new maps and mechanics
    19 new maps continue the story from MachineGames' other campaign additions.
  • DOGE's wild, unverifiable savings claims discredited in US government report
    DOGE's inflated "Wall of Receipts": 96% of grant savings unverifiable, GAO says.


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