rss: npr

  • Why Orthodox Jews are opposing the new daylight saving bill in Congress
    Orthodox Jewish organizations say the bill, if passed, would force morning prayer services to start after 9 a.m. in some parts of the country, making observant Jews late for work and school.
  • Officials probe whether White House teleprompter operator profited off Trump's words
    It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.
  • Hong Kong official warns booksellers on security risks after raids
    The police operation marks the third round of arrests targeting independent bookstores in four months.
  • Trump wants a permanent fence around the D.C. park known for White House protests
    The Trump administration wants to install permanent fencing around Lafayette Park, directly outside the White House. It's long been a popular spot for protesters, who worry barriers will change that.
  • Zelenskyy fires Ukraine's tech-savvy defense minister in government reshuffle
    Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the country's popular defense minister, who pushed for innovation in the battlefield through the use of drones and turned the tables on Russia.
  • The political risks from war in Iran. And, ICE's use of force is rising, report finds
    The political implications the war in Iran is having on the GOP. And, a new report has found that ICE officers' use of force is not rare since President Trump took office for his second term.
  • Oil companies are making billions. In the U.S., calls to tax their windfall are growing
    Higher oil prices since the Iran war began mean many oil companies have brought in excess profits. Some U.S. lawmakers want to tax those windfall profits and give the money to lower-income Americans.
  • DHS pledged body cams for all immigration agents. Months later, that hasn't happened
    In recent days, federal immigration agents fatally shot two immigrant fathers. None of the federal officers involved were wearing body cameras, the agency said.
  • 'Gossip' had godly origins. Here's how it gained its sinful reputation
    We've all engaged in a little 'gossip.' But did you know its origins were tied to family and friendship?
  • Trump earned billions last year. Some Pennsylvania swing voters say they don't care
    Key voters in Pennsylvania are split on whether President Trump earning a big windfall last year is a big deal or not. Their reaction reveals a level of cynicism about many in the political class.


rss: bbc

  • Sadiq Khan among 26 new peers to enter the Lords
    The London mayor is to be joined by broadcaster June Sarpong and former union chief Christina McAnea in the Lords.
  • Fifa 'assessing match reports' over Falklands banner
    Fifa is "assessing the match reports" before deciding whether to punish Argentina after players held a banner in support of their country's claims to the Falkland Islands.
  • Why you should care about the third-place play-off between England and France
    It might feel like the last thing anyone wants right now - but here is why, actually, you do want to watch the World Cup's third-place play-off.
  • Couples free to marry at the beach or the pub in England and Wales under new plans
    The government says it wants to update "outdated" marriage laws to give couples in England and Wales more choice.
  • Teenagers from 15 should be given MenB vaccine, say UK experts after Kent outbreak
    Advisers are asking the government to consider introducing the jabs following concerns over a meningitis B outbreak earlier this year, in which two people died.
  • Uncle of Ann Widdecombe suspect says he 'nearly fell to floor' over arrest
    The uncle of a man being held on suspicion of murder tells the BBC his legs "went like jelly" when he heard his nephew had been arrested.
  • Claudia Winkleman quits chat show after one series
    Winkleman said she was "incredibly grateful" for the opportunity, but had been "too nervous" to enjoy it.
  • Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England from April
    It will be illegal to sell high-caffeine beverages to under-16s from April next year, but soft drinks with lower caffeine levels will not be affected.
  • Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43
    The ex-head of Italy's motorway operator Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term over the 2018 bridge collapse.
  • Mother guilty over baby's hairdryer burns death
    Courtney Gartshore, 28, denied the culpable homicide of her three-month-old daughter Dahlia-Rose.


rss: the register

  • EU forces Google to share its toys with the other AI and search kids
    The Chocolate Factory is not amused
  • AI vendors have found someone to pay their infrastructure bills: You
    Forrester warns price hikes and usage charges will pump up software budgets next year
  • Kick your mouse out of the house with this AI-assisted keyboard utility
    Neverclick avoids being limited to certain apps by ditching accessibility APIs for a quick, lightweight computer vision model.
  • C'mon, just copy this text string and paste it into your macOS Terminal – it'll fix your computer, honest
    Newly documented stealer ClickLock comes for the more trusting Mac user with spot of social engineering
  • NASA's Artemis III will need three rockets to do the job Apollo did with one
    Blue Origin and SpaceX get their turn to prove they can dock, loiter, and not blow up the launch pad
  • Airbus migrating 70 critical apps from AWS to France's Scaleway amid digital sovereignty push
    Total of 900 applications including ERP, CRM, and manufacturing systems going to be kept 'under European control'
  • Brit Scattered Spider duo handed tickets to prison over Transport for London attack
    Sentencing bookends the biggest cybercrime conviction in UK history
  • AI power binge delivers best half since 2022 for climate tech venture funding
    Low-carbon projects reap accidental windfall as billions chase compute infrastructure
  • Windows 10 refuses to die, and the security bill is coming due
    One in six machines still run the old OS as migration stalls and patch deadlines creep closer
  • SpaceX open sources Grok Build in same week company was found beaming users' repos to the cloud
    AI-and-X subsidiary now claims to offer ‘complete user privacy’ days after Elon Musk confirmed the data would be deleted


rss: ars technica

  • We've seen helium baked off a rocky exoplanet's atmosphere
    If the large, rocky planet is losing helium, then we can infer what is left behind.
  • OnePlus confirms shutdown in the US and Europe, ending months of speculation
    OnePlus promises to continue supporting the phones it has already released.
  • Could China and Russia really destroy Starlink? Only with a boomerang.
    "We will likely have similar concerns and discussions when China fields its Starlink-like constellation."
  • Energy IPOs surge as investors hunt for ways to play AI boom
    Companies coming to market are raising money at fastest pace this century.
  • Tesla driver who blamed crash on autopilot pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB finds
    NTSB findings back Elon Musk's claim that driver manually overrode FSD.
  • Move over, GPS: Navigation satellites in low-Earth orbit are making a comeback
    Xona aims to deploy 258 satellites into low-Earth orbit as a GPS alternative.
  • Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there
    Union wants to halt a "perpetual cycle" of layoffs, get back to contract bargaining.
  • Buzz Aldrin sells famous felt-tip pen that helped launch Apollo from the Moon
    While an impressive sale, the pen and switch did not break records.
  • Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines
    The convenience store chain will use StorMagic instead.
  • Judge: Trump can’t deport researchers just for working in content moderation
    Disinformation researchers praise ruling blocking Trump visa denials and deportations.


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