rss: npr

  • Astronauts suggest naming a moon crater 'Carroll' after their commander's late wife
    The Artemis II crew, led by Reid Wiseman, was the first to lay eyes on several craters on the far side of the moon. The astronauts want to name one of them after Carroll Wiseman, who died of cancer in 2020.
  • Drive slower, go electric, don't drive at all? Americans weigh options for saving gas
    With gasoline prices averaging above $4 a gallon nationally, drivers are grappling with a sharp rise in fuel costs. Here are some ideas to consider if you're trying to cut your fuel costs.
  • Photos: NASA releases first images from moon flyby
    During the mission's loop around the moon, the crew took geological observations of places of interest on the lunar surface using their own eyes and snapping thousands of photos of the surface.
  • Australia charges ex‑soldier with 5 war‑crime murders in Afghanistan
    Roberts-Smith is only the second Australian veteran of the Afghanistan campaign to be charged with a war crime.
  • Trump's deadline for an Iran deal looms. And, Artemis II crew begins the journey home
    In a press conference last night, Trump reiterated threats against Iran if the country doesn't accept a deal by 8:00 p.m. ET tonight. And, the Artemis II crew are on their way back to Earth.
  • Trump warns 'a whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran fails to meet his deadline
    With the clock ticking, President Trump radically expanded his threat to the entire Iranian nation if its leaders fail to do a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday night.
  • How Bill Phillips used flowing water to model the economy
    Bill Phillips was an outsider to economics, but he used a machine and a chart to change the way we think about the government's role in a capitalist economy.
  • Beer cans, helium balloons and mortgages: An unexpected mix of things affected by war
    It's not just oil and gas that are affected by the Iran war. All sorts of shortages and price spikes are starting to pop up that stand to affect people's daily lives.
  • Taiwan's opposition leader arrives in China for a 'Journey of Peace'
    The visit takes place ahead of President Trump's own summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month, where Taiwan is expected to be a top agenda item.
  • AI in the mental health care workforce is met with fear, pushback — and enthusiasm
    Artificial intelligence tools that help mental health therapists take notes and keep records are quickly entering the marketplace. But some question the safety of AI in mental health care delivery.


rss: bbc

  • Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK
    West was due to headline the festival in July but drew criticism over past antisemitic comments.
  • One gunman killed and two injured in shooting at Israeli consulate in Istanbul
    No Israeli diplomats are currently in Turkey and the Istanbul consulate has been empty for the past two-and-a-half years.
  • Has Artemis II shown we can land on the Moon again?
    The Artemis II mission has been near flawless to date, but has the test flight shown Nasa is ready to send humans to the lunar surface?
  • Plan 2 student loan interest rates capped at 6% in England
    The cap on Plan 2 and postgraduate loan interest rates comes amid a risk of rising inflation.
  • Strictly star will not face rape charges, police say
    Detectives determined there was "insufficient evidence" to bring criminal charges against the unnamed man.
  • Temperatures hit 25C making it the warmest day in the UK for six months
    The warmest weather of the year is expected on Tuesday and Wednesday as temperatures rise above average, as Simon King explains
  • Ex-footballer Joey Barton denies golf club attack
    The ex-Manchester City, Newcastle United, QPR, Burnley and Rangers player is accused of assault.
  • More than 1,700 Brits who fell ill in Cape Verde join action against Tui
    Tui is investigating the claims and says it is "not in a position to provide a statement at this stage".
  • Dad, 84, 'under awful stress' as son's care package set to end
    A health trust is withdrawing a care package that helped an 84-year-old man to look after his two sons.
  • US journalist Shelly Kittleson to be released after kidnap in Iraq, militia says
    Kataib Hezbollah says the release comes on condition that she leave Iraq immediately.


rss: the register

  • US cybercrime losses pass $20B for first time as AI boosts online fraud

    Bots are now firmly in the toolbox, helping crooks scale old scams

    Crims are taking advantage of AI to sharpen old scams. The FBI reported Monday that cybercrime losses hit a record $20.87 billion in 2025, with help from bots.…

  • Russia's Fancy Bear still attacking routers to boost fake sites, NCSC warns

    200 orgs and 5,000 devices compromised so far in Vlad's latest intelligence grab, Microsoft reckons

    The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a fresh warning about Russia's ongoing targeting of routers to steal passwords and other secrets.…

  • Stack Overflow abandons redesign after loyalists criticize it

    Fabled Q&A site for devs struggles with its future as AI takes over its original purpose

    Stack Overflow, the once-popular dev community, has abandoned a planned redesign that was meant to refocus the site more on discussions than the question-and-answer format that built its reputation.…

  • Artemis II snaps eclipse, Earthset shots on first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo

    Turns out deep space still looks better without AI helping

    The Artemis II mission has produced some stunning imagery as the spacecraft loops around the Moon on its journey from Earth and back.…

  • Break, no fix: Apple and Samsung make repairs hard

    Motorola and Google top PIRG's latest scorecard

    Samsung and Apple phones are more difficult to repair than those from other makers, according to a report ranking devices by how easy to fix they are.…

  • Only 28% of AI infrastructure projects fully pay off, survey finds

    ITSM the area most likely to offer wins, according to Gartner research

    Tech leaders hoping AI might help save money and improve efficiency in IT infrastructure should know that only 28 percent of use cases fully succeed and offer return on investment (ROI).…

  • White House seeks deep NASA cuts as Artemis II breaks spaceflight record

    'Proposal resurrects an existential threat to US leadership in space science and exploration'

    First, the good news: the Artemis II crew has successfully swung around the far side of the Moon and surpassed Apollo 13's record for the farthest distance traveled by humans in space. Now the bad news: the White House is sharpening the budget blade once again.…

  • No-Nvidia interconnect club delivers 2.0 spec before v1.0 silicon ships

    UALink splits work on physical layer and protocol specs to speed things up, literally and metaphorically

    The UALink Consortium, a group of tech giants working on GPU networking standards to provide an alternative to Nvidia's NVLink and NVSwitch, has released new specs, but is still months away from shipping silicon.…

  • Shots fired over proposal to build datacenter in Indianapolis

    Quite literally, from a gun, into the front door of a councilor who supports plan

    Datacenter protests have taken an ugly turn in the US, with gunshots fired at the home of an Indianapolis councilor who recently lent his support to plans for a server farm in the area.…

  • OpenInfra General Manager talks sovereignty, governments deploying tech 'kill switches'

    Geopolitics enter the room as Thierry Carrez shows that there's more to Kubecon than AI

    Kubecon Sovereignty was a big topic was at last week's Kubecon, and Thierry Carrez, the General Manager of the OpenInfra Foundation, shared strong feelings around it that included raising the idea that tech companies might be forced by their countries' governments to deploy "kill switches."…



rss: ars technica

  • Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tells millions of lies per hour
    Is 90 percent accuracy good enough for a search robot?
  • Linux kernel maintainers are following through on removing Intel 486 support
    Linux devs think even one second spent on 486 support is a second too many.
  • Finally, Artemis delivers some exceptional, high-quality photos of the Moon
    The Moon, the Earth, and the Sun; oh what fun!
  • The Rivian R2 will launch with 335 miles of range
    The test document also shows the effect on range of fitting all-terrain tires.
  • Intel is going all-in on advanced chip packaging
    Intel is hoping to cash in on the AI boom.
  • Astronauts set distance record, revealing the Moon as a place to be explored
    "Humans have probably not evolved to see what we’re seeing. It is truly hard to describe. It is amazing."
  • After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel
    The charter renewal gives Kennedy broad authority to pick anyone for the panel.
  • From folding boxes to fixing vacuums, GEN-1 robotics model hits 99% reliability
    New model can respond to disruptions and figure out moves it wasn't trained for.
  • Sports bets on prediction markets ruled to be "swaps," exempt from state laws
    Court rules US preempts states from applying gambling laws to prediction markets.
  • Trump's next budget once again calls for massive cuts to science
    Congress rejected huge cuts to science in 2026, but Trump is trying again.


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