rss: npr

  • NPR's newsroom shrinks through buyouts and layoffs
    At least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to save money and reorganize the newsroom.
  • More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic
    Food insecurity affects more families now than during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
  • Former Obama adviser reflects on the 'Battle for American Identity'
    Ben Rhodes was a speechwriter and security adviser for President Obama. His book, All We Say, is a collection of 15 speeches — from Ben Franklin to Trump — about what it means to be American.
  • Greetings from Cape Verde, where the sounds of samba, jazz and morna fill the air
    Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music festivals in April and has been named the African Capital of Culture for 2028.
  • Palestinians use recycling as Israel's restrictions trigger a trash crisis
    Palestinians in the West Bank live amid garbage following Israeli restrictions. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to make a change.
  • Texas primary runoff takeaways. And, DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases
    The Texas primary runoffs have now concluded and major November election matchups are set. And Trump's Justice Department has deleted significant information from the Jan. 6 riot cases.
  • Inside the effort to save one of America's most imperiled salamanders
    When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander.
  • The movie 'Pressure' leans into the drama of high-stakes weather forecasts
    The new movie tells a story about how good meteorology can literally win wars. It also takes us back in time, to when the United States was at a disadvantage when it came to weather science.
  • For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: Women
    Misogyny is an increasing factor in far-right attacks, but it often goes unnoticed.
  • Conservative Christians love this painting of George Washington. The event it depicts may not have happened
    A painting of George Washington is being used by the Trump administration to argue the founders were devout Christians, but historians have doubts about whether the moment depicted actually happened.


rss: bbc

  • 'We are at risk of a lost generation': One in six young people will not be in work or training in five years without action, report warns
    A major review examining the causes of rising youth unemployment says getting on the career ladder is now "out of reach" for many.
  • I just want freedom from fear, says girl raped by teenage boys as sentences to be reviewed
    The teenager tells BBC Newsnight she is suffering from flashbacks and living in fear following the attack.
  • Girl tells BBC she is 'scared to go out' after teenage rapists spared jail time
    She told BBC Newsnight she was living in fear after the attack by teenage boys, whose sentences are being reviewed.
  • Burnham and Streeting accuse Blair of ignoring inequality as they hit back at ex-PM
    Labour mayor Burnham and former minister Streeting were responding to the former PM's 5,600-word essay.
  • Safety warning after nine water-related deaths during heatwave
    Charities urge people to take precautions after at least nine people died after getting into difficulty in water during the warm weather.
  • Jill Biden says she thought husband was 'having a stroke' during 2024 debate
    The former US first lady told CBS News that she was frightened by Joe Biden's performance against Donald Trump.
  • Family of mum, 30, shot dead outside Sheffield bar pay tribute to 'beautiful soul'
    Shanice Brookes, 30, worked for a charity and was studying for a university degree, her family say.
  • 'It's not a nice world to bring children into': Births fall to the lowest level in 50 years
    Live births in England and Wales are at their lowest since 1977, while the age of first-time mothers has also risen.
  • Matthew Perry's assistant jailed for 41 months over actor's ketamine death
    Kenneth Iwamasa, who pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, said he "will forever regret" his actions.
  • Watch: Moment rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave for a week
    Rescuers in Laos have found five villagers alive inside a flooded cave after they were trapped for a week.


rss: the register

  • Snowflake to burn $6B on AWS Graviton CPUs and AI accelerators
    Dataware house gambles cloud conveniences, AI accelerated insights will justify the cost.
  • FAA grounds SpaceX’s Starship after another launch mishap
    IPO? More like IP-uh-oh
  • Malware dev tries to steal Claude users' secrets, writes npm slop, leaks own GitHub private token
    Script kiddies these days
  • Argonne flexes spare supercompute to build private AI inference service
    Think ChatDoE
  • ICANN again intervenes to defend AFRINIC
    Africa’s regional internet registry and its longtime antagonist are fighting on old and new fronts
  • AI hiring algorithms reject Black, Asian job seekers at higher rates
    Stanford researchers argue need for transparency and independent testing
  • CrowdStrike, Google shatter Glassworm botnet
    Developer-targeted, supply-chain attacks all the rage these days
  • Bosses blinded by confidence about shadow AI use by workers
    More than half of orgs in Okta survey faced an AI-related security incident or near miss last year
  • AIs don't like religion - particularly Jehovah's Witnesses, study claims
    LLMs prefer secular, rational reasoning, and while they'll still get religious on occasion, they have a negative view of Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Extortion crews are visiting law firms pretending to be tech support, FBI warns
    Cybercriminals still allowed to walk into office blocks and convince staff to let them plug in their own thumb drives


rss: ars technica

  • California defeats Tesla's attempt to throw out racial discrimination lawsuit
    California civil rights agency hails win over Tesla, anticipates trial in July.
  • Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity
    Telltale SSD activity can be measured in the browser using simple JavaScript.
  • Mystery GPS jammer in Iran becomes test for NASA satellites’ capabilities
    NASA science satellites show dual use in locating sources of GPS interference.
  • Mina the Hollower is the best old-school action adventure I've played in a while
    Smooth movement, compelling combat, and tons of secrets make for an innovative throwback.
  • Nvidia bets $150B on Taiwan as Trump's plan to make US an AI hub backfires
    Nvidia will invest $150 billion a year to make Taiwan an AI “epicenter.”
  • Roku OS’s home screen now features a large, permanent ad
    “I don't want recommendations! I know what I want to watch."
  • Valve's Steam Deck is back in stock after months, but you won't like it
    Four-year-old handheld is saddled with an unfortunately modern price tag.
  • Trump admin to block Ebola-exposed Americans from US, move them to Kenya
    Trump official asked CDC staff to volunteer to screen travelers at airports.
  • "Little red dot" in early Universe is a naked supermassive black hole
    The black hole accounts for over two-thirds the mass of the object it inhabits.
  • US Space Force confirms SpaceX will build sensor-to-shooter targeting network
    "We aren’t trading speed for scale; we are demanding both," says the military's program manager.


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