rss: npr

  • Thousands of people under evacuation order from wildfires in Spokane, Wash.
    There are at least three fires in and around the city. Large parts of Spokane are under Level 3 evacuation orders, which read: "Leave NOW! This may be your only notice."
  • New video evidence upends the unsolved killing of a Black teen at a Seattle protest
    Hours of video analyzed in an 18-month investigation reveal what really happened the night Antonio Mays Jr. was shot at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, and how protesters mistook him for a threat.
  • Why is the rate of premature births so high in this community?
    About 1 in 4 babies in the Pakistani fishing settlement of Rehri Goth are born prematurely. Researchers are trying to figure out how to bring the numbers down.
  • We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientist
    NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.
  • What Cyclospora does inside the gut and how it gets there
    Cyclospora, the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the human digestive tract to reproduce.
  • Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead, city spokesman says
    Police who responded to the shooting found the body of the suspected gunman in an area near the restaurant.
  • Trump says he's cancelling Iran strikes, deal pending
    Trump said Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked the U.S. "to hold off any attack" on Iran because "the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to."
  • 'Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80
    Vincent Pastore appeared in movies dating back to the 1980s and had roles in big movies including "Goodfellas" and "Awakenings," both in 1990.
  • Avalanche in Pakistan kills famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his fellow climbers
    A mountaineering team with climbers from around the world, including the U.S., was attempting to climb one of the tallest peaks on earth.
  • Overnight Russian barrage kills nine in Kyiv, as air defense struggle with U.S. continues
    Ballistic missiles tore into five districts of the Ukrainian capital before dawn Saturday. President Trump is now walking back a promised boost to Ukraine's missile defense systems.


rss: bbc

  • Trump cancels Iran strikes subject to deal being made 'rapidly'
    The US president claims Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off on any attack as the "perimeters" of a deal had been agreed.
  • Prolonged drought could cause shortage of some foods, farmers' union head says
    NFU president Tom Bradshaw calls on the government to take action to prevent extreme weather affecting the UK's food supply.
  • The shadowy gang recruiting teenage hitmen to kill across Europe
    The Foxtrot Network is thought to be responsible for about 35 murders in Europe, and uses violence-as-a-service tactics.
  • Fastest runner to cross the Alps says it was an incredible experience
    Sophie Woods ran the Via Alpina through storms, heat of up to 37C and dodged floods and wildfires across eight countries.
  • Five dead, 41 missing, after Indonesia ferry catches fire
    The vessel with at least 250 people on board caught fire off Madura island.
  • Why I don't regret choosing a vasectomy in my 20s
    As the number of young men having vasectomies rises, BBC News spoke to two about why they chose to have the snip.
  • Solitude as a new aspirational lifestyle: 'We are not lonely'
    A growing number of what the internet has dubbed "loneliness influencers" are spotlighting solo living without children or friends - and it's spurring debate.
  • Peak District's rebrand deal brings in cash but also criticism
    After the Peak District signed a brand deal with Skoda, could other national parks follow suit?
  • Spider-Man fans hail Brand New Day as Holland's best yet
    Spider-Man fans are full of praise for Tom Holland's latest web-slinging performance.
  • Ginger hair portraits show unexpected 'golden thread' connecting Americans
    For Kieran Dodds, photographing people with red hair has become something of an obsession over the past decade or more.


rss: the register

  • Meet the 'internet radical' who helped Microsoft get email and AT&T get online
    Tom Evslin on Bill Gates, the birth of Exchange, and dragging Ma Bell onto the web
  • Unexpected item in the bagging area as Windows Activation error pops up at check-in
    Bags weighed down by a Microsoft license key
  • A deep dive into Nvidia's Vera CPU and the Olympus cores that power it
    88 custom cores, 176 funky threads, 1.5 TB of laptop RAM, and 1.8 TB/s of NVLink connectivity — this isn't your typical datacenter chip
  • Enterprise cloud infrastructure uptake shows no sign of slowing
    Cloud revenue now north of $143 billion a quarter, and growth is accelerating
  • Dev who gave HashiCorp its name returns with a faster terminal multiplexer
    Persistent sessions could be just the beginning
  • The most famous brand in physical security got pwned by ShinyHunters
    Hopefully the company secures houses better than it locks down SaaS systems
  • US bank places trust in ransomware crew that promised to delete its data
    History suggests this was not wise
  • Anthropic and OpenAI are competing to see whose agents can go rogue harder
    Whoever wins, we lose
  • Update Teams mobile app by October or lose your calendar
    A nice little summer job for someone
  • Charities remain locked out of CAF Bank online accounts
    A week into shutdown, 14,000 customers still have no restoration date and some are struggling to pay staff


rss: ars technica

  • Here's how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA's Swift mission
    "We believe that a capture of Swift, an attempted capture of Swift, is very much in the cards."
  • Review: Yes, we're still arguing about Nolan's The Odyssey
    Christopher Nolan's impressionistic remix of Homer's epic poem finds the man behind the myth.
  • As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews
    Reddit may still be considering ending its licensing deal with Google.
  • After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica
    Autonomous vehicle giant disturbs residents' sleep.
  • Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside
    A removable chip lets hackers inspect their badge—and keep using it after Defcon.
  • How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source
    Tracking smells in turbulent air takes a keen sense of direction and sharp memory.
  • Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA
    Some group with no modern descendants contributed a lot to our genomes.
  • Doctors took a look at man's painful shoulder—they found the joint was missing
    The term "Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome" was coined in 1981, based on cases in four women.
  • Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verification
    Someone in Cuba or Iran can keep installing APKs with no new restrictions, but devs will suffer.
  • Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive
    Reddit advances lawsuit accusing Perplexity AI of conspiring with web scraper.


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