rss: npr

  • 'Taiwan Travelogue' rethinks history, colonialism, and identity
    The author and translator of Taiwan Travelogue, the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, discuss identity and history amid the debate over Taiwan's colonial ties to Japan and escalating geopolitical pressure from China.
  • 'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson says Nolan shouldn't have written the movie himself
    The renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.
  • Greetings from an isolated region in northern Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains
    Chitral borders Afghanistan and isn't easy to reach. Breathtaking views abound in this remote mountainous region — as do rockslides and avalanches.
  • U.S. and Iran resume attacks. And, Fauci to face Senate questions on COVID pandemic
    The U.S. and Iran have resumed fighting after Iran attacked U.S. forces in the Middle East yesterday. And, a Senate committee will question Anthony Fauci about the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash
    A school district in upstate New York is pausing plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns.
  • Iran resumes missile attacks as U.S. and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq
    The flare-up on multiple fronts raised the risk of a return to all-out war, underscoring the difficulty of winding down a five-month conflict that has jolted the world economy.
  • 'Machines are collaborators' at this new museum of AI art
    "What is beyond reality?" asks artist Refik Anadol. His latest projects include Dataland, an immersive AI art museum in Los Angeles, and an installation at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
  • As extreme heat grips the South and West, here's how to stay safe
    Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and reduce the risk of long-term complications.
  • To win over working-class voters, Democrats need to stop talking about democracy
    Working-class voters have moved away from the Democratic Party. Winning them back is key to the party's future, a new reports shows. But first, the messaging has to change.
  • More Americans are going bankrupt. What does that mean?
    The bankruptcy rate has risen about 48% between 2022 and 2025, although it's still below pre-pandemic levels.


rss: bbc

  • More than half of England in drought, Environment Agency declares
    The drought declarations follow an exceptionally hot and dry period, which has hit rivers, crops and nature.
  • Moment police officers set foot in 'horror scene' funeral home
    Police discovered messy side rooms strewn with rubbish at the Legacy funeral home in Hull.
  • Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers
    The actor and musician faces allegations from 10 women in total who say he mistreated them as teenagers.
  • Police to take no further action against Polanski over guillotine re-post
    The Green Party leader has said he made an "inadvertent mistake" when he shared the image with his social media followers.
  • Saudi Arabia's dilemma as it tries to stay out of US-Iran war
    The kingdom faces a choice of whether to keep hitting back as a deterrent or to try to de-escalate the situation.
  • Limiting sugar before age two linked to better brain health
    Study suggests less sugar in early life is good for long-term brain health, but the evidence is not conclusive.
  • Zendaya says working with husband Tom Holland 'easy when it's your best friend' at Spider-Man premiere
    The couple walked the white carpet at the London premiere of their latest film, Spiderman: Brand New Day.
  • Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings against Argentina
    Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings against Argentina over their behaviour after their World Cup final loss to Spain and throughout the tournament.
  • France fire crews battle heat as locals tell BBC of fight to save homes
    "It's our forest," one volunteer fighting the fire in the Gironde region told the BBC, as other locals have refused to heed evacuations.
  • Burnham doesn't rule out tax rises to fix social care
    The prime minister holds cross-party talks as he speeds up review of social care in England.


rss: the register

  • Uncle Sam sees the light, offers GlobalFoundries $300M to pursue silicon photonics while taking 1% stake
    Meanwhile, the other state-backed foundry, Intel, wraps up RAMP-C defense test chip program
  • Closed models refuse to help researcher swat Linux bug
    "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that" is an effective sales pitch for open source
  • Word worm crawls into Copilot, spreads chaos
    Researcher says months of coordination with Microsoft have yet to produce a robust mitigation
  • Moscow slaps Telegram founder on wanted list, Durov responds with one-finger salute
    FSB claims Ukrainian spies use chat platform to recruit Russians for sabotage and arson
  • MinIO pitches persistent memory for agents with work to finish
    AIStor keeps context, files, and secrets under customer control so interrupted jobs can pick up where they left off
  • The VMware deadline that could reshape your IT strategy
    PARTNER CONTENT: With vSphere 8 support ending in 2027, IT leaders must navigate tight timelines and costs to modernize on their terms.
  • NASA Swift rescue mission spins into trouble during commissioning
    Two reaction wheels are out and comms sporadic as controllers work to stabilize LINK
  • Iran-linked CyberAv3ngers suspected in attacks on Minnesota water systems
    More than 30 facilities disrupted in 'coordinated cyberattack,' though officials have yet to name a culprit
  • AI storage boom is keeping Seagate's hard drives spinning
    Cloud operators have already claimed most of its nearline capacity through 2028
  • Microsoft faces competition probe over Copilot subscription price hike
    Watchdog asks whether customers were clearly told how to avoid the costlier AI-equipped plans


rss: ars technica

  • Google begins global rollout of age verification API in Google Play
    Google's new API relies on parents to set age ranges in Family Link.
  • Elon Musk’s xAI is trying to sue its way out of a Grok reckoning
    Musk defends Grok, says Minnesota's nudifying app ban is unconstitutional.
  • Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies
    Companies are making sure we have a surplus of options for building qubits.
  • Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year
    "We're feeling pretty good about that," Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said.
  • Anthropic is finding bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them
    Microsoft is on a mad dash behind the scenes to patch exploits before hackers find them.
  • New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck
    Improved efficiency in EPP mode leads to ~32% jump in "1% low" frame rates.
  • Gaming and IRL worlds collide in Jumanji: Open World trailer
    "I'm beginning to suspect we are not in Jumanji."
  • What happens when you put AI to work deciphering lost languages?
    AI is fantastic at spotting patterns, but human insight is the key.
  • Google's SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn't solve AI disinformation
    Deciding what's real on the Internet won't be easy in the future.
  • Elon Musk finally launches X Money. What could possibly go wrong?
    Expect bumps with X Money rollout as major US financial markets are excluded.


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