rss: npr

  • Trump signs a new executive order on voting. Experts say he lacks the authority
    President Trump has signed an executive order as part of an effort to end the practice of voting by mail in the U.S., though election law scholars say he doesn't have the authority.
  • Judge rules White House ballroom construction must halt until Congress OK's it
    Trump responded to the ruling by complaining that the National Trust for Historic Preservation doesn't appreciate his efforts at "sprucing up" Washington's buildings.
  • Runners misled at a qualifier race will still get invites to the world championship
    The U.S. will nearly double its contingent for the women's half marathon championship to fix what officials call an unprecedented problem: an official vehicle took the leading runners off the course.
  • Federal judge finds Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR defunded
    A U.S. District Court judge found that President Trump's executive order calling for the defunding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment.
  • Trump shares a look at his future presidential library. Here's what to know about it
    Trump posted the first architectural renderings of his future presidential library, planned for a prime plot of land donated by Miami Dade College.
  • The wellness world is eager for RFK Jr.'s promised move on peptides
    A month ago, Health Secretary Kennedy said his agency would soon give compounding pharmacies the greenlight to make the products, which have exploded in popularity despite a lack of data.
  • One of the first people known to change their gender was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh
    NPR art director and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Hatshepsut, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest pharaohs in Egypt's history — but whose legacy was erased for over 3,000 years.
  • Supreme Court opens door to controversial conversion therapy
    The Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado's law banning conversion therapy "regulates speech based on viewpoint."
  • Domino, the warty frogfish, is the first of its kind to be raised in captivity
    Scientists say the little fish may hold broader lessons for raising other marine species in captivity.
  • Gas crosses $4 a gallon in the U.S. for the first time in 3 years
    The war with Iran has driven up gas prices at a time when affordability is high on people's minds.


rss: bbc

  • More UK troops to be sent to Middle East, defence secretary announces
    The UK government announces further air defence systems will be sent to countries in the region along with troops to operate them.
  • Man charged after seven people hit by car in Derby
    The pedestrians were seriously injured when they were hit by a black Suzuki Swift on Saturday night.
  • Teenage boy at centre of Scott Mills sexual offences investigation was under 16, police say
    The case was dropped in 2019 after the CPS deemed there was insufficient evidence to bring charges, police say.
  • Weight-loss jabs will be offered on NHS for people at risk of further heart attacks
    More than a million people in England will start being offered the anti-obesity jab for better heart health and to avoid strokes.
  • Prince Harry's latest feud with the press is over (for now). Here are seven key takeaways
    As the case draws to a close, we look back at the toughest newspaper court battle yet.
  • UK and France extend talks over new small boats deal
    A three-year deal to pay for more French patrols to intercept smuggling gangs was due to expire at midnight.
  • Diplomatic challenges facing King on US visit
    King Charles will be expected to improve UK and US relations on his state visit next month.
  • Minimum wage rises to £12.71 an hour
    Many businesses have said they will have to pass higher wage costs onto customers.
  • Woods to 'step away and seek treatment' after crash
    Tiger Woods says he is "stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health" following an arrest after a car crash.
  • British billionaire to donate £190m to Cambridge University
    Hedge fund founder Chris Rokos said he wanted to "give something back" to the UK with the donation.


rss: the register

  • Don't open that WhatsApp message, Microsoft warns

    How to avoid social engineering attacks? Employee training tops the list

    Be careful what you click on. Miscreants are abusing WhatsApp messages in a multi-stage attack that delivers malicious Microsoft Installer (MSI) packages, allowing criminals to control victims' machines and access all of their data.…

  • Gmail celebrates 22 years by finally letting users change their addresses

    Congratulations, XxXh4xx0r420xXx, you can now use that account in your professional life, too

    If you're embarrassed by your Gmail address but haven't wanted to start a new account for fear of losing messages, we have good news. Ahead of Gmail's 22nd anniversary on Wednesday, Google says it is now letting US users change their account username.…

  • Iran targets M365 accounts with password-spraying attacks

    Researchers say some targets correlate with cities hit by Iranian missile strikes

    Suspected Iran-linked threat actors are conducting password-spraying attacks against hundreds of organizations, primarily Middle Eastern municipalities, in campaigns that security researchers believe may have been aimed at supporting bomb-damage assessment following missile strikes.…

  • Oracle cuts jobs across sales, engineering, security

    Big Red declines comment as reports point to layoffs in the thousands

    Oracle laid off thousands of employees on Tuesday as it ramps spending on AI infrastructure projects internally and with major technology partners.…

  • Anthropic goes nude, exposes Claude Code source by accident

    Oopsy-doodle: Did someone forget to check their build pipeline?

    Would you like a closer look at Claude? Someone at Anthropic has some explaining to do, as the official npm package for Claude Code shipped with a map file exposing what appears to be the popular AI coding tool's entire source code.…

  • Leaked memo suggests Red Hat's chugging the AI Kool-Aid

    Sounds like an excellent time to start honing your Debian skills

    Exclusive An internal memo dispatched by senior execs at Red Hat suggests the software biz is starting to push AI tooling within its Global Engineering department. RHEL may be about to get some Windows 11-style "improvements."…

  • UK watchdog targets Microsoft licensing in cloud competition probe

    CMA to assess whether the company's terms unfairly favor Azure over rival platforms

    The UK's competition watchdog will investigate Microsoft's business software ecosystem over concerns that its licensing policies reduce competition in the cloud market.…

  • Starlink sprays debris into orbit following another satellite 'anomaly'

    No risk to ISS or Artemis, but not ideal for operator peace of mind

    Starlink satellite 34343 has suffered an "anomaly on-orbit," spraying debris at an altitude of approximately 560 km above Earth.…

  • Mars coughs up another maybe-life clue in the form of nickel compounds

    Perseverance found the minerals in an ancient river channel, but researchers say geology may still beat biology

    A team of scientists in the US have discovered nickel compounds in Martian rocks, in an arrangement similar to organic carbon compounds understood to be formed by living organisms on Earth.…

  • ServiceNow allegedly says salesman 'overachieved' and is not entitled to comp

    The 13-year sales vet closed two deals worth $27 million, but ServiceNow has “nullified” his compensation saying he “overachieved” his quota.

    ServiceNow is refusing to pay a salesman commissions on more than $27 million in sales, telling the 13-year veteran of the company that he "overperformed" his quota and insisting that instead he sign paperwork that retroactively reduces the commission amount, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the salesperson. ServiceNow has denied all his claims.…



rss: ars technica

  • RFK Jr. wants Americans to use peptides that were banned over safety risks
    The FDA is reportedly planning to allow production of 14 previously banned peptides.
  • Starlink satellite breaks apart into "tens of objects"; SpaceX confirms "anomaly"
    Satellite failure cause is unexplained after second "fragment creation event."
  • He-Man gets an origin story in Masters of the Universe trailer
    "Skeletor took my family and he destroyed our world."
  • Sweaty, glassy-eyed Tiger Woods blames cell phone use for his car crash
    Cops arrest Woods after incident.
  • It's a race against time to save Krypto in Supergirl trailer
    Have these villains not seen John Wick?
  • Entire Claude Code CLI source code leaks thanks to exposed map file
    512,000 lines of code that competitors and hobbyists will be studying for weeks.
  • Quantum computers need vastly fewer resources than thought to break vital encryption
    No, the sky isn't falling, but Q Day is coming, and it won't be as expensive as thought.
  • You can finally change the goofy Gmail address you chose years ago
    All your data remains intact, and you can go back to your original address at any time.
  • OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says
    OkCupid and Match settle with Trump FTC, don't have to pay any financial penalty.
  • This is my third Orion launch, but it feels totally different
    The first two launches of Orion felt hollow, but NASA is finally on a better course.


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