NPR's new chief content officer: 'I've been training for this job my whole life'
Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Workshop, YouTube and Pinterest.
Xi and Kim express hopes for greater ties between China and North Korea
Xi traveled to Pyongyang on Monday in a likely attempt to reassert China's unique influence over its socialist neighbor.
Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate
Israel and Iran's recent exchange of fire is threatening the truce in the Middle East. And, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an unprecedented rate, officials say.
In his book, self-described USAID 'whistleblower' talks about the agency and Ebola
Nicholas Enrich, on staff at the U.S. Agency for International Aid under 4 administrations, talks about Into the Woodchipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID.
In speech to Spanish parliament, pope demands respect for the dignity of all people
In the first papal address to the Spanish legislature, the American pope said a "moral renewal" was necessary in legislatures and public life to ensure respect for the inherent dignity of all people.
People love working from home. But does it love them back? A new study says no
A study finds that people in remote jobs are more socially isolated, anxious and sad compared to people not in remote jobs. But demanding everyone return to the office isn't the answer either, say researchers.
The red state, blue state divide is real. But it's driven by more than just politics
Recent research suggests there's more going on with "ideological sorting" than simply moving to places that match one's politics. It's often one of many deciding factors, such as taxes or safety.
Whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay. New ship alerts could help protect them
The changing climate is driving whales into San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes have been deadly. A new camera system could help ships and ferries steer clear.
Can a vibrating belt fend off bone density loss?
More than 40 million adults in the U.S. ages 50 and older have osteopenia, or low bone density. An FDA-approved wearable vibration device is giving some women a tool that could slow that loss.
Morning news brief
Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes, Trump walked out of an interview after being pressed on election fraud claims, ebola outbreak is spreading at alarming rate.
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Iran's strike on Israel suggests the regime's sense of resilience is growing
Iran's decision to risk jeopardising peace talks may reflect how its leaders view their current position, writes BBC Persian editor Amir Azimi.
Starmer tells Apple and Google to ban nude images on children's phones
Firms will be expected to activate built-in features to stop children accessing sexually explicit images.
Nottingham attacks inquiry revealed miscarriage of justice, victim's mother says
The bereaved families of the victims of Valdo Calocane speak at a press conference in London.
Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea
A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily.
At least 32 dead after major earthquake strikes southern Philippines
The magnitude-7.8 quake triggered small tsunami waves in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.
Don't try to make James Bond woke, Idris Elba says
The British star also said some audiences would not accept a black male actor playing 007.
New drug to stop 'Ozempic butt' muscle loss side effect of obesity jabs
A third of the weight loss from obesity jabs can come from muscle, say experts.
Woman, 19, dies after gunshots heard at house
Detectives say they were called to the scene in north London just after midnight on Monday.
The top five-a-day foods your heart needs, according to new study
Not all fruit and veg is equal for getting nutrients called flavanols, say researchers.
Care worker who helped boss with child abuse jailed for 25 years
Malcolm Phillips, 93, is given an absolute discharge, while Linda Brunning is jailed for 25 years.
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GitHub nukes 70+ Microsoft repos, breaks CI/CD pipelines, following suspected worm infections
Miasma worm shapeshifts, but cloud secret-scouting remains the goal
Python JIT compiler project under threat after steering council says proper process wasn't followed
No new features to be submitted to main branch, existing code removed in 6 months if new proposal not created and accepted
NSO Group back in Meta's crosshairs after alleged WhatsApp targeting
Zuckercorp says surveillance-for-hire vendor was still running phishing operations after federal court told it to knock it off
UK boffin bait lands 18 international researchers
Global Talent visa program aims to draw in dissatisfied scientists from countries including the US
Brit fraudsters using AI to doctor 'evidence' in motor insurance claims
Policy-holders increasingly turn fender benders into much more by sprinkling in their favorite AI chatbots, Aviva says
Department of Work and Pensions' answer to AI job fears is a bot to polish your CV
Whitehall says Work Assistant will help jobseekers apply around the clock – provided employers don't mind machine-written applications
History of CentOS: How a biochemist's Linux hobby project became the enterprise world's default operating system
When a community came together after Red Hat said Windows was 'probably the right product'
Yes! It’s true! Windows 11 is an agentic platform
It always has been, but Microsoft didn’t realize it
Consultant mistakenly deleted a ton of data – but reported it as a bug
And he got away with it too!
Our systems editor flew all the way to Taiwan and still couldn't get away from AI
Every show now is an AI show, and that included this year's Computex
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The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary
Machine learning has its limits—how is it being used?
RIP Anthony Head: Our 10 favorite moments of Buffy's Giles
Head's true genius—and that of his character, Giles—lay in quietly filling in the gaps in every scene
School shooting survivor sues AI gun detection firm after system failed to spot weapon
How accurate does an AI system need to be?
Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
Those ousted included ADA journal Editor-in-Chief Steven Kahn and former ADA President Desmond Schatz.
Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing
What’s the difference between a person, an artifact, and an ecosystem?
Baby botulism outbreak: FDA still doesn't know cause—or how to prevent it
In the end, the three companies involved all point the finger at each other.
How a USB-connected speaker can infect a PC without ever being touched
Seller of the Sound Blaster Katana V2X doesn't consider the behavior a vulnerability.
Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test
The reactor, from a startup called Antares, isn't ready to generate power yet.
The saga of the International Space Station air leak took a worrying turn Friday
"We look forward to working with Roscosmos on a collaborative approach to address the leaks."
S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic
SpaceX won’t get easy access to billions of dollars from passive investors.