rss: npr

  • Todd Blanche rescinds Trump's 'anti-weaponization fund' ahead of nomination hearing
    Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order late Sunday terminating President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate his political allies.
  • A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing
    An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people has caught fire in waters off Madura island, killing at least five people and leaving 41 others unaccounted for, authorities said
  • Defunct part of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon
    A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket could slam into the moon at more than 5,000 miles per hour, according to scientists.
  • Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
    The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut down in 2021.
  • 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."
  • A teen was killed at a Seattle protest. New video evidence shows what really happened
    An 18-month investigation by The Seattle Times, KUOW and NPR's Embedded podcast and a review of more than a dozen videos from the night of the shooting reveal the most comprehensive view to date of how the chaotic scene unfolded. And they show how a Black teenager who came to join the civil rights movement of his generation — in a zone abandoned by police — ended up killed by a protest movement that thought he was 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.


rss: bbc

  • Trump suggests new talks with Iran to begin on Monday
    Tehran has not responded to the suggestion that new talks are imminent. Trump has previously said a negotiated end to the war is close, only for strikes to resume.
  • 'My only son was shot standing up for justice' - inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
    The BBC gains unique access to Rawalakot, scene of violent clashes between security forces and protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
  • How parents and pupils took on 'cruel', 'authoritarian' schools - and won
    Discipline at an academy trust went too far - parents, pupils and former teachers tell BBC Panorama.
  • Woman has pioneering womb surgery to fix 'miracle' baby with intestines outside its body
    Theo became the first British baby to be operated on in the womb to correct complex gastroschisis, as part of a pioneering clinical trial.
  • Burnham pledges to be 'relentless' in curbing small boat crossings
    The PM says enforcement is being increased but there also need to be more safe routes into the UK.
  • Heat health alerts in England as temperatures set to reach 34C
    Temperatures are expected to reach 34C in some areas of England.
  • Ariana Grande to take a break from public life amid 'endless' scrutiny
    The US singer, 33, will "step back from visibility" at the end of her world tour next month, her representative says.
  • What are the 'luteal uglies'? And how they're affecting women
    More women than ever are talking about the luteal phase on social media, but how does it actually affect you?
  • Almost £200,000 of fuel stolen from UK forecourts every day since Iran war began
    Incidents of fuel being taken without payment have risen by a fifth in five months, according to industry analysis.
  • US and Japan take action to prop up yen in rare joint move
    Both countries have said that they will not hesitate to conduct joint interventions in the future.


rss: the register

  • Meta straps on a ‘Kick Me’ sign by mistakenly taking down video by India’s prime minister
    PLUS: DeepSeek to double peak hour prices for new model; Australia hikes fines for Big Tech; Japan’s next moonshot to ride local rocket; and more!
  • 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


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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