rss: npr

  • In Nebraska, Americans begin to lose Medicaid under Trump's work rules
    Nebraska's Medicaid director, in an exclusive interview with nonprofit news organization Tradeoffs, said roughly 200 people will lose health coverage on Aug. 1.
  • Trump announced a deal for Hamas to disarm. And, the U.S. economy slowed a bit
    President Trump says a deal has been reached for Hamas to completely disarm and Israeli forces to withdraw from Gaza. And, the U.S. economy slowed some, but Americans continued to spend.
  • Who's driving a bookmobile full of Epstein files? The quiz knows!
    Plus: scandalous Senate drama, Grammys drama and Homeric drama.
  • Democrats show divisions on Israel amid competitive midterm elections
    Democratic socialists are on the ballot in high profile races coming up in Michigan and Wisconsin, putting mainstream Democrats in a tough position when it comes to the issue of Israel and Gaza.
  • 450K borrowers say they were ripped off. Their student loans are being erased
    The borrowers say they were defrauded by their colleges, but the class-action lawsuit to erase their federal student loans has been tangled up in courts for years.
  • Trump's noncitizen voter data remains a mystery. But the claims raise midterm fears
    Trump officials say they found 250,000 noncitizens on voter rolls in just four states. Those states don't know where the numbers came from, and some worry what the claims may portend for the midterms.
  • One Big Beautiful Bill cut healthcare funds. Now, Republicans have to sell the costs
    Blanketing the airwaves with ads about healthcare, Republican candidates who voted to cut federal funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are positioning themselves as advocates for lower costs.
  • Morning news brief
    President Trump says he may pull Todd Blanche's nomination, Trump says a deal has been made to disarm Hamas and withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza, the U.S. economy is growing, but at a slower pace.
  • Thousands in France allowed to return home as Europe tackles wildfires and heatwave
    Firefighters in the Gironde region of France said the situation had "stabilized", after a week of wildfires caused by a major heatwave across Europe.
  • 'I can do this': Woman with cancer reflects on her life and facing death
    For StoryCorps, Karán Founds-Benton talks to her friend about her cancer diagnosis and facing death.


rss: bbc

  • About 60,000 migrants arrive in Ceuta in 24 hours, Spanish territory's leader says
    The estimated number of arrivals is more than 70% of the population of the city, which is about 83,600.
  • Police fear further victims in funeral home case
    Police say they cannot reassure any families who used Legacy Independent Funeral Directors.
  • Burnham says Infantino 'wrong man' to lead Fifa as third confederation opposes World Cup plan
    Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Gianni Infantino is "the wrong man" to lead Fifa as criticism grows of the controversial investment plan.
  • Southport killer charged with prison attacks and possessing weapon
    Axel Rudakubana, 19, is accused of attacking staff at HMP Belmarsh between May and October 2025.
  • Passenger on British Airways mayday flight describes fear and shout of 'I don't want to die'
    Edward Killiwick was on the flight that issued a distress call, before it landed safely at Heathrow earlier this month.
  • Sainsbury's agrees to sell Argos for £120m
    Under the terms of the deal, Argos will still operate in Sainsbury's shops, sell Habitat products, and offer Nectar points.
  • Four climbers killed and six feared missing after avalanche hit Nirmal Purja's team
    An American, a Chinese national, an Omani and five Nepalis are said to be part of the group feared missing or killed in Pakistan.
  • Glasgow gets starring role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day film
    Scotland's largest city doubles as New York in the latest installment of Marvel cinematic universe.
  • Anthropic's Claude AI escapes test environment and hacks into three organisations
    It comes just days after rival OpenAI said rogue AI agents had breached other firms' networks.
  • 'I pay £580 a month to live in a disused care home': Property guardians show us around
    Could you live communally in a disused building in exchange for a heavily discounted rent? Property guardians show us around.


rss: the register

  • 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
  • NASA's Swift rescue slips to late August as LINK battles its spin
    Engineers make progress in stabilizing mission but push back the rendezvous date
  • Three becomes one as Vodafone buys out merger partner
    £4.3B deal gives telco full control of Britain's largest mobile operator
  • Scotland's university procurement center confirms cybercrooks broke in
    APUC investigating after criminals claim historical data theft
  • Tech buyers are baking in sovereignty from day one, says Forrester
    European firms feel the greatest pressure as US giants dominate cloud and AI infrastructure
  • UK wants datacenters to pay a fee for grid connection requests
    Refundable charge intended to discourage time wasters from filing applications that will never be realized
  • Airport sign fails to boot, officers already on the scene
    Bork! Bork! That's the sound of the police
  • Techie lured out of retirement to support software only he remembered
    The first job was lucrative and went well, but a pension was preferable to rolling projects
  • Anthropic’s Claude escaped test sandbox to attack three organizations
    Wrote and published malware during tests, which is apparently OK because leaky test environments were the real problem
  • Amazon's Q2 was great, but the earnings release is packed with baloney
    "Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies"


rss: ars technica

  • Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust
    Three approaches to the issue of quantum results that can't be verified classically.
  • New MCP specification addresses the main barrier to enterprise adoption
    Plus, a new policy for the AI protocol ensures features aren't removed suddenly.
  • Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of commission
    HAWK withstood years of testing that had yet to uncover a fatal weakness found through Mythos.
  • Musk went to “war,” sought jail time for X ad boycotts—but case ends with a whimper
    Advertisers agreed to “reset” relationship with X.
  • Who wins and who loses after US bans foreign robots?
    Government ban on foreign-made robots may hinder instead of help US robotics.
  • Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims
    Comcast, accused of negligence, says lawsuit mischaracterized alleged events.
  • Customize Ars your way with an Ars Pro subscription
    Ars Pro subscribers get customizable layouts along with no ads and no trackers.
  • Google's "privacy-preserving" age verification system is coming to the Play Store
    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.


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