rss: npr

  • Why you should care about 2 power companies merging. Hint: affordability
    NextEra Energy plans to acquire Dominion Energy to create the largest electricity producer in the United States.
  • Tuesday is a big primary day. Here's what you need to know
    Six states are holding primaries May 19 that could help to decide the balance of power in Congress and in key state governments.
  • Is Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg ready to lead?
    NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jack Schlossberg, Democratic candidate for New York's 12th Congressional District and the grandson of President John F. Kennedy.
  • This Ebola outbreak raises questions about when it all began — and the U.S. response
    The sheer number of cases and deaths are a sign that the outbreak might have been smoldering before the virus was identified.
  • Jury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
    Musk had sought to oust Altman from his leadership position over claims that he and others breached their duty to OpenAI's original nonprofit mission and unjustly enriched themselves.
  • NPR trims jobs in newsroom overhaul as it confronts era without public funding
    NPR is offering buyouts to journalists as it overhauls its newsroom, with the threat of layoffs to follow. Two recent gifts totaling $113 million are primarily dedicated to NPR's tech infrastructure.
  • Son of radicals, Zayd Ayers Dohrn details a childhood underground and on the run
    Dohrn's parents, Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, helped found the the Weather Underground. "I knew that the FBI was chasing us," he says. His memoir is Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young.
  • The Supreme Court avoids taking up a fight over Voting Rights Act enforcement for now
    After recently weakening the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court avoided for now taking up a legal question that may severely limit enforcement of the law's remaining protections for minority voters.
  • Trump drops IRS lawsuit, paving the way for a settlement
    The president sued the IRS and the Treasury Department in January, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns years ago.
  • Sen. Bill Cassidy loses primary. And, WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global emergency
    Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump, lost the Republican primary in Louisiana. And, the WHO has declared a global health emergency over a new Ebola outbreak.


rss: bbc

  • Married at First Sight UK brides tell BBC they were raped by on-screen husbands
    Channel 4 was aware of one of the rape claims before broadcast, but the woman involved still featured in the show.
  • New High Street crime unit to target gangs fronting shops after BBC investigation
    It follows BBC News exposing drug gangs, money laundering, immigration crime, and ghost directors linked to shop fronts.
  • Trump says he called off new Iran attack at request of Gulf states
    The US president says he is holding off on a US attack planned for Tuesday as "serious negotiations are now taking place".
  • Faisal Islam: Burnham seeks to calm markets by committing to fiscal rules
    Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is looking to manage the markets as well as the Makerfield byelection
  • Man City preparing for Guardiola departure
    Manchester City are preparing for manager Pep Guardiola to leave the club at the end of the season after a decade in charge and 17 major trophies.
  • King all smiles as he meets David Beckham at Chelsea Flower Show
    Sir David Beckham co-designed a garden with the King and Alan Titchmarsh for this year's show, which also welcomes back garden gnomes.
  • Police hunt man after reports teens raped on beach
    A search for a suspect is under way as police patrols are increased.
  • Musk loses OpenAI court battle after jury finds he waited too long to sue
    Jurors spent weeks hearing about Musk's claim that Altman had "stolen a charity."
  • Jewish man 'kicked like animal' in new Golders Green attack
    The Metropolitan Police says it is treating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime.
  • Tribute to 'fearless' soldier who died after fall from horse at royal show
    Ciara Sullivan's father posted a tribute to his daughter on Facebook on Sunday.


rss: the register

  • Shai-Hulud copycat worm infects yet another npm package
    Plus three other stealers in three other packages, all from the same scumbag
  • MAGA's Mace wants to make power bills great again, calls for datacenter moratorium
    Even self-described ‘Trump in high heels’ candidate warns bit barns could send power bills soaring
  • Uncle Sam's next big supercomputer might use something more exotic than GPUs
    Chip startup NextSilicon's high-performance-computing-focused accelerators get Sandia National Lab's stamp of approval
  • Yes, you can serve a website from a $1 microcontroller
    Well, page is more accurate, but the source code is available if you want to try doing something even crazier
  • Linux kernel flaw opens root-only files to unprivileged users
    Plus ModuleJail, a radical proposal for minimizing the impact of similar bugs
  • Europe tests laser links as satellite comms outgrow radio
    Greek mountaintop ground station aims infrared beams at CubeSats in ESA-backed optical networking trial
  • Dutch cops’ shame game works wonders as most wanted scammers now turned in
    Game Over?! gamified the identification of scammers who sought thrills from terrorising the elderly
  • 'Big AI' is subverting regulations just like tobacco and oil firms
    Researchers warn that regulatory capture means industry concerns trump those of citizens
  • TanStack weighs invitation-only pull requests after supply chain attack
    Shai-Hulud worm exploited GitHub Actions misconfiguration to poison shared cache, now project weighing nuclear option on unsolicited contributions
  • Microsoft remembers that taskbars used to move
    Experimental Windows 11 build restores some old favorites, though the rough edges are still showing


rss: ars technica

  • Ebola outbreak: WHO declares emergency, US restricts travel, American infected
    CDC is working to move the infected American and six others to Germany.
  • Legal fail: Don’t use AI to sue Facebook users for calling you a bad date
    Fake citations dashed a dude’s “Are We Dating the Same Guy” revenge lawsuit.
  • One Mars spacecraft, two senators, and a cloud of questions
    "I think there's plenty of fire lit under them already."
  • Australian Aboriginals cared for a dingo's grave for decades
    For some ancient Aboriginal Australian communities, dingoes were part of the family.
  • Elon Musk took too long to sue OpenAI, jury unanimously agrees
    Musk plans to appeal after judge immediately affirmed the jury's decision.
  • Pompeii victim ID'd as a likely doctor
    New X-rays and CT scans showed small case with locking mechanism containing metal instruments.
  • Guy Gardner makes a cameo in new Lanterns teaser
    "This ring? It's the greatest weapon in the Universe. When and if to use it, that's the whole ball game."
  • The Dory Sign is E ink, smart screen simplicity at its finest
    Dory CEO claims the $149 signs won't be bricked should Dory go out of business.
  • Five years later, Windows 11 brings back much-missed taskbar options (and more)
    Microsoft is also testing a smaller taskbar and more customizable Start menu.
  • BMW sends off the 6th-gen M3 CS with a manual gearbox, rear-wheel drive
    The 2027 M3 CS Handschalter is lighter and comes with three pedals instead of two.


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