Zelenskyy sits down with NPR. And, Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a sit-down interview with NPR as Russia's full-scale invasion nears the 5-year mark. And, Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
These workers help train robots who could one day steal their jobs
Factory workers in India are being asked to wear GoPro cameras to record the way they do their jobs. The ultimate goal is to train robots to take over. Will it work?
Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct
The White House publicly asked for U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle's resignation on Tuesday as she faced mounting accusations of improper conduct.
Civil rights advocates plan to send thousands of observers to midterm polling places
For many election cycles, civil rights groups and political parties have fanned out to monitor polling places, but the charged midterm environment has many organizations stepping up efforts this year.
The skincare sample is free. What happens next can cost thousands
For years, customers have complained of aggressive sales tactics and charges at mall skincare stores. NPR investigated the business that connects many of them.
The skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints, lawsuits and a federal investigation
Free samples, high-pressure pitches and $50,000 bills: An NPR investigation reveals how a network of mall skincare stores systematically targeted older adults and people with disabilities across the U.S..
'They're stealing from the poor': A major source of SNAP fraud robs recipients of millions
Organized criminal rings target SNAP recipients because of the government program's outdated security features. But upgrading the tech costs money and states' SNAP budgets are getting squeezed.
In Kansas, a newly competitive Senate race tests limit of Trump's unpopular policies
Kansas voters could send a Democrat to the Senate for the first time in nearly a century — and flip the governor's office back to Republican control, even in what could be a tough year for the GOP.
Morning news brief
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy sits down with NPR to talks about the ongoing war in his country, Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican announced, U.S. ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns.
Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican says
Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.
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Starlink restrictions affecting Ukraine's front line operations, Kyiv says
Elon Musk's system allows Kyiv to protect Ukrainian skies and effectively guide drones to Russian targets.
Watch: What we know about Russia's overnight strikes on Ukraine
BBC Ukraine Correspondent Dan Johnson is in Kyiv, where at least three people were killed in overnight strikes.
Family pays tribute to 'warm and engaging' man killed in tiger attack
William Chapman was attacked by the tiger after he entered its pen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
Burnham had two hospitality dinners with Man City chairman, deleted records show
The prime minister has been under growing pressure since the club was found guilty of Premier League rule breaches.
One stolen every four minutes - inside the police battle against vehicle thieves
Officers tell the BBC they are overstretched and struggling to keep up with sophisticated criminals.
Watch: BBC joins police on front line against car theft
Investigations reporter NJ Convery has been out on a nighttime hunt for vehicle thieves.
Saudi employee charged with planting recording device in OpenAI office
Prosecutors say the device, wrapped in toilet paper, was found inserted in a USB port on the back of a TV in an executive conference room.
Shipwreck thought to be 4,700 years old found off coast of Turkey
Archaeologists say the wreck is up to 4,700 years old, dating to the Early Bronze Age.
Wayfair among firms fined millions for misleading sales tactics
The Competition and Markets Authority has fined Wayfair, Appliances Direct, and Gold's Gym £6m in total.
Davina McCall says memory loss after brain surgery felt like 'advanced Alzheimer's'
The TV presenter says she suffered memory loss following her operation to remove a benign tumour.
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KPMG tech and data boss tells staff facing the boot he's getting promoted
Paul Henninger shares news of his move up via email as around 200 colleagues prepare for redundancy
OpenAI engineer charged after boardroom bug found wrapped in toilet paper
FBI alleges covert recorder was plugged into a TV, with a second device later discovered in the employee's bag
The AI math isn't mathing as infrastructure spending forecast to outstrip expected revenue
Analyst predicts 80% of neoclouds will disappear as standalone businesses by 2030
UK government chases AI while aging IT leaves it exposed, PAC chair warns
Whitehall's digital staffing falls short of its own target as ministers leave the skills gap unresolved
It won't kill you, or humanity, to get off the AI upgrade treadmill
New models arrive so fast, we already have more new tech than it's possible to understand in a career
Ransomware gets personal: 'We-know-where-you-are kind of stuff'
37% of ransomware attacks involve psychological or physical threats, global survey found
Anthropic reinvents source control as Claude floods the world with code
When continuous integration gits you down, there's always an AI-tuned monorepo
CISA director touts private partnerships after agency killed many
Nick Andersen wants to work with private industry on security, but the Trump admin has taken an axe to such efforts.
OpenAI's dot assistant burned 300K+ tokens in a day without a single prompt
Geordie's tests recorded 155 activity traces and multiple subagents after dot was given read-only permissions
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Martin Shkreli livestreamed himself violating lifetime pharma ban, FTC says
"I can always find a couple of biotech stocks to smoke," Shkreli said in a livestream.
ESA targets Anbernic emulation handhelds as "superfake" piracy enablers
But third-party sellers, not Anbernic, are the ones routinely selling ROM-filled SD cards.
Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware
Topgolf and VMware "ran deep" before the migration.
Trump commercial railing against his enemies kept airing after court blocked it
US attorney apologized to court, said government has stopped running Trump ads.
Disney offers $20M for Character.AI’s scandal-plagued chatbot tech
Disney may acquire tech from one of the first chatbot makers linked to child suicide.
Skydance’s Discovery+ prices increase by up to 20 percent
The higher prices are said to be unrelated to the Skydance merger.
The Paris Auto Show is full of interesting cars Americans can’t have
Small EVs and efficient people carriers update familiar names for the modern age.
Google wants to host your personal vibe-coded apps in the Play Store
Google plans to help turn those personal AI-generated apps into wide releases.
Gemini 4 Argon begins rolling out in Gemini app and Antigravity, but only if you pay
Developers will get 50 percent discounted API rates through November.
Apple’s first smart display is the 7-inch HomeView for $299