rss: npr

  • Fold the phone: Apple's new CEO unveils a foldable iPhone
    New Apple CEO John Ternus announces the iPhone Duo, which folds like a passport and is the most radical iPhone design update in nearly 20 years.
  • Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns
    The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking.
  • Andrew Tate is denied bail and will remain in jail during his extradition fight
    Prosecutors told the court that Andrew and Tristan Tate boasted about having multiple passports and flying on private jets. But the Tates' lawyers argued they were only playing a role for their fans.
  • Greetings from Paris, where the 2024 Olympics balloon rises again
    The floating Olympic cauldron, held aloft by a giant glowing balloon, is still making regular appearances two years after the 2024 Paris Games, showing up all summer long in the nighttime Paris sky.
  • A new Anthropic model seeks to test how AI could impact the U.S. economy
    Will artificial intelligence nibble around the edges of the economy or upend it altogether? A new, interactive model from Anthropic lets people tests their assumptions.
  • Whatever happened to the measles outbreak that shocked a country this year?
    Bangladesh has seen over 50,000 confirmed or suspected cases of measles this year. The death toll among children just surpassed 1,000. How are officials trying to bring the outbreak under control?
  • Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps
    A Trump census proposal would stop asking about race and exclude millions of U.S. residents from a count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."
  • U.S. military destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers. And, the Smithsonian head resigns
    The U.S. military says it has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers as the conflict continues to escalate. And, Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III says he plans to step down by the end of the year.
  • Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash, flight data indicates
    Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information investigators released Tuesday.
  • National Guard member arrested after drawing gun on fellow soldier in D.C.
    A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of a task force to fight crime, has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts.


rss: bbc

  • Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations
    The investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been under way into other donations.
  • Air traffic failure was avoidable, says transport secretary
    Heidi Alexander orders an investigation into the glitch that caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations.
  • National security can't come at expense of social security, Burnham says
    The prime minister says he will fund defence and get the welfare bill down in "the Labour way".
  • Watch: Europe's royalty pay last respects to King Harald V in Norway
    Tens of thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respects after 13 days of national mourning.
  • Miliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions move
    The foreign secretary disagrees that sanctions on Israeli settlements could put British Jews at greater risk.
  • RNLI volunteer targeted online and branded 'traitor' after Portsmouth protests
    Lifeboat crew member wrongly identified as having helped small boat migrants speaks to BBC Verify.
  • Apple's new boss starts with big gamble on costly first folding iPhone
    Apple showed off at an event the first major design change to the iPhone in almost 20 years.
  • Tate brothers to remain in US jail as they fight extradition to UK
    A federal judge denied them bail, saying the dual US-UK citizens' wealth and frequent international travel "constitute quintessential flight risks".
  • Uganda pulling out of Prince Harry's Invictus Games, says military chief
    The decision, announced by the chief of defence, comes just two months after Uganda said it would participate.
  • Hundreds mourn police officer killed in wrong-way A66 crash
    Officers give PC Matthew Blades a guard of honour as people line the streets for his funeral.


rss: the register

  • UK government says Fujitsu won't use framework places to chase new customers
    Procurement officials promise to police the scandal-hit supplier's voluntary bidding moratorium
  • Cryptocrook ringleader, 22, who met crew on Minecraft admits role in $245M heist
    Stolen funds bought mansions, private jets, and supercars – now he faces up to 20 years
  • WeChat worm could pwn a friend before they even answered the call
    Calif says AI helped turn a VoIP memory bug into cross-platform RCE before Tencent shut it down
  • Microsoft closes the book on Publisher and unplugs Project Online
    Office 2021 joins the October retirement list as customers weigh pricier alternatives
  • Security boffin claims airport group left API keys in client-side JavaScript for four years
    Researcher believes overprivileged Iterable creds exposed 8.8M customer records – and could have enabled mass deletion
  • Virgin Media offloads email services to third-party provider
    Users given 45 days to save their mail or sign up with Junara
  • Huawei Watch D3 pumps up its health-monitoring credentials
    Inflatable wrist cuff delivers 24-hour blood pressure readings, though the design remains chunky
  • Switzerland tests a FOSS escape route from Microsoft 365
    Swiss Army sticks a knife in American cloud apps with its own FOSS push
  • Another Microsoft team admits it’s struggling to handle flood of AI-generated code
    Increase in vibe-coded browser extensions sees Edge team automate quality assessments
  • Philippines bets AI will lift GDP by 12 percent in seven years – without hurting outsourcing
    Plans 30x datacenter expansion for less than what big tech spends in a month


rss: ars technica

  • NOAA is putting commercial fishing ahead of conservation
    Critics say the new agenda could weaken science-based rules and marine protections.
  • Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus.
    Man with bipolar disorder sued OpenAI after surviving ChatGPT-linked suicide attempt.
  • LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices
    “It doesn’t cost a lot to store text forever.”
  • GOG brings back "big box" PC games, one printable template at a time
    Preservation "goodies" also include downloadable 3D models for desktop perusal.
  • Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy
    Security gnomes are pumping out patches ahead of an expected onslaught of AI-assisted attacks.
  • The universal language of space is... Star Trek? Mais oui.
    "Science fiction imagines the future. We build it."
  • NIH to use part of its budget to pay for Department of Defense research
    Money would ostensibly fund research the NIH leadership said it no longer wanted.
  • Supreme Court forces TV stations to sell more election ads at steep discounts
    Republican victory means stations must offer lowest ad prices to political parties.
  • Top chipmakers embrace ASML’s $400M machines, agree to crucial chipmaking change
    Chipmaking changes could boost productivity of new ASML machines by 40 percent.
  • Godzilla Minus Zero IMAX trailer teases King Ghidorah
    Director Takashi Yamazaki's hotly anticipated sequel takes place two years after 2023 film's events.


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