rss: npr

  • Fear and hope in Utah in the shadow of America's largest wildfire
    People in Monticello, Utah have been tense and preparing to evacuate since shortly after the Babylon fire started June 26th
  • Argentina is back in the World Cup final after a thrilling semifinal win over England
    Argentina survived another heart-stopping match when it scored two late goals to topple England and extend the Three Lions' six-decade-long wait for another World Cup trophy.
  • Takeaways from Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing for attorney general
    Todd Blanche remained composed throughout the hours-long hearing, but faced several testy moments during questioning as he seeks to win the support of all Republican senators on the committee.
  • China and Xi favored over U.S. and Trump in many nations: Survey
    The change is driven by improved perceptions of China and declining views of the United States.
  • Trump relished in being compared to dictators like Hitler and Stalin, journalist says
    The New York Times journalist Jonathan Swan says the president is fixated on becoming a "great man of history" during his second term. Swan's new book, written with Maggie Haberman, is Regime Change.
  • Hong Kong booksellers arrested for allegedly selling seditious books
    Hong Kong was once known for its freedom of publication, but political changes have created a challenging environment for independent bookstores.
  • Cancer disparities researchers say federal funding changes have disrupted their work
    In a survey, 93% of cancer researchers who study disparities said federal policy changes have affected them. Funding is harder to come by and they worry it's slowing progress in their field.
  • China's economy grows 4.3% in Q2, slowest since late 2022
    Lagging consumer spending and business investment offset the boost from strong exports thanks partly to the boom in artificial intelligence.
  • Old rivals, new battle: Argentina and England clash in World Cup Semifinal
    Old rivals. New stakes. A World Cup final spot on the line. Argentina vs. England.
  • Greetings from Paris, where an art installation transformed the Pont Neuf into a rocky cave
    The oldest bridge in Paris was draped in fabric last month to appear like a mountain cave, in an installation by the artist JR. Unlike a real cave, though, it didn't provide respite from a brutal heat wave.


rss: bbc

  • Starmer says it's the 'end of my political journey' at his final Prime Minister's Questions
    MPs on all sides of the House of Commons paid tribute to the departing PM, traded jokes and shared anecdotes.
  • Iain Watson: Burnham faces crucial choice for chancellor as battle for No 11 continues
    Whoever Burnham appoints to the key role will send a signal of his intent, writes Iain Watson.
  • French MPs approve assisted dying law with strict rules after years of argument
    The bill would allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults who meet strict criteria.
  • Man arrested over social media post threatening to shoot Farage
    Met Police says a man in his 20s was held in south London this week on suspicion of sending threatening communications to an MP.
  • US launches fresh strikes on Iran as Trump warns Tehran it 'better behave'
    US President Donald Trump says he is yet to decide whether or not he will "finish off" Iran.
  • The Odyssey is a 'colossal piece of cinema', critics say in rave reviews
    The film, starring Matt Damon and Zendaya, is director Sir Christopher Nolan's first since Oppenheimer.
  • Dramatic video shows wildfire surround freight train in Canada
    CN Rail told the BBC that operations were temporarily suspended in the affected area in the province of Ontario.
  • SpaceX share price drops below stock market debut
    Share trading in Elon Musk’s rocket company has been volatile since it went public a month ago.
  • Covid fraudsters spent thousands on cars and watches
    The NCA says the group claimed they could supply millions of boxes of nitrile gloves.
  • UK's extreme weather is the new normal, Met Office says
    The latest report on the UK's climate warns cold mountainous areas are also being lost.


rss: the register

  • Amazon Web Services' most vocal customer now runs EC2
    Retail foundation leader Dave Treadwell takes over as senior leader and 19-year vet Dave Brown departs for pastures unknown
  • Prominent Haskell defector pilloried by anti-AI purists
    Haskell adherents revisit the language's tongue-in-cheek 'avoid success at all costs' mantra
  • Salesforce's Agentforce isn't winning over clients, KeyBanc analysts claim
    Investment bank cites messy customer data and a product that 'just isn't there'; Salesforce counters by saying it the fastest-growing product in its history
  • Linus Torvalds tells AI haters to fork off
    Linux supremo says contributors opposed to AI use can 'just walk away'
  • Dark patterns in Windows are steering users to Edge: Mozilla-commissioned report
    Report finds regional differences, especially outside the EEA, but it's still a dark tale claiming user manipulation
  • CISA sounds alarm over trio of exploited SharePoint flaws
    Three bugs are under active attack, and two more critical holes could add to the pain
  • Microsoft cancels Patch Tuesday for some Dell users over surprise shutdowns, overheating devices
    Mega hardware vendor reports problems - but Windows maker isn't yet naming affected models
  • MPs fear Treasury cold feet could sink Whitehall's £1.15B shared services push
    'Do as we fund, not as we do' sends 'very poor reputational signal' says damning report
  • LegacyHive: 'Bone-shattering' zero-day from Microsoft's serial tormentor not the haymaker that was promised
    Experts say it’s a useful post-compromise tool, for those with the brain cells required to put it together
  • AWS sustainability claims don't hold water, lawsuit alleges
    Ex-staffer accuses Amazon's Virginia datacenters of quietly guzzling H20 all year round, despite 'water positive' PR push


rss: ars technica

  • Sheetz moves 838 stores off VMware: Broadcom created “too much uncertainty"
    The conveneince store chain will use StorMagic instead.
  • Judge: Trump can’t deport researchers just for working in content moderation
    Disinformation researchers praise ruling blocking Trump visa denials and deportations.
  • Engineer identifies and explains every '90s computer seen in Jurassic Park
    Yes, it was, in fact, a Unix system.
  • Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
    HiveLegacy is a "powerful primitive" that's likely capable of other nefarious actions.
  • FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs
    FCC chairman claims power to repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.
  • In memoriam: 7 of our favorite Sam Neill films
    The actor, who starred in 1993's Jurassic Park, died Monday in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 78.
  • Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn
    With the settlement withdrawn, Google is now bound by the court's full antitrust remedies.
  • OpenAI's first branded hardware is... a light-up keyboard?
    The Codex Micro is designed to monitor multiple agentic threads at a glance.
  • A most improbable astronaut just went to space
    "I pretty much, at that point in time, gave up on being an astronaut."
  • How hard is it to build orbital data centers, actually?
    "The ISS radiators are expensive and heavy. We're focused on making them cheap and light."


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