rss: npr

  • At the World Cup, has 'VAR' gone too far? Some fans say it's ruining the tournament
    In this World Cup, VAR, or video assistant referee, has become ubiquitous (and despised by many). But there was a time when fans and teams loved it. What went wrong?
  • China's Xi calls for step up of global effort in AI, as US curbs squeeze China's tech access
    American-led restrictions have blocked China from accessing some of the world's most advanced technologies, spurring China's efforts to build its own know-how and intensifying the tech race between the world's two biggest economies.
  • Rubio convenes countries on left-wing political violence
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday convened leaders from more than 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration's latest effort to quell what it calls "left wing" political terrorism.
  • Japan revises law to ensure supply of (male) heirs to the imperial throne
    A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it.
  • An analysis of President Trump's address
    President Trump gave a primetime address Thursday night in which he spoke about the integrity of U.S. elections — a topic he has spread disinformation about for much of his political career.
  • White House says ICE traffic stops will continue after deadly shootings
    The comments came following widespread reports earlier in the week that those stops would be put on pause after two immigrants were fatally shot by ICE agents in early July.
  • Flood sirens blare in South Central Texas as rivers reach perilous heights
    Flood sirens blared early Thursday in Comfort, Texas, as the Guadalupe River rose more than 30 feet in three hours, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The storm could bring even more rainfall than last year's deadly Fourth of July floods.
  • In primetime speech, Trump doesn't provide evidence for illegal voting
    President Trump raised claims that the country's voting systems are vulnerable to being "rigged and stolen," without providing new evidence of a single fraudulent vote cast in any election.
  • Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S.
    Orange skies and heavy smoke covered large parts of the U.S. on Thursday as Canada and Minnesota grapple with wildfires. Hazardous air quality is expected to continue.
  • Why Orthodox Jews are opposing the new daylight saving bill in Congress
    Orthodox Jewish organizations say the bill, if passed, would force morning prayer services to start after 9 a.m. in some parts of the country, making observant Jews late for work and school.


rss: bbc

  • Burnham's 'Manchesterism' got him to No 10 - but will it work for the UK?
    Economics editor Faisal Islam examines whether the north-west city can be a template for the entire country.
  • China hits out at British Steel nationalisation
    The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".
  • US launches new strikes as Iran says civilian infrastructure hit
    Tehran says the US strikes hit bridges, while the US boards a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The financial winners and losers from the World Cup
    Big bucks are being made from the 2026 tournament off the field, but who is raking in the most?
  • Trump alleges 'shocking vulnerabilities' in US election security ahead of midterms
    The president accuses China of meddling in the 2020 election, directly contradicting past findings from US intelligence.
  • Catfished student gets £10k after photos used for fake dating profiles
    Elha Mai Weston posed as the teenager to strike up romantic conversations on social media.
  • Man charged with assisting Iran's intelligence service
    Vahid Aberi, of Liverpool, is accused of the National Security Act offence.
  • Targeted prostate cancer treatment cuts risk of side effects, study suggests
    An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.
  • UK heatwave approaches two-week mark
    All UK nations have experienced recent heatwave conditions but in southern England, the heatwave has now continued for 13 days. Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at how unusual this spell of heat is, and when we might see it easing.
  • Canada wildfires prompt US air quality alerts as smoke blankets major cities
    Smoke from more than 800 blazes has filled major cities from Toronto and New York, to parts of the US Midwest and Great Lakes.


rss: the register

  • How Gartner can help turn your AI vision into business reality
    SPONSORED POST: Feeling stuck with your AI application projects? Gartner has the solution
  • Tech support chap told angry customer to think inside the box – and solved the problem
    We're not Li-ion, user thought mobile phone batteries died every few days
  • NTP server that traveled back in time caused massive Aussie mobile outage
    Telstra skipped a patch, didn’t record changes, had no idea it was an accident waiting to happen
  • South Korea making its own security-centric AI model
    Adapting existing local LLM project for security and sovereignty purposes and hopes to one day match Mythos
  • Chinese memory ban would cut off RAMpocalypse relief
    Two US lawmakers push tighter curbs on chipmakers from the Middle Kingdom
  • OpenAI admits GPT-5.6 occasionally deletes files – but it's an 'honest mistake'
    Data purges deemed an example of 'misaligned behavior' that upstart is working to avoid
  • Amsterdam activists throw acid at Microsoft datacenter project
    Extinction Rebellion claims responsibility for chemical-filled balloon attack targeting concrete and steel
  • Researcher poisons open-weight AI model for under $100
    Models demand trust without offering verification
  • TSMC's $265B US fab pledge is the outline of a concept of a plan
    Beware of fab makers bearing press releases
  • EU forces Google to share its toys with the other AI and search kids
    The Chocolate Factory is not amused


rss: ars technica

  • SpaceX scrubs Starship launch after some of its engines didn't start
    "Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days."
  • Two Trump health nominees crash and burn in tense Senate hearing
    Both nominees flailed in their own unique ways as senators sought answers.
  • HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs
    Resellers threatened to ditch HP printing supplies for counterfeits.
  • T-Mobile bungled forced plan migration, canceling some users' free lines
    T-Mobile to restore free lines lost during plan migration, but price hikes remain.
  • It's official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android
    Google says these changes could endanger user privacy and security.
  • xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users.
    Elon Musk's xAI files first lawsuit against Grok user accused of making child sex images.
  • Fear of humanoid robots spurs human workers to strike at Hyundai auto factory
    Hyundai aims to deploy 25,000 Atlas robots starting with US factories in 2028.
  • Trump teleprompter aide made $100,000 betting on what Trump would say, reports say
    If only someone could have predicted it.
  • 2026 Toyota RAV4 plug-in: Big battery means daily drives are all-electric
    Toyota's everyday small SUV should rarely require trips to the gas station.
  • Now, even Russia's most elite hackers are using Clickfix to infect devices
    The social-engineering technique has primarily been a tool of financially motivated criminals.


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