rss: npr

  • U.S.-Iran fighting appears to pause. And, life inside Gaza's expanding military zones
    Fighting between the U.S. and Iran appears to have paused after two days of clashing amid a shaky ceasefire. And, a look at what life is like inside Israel's expanding zone of control in Gaza.
  • Taliban declares war on smartphones
    A newly announced ban on smartphones for government workers, police and military personnel is spilling over into healthcare and educational facilities. Ordinary citizens worry they'll be next.
  • Shelling at night, gunfire by day in Israel's expanding zone of control in Gaza
    When the U.S. brokered a ceasefire last year, Israel controlled half of Gaza. Now Israeli forces have pushed deeper, and Palestinians are paying a deadly price.
  • Waymo called the cops on teen riders, raising privacy concerns
    Two 15-year-olds were allegedly drinking alcohol and shooting toy guns from a driverless taxi when the company disabled it and alerted police.
  • No internet, no screen time? FCC weighs cutting subsidy that lowers school internet bills
    Many schools rely on consumer fees funneled through the federal government to cut internet costs. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called for ending this program before Donald Trump tapped him for the job.
  • Count Binface: The intergalactic warrior who could upend Britain's strangest election
    Meet Count Binface: the challenger from another planet taking on Nigel Farage as questions over the Reform UK leader's finances overshadow his election comeback.
  • One U.S. visa program is growing rapidly. No one is happy with it
    Republicans on Capitol Hill are starting to talk about one facet of immigration reform: how to expand the popular H-2A visa program for farm laborers. They face obstacles.
  • Trump leans on 'communist' messaging as economic angst drives Democrats
    During the last election, when struggling to find a memorable attack line against Kamala Harris, Trump eventually landed on "Comrade Kamala."
  • One of Spain's deadliest wildfires has killed at least 11 people
    A wildfire in southern Spain has killed at least 11 people, making it one of the country's deadliest on record, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country.
  • Morning news brief
    Fighting between U.S. and Iran appears to have stopped as Iran buried its Supreme Leader, TPS holders close to losing work permits, investigation continues into Mississippi teen's death.


rss: bbc

  • Bayeux Tapestry arrives in UK for first time in 900 years under police guard
    The famous artefact depicting events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England will go on display in September.
  • Met police investigating Reform over election donations - reports
    The investigation is looking into donations made to Reform UK by the mother of the convicted fraudster George Cottrell, according to the Times.
  • Ann Widdecombe: Brexit-backing former minister turned Strictly star
    A leading figure on the right of British politics who reinvented herself as a reality TV star.
  • Vapes to have less enticing names and flavours to protect children
    People are being consulted about plans to stop vape companies using enticing flavour descriptions that "attract" children into experimenting.
  • Pioneering treatment saves identical twins from rare pregnancy condition
    Identical twins Nancy and Margo benefitted from the procedure while in the womb as part of a world-first medical trial.
  • To Wimbledon and back - Fery's voyage to Centre Court spotlight
    Arthur Fery learned how to play tennis about a mile away from Wimbledon's Centre Court - now he's one win from the SW19 final.
  • Prince Harry plays pickleball at Invictus Games event, but no Meghan
    The Duke of Sussex is travelling without his wife for the event at Birmingham's NEC.
  • Ukrainian agent accused of murdering Monaco bomb suspect changes story
    Two men with links to Ukraine's security services are accused of killing Anastasiia Berezovska and dumping her body in woods.
  • Disney's 'dismal' live-action Moana panned by critics
    Dwayne Johnson reprises his role as demigod Maui, a decade after the original hit animation.
  • UK bakes in 35C highs as heatwave to continue next week
    On Thursday, temperatures exceeded 34C for the eighth day this year, breaking the previous record of seven days in a calendar year.


rss: the register

  • Cinnamon 6.8 will support Wayland – if you want it
    Next version of Linux Mint’s desktop has both kinds of display server
  • Scot NHS Trust probes email stuffup involving maternity patients' data
    NHS Forth Valley is the latest health board to bungle basic email data protection principles
  • BOFH: Cross-department AI pitches are easier to swallow with a pint in hand
    Some ideas need workshopping, others need a warning light
  • Datacenter MacGyver saved the biggest football match of the year
    Police wanted to call off a grudge game until tech support electrified fevered fans
  • Red Hat offers RHEL support ‘forever’ for those who need to lock in to legacy tech
    Beware the golden screwdriver
  • Microsoft warns customers AI will mean busier Patch Tuesdays
    More patches mean more reasons to buy Redmond’s auto-patching tools
  • An unnamed US county – perhaps in Ohio – paid $1M extortion demand to cybercriminals
    Leaked negotiations spill the tea
  • AI slop writing has taken over the internet, particularly LinkedIn and X
    One in four long-form social media posts appear entirely AI-generated, with nearly half of those on Microsoft's and Elon's platforms involving AI in some form
  • AI tool scours the web for job openings, preps your resume and cover letter
    Searching for work sucks; AI combs the internet and sucks it all up. Combine the two and let 'er rip with this Python project
  • OpenMandriva claims disgruntled admin trashed repos after community bust-up
    Linux distro accuses former contributor of deleting years of work and pushing a package that could have broken installs


rss: ars technica

  • Flores Hobbits' eating habits offer clues about their evolutionary past
    If Homo floresiensis wasn't a fire-using hunter, its origins could be different than we thought.
  • Michigan's explosive outbreak of diarrheal parasite jumps to over 1,200 cases
    In neighboring Ohio, cases have reportedly reached over 500.
  • OpenAI wants its new tool to do your work for you and with you
    Rebranded Codex promises independent workflows that can run "for hours if needed."
  • Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
    The feud between NightmareEclipse and Microsoft shows no signs of resolving soon.
  • Allstate accuses Broadcom of auditing it because it quit VMware, CA
    Broadcom accuses Allstate of dodging VMware audits.
  • Humanoid robots controlled by surgeons did world-first operation on live pigs
    Preclinical trial is testing the feasibility of humanoid robots in surgery.
  • Judge doesn't like Elon Musk settlement with SEC, but says court can't block it
    Judge reluctantly approves $1.5M settlement with SEC over Twitter stock violation.
  • OpenAI may have made a fatal misstep in copyright fight with news orgs
    OpenAI may be sanctioned for hiding, deleting ChatGPT logs in NYT copyright fight.
  • Surprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgery
    Oddly, it wasn't the first time this had happened to the man.
  • Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer
    "You promised me that you would never take power in your name."


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