rss: npr

  • Iran halts talks with U.S. over Israeli actions in Lebanon, Gaza
    Trumps says Israel and Hezbollah will stop fighting after Iran stops talks with U.S. over Israeli operations in southern Lebanon, Gaza
  • Justice Department says it will abide by court order pausing its 'anti-weaponization' fund
    The Justice Department said it 'strongly disagrees' with the court's ruling that paused a $1.776 fund for victims of government "weaponization," but would still abide by it.
  • Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over alleged safety lapses
    The lawsuit accuses the company of failing to warn users that ChatGPT could be dangerous and instead marketing it as safe and reliable.
  • AI giant Anthropic prepares to sell stock to the public; files preliminary IPO paperwork
    The Anthropic IPO, and those of other AI-related firms like OpenAI, could be among the biggest in U.S. history.
  • Serena Williams returns to tennis, announcing 'next chapter'
    A tennis legend at 44, Serena Williams is returning to pro tennis this month, announcing plans to play in the HSBC Championships in London. Williams, a mother of two, retired nearly four years ago.
  • Remote work -- not AI -- has sidelined recent college graduates, research finds
    Research from the New York Fed finds that younger college graduates have been sidelined by remote work in recent years, as companies may be reluctant to hire those needing more training and mentoring.
  • A cancer vaccine made just for you. mRNA is back and it's fighting melanoma
    A study finds that an mRNA vaccine is highly effective at preventing recurrence of this dangerous skin cancer, when used in combination with Keytruda, an immunotherapy drug.
  • U.S. strikes Iranian military sites. And, Trump's $1.8 billion fund faces scrutiny
    American aircraft fired on a number of Iranian sites over the weekend, including Qeeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. And, Trump's anti-weaponization fund faces scrutiny in Congress and the courts.
  • Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as survivors describe their recoveries
    The outbreak remains focused in Congo's eastern Ituri province. Congo has reported over 1,000 suspected cases with the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine.
  • Is bovine colostrum really 'liquid gold' for gut health?
    Baby calves rely on it to build up their immune systems and gut. And now marketers are promoting it for humans. Here's what scientists say.


rss: bbc

  • 'Beleaguered and bereft' - Mandelson messages reveal criticism of No 10
    Newly published documents show Lord Mandelson and ministers' concerns about the prime minister and Labour MPs.
  • Chris Mason: Decision to appoint Mandelson continues to inflict damage
    When Sir Keir Starmer looks back on his time at No10, his decision to send Lord Mandelson to Washington will be a central part of the critique of his tenure.
  • Weapons‑obsessed killer jailed as body cam footage shows victim being handcuffed
    University student Henry Nowak was killed as he walked back from a night out in Southampton.
  • Lebanon says Hezbollah agrees reciprocal halt to attacks on Israel
    Israel's PM Netanyahu warns that strikes on Beirut will go ahead if Hezbollah does not abide by the US proposal.
  • Jeremy Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down
    Under pressure from the polls and Gulf allies, the White House is pushing for a deal but Iran wants concessions, writes BBC's international editor.
  • Big salaries, a motorhome and SNP accounts: The Nicola Sturgeon interview
    We give some of the background to key quotes from the interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg.
  • British woman dies after Pyrenees peak fall
    The 42-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene after falling almost 500m (1,640ft) from the BalaitĂşs Peak in Spain.
  • OpenAI let ChatGPT aid and abet mass shooters, Florida lawsuit claims
    Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier alleges OpenAI and boss Sam Altman built a 'web of deceit'
  • Rosamund Pike calls out audience member for texting during show
    'You know who you are,' declared the actress, at the end of her West End performance in Inter Alia.
  • Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan reveals stage four cancer diagnosis
    Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan reveals he has stage four cancer.


rss: the register

  • Election interlopers register 5K+ domains, hope to catch some voting phish
    Hacking voting machines is so 2017. Phishing, impersonation pose the real election risks
  • Anthropic, now atop the AI bubble, files for its IPO
    First it tops OpenAI's valuation, then it beats Altman to the IPO punch
  • US firms still dominate chip subsidies
    China's support is greater relative to semiconductor industry revenue
  • Agentic AI arrives for Delphi and C++ Builder
    Kai is an extension for RAD Studio (Delphi and C++ Builder) that integrates with external AI providers
  • Ohio hits pause on datacenter tax breaks draining its coffers
    Buckeye State found it had inadvertently joined the billion dollar losers' club
  • GTA cheat service Atlas Menu hacked as attacker alleges screenshot spying
    A database containing 64,000 user records was published to GitHub after an attacker claimed to have compromised all Atlas systems
  • California passes bill declaring death-by-algorithm to 3D-printed ghost guns
    Last-hour amendments aim to allay privacy concerns, but broad scepticism about feasibility remains
  • Agent-led devs need serverless OpenSearch, Amazon claims
    System relies on a proprietary storage layer as AWS moves to separate storage and compute to fit mega AI demands
  • Palo Alto VPN bug graduates from advisory to active exploitation
    Rapid7: Attackers exploit authentication bypass flaw in the wild, meaning more emergency patching for PAN-OS users
  • Nvidia's Grace Blackwell superchips are officially coming to the PC with RTX Spark notebooks
    Forget Wintel, we're living in a Winvidia world now


rss: ars technica

  • Why cats prefer silver vine to catnip and other May highlights
    Prehistoric mining in the Pyrenees, a new species of tiny blue octopus, slapstick acoustics, and more.
  • Moderna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo
    Amid a raging Ebola outbreak, officials "urgently accelerate development" of vaccines.
  • Hackers duped Meta AI support chatbot to steal celebrity Instagram accounts
    Pricey Instagram handles were stolen and resold before Meta patched the exploit.
  • Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra looks like its first true MacBook Pro competitor
    It's Microsoft's least-weird attempt at a high-end mobile workstation.
  • Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel
    Anyone who has downloaded affected Red Hat packages should investigate immediately.
  • New Trump vaccine order based on "no credible scientific evidence," doctors say
    Even Danish researchers think it's bizarre.
  • Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman after multiple ChatGPT-linked murders
    Altman has an "utter disregard" for human lives, Florida AG says.
  • From 15 hours to one minute: How AI/ML is speeding up GM's development
    From CFD and FEA to digital twins, carmaking now involves a lot of virtualization.
  • Allegedly trashing Airbnbs to test robots puts startup in legal trouble
    Lawsuit seeks $12,000 from startup that allegedly damaged home in robot tests.
  • AMD extends Socket AM5 support through at least 2029; AM4 refuses to die
    The 5800X3D returns at $349, while the 7700X3D debuts at $329.


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