rss: npr

  • Trump taps former FEMA director to lead the disaster agency again
    Cameron Hamilton led FEMA briefly in 2025. He was removed by the Trump administration after telling Congress that the agency should continue to exist. Now, he's been nominated to lead it once again.
  • Nonprofit sues the federal government over plans to paint Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue
    The Cultural Landscape Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy organization, is asking a federal judge to halt President Trump's plans to resurface the reflecting pool on the National Mall.
  • Why cruise ship passengers with possible hantavirus exposure went to Nebraska
    The University of Nebraska is home to the only federally funded quarantine unit in the U.S. and a separate biocontainment unit that can treat people exposed to infectious diseases.
  • New poll finds a majority of Americans unsure if attempts on Trump's life were real
    When given the options of "true," "false" or "not sure," and asked whether each of the incidents "was staged," a majority of respondents said they thought each event was either staged or were unsure.
  • Abortion pill by mail allowed for at least 3 more days, the Supreme Court says
    Full access to the abortion pill mifepristone, including through telemedicine and the mail, will continue for at least three more days, the high court said on Monday.
  • Can Chinese AI solve inequality? + How dementia comes for your bank account
  • Trump wants to suspend the federal gas tax as prices soar amid war with Iran
    Suspending the federal gas tax would require an act of Congress.
  • 'Atlanta Journal-Constitution' chief steps down as bold goals yield to tough realities
    The owners of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution invested $150 million to reinvent the paper. The changes have been significant. Three years in, the payoff has been modest.
  • Trump rejects Iran's ceasefire proposal response. And, Congress to tackle ICE funding
    Trump rejected Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal, calling it "totally unacceptable." And, Congressional Republicans are trying to push for three years of funding for immigration enforcement.
  • Oregon's most unexpected gubernatorial candidate? A pencil with a point
    Oregon's public schools rank last in fourth-grade reading, according to an analysis of national testing. As a wake-up call for elected leaders, Pencil is running for governor as a write-in candidate.


rss: bbc

  • Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go
    Over 70 Labour MPs have publicly urged the PM either to resign immediately or set out a timetable to stand down.
  • Chris Mason: PM confronts his most difficult day as party revolts
    A dam appears to have broken, with Labour MPs posting their public loss of confidence in the PM, our political editor writes.
  • Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support'
    The US president criticises an Iranian counteroffer to end the war, and says the month-long ceasefire is "unbelievably weak".
  • How the Trump-Xi summit could set superpower relations for many years to come
    Trump's whirlwind visit to China is the most significant for years - but will it bear fruit?
  • Last passengers leave virus-hit cruise ship as three more test positive
    An American and a French national who have returned home have tested positive for hantavirus.
  • Polanski apologises over houseboat council tax
    The Green Party admits that its leader has, until recently, been living on a houseboat in London and may have failed to pay council tax.
  • China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief
    David Malpass' comments come as US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping are due to meet in Beijing.
  • How driving test booking is changing for learner drivers
    From 12 May, only learner drivers can book their own tests, not instructors.
  • Calls for 'urgent action' on baby-sleep industry after BBC investigation
    The BBC investigation revealed how some self-described sleep experts have been giving new parents advice that goes against NHS guidelines.
  • Students at risk if universities go bust, say MPs
    An Education Select Committee report finds the government needs to make urgent plans for universities facing insolvency.


rss: the register

  • GitLab promises a different kind of layoff as biz pivots toward AI
    Code hosting biz is trimming its global footprint and flattening its management layer
  • Red Hat blasts RHEL 10.1 into orbit aboard Voyager's micro datacenter
    Orbital compute platform, which launched on a mission to the ISS last year, gets an immutable upgrade alongside refreshed container images
  • Quit VMware and you’ll emerge with more complex and less capable infrastructure
    Analyst says modernizing applications is probably a better use of your time than hypervisor migration
  • Double Canvas breach acknowledged as ShinyHunters sets new pay-or-leak deadline
    UPDATED: Sorry, kids, everything's back up so get to work on your new assignment - An essay on the ethics of paying ransoms, because it looks like that's what happened here
  • Rodent-obsessed developer creates Ratty to bring 3D graphics to the command line
    Inspired by TempleOS, this terminal emulator is just about as bonkers
  • Microsoft researchers find AI models and agents can't handle long-running tasks
    An intern who failed this much would be shown the door
  • Cookie thieves caught stealing dev secrets via fake Claude Code installers
    New IElevator2 COM interface? No problem
  • OpenAI can't have incompetent AI consultants ruining the market, so bought its own
    By which we mean it bought someone else's with other people's money
  • Debian 14 cracks down on unreproducible packages
    Dull but important … so, a bit like Debian itself, really
  • Anthropic’s bug-hunting Mythos was greatest marketing stunt ever, says cURL creator
    After all that hype, AI scanner found one low-severity cURL flaw


rss: ars technica

  • Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks
    Production-version patches are coming online and should be installed pronto.
  • Audi has a new Q9 flagship coming soon: Here's its interior
    Audi made sure to consult American tastes for its first full-size SUV.
  • After banning foreign routers, FCC says existing ones can get updates until 2029
    FCC extends waiver allowing routers and drones to get patches for two more years.
  • Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water and nobody noticed for months
    Can AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good.
  • Passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in US; 3 people in biocontainment
    A US passenger tested "mildly positive," but WHO is calling it "inconclusive" for now.
  • Starlink shuts down its GPS-style cheat code. Researchers may unlock it anyway.
    Shutdown of Starlink location feature won’t dampen interest in GPS alternatives.
  • iOS, macOS, and iPadOS 26.5 updates arrive with encrypted RCS messaging and more
    Probably the last big updates we'll see before the next versions appear at WWDC.
  • Samsung made a “mockery” of Dua Lipa by putting her picture on TV boxes, lawsuit says
    Lipa says her picture contributed to Samsung's "enormous revenue."
  • Pirates are already playing Forza Horizon 6 days before its launch
    Crackers take advantage of unencrypted files that briefly appeared on Steam.
  • F1 set for another engine tweak in 2027, and what's this about V8s?
    Rather than dig in, the sport is being proactive about fixing the problem.


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