rss: npr

  • Trump calls leaders to isolate Iran. And, SCOTUS backs Trump for now on mail-in voting
    President Trump is calling on world leaders to join his economic war against Iran. And, the Supreme Court is backing the president for now on his order to restrict mail-in voting.
  • How the AIDS crisis helped create a multibillion-dollar death-speculation market
    Investors will buy your life insurance policy today — and collect the payout when you die.
  • Can Trump's economic war against Iran do what airstrikes and negotiations couldn't?
    What a new round of U.S. sanctions could mean after nearly six months of war with Iran — and years of economic pressure on the country.
  • Kids with brain injuries thrive at this camp. But federal research funding is in flux
    A Pennsylvania summer camp helps children who have survived brain injuries. But the future of federal funding for brain injury research, as well as grants to states to help such patients, is in limbo.
  • At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds
    Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE.
  • Spokane wildfire evacuees return home, but it's 'still a hazmat situation'
    Most evacuees have been allowed to return to their homes near burn zones in Spokane, despite concerns about lingering toxins.
  • Did climate change cause this heat wave? Most likely, and here's why
    As the senior climate editor at NPR, when extreme weather impacts us, I often send out guidance to the newsroom to help everyone understand the role of climate change. Here's what I tell them.
  • When is suspending students discrimination? Education Department renews an old fight
    President Trump's Education Department is telling schools to stop considering race when it comes to school discipline.
  • Churches, libraries and breweries: Inside DHS' covert surveillance operation
    DHS allegedly went undercover at community meetings, subpoenaed the financial records of labor unions, and created dossiers on people at a church gathering, according to court filings.
  • Morning news brief
    A look at the new round of U.S. economic sanctions on Iran, Iran vows to retaliate, SCOTUS hands President Trump a temporary win on his efforts to restrict voting by mail.


rss: bbc

  • Dad's house rammed before son died in A66 crash
    The house belonging to Cole Worthy's father is significantly damaged with windows also smashed.
  • China hits out at 'illegal' new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners
    The US has threatened to isolate nations that continue to do business with Tehran, which sells much of its oil to Beijing.
  • Trump may hope an 'economic onslaught' will pressure Iran - its leaders are betting otherwise
    The US says new sanctions are an "economic D-Day", but Tehran's leaders have survived restrictions before.
  • Man dies in crash after police pursuit
    Two women are also hurt and one remains in hospital in critical condition.
  • Yellow weather warnings issued as thunderstorms and flooding forecast
    The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning as heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast to move northwards across the UK on Wednesday.
  • Young people leaving care have death rate four times higher than national average
    Those leaving care have a death rate around four times higher than the general population, a new review reveals.
  • US judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's 'frivolous' appeal against conviction
    The former Jeffrey Epstein accomplice loses her latest effort to be released from prison.
  • Boy, 3, injured in crocodile attack returns home from hospital
    The boy's family say he is "happy to be home" after undergoing seven operations in hospital.
  • Kate Hudson to make How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days sequel, 23 years on
    Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, her co-star from the 2003 rom-com, could be reunited for the sequel.
  • Andrew Tate exaggerates and did not own supercars in photos, his lawyers say
    Prosecutors argue Tate and his brother Tristan are a flight risk and should not be released on bail.


rss: the register

  • OpenAI's upcoming Jalapeño chip looks like it'll be an inference beast
    128 chips, 1.7 exaFLOPS, and 27 TB of HBM give Altman and crew a leg up over Blackwell, and maybe even Rubin
  • Windows XP was released to manufacturing a quarter of a century ago
    So incredibly stable, govt branches, banks and dentist offices still haven't figured out how to close it
  • SiFive pushes development server to take RISC-V into the datacenter
    Rack-mount system intended for software porting, workload optimization, to bring open standard to the bitbarn
  • Microsoft breaks WPF printing with .NET update
    Summer in Redmond, Winter for everyone else
  • CISA slaps its tightest three-day patching deadline on perfect-10 Oracle flaw
    Disclosed in January and honeypots buzzed soon after, CISA says it’s finally time for the USG to plug the gap
  • Ukraine unveils native jet-powered drone interceptor
    Fast and lightweight unmanned aircraft is designed for easy deployment and fits in a pickup truck
  • Crooks push Mac malware through fake OpenAI Codex ads
    Sponsored search results lead developers straight into a ClickFix malware trap
  • HMRC dangles £500M carrot for National Insurance system revamp
    Taxman wants to drag creaky NPS into agile era
  • What is virtualization modernization?
    SPONSORED EXPLAINER: Why you should take a long-term approach to rethinking your virtualization portfolio
  • Australia’s record industry won’t chart tunes recorded in the key of AI
    This is basically a riff on ‘You wouldn’t steal a car’ and means only the human league can have a hit


rss: ars technica

  • Apple's new desktop computers are designed specifically for local AI development
    Folks have been daisy-chaining Macs for AI—this refresh keeps that in mind.
  • AI is hitting entry-level jobs hardest, Stanford study finds
    Young employment in AI-impacted fields down 19% compared to more AI-resistant occupations.
  • Data centers become "killer application" for new power transformer tech
    Solid-state transformers could also benefit EV charging and, someday, households.
  • RFK Jr. may upend how vaccine recommendations are categorized
    There are currently 3 categories. Without reason, RFK Jr. is considering changes.
  • Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors.
    Monitor vendors are playing with fire.
  • GM vehicles under federal scrutiny after hundreds of reports
    The eBoost brake-by-wire system is responsible for at least 22 crashes now.
  • Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed
    Is the technique outdated? Yes. Is it still creepy? Also yes.
  • Buyer beware: Those mummified remains might carry toxic spores
    "Mummified remains sold online exhibit signs of biodeterioration, yet sellers provide no safety guidance."
  • Nvidia senior manager linked to Supermicro scheme smuggling AI servers to China
    Nvidia worker indicted after Jensen Huang scolded Supermicro for AI server smuggling.
  • F1 in the Netherlands: The driver you most want to beat is your teammate
    Formula 1 returned from its summer break with this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix.


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