rss: npr

  • Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized
    A spokesman for former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Kentucky republican was admitted to a hospital on Sunday.
  • 12 dead after skydiving plane crashes in Missouri, authorities say
    Authorities say a pilot and 11 others were killed when a plane taking people on a skydiving outing crashed and caught fire in Missouri.
  • The U.S.-led war in Iran will dominate Trump's G7 trip to France
    The gathering was originally expected to be a meeting focused on a variety of separate economic and security issues.
  • Here's who's missing at the World Cup: Soccer-playing grannies!
    The World Cup isn't the only global soccer event of note. Check out the Grannies International Football Tournament.
  • Primary care doctors raise alarm as telehealth companies get involved in obesity drugs
    Telehealth companies offer lifestyle support so people taking obesity drugs can have the most success losing weight. But employers also want the telehealth providers to limit spending on the drugs.
  • Trump's UFC fights bring historic spectacle to White House
    Seven cage fights will be held on the White House grounds in honor of the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary.
  • Britain detains sanctioned oil tanker believed to be linked to Russia's shadow fleet
    Britain is investigating a sanctioned tanker that is suspected of being part of the Russian "shadow fleet," shipping oil in violation of international sanctions over Moscow's war on Ukraine.
  • Trump condemns Israeli strike in Beirut, warning attacks threaten deal on U.S-Iran war
    Trump said Israel's attack on Beirut Sunday "should not have happened," but maintained that the U.S. was still "very close to a Deal" to end the war with Iran.
  • Police investigate theft of England equipment at World Cup, 2 people in custody
    Two people have been detained in connection with the theft of equipment from the England national team's vehicles during their move from a pre-training base in Florida to Kansas City, where they have their permanent World Cup base camp.
  • As Bay Area hosts World Cup, empty red seats are everywhere at Levi's Stadium
    On Friday, FIFA blamed the empty seats during the World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic in Guadalajara on fans who watched from the concourses. Levi's Stadium staged the Super Bowl only four months ago.


rss: bbc

  • Starmer set to ban under-16s from major social media platforms
    The prime minister promises "bold action" ahead of Monday's announcement on restrictions for children.
  • Assisted dying returns to parliament as MP urges peers to 'finish the job'
    Lauren Edwards says she will bring the exact same bill which was narrowly passed by the Commons but ran out of time in the Lords.
  • Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93
    Paying tribute, Sir Keir Starmer said Lord Hattersley "was a giant of the Labour movement".
  • Royal Marines board Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel
    Marines were joined by National Crime Agency officers in the six-hour long operation in the early hours of Sunday.
  • Thunderstorms threaten Trump's UFC cage fight on the White House lawn
    Thousands are expected at the mixed martial arts fight, which coincides with Trump's 80th birthday.
  • UK electric car sales target set to be weakened
    The new target hasn't yet been decided, with different numbers under consideration, the BBC understands.
  • Watch: Protesters clash with police ahead of G7 summit in Geneva
    Swiss police deployed a water cannon and fired tear gas to disperse anti-G7 protesters after clashes.
  • 11 skydivers and pilot killed in US plane crash
    The plane had just taken off in the US state of Missouri, but failed to gain altitude, according to local emergency responders.
  • Swiss voters reject 10 million population cap
    Nearly 55% of participants voted against the proposal to cap population by cutting migration, results show.
  • Farage vows to ban foreign nationals from social housing
    The Reform UK leader says tenants would have three months to find a new home or face potential deportation.


rss: the register

  • US Army picks out Vampire to fill a gap in its layered drone defenses
    L3Harris supplies system that can down incoming drones with laser-guided rockets
  • AI is code – and can't be prompted into being smarter
    From Java tests to Shai-Hulud, bots keep proving they'll swallow anything you feed them
  • EU sovereignty push gives tech buyers a new alphabet soup to swallow
    Brussels presses on despite US fury as it looks to enforce cloud autonomy and bolster open source
  • Scientists pour cold water on claims phones are rewiring kids' brains
    MPs told that while concerns over handsets and social media grows, evidence they're changing children's brains is limited
  • World Cup AI predictor now lets users ask daft what-ifs
    Spoiler: It doesn't end well for Team Register
  • AWS rolls the dice for faster, more efficient networking
    Honey, I flattened the datacenter network
  • NHS patients can't opt out of Palantir's data platform – but their hospital can
    Minister says trusts can go it alone on procurement as Parliament mulls February 2027 FDP contract renewal
  • XP-era Windows spotted haunting London's driverless railway
    A blast from the past greets commuters
  • NanoClaw now armed with JFrog for safer packages
    AI agents can't be trusted, so don't give them dangerous powers
  • SK Hynix to boost memory production 3x ... you can wait another 8 years, right?
    We're moving as fast as we can, says SK Group chair


rss: ars technica

  • Did a medieval flying monk spot Halley's comet, twice? It's complicated
    University of Leicester historian thinks Eilmer of Malmesbury saw two different comets: in 1018 and 1066
  • Review: Disclosure Day is big on action, light on ideas
    There's nothing new or surprising, but it's still an entertaining film from one of our greatest directors.
  • Threads of underground fungal networks are long enough to reach beyond the Solar System
    Researchers have quantified the length and mass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks globally.
  • Anthropic shuts down Fable, Mythos models following Trump admin directive
    Commerce dept. worries that a Fable 5 "jailbreak" could be a national security threat.
  • SpaceX is now a public company valued for its AI potential, so what comes next?
    As of today, SpaceX is owned by investors who will want to see it make money.
  • PeopleSoft 0-day affecting hundreds of organizations steals gigabytes of data
    Vulnerability in the Oracle-owned PeopleSoft software is about as critical as they come.
  • Controversial FISA spying law expires tonight. The spying will continue.
    Section 702 of FISA to expire tonight, but certification lasts until March 2027.
  • Here's what Jeff Bezos' new startup Prometheus will do
    It isn't the only startup tackling physical AI, but it's one of the best-funded.
  • Have politics finally come for the National Academies of Science?
    A pending report on climate attribution may be setting the stage for conflict.
  • Ukraine's one-time test used fully autonomous drones to kill Russian soldiers
    Full autonomy is rare, but Ukraine is installing AI modules on drones and robots.


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