rss: npr

  • Pakistani forces kill 24 militants in border raids near Afghanistan
    The military said Friday it used intelligence sources to target militants over the previous 24 hours. The operations were in response to attacks by militants earlier in the week.
  • Takeaways from Trump's primetime speech. And, at least 2 dead in major Texas flooding
    President Trump gave a primetime speech raising claims of voting vulnerabilities but offered no new evidence. And, at least 2 people have died in major flooding in Texas.
  • Photos: When the World Cup came to town
    NPR member station photographers captured images of World Cup watch parties outside stadium gates, on street corners and in public parks and squares as the World Cup became, for a brief period, a part of local life.
  • U.S. strikes bridges in Iran, Tehran targets U.S. bases in the Gulf
    The U.S. and Iran expanded their targets in the latest round of strikes on Friday, as fighting over the control of the Strait of Hormuz reignites fears of an all-out war.
  • A bug commonly sold at pet stores is helping scientists with a vexing task
    The larvae of a beetle native to South and Central America, the critters are the perfect solution to sticky problem: How to prepare an animal skeleton for scientific use.
  • Trump's team says 'no children' died from USAID cuts. Consider these 3 cases
    Both Marco Rubio and Elon Musk, who led the effort to sunset the foreign aid agency, have said that no deaths have been linked to the cutting of its funding. These parents tell a different story.
  • What will the Pentagon begin screening 'war fighters' for? The quiz knows
    Plus: Jurassic Park, U.K. politics, conspiracy theories, Pete Hegseth and numismatics.
  • Republican campaigns see immigration as a winning issue for midterms
    Republicans are spending more money and running more ads on immigration than Democrats are ahead of the November midterm elections, according to an NPR analysis of advertisement data.
  • Federal Reserve looks for 'secret sauce' behind a successful Wisconsin toolmaker
    Business is booming for Snap-on, a Wisconsin company that has made tools for professional mechanics for more than a century. It recently got a fact-finding visit from the head of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank.
  • Kalshi says it's not a sportsbook even as World Cup bets surge
    The betting site Kalshi emerged as a dominant sports betting platform during the World Cup. But the company avoids billions of dollars in taxes by insisting it is not a sports gambling operator.


rss: bbc

  • Zeffman: Burnham promises huge change - now to find out how he will deliver it
    The next prime minister promised nothing less than the biggest change in British politics in 40 years in his first speech as Labour leader.
  • Boy attacked by zoo crocodile has had seven operations and is smiling again, say parents
    The three-year-old's parents say the boy is making progress after seven operations in a month.
  • The financial winners and losers from the World Cup
    Big bucks are being made from the 2026 tournament off the field, but who is raking in the most, and who is losing out?
  • China hits out at British Steel nationalisation
    The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".
  • German politician faces calls to resign over surrogacy child
    Surrogacy is banned in Germany, a policy firmly backed by Jens Spahn's Christian Democrat party, and several years ago by Spahn, too.
  • Iran accuses US of hitting civilian infrastructure
    The US military says its attacks were intended to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities".
  • First atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone of distant star
    Researchers have found an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star with an atmosphere.
  • My Left Foot and Home Alone 2 actress Brenda Fricker dies at 81
    She won for her role in 1989 film My Left Foot and had well-loved parts in Home Alone 2 and TV's Casualty.
  • First Reform UK police commissioner elected
    This is expected to be the final police and crime commissioner election held, unless anyone else steps down or leaves the role by other means.
  • Longest dry spell in 30 years for parts of England as heatwave hits two-week mark
    All UK nations have experienced recent heatwave conditions but in southern England, the heatwave has now continued for 14 days.


rss: the register

  • Torvalds challenged the haters to fork Linux. Someone said 'hold my beer'
    More a rewrite really, and of a very early version: Linux 0.11 – in Rust
  • Microsoft gives admins Exchange Online breathing room
    Retirement of PowerShell -Credential parameter pushed back to the end of 2026
  • Top EU court clips YouTube's intermediary defense over reviewed content
    You can't claim to be a passive host after vetting a creator's channel, Google warned
  • Attackers target critical FortiSandbox flaws as CISA issues patch order
    Command injection vulns land on exploited list after researchers spot abuse attempts
  • SpaceX Starship Flight Test 13 takes issue with the 'flight' bit
    Engine replacement needed after launchpad abort
  • Europe's chip ambitions won't break dependence on US cloud and software, says Forrester
    Brussels may spend billions on semiconductor fabs, but tech sovereignty remains firmly in American and Chinese hands
  • Ransomware curdles production at Coca-Cola's Fairlife dairy biz
    No use crying over spilled milk when US plants can't bottle it in the first place
  • Google fixing Android lock screen bug that lets Gemini send SMS without a PIN
    A specific multi-touch gesture bypasses an authentication prompt, allowing anyone to send messages
  • Home Office hands £28M to immigration IT incumbents after procurement challenge
    Continuity support required after £336 million replacement deal delayed by more than a year
  • How Gartner can help turn your AI vision into business reality
    SPONSORED POST: Feeling stuck with your AI application projects? Gartner has the solution


rss: ars technica

  • The report oil companies are worried about: Climate attribution science
    New report says our ability to tie weather damages to climate change is improving.
  • FCC took pricey gifts from Paramount as the company needed approval for deals
    FCC chair has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of tickets by CBS or its parent company.
  • 2026 Lucid Gravity Touring review: A strong act 2
    Quick, comfortable, roomy, and agile for a large electric SUV.
  • Rocket Report: India's Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company?
    "We have done everything that could be done to test Vikram-1 on ground."
  • SpaceX scrubs Starship launch after some of its engines didn't start
    "Now offloading propellant. Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days."
  • Two Trump health nominees crash and burn in tense Senate hearing
    Both nominees flailed in their own unique ways as senators sought answers.
  • HP fined 1.4 billion rupees for “cartelization” of ink cartridges, toner, PCs
    Resellers threatened to ditch HP printing supplies for counterfeits.
  • T-Mobile bungled forced plan migration, canceling some users' free lines
    T-Mobile to restore free lines lost during plan migration, but price hikes remain.
  • It's official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android
    Google says these changes could endanger user privacy and security.
  • xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users.
    Elon Musk's xAI files first lawsuit against Grok user accused of making child sex images.


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