rss: npr

  • Indian activist Wangchuk ends 26-day hunger strike as 'Cockroach' protesters vow to press on
    Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a 26-day hunger strike on Friday that helped galvanize a youth movement that's become one of India's largest protests in recent years, but demonstrators vowed to continue until the education minister resigns.
  • Rubio says U.S. is ready to help end war in Ukraine but no quick deal ahead
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, said that President Trump was committed to the work "if conditions and factors have changed to make that possible."
  • Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge
    The Justice Department is dropping the subpoenas it filed demanding grand jury testimony and phone records from New York Times journalists after sharp questioning Thursday from a federal judge.

  • Trump to impose double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries
    The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries accounting for 99% of U.S. imports, charging that they have inadequately enforced bans on goods produced by forced labor.
  • How to keep an ancient text interesting to students? Make it a summer blockbuster
    English teachers are excited to have a new adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey to use to get students excited about the epic poem.
  • Egyptian warrior princesses, ancient avocados, and more science news
    Hannah Chin and Nate Rott of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the building blocks of birdsong, the evolutionary history of avocados and Egyptian warrior princesses.
  • Trump cuts target federal advisory boards. What does it mean for agencies like NASA?
    The Trump administration has terminated or suspended more than 100 federal advisory committees. Former members say agencies like NASA now have less accountability to stakeholders and the public.
  • Invasive species cause more harm in the Global South
    Invasive species can wreak havoc on ecosystems. A new study in Science suggests low- and middle-income countries in the Global South experience greater harms.
  • Trump allies are poised to weaken protections for historic sites — not just in D.C.
    A council packed with Trump appointees is poised to rewrite historic preservation rules. Critics say that could help him build his D.C. arch faster — and endanger important sites across the country.
  • For a 2nd time, House approves resolution to end the war in Iran in a rebuke to Trump
    Four Republicans joined Democrats to approve the measure. And while it is not legally binding, the resolution represents growing frustration inside Congress over the war.


rss: bbc

  • US hits dozens of trading partners with new wave of tariffs
    Imposed citing forced labour concerns, the levies replace a temporary global duty brought in after the US Supreme Court struck down tariffs in February.
  • Fifty women come forward saying they were pressured into swinging
    Women told the BBC their partners had pushed or coerced them into having sex with other men.
  • PM to spend first day working from northern branch of No 10
    Various ministers are also set to work regularly from the northern branch of Downing Street.
  • UK complacent about war threat, warns BAE boss
    The threat of attack has never been higher, the boss of Europe's biggest defence contractor has warned. Dr Charles Woodburn
  • King's Tardis entrance as Commonwealth Games begin
    King Charles III emerges from a Tardis and a Loch Ness Monster takes the stage at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow.
  • Heat health alerts issued in parts of UK as rain returns for some this weekend
    Highs of 30C are expected in the south on Friday before wet weather arrives for the weekend - although it is unlikely to be enough, as Ben Rich explains.
  • UK mortgage rates rise to highest level for a month
    Renewed tensions in the Middle East feed through to the costs faced by lenders, pushing up borrowing costs.
  • Hero swimmer helped two children during beach tragedy
    Witnesses say the unnamed rescuer dove into the water three times to save the children.
  • The new $4.5bn bridge which became a symbol of a strained US-Canada relationship
    The new Gordie Howe International Bridge between Michigan and Ontario is about to open, but Donald Trump's latest tariffs on Canada have muted celebrations.
  • What could happen to prisoner early release scheme now PM has paused it?
    The PM's decision comes after a police officer's widow said the possible early release of his killers was "deplorable".


rss: the register

  • Support newbie figured out how to avoid all-nighters, and his colleagues hated him for it
    Sleep doesn't pay
  • Intel knows it needs to ‘leapfrog’ ARM and AMD, says CEO Lip-Bu Tan
    Chipzilla changes PC biz name to reflect belief edge and robots could be as valuable one day
  • Microsoft fiber foul-up cut off Azure California for almost five hours
    Maintenance mistake caused immediate issues and took out 27 services
  • OpenAI-Hugging Face attack doesn't mean agents are evil – unless you tell them to be
    Attack models gonna attack
  • Researchers replace downloaded macOS apps with evil twins, Apple shrugs
    Gatekeeper has one job and it's not doing it for some software
  • AMD and Cerebras join forces against Nvidia’s Groq LPUs
    The enemy of my enemy is my friend
  • OpenAI won't let some customers export their chats, but this tool will
    ChatGPT Business and Enterprise users lack the standard chat export option, so third-party utilities like scrapemychats fill the gap
  • Codeberg gives vibe-coded projects the toss, promotes human FLOSS
    AI no longer welcome in human-focused community
  • AMD attacks the rack with Helios systems that rival Nvidia's
    Spec for spec, the House of Zen's first rack-scale AI compute platform is bigger and faster than Nvidia's Vera Rubin by nearly every metric, but that's only on paper
  • Year-long Russian attacks infect users as soon as they look at an email
    Phishing for dummies


rss: ars technica

  • Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows
    App is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.
  • FDA reports new outbreak of explosive diarrhea with 72 cases identified
    The FDA hasn't said where the cases are or how they're linked.
  • Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.
    Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.
  • AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems
    Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.
  • Final Coyote vs. Acme trailer drops at SDCC
    Also, the full trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil features a likable everyman.
  • A woman got a UTI. Two years later, the bacteria had evolved, invaded her brain.
    The case provides a novel report of the emergence of heterovirulence.
  • Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle
    Google becomes third tech giant to face huge fines under the Digital Markets Act.
  • Sony's decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows
    Circana numbers show US gamers overwhelmingly voting with their wallets.
  • Google just had its first negative cash flow quarter due to massive AI spending
    Google continues to report big quarterly revenue, but its AI spending has skyrocketed.
  • AI arms race in line for a reckoning after OpenAI hacking incident
    Aggressive training techniques sharpens threat of bad behavior by leading models.


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