rss: npr

  • How the WNBA became a political prop in the culture wars
    Sports journalist Sabreena Merchant says culture war issues related to race and trans athletes threaten to overshadow exceptional play on the WNBA court.
  • Barbara Keating died in the 9/11 attack. She's finally being laid to rest
    Barbara Keating died aboard one of the planes that hijackers slammed into the World Trade Center. Her remains were finally identified last year, and her family is gathering for a long-delayed funeral.
  • 'I've never seen anything like this' -- A U.S. doctor treats Ebola's youngest victims
    Dr. Rupa Narra is a U.S. pediatrician who arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to help care for stricken children. Nothing could have prepared her for what she'd face.
  • How did 9/11 reshape national security?
    Sept. 11 represented a new kind of national security threat, and a new national security architecture was created to confront it.
  • Trump promises Americans $5K if GOP wins. And, Kirk supporters reflect on his death
    President Trump tries to incentivize voters by promising $5,000 to Americans if the GOP wins the midterms. And, young conservatives reflect on the party one year after Charlie Kirk's death.
  • One year after Charlie Kirk's death, Turning Point USA faces an uncertain future
    The death of Charlie Kirk was seen as a rallying call for young conservatives. One year later, the movement is wrestling with questions about its future.
  • Democrats blast $5,000 payment promise ahead of Trump, Vance speeches in Dallas
    President Trump promised to send every adult citizen $5,000, but only if Republicans maintain control of Congress in the midterm election, drawing a strong response from House Democrats.
  • Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured
    The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly due to human-caused climate change.
  • A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast
    For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway repeatedly warned his counterpart they were going too fast, according to flight information.
  • Fetterman, already at odds with his party, makes surprise video for GOP convention
    The Pennsylvania Democrat has already had a strained relationship with many inside his party. In the video, he spoke about working with Trump but did not outright praise him.


rss: bbc

  • Labour mayors in England vow to cap tourist tax at 5%
    Reform UK and the Conservatives have criticised plans for the new levy on visitors' overnight stays.
  • Oil, gas and borrowing costs surge as fears over Middle East escalate
    The price of oil jumps to $105 a barrel amid signs the Iran war will not be resolved quickly.
  • Use all powers necessary on anti-migrant protests, home secretary tells police
    Two anti-migrant protests took place in Dover and Portsmouth last weekend.
  • Can Trump deliver on his offer to pay $5,000 to every American adult?
    Analysts question if the US president's election year offer is workable, legal or affordable.
  • Bayeux Tapestry unveiled to UK public for first time at British Museum
    Visitors tell the BBC it was a "real privilege" to be among the first to see the tapestry in England.
  • Four hurt and seven arrested in London stabbing
    Seven people are arrested after a fight that an eyewitness says broke out near a KFC restaurant.
  • Drone display recreates the Twin Towers over New York City
    Organisers say each of the 2,977 drones in the display represents a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
  • Esther Rantzen says she is too fragile to travel to Switzerland to end life
    The broadcaster and campaigner says she missed her chance to go before living with cancer became "unbearable".
  • Police and army attend funeral for officer killed in wrong-way A66 crash
    Former army colleagues attend PC Tom Clough's funeral alongside police and emergency workers.
  • Yemen's Houthis reportedly seize strategic Red Sea port of Mokha
    Mokha's capture would bring the Iran-backed group closer to controlling the Bab al-Mandab Strait waterway, a key shipping route.


rss: the register

  • Azure SQL Data Sync stops taking newcomers before 2027 execution
    Existing customers can carry on for now, but Microsoft offers no like-for-like successor
  • Nscale swallows lion's share of UK datacenter investment
    Tracxn credits one AI infrastructure outfit with $3.7B of sector's $5.7B haul
  • ShinyHunters expose 6.4M in attack on medical supplier McKesson
    Have I Been Pwned logs leaked records spanning patients, staff, and providers
  • d-Matrix drinks the Nvidia Kool-Aid with NVLink Fusion and MGX rack designs
    AI infrastructure startup joins Qualcomm, Arm, Marvell, Amazon, Fujitsu, and MediaTek as NVLink true believers
  • Ministers rejected NATS reimbursement plan before 2,000 UK flights were cancelled
    Government orders independent review as carriers demand boss's resignation
  • Trezor, BitBox users targeted in newsletter phishing spree
    Attackers exploit legitimate mailing channels to demand crypto wallet backups
  • AI uprising postponed after Copilot falls off the web
    Error 1016 kept the chatbot quiet for 100 minutes while a separate resilience drill swallowed suggestion pills
  • German optics giant ditches greenfield SAP migration
    'Realigned' project plan aims to move existing landscape to new platform to 'achieve faster progress'
  • Digital sovereignty sounds great until you try ditching your suppliers
    Most organizations say tech independence is unrealistic – and one in ten can't replace a critical provider at all
  • Dental contractor set up secret account with access to 4,000 patient records then left the company
    Toothless security


rss: ars technica

  • Artemis II commander and pilot become NASA's first astronaut emeriti
    "Artemis II is done."
  • Four groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit
    A patch gap and the hastened pace of AI-based vulnerability discovery are likely contributors.
  • Europe may finally have found a space entrepreneur who is meeting the moment
    "We will not be relevant without a massive rocket at a massive cadence."
  • Six Chinese AI firms accused of aggressively copying US frontier models
    US urges AI firms to ID, then secretly switch, Chinese users to less-capable models.
  • Apple's long-rumored foldable becomes reality with the $2,000 iPhone Duo
    Apple's first foldable can be yours next month.
  • When it comes to Beatles references, scientists can't let it be
    New study detects 3,200 references to Beatles song titles and lyrics in academic papers.
  • Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs
    Four women sue Amazon, say company denied basic accommodations and fired them.
  • Apple debuts $129 AirPods 5 with better noise cancellation and transparency mode
    AirPods 5 with noise cancellation is cheaper than its predecessor.
  • Apple starts preorders for Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 with new Health Sensing System
    New Apple Intelligence features, too.
  • The quick guide to fall vaccines and when you should get them
    Here are the evidence-based recommendations and this year's vaccine rollout.


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