rss: npr

  • Trump's immigration push has largely spared farms. Idaho dairymen worry it won't last.
    America's farms have largely escaped the president's aggressive immigration crackdown. But as ICE sweeps continue across the nation, farmers are uneasy because many still can't find enough workers.
  • The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars
    The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.
  • SpaceX's Starship launches on first orbital mission from Texas
    Starship is key to SpaceX's commercial success and NASA's plans to land humans on the moon. This is the 14th flight of the uncrewed Starship, but the first time it reached orbit.
  • What we know about the suspected U.K. terror plot. And, why the Gulf remains in limbo
    What we know — and still don't — about the suspected terror plot near a U.K. air base. Trump rejects Iran's offer to pause fighting. And CNN prepares for new owners with ties to Trump.
  • Trump aims to leave a physical legacy in D.C., bulldozing norms along the way
    President Trump has brought his New York real estate background to the White House. But experts say D.C. is a very different historic and legal landscape — and worry about the precedent he could set.
  • 5 British suspects arrested, explosives found near U.S.-run air base. Iran denies role
    Authorities have arrested five British nationals over a suspected attack at a U.S.-operated air force base in England. Iran denied involvement.
  • What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
    President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.
  • How to limit the rat numbers? Train the humans
    D.C.'s Rat Rangers take anyone who is interested on night time safaris through some of the Capitol's filthiest back alleys to learn the way of the rats, and to be better humans.
  • 5 tips for parents worried about their kids' screen time and online safety
    Parental monitoring can help protect kids from the harms of social media and excess screen time. Screen time boundaries plus early and open conversations about online habits can make kids less vulnerable.
  • Schools are experimenting with AI with little evidence or policy to guide them
    Teachers are using AI to develop lesson plans, and in some districts, AI chatbots give students feedback on their work. Meanwhile, the research around how AI can help students is extremely limited.


rss: bbc

  • What we know about RAF Fairford counter-terror probe
    Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase.
  • Best thing we can offer young people is a job, not benefits, says chancellor
    John Healey's speech comes ahead of next month's Budget, as he faces pressure to bring down government borrowing costs.
  • UK diesel price hits all-time high, the RAC says
    The US-Israel war with Iran has caused fuel prices to soar due to disruption of global oil supplies.
  • Thousands of illegal ghost plates on cars revealed by new cameras
    Illegal registration plates are far too easy to get hold of and are putting the public at risk, BBC is told.
  • Police block Protestant Orange Order from controversial parade route
    A controversial march was due to take place on Sunday morning but was blocked by protesters on the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road.
  • Three dead, including child, in Channel crossing attempt
    A 10-year-old child and two 30-year-old women were on board the boat - which was carrying 105 people.
  • Worker at care home investigated by BBC struck off for threatening elderly man
    Amina Sani, who is Nigerian, was found to have threatened the 81-year-old with police and threatened to hit him.
  • Felled Sycamore Gap stump has 'encouraging' growth
    A thick layer of growth surrounds the stump three years after the landmark was illegally felled.
  • Lithium-ion battery caused fire that killed mum and 3 children
    Elisha Brabin, 36, and three of her children, died after a blaze at their home in Bootle, Merseyside.
  • British chess prodigy, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmaster
    The 11-year-old has broken another chess record after a remarkable performance representing England.


rss: the register

  • Europe's AI ambitions rest on somebody else's supply chain
    EU firms capture less than 10% of the bloc's datacenter chips, server assembly, and cloud infrastructure markets
  • OpenAI agents went the long way round for UN data
    Research suggests ChatGPT maker's agents got surprisingly creative when a UN data API proved less than cooperative
  • Microsoft tells nonprofits their deleted M365 data isn't coming back
    Grant retirement went off the rails, so Redmond is offering affected organizations help starting over
  • Ex-soldier's telecom hacking spree earns him 70 months
    Active-duty campaign targeted at least ten organizations and sought $1 million in ransom payments
  • UK government vows to reclaim services from outsourcing giants
    Whitehall unit will examine critical contracts after Capita pensions fiasco strengthens case for bringing work in-house
  • Ofcom pulls the plug on Openreach's aggressive fiber discount
    Regulator intervenes after deciding altnets may be unable to match the offer and recover their costs
  • Jev is rapidly rising to challenge the LLM for enterprise AI supremacy
    The Jevolution will not be televised, because The Kettle is audio only
  • HMRC vowed to break up with Capgemini then paid it another £4.2B
    Government wants public spending to back British business, but the French supplier could remain at the tax collector until 2036
  • Open source datacenters and open source thinking will undo self-inflicted DC damage
    Denial and distraction have served the bit barn barons very badly. Wise up
  • Certainties in life: Death, taxes, and critical Citrix vulns under attack
    Sunday NetScaler patch dump fixes trio of critical vulns and five more serious messes


rss: ars technica

  • Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs
    “Microsoft claims to want to be a good neighbor, but the jury is still out."
  • How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump’s culture war
    The Smithsonian has faced withering pressure from the Trump administration.
  • Tesla’s big electric truck faces an even bigger infrastructure challenge
    The 500-mile Semi arrives as charging gaps still limit electric trucking.
  • Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say.
    Heidi Overton faced questions focused on vaccines, birth control, and vapes.
  • Court rules Pentagon can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features
    "Overly constrained AI models" could cause military operations to fail, judges say.
  • Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements
    Despite challenges, Tesla aims for 1,000 Optimus robots per week by end of 2026.
  • Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what?
    Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people.
  • Review: The iPhone 18 Pro is Apple's coolest smartphone (but only literally)
    Better thermals and battery life make this iterative update nicer to use.
  • AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.
    "There is no evidence of any significant, widespread displacement or reduction in hiring.”
  • Paramount/WBD merger conditions give the public "virtually nothing," judge is told
    US judge reviews deal with California, says it must not be result of collusion.


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