rss: npr

  • Fear and hope in Utah in the shadow of America's largest wildfire
    People in Monticello, Utah have been tense and preparing to evacuate since shortly after the Babylon fire started June 26th
  • Argentina is back in the World Cup final after a thrilling semifinal win over England
    Argentina survived another heart-stopping match when it scored two late goals to topple England and extend the Three Lions' six-decade-long wait for another World Cup trophy.
  • Takeaways from Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing for attorney general
    Todd Blanche remained composed throughout the hours-long hearing, but faced several testy moments during questioning as he seeks to win the support of all Republican senators on the committee.
  • China and Xi favored over U.S. and Trump in many nations: Survey
    The change is driven by improved perceptions of China and declining views of the United States.
  • Trump relished in being compared to dictators like Hitler and Stalin, journalist says
    The New York Times journalist Jonathan Swan says the president is fixated on becoming a "great man of history" during his second term. Swan's new book, written with Maggie Haberman, is Regime Change.
  • Hong Kong booksellers arrested for allegedly selling seditious books
    Hong Kong was once known for its freedom of publication, but political changes have created a challenging environment for independent bookstores.
  • Cancer disparities researchers say federal funding changes have disrupted their work
    In a survey, 93% of cancer researchers who study disparities said federal policy changes have affected them. Funding is harder to come by and they worry it's slowing progress in their field.
  • China's economy grows 4.3% in Q2, slowest since late 2022
    Lagging consumer spending and business investment offset the boost from strong exports thanks partly to the boom in artificial intelligence.
  • Old rivals, new battle: Argentina and England clash in World Cup Semifinal
    Old rivals. New stakes. A World Cup final spot on the line. Argentina vs. England.
  • Greetings from Paris, where an art installation transformed the Pont Neuf into a rocky cave
    The oldest bridge in Paris was draped in fabric last month to appear like a mountain cave, in an installation by the artist JR. Unlike a real cave, though, it didn't provide respite from a brutal heat wave.


rss: bbc

  • 'Passive' and 'crumbled' - did Tuchel's defensive tactics cost England?
    England went 1-0 up against Argentina before slumping to a heart-breaking semi-final defeat. But did boss Thomas Tuchel's "negative" tactics cost the Three Lions a place in the World Cup final?
  • William tells England to 'hold their heads high' after loss
    The Prince of Wales says England has "inspired us all" as he offers his commiserations over the loss to Argentina.
  • Argentina face action after waving Falklands banner
    Argentina face the prospect of disciplinary action from Fifa after their players celebrate the World Cup semi-final win against England with a banner in support of their country's claims to the Falkland Islands.
  • Iain Watson: Burnham faces crucial choice for chancellor as battle for No 11 continues
    Whoever Burnham appoints to the key role will send a signal of his intent, writes Iain Watson.
  • Jesy Nelson calls plan to test newborns for deadly muscle condition a 'victory'
    All newborn babies are set to have a heel prick test for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) in England.
  • Weekend cooldown to mark end of heatwave for some
    Temperatures are set to fall by several degrees in some areas, including parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England.
  • New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DR Congo forest
    Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.
  • Families of 43 victims await verdict in Genoa bridge disaster
    A large section of the giant Morandi motorway bridge crumbled and collapsed on to the railway tracks below.
  • Orange haze from Canada wildfires seen in Ontario and northern US
    There are currently 838 wildfires actively burning across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.
  • US launches fresh strikes on Iran as Trump warns Tehran it 'better behave'
    US President Donald Trump says he is yet to decide whether or not he will "finish off" Iran.


rss: the register

  • Cyberattack threatens utterly critical infrastructure in Japan: KFC
    The Colonel stops taking online orders and may close stores after logistics partner’s systems go down
  • Former OpenAI CTO does what Altman won't: releases a frontier AI model that's actually open
    Thinking Machines' first open weights model is a 975 billion parameter alternative to Chinese LLMs
  • Cadence's AuraStack agent melds AI with HPC to speed PCB, advanced packaging design
    One-two punch offers a glimpse of how low-precision AI can complement high-precision simulations
  • Amazon Web Services' most vocal customer now runs EC2
    Retail foundation leader Dave Treadwell takes over as senior leader and 19-year vet Dave Brown departs for pastures unknown
  • Prominent Haskell defector pilloried by anti-AI purists
    Haskell adherents revisit the language's tongue-in-cheek 'avoid success at all costs' mantra
  • Salesforce's Agentforce isn't winning over clients, KeyBanc analysts claim
    Investment bank cites messy customer data and a product that 'just isn't there'; Salesforce counters by saying it the fastest-growing product in its history
  • Linus Torvalds tells AI haters to fork off
    Linux supremo says contributors opposed to AI use can 'just walk away'
  • Dark patterns in Windows are steering users to Edge: Mozilla-commissioned report
    Report finds regional differences, especially outside the EEA, but it's still a dark tale claiming user manipulation
  • CISA sounds alarm over trio of exploited SharePoint flaws
    Three bugs are under active attack, and two more critical holes could add to the pain
  • Microsoft cancels Patch Tuesday for some Dell users over surprise shutdowns, overheating devices
    Mega hardware vendor reports problems - but Windows maker isn't yet naming affected models


rss: ars technica

  • Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there
    Union wants to halt a "perpetual cycle" of layoffs, get back to contract bargaining.
  • Buzz Aldrin sells famous felt-tip pen that helped launch Apollo from the Moon
    While an impressive sale, the pen and switch did not break records.
  • Sheetz is quitting VMware, migrating 11,000 virtual machines
    The convenience store chain will use StorMagic instead.
  • Judge: Trump can’t deport researchers just for working in content moderation
    Disinformation researchers praise ruling blocking Trump visa denials and deportations.
  • Engineer identifies and explains every '90s computer seen in Jurassic Park
    Yes, it was, in fact, a Unix system.
  • Windows 0-day drops the same day Microsoft releases record number of patches
    HiveLegacy is a "powerful primitive" that's likely capable of other nefarious actions.
  • FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs
    FCC chairman claims power to repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.
  • In memoriam: 7 of our favorite Sam Neill films
    The actor, who starred in 1993's Jurassic Park, died Monday in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 78.
  • Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn
    With the settlement withdrawn, Google is now bound by the court's full antitrust remedies.
  • OpenAI's first branded hardware is... a light-up keyboard?
    The Codex Micro is designed to monitor multiple agentic threads at a glance.


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