rss: npr

  • Todd Blanche rescinds 'anti-weaponization fund'. And, Trump calls off striking Iran
    Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinds President Trump's anti-weaponization fund ahead of his confirmation hearing. And, the president calls off strikes on Iran over a potential deal.
  • What would it take to get peptides on the shelf?
    An FDA advisory panel recently voted to green-light some popular peptides. The decision brought enormous attention to the market for these products — and concerns about the unregulated supply.
  • This lawyer believes in second chances. Now AI is providing a boost
    Tens of millions of Americans have criminal records that can be barriers to employment. An AI-powered app is helping those eligible to expunge their records at a pace not seen before.
  • Rare photos of ex-Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi give her family hope
    Kim Aris, son of Aung San Suu Kyi, told NPR that photographs of his mother meeting a foreign official gave him "a reason to hope" for the first time since the military coup that ousted her in 2021.
  • For Republicans planning post-Trump future, one race in Washington is worth watching
    The primary to replace Rep. Dan Newhouse is a rare opportunity for Washington's Republicans to seek federal office. Candidates representing different wings of the party are testing Trump's influence.
  • Over 4 million people are no longer receiving food aid amid sweeping changes to SNAP
    SNAP, also known as food stamps, has seen a rapid and consistent participation decline since last July. The drop comes as the program faces historic cuts and changes.
  • Bedbugs, bad Wi-Fi: Federal workers say forced summer relocations have been chaos
    Federal agencies are rushing to move hundreds of workers into new buildings. Employees say the moves are significantly disrupting their work.
  • She protested ICE raids. Then agents showed up at her door
    The Justice Department is using federal conspiracy charges to sweep up ICE protesters. Some legal experts worry the agency is casting too wide a net to prosecute political activists.
  • Israel says it has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal
    President Trump announced a proposed disarmament deal with Hamas last week. Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza.
  • South Korea ditches 'denuclearization-first' strategy. What will Pyongyang do next?
    South Korea is moving away from its policy of prioritizing the immediate denuclearization of North Korea. But despite that shift, experts doubt Pyongyang will return to the negotiating table.


rss: bbc

  • English FA set to withdraw support for Fifa president Infantino
    The English Football Association is set to join Wales in withdrawing backing for Infantino's bid to continue as Fifa president.
  • Mother has ground-breaking surgery while pregnant to treat baby
    Theo became the first British baby to be operated on in the womb to correct complex gastroschisis, as part of a pioneering clinical trial.
  • Reform UK's Richard Tice investigated by parliamentary standards watchdog
    Tice says the complaint related to a debate on Israeli influence and whether he should have referenced his register of interests.
  • BBC reports from inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
    The BBC gains unique access to Rawalakot, scene of violent clashes between security forces and protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
  • Iran denies Trump's claim that new talks will begin on Monday
    While Iran denies that talks with the US are taking place, it is currently in negotiations with Oman over Strait of Hormuz access.
  • X Factor finalist denies murdering influencer by running her over with car
    Gabrielle Carrington denies killing Klaudia Zakrzewska outside Inca nightclub in Soho on 19 April.
  • How parents and pupils took on 'cruel', 'authoritarian' schools - and won
    Discipline at an academy trust went too far - parents, pupils and former teachers tell BBC Panorama.
  • Ariana Grande to take a break from public life citing 'endless, ongoing scrutiny'
    The US singer, 33, will "step back from visibility" at the end of her world tour next month, her representative says.
  • Heat health alerts in England as temperatures set to reach 34C
    Temperatures are expected to reach 34C in some areas of England.
  • Reform says it would use Navy to stop small boats
    The party's home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf says it would be the "largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two”.


rss: the register

  • The AI bubble is already popping; we just don't know it yet
    Weird times in earnings-land, and we're talking about it on The Reg's home grown podcast
  • UK government investment arm cops to 40-hour leak of officials' contact details
    Employee failed to follow security policy, leaving internal management file open to the public
  • Sci-fi authors Scalzi and Stross decry AI's dystopian impact on their craft
    LLMs are theft by 'absolute scum' who make life harder for writers by putting them in copyright peril
  • As Larry Ellison bets the farm, Oracle says it loves AI-written code, just not in OpenJDK
    Use it to debug and review, says Big Red, but don't submit its output
  • Claude Code is revolutionizing digital archaeology. Enterprise better dig it
    'As a big AI skeptic, you just blew my mind'
  • AI is 'both the weapon and the target' in latest wave of cyberattacks
    CrowdStrike tracks 89% surge in machine-assisted activity as patch windows shrink to 48 hours
  • IT boss left root session open for bring-your-kid-to-work day
    Daddy, I typed a Unix command! Was it a bad one?
  • Microsoft says 8 GB of RAM should be enough for anyone running Windows 11
    Redmond adds new items to its make-Windows-better list
  • Meta straps on a ‘Kick Me’ sign by mistakenly taking down video by India’s prime minister
    PLUS: DeepSeek to double peak hour prices for new model; Australia hikes fines for Big Tech; Japan’s next moonshot to ride local rocket; and more!
  • Meet the 'internet radical' who helped Microsoft get email and AT&T get online
    Tom Evslin on Bill Gates, the birth of Exchange, and dragging Ma Bell onto the web


rss: ars technica

  • Here's how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA's Swift mission
    "We believe that a capture of Swift, an attempted capture of Swift, is very much in the cards."
  • Review: Yes, we're still arguing about Nolan's The Odyssey
    Christopher Nolan's impressionistic remix of Homer's epic poem finds the man behind the myth.
  • As Reddit stock falls, CEO questions value of Google's AI Overviews
    Reddit may still be considering ending its licensing deal with Google.
  • After noise complaints, judge orders Waymo to stop overnight charging in Santa Monica
    Autonomous vehicle giant disturbs residents' sleep.
  • Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside
    A removable chip lets hackers inspect their badge—and keep using it after Defcon.
  • How fruit flies chase invisible ribbons of smell to get to their source
    Tracking smells in turbulent air takes a keen sense of direction and sharp memory.
  • Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA
    Some group with no modern descendants contributed a lot to our genomes.
  • Doctors took a look at man's painful shoulder—they found the joint was missing
    The term "Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome" was coined in 1981, based on cases in four women.
  • Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verification
    Someone in Cuba or Iran can keep installing APKs with no new restrictions, but devs will suffer.
  • Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive
    Reddit advances lawsuit accusing Perplexity AI of conspiring with web scraper.


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