rss: npr

  • U.S. to reinstate Hormuz blockade. And, states sue over Paramount-Warner deal
    The United States plans to reinstate a blockade over the Strait of Hormuz today. And, several states are suing to stop the massive Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.
  • 'The Trojan Teddy Bear': The promise and peril of childhood in the age of AI
    AI is moving beyond chatbots and into toys, dolls, and robots built to befriend children. A leading child-development expert says the technology offers real promise — but also risks crowding out the human relationships children need most.
  • The U.S. is set to reinstate a blockade over the Strait of Hormuz
    The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway.
  • Morning news brief
    Trump says the U.S. will collect tolls and impose blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, man killed by federal agents in Maine, states sue to stop Paramount-Warner Bros merger.
  • Platner's voters are reeling as Maine Democratic Party races to choose his replacement
    Graham Platner generated enthusiasm in Maine with his progressive policies. Now he's out of the race, and his supporters have to decide what's next, as Maine Democrats prepare to choose a nominee.
  • Some states will ask voters to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments
    Several states have ballot measures this year that could raise the thresholds needed to pass state constitutional amendments. Many advocates are critical of such limits on direct democracy.
  • Trump's National Guard deployment in D.C. has been extended until 2029
    President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., has been extended several times. Now it's set to last until Inauguration Day 2029.
  • Your cheat sheet to the teams headed to the World Cup semi-finals
    We're at the final stretch of the World Cup. It feels like just yesterday, international fans were arriving in the U.S. and marveling at Buc-ee's and unlimited free soda.
  • Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital
    More than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition, according to a statement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
  • The star-studded World Cup semifinals kick off with France vs. Spain
    The expanded World Cup allowed FIFA to introduce a new seeding system that placed the world's top teams in opposite corners of the knockout bracket. Now, the semifinals are both heavyweight matchups.


rss: bbc

  • PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted £10bn, Covid inquiry finds
    Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.
  • Scott Mills was highest-paid BBC star before sacking
    The former Radio 2 breakfast host earned about £745,000 from the BBC in the last financial year.
  • Police continue to question murder suspect over Ann Widdecombe's killing
    The 28-year-old white British male suspect was re-arrested on Monday after counter terrorism police took over the case.
  • Wildfires burn in parts of UK as fire chiefs warn of extreme pressure
    Major incidents were declared in North Wales and in Glossop, Derbyshire in the Peak District on Sunday.
  • MPs expected to approve long-delayed 'Hillsborough Law'
    The legislation has returned to the Commons in Sir Keir Starmer's final days as prime minister.
  • 'If we die, we die together': Wife of man nearly sucked out of Ryanair plane speaks of ordeal
    Svetlana Grković told Serbian media that her husband is "seriously injured and in shock".
  • Government failing Farage over security, says Jenrick
    It comes as the police investigation into Ann Widdecombe's death sparks renewed debate over politicians' security.
  • Man who staged wife's suicide jailed for murder
    The couple's daughter tells the court her father is a "jealous, conniving, narcissistic villain".
  • Who will win the World Cup? The view from the semi-finalists' countries
    BBC Sport speaks to journalists and fans from the World Cup's four semi-finalists to see who they think will win the tournament.
  • South East Water must pay £30.5m for supply failures
    Regulator Ofwat confirms this penalty follows three investigations into the water company.


rss: the register

  • 'The bots are alive!' Jailbroken Gemini spun up new C2 server for Russian fraudster in just 6 minutes
    Human did 10% of the job, AI did 90%
  • Hands off our VPNs, privacy groups tell UK ministers
    Mozilla, Proton, Tor warn ministers that targeting the tech risks creating more problems than it solves
  • Baddies caught exploiting extensions bugs with perfect 10 scores on vulnerable Joomla websites
    Flaws in iCagenda, Balbooa Forms extensions can impact open source CMS that powers a million sites worldwide
  • Frame: A new X11 server – implemented directly in assembly
    Joins yserver, Phoenix, and of course XLibre – and outlier Arcan
  • India's crewed space mission is ready for splashdown, but not launch
    Gaganyaan was supposed to fly in 2022 and make the country only the fourth to put people into orbit
  • How do you solve a problem like Capita?
    Bringing troubled contracts in-house requires skills Whitehall is already struggling to recruit
  • Ministers arm under-16s social media ban with least surprising study of the year
    Boffins confirm: taking away teens' phone makes them act like humans again
  • Anthropic's extravagant tokenizer complicates AI pricing
    Token consumption doesn't tell the whole tale but it shouldn't be ignored
  • Big Blue thinks small, again, with POWER tower
    The last proprietary minicomputer, now in ‘deskside’ form if you fancy that
  • India’s tech services giant HCL is getting into the AI datacenter business
    Starting small with $37m and maybe 50MW but reckons full-stack service plan can succeed


rss: ars technica

  • SpaceX is gearing up for Starship's 13th test flight later this week
    This flight will put Starship under higher pressure and test out new Starlink satellites in orbit.
  • US continues to shun Ebola-infected citizens; second American sent to Germany
    The man is said to be doing well in a Frankfurt hospital.
  • The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
    With residential proxies all the rage, CISA urges router users to be vigilant.
  • Ukrainian drone strikes forced Russia to stop shipping in vital sea corridor
    Ukraine’s drone blitz halted Russia’s Sea of Azov shipping in under a week.
  • California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers
    There's a separate $1,750 rebate for used EVs, but both rebates have a price cap.
  • Apple sues OpenAI after ex-engineer allegedly used bug to steal trade secrets
    OpenAI accused of conspiring with former Apple employees to steal trade secrets.
  • Solution to Feynman's reverse sprinkler puzzle also applies to "silly sprinklers"
    New study confirms 2024 "momentum flux theory" on how angular momentum of water flows drives rotation.
  • States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump admin
    AG: Deal will bring "higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and TV."
  • Tom Cruise is utterly transformed in Digger trailer
    "If we can't control the force of nature, at least we can control the narrative."
  • Apple and Samsung benefit as memory shortage pushes smartphone shipments to historic lows
    The biggest smartphone makers keep on trucking in the face of component shortages and economic uncertainty.


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