rss: npr

  • Major news outlets banned by Trump will have their day in court
    CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are asking a federal judge to hold the president in check for what they say is a violation of their Constitutional rights simply because he doesn't like how they cover him.
  • As Congress confronts AI, Senate lawmakers are shut off from its most advanced tools
    While Senate offices have access to chatbots like ChatGPT, they are not authorized to use any of the more advanced tools that are at the center of regulatory talks and public debate about AI safety.
  • Poll: Trust in the U.S. Postal Service delivering mail-in ballots on time has fallen
    Registered voters are less confident that USPS will deliver election mail on time compared with 2024, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds, after USPS was part of Trump's bid to limit mail voting.
  • There's growing concern that Trump may deploy the National Guard ahead of elections
    Fears are growing that President Trump may deploy the U.S. military to polling places in the upcoming elections, despite strict state and federal laws against such a move.
  • How an 'AI freeze' could make big AI companies bigger and hurt smaller firms
    Critics say a slowdown of AI development among the largest companies could consolidate the power of frontier labs, just as many others are trying to catch up.
  • ICE is looking into 'mobile detention facilities'
    Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities."
  • Poll: Most voters agree the 2026 midterms are all about Trump — and they disapprove
    A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds President Trump — and his unpopularity — is an outsize factor in why most voters say they want Democrats to win the midterms.
  • Category 5 Hurricane Polo is 'one of the strongest storms ever'
    Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades, and it was expected to skirt Mexico's southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm.
  • Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims
    White House officials allege these individuals were fraudulently enrolled in the program or do not exist. Vice President Vance said the move would save $2.2 billion.
  • Questions remain after grand jury declines indictment in Nolan Wells' death
    The Black Mississippi teen's family questions whether his race contributed to his July 4th death on an island off the Mississippi coast.


rss: bbc

  • UK to review Chagos Islands deal over lack of US support, Streeting tells BBC
    Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the review after Donald Trump told Andy Burnham the deal was "terrible".
  • UK to step up fight against Russian disinformation and push global AI standards, PM says
    The UK could act as "an honest broker" on AI and other global challenges, the prime minister tells world leaders at the UN.
  • Chris Mason: From inside the room, how Burnham survived first Trump meeting
    Burnham seemed nervous at first, knowing how explosive these encounters with Trump can be, writes BBC political editor Chris Mason.
  • Open wounds and eyes that can't close - women warn about cheap bleph eyelid surgery
    A concerning number of patients are reporting problems from treatment abroad, say doctors.
  • 'My eyelids became infected - I was scared to sleep'
    Three women describe what happened when they travelled abroad for cheap "bleph" eyelid surgery.
  • UK economy will grow by less than expected next year, OECD says
    Higher energy prices due to the conflict in the Middle East and climate change could hit growth.
  • Nigella Lawson is 'icing on the cake', TV critics say as she enters Bake Off tent
    The TV chef joined Paul Hollywood in the tent as the Channel 4 competition returned for a new series.
  • Drug deaths in Scotland rise 11% as country struggles with worst rate in Europe
    The figure rose by 11% last year, bringing the total deaths in a decade to more than 11,000.
  • Migrants taken to Dover after more than 30 hours at sea
    Protesters gathered in Gosport after initial reports the small boat would be brought further west.
  • Man who sold toxic chemicals should rot in hell, says mother of woman who killed herself
    Louise Nunn's daughter bought drugs from Canadian Kenneth Law, who sold toxic chemicals online.


rss: the register

  • UK’s uncrewed experimental sub shows it can fire torpedoes
    XV Excalibur hailed as first US or UK underwater drone to let one off in tests
  • Why security belongs in the network
    SPONSORED EXPLAINER: Merging security into the network makes enterprise protection more agile
  • Shut up and calculate: Jev's new AI primitives for coders
    Developers test what they can build with TypeSafe's fast, typed decision model
  • In the age of AI, teaching networking principles remains more important than learning protocols
    Kids can learn why BGP matters in a semester, but that won’t leave them ready to implement it
  • Artificial intelligence must have a new name, says politician who likes renaming bodies of water
    Meet ‘superintelligence’ and the ‘globalist scheme’ – probably a polite diplomatic letter – to control it
  • Frontier AI keeps racing despite calls to slow down
    Anthropic and OpenAI debut Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol and Luna
  • Windows CLOSEDQUORUM malware uses AI models to autonomously select post-compromise actions
    'first' publicly documented Windows implant to use LLMs for C2
  • Security firm finds naming AI agents after Seinfeld characters helps bots join the team
    Not that there's anything wrong with it
  • ShinyHunters claims FBI hack: 'This is NOT financially motivated'
    This time it's personal
  • ABBYY gives old-school OCR a job in the AI pipeline
    FineParser runs in a CPU-powered container, preserving tables and layout before handing documents to an LLM


rss: ars technica

  • Woman's brain worm infection confirmed after eggs grow tails in lab test
    There is no single definitive test for these worms, but the tail is fairly convincing.
  • New Anthropic, OpenAI models make same promise: A little more for a lot less money
    The frontier AI model race has entered its comparison shopping phase.
  • Cities across US oppose Trump FCC plan to preempt local broadband rules
    Cities defend permit requirements, say ISPs aren't building networks fast enough.
  • Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts
    EvilTokens provided an end-to-end platform that makes mass compromises faster and easier.
  • Lawsuit demands OpenAI pay for new school after ChatGPT used in shooting
    British Columbia sues OpenAI, demands Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT logs.
  • Adobe Premiere finally brings powerful video editing to Android, and it's free
    You don't even need a Creative Cloud login to edit clips, but AI features cost extra.
  • Review: Resident Evil might just be the best gaming adaptation yet
    Director Zach Cregger's clever reboot strikes perfect balance between horror, humor, and over-the-top gore.
  • Toyota orders workers to train humanoid robots but says humans won't be replaced
    Toyota's push comes as automakers race to develop and deploy humanoid robots.
  • IT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals’ maternity records
    The English hospitals recovered patient care data only.
  • Effort begins to fill the void left by terminated US climate report
    First paper added to community collection is a roadmap for research.


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