rss: npr

  • Opinion: Mr. Rogers keeps finding a new neighborhood
    MLB catcher Jake Rogers probably didn't know if he was coming or going the last several weeks: he's been a Detroit Tiger, a Baltimore Oriole, a Boston Red Sox, and now he's a Chicago White Sox.
  • U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse just before deadline for tariffs
    The midnight deadline means the U.S. has imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada "will match those tariffs dollar for dollar."
  • A battle over 'Italian brainrot' could shape who owns AI art
    A legal battle over what looks like a cartoon stick could help set the rules over whether creators can claim ownership of their AI-generated characters.
  • Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom construction to continue for now
    The ruling comes after months of back-and-forth between the Trump administration and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
  • Beatty files emergency request to stop Trump's name from returning to Kennedy Center
    Joyce Beatty, a Democratic representative from Ohio, asked a federal judge to stop the Kennedy Center trustees from putting President Trump's name up in three places at the arts complex.
  • Top Iran official says U.S. focus on economic warfare shows it has failed militarily
    The Iranian regime has dismissed President Trump's threats to crush Iran economically, saying that years of U.S. sanctions have failed.
  • Trump declares economic warfare on Iran. And, SCOTUS to rule on White House ballroom
    President Trump has declared economic warfare on Iran in an effort to pressure the country back into negotiations. And, the Supreme Court is set to decide on the future of Trump's ballroom. 
  • What to know about this weekend's IndyCar race on the National Mall
    Why is the car race in this part of D.C.? Will it be streaming? Who's paying for it? Here's what to know before the Freedom 250 Grand Prix hits the National Mall this weekend.
  • As Trump courts Kim, Pyongyang ups the price, while Seoul fears being sidelined
    Experts warn that President Trump's transactional approach to an alliance will erode political trust.
  • As USS Lincoln heads home, mental health experts tally the stressors of life at sea
    The USS Abraham Lincoln is now on its way home after spending nine months at sea. Experts weigh in on the mental health challenges of prolonged confinement and isolation aboard an aircraft carrier.


rss: bbc

  • Canada says it will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
    A new 50% levy on $20bn of Canadian imports comes into force after a last-minute breakdown in trade talks.
  • Rescuers dig through Ukraine mall wreckage as Zelensky condemns 'despicable' Russian strike
    Four people are still missing after Friday's attack which killed 16 and left 130 injured, including a number of children.
  • How this 1960s ex-council house is managing to stay cool without air con
    The Passivhaus standard is growing in popularity as UK homeowners adapt to hotter summer temperatures.
  • As they return to the UK, Harry and Meghan search for a brand that sticks
    They will not be working royals when they come back. So what could they be doing instead?
  • Watch: Moment robot attempts to beat Usain Bolt's 100m record
    An android at China's World Humanoid Robot Games ran faster than Bolt's world record, smartphone maker Honor says.
  • More students planning to live at home for university over 'insane' living costs
    Students like Jessica say they worry about missing out on student life, but feel they have no choice but to stay at home.
  • GTA 6 leaks - a nightmare or a blip for the biggest video game of the year?
    Clips appearing to show the highly anticipated game have appeared online, but will they really hurt it?
  • Drugs at their fingertips, intense pressure: Why child stars fall into addiction
    Experts told the BBC the pressures of childhood stardom can put actors at an unusually higher risk of substance abuse issues.
  • These bookshops let Chinese readers question their country, now the doors are closing
    For some mainlanders, Hong Kong's independent bookstores are a window into a different, freer world.
  • Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to continue hike, reports say
    The man had taken his two boys on the trip but is said to have left one behind when he got tired.


rss: the register

  • AI slop is good for business if you know what you're doing
    Your irresponsibility is someone else's opportunity
  • Skylab completists, clear some shelf space for 26 DVDs
    Decades of archive hunting recover downlinks, silent reels, and footage once thought lost
  • Casio decides it's about time the simple digital watch got a little smarter
    F-B100W adds Bluetooth and step tracking while keeping a two-year battery
  • AWS Security makes an inscrutable choice
    Quarantining leaked credentials is not good enough
  • Cloverleaf deal is latest example of Nvidia using its war chest to patch cracks in the AI bubble
    Nv's new chips need new datacenters, but you can't have bit barns without power
  • Salesforce partners not seeing meaningful revenue from Agentforce AI platform, report says
    Show us the money
  • AI companies are burning books, advocates complain to FTC
    Fahrenheit 203, the temperature GPUs stop gorging on literature
  • Homeland security cybercops say patch TrueConf (Russia's Zoom) if you're using it
    Ukrainian hacktivists exploiting the bugs, but TrueConf's reach stretches well beyond home turf
  • Musk fumbles the timetable for first Starship catch
    Billionaire walks back earnings call optimism as orbital test approaches
  • SickKids children’s hospital bandages up careers website after intruder breaks in
    Toronto org says it wasn’t the only one to be affected by the third-party software vulnerability


rss: ars technica

  • Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses
    Hibernation cuts down on synapses, but mice seem to retain memories anyway.
  • Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife and water in US
    Lands free of roads are under threat from the Trump administration’s proposed rollback.
  • Trump's space transportation policy calls for new spaceport on federal land
    "We probably need another site that's capable of heavy and super heavy launch capability."
  • Thunder + fiber-optic cabling used for seismic imaging
    Thunderstorms make seismic waves that can be used to find sub-surface features.
  • Hidden Zillow listings created fake supply shock, raising NYC rents, lawsuit says
    Renters say hidden Zillow listings make it harder to afford living in New York City.
  • Motorola's GrapheneOS phones will launch in 2027 priced higher than Pixels
    The private Android-based OS will expand beyond Pixels next year.
  • Lawsuit demands Logitech hand tariff refunds over to customers
    Logitech increased prices by up to 25 percent last year.
  • Chinese regulators tell Tesla to fix nearly 3 million cars
    Chinese safety regulators have cracked down on doors that don't open in a crash.
  • Fighter jets help destroy Russian drone boat near European offshore gas platform
    Romania blew up drone boat to protect lives of several hundred rig workers.
  • Personalized pricing is “abhorrent,” but FTC limits may increase costs, critics say
    Some Americans fear the FTC may be thinking about personalized pricing all wrong.


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