rss: npr

  • As the risk of measles grows, why are parents so divided on vaccines?
    In South Carolina, some parents embrace vaccines, others opt out. Why do people make such different choices? A mix of politics, distrust and misinformation is pushing neighbors apart.
  • Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro is in intensive care with pneumonia, hospital says
    One of Bolsonaro's doctor's described the former Brazilian president's medical condition as "serious."
  • Opinion: An ancient, sophisticated palate
    Researchers looking at foodcrusts on the pottery shards of ancient humans say there's evidence of a wide variety of ingredients, indicating that they may have been experimenting with "recipes."
  • Why women have an especially tough time in Senegal's prisons
    Women charged with a crime in Senegal are at the mercy of a slow judicial process and prisons that may lack basic supplies. They also face stigma that robs them of familial and community support.
  • With boom in prediction markets, some lawmakers worry about how to police themselves
    House and Senate ethics committees give no financial disclosure guidance on event contracts or prediction markets — unlike stock, cryptocurrency and bond trades.
  • U.S. military bombs Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export hub, Trump says
    President Trump said on Friday the U.S. military had "totally obliterated" military targets in Kharg Island, home to the primary terminal that handles Iran's oil exports. This as all six crew members on a refueling plane that went down in western Iraq were confirmed dead.
  • Reframing Georgia O'Keeffe's legacy and protecting the land she loved
    Georgia O'Keeffe called the New Mexico high desert "my country," but Pueblo peoples predated her. A more complex view is emerging amid efforts to preserve the land.
  • Helpful or harmful? How to vet tax advice from social media
    So you heard a piece of tax advice from a friend or on social media that sounds interesting. Should you try it? A certified public accountant explains how to vet the claim — and avoid getting scammed.
  • House GOP leadership silent as more members post anti-Muslim statements
    A growing number of Republicans in Congress are embracing rhetoric against Muslims. Their remarks have faced little public pushback from leadership.
  • These are the casualties and cost of the war in Iran 2 weeks into the conflict
    The war in Iran has already cost the U.S. billions of dollars. Here's the impact by the numbers.


rss: bbc

  • We expect government help in a crisis. Will Reeves intervene on energy bills this time?
    After Covid furlough and Truss’s bailout, can the UK expect another crisis rescue, asks Laura Kuenssberg.
  • Doomed hereditary peers spy chance to stay in the Lords
    The Tories are deciding which hereditary peers to keep after being offered 15 seats in a compromise deal.
  • 'Like a trap you can't escape': The women who regret being mothers
    From mourning the life they no longer have to feeling never-ending pressure, women tell the BBC why they regret becoming mothers.
  • Claudia Winkleman's new chat show splits critics
    Jeff Goldblum, Vanessa Williams, Jennifer Saunders and Tom Allen starred in the inaugural episode.
  • Hamas urges key ally Iran to halt attacks on Gulf states
    The Palestinian group also affirms Tehran's right to defend itself from "aggression" by the US and Israel.
  • Why has the US targeted Iran's Kharg Island?
    The tiny island is home to one of the most critical pieces of Iran's energy infrastructure.
  • How the Iran war exposed cracks in Trump's Republican coalition
    The president's most dedicated supporters are on his side - but significant numbers of Republicans have serious doubts.
  • Under drone fire, exiled Kurds wait to confront Iranian regime
    A group of fighters based in Iraq say they are "ready to go home", as they face drone attacks from Tehran.
  • They were told it wasn't for girls, but these could be the future faces of F1
    F1 Academy wants to nurture and develop female drivers who can compete at the top level of motorsport.
  • Why do Glasgow's historic buildings keep catching fire?
    The fire that devastated a building on Union Street is the latest in a series of blazes to strike the city's historic sites.


rss: the register

  • Inside the datacenter where the day starts with topping up cerebrospinal fluid

    Biological computing is messy and gassy – It’s now cloudy, too

    At the start of the working day at Cortical Labs’ datacenter in Melbourne, Australia, technicians top up the resident computers with a liquid modelled on the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the human brain.…

  • Claude charts a new course with charts, of course

    Conversations with Anthropic's models may now be accompanied by interactive apps

    Seeing is believing, or so it was said up until AI required questioning everything. But even when braced to resist the slop roulette of online interaction, pictures are worth a thousand tokens.…

  • GitHub infuriates students by removing some models from free Copilot plan

    Coding education may become a bit more challenging, but the economics lesson is free

    You don't get what you don't pay for! Microsoft's GitHub is dialing back on expenses by removing several costly premium models from its free GitHub Copilot Student plan.…

  • AFRINIC accuses litigant of trying to ‘paralyse’ it

    A 'web of litigation'

    The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) has accused one its members of trying to "paralyse" the organization.…

  • 'Are you freaking crazy?' Bot harasses woman, gets led away by cops

    An incident in Macau

    A 70-year old woman in China loudly shouted at a robot to leave her alone, but the bot instead stood its ground and did a “raise the roof” move when the woman called it “freaking crazy.”…

  • Credential-stealing crew spoofs VPN clients from Cisco, Fortinet, and others

    And then they send victims to the legit VPN download to hide their tracks

    A group of cybercriminals tracked as Storm-2561 is using fake enterprise VPN clients from CheckPoint, Cisco, Fortinet, Ivanti, and other vendors to steal users' credentials, according to Microsoft.…

  • After years of being stood up, ARM64 Linux users finally get Chrome date

    Someone, somewhere, ticked a box on a build farm. The wait is over

    Chrome is finally coming to ARM64 Linux devices, years after it turned up on macOS and Windows on Arm.…

  • Watchdog boss calls Capita's £370M DWP win 'extraordinary' amid pension portal dumpster fire

    PAC chair asks Cabinet Office if anyone bothered telling dept about the shambles before handing over the keys

    The chair of the UK Parliament's public spending watchdog has dubbed the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decision to award Capita a £370 million shared service contract "extraordinary," given the outsourcing firm's "failings" in supporting the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS).…

  • Microsoft veteran Rajesh Jha prepares to retire, triggers yet another reorg

    35-year staffer comes from time before company's cloud and Copilot obsessions

    Microsoft Executive Vice President (EVP) for Experiences and Devices, Rajesh Jha, is retiring from Microsoft after more than 35 years at the Redmond grindstone.…

  • Azure startup credits don't apply to Claude via Azure AI Foundry, reader finds – after $1,600 charge

    Gets bounced between Microsoft and Anthropic like a support ticket nobody wants to own

    Companies using credits bundled with Microsoft for Startups have found some unwelcome surprises on their credit card statements after deploying Anthropic's Claude via Azure AI Foundry.…



rss: ars technica

  • Staff complain that xAI is flailing because of constant upheaval
    Staff complain that the constant upheaval is destroying morale.
  • NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks—there's a reason why
    "This ought to make for some good reading," NASA's mission management team chair said.
  • Woman sneezes out maggots after fly larvae get trapped in her deviated septum
    She made a full recovery, despite the maggots.
  • Slay the Spire 2 is a bit too familiar for its own good
    Early Access impressions: New characters shine, but it feels like we've done this before.
  • Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games
    When winning depends on intuiting a mathematical function, AIs come up short.
  • Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company
    GFiber and Astound to merge with Alphabet selling majority stake to Stonepeak.
  • Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories
    Unicode that's invisible to the human eye was largely abandoned—until attackers took notice.
  • Adobe settles DOJ cancellation fee lawsuit, will pay $75 million penalty
    Adobe says it will also give customers who "qualify" free services but is vague on details.
  • Doubling the voltage: What 800 V architecture really changes in EVs
    Confused about electric vehicle voltages? You won't be after reading this.
  • Another AT&T FirstNet user gets shocking $6,200 bill, at $2 per megabyte
    Bizarre FirstNet charge nearly identical to one that hit different user in 2024.


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