rss: npr

  • Graham Platner ends Senate bid. And, why Nolan Wells' death captured national attention
    Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers in the July Fourth weekend death of Nolan Wells.
  • Bonnie Tyler, singer of ballad 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75
    Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday in a statement on her website.
  • A Florida airport is officially renamed for Trump. What does he stand to gain?
    Trump is the first president to have an airport named after him while in office. The Trump Organization says he won't get royalties from the renaming, but legal experts see potential loopholes.
  • New aviation mechanics graduate with jobs in hand, thanks to a labor shortage
    Aviation is literally soaring in the U.S., with record passenger numbers. But with a generation of mechanics set to leave the workforce, the industry needs new graduates to fill the gap.
  • Campaign staffers keep trying to bet on races despite push to curb insider trading
    Kalshi says it has blocked "dozens" of trades from campaign insiders, but experts say the company's approach leaves lots of potential loopholes. NPR has found at least one trade that slipped through.
  • The Iran war has pushed some countries away from oil and toward clean energy
    The new round of bombing in the Middle East has underscored the precarity of relying on fossil fuels. The war is speeding up the global transition to EVs, solar, and batteries, experts say.
  • How England's class divide shaped Andy Burnham, the U.K.'s likely next prime minister
    As mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham brought growth to the postindustrial city. Can he scale that nationally as the next prime minister?
  • Morning news brief
    Trump criticizes Iran's leaders and says ceasefire is over, Middle East countries prepare for the potential of more war as U.S. and Iran renew strikes, Graham Platner drops his bid for Senate.
  • Democrats search for new candidate after Platner announces he's suspending campaign
    Democrats are searching for a new path forward in Maine after Graham Platner announced he was suspending his campaign for U.S. Senate.
  • Egypt complains officials were biased in World Cup loss to Argentina
    The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said Wednesday it "cannot remain silent" after what it believes was unfair and biased officiating in Egypt's 3-2 round of 16 loss against Argentina on Tuesday.


rss: bbc

  • Family's 'unimaginable loss' as mum and daughters found dead
    Bedfordshire Police is seeking Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, also known as Mark.
  • Disability benefit not fit for purpose, minister leading review says
    Sir Stephen Timms says personal independence payments (Pip) in England and Wales need changing.
  • Man denies attempted murder of 10 people on train near Huntingdon
    Anthony Williams pleads not guilty to various charges after passengers were stabbed onboard.
  • It was 'love at first sight' with their adopted baby - then they were told he may have been trafficked
    When they adopted Marcus, David and Ally's dream of having a child was complete - but now they could lose him.
  • Burnham on course for No 10 as Labour nominations open
    The former mayor of Greater Manchester is unopposed in the race to replace Sir Keir Starmer.
  • Starmer hints at bank holiday if England win World Cup
    The prime minister says he does not want to "jinx it" but "ask me again if we get to the final".
  • Most popular baby names for boys and girls in 2025 revealed
    The Office for National Statistics releases its annual data on baby names, with Olivia remaining most popular for girls and Muhammad for boys.
  • Farage's by-election in Clacton officially confirmed
    Reform's Lee Anderson has moved the writ in the Commons, with the by-election likely to happen on 13 August.
  • New DNA samples to be taken from Lin and Megan Russell killer 30 years after murders
    Evidence is being re-examined after serial killer Levi Bellfield reportedly admitted the murders.
  • Why heatwaves hit women harder
    Experts are calling for better awareness of the heat-related risks to women and more targeted efforts to protect them.


rss: the register

  • Ubuntu emphasizes Arm64 support – and gets Rustier
    Even so, it has some issues with the Rust coreutils
  • Windows 95 detected installers by looking for magic words and hoping for the best
    If your name's not on the list, you're... probably not a setup program
  • Scientist models way to make sure no one's violating the ban on nuclear weapons in space
    There is a long-standing international treaty in place but we can't be the only ones side-eyeing world's current crop of politicos
  • Thief posed as Wi-Fi fixing hero, then stole priceless trophy
    If people think you are doing a legitimate job, you can get away with anything
  • New Horizons Pluto probe just woke itself up after 321 days of hibernation
    Good luck getting your PC to do that after lunch
  • Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek thinks AI is going to pay off
    Downer for doomers as conservative investor plans to lift portfolio exposure by 150 percent, and even more once it adds electrification ventures
  • nubia Neo 5 GT Special Edition debuts with the first and only Liquid and Air Dual Active Cooling System in its class
    PARTNER CONTENT: nubia aims to democratize premium gaming with a revolutionary AquaCore thermal architecture, launching first in Southeast Asia
  • Microsoft shifts to annual exchange rate price revision for cloudy products
    Previously did it twice a year, so customers now have fewer chances to surf FX waves
  • OpenAI makes ChatGPT better at banter
    With GPT-Live, talking, listening, and formulating answers all happen at once
  • The AI that spawned MechaHitler and deepfake porn puts on a suit to become legal advisor and Excel jockey
    The newly renamed SpaceXAI wants you to believe little ol' Grok is all grown up


rss: ars technica

  • Payloads used to dictate the terms of launch. That's finally changing.
    "The Starship Pez dispenser demonstrates very smart industrial design and scale."
  • Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%
    AI cheating leads to "a failed society," professor says.
  • Lawsuit: Man used Grok to make 7K sex images of stepdaughter, then shot himself
    More young girls sue X over Grok CSAM; X accused of shielding child predators.
  • Judge rejects Kalshi attempt to override New York state gambling laws
    Kalshi tried to ignore gambling laws on its prediction market, NY governor says.
  • Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
    Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.
  • Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
    But the devices could "easily be reflashed."
  • TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they think
    The "not interested" feature is your friend, but users must intentionally and constantly curate their FYPs
  • US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers
    US military drone losses in Iran war spur Pentagon call for cheap replacements.
  • Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space
    "The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft."
  • Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind
    Android Bench is evolving, and developers can help guide that process.


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