rss: npr

  • Will Orbán's defeat change Hungary's relationship to the EU?
    Historic voter turnout in Hungary ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from power. This shift may dramatically change Hungary's relationship with the European Union, which Orbán criticized regularly.
  • Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in historic Hungary election
    Hungarians turned out in historic numbers to vote against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's and his Fidesz party. NPR's Rob Schmitz discusses with reporter Esme Nicholson and political scientist Abel Bojar.
  • The consequences of Hungary's election, for Viktor Orban and the world
    NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with political scientist Abel Bojar about the results of Hungary's election, the far-reaching consequences of the vote and the future for Viktor Orban.
  • Hungary's Viktor Orbán concedes defeat, ending 16 years in power
    Hungarian voters turned out in the greatest numbers since the 1990s to turn away from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist Fidesz party, putting an end to Orbán's 16 years in power.
  • A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa
    Pope Leo XIV's four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years.
  • A Hezbollah commander describes battling Israel in Lebanon
    In a rare interview, a wounded Hezbollah commander tells NPR about his secretive Shia Muslim militia's new command structure and how it has managed to keep firing rockets into northern Israel.
  • The U.S. military says it will blockade Iranian ports as Iran peace talks collapse
    After talks between the U.S. and Iran collapsed, President Trump said the U.S. will "blockade" the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military said it would blockade ships entering or exiting Iranian ports.
  • The real space science behind 'Project Hail Mary'
    The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here's what NASA staff and other scientists say about the basis for the amazing events of the film.
  • White House ballroom construction can continue for now, appeals court says
    The order comes as the Trump administration challenges a lower court ruling that the estimated $300-million project requires congressional approval.
  • Trump touts newly released plans for D.C. triumphal arch
    The proposed 250-feet-tall, white-and-gilded monument would stand on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., by the Potomac River.


rss: bbc

  • 'A truly historic moment': BBC reports from Hungary as Péter Magyar set to become new PM
    Rajini Vaidyanathan broadcasts from outside Hungary's parliament as crowds hear about the prime minister's concession.
  • Swinney says Scottish independence referendum could be held in 2028
    The SNP leader made the claim in the BBC's televised debate ahead of next month's Scottish election.
  • Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners
    Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.
  • Paddington musical dominates Olivier Awards
    The beloved bear's stage show won seven prizes including best new musical and three acting prizes.
  • Woman killed in dog attack at house named
    Police say the seized dog - a family pet - is believed to be a Lurcher cross.
  • Dan Walker to appear at tribunal as ex co-host brings bullying claim
    ITN, which is also named as a respondent to Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije' case, said it is "denied in full".
  • Row over Reform UK deputy leader's £91,000 tax is 'minor admin error', party says
    A property company owned by the Reform UK deputy leader failed to pay £91,000 in tax on dividends, according to the Sunday Times.
  • Eamonn Holmes thanks well-wishers after suffering stroke
    "We're taking it one step at a time," Declan Holmes also said, as his 66-year-old father recovers in hospital.
  • Civilians feared killed after reports of air strike on Nigerian market
    The Nigerian Air Force has not addressed reports it struck a village market while targeting militants.
  • Iran talks were a major test for JD Vance. How did he do?
    It was a difficult mission, negotiating on behalf of a president whose messaging on the war has been mixed from the start.


rss: the register

  • Anthropic's mysterious Mythos AI threatens to upend the infosec world

    Or it's a bunch of pre-IPO hype. Either way, we're giving it the once-over on this week's episode

    Kettle Anthropic dropped a doozy on us this week with the launch of Mythos, an AI model it says is able to find and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities with a shocking level of ability. …

  • I vibe coded a feed reading web app. It was enlightening and uncomfortable

    AI-assisted software development is transforming the industry, but you already knew that

    Vibe coding works. I wish it didn't. But it does, well enough. And barring some revolution that overturns the new world disorder, machine learning cannot be undone.…

  • Growing void between enterprise and frontier AI puts open weights models in the spotlight

    Most customers don't need the biggest baddest models, just ones that work, are cheap, and won't pirate their proprietary data

    FEATURE Spring has sprung and that means another wave of open weights AI models from the likes of Google, Microsoft, Alibaba, and Nvidia. But this time feels a bit different.…

  • Apple update looks like Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user

    Lock-screen keyboard no longer accepts háček in student's alphanumeric passcode

    A university student in the US is in data limbo after Apple removed a character from its Czech keyboard, preventing him from entering his iPhone passcode.…

  • How Salesforce and ServiceNow are squaring off in the battle for the helpdesk

    Benioff banks on user engagement while McDermott wants to govern AI agents

    FEATURE Salesforce CEO and chief “SaaSquatch” Mark Benioff boasted about the wins his company's ITSM product had last quarter in the terms a proud dad uses to talk about the art work his kids taped to the refrigerator.…

  • Two different attackers poisoned popular open source tools - and showed us the future of supply chain compromise

    Time to start dropping SBOMs

    FEATURE Two supply chain attacks in March infected open source tools with malware and used this access to steal secrets from tens of thousands – if not more – organizations. We won't know the full blast radius for months.…

  • Hungarian government creds left in the safe hands of 'FrankLampard'

    Nearly 800 state logins surfaced in breach data, including defense and NATO-linked accounts

    Hungary's government has discovered the hard way that the biggest threat to national security might just be its own password choices.…

  • Snowflake manager explains the 'Spider-Man' theory of AI agent data access

    With access to great data comes great responsibility

    Snowflake is betting that the biggest bottleneck to building more and better AI agents isn't the models themselves but whether the data those agents depend on is clean, accessible, and governed, Snowflake’s director of product management James Rowland-Jones told The Register.…

  • Here's how to watch the Artemis II splashdown

    Crew went farther from Earth than any humans we know about, now they’re coming back!

    In a world wracked by wars, beset by difficult economic conditions, and struggling with exploding RAM costs, there's one piece of good news. NASA's Artemis II mission has been an unqualified success, having carried four astronauts farther from Earth than any humans before them.…

  • Red Hat RHELocates its Chinese engineering team to India

    Hundreds of layoffs, but this smells of geopolitics, not downsizing

    Red Hat appears to have fired its entire engineering team in China, which it no longer thinks is a country it needs to prioritize. Most of the team will move to India.…



rss: ars technica

  • Shock from Iran war has Trump's vision for US energy dominance flailing
    Record domestic oil and gas production hasn't saved US drivers from price spikes.
  • AI models are terrible at betting on soccer—especially xAI Grok
    Systems from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI struggle with the Premier League.
  • The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here?
    "The work ahead is greater than the work behind us."
  • Four astronauts are back home after a daring ride around the Moon
    "I can't imagine a better crew that just completed a perfect mission right now."
  • Californians sue over AI tool that records doctor visits
    Plaintiffs say transcription tool processed confidential chats offsite.
  • New paper argues history, not mantle plume, powers Yellowstone
    A now-vanished plate under North America may open the crust below Yellowstone.
  • F1 moves a step closer to fixing its 2026 hybrid problem
    Algorithms, not drivers, are deciding how hard to accelerate, and that's no good.
  • Report: US demands Reddit unmask ICE critic, summons firm to grand jury
    Trump admin reportedly gets grand jury involved in attempt to identify Redditor.
  • Microsoft's "commitment to Windows quality" starts with overhaul of beta program
    Windows Insider builds remain confusing, but they should be more predictable.
  • "Oobleck" still holds some surprises
    Dense drops of oobleck with high shear rates spread out like a liquid before stiffening into a solid.


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