rss: npr

  • Trump says U.S. and Canada reached deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports
    President Trump said he was delaying the 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to go into effect.
  • Key results from Florida primaries, so far
    Voters in Florida are picking their party's candidates for governor, Senate and a number of U.S. House seats after redistricting.
  • Embattled Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills loses his fight to keep his House seat
    Mills is the latest lawmaker in a recent string of congressional members facing scandals and allegations of domestic abuse while trying to run for elected office.
  • ABC and Disney sue FCC, alleging First Amendment violations
    The ABC network has sued the Federal Communications Commission, alleging that the Trump administration is violating its First Amendment rights by challenging ABC broadcast licenses and investigating the network's talk show The View.
  • 'Profits won.' The child safety trial against Meta kicks off in federal court
    Opening arguments are underway in a trial that pits four states against the company that owns Facebook and Instagram. They allege that Meta knew its products could hook kids — and lied about the danger.
  • S. Korea stresses US alliance amid confusion over Trump drill cut
    Lee's comments Tuesday come as many South Koreans remain baffled and concerned about U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt order to "substantially reduce" military exercises with South Korea.
  • U.S. and Iran miss peace talks deadline. And, Alaska, Florida and Wyoming primaries
    The U.S. and Iran missed a deadline to begin peace talks this week. The monthslong war has depleted U.S. resources. And, what to know about Alaska's U.S. Senate seat primary.
  • The grueling fight over who profits from AI music
    AI can generate songs in seconds. But behind every AI track is a complicated question: Who should get paid? And, how? The fights have started.
  • In Portland, this soap box derby combines downhill speed with extreme pageantry
    Soap box derbies send motorless cars down a steep incline. At one event, contestants make their cars look like cartoon characters, subway cars, food, and giant animals (among other outlandish shapes).
  • This crowded Republican primary in Florida has drawn a unique cast of candidates
    The GOP primary in Florida's 19th District includes candidates who are new to the state, candidates who've run for Congress before and two candidates who have received pardons from President Trump.


rss: bbc

  • Burnham unveils plan to get rough sleepers off streets for Christmas
    Rough sleepers in England will be offered housing, in a move likened to the “Everyone In” initiative during the pandemic.
  • Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election
    Martial law has been in place in Ukraine since February 2022, under which elections are suspended.
  • Demand for degree apprenticeships in England quadruples in three years
    The popularity of degree apprenticeships has grown as the cost of university has come under increased scrutiny.
  • Camilla admits it was 'difficult' to keep King's cancer diagnosis a secret
    In a video to mark the 30th anniversary of Maggie's cancer charity, Queen Camilla speaks about her husband's own diagnosis.
  • Scientists stunned by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone
    Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
  • French civil servant drugged us to make us urinate on ourselves, say accusers
    More than 200 women accuse Christian Nègre of drugging them to make them urinate - two share their stories.
  • 'I don't want to send you to prison', witness tells Tupac accused in combative testimony
    A member of Tupac Shakur's entourage said he was threatened with contempt of court if he did not testify in the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis.
  • Is another UK heatwave on the way in September?
    Some long range forecasts are suggesting autumn could be hotter and drier than average. Simon King explores whether a warm spell might be on the cards.
  • Deaf patient given wrong jab due to sign language error, report says
    An ombudsman report says disabled people are being let down by a lack of accessible communication methods.
  • 'Banned over a pair of £2 sandals': Why some sellers are complaining about Vinted
    Several thousands of Vinted users say they have been wrongly suspended or permanently banned from the preloved app.


rss: the register

  • Baidu says Chinese buyers want local AI chips due to ‘supply chain’ issues
    It seems like Nvidia’s not getting back into the Middle Kingdom anytime soon
  • Australian hotel chain leaks guests’ PII after breach at third-party database operator
    Unknown parties know where you stayed last summer, down under, across 120 Quest properties
  • Cerebras CS-4 rack systems juice chips for every last drop of AI performance
    Next-gen systems double per-chip performance while cramming 3x as many into a rack
  • OpenAI's overhead will rise 20 percent for some workloads as it hardens security
    Expanded multistage chain of thought monitoring makes frontier model work more expensive
  • Expired credit cards revived by researchers to make unauthorized payments
    Gaps in expiry checks could let dead plastic make purchases again
  • Meta and Google mobile apps gorge on user data: Study
    Zuck's empire declares triple the appetite of Apple or Microsoft, while Google packs the leaderboard, dev survey shows
  • CISA gives feds 3 days to fix actively exploited Ray RCE bug
    Phishing, malvertising attacks could target devs to gain access to private corporate networks
  • Apple plugs image-processing hole ripe for spyware abuse
    Patch batch spans current kit, older iGadgets, Macs, and Vision Pro
  • Tim King, AmigaDOS royalty, dies aged 70
    Parallel computing pioneer went on to found early British ISP UK Online
  • Microsoft finally fixing File Explorer and the Context Menu
    Time to flex that Windows 10 muscle memory


rss: ars technica

  • "Sabotage": Experts, lawmakers blast RFK Jr. for destroying healthcare research
    US healthcare is broken. Under RFK Jr., the research agency working to fix it is, too.
  • Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now
    Tanks with defensive tech for shooting down drones are still proving vulnerable.
  • Against all odds, SpaceX finally tugs Starship into port after 24 days at sea
    "A team of SpaceX engineers is on their way to conduct additional analysis on the vehicle."
  • Disney sues FCC and its chair, escalating fight against Trump's chief censor
    FCC demands "total capitulation" in Trump censorship campaign, Disney suit says.
  • Peacock raises prices by 18 percent after becoming profitable
    Peacock's quarterly profitability isn't guaranteed.
  • The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space program
    One big question: Will China assert territorial rights where its rover explores?
  • Fairphone's latest repairable phone is finally available in the US for $650
    Fairphone sells components like the USB port and screen, all swappable with a single torx driver.
  • Ford hopes this Hypercar will be its next Le Mans winner
    The American automaker returns to the top category of endurance racing next year.
  • Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma takes pains to deliver a slasher fan’s dream
    Matte paintings—not CGI—warp a world designed to hit a nerve for slasher fans.
  • X-rays add new twist to narwhal's spiral tusk
    New study finds that the tusks have not one but two spirals, twisting in opposite directions.


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