rss: npr

  • DHS defends investigating agency critics and giving them warning notices
    Federal officials acknowledged that ICE special agents tracked a New York man to his house, the airport and a hotel to question him about a critical email he sent to the former head of ICE in January.
  • USS Washington to relieve USS Lincoln. And, Jared Kushner to meet with Netanyahu
    The USS Washington is on its way to the Middle East to relieve the USS Lincoln amid concerns about conditions aboard. And, Jared Kushner is expected to meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu to move Gaza talks forward.
  • Hayden Panettiere, who starred in 'Heroes' and 'Nashville,' dies at 36
    A child actor since she was cast in various commercials as an 11-month-old, Panettiere was best known for her role as the country music star Juliette Barnes in the series "Nashville."
  • Living with nuns: Priced out of D.C., young women found low rent with unlikely roommates
    For 10 years, a Catholic-run home offered young women an affordable place to live in the nation's capital as they studied and launched careers. Now, that community is saying goodbye.
  • Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction
    Four states are suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging that the platforms were designed to hook kids and that Meta hid the mental health risks.
  • As wildfires get worse, some states are struggling to pass fire protection rules
    There's a lot homeowners can do to prepare for wildfires, such as managing flammable plants and using fire-resistant building materials. But some states struggle to pass rules requiring those steps.
  • Missed shifts were costly to this McDonald's. An app has fixed the problem
    Unexpected absences can cost employers tens of thousands of dollars a month. An app that helps workers with last-minute transportation, food and childcare is making a difference.
  • Elon Musk's Starbase wants to expand in south Texas
    Landowners and activists worry about impact to the environment around SpaceX's complex.
  • Advocates worry new bans on student IDs will trip up younger voters
    New bans on using student IDs for voting in Indiana and New Hampshire have sparked lawsuits after creating the latest hurdles to the ballot box for the U.S. voting-age group least likely to vote.
  • Cialis is an erectile dysfunction drug. Could it also help you live longer?
    In some wellness circles, tadalafil is promoted as a longevity drug. There is evidence showing a link between it and a lower risk of death in men, but there are no well-controlled trials in humans.


rss: bbc

  • Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman if it 'gets in the way' over Iran issue
    The US and Oman have separately been negotiating to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that has been closed during the US war with Iran.
  • Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as Trump's chief of staff
    Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico.
  • Parents pushed to breaking point by Child Maintenance Service, BBC told
    Mothers describe battles to make ex-partners pay, while fathers say they have been wrongly charged thousands.
  • Emotional farewell to 'global, iconic superstar' Bonnie Tyler
    Fans, friends and family travel to Swansea to pay tribute to Total Eclipse of the Heart singer.
  • Rain on way for UK with temperatures to drop to overnight lows of 3C in some places
    After an exceptional summer of heatwaves and drought, the weather will turn wetter and cooler this week, as Simon King explains
  • Boy, seven, among four injured after crash in Ireland that killed five teenagers
    A car in which the five teenagers were travelling in was going the wrong way down a motorway in County Kildare.
  • Wildfire phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government says
    Millions of phones across England and Wales bleeped with a "severe alert" notification on Friday.
  • Trump envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after Hamas talks on peace plan
    US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is seeking to gain Israeli backing for the US-backed Gaza peace plan.
  • Viral vodka brand Au set to sell for £500m to BuzzBallz owner
    The distinctive gold Au bottles have become a staple of poolside parties in Ibiza and Dubai.
  • Cambridge chancellor criticises 'racist feeding frenzy' around Jason Arday
    Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, was found dead last week.


rss: the register

  • Code fixers have fired up the AI warp drive. Strange new worlds await
    With more patches per month than at a pirate convention, the bug must be an endangered species. Well, about that
  • Black Hat and DEF CON are AI conferences now, too
    On this week's episode of The Reg's Kettle podcast, we revisit 'hacker summer camp,' where the hottest topic was ... sigh... agentic AI
  • Part didn't fit so techie got out his screwdriver. Then something flew off the motherboard
    Whatever it was broke a PC and led to a face-saving lie
  • Linux 7.2 debuts, Linus Torvalds says ‘new normal’ means he had to do it now ... or never?
    Say hello to smarter use of caches to speed things up, and a very odd gaming controller. Say goodbye to some PCMCIA support
  • Microsoft blames AI for delayed Exchange update, can’t say when it will arrive
    Dealing with machine-made bug backlog makes it hard to find a moment to deliver promised subscription service
  • Chinese AI company Zhipu claims its new model is a better bug-finder than Anthropic, OpenAI
    PLUS: HCL, TCS, admit data breaches; South Korea to fine Apple, Google; India bans some rideshare tips; and more!
  • Stopping a cyberattack while walking your dog - defensive AI security CEO says it's not ruff to do
    Corma CEO tells The Reg it's building 'One ring to rule them all, for the defenders to have this power'
  • The what, why, and how of pull requests and source comments
    Microsoft veteran on knowing the difference and convincing approvers to accept a change
  • ChainDrop worm crawls into npm supply chain, evades standard defenses
    Shai-Hulud variant poisons 444 packages, spreads via tarballs and dev-tool hooks
  • Lego's supersized Hubble deserves a little more shine
    Excellent internal detail cannot entirely disguise some penny-pinching choices


rss: ars technica

  • This sub-$7,000 sportscar might be just what the future needs
    The Gasolini AR1 uses 2-cylinder Honda bike engine, and an EV is underway, too.
  • Nvidia discloses $21B stake in SpaceX
    Filing comes after Elon Musk announced exclusive arrangement to kit out its data centers.
  • Meet the only known trebuchet casualty in history
    "It highlights the brutality of medieval warfare," said paleopathologist Jo Buckberry.
  • Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis
    What happens if the Falcon rockets stop flying?
  • Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution
    Regulations reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions, but wildfire smoke is erasing gains.
  • VisionQuest trailer kicks off Disney's D23 fan event
    Also: Ahsoka S2 teaser, Doomsday trailer, news about MCU's X-Men and Star Wars: Starfighter.
  • Ukraine strikes major Russian rocket factory with cruise missiles
    "Flamingo missiles were used. A good achievement."
  • So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year
    Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much.
  • Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
    Screen-sharing bug lets remote hackers log in without a password.
  • First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity
    Airline-backed venture aims to develop a hybrid-electric commercial aircraft.


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