rss: npr

  • Smithsonian chief emphasizes 'accuracy and integrity' after White House report
    The memo from the Smithsonian's secretary, Lonnie Bunch, responded to a White House report that calls the National Museum of American History driven by "a radical, activist ideology."
  • How to deal with seesawing gas prices
    Gas prices have fluctuated since the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Iran, which disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and left consumers unsure of what they'll pay at the pump.
  • EPA proposes weakening heavy-duty truck pollution rules
    The Trump EPA calls Biden-era rules for cutting pollution from heavy trucks "unworkable." The proposed changes have been celebrated by trucking groups and denounced by environmental groups.
  • A new kind of robot swims the seas and soars the skies
    Inspired by diving birds, roboticists built the lightweight machines to move from water to air. The design may one day lead to robots that can monitor and sample the coastal ocean.
  • OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR DISABLED IN VERMONT
    Mountain bike enthusiasts have been working for years on an ambitious 485-mile, multi-use trail called The Velomont that will span the length of the state. They're making sure it's friendly for people people with disabilities, particularly cyclists.

  • Class action suit against AI makers over deepfake child sexual abuse material expands
    New plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Elon Musk's SpaceXAI and Stability AI say the companies' AI tools were used to make sexually explicit images of them as children.
  • 'Solo agers' are a growing group. Changes that would help them could help everyone
    Many older adults navigate aging on their own — without children or a spouse. An expert says this is "a reality to be supported" rather than a crisis to be solved.
  • Former Olympian pleads not guilty in reflecting pool vandalism charge
    Canoeist David Hearn plead not guilty in D.C. Superior Court Thursday to a charge of destruction of property causing more than $1,000 in damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
  • Former coach at Bucknell University charged in death of freshman football player
    Former strength and conditioning coach Mark Kulbis was charged Monday in the death of Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., a freshman athlete with sickle-cell trait who collapsed during training in July 2024.
  • 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.


rss: bbc

  • Burnham set to be next PM as 322 Labour MPs back him in first nomination tally
    The former mayor of Greater Manchester is unopposed in the race to replace Sir Keir Starmer.
  • Heat health alerts extended as record for most 34C days in a year broken
    Almost all of England is under amber alerts for likely disruption to health services and travel.
  • Tehran launches more strikes after explosions reported in southern Iran
    Centcom says it hit 90 Iranian targets in the latest round of strikes, with the Iranian health ministry saying 14 people were killed since Tuesday.
  • Greek F-16 fighter jet crash-lands at busy Zakynthos airport
    The runway is closed after the jet reportedly landed without deploying its landing gear before bursting into flames.
  • Restore Britain leader describes Dunblane school shooting as 'one murder'
    Rupert Lowe criticised the ban of handguns in the UK, saying it was "because there was a murder in Dunblane".
  • No contact from UK about on-the-run murder suspect, say Zimbabwe police
    Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma left the country via Heathrow Airport on a British passport on Saturday.
  • Karolina Muchova beats Coco Gauff in epic tie-break to reach Wimbledon final
    Karolina Muchova recovers from match point down to win an epic deciding-set tie-break against Coco Gauff and reach the final at Wimbledon.
  • 'Heartbroken' Catherine Zeta-Jones leads tributes to singer Bonnie Tyler
    The Welsh singer was known for hits including Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding on for a Hero.
  • Ukraine strikes Russian ships near Crimea, escalating attacks on fuel supplies
    The attacks appear to be the latest phase of Ukraine's bid to choke off supplies and routes into and out of occupied Crimea.
  • 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.


rss: the register

  • AI tool scours the web for job openings, preps your resume and cover letter
    Searching for work sucks; AI combs the internet and sucks it all up. Combine the two and let 'er rip with this Python project
  • OpenMandriva claims disgruntled admin trashed repos after community bust-up
    Linux distro accuses former contributor of deleting years of work and pushing a package that could have broken installs
  • SAP makes it easier for customers to shop for legacy product support, ending EU antitrust probe
    Vendor drops reinstatement fees and caps back-maintenance charges ahead of the ECC support cliff
  • Outlook for Mac bug makes font choice a purely decorative feature
    Monospaced code snippets among the reported casualties
  • EU 'Chat Control' snoopfest returns after vote to kill it falls short
    Opponents won the count but missed the 360-seat threshold needed to stop the interim CSAM-scanning rule
  • KDE Plasma users face a dire omen of change: 6.6.6 arrives
    6.7 is now current, and in 6.8 you're getting Wayland whether you like it or not
  • Canonical Managed Kubeflow lands on Azure
    PARTNER CONTENT: Why platform teams are swapping DIY Kubeflow for Canonical's managed service
  • Brown says AI make student brain no work good, teacher should help use it better
    Take-home midterm row sharpens fears that the tools are dulling minds and easing cheating
  • UK.gov withholds £10M payment from Capita over pensions project fiasco, as dispute continues
    After CEO promised 'flagship use-case' for AI, retired scheme members still struggling to make ends meet, MPs hear
  • Microsoft closes book on Nightmare Eclipse's RoguePlanet zero-day
    Weeks after the exploit code dropped, Redmond has finally ships a fix for the Defender zero-day


rss: ars technica

  • Judge doesn't like Elon Musk settlement with SEC, but says court can't block it
    Judge reluctantly approves $1.5M settlement with SEC over Twitter stock violation.
  • OpenAI may have made a fatal misstep in copyright fight with news orgs
    OpenAI may be sanctioned for hiding, deleting ChatGPT logs in NYT copyright fight.
  • Surprised doctors find 10-inch worm in man's groin during elective surgery
    Oddly, it wasn't the first time this had happened to the man.
  • Conspiracies and regrets abound in Dune: Part Three trailer
    "You promised me that you would never take power in your name."
  • Ruf debuts new flat-eight engine at Goodwood
    The 4.8 L eight-cylinder generates more than 1,000 hp and 1,000 Nm, Ruf says.
  • Free Waymo rides in California? You can thank a regulatory quirk.
    State agency's delay could mean free robotaxi rides in company’s new Ojai vehicle for a few months.
  • The newest entrant in the military’s launch competition isn't actually a launch company
    "I think it's fair to say that Phase 3 did not contemplate this."
  • 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.


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