rss: npr

  • 1 year in, National Guard became a part of D.C. life. And, deadly quake hits Colombia
    Today marks one year since the National Guard was deployed to the nation's capital. Here's what has happened since. And, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake leaves more than 100 people dead in Colombia.
  • The secret economics inside the new Planet Money board game
    From Nobel Prize-winning research to the Laffer Curve, Scabby the Rat, Veblen's peacock, and more — the economic ideas and inside jokes hiding throughout Planet Money's new board game.
  • Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
    A Syrian court sentenced Assad along with his brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
  • A midwife crosses 'maternity deserts' to make a difference for Black moms and babies
    New research from the March of Dimes says more than half of U.S. counties have no labor and delivery hospitals. One Black midwife tries to make a difference for moms in Alabama. 
  • The school year begins in LA with one big change: limited screen time
    As educators in the nation's second-largest district prepare for the new limits on classroom screen time, some teachers say it will be a difficult adjustment.
  • In Minnesota and Wisconsin, competitive primaries will again test power of progressive candidates
    A week after the Michigan primary, tests of progressive power will play out in the Midwest, raising questions of whether far left candidates can win come November or if the GOP can pick up moderates.
  • Alabama holds second primary Tuesday, leading to confusion, concerns about low turnout
    After Alabama redrew its congressional maps in May, voters in several districts saw their primaries pushed to August. Now, it's time to vote and there are concerns confusion will dampen voter turnout.
  • Armed troops have patrolled D.C. for 1 year now. It's challenging democratic norms
    The deployment is expected to cost in the billions after it was quietly extended until Inauguration Day of 2029.
  • Morning news brief
    Voters in six states head to the polls Tuesday for high-profile primaries, Trump signals his strategy with Iran is shifting, 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills at least 111 people in Colombia.
  • Turkey's parliament approves a pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK militants
    Turkey's parliament approved legislation that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants in a bid to advance the government's peace initiative with their insurgent group.


rss: bbc

  • Summer 2026 on course to be UK's hottest on record, says Met Office
    Only average conditions are needed for the remainder of August to break the record, which was set just last year.
  • Burnham 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted
    The PM says the justice secretary will present a plan in September to prevent more early releases.
  • Eclipse chasers scramble for glasses as stocks run low
    Specialist glasses are all but sold out online ahead of the UK's most significant eclipse since 1999.
  • Watch: Was Trump smuggled out of Air Force One in a catering truck?
    US media reports say the president secretly left via a catering truck to avoid a threat to his life from Iran.
  • Rescuers scramble for survivors with 180 dead in Colombia earthquake
    Colombia experienced a number of aftershocks on Tuesday, as efforts continued to free survivors trapped in rubble and buildings.
  • Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
    Ukraine's president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed seven people - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.
  • The Office actress Lucy Davis says she has 'incurable' cancer
    Davis, who played receptionist Dawn in the UK sitcom, says the cancer has spread and it's "too late for chemo".
  • Luigi Mangione murder trial to have anonymous jury and overflow seating
    The judge overseeing the state murder trial has set out some rules for public access, but other questions remain about the high-profile case.
  • Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health
    Trump said Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022, was released on a humanitarian basis, after he had reportedly been in a catatonic-like state.
  • Councils to get more powers to stop vape and betting shops, PM announces
    Prime Minister Andy Burnham says town centres have been "hollowed out" by decades of decline.


rss: the register

  • Intel upsizes stock sale to $20B with spending plans still fuzzy
    Semiconductor giant says opaquely it will use the proceeds for 'general corporate purposes'
  • Two wars and a World Cup lead to epic DDoS attacks on publishers
    Ukraine, Iran, and football inspire geopolitically motivated DDoS attacks, while 1 Tbps traffic jams up 519 percent
  • Feds warn Gunra ransomware is exploiting known bugs to hit critical infrastructure
    Newly minted RaaS crew breaks in through using internet-facing kit via known Fortinet flaws, then steals and scrambles data
  • Cyberattack on logistics giant CEVA delivers customer data into the wrong hands
    Valve, Bol, ING, Ajax, and others affected as pwnage disrupts eight European warehouses
  • Deepfake hiccup unmasks suspected digital certificate fraudster
    Face-swap software blinked for 'barely a second,' giving Spanish cops the break they needed
  • Mozilla revokes Firefox signing key after unencrypted copy lands in GitHub
    Audit logs found no unexpected visitors, but release verification still needs an update
  • Building up the US power grid won't be wasted, even if the AI bubble bursts
    The bigger risk is underinvestment, claims consulting biz McKinsey
  • Malicious SIMs can shut down phones, steal files, and drag 5G back to 2G
    Researchers find standards-compliant functionality can be abused to hijack modems, downgrade connections, and even execute code
  • Why hybrid clouds break and what to do about it
    SPONSORED EXPLAINER: There's nothing wrong with hybrid cloud. It's the one-size-fits-all strategy on top of it that's the problem.
  • OVH Cloud warns of 87% price hikes to help it cover RAMpocalypse costs
    Gaming servers get the steepest rises but sticker shock is also coming to conventional instances running on old and new boxes


rss: ars technica

  • Less than 2.5% of Taylor Farms' recalled lettuce went to Taco Bells
    FDA report finally reveals where Taylor Farms sent its lettuce—and it raises questions.
  • Tracking extreme heat by the hour makes climate change seem even worse
    Hot hours of summer could triple in the coming decades.
  • A Google insider spills the tea on how the company forsook its founding ideals
    Claire Stapleton's new book, Don't Be Evil, recounts her journey from company cheerleader to outspoken dissident.
  • Trump to give Republicans a 3-1 FCC majority, isn't filling empty Democratic seat
    Trump has resisted urge to fire FCC Democrat despite recent Supreme Court win.
  • New surveillance tech links your phone to your license plate
    Phone and Bluetooth signals could turn roadside cameras into far richer tracking tools.
  • New Pass-ta-key attack reveals all the things we didn't know about passkeys
    Why passkey apps treat Windows differently than other operating systems.
  • Ars Live: Ross Scott discusses the Stop Killing Games movement
    Our discussion takes place live on August 11 at 2:30 pm ET.
  • With new open models, Meta pitches another reboot of its struggling AI strategy
    Meta has been trailing competitors. Zuckerberg thinks he's found a way forward.
  • Trump signs bonkers order that cuts vaccines, promotes ones that don't exist
    Trump falsely claimed the MMR vaccine is "quite lethal" and linked shots to autism.
  • Developer Cold Iron Studios shuts down cloud version of $60 game with no refunds
    A reminder of the perils of digital ownership.


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