rss: npr

  • Modi's party takes control of India's West Bengal in key state election
    The outcome is expected to strengthen Modi's political position midway through his third term.
  • A United jet struck a light pole and a truck near Newark airport, police say
    New Jersey State Police say a United Airlines passenger jet struck a light pole and damaged a truck as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday.
  • Supreme Court gives abortion pill mifepristone a 1-week reprieve from a major change
    The Supreme Court says rules that allow patients to get the abortion pill mifepristone through the mail can stay the same for at least a week.
  • The U.S. fights to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as UAE says it's attacked by Iran
    The U.S. military said it battled Iranian forces and sank six small boats as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while the United Arab Emirates said Iran fired missiles and drones its way.
  • The many ways Trump wants to change D.C., from buildings to statues to parks
    Many of the changes Trump wants to make to the White House and the city are facing legal challenges. Some are reversible, while others could reshape the nation's capital for generations to come.
  • Trump says U.S. will 'guide' stranded ships through the Strait. And, key Senate races to watch
    President Trump announced that the U.S will "guide" stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz. And, Democrats face an uphill battle to gain Senate control. Here are the key races to watch.
  • Not sure what to get Mom for Mother's Day? Get ideas from our listeners
    Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10. If you're stumped on what to get the moms in your life, get some inspiration from our audience. They share the best gifts they've ever received from their loved ones.
  • Here's how medication abortion works with just one drug
    The Supreme Court on Monday said that telemedicine access to the abortion drug mifepristone can stay — for at least a week. But as mifepristone faces court challenges, another drug that remains available is safe and effective at ending early pregnancy.
  • At the 2026 Met Gala, 'Fashion is Art.' Here's what to expect
    On the first Monday of every May, the rich, famous and well-dressed gather in New York City for the Met Gala fundraiser. Ivy Buck offers a lookahead - covering this year's theme, where to watch, who's coming, and more.
  • How the SCOTUS voting rights ruling could affect Congress, according to Eric Holder
    Eric Holder, chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, talks with NPR's Michel Martin about a Supreme Court ruling that could pave the way for a drop in Black representation in Congress.


rss: bbc

  • UAE accuses Iran of renewed drone and missile attacks
    A large fire has broken out at the key Emirati oil port of Fujairah, which lies beyond the largely-blocked Strait of Hormuz.
  • Two killed and many injured after car driven into crowd in German city of Leipzig
    A 33-year-old German citizen was detained following the incident, the authorities say.
  • Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over It Ends With Us film
    The settlement comes just ahead of a trial slated to begin in May, where both stars were expected to testify.
  • Three dead in suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship
    The operator of the MV Hondius ship says a Dutch husband and wife, as well as a German national, have died but the cause has not yet been established.
  • Two arrested over arson attack at Golders Green memorial
    A memorial wall was damaged by fire on 27 April in north London, with counter-terror police involved in the investigation.
  • Peter Kay bomb hoax accused removed from court
    Birmingham's Utilita Arena was evacuated on Friday night with the comedian ushered off stage.
  • Israeli attacks kill dozens within days in Lebanon despite ceasefire
    The health ministry says 77 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon since Thursday.
  • Britney Spears pleads guilty to reckless driving after arrest
    The 44-year-old will avoid jail time after her arrest in California earlier this year.
  • Met Gala 2026: How to watch, the price of tickets and this year's theme
    Beyoncé, who last attended the Met Gala in 2016, is returning as a co-chair of fashion's biggest night.
  • What we know about Trump's 'Project Freedom' in Strait of Hormuz
    What does the operation entail and could it lead to a resumption of hostilities?


rss: the register

  • Microsoft fixes VS Code after app gives Copilot credit for human's work

    Devs not thrilled that Git extension added the bot as co-author by default

    Imagine working your butt off on a project, only to have VS Code put an attribution into your commit that says Copilot helped you, even if it did not. Microsoft has reversed a change that added a default AI attribution notice after user complaints that the bot was claiming credit for human-authored code.…

  • Kids say they can beat age checks by drawing on a fake mustache

    46% say age checks are easy to bypass, and nearly a third admit getting around them

    It’s been months since the UK government began requiring stronger age checks under the Online Safety Act, and recent research suggests those measures are falling short of keeping kids away from harmful content. In some cases, even drawing on a mustache has been reported as enough to fool age detection software.…

  • Hobbyist xenomorphs Raspberry Pi into Alien-themed DIY laptop

    Everything you need to build the PS-85 is available from its designer's website, even if you can't get to space

    We've all been there: You're doing maintenance on a Weyland-Yutani hauler dragging mineral ore back toward Earth, and there’s no terminal handy to tap into the MU/TH/UR AI to check ship systems. Lucky for you, one enterprising maker has created just the machine for the job.…

  • Hands off my trademark! Notepad++ dev threatens legal action against macOS port

    It's not the fork that's the problem, it's the attempt to make it look official, says original Notepad++ dev Don Ho

    Notepad++ remains a Windows-only app, at least under that name. The beloved developer-focused, open-source text editor recently was ported to macOS by a third party. However, developer Don Ho wants to be perfectly clear that, no matter how convincing the new project might look, it's not official. …

  • Inside Amazon Web Services' plan to make networking disappear

    The Register gets a look inside AWS' networking lab in Cupertino

    FEATURE In an unassuming three-story office building in Cupertino, California, engineers from Amazon Web Services are busy trying to make networking inconspicuous.…

  • Shadow IT has given way to shadow AI. Enter AI-BOMs

    'If you don't have visibility, you can't understand what to protect'

    When it comes to securing enterprise supply chains, now heavily infused with AI applications and agents, a software bill of materials (SBOM) no longer provides a complete inventory of all the components in the environment. Enter AI-BOMs.…

  • Moving to mainframe can be cheaper than sticking with VMware: Gartner

    Serious Linux VMs will enjoy big iron – if you can learn to love lock-in risks and skills challenges

    VMware users considering a new home might find it cheaper to move to an IBM mainframe than adopting Broadcom’s new licenses, according to Gartner Vice President Analyst Alessandro Galimberti.…

  • If the vote you rocked, your personal info can be grokked

    Even limited voter rolls can be linked to identify people, research shows

    Your voter data could be used against you. A foreign intelligence service that wished to identify the family members of deployed military personnel could do so by cross-referencing public voter record data and social media posts.…

  • Hope your holiday was horrid: You botched the last thing you did before leaving

    That box-full-of-old-tech-you-should-probably-have-thrown-out-but-kept-just-in-case got a techie in trouble

    Who, Me? Monday is upon us once again and The Register hopes that when you arrive at your desk, all is well. We offer that sentiment because we use the first day of the working week to bring you a fresh instalment of "Who, Me?" – the reader-contributed column in which you confess to making mistakes, and explain how you survived them.…

  • Ask.com, former home of search butler Jeeves, closes just as conversational search comes back

    Like actual butlers, this relic of the first dotcom boom has been a quaint anachronism for decades

    In the mid-1990s, search engine designers settled on the user interface that dominates to this day: a text box into which users enter text, and a resulting list of websites.…



rss: ars technica

  • Canadian election databases use "canary traps"—and they work
    Intentional errors can be useful.
  • Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags
    The retracted study on ChatGPT in education was already cited hundreds of times.
  • GameStop offers $56 billion for eBay, struggles to explain how it'll pay for it
    Amid falling revenue and store closures, GameStop wants to buy the much larger eBay.
  • F1 in Miami: That's what it looks like when an upgrade works
    2026's Formula 1 championship now looks far from a foregone thing.
  • AMD is adding HDMI 2.1 support for Linux. That's good news for the Steam Machine.
    Fixed Rate Link being added now; Display Stream Compression coming soon.
  • Musk’s “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial
    OpenAI accuses Musk of trying to "coerce" a settlement days before trial started.
  • Mac mini starting price goes up to $799, may be hard to get for "months"
    Chip shortages and demand from AI enthusiasts are both playing a part.
  • Trump administration cites national security in stalling 165 wind farms
    Onshore wind development in the United States is being brought to a standstill.
  • MIT's virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool
    Computational model lets users tweak parameters to hear effect on the sound in early design process.
  • Toyota built a $10 billion private utopia—what’s going on in there?
    Woven City is a privacy nightmare but could be helpful to an OEM desperate to be more.


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