rss: npr

  • Smithsonian too focused on 'oppressors and the oppressed,' say House Republicans
    In a House DOGE subcommittee hearing, GOP representatives excoriated the director of the National Museum of American History, following a White House report earlier this month that also criticized her.
  • Ukraine's Zelenskyy fires his military chief after protests and names a new one
    President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces following days of protests demanding his removal. Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief.
  • Nicaragua's President Ortega says no more elections, extending his 20-year rule
    The announcement effectively canceled Nicaragua's next elections, originally scheduled for November 2027.
  • Is that food really made with 100% avocado oil? Likely not
    A new study finds that consumers who are paying a premium for foods advertised as made with avocado oil are probably not getting what they think they're buying.
  • The best games of 2026 so far, picked by NPR's staff
    Titans like Resident Evil Requiem and Crimson Desert dominated in the first half of the gaming year, with early-access sequels like Slay the Spire 2 and Subnautica 2 not far behind.
  • India's youth-led Cockroach movement vows to continue protest after police crackdown
    The movement, which began as a satirical protest, has evolved into a nationwide challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
  • Iran-backed Houthis announce blockade. And, Cyclospora source remains unknown
    Iran-backed Houthis say they will blockade a waterway on the Red Sea. And, the FDA continues to investigate Taylor Farms lettuce as a source of the Cyclospora outbreak despite a retracted test.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth goes to the Hill with nearly $90B funding request
    Defense secretary Pete Hegseth will appear on the Hill on Tuesday. He's looking for a nearly $90 billion funding boost, as the Iran war once again flares.
  • Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods
    President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.
  • The best economic ideas from around the world — Planet Money Summer School is back
    Our free economics course for your ears is on a quest for great economics ideas.


rss: bbc

  • Ann Widdecombe was hit on head 21 times with hammer, prosecutors say
    Joshua Kerry, 28, attacked Widdecombe while she was eating lunch at her home in Devon before stealing her wallet, prosecutors say.
  • Burnham tells cabinet to tackle living costs at first meeting
    The new prime minister chaired his first cabinet after announcing a cut to VAT on household electricity.
  • Sackings, cabinet surprises and policies: Burnham's first 24 hours as PM
    The new prime minister enters Number 10 in a flurry of activity - but he is still facing calls for a snap election.
  • Zelensky sacks Ukraine's top army commander after days of protests
    Oleksandr Syrskyi is dismissed after backlash over the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
  • Brazil's Amazon sees sharp decline in size of area burned in 2025
    The amount of land burned in the world's largest rainforest was the smallest since MapBiomas records began in 1985.
  • Chelsea sign Morgan Rogers for British record transfer fee of £117m
    Chelsea's £117m move for Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers is a genuine transfer window shock - so how did they do it and what does it mean for the rest of the squad?
  • Parts of the UK move closer to drought
    Eight areas across England are now in prolonged dry weather – the stage before drought.
  • Thames Water announces hosepipe ban for 10 million
    The water company said the three heatwaves contributed to the ban.
  • Lebanese army says troops deploying in 'pilot zone' after Israeli withdrawal
    A US-brokered agreement should see Israeli troops pulling out of a small part of Lebanon occupied during their conflict with Hezbollah.
  • Ryanair boss says 'foreign object' may have caused plane window incident
    Passenger Ljubisa Karović was partially sucked out of a cabin window on the Boeing aircraft.


rss: the register

  • Cisco's open-weight bug busters take on Google and OpenAI
    Don't call them chatbots
  • AI's cheatin' heart will make you weep
    Trust but verify doesn't work when verification is difficult
  • US Marines' latest anti-drone toy is an AI turret that uses regular machine guns
    Don't worry - it can autonomously attack ground targets, too
  • Iran says it's struck offline AWS facility in Bahrain ... again
    AWS' me-south-1 region has been offline for months, so more like beating a dead cloud
  • Oracle faces $100M annual bill to back Wisconsin datacenter power promises
    Regulator refuses to budge on $7B guarantee for nearly 1 GW campus being developed with Vantage and OpenAI
  • Kratos phishing-as-a-service kit loses its battle with international law enforcement
    Alleged developer arrested in Indonesia after more than 200 servers slain
  • Nvidia shows off Vera Rubin platform for tokenmaxxing
    If your AI Factory sells tokens, why not optimize token emission?
  • Windows 11 Start menu changes trickle into Beta, movable taskbar still MIA
    Users asked for flexibility, but a leaner OS for older PCs might matter more as hardware prices soar
  • AI music platform Suno hits bum note as 55M users exposed in data breach, claims infosec expert
    Have I Been Pwned confirms scale for first time
  • Intel fortifies Foundry with an actual customer: Fortinet
    Firewall maker looks to safeguard its custom ASIC production with homegrown silicon


rss: ars technica

  • Nintendo customers have no legal right to tariff refunds, company tells judge
    Nintendo says Switch buyers got what they paid for, urges court to dismiss lawsuit.
  • Let Tom Hiddleston be your guide to Pompeii's final day
    NatGeo's Pompeii: Out of Time fuses historical fact and imagination to bring city's last 24 hours to life.
  • Naked mole-rat queens use a chemical signal to suppress fertility in rivals
    A single chemical made by mole-rat queens enforces the social order.
  • Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement approved; only 350 authors opted out
    Anthropic blocks authors from opting out of $1.5B settlement at last minute.
  • Sales of Valve's Steam Deck crater after recent price hike
    Analysis of bestseller charts shows an 80 percent dip from 2025's sales rate.
  • Google announces Gemini 3.6 Flash and cybersecurity AI, teases 3.5 Pro and Gemini 4
    There are new 3.6 and 3.5 models today, but Google is already training Gemini 4.
  • TreeSize won't renew perpetual-license support unless users subscribe
    "Current economic conditions" have shifted TreeSize's business model.
  • When your vehicle outlives its cloud: What happens next?
    Automakers love connected vehicles, but support isn't open-ended.
  • Apps targeted at US troops contain Chinese and Russian code
    More than one-eighth of apps analyzed contained foreign code.
  • 2027 Kia Seltos first drive gives you plenty of SUV for not much $
    It starts at just under $25,000, but the hybrid won't arrive until next year.


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