rss: npr

  • With just days left, the U.S. opening match at the World Cup is still not sold out
    Hundreds of tickets are still available for the U.S. and Canada opening matches for the World Cup on Friday. Even more are available in resale platforms — many at below face value.
  • NPR's new chief content officer: 'I've been training for this job my whole life'
    Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Workshop, YouTube and Pinterest.
  • Xi and Kim express hopes for greater ties between China and North Korea
    Xi traveled to Pyongyang on Monday in a likely attempt to reassert China's unique influence over its socialist neighbor.
  • Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate
    Israel and Iran's recent exchange of fire is threatening the truce in the Middle East. And, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an unprecedented rate, officials say.
  • In his book, self-described USAID 'whistleblower' talks about the agency and Ebola
    Nicholas Enrich, on staff at the U.S. Agency for International Aid under 4 administrations, talks about Into the Woodchipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID.
  • In speech to Spanish parliament, pope demands respect for the dignity of all people
    In the first papal address to the Spanish legislature, the American pope said a "moral renewal" was necessary in legislatures and public life to ensure respect for the inherent dignity of all people.
  • People love working from home. But does it love them back? A new study says no
    A study finds that people in remote jobs are more socially isolated, anxious and sad compared to people not in remote jobs. But demanding everyone return to the office isn't the answer either, say researchers.
  • The red state, blue state divide is real. But it's driven by more than just politics
    Recent research suggests there's more going on with "ideological sorting" than simply moving to places that match one's politics. It's often one of many deciding factors, such as taxes or safety.
  • Whales are showing up in San Francisco Bay. New ship alerts could help protect them
    The changing climate is driving whales into San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes have been deadly. A new camera system could help ships and ferries steer clear.
  • Can a vibrating belt help protect bones and muscle health?
    More than 40 million adults in the U.S. ages 50 and older have osteopenia, or low bone density. An FDA-approved wearable vibration device is giving some women a tool that could slow that loss.


rss: bbc

  • Billionaire West Ham co-owner accused of abusing his power and preying on women for sex
    Women say David Sullivan told them they needed to have sex with him to feature in his newspapers.
  • Who is David Sullivan - football boss, 'king of porn' and alleged sexual predator?
    The ex-West Ham boss has long boasted of sexual conquests, but is now accused of exploitative behaviour.
  • Sikh group calls for inquiry into Henry Nowak death
    Dabinderjit Singh of the Sikh Federation has written to the government calling for an inquiry.
  • New drug to stop 'Ozempic butt' muscle loss
    A third of the weight loss from obesity jabs can come from muscle, say experts.
  • Epstein victim says she had dinner at Andrew's palace apartment
    Testimony to US Congress members is the first time a woman abused and trafficked by the late financier has publicly spoken of attending royal residences.
  • Watch: Southern Lights timelapse filmed from space
    This occurrence of aurora australis, or Southern Lights, was captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir.
  • Stokes and Atkinson investigated over nightclub incident
    An incident at a nightclub involving England cricket captain Ben Stokes, pace bowler Gus Atkinson and a Saracens academy player is being investigated by the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Prem Rugby club.
  • At least 35 dead after major earthquake strikes southern Philippines
    The magnitude-7.8 quake triggered small tsunami waves in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.
  • Nottingham attacks inquiry revealed miscarriage of justice, victim's mother says
    The bereaved families of the victims of Valdo Calocane speak at a press conference in London.
  • Christian Eriksen at home and 'doing well' after collapse
    Christian Eriksen says he is "doing well" and is at home with his family following his collapse in Sunday's game against Ukraine.


rss: the register

  • Ransomware sends Illinois high school on an early summer vacation
    Meanwhile, 13 schools in Wales affected by separate attack
  • Amazon Leo's satellite homework is late, but FCC won't flunk it just yet
    Orbital broadband biz will miss its July 30 deadline to have 1,616 spacecraft in place
  • NHS prescribes half a million Copilot licenses for its paperwork headache
    After a trial claimed chatbot saved staff 43 minutes a day, NHS England has decided it's time to supersize the experiment
  • GitHub nukes 70+ Microsoft repos, breaks CI/CD pipelines, following suspected worm infections
    Miasma worm shapeshifts, but cloud secret-scouting remains the goal
  • Python JIT compiler project under threat after steering council says proper process wasn't followed
    No new features to be submitted to main branch, existing code removed in 6 months if new proposal not created and accepted
  • NSO Group back in Meta's crosshairs after alleged WhatsApp targeting
    Zuckercorp says surveillance-for-hire vendor was still running phishing operations after federal court told it to knock it off
  • UK boffin bait lands 18 international researchers
    Global Talent visa program aims to draw in dissatisfied scientists from countries including the US
  • Brit fraudsters using AI to doctor 'evidence' in motor insurance claims
    Policy-holders increasingly turn fender benders into much more by sprinkling in their favorite AI chatbots, Aviva says
  • Department of Work and Pensions' answer to AI job fears is a bot to polish your CV
    Whitehall says Work Assistant will help jobseekers apply around the clock – provided employers don't mind machine-written applications
  • History of CentOS: How a biochemist's Linux hobby project became the enterprise world's default operating system
    When a community came together after Red Hat said Windows was 'probably the right product'


rss: ars technica

  • Man jailed for a month despite Flock showing he was 5 miles from crime scene
    Cop seemingly ignored Flock camera timestamp to justify arrests.
  • F1 in Monaco: Finally, the cars were flat-out in qualifying
    The cars are too big to race well, but the competition for pole position is thrilling.
  • A Falcon 9 booster turns 5 years old—and just set a remarkable reuse record
    We take the Falcon 9 rocket for granted. But we probably shouldn't.
  • Michigan politicians want to ban Chinese-badged cars from even visiting the US
    The latest bill would ban day trips from Canada or Mexico in Chinese cars.
  • "Chat is dead": OpenAI preps overhaul of ChatGPT
    OpenAI to recast hit chatbot as a route to higher-margin products before a potential IPO.
  • The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary
    Machine learning has its limits—how is it being used?
  • RIP Anthony Head: Our 10 favorite moments of Buffy’s Giles
    Head's true genius—and that of his character, Giles—lay in quietly filling in the gaps in every scene
  • School shooting survivor sues AI gun detection firm after system failed to spot weapon
    How accurate does an AI system need to be?
  • Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
    Those ousted included ADA journal Editor-in-Chief Steven Kahn and former ADA President Desmond Schatz.
  • Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing
    What’s the difference between a person, an artifact, and an ecosystem?


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