rss: npr

  • DOJ will pause $1.8 billion fund, per court order. And, key primaries to watch today
    The DOJ says it will abide by a federal court order pausing its anti-weaponization fund. And, six states are holding primaries today. Here are the races to watch.
  • Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military, appeals court rules
    A divided panel of appeals court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service.
  • EU strikes migration deal for more deportations and detention centers abroad
    The European Union has moved forward with an overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and build detention centers abroad. Critics compared the regulation to the immigration strategy of the Trump administration.
  • Stripping U.S. citizenship en masse is harder than Trump vowed
    President Trump's vow to revoke citizenship worries immigrant advocates, legal scholars and naturalized Americans — but so far it's proving harder to do than the rhetoric suggests.
  • For veterans, a place where peace can take root
    Iraq war veteran John Follmer leads vet volunteers who are rehabbing a neglected Japanese garden on the West LA Veterans Affairs Campus.
  • Tuesday is a big primary day. Here are key races to watch
    Six states — California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico — hold elections on Tuesday. Here are key races to follow.
  • Why is Michigan loosening its rules for parents wanting to exempt kids from vaccines?
    A decade ago, Michigan had high rates of parents not vaccinating their children, so it required them to attend an in-person education class to get an exemption. It worked — until things got ugly.
  • Morning news brief
    DOJ says it will pause its 'anti-weaponization' fund after judge's ruling, Trump says he urged Israel, Hezbollah to hold fire amid rising tensions over Lebanon, Californians vote in state's primaries.
  • Ultra-Orthodox protesters block roads and trains across Israel over military draft
    Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrated across Israel on Monday, blocking roads and trains and setting cars on fire to protest mandatory enlistment in Israel's military.
  • What to know about US military strikes on alleged drug boats
    The U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats have killed over 200 people. The attacks began in September and aim to stem drug flow, but critics question their legality and effectiveness.


rss: bbc

  • Murdered student Henry Nowak told police 'I can't breathe' while handcuffed
    An investigation into the police's actions by the Independent Office for Police Conduct is ongoing.
  • How pupils with special educational needs are more likely to see their schools close
    In schools that closed between 2020 and 2025, nearly 30% of children had special educational needs
  • Ukraine rescuers pull dead from rubble after Russian strikes kill 18 people
    An eight-year-old boy and a woman killed in a strike on an apartment block are among the dead, officials say.
  • Third of people say uni degree not worth it, as student loan inquiry begins
    MPs will hear the concerns of graduates about the size of their student debts, and the interest rates.
  • Clashes continue in Lebanon despite Israel and Hezbollah accepting US partial ceasefire plan
    A cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah is seen as crucial to the peace process with Iran.
  • Body found after river search for missing boy, 11
    Mackenzie Swift was last seen alive entering the River Don in South Yorkshire on Saturday evening.
  • Sabrina Carpenter gets restraining order against man who showed up at her home
    The singer reported a series of "deeply alarming" incidents at her house to Los Angeles police.
  • How former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell spent the £400,000 he embezzled
    BBC Scotland News has collated all of the goods bought by ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell in his £400,000 embezzlement.
  • Post Office scandal victim dedicates OBE to 'sub-postmasters we have lost'
    The 92-year-old said she dedicate the OBE to 'all sub-postmasters we have lost'.
  • Can a reality show villain become mayor of one of America's largest cities?
    Republican Spencer Pratt, known for his TV role on The Hills, appears to be in a tight race with two Democrats.


rss: the register

  • HPE declares Juniper deal a 'home run' as AI and networking fuel record quarter
    Networking orders surged, AI demand showed little sign of slowing, and HPE used the occasion to take a victory lap over its $14 billion Juniper bet
  • Northern Ireland cops issue PSA after official phone number spoofed by scammers
    If you’re going to impersonate an officer, perhaps choose a more sophisticated way to nick cash than asking for gift cards…
  • Peter Mandelson invited UK PM to meet Palantir's Thiel
    Britain's former US ambassador founded lobbyist that represented spy-tech firm, saw it win big roles in UK defense, health tech
  • Intel and pals cram 36,864 CPU cores into a 100kW rack while chasing the agentic AI dragon
    Meanwhile, Intel and SambaNova's disaggregated inference blueprint lands its first customer
  • Satellite phone dreams orbit reality as direct-to-cell usage set to underwhelm
    Nice technology, shame about the price and the indoor blackouts
  • Angry devs vow to flee GitHub Copilot as metered billing takes hold
    '16% of my monthly Pro+ allowance. Gone. For basically nothing'
  • Shai-Hulud malware worms Red Hat npm package versions downloaded 80K times a week
    TeamPCP? Or copycat malware dev?
  • Election interlopers register 5K+ domains, hope to catch some voting phish
    Hacking voting machines is so 2017. Phishing, impersonation pose the real election risks
  • Anthropic, now atop the AI bubble, files for its IPO
    First it tops OpenAI's valuation, then it beats Altman to the IPO punch
  • US firms still dominate chip subsidies
    China's support is greater relative to semiconductor industry revenue


rss: ars technica

  • AI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system.
    Some report burning through their whole monthly "AI credit" allotment in a single day.
  • Why cats prefer silver vine to catnip and other May highlights
    Prehistoric mining in the Pyrenees, a new species of tiny blue octopus, slapstick acoustics, and more.
  • Moderna gets $50 million to develop mRNA Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo
    Amid a raging Ebola outbreak, officials "urgently accelerate development" of vaccines.
  • Hackers duped Meta AI support chatbot to steal celebrity Instagram accounts
    Pricey Instagram handles were stolen and resold before Meta patched the exploit.
  • Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra looks like its first true MacBook Pro competitor
    It's Microsoft's least-weird attempt at a high-end mobile workstation.
  • Dozens of Red Hat packages backdoored through its official NPM channel
    Anyone who has downloaded affected Red Hat packages should investigate immediately.
  • New Trump vaccine order based on "no credible scientific evidence," doctors say
    Even Danish researchers think it's bizarre.
  • Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman after multiple ChatGPT-linked murders
    Altman has an "utter disregard" for human lives, Florida AG says.
  • From 15 hours to one minute: How AI/ML is speeding up GM's development
    From CFD and FEA to digital twins, carmaking now involves a lot of virtualization.
  • Allegedly trashing Airbnbs to test robots puts startup in legal trouble
    Lawsuit seeks $12,000 from startup that allegedly damaged home in robot tests.


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