rss: npr

  • Supreme Court pauses lower court ruling on Trump's mail voting order as hurdles loom
    The Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling that blocked key parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail for the midterms. But U.S. Postal Service work on the order remains blocked nationwide.
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveils new U.S. economic sanctions to isolate Iran
    The Trump administration calls this an "economic D-Day" on Iran. Iran vows to respond to fresh sanctions in a "seismic manner."
  • U.S. to detail new economic pressures on Iran. And, Canada to impose tariffs on U.S.
    Today, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to announce details on new economic pressures on Iran. And, Canada has vowed to impose retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.
  • Washington, D.C.'s first IndyCar race packed the National Mall
    IndyCar drivers zoomed past some of the nation's most famous landmarks this weekend. They faced novel challenges on an unconventional route.
  • In candid interviews, National Guard members speak out about D.C. deployment
    As President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., enters its second year, three guard members who served many months on the mission share their reactions with NPR.
  • Sean Grayson, former deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says
    Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence.
  • Morning news brief
    Treasury secretary to detail new round of economic pressure on Iran, Iran warns of 'seismic' retaliation if U.S. follow through with economic threat, Canada vows to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S.
  • High-intensity sprints can trigger molecular changes in the bloodstream
    A new study finds that an all-out sprint may have unique benefits when it comes to the proteins and tiny molecules in your bloodstream.
  • Thousands forced to evacuate parts of Reno, Nevada, as new wildfire rages
    Officials say the fire, which has now burned more than 15,000 acres and is zero percent contained, was human caused. Nearly 90,000 people have been told to evacuate or prepare to leave.
  • Climate change is unearthing archaeological discoveries, while also threatening them
    NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Jørgen Hollesen, a Senior Researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, about how climate change is impacting the study of archaeology.


rss: bbc

  • Organised crime arrests as police investigate A66 crash that killed two officers
    Nine men and three women are arrested as police investigate the lead-up to the crash that killed seven people.
  • How the deadly A66 crash unfolded leaving seven dead
    At 03:30 BST on Saturday, two police officers were killed when a Volkswagen Passat collided with their marked car on the A66 motorway.
  • Burnham vows support for Ukraine despite 'outrageous threats' from Russia
    It comes after Moscow warned of "consequences" over the reported use of British drones by Ukraine.
  • Is UK's Storm Shadow missile a game changer for Ukraine?
    Correspondent Joe Inwood breaks down the weapons technology that could make a difference in the Russia-Ukraine war.
  • Charity? Acting? The Cotswolds? What will Harry and Meghan's UK life look like?
    The couple's return to the UK is imminent - and what they'll be focusing on here is gradually becoming clearer.
  • World's oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows
    The record "is another clear signal of an ocean under growing stress", according to Dr Samantha Burgess from the European Copernicus climate change service.
  • Briton fighting for Russia killed in Ukraine
    Bradley Townsend left South Yorkshire in April, telling his family he was going to Romania.
  • Police pass Mohamed Al Fayed case file to prosecutors
    The Crown Prosecution Service will review evidence relating to a man in his 80s gathered by police investigating allegations against the late Harrods owner.
  • US-Canada trade war escalates as Trump threatens tariff hike on autos after Carney vows to retaliate
    Mark Carney accused Trump of wanting to "destroy" Canada's auto industry, and said he would only resume trade talks if the US comes with the "right attitude".
  • Snooker champion Graeme Dott guilty of child sex abuse
    The former world champion was found guilty of lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a girl and boy.


rss: the register

  • Conjure cash with old Macs by linking them to AI inference Borg
    Darkbloom distributed inference network promises to put underutilized Apple kit to work
  • Windows NT 4 went on sale 30 years ago today
    The version that started to bring all Microsoft’s pieces together
  • YouTuber's backyard fab ambitions expand from RAM to homebrew LEDs
    Dr. Semiconductor's latest project lights the path toward what he tells us he hopes becomes a cottage chip industry
  • Iran-linked cyberattack shut down a UK power plant
    No risk to wider energy system, government tells The Reg
  • Logitech hit by sueball over tariff refunds
    Complaint: Peripheral maker did not want to unplug itself from higher prices and hand back cash to customers
  • Users mash LinkedIn's AI slop button 1M+ times in 3 weeks
    Or: Shock as users of world's largest slop repository report lots of slop
  • Emperor Penguin Linus Torvalds banishes a bug – with a bot
    The lad himself finds and fixes a tricky one… or does he?
  • What Nvidia's first Groq 3 LPU benchmarks tell us about its $20B gamble
    Gemma 4 31B performance tests offer a best-case scenario for next-gen dataflow accelerators
  • Tesla to recall almost three million vehicles over hidden door handles
    At least it looks cool, right Elon? China demands changes ahead of ban on new models in 2027
  • Oracle Exadata Database@AWS offers advantages, but trade-offs remain
    Cloud giant allows customers to get more from Oracle hardware, but will try to gain more workloads on the side


rss: ars technica

  • GM vehicles under federal scrutiny after hundreds of reports
    The eBoost brake-by-wire system is responsible for at least 22 crashes now.
  • Inaudible sounds used to fingerprint browsers catch AliExpress red-handed
    Is the technique outdated? Yes. Is it still creepy? Also yes.
  • Buyer beware: Those mummified remains might carry toxic spores
    "Mummified remains sold online exhibit signs of biodeterioration, yet sellers provide no safety guidance."
  • Nvidia senior manager linked to Supermicro scheme smuggling AI servers to China
    Nvidia worker indicted after Jensen Huang scolded Supermicro for AI server smuggling.
  • F1 in the Netherlands: The driver you most want to beat is your teammate
    Formula 1 returned from its summer break with this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix.
  • Trump tried to curb clean energy. It’s booming anyway.
    Capacity will rise by a record 45GW this year, according to S&P Global Energy.
  • Review: Chuwi's $449 Unibook laptop is a funhouse-mirror MacBook Neo
    The Unibook is a weird entry-level laptop for people with patience.
  • Due to need for "absolute success," China delays critical Moon launch to 2027
    "The Chang’e 7 mission does not meet the conditions for launch."
  • Volcanoes that made history
    Enormous eruptions altered Earth’s climate and societies all over the globe.
  • Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses
    Hibernation cuts down on synapses, but mice seem to retain memories anyway.


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