rss: npr

  • Israel and Lebanon extend ceasefire. And, Trump eases medical marijuana rules
    Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire for three weeks, President Trump says. And, the Trump administration is easing rules on medical marijuana.
  • 'Self-aware' robots can learn complex tasks by watching humans. Is that a good thing?
    Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own — but experts say it raises questions about how much risk comes with letting robots be in charge of their own learning. 
  • After 2 failed votes, Mike Johnson unveils new plan to extend key U.S. spy powers
    With an April 30 deadline fast approaching, Johnson unveiled his latest proposal to extend the controversial surveillance program known as FISA 702.
  • Why Trump wants to spend $1 billion on Great Salt Lake
    Utah's Great Salt Lake has been labeled an "environmental nuclear bomb" and it has the attention of the president of the United States.
  • Morning news brief
    Ongoing U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz strands thousands of seafarers, Trump administration eases rules on medical marijuana, Wildfires fueled by drought continue to spread in parts of Georgia.
  • A child lost her dad in the Key Bridge collapse. Now, DHS wants to deport her mother
    The mother's story is a stark example of how immigration policy can change drastically with each administration — and transform the lives of immigrants.
  • Two widows share how a park bench brought them together
    Two widows discuss their friendship which started on a park bench
  • 2 young people arrested in alleged plot to attack Houston synagogue
    Two young people have been arrested in an alleged plot to attack a Texas synagogue that involved driving through the congregation to "kill as many Jews as possible," according authorities.
  • Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese firms 'exploiting' U.S. AI models
    The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies' exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence models, singling out China at a time that country is narrowing the gap with the U.S. in the AI race.
  • EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto
    The European Union on Thursday approved a $106-billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years, ending months of political deadlock.


rss: bbc

  • Epstein housed victims in London flats after Met chose not to investigate him, BBC reveals
    The revelations intensify concerns about repeated police decisions not to investigate 2015 trafficking claims.
  • No 10 say Falkland sovereignty rests with UK after report of US 'review'
    An internal Pentagon document reportedly raised the prospect of a change in position in retaliation for the UK not joining the Iran war.
  • Steve Rosenberg: Kremlin's tightening grip on internet fuels Russian discontent
    Officials say the restrictions are for public safety, but businesses and the public are feeling the impact.
  • Ringo Starr: 'I made all my mistakes on stage'
    Beatles star reveals all about his new country album, being a Sir and coming up with the phrase A Hard Day's Night.
  • How Lineker and Neville became rival media moguls
    BBC sports editor Dan Roan examines how Gary Lineker and Gary Neville became two of the biggest players in a rapidly changing media industry.
  • Running marathons for our girls has made us closer, say dads of Southport victims
    Sergio Aguiar and David Stancombe run the London Marathon together in memory of Alice and Elsie.
  • Stock markets are too high and set to fall, says Bank of England deputy
    It is unusual for a senior figure at the Bank to be so forthright on market movements.
  • Trump says he speaks 'for the UK more than Prince Harry'
    The US president's comments come ahead of a state visit from King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
  • Biobank data incident caused by 'a few bad apples', boss says
    Professor Sir Rory Collins said he was "angry" and "upset" about the incident, as both the bank's boss and a participant.
  • Staff at UK's largest Pride event allege bullying and misconduct under sacked CEO
    Christopher Joell-Deshields was fired from Pride in London following an investigation into his conduct.


rss: the register

  • Trump to UK: stop taxing our big beautiful tech corps or face tariff tsuanmi

    Oval Office resident rants about Blighty's Digital Services Tax with threats that don’t quite add up

    Donald Trump has threatened to whack the UK with a "big tariff" if it doesn't scrap its tax on large US tech firms, reviving a long-running spat over who gets to skim the proceeds from Silicon Valley's global empire.…

  • Greece relaxes Euro biometric border entry rules amid airport chaos

    Missed flights and more means something has got to give at the border

    Greece is taking a flexible approach to introducing the European Union's biometric Entry/Exit System (EES), after some British passport holders missed flights home following the system's implementation on 10 April.…

  • UK gov pays public £550 to discuss Digital ID – then bans journalists from the room

    Nothing says 'We want honest opinions' like a 36,000-letter mailshot with no awkward questions allowed

    Members of the UK government’s People’s Panel on Digital ID will spend two weekends in Birmingham and three evenings on Zoom discussing how Britain should build a national digital identity system, earning £550 plus expenses for their trouble.…

  • Betting shop bug ends in kidnap plot as staff turn ransom artists

    Computer glitch spawns duplicate jackpots, disgruntled punters, and one very bad career choice

    A computer glitch in a Spanish betting shop triggered a chain of events that ended with the store manager being kidnapped and held for €50,000 ($58,000) in ransom, allegedly by one of the shop's own employees.…

  • To fix this Wi-Fi network, we'll need a crane

    Won't somebody think of the children not being hit by a load of building materials?

    On Call Delivering excellent tech support can sometimes require heavy lifting, a feat The Register celebrates each Friday with a new instalment of On Call – the reader-contributed column that shares your stories of hoisting glitchy tech back to full function.…

  • Researchers find cyber-sabotage malware that may predate Stuxnet by five years

    FAST16 could be the first cyberweapon, and its effects could be with us today

    Black Hat Asia Infosec outfit SentinelOne found malware that tries to induce errors in engineering and physics simulation software and therefore represents an attempt at sabotage, and suggests it was created years before the Stuxnet worm that aimed to destroy Iran’s uranium enrichment centrifuges.…

  • Weak security means attackers could disable all of a city's public EV chargers

    Demonstrated in China, probably applicable elsewhere

    Black Hat Asia Developers of rented internet of things infrastructure – stuff like public EV chargers and shared e-bikes – are prioritizing user convenience over security, and leaving themselves exposed to wide-scale denial of service attacks on their services.…

  • Anthropic admits it dumbed down Claude when trying to make it smarter

    System changes and bugs overlapped to create the impression of general decline

    Claude users who complained about the AI service producing lower-quality responses over the past month weren’t imagining it.…

  • Dev targeted by sophisticated job scam: 'I let my guard down, and ran the freaking code'

    Legit-looking website, camera-on interviews, jokes about backdoors ... it worked

    EXCLUSIVE It all started with a LinkedIn message, as so many employment scams do these days.…

  • Solid-state batteries hold more juice, but keep cracking up. Now researchers know why

    Two teams, similar diagnosis: Ceramic electrolytes still refusing to cooperate

    With more capacity and faster charging, solid-state batteries could be the next big thing in energy. And good news: researchers may have pinned down one major reason these batteries still fail before they can reach widespread commercial use.…



rss: ars technica

  • Visitors to this private space station won't be wearing shorts and T-shirts
    Can you wear white after Labor Day if your destination is Earth orbit?
  • US accuses China of “industrial-scale” AI theft. China says it’s “slander.”
    Trump-Xi summit may be rocked by US mulling huge sanctions.
  • Carbon nanotube wiring gets closer to competing with copper
    While this material degrades over time, it could point to better ones.
  • We still don't have a more precise value for "Big G"
    Such experiments bring "order to the universe, whether or not the number agrees with the expected value.”
  • In a first, a ransomware family is confirmed to be quantum-safe
    Technically speaking, there's no practical benefit to use PQC. So why is it being used?
  • RFK Jr.’s rejection of germ theory debunked in Senate hearing
    Kennedy falsely argues that vaccines did little to lower childhood deaths.
  • Why are the Mac mini and Mac Studio gradually becoming impossible to buy?
    Pending refresh? RAM shortage? AI agents? There are many possible explanations.
  • US Space Command: Russia is now operationalizing co-orbital ASAT weapons
    "They’re putting operational systems up within orbit reach of our high-value satellites."
  • Apple stops weirdly storing data that let cops spy on Signal chats
    Signal “very happy” Apple fixed bug storing private chats after app was deleted.
  • Eight months early and under budget, the Roman Telescope is ready to launch
    Spy satellite hardware has been repurposed to scan the Universe in the infrared.


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