rss: npr

  • Some Middle East flights resume, but thousands of travelers are still stranded by war
    Limited flights out of the Middle East resumed on Monday. But hundreds of thousands of travelers are still stranded in the region after attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel.
  • Oil prices surge amid fears over Iran war
    Global oil prices are in the high $70s as traffic through Strait of Hormuz comes to a halt. Some analysts have warned they could top $100 a barrel if the stoppage is prolonged.
  • Trump defends Iran strikes, offers objectives for military operation
    His remarks are the first public ones to reporters since the U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran began Saturday despite weeks of talks designed to stave off a conflict.
  • U.S., Israel's war with Iran widens. And, Texas primaries test Latino support for GOP
    Israel trades fire with Hezbollah, widening the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran into Lebanon. And, Texas primaries could test if Latino support for the GOP remains strong after 2024's gains.
  • Ivermectin is making a post-pandemic comeback, among cancer patients
    The anti-parasitic drug became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is now being embraced as an alternative treatment for cancer. It is as politically polarizing as ever. 
  • A 4th U.S. soldier has died as the war with Iran further engulfs the region
    The war over Iran engulfed more of the Middle East and beyond on Monday as strikes intensified, Iran-backed groups stepped up attacks and a fourth U.S. service member was killed in action.
  • Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes
    Tomato clownfish, in response to an unpredictable world, appear capable of adjusting when they lose their stripes based on cues from other fish and their habitat, a new study in PLOS Biology finds.

  • Hezbollah strikes Israel as American and Israeli planes pound Iran
    Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait, while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran on Monday.
  • 7 key points in U.S.-Iran relations since 1953
    The U.S. and Iran have a long history of tensions, including a CIA-led campaign to topple Iran's prime minister in 1953 and the taking of American hostages in 1979.
  • Congress gears up for vote on Trump's war powers in Iran — after the battle began
    Democrats and a few Republicans are calling for curbing Trump's unilateral use of military power in Iran, despite previous such efforts failing to advance.


rss: bbc

  • Starmer criticises Trump, saying UK 'does not believe in regime change from skies'
    The PM told MPs that Trump had expressed his disagreement with the decision not to get involved in the initial strikes.
  • Three days in, we still have no idea where this war is heading
    It's hard to predict how the war will end - but those fighting know how they would like it to.
  • What is behind the strategy to take out Iran's leadership?
    Security correspondent Gordon Corera looks at what is likely to happen now that joint US and Israeli attacks have taken out some of the Iran's most senior leadership.
  • In maps: Strikes across Iran and the Middle East
    Iranian strikes on targets across the Middle East and Gulf regions continued on Monday after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran killing the country's supreme leader.
  • Trump's Iran endgame unclear after mixed messaging on war aims
    The US president laid out some of his objectives on Monday, but made no mention of what Iran's future might look like after the war.
  • Refugee status becomes temporary in asylum shake-up
    Adults and accompanied children claiming asylum will only receive refugee status for 30 months under the changes.
  • Bars close and hundreds lose jobs as US firm buys Brewdog in £33m deal
    Beverage and cannabis company Tilray acquires the brewery, the brand and 11 bars after Brewdog went into administration.
  • Daily Mail royal editor denies seeking Prince Harry flight details
    Rebecca English denies asking a freelance journalist for flight details, saying the information came from other sources.
  • Saturday Night Live criticised for 'hurtful' Tourette's sketch
    The condition is "not a joke", the Tourette Action charity says, as the Baftas fallout continues.
  • Long lost painting revealed to be early work by Rembrandt
    The painting, created by the Dutch master in 1633, had disappeared after being sold in 1961.


rss: the register

  • AWS outages spread as Iran bombards targets across Gulf region

    Multiple AWS zones in UAE and Bahrain offline or disrupted

    Multiple Amazon Web Services (AWS) availability zones in the Middle East are experiencing outages or degraded connectivity after objects struck a UAE facility, as Iranian retaliatory missile and drone attacks hit targets across the Gulf.…

  • Iran's cyberwar has begun

    'Expect elevated activity for the foreseeable future'

    Iranian hackers have launched spying expeditions, digital probes, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the wake of the US and Israel launching missile strikes over the weekend, and security researchers urge organizations to expect more cyber intrusions as the war continues.…

  • Popular prayer program becomes propaganda pusher after reported Israeli hack

    Iranian worshippers got notifications saying 'help has arrived'

    Imagine your favorite app encouraging you to surrender during a war. That's happening right now in Iran.…

  • Motorola partners with GrapheneOS for future phones

    Don't expect to see compatible hardware before 2027

    GrapheneOS is headed to Motorola smartphones in 2027, pending hardware from the Lenovo-owned brand that satisfies the privacy-focused Android fork's requirements.…

  • US struck Iran with copies of its own drones

    Iran's own technology reverse engineered and used against it.

    The Pentagon has confirmed that US forces struck Iranian targets using weapons that are copies of Iran's own Shahed 136 suicide drones.…

  • UK Businesses told to brace cyber defenses amid Iran conflict risk

    NCSC urges all to review posture as escalating tensions increase risk of indirect digital spillover

    The UK's cybersecurity agency is warning British organizations to brace for potential digital blowback as the Middle East conflict spills further into the online world.…

  • Qualcomm, Nvidia ready for 'AI-native' 6G, if only the world knew what it was

    Meanwhile, formal 6G specs are still in the works

    It seems like just yesterday that the 5G rollout started. Now, at Mobile World Congress, major companies are already talking about commercializing 6G. Never mind that binding 6G standards haven't been nailed down yet.…

  • Singapore eyes barge-based hydrogen power for datacenters

    Saves real estate by putting the power on the water

    Datacenters increasingly want dedicated power, and Singapore has a unique solution. Bridge Data Centres (BDC) and Concord New Energy (CNE) are working to put hydrogen power generators on barges, saying that this arrangement is particularly suited to the local environment.…

  • Generic methods arrive in Golang, but they weren't the top dev demand

    Approved proposal reverses earlier stance, even as survey highlights bigger frustrations

    The Go team has approved generic methods, reversing a longstanding position in the language's FAQ. The proposal, from Go co-designer Robert Griesemer, now moves to implementation.…

  • Stop macOS 26 nagging with one tiny policy tweak

    Trick uses a simple configuration profile to convince your Mac that upgrading is against policy.

    Averse to "liquid glass"? Are you happy enough with your Mac as it is? Try this local policy and banish those upgrade nag screens for a few months.…



rss: ars technica

  • Charter gets FCC permission to buy Cox and become largest ISP in the US
    FCC rejects protests because Charter and Cox don't compete directly in most places.
  • Iowa county adopts strict zoning rules for data centers, but residents still worry
    Though the rules are among the strictest in the US, locals say they aren't enough.
  • $599 M4 iPad Air is a lot like the old one, but with a substantial RAM boost
    Unexpected RAM upgrade is the highlight of an otherwise straightforward refresh.
  • Research roundup: Six cool science stories we almost missed
    Smart underwear measures farts, brain cells play Doom, and AI discovers rules of an ancient game.
  • Apple's new iPhone 17e has an A19 chip, MagSafe, and 256GB of storage for $599
    New just-the-basics phone replaces the year-old iPhone 16e at the same price.
  • It's almost a station wagon: The 2026 Subaru Trailseeker, driven
    Despite the Toyota platform, there's plenty of Subaru DNA in this one.
  • Former NASA chief turned ULA lobbyist seeks law to limit SpaceX funding
    America succeeds in space when American companies compete.
  • Trump FCC's equal-time crackdown doesn't apply equally—or at all—to talk radio
    FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's unequal enforcement of the equal-time rule.
  • AMD Ryzen AI 400 chips will bring newer CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs to AM5 desktops
    First wave of Ryzen AI desktop CPUs targets business PCs rather than DIYers.
  • The strange animals that control their body heat
    Some creatures can dramatically alter their internal temperature and outlast storms, floods and, predators


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