rss: npr

  • What is the pneumonic plague?
    The ancient disease of plague is back in the headlines after the death this month of a Russian lab worker.
  • This surprising mammal fossil is giving scientists something to chew on
    It's likely you've already chewed and swallowed some tasty morsel today. But when did that ability emerge? New evidence points to at least the middle Jurassic, back when dinosaurs still reigned.
  • Judge orders that Christa Pike execution evidence be preserved
    A week after the failed execution, Pike is awake but is said to be angry and confused. Her lawyers said Wednesday's hearing was about "transparency."
  • Trump approved the military's 1st firing squad execution since WWII. Why now?
    The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009. The announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.
  • Why Trump just loosened the rules on 'dyed diesel' — normally a farm fuel
    Trump is temporarily allowing this fuel to be used on highways, although it's typically just for off-road farm and construction vehicles. Could that lower the price of diesel?
  • How Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has brought the culture wars to the military
    The New York Times reporter Greg Jaffe says Hegseth has disproportionately blocked promotions of Black and women senior officers, and he's also been purging the military of transgender people.
  • She got Trump's $500 check for health insurance. To her, it's a 'political stunt'
    As checks from President Trump for health costs hit millions of mailboxes, a poll shows Americans don't trust Republicans on healthcare. Experts doubt it will move the needle and say it is likely illegal.
  • Gut microbes followed migrating humans across continents, new study suggests
    New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists in Bolivia, and asks: What role do these bacteria play in human health?
  • Greetings from Lahore, Pakistan, whose high court offers an oasis for chatter and chai
    The Lahore High Court is a near-perfect specimen of British South Asian colonial architecture and its main square is a pleasant spot shaded by banyan trees.
  • DIY fertilizer is a blessing as farmers face steep prices due to the Iran war
    It's hard enough being a small-scale farmer. Then the Iran war drove up fertilizer prices. So farmers are using a traditional Asian recipe to make their own. They call it a "labor of love."


rss: bbc

  • Badenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homes
    Tory leader says her party is "coming back", as she aims to convince voters it has changed after 2024 election defeat.
  • Chris Mason: Tories united behind Badenoch - but party still needs to win over voters
    Kemi Badenoch has the support of her party but the Tories still trail Labour and Reform in opinion polls.
  • Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says
    Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.
  • Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family
    The sale of the High Street chain was announced on Wednesday.
  • Israelis mourn 7 October attack victims three years after deadly Hamas raid
    Memorial events have taken place in Israel on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the devastating Gaza war.
  • Man charged with 13 attempted murders including British child after Alps attack
    Abdalmasih Hanoun, accused of carrying out an attack at a French park in 2023, is set to face trial.
  • Family tribute to 'kind and loving' GP found dead at home
    Hannah Cain's family say they have been "devastated" by her death on Sunday.
  • Children killed while they slept as Russian missile kills 19 in block of flats
    Five children are among the victims of a strike that destroyed 30 flats in northern Ukraine as families slept.
  • Watch: Stop firing stun grenades at student protests, French police told
    France has halted the use of stun grenades after a 15-year-old boys hand was blown off during student protests.
  • Fraudster jailed over multi-million pound PPE scam
    Craig Morris was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at Northampton Crown Court.


rss: the register

  • Browser-in-browser attacks use fake Meta Muse Ad lure to steal credentials
    Wiley fisherfolk spin up a new page just days after Meta's AI agent launch
  • AWS launches open-source AI agent sandbox to prevent YOLO mode disasters
    Strands Box is the latest open source AI control tool from the cloud giant; like its predecessors, it promises tighter reins on autonomous agents
  • US states sue popular kitmaker TP-Link over China risks
    Router maker rejects allegations it misled buyers about protection and its reliance on Chinese suppliers
  • Starlink's plan to avoid orbital near-misses: Ephemeris sharing
    Hang on. How about not chucking tens of thousands more satellites into space?
  • Poetry is the new AI security threat as PoeLLM malware infects 3K+ servers
    Quoth the LLM, 'More and more'
  • When one datacenter is no longer enough
    SPONSORED POST: Why training AI across multiple sites is creating a new networking challenge
  • Europe's mobile operators sell fewer phones but gain share as budget market shrivels
    Contract purchases hold up better than independent retail sales, with Apple overtaking Samsung in the carrier channel
  • Nine in 10 VMware customers eye the exit as licensing bills bite
    Rimini Street-sponsored survey finds 48% have no plans to move workloads to Broadcom's preferred subscription platform
  • Dutch tax office ditches Microsoft 365 cloud for on-premises alternative
    Email and calendars move in-house in 2027, with European open source tools to follow
  • FortiBleed still a bleeding nuisance as FBI confirms ongoing attacks
    Tens of thousands more victims and more ransomware groups getting in on the act


rss: ars technica

  • PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated
    Pennsylvania reported 1,066 outbreak-linked cases on Wednesday.
  • TP-Link problems in US grow amid FCC router ban and four state lawsuits
    TP-Link can't sell latest routers in US, still needs exemption from FCC ban.
  • Chemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand
    Altering molecular handedness has implications for the origins of life.
  • Pediatricians renew call to ban raw milk as anti-science rhetoric reigns
    In renewed policy, pediatricians review the benefits of heating milk to kill germs.
  • Fraudster jailed for using 10K bots and AI songs to outstream Taylor Swift
    Man gets 18 months for AI scheme stealing $8M in music streaming royalties.
  • Jaguar Type 01 debuts; now, no one remembers the electric Ferrari
    Car design sure riles people up on the Internet these days. Goes double for EVs.
  • Trade group crunches numbers on Trump’s impossible push for 100% US-made tech
    Trump's aggressive reshoring push could cost tech firms $230 billion, CTA estimates.
  • Mistral says "Le Chonk" can challenge the best AI models
    Mistral says Le Chonk can rival top closed models while remaining open-weight.
  • Google rolls out improved SynthID AI content detector, now available globally
    The new SynthID website can now identify AI content from Google, OpenAI, and more.
  • AI/ML is becoming a performance factor in motorsport
    More than just a sponsor: OpenAI has been helping Ganassi with setups.


open all | close all