rss: npr

  • Why is the 'Bachelorette' canceled? A guide to the Taylor Frankie Paul controversy
    Taylor Frankie Paul rose to fame on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, then filmed a season of The Bachelorette. But it won't air as planned because of resurfaced domestic violence allegations.
  • Epstein's former attorney testifies he had 'no knowledge whatsoever' of crimes
    Darren Indyke, longtime attorney for Jeffrey Epstein, testified he "did not know" of Epstein's sexual abuse of women and girls. He also confirmed the existence of hard drives held by Epstein's estate.
  • Palestinians celebrate Eid in Gaza, making the most of a fragile ceasefire
    The ceasefire, in effect for the past six months, has brought some reprieve to Palestinians in Gaza despite continued hardship, displacement and Israeli restrictions on aid.
  • Martial arts star Chuck Norris dies at 86
    Norris karate chopped and kickboxed his way through more than a dozen action films, before leaping to TV in Walker, Texas Ranger.
  • He's one reason why aid cuts weren't as dire for the HIV population as predicted
    Harerimana Ismail of Uganda is a community health worker who checks on kids with HIV. He lost his salary after the Trump administration's aid cuts but he keeps doing his job.
  • Trump is dismantling democracy, reports find. And, Treasury to take over student loans
    Recent studies show the U.S. is slipping further from democracy. And, the Trump administration plans to transfer federal student loans from the Education Department to the Treasury Department.
  • More Marines are headed to Middle East as Iran war reaches the 3-week mark
    The USS Boxer group of three ships, carrying thousands of Marines from the 11the Marine Expeditionary Unit, has left California and will reach the Persian Gulf in about three weeks, NPR has confirmed.
  • From mall to torture site: Venezuela debates El Helicoide prison's future
    Once a futuristic shopping mall, El Helicoide became one of Venezuela's most feared prisons. Now, as the country changes, so does its fate — erase it, rebuild it, or remember what happened inside.
  • What president had the lowest approval rating of the 20th century? The quiz knows
    What could be more delightful than cannibal invertebrates and food-related weather events? A lot of things!
  • Why it's so hard for world leaders to bring down oil and gasoline prices
    From waiving the Jones Act to rerouting oil through the Red Sea, governments are doing their best to make up for the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, but prices are still rising.


rss: bbc

  • Dame Jenni Murray, former BBC Woman's Hour presenter, dies at 75
    She was the Radio 4 programme's longest-serving presenter, having left in 2020 after 33 years.
  • Iranian man arrested trying to enter Faslane nuclear base
    A 34-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde, which houses UK's nuclear-armed submarines, on Thursday.
  • Work from home and drive more slowly to save energy, global body urges
    People should change how they travel, work and cook to tackle the energy price crisis, the International Energy Agency says.
  • Chuck Norris, martial artist and Hollywood movie star, dies aged 86
    The actor was known for Walker, Texas Ranger and The Way of the Dragon films - and numerous online memes.
  • Reform suspends Scotland candidate less than a day after he was announced
    Scotland leader Malcolm Offord told BBC Radio Scotland that the party had "spent a lot of time on vetting" candidates
  • 'I feel so grateful to be alive,' says Kent University meningitis survivor
    Annabelle Mackay, 21, has spoken to the BBC about her experience surviving meningitis.
  • Private mental health unit 'failed women who died'
    Three women died at a private clinic where staff were not carrying out proper checks.
  • Tenerife hit by snow as Storm Therese brings wind and rain to Canary Islands
    Authorities in Tenerife have activated their emergency plans with roads closed and events cancelled as weather warnings are in force.
  • Civil case against Gerry Adams over IRA bombings withdrawn
    A lawyer for the claimants said on Friday that proceedings would be "discontinued".
  • Lily Allen's West End Girl portrait goes on show at National Portrait Gallery
    The painting by Spanish artist Nieves Gonzalez was used on the cover of the singer's latest album.


rss: the register

  • Salesforce snaps up the team who built calendar app Clockwise to work on Agentforce

    Just the team, not the tech

    Salesforce's Agentforce team is getting an infusion of new talent by hiring the team behind Clockwise, a calendar scheduling app, but the app itself isn't sticking around.…

  • WSL graphics driver update brings better GPU support for Linux apps

    Meanwhile, WINE and OpenGL tweaks speed Windows apps on 64-bit hosts

    Whatever OS you run, you have a better chance to run non-native apps. Running Linux virtualized on Windows is set to speed up slightly, and so is running Windows apps on top of 64-bit Linux and macOS.…

  • Starship may chauffeur Orion to the Moon, as NASA mulls ditching SLS after Artemis V

    SpaceX's still-not-quite-orbital rocket tapped as lunar taxi. Musk's minicab anyone?

    NASA is reportedly considering using SpaceX's Starship to transport the Orion capsule to the Moon, with some sources calling it a done deal.…

  • Microsoft breaks Microsoft account sign-ins in Windows 11 with latest update

    OneDrive, Office, Teams Free users greeted with phantom 'no internet' errors, restart may help if you're lucky

    Microsoft has broken account sign-ins in Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 with a recent update, causing error messages in apps like OneDrive and Office.…

  • UK police force presses pause on live facial recognition after study finds racial bias

    Cams statistically more likely to ID Black people, says new research

    A UK police force has suspended its deployment of live facial recognition (LFR) technology after a study revealed it was statistically more likely to identify Black people on a watchlist database.…

  • Feds disrupt monster IoT botnets behind record-breaking DDoS attacks

    Millions of hijacked devices powered traffic floods targeting defense systems and beyond

    The US government has moved to disrupt a cluster of IoT botnets behind some of the largest DDoS attacks ever recorded, including traffic bursts topping 30 terabits per second.…

  • Jaguar Land Rover's cyber bailout sets worrying precedent, watchdog warns

    Lack of clear criteria risks encouraging firms to lean on state support instead of worrying about insurance

    The UK's cyber watchdog has warned that the government's £1.5 billion bailout of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) risks setting a troubling precedent for how Britain handles major cyber crises.…

  • Supermicro co-founder arrested, charged over $2.5B Nvidia GPU sales to China

    Indictment claims dummy servers and bogus docs used to slip past US export controls

    A co-founder of Supermicro is among three people charged with diverting servers fitted with Nvidia GPUs worth $2.5 billion to Chinese customers in violation of US export controls.…

  • UK to rethink tech buying after Palantir contracts

    Government looks for sovereign tech as NHS deal nears break clause

    The UK government has promised a different approach to tech procurement following the award of controversial contracts to Palantir.…

  • Starmer's digital ID reboot raises same old questions as its Blair-era ancestor

    Audit trails aplenty, but no price tag – and no clue how long your data sticks around

    Opinion Last week's UK government consultation on its plans for digital identity had quite a few things missing. It did not include a price estimate - something it said was due to decisions yet to be taken on the scheme's scope - or how long the government would keep "audit trail" records of ID checks.…



rss: ars technica

  • Perseverance’s radar revealed ancient subsurface river delta on Mars
    There may be a river delta hidden under the obvious delta in a Martian crater.
  • NASA is blowing stuff up to study the explosive potential of methalox rockets
    "We put fuel in a rocket, blow it up in a remote location, and measure how big the boom is."
  • Amazon is reportedly developing an AI-centric smartphone
    Amazon's second smartphone could forego an app store.
  • Major SteamOS update adds support for Steam Machine, even more third-party hardware
    Both AMD- and Intel-based hardware is getting better support in SteamOS 3.8.
  • Monte Verde site gets a new date, but the big picture doesn't change
    Stop trying to make "Clovis First" happen; it's not going to happen.
  • Jeff Bezos just announced plans for a third megaconstellation—this one for data centers
    "Space-based data centers will be a complement to terrestrial infrastructure."
  • The US is looking at a year of chaotic weather
    Massive Western heat wave, potential El Niño raise concerns about unpredictable, extreme weather.
  • Feds say no need to recall Tesla's one-pedal driving despite petition
    It's good news, but another federal Tesla defect probe deepened this week.
  • Rocket Report: Canada makes a major move, US Space Force says actually, let's be hasty
    "Our security, our prosperity, and our sovereignty will increasingly extend beyond our atmosphere."
  • Project Hail Mary is in theaters—but do the linguistics work?
    Ars speaks with a linguist about the ease with which Grace and Rocky communicate.


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