rss: npr

  • EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water
    There's been a lot of public is concerned about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency's move doesn't in itself guarantee regulation.
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi out at DOJ
    President Trump has announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out at the Justice Department. Her departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.
  • Ziggy Stardust and Hacky Sack: What life was like the last time we went to the moon
    The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.
  • 'Stay Alive,' about daily life in Nazi Berlin, shows how easy it is to just go along
    Historian Ian Buruma chronicles the lives of ordinary Berliners — including his own father — during World War II. Stay Alive is about the past, but has powerful lessons for the present.
  • Trump makes case for Iran war. And, SCOTUS leans toward upholding birthright citizenship
    President Trump addressed the nation last night, making his case for war with Iran. And, the Supreme Court majority seemed inclined to rule against the Trump administration on birthright citizenship.
  • Iran continues strikes across the Persian Gulf despite Trump's warning
    Iran continued to target Gulf countries with ballistic missiles and drones Thursday as the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued a security alert warning of attacks by Iran-backed militias.
  • As hoops betting spikes, it's New Hampshire and other states vs. prediction markets
    In New Hampshire and states with legalized sports gambling, wagering helps fund government services. But now competitors like Kalshi and Polymarket are getting a cut of the action.
  • Have Trump's tariffs worked? This is where things stand a year after 'Liberation Day'
    It has been a year since President Trump announced double-digit tariffs on imports from around the world. So far, those levies have not produced the economic boom the president promised.
  • In a thunderous launch, Artemis II astronauts leave Earth. Here's what's next
    NASA's Artemis II crew has successfully launched on a mission that will take it around the moon and back to Earth. Here's what to expect over their roughly 10-day journey.
  • Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it
    Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners.


rss: bbc

  • Funeral director who kept bodies for months admits 30 counts of preventing lawful burial
    Robert Bush pleads guilty to charges relating to Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull.
  • Funeral fraudster motivated by money, says ex-worker
    Robert Bush conned the bereaved while living in luxury and enjoying foreign holidays.
  • Investigation into IVF clinics in northern Cyprus after UK families given wrong sperm
    Most of the families the BBC has spoken to have completed commercial DNA tests which have confirmed their fears.
  • Tiger Woods crash bodycam footage released by police
    Body camera footage showing Tiger Woods straight after he clipped a truck and rolled his car in Florida last month is released by police.
  • Storm Dave set to batter UK with gales and blizzards over Easter weekend
    Damage and travel disruption are likely in the north of the UK with a Met Office named storm expected to sweep through on Saturday.
  • Prince William praises £20m milestone for Bowelbabe fund
    The Bowelbabe fund, set up by Dame Deborah James in 2022, helps to support Cancer Research UK.
  • BBC boss Tim Davie says it was 'very clear' Scott Mills had to go
    Outgoing BBC boss Davie says on his final day Scott Mills' sacking "was a real shock to the organisation".
  • Fifa is charging up to $10,990 for World Cup final tickets in first open sale
    The first open sale of tickets for the 2026 World Cup showed Fifa is charging up to $10,990 (£8,333) to be at the final.
  • Baby shot dead in pram in New York City, police say
    The seven-month-old child is the unintended victim of a suspected gang-related shooting, officials say.
  • Ros Atkins on…the cost of the Iran war
    The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins takes a closer look at US costs as it continues its war with with Iran.


rss: the register

  • US military contractor open sources tool for validating hidden communications networks

    Maude-HCS from RTX (formerly Raytheon) helps model and validate hidden communication systems

    A software toolkit built for DARPA to test and validate covert communication networks is now open source, and it could help orgs who want to experiment with new kinds of secure, anonymous communications tools. …

  • They thought they were downloading Claude Code source. They got a nasty dose of malware instead

    Source code with a side of Vidar stealer and GhostSocks

    Tens of thousands of people eagerly downloaded the leaked Claude Code source code this week, and some of those downloads came with a side of credential-stealing malware.…

  • Even Microsoft knows Copilot shouldn't be trusted with anything important

    Terms admit it is for entertainment only and may get things wrong

    A recent surge of interest in Microsoft's Terms of Use for Copilot is a reminder that AI helpers are really just a bit of fun.…

  • IBM wants Arm software on its mainframes to better support AI

    Tie-up aims to widen Big Blue’s access to power-efficient compute

    IBM and Arm are working together on getting software developed for Arm chips to run on Big Blue's enterprise systems, with an eye on future AI and data-intensive workloads.…

  • Forking frenzy ensues after Euro-Office launch sparks OnlyOffice backlash

    Meanwhile, Collabora splits from LibreOffice Online amid claims TDF ejected 'all Collabora staff and partners'

    European outfits Ionos and Nextcloud have launched Euro-Office, a fork of the OnlyOffice cloud-based productivity suite aimed at orgs with qualms around sovereignty, provoking an angry response from the original developer.…

  • Artemis II astronaut: 'I have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working'

    In space no one can you scream, at Microsoft

    Many a frustrated user has sworn they'll launch Microsoft Outlook into space, but NASA has actually done it – on a journey around the Moon, where it's now causing problems for astronauts.…

  • Salesforce is looking to Slackbot to help it solve the SaaSpocalypse puzzle

    The chatbot will be a doorway to the company's other services

    Salesforce has begun to position Slack, its business collaboration platform, as the interface through which users can access and act on data in enterprise applications from rival vendors.…

  • Cloudflare previews 'EmDash' – an AI-driven rebuild of WordPress in TypeScript

    Name is a joke but the project is real, said main engineer

    The world's most popular CMS has been remade with the help of AI. Cloudflare has released EmDash version 0.1, described as a rebuild of the WordPress CMS (content management system) but using TypeScript rather than PHP. …

  • Microsoft veteran says some 'broken by update' PCs were already doomed

    Patch Tuesday often gets blamed when a reboot merely exposes damage already done, according to Chen

    It's not me, it's you. Five words that signify the end of a relationship with a toxic partner, or an ill-timed riposte to users tired of broken Microsoft updates.…

  • Want to be the IT Crowd for the BBC? An £800M contract beckons

    Supplier will need to look after networks, email, tech support, tools and more – plus find cost savings

    The BBC is looking for a supplier to provide IT for all its workforce and help automate parts of the corporation through a contract apparently named after a dog.…



rss: ars technica

  • Google announces Gemma 4 open AI models, switches to Apache 2.0 license
    Gemma 4 brings the first major update to Google's open models in a year.
  • This Ford is the quickest production car at the Nürburgring, ever
    Only three race cars have ever gone quicker around this famous track.
  • Anthropic says its leak-focused DMCA effort unintentionally hit legit GitHub forks
    But the effort to stop the spread of leaked Claude Code client code is an uphill battle.
  • Why is NASA bothering to go back to the Moon if we've already been there?
    NASA has struggled to deal with the widespread sentiment that NASA has “been there, done that."
  • Tesla sales grew by 6% in Q1, but company has an overproduction problem
    Between January and March, Tesla built 50,000 more cars than it could sell.
  • Amazon is trying to buy Globalstar to compete with SpaceX's Starlink
    Amazon wants in on the low-Earth orbit Internet action.
  • Artemis II, NASA's boldest mission in generations, launches crew to the Moon
    Liftoff of Artemis II with four astronauts occurred at 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 UTC) on Wednesday.
  • Nvidia rolls out its fix for PC gaming's "compiling shaders" wait times
    Microsoft, Intel are also working on their own solutions for the issue.
  • Here's what that Claude Code source leak reveals about Anthropic's plans
    A persistent agent, stealth "Undercover" mode, and... a virtual assistant named Buddy?
  • Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
    Sperm gets lost in space; raccoons solve puzzles; the physics of folding a crepe; and more.


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