rss: npr

  • Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling a leadership vacuum
    Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees, amid layoffs, resignations and leadership turmoil.
  • How Trump made an estimated $2.2 billion during the first year of his second term
    New York Times reporter Eric Lipton discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations into Trump's conflicts of interest and whether he's exploiting the power of the presidency for self-enrichment.
  • Judge reluctantly dismisses case against Oath Keepers militia group over Jan. 6 riot
    A judge has granted the Justice Department's bid to drop a landmark case against leaders of the Oath Keepers, as former prosecutors warn about the dangers of denying the violence of Jan. 6.
  • Pakistan's ruling party leads in Kashmir vote despite boycott call by banned group
    Candidates backed by twice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party have won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting, the election commission, said Wednesday.
  • Under China's new 'unity' law, Tibetans fight to preserve language and culture
    A 73-year-old retired nurse's decision to learn to write Tibetan language offers a glimpse into how some embrace their language and cultural identity in Tibet.
  • Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic primary for Senate
    El-Sayed, an epidemiologist, backs Medicare for all and decries corporate money in politics. He beat Rep. Haley Stevens, whose supporters said she would have had a better chance in the fall.
  • U.S. missile stockpiles dwindle. And, FDA weighs approval of flu shots with mRNA tech
    The U.S. Army's missile stockpile is dwindling and could take years to replenish. And, the Food and Drug Administration is deciding whether to approve a flu vaccine with mRNA technology.
  • A Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital kills 17 as air defenses fall short
    Ukraine's depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow's incoming missiles overnight.
  • Progressives see biggest win yet in Michigan, while Trump flexes power over GOP
    Progressives notched major wins in Michigan, while voters in Missouri and Washington rejected insurgent Democrats. Meanwhile, Trump continued to flex his influence over the Republican Party.
  • Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous?
    The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted.


rss: bbc

  • Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate
    Kemi Badenoch says Joshua Bonehill-Paine will now advise the Conservatives on tackling extremism.
  • Woman arrested after four stabbed in central London
    A woman is arrested after four men are stabbed in central London, the Metropolitan Police said.
  • University of Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns
    Prof Jason Arday said he had "concluded that the only way to bring this chapter to an end is to step away".
  • Family 'devastated' by death of girl, 9, as man charged with murder
    A 35-year old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Minnie Merriman, who was found injured in Arbroath on Monday.
  • Anthropic AI used fake profiles to target people in hack then hid the evidence
    The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.
  • See the Sun like never before with most detailed images yet
    New images and footage of the Sun show "whirlpools" of activity that it has not been possible to see before.
  • Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say
    The drone was found near Ukrainian cargo planes before another object collided with a cargo aircraft in mid-air.
  • Student loan repayment rates an 'unsustainable burden', chancellor told
    More than 120 MPs and peers have asked John Healey to carry out an "urgent review" of repayments.
  • After deadly Kyiv strike, Ukraine warns interceptor shortage is costing lives
    Without Patriot interceptors, Ukraine's skies are wide open and people are fully exposed to Russia's missile barrages.
  • Uganda team manager has 'no idea' why boxers disappeared after Games
    Commonwealth Games chef de mission Godwin Kayangwe says he hopes the athletes will return home before their visas expire in October.


rss: the register

  • IBM's agentic AI platform is under active attack - patch now
    A critical Langflow flaw allowing RCE on default deployments is being exploited, says the CISA
  • Samsung and Mousterian move ahead with floating datacenter for Texas
    But bobbing bit barn may be becalmed by state governor's moratorium on connecting to the grid
  • Microsoft tells engineers to curb their token-burning enthusiasm
    Redmond wants results from Copilot, not impressive-looking consumption figures
  • Operationalize AI at scale with HPE and NVIDIA
    SPONSORED POST: The AI factory concept encompasses the new AI stack, explain HPE’s Thierry Pienaar and NVIDIA’s Kaushik Shirhatti
  • SpaceX revenue rockets while AI spending burns billions
    Investors balk as quarterly capex climbs to $18.4B
  • London cops handed victim's new address and number to her stalker, watchdog says
    Met ordered to improve safeguards after two preventable data breaches
  • Cloud startup Volta claims $10B AI lab deal for Norway bit barn
    Anthropic said to be the client wanting to secure rent-a-GPU company's compute resources
  • Voyager 2 cheats the power budget for another year
    Carefully choreographed shutdown gives probe's three remaining instruments more time
  • UK charities count the cost of Beacon CRM cyberattack
    Database backups likely stolen, potentially exposing donor, supporter, and service user details
  • Keeping yesterday's computers ticking takes more than nostalgia
    Earie Salmon explains why soldering skills are only the start


rss: ars technica

  • Hank Green found the AI problem that YouTube labels can’t catch
    "Slop" isn't the only problem.
  • SpaceX claims Starlink Mobile will be better than AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon
    SpaceX won't build large cell towers but plans small base stations across US.
  • This Atlantic hurricane season is looking like a dud, but there will be a price to pay
    "The models are forecasting something outside the envelope of anything we have ever observed."
  • Google's AI shakeup: DeepMind's Hassabis steps aside, senior scientists depart
    Google's AI brain drain continues.
  • Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day reminds us that superhero movies can be good
    It's as much about grounded characters and well-timed emotional beats as CGI-filled action extravaganzas.
  • Weeks into explosive diarrhea outbreak, sluggish CDC plans response team
    Reports of cases began in June, and the national tally is now nearing 23,000.
  • After jacking up prices, Disney+ and Netflix consider offering free alternatives
    Disney is interested in "price-sensitive" streaming customers.
  • EVgo starts building Tesla Superchargers under license
    The V4 Superchargers will show up in the Tesla nav app and have NACS and CCS1 plugs.
  • D-Wave shows off its new entry in quantum computing race
    Company noted for building quantum annealers now also making gate-based hardware.
  • Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4
    Assistant will disappear, leaving only Gemini for voice control in the coming weeks.


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