rss: npr

  • California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West
    California's largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scrambled to meet the danger.

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  • Justice Dept. claims TikTok collected views on issues like abortion and gun control
    The US Justice Department late Friday accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion.

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  • First look: Photos from Paris Olympics opening ceremony
    Images from the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games offer a stunning glimpse into the dramatic and heavily Parisian-themed day.

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  • Park Fire in California could continue growing exponentially, Cal Fire officer says
    Cal Fire has confirmed that over a hundred structures have been damaged in the Park Fire, which grew overnight near Chico, Calif. Difficult firefighting conditions are forecast through Friday night.

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  • Checking in with Black voters in Georgia about the election, now that Biden is out
    Some voters who could be key to deciding who wins Georgia. What do they think about Vice President Harris becoming the frontrunner in the race to be the Democratic nominee?

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  • Tahiti?s waves are a matter of ?life and death? for surfing Olympics
    Tahiti's Teahupo'o wave has a slew of riders for the Paris 2024 Olympics. NPR finds out why it's called one of the most dangerous waves.

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  • Researchers are revising botanical names to address troubling connotations
    Since the mid-1700s, researchers have classified life with scientific names. But some of them have problematic histories and connotations. The botanical community is trying to tackle this issue.

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  • A spectacular opening ceremony wowed a global audience despite Paris' on-and-off rain
    The Paris Olympics opening ceremony wowed Parisians, fans and most everyone who was able to catch a glimpse of thousands of athletes floating down the Seine to officially begin the Games.

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  • Kamala Harris faces racism and sexism as she moves closer to presidential nomination
    As Vice President Kamala Harris ramps up her campaign for president, Republicans are trying out new ? and old ? attacks focused on her race and gender, including calling her a "DEI candidate."

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  • Boar's Head recalls 200,000 pounds of deli meat linked to a Listeria outbreak
    The Food Safety and Inspection Service made the announcement Friday. There are 34 cases of Listeria from deli meat across 13 states, including two people who died of Thursday, according to the CDC.

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rss: bbc

  • Olympics opening ceremony wows rain-soaked Paris crowds
    The 2024 Olympics opens with teams parading along the River Seine in boats and performances from Celine Dion and Lady Gaga.

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  • Celine Dion and headless opera singers - best of opening ceremony
    Watch the best bits of the Paris 2024 opening ceremony featuring cameos from Zinedine Zidane, Lady Gaga, Minions, Rafael Nadal and Celine Dion.

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  • Are you feeling rubbish all the time?
    Why some people are saying they've been ill all year.

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  • Vulnerable, messy and bratty: The pop girlies having a moment
    Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and Chappell Roan are all about vulnerable lyrics and existential questions - and it's really working for them.

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  • How cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada was lured to US in elaborate sting
    The last of an original generation of drug lords, the Sinaloa boss evaded capture for decades. Until now.

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  • Three ways Trump is trying to end the Harris honeymoon
    Kamala Harris is riding a wave of momentum, but Republicans sense vulnerabilities they can exploit.

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  • 'Atomic bomb hell must never be repeated' say Japan's last survivors
    Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki believe their horrific past must act as a warning for the future.

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  • 'My body just keeps swelling and swelling'
    Chloe Davies has "spontaneous swelling attacks", which can be life-threatening.

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  • Trump running mate defends 'childless cat ladies' comment
    Donald Trump's vice-presidential candidate says his 2021 comments about Democrats were "sarcastic".

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  • Families pay tribute to four friends killed in crash
    Andrei Tudorov, Lyuben Gogov, Narcis Titianu, and Ioan Toma died when their car hit a tree.

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rss: the register

  • No, really, please ban Chinese DJI drones from America's skies, senators are urged

    Previous outlawing attempt flew off, will this one stick the landing?

    US senators have been asked again to consider banning the use of drones made by Chinese manufacturer DJI in American airspace after a previous attempt to outlaw the machines was dropped.?



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  • Kamala Harris' $7M support from LinkedIn founder comes with a request: Fire Lina Khan

    FTC boss must be doing something right if folks will pay to get her binned

    LinkedIn cofounder and venture capitalist Reid Hoffman was quick to express support for Kamala Harris' bid for the US presidency this year after incumbent Joe Biden stepped aside, and now the reason has become clear: He's hoping she'll fire FTC boss and Big Tech arch-critic Lina Khan.?



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  • Video game actors strike because they fear an attack of the AI clones

    You wouldn't download a performer

    Actors are back on strike for an entirely unsurprising reason: Studios aren't willing to give video game actors enough protection from artificial intelligence. ?



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  • iPhone kicked out of China?s top 5 smartphone brands as domestic market bounces back

    Chinese brands ascendant in the country?s phone market, but Apple?s exile might only be temporary

    For the first time in a while, the top five smartphone vendors in China are all native, with Apple's position falling to sixth place.?



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  • CrowdStrike meets Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong will

    And boy, did last Friday's Windows fiasco ever prove that yet again

    Opinion CrowdStrike's recent Windows debacle will surely earn a prominent place in the annals of epic tech failures. On July 19, the cybersecurity giant accomplished what legions of hackers could only dream of ? bringing millions of Windows systems worldwide to their knees with a single botched update.?



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  • SpaceX Falcon 9 set for comeback after upper-stage failure

    Cracked line blamed for leak

    SpaceX aims to resume launching the Falcon 9 rocket tomorrow after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed to let the company return to flight operations.?



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  • Intel nabs Micron exec to oversee foundry business ambitions

    Memory veteran to help Gelsinger and co with longstanding internal/external contract manufacturing plans

    Intel is set to hire an executive from memory chipmaker Micron to head its foundry biz as the company pursues its strategy of turning its former internal manufacturing operations into a money-spinning concern.?



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  • Happy Sysadmin Day, the Bitlocker keys are in a bowl on top of the fridge

    Vote below for the best way to celebrate our underappreciated heroes

    Seven days after CrowdStrike's bad update took down Windows-based computers around the world, System Administrator Appreciation Day has arrived. And what lovely gifts did your employer spoil you with today? Shares in the company? A brand new Cybertruck? A USB stick??



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  • Boeing Starliner crew get their ISS sleepover extended

    Bosses regret talking up mission duration as Capsule's lifetime extended to 90 days

    The crew of the Boeing Starliner will spend the summer aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as NASA and Boeing refused to set a return date for the craft.?



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  • Progress discloses second critical flaw in Telerik Report Server in as many months

    These are the kinds of bugs APTs thrive on, just ask the Feds

    Progress Software's latest security advisory warns customers about the second critical vulnerability targeting its Telerik Report Server in as many months.?



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rss: ars technica

  • SpaceX roars back to orbit barely two weeks after in-flight anomaly
    "It was incredible to see how quickly the team was able to identify the cause of the mishap."

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  • People are overdosing on off-brand weight-loss drugs, FDA warns
    Bad math and unclear directions are behind overdoses of up to 20 times the normal amount.

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  • NASA nears decision on what to do with Boeing?s troubled Starliner spacecraft
    Boeing won't start flying operational crew missions with Starliner until a year from now.

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  • Union game performers strike over AI voice and motion-capture training
    Use of motion-capture actors' performances for AI training is a sticking point.

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  • AI and ML enter motorsports: How GM is using them to win more races
    From modeling tire wear and fuel use to predicting cautions based on radio traffic.

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  • ISPs seeking government handouts try to avoid offering low-cost broadband
    Despite getting subsidies, ISPs oppose $30 plans for people with low incomes.

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  • X is training Grok AI on your data?here?s how to stop it
    Some users were outraged to learn this was opt-out, not opt-in.

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  • Astronomers find first emission spectra in brightest GRB of all time
    Chance that first detected emission line is a noise fluctuation is one in half a billion.

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  • 97% of CrowdStrike systems are back online; Microsoft suggests Windows changes
    Kernel access gives security software a lot of power, but not without problems.

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  • Astronauts find their tastes dulled, and a VR ISS hints at why
    The visual environment of the ISS seems to influence people's experience of food.

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