rss: npr

  • Bolivia's capital under siege as protests deepen crisis for President Paz
    Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six months after he took office.
  • WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak
    The World Health Organization top official has expressed concern over the rapid spread of a rare type of Ebola in Congo. Authorities have reported at least 134 suspected deaths and over 500 cases.
  • Xi and Putin meet to reaffirm China-Russia ties days after Trump's visit
    Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday in a meeting meant to reaffirm ties and that takes place only days after a visit by President Donald Trump.
  • In Georgia, two GOP Trump backers vie to face former Atlanta mayor for governor
    Georgia is a swing state where both Democrats and Republicans are deciding the direction their parties will take in the fall in races for the senate and the governor's mansion.
  • U.S. government to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS settlement
    As part of the settlement agreement, the U.S. is "forever barred and precluded" from examining or prosecuting President Trump, his sons and the Trump organization's current tax issues, according to a document posted to the DOJ website.
  • Endorsed by Trump, Ed Gallrein defeats Rep. Thomas Massie in GOP House primary
    In a major victory for President Trump, his hand-picked challenger, Ed Gallrein, beat out U.S. House Rep. Thomas Massie in a Kentucky House GOP primary, ending Massie's reelection bid.
  • 'Taiwan Travelogue' wins the 2026 International Booker Prize
    The novel is the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
  • Trump endorses Ken Paxton over incumbent John Cornyn in Texas Senate primary runoff
    President Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas GOP runoff for U.S. Senate, one week before voting ends in the contentious and expensive primary.
  • Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets
    While dozens of states have taken legal action against the controversial industry, Minnesota is the first state to pass a law making it a felony for companies like Kalshi and Polymarket to operate.
  • States sue over new student loan limits on certain nursing and healthcare degrees
    New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.


rss: bbc

  • UK loosens Russian oil sanctions as fuel prices rise
    The waiver reflects increasing supply concerns over certain fuels due to the effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Twenty-two years in the making - how Arsenal celebrated title win
    Arsenal have had to wait 22 years to celebrate a title win, and both the club's players and fans made sure to savour every second of it on Tuesday night.
  • UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say
    Successive governments have failed to prepare the UK for extreme heat, the climate watchdog says.
  • Boss of Sarah Ferguson-linked firm used royal links to threaten worker with jail
    In a recording obtained by the BBC, the worker was threatened with jail for allegedly hacking emails at lifestyle app vVoosh.
  • Was Married at First Sight UK an 'accident waiting to happen'?
    Channel 4 has wider questions to answer after allegations made by three women who took part in the show.
  • 'Ghost brokers' targeting 16 to 25 year-olds with fake car insurance online
    The finance watchdog warns bogus brokers are selling fake car insurance through social media.
  • Trump-backed challenger defeats Republican rebel Massie in primary
    The Kentucky race has been viewed as a key test of President Trump's grip on the Republican Party.
  • Dozens of romance scammers arrested after specialist fraud squad investigation
    The specialist team of financial crime experts is working "in the shadows" to hunt down scammers online.
  • Deputy British ambassador to US abruptly leaves post
    Until his sudden departure, James Roscoe held one the most senior, high-profile roles in the British diplomatic service
  • Trump endorses Paxton in Texas, gambling on a challenger with baggage in a crucial race
    Trump's move dismayed Senate Republicans, many of whom have served with the Texan for decades.


rss: the register

  • Google Cloud suspended major customer Railway.com without cause, causing outage
    This is the service we get when we spend $10m plus? asks automated code deployment outfit
  • AI sackings reach New Zealand, which will use it to eject 14 percent of government staff
    Minister demands AI becomes ‘basic expectation for all public entities’
  • Anthropic’s Stainless steal tightens grip on AI dev tooling
    Claude maker nabs SDK and MCP tooling biz, plans to sunset platform
  • Google accused of pushing 'free for life' G Suite users onto paid plans
    Users claim personal family domains are being falsely flagged for commercial use, leaving long-time G Suite Legacy customers facing a pay-up-or-lose-access ultimatum
  • Microsoft shuts down illegal code-signing operation used by ransomware crims to mask their malware
    'Thousands' of US victims, including 12+ machines owned and operated by Redmond
  • Frustrated franchisee sues Pizza Hut over crappy kitchen AI
    The Hut stands accused of breaching its franchise agreement by forcing 'algorithmic behaviors that slowed production and delivery' on restaurants, leading to $100M in losses one group wants back
  • Google touts its tokenmaxxing and capex spending amid AI orgy
    Chocolate Factory readies always-on agents for searchers
  • Firefox 151 helps you edit PDFs – and switch OSes
    Export a profile on Windows, restore it on Linux. Extensions and themes too
  • America's top cyber-defense agency left a GitHub repo open with with passwords, keys, tokens – and incredibly obvious filenames
    I wonder what's in 'external-secret-repo-creds.yaml' and 'AWS-Workspace-Firefox-Passwords.csv'?
  • Shadow AI invades the workplace, up 4x in the last year
    Employers increasingly blind to unauthorized AI use and where their staff are sending proprietary files


rss: ars technica

  • FBI seeks US-wide access to license plate cameras, wants "data in near real time"
    FBI will pay vendors to help it track and search for vehicles nationwide.
  • Spider-Noir final trailer gives us a classic villain
    It's never too late to become a hero.
  • "I'll buy 10 of those"—NASA science chief yearns for mass-produced satellites
    "How in the hell do I get more science into space? That is my goal."
  • Plex's 200% Lifetime Pass price hike tries forcing users to another subscription
    Plex says that it has considered getting rid of Lifetime Passes.
  • Two AI-based science assistants succeed with drug-retargeting tasks
    Both tools generate hypotheses; one goes on to analyze some of the data.
  • Google's SynthID AI watermarking tech is being adopted by OpenAI, Nvidia, and more
    AI content is getting good, but SynthID might be able to help tell truth from fiction.
  • In stunning display of stupid, secret CISA credentials found in public GitHub repo
    SSH keys, plaintext passwords, other sensitive data had been up since November 2025.
  • RFK Jr. forced to withdraw charter that opened CDC panel to anti-vaccine quacks
    Charter would have expanded member eligibility and focused on alleged injuries.
  • Gemini 3.5 Flash might be fast enough for gen AI to make sense
    Google says its more efficient Gemini 3.5 Flash is the key to your agentic AI future.
  • The era of 1,000 Hz gaming monitors has arrived, but why?
    LG's latest hits one frame per millisecond at a full 1080p resolution.


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