rss: npr

  • North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons
    State media photos on the place showed it is likely a plant to produce weapons-grade uranium.
  • Embedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times
    In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.
  • What will it take to get a vaccine for the Ebola strain driving the current outbreak?
    There is an effective vaccine for Ebola — but not for the variety spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Trials are going on for several candidates. How long will it take?
  • Gun control group sues ATF over records release
    Brady, a nonprofit gun control advocacy group, is suing the ATF and the DOJ over their refusals to release documents and other information about who the largest sellers of crime guns in the U.S. are.
  • Israel and Lebanon reach an agreement, but ceasefire stalls
    The U.N. peacekeeping mission for Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, said one peacekeeper was killed and others were wounded when they came under mortar fire in southeastern Lebanon.
  • Senate to start debate on ICE funding. And, Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire
    Senate Republicans are moving forward on a bill to fund immigration enforcement through the end of Trump's term. And, Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire that could aid in ending the war in Iran.
  • National Guard has done little to reduce violent crime in D.C., a new study finds
    A new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks.
  • In photos: a preview of the Obama Presidential Center
    The Obama Presidential Center opens later this month in Chicago. We take a look inside.
  • How cellphone carriers prepare for hurricane season with AI, drones and 'cows'
    Hurricane season is expected to be milder than usual this year. But that's not stopping cell phone companies from pulling out all the stops.
  • How having zero points in tennis — or 'love' — came to sound so sweet
    There are theories that "love" in the tennis context has French, English or Dutch origins. But like many words, historians and language experts say it's hard to pin down the "right" answer.


rss: bbc

  • Royal Navy crew killed in helicopter crash named
    Tributes are paid to Lt Cdr Chris Gayson, 42, Lt Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, and Petty Officer Owen Green, 24.
  • Starmer accuses Musk of trying to whip up division over Henry Nowak murder
    X owner Musk has posted several times on the site criticising the police treatment of Henry Nowak.
  • Trump hits back at 'unpatriotic' vote after House rebukes him over Iran
    The lower chamber of Congress passed a measure that seeks to halt further military action, in a vote seen as largely symbolic.
  • Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon
    The United States announced the ceasefire agreement on Wednesday night following a fresh round of talks.
  • Man shot with crossbow on university campus
    Police say a man was shot at Manor Park Student Village, Guildford, on Thursday morning.
  • Oscar-nominated Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies aged 56
    The French-Iranian author and illustrator was known for her graphic novel series and Oscar-nominated film.
  • Harry and Meghan share new photos to celebrate Lilibet's fifth birthday
    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex share a picture of their daughter Lilibet, calling her "our dream girl".
  • Woman falsely identified as officer in Nowak case 'scared for safety'
    Ex-police officer Christi Hill says she has been moved to safe house after being falsely accused of being involved in Henry Nowak's arrest before his death.
  • 'Nothing left to chance' for Bayeux Tapestry's journey to London
    The 950-year-old work will be as safe "as a baby" during its move to London, French officials say.
  • Exams watchdog warns of rise in high-tech cheating
    Ofqual chief says invigilators are being trained to detect devices like smart glasses and hidden earpieces.


rss: the register

  • 'Please do not vibe f--- up this software': Broken backups spark AI coding row in rsync project
    Users probe backup failures find Claude-assisted commits. Veteran engineer retorts: "I did not just vibe-code 'convert test suite to python'."
  • Intel's mysterious new datacenter GPU is what Nvidia's Rubin CPX nearly was
    Nvidia's prefill accelerator was shelved, but Chipzilla's Crescent Island could fill the void
  • Palantir wins £9M contract to run UK firearms licensing: CIA-backed biz to hold gun, bomb, and poison records
    Pips Accenture and NEC to bag decade-long deal for cops across England, Wales, and beyond
  • Five Eyes: Watch out for odd LinkedIn connection requests, China's back on the hunt for state secrets
    Cash-for-intel tradecraft continues to concern intelligence officials years after it was first spotted
  • Duo who sold car crash victims' data must repay £118k
    Fresh penalties secured after initial prison, community service sentences for RAC double act
  • GOV.UK goes Dutch on payments as it dumps Stripe
    Means residents can skip the credit card and use 'pay by bank' for local authorities and services
  • UK tax collector hands Capgemini £600M contact center deal, delays start of £2.4B CRM contract
    Another monster tech contract in the works for one of the usual suspects
  • Nobody needs Mythos or 0-days to build a chaos-causing computer worm – free open source models work just fine
    'Attackers can now cheaply operationalize known vulnerabilities at scale,' boffins tell The Reg
  • All the passwords were stored in Active Directory description fields
    It was far too easy for a hacker to get the information
  • Commvault says it's time to rethink resiliency as AI crooks leave victims in a 'dark, dead' state
    Those backup plans need backup testing


rss: ars technica

  • It doesn't feel very agricultural: The 2026 Subaru Solterra review
    Subaru's badge-engineered SUV remains on sale alongside the new Trailseeker.
  • How some data center operators are tackling their water use problems
    Hyperscalers have come under scrutiny for their impact on water quality and availability.
  • My SSN was exposed in a breach at Columbia—a school I have no connection with
    Columbia admits last year’s data breach exposed victims beyond its students, staff.
  • Used Waymo robotaxi batteries become backup storage for power grids
    Used Waymo batteries will bolster California and Texas energy storage projects.
  • Flesh-eating screwworm infection confirmed in South Texas, USDA says
    With the case confirmed, it is the fly's first breach of the US-Mexico border.
  • Microsoft, Atom Computing, EeroQ update their quantum computing progress
    Some quantum computing companies we've covered have done recent progress updates.
  • Google ordered to put clearer links in AI search and let UK publishers opt out
    Google must change AI Overviews after claiming users don't want "lots of sources."
  • Can't make sense of Dashlane's vault theft notification? You're not alone.
    Security advisory leaves out key details. Dashlane maintains complete silence.
  • Google's new Gemma 4 12B model is designed to run on any laptop with 16GB of RAM
    Gemma 4 12B uses a new encoding scheme and token prediction to punch above its weight.
  • Trump plan to test AI models has a problem—US security teams were gutted by DOGE
    Critics say Trump plan to test AI models is short-sighted, performative.


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