rss: npr

  • The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine
    The U.S. and its partners depend on Patriot interceptors to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles. But Russia and Iran are firing their weapons at rates far higher than Patriots can be produced.
  • Senate Democrats say banks turned blind eye to suspicious moves by Jeffrey Epstein
    A report from Senate Democrats accuses big banks of failing to report suspicious money transfers made by Jeffrey Epstein until after his arrest in 2019.
  • Europe heat wave fuels drought, fires and energy fears
    Europe's heat wave exposes buried history and new threats — Nazi-era wrecks emerge from the Danube, nuclear reactors face cooling risks, and Greece battles deadly wildfires.
  • 13 new books in August will get you through the dog days of summer
    This month brings riveting novels about dogs, Hollywood stars, small towns and characters with bigger woes than just the sweltering summer heat and humidity.
  • 5 states hold primaries today. And, Spokane police arrest man connected to wildfire
    Five state primaries are being held today, and Michigan is a key focus for Democrats who want to see how progressives fare in races. And, a man has been arrested in connection with a Spokane fire.
  • They're a world leader in using drones for healthcare. But drones can't do it all
    Drones carrying medical supplies constantly crisscross the skies of Rwanda. The Trump administration is giving a major grant to the effort — and at the same time cutting aid to the country.
  • Authorities arrest an arson suspect in connection with wildfires in Spokane
    The suspect was arrested in connection with one of three wildfires in Spokane, Wash., that have destroyed hundreds of homes and displaced nearly a quarter of the city's residents.
  • The sneaky economics of healthwashing
    Why food companies love labels like "organic" and "high protein," why our brains are misled by them — and how to avoid paying extra for marketing.
  • 5 states have primary elections on Tuesday. These are the races to watch
    From Michigan's Senate and governor primary to Missouri's 1st Congressional District, a number of key races in primary elections Tuesday could signal the future for Democrats and Republicans.
  • Primaries in the Midwest have become a high stakes proving ground for progressives
    Democratic primary elections in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have made the Midwest a test case for whether progressive candidates can win in competitive states and what electability really means.


rss: bbc

  • Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack
    Ukraine said the video - showing a terrified civilian being hounded by a remotely-controlled drone - amounted to a war crime.
  • More than 170 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel
    The government says all of the migrants, who were attempting to cross to the UK, will be returned to France.
  • Afghan boxer arrested in Greece over discovery of Scottish woman's body in suitcase
    Sharif Ahmadzai, from Afghanistan, is expected to appear in court in Athens on Wednesday.
  • Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen
    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume.
  • Top Fifa official Wenger says scrapping World Cup plan 'absolutely necessary'
    Fifa's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger says the decision to scrap the plan to have private investment in Fifa competitions was "absolutely necessary".
  • Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike
    The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under rubble in Gaza City.
  • Princess Eugenie gives birth to baby girl in Portugal
    The daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson welcomed her third child on Monday.
  • Bono, Eddie Vedder and Hozier among mourners at Glen Hansard's funeral
    The 56-year-old, who shot to prominence in 1991 musical comedy film The Commitments, died in a motorcycle crash last week.
  • Athletes go 'missing' after Commonwealth Games ends
    Police Scotland said it had received reports of various athletes "unaccounted for" in the aftermath of the Games, which concluded on Sunday.
  • Justice secretary apologises to families affected by early release scheme
    Some offenders will be barred from the scheme, but families say it comes "at the expense of victims".


rss: the register

  • Bypassing AI guardrails is so easy a script kiddie can do it
    Claiming 'it's my server' was often enough to persuade models to help
  • This one time, at Hacker Summer Camp …
    What to expect as BSides, Black Hat, and DEF CON descend on Las Vegas
  • Feds get 3 days to patch N-able God mode flaw under active exploit
    Experts warn hotfix not optional. MSPs warned attacker gains 'full administrative access to an N-central console'
  • NVMe polishes its specs, brings virtualization to locally attached SSDs
    Exposing virtualization built into the SSD will make VM migration simpler, consortium says
  • AI helps Microsoft bug hunters chase a record $20M payday
    Broader bounty rules added to a swelling volume of machine-assisted vulnerability reports
  • Cloud giants pour nearly $600B into capex as AI demand surges
    Revenue is soaring, yet hyperscalers say they still cannot build capacity fast enough
  • Tennessee congressional hopeful accused of shooting license plate cameras
    Cops arrest budding politician for allegedly dealing with Flock's expansion the American way
  • CAF Bank reopens online service but warns of further outages
    Customers told traffic may be limited at certain times following more than ten days offline
  • UK mulls making employers ask before installing bossware
    Proposals span AI productivity scores, keystroke logging, biometrics, and other ways to watch workers
  • NASA puts astronauts’ lives in the hands of Tesla’s flaky Cybertruck
    Muskmobiles subject to 11 recalls get the launchpad rescue mission currently handled by vehicles that can survive land mine blasts


rss: ars technica

  • China is Tesla's cash cow, but for how much longer?
    Tesla's Shanghai factory is busier than ever but might be cut loose.
  • The Pixel 11's "glow" feature is actually called HiLight—here's what it does
    The camera flash will evolve into a multicolor LED that illuminates when your phone is face down.
  • Tom DeLay helped create TV ownership cap—he says Trump FCC has no authority to repeal it
    Congress set ownership limit at 39%, but FCC claims authority to kill the rule.
  • Trump admin "aware" of deaths in explosive diarrhea outbreak, delays reporting
    Federal officials will update the outbreak sometime "this week," a spokesperson said.
  • 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X proves code is as important as hardware
    Chevy's 721-hp hybrid ups the ante with few compromises, but at a steep cost.
  • OpenAI says Apple's trade secrets lawsuit is "aggressive and oddly personal"
    “We do not have, nor want, any of their trade secrets,” the ChatGPT maker says.
  • US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own
    $100 million deal gives 50,000 Ukrainian drones US-developed AI capabilities.
  • Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
    Also: Cyborg diving suits for cockroaches, why sleepy sperm whales blow bubbles, Betelgeuse's companion star.
  • Lego deploys Hubble Space Telescope as detailed desktop model
    The orbiting observatory in minifigure scale.
  • An AI-supervised remote exam went so badly that 58,000 students must retake it
    Top scores increased by 5x.


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