rss: npr

  • Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a 'weakened' health system
    From state and local food-safety response to the federal health agencies that fund that work, a record-breaking year for cyclosporiasis cases runs up against the Trump administration's cuts last year.
  • The Iran war and tariffs are costing farmers. Will Republicans pay in November?
    In some tight midterm races, how farmers frustrated with the war and rising costs vote could make a difference.
  • Three things to know about the $40 trillion federal debt
    The U.S. federal debt hit a record $40 trillion this week. The debt has doubled since 2017, and just paying interest on the accumulated debt now costs the government more than $1 trillion a year.
  • What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to lead the FDA
    Dr. Heidi Overton is currently working as a White House policy aide. If confirmed, she would lead an agency of 18,000 staffers who study and regulate food, drugs, medical devices, tobacco and more.
  • D.C.'s IndyCar race will zoom past museums. Some worry it could harm the art inside
    Sunday's course takes high-speed cars right past the National Gallery of Art and three Smithsonian museums. Art experts worry about the works inside, but organizers say they don't expect damage.
  • U.S. debt tops $40 trillion. And, new census report Trump is touting raises concerns
    The U.S. debt has surpassed $40 trillion. And, a new census report on noncitizen voting that President Trump is touting has ties to a think tank aligned with him, raising concerns among experts.
  • North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says
    The suspected launch on Thursday comes a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.
  • Privacy advocates call on Maryland to investigate data brokers
    Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege that data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies.
  • The bond market is signaling trouble ahead. This is why you should pay attention
    Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy.
  • Which country makes the best jollof rice? D.C. foodies put it to a blind test
    One of the most famous dishes across West Africa is jollof rice — fragrant rice cooked down with spices, tomatoes and meat. But which version is best? A traveling festival aims to find out.


rss: bbc

  • Harry and Meghan's return to UK reignites questions over security
    Their surprise announcement means a fresh decision will need to be made on the level of publicly funded protection they are entitled to.
  • Watch: What does Harry's return mean for his fractured relationship with William?
    The brothers have had a fractured relationship for a number of years.
  • Five key takeaways from GCSE results day 2026
    Resits are up, the gap between boys and girls has shrunk and England's regional divide has widened.
  • US says sanctions will 'squash' Iran's economy and 'collapse' its regime
    US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says allies will need to decide whether they "are with us or against us".
  • Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by university
    Nathan Cofnas says he is being investigated for discriminating against the late Cambridge professor.
  • John Swinney defends £45,000 business-class flights to World Cup
    The Scottish government spent almost £100,000 on official visits to the United States in June.
  • UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel's West Bank settlement project
    European countries and Canada pile on pressure over Israel's plans to expand settlements in a strategically vital part of the occupied West Bank.
  • Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed
    Clément Vandenkerckhove was quietly brought into Prince Laurent's family at a town hall ceremony.
  • BBC DJ Trevor Nelson reveals brain tumour surgery 'went well'
    The 62-year-old said that his "world was turned upside down" when a brain tumour was discovered.
  • Man charged over Manchester synagogue attack
    Police say the man is accused of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity.


rss: the register

  • Microsoft gives Task Manager another task: Watching AI workloads
    Per-process NPU metrics arrive as one more venerable Windows utility risks feature bloat
  • US claims 15 of the world's top 20 hyperscale datacenter locations
    Northern Virginia alone accounts for nearly 12% of global capacity, though new builds are shifting inland
  • Researcher tricks Apple’s Find My into sharing location data with Linux
    Clever protocol wrangling gets iBiz-only people tracking working on a non-iGadget
  • Slack Code taps into collective vibe, puts AI agents into the group chat
    Developers can now invite the whole team along for their quality time with the coding bot
  • Thunderbird to flap twice as fast from September
    Email client follows Firefox onto two-week release treadmill
  • Ransomware crook poses as recovery firm to steal payments from fellow extortionists
    Because apparently even ransomware gangs can't trust the people they do business with
  • NetBSD 11 lands with RISC-V support and lightning-fast VM boots
    Venerable Unix-like remains reassuringly old-school, if you're willing to put in the work
  • £37M SAP overhaul could extend Capgemini's run with UK tax collector to 28 years
    UK tax collector insists latest deal followed fair and competitive procurement
  • Grok chat duped into swallowing injected instructions
    A spoonful of encryption helps the malware go down
  • French tax authority says break-in exposed data of 600K, including some private messages
    Stolen details range from contact information to household finances and withholding rates


rss: ars technica

  • Roblox must make changes after failing to block adults creeping on kids
    Roblox is first platform to submit to independent audits under the Online Safety Act.
  • Genesis joins the giant electric SUV club with new GV90
    A retractable screen, a huge heads-up display, and an optional 4-seat VIP interior.
  • SpaceX’s orbital data centers would create a new category of e-waste
    The yeetcycling math resembles asteroid mining in reverse.
  • Reverse-lookup service exposed millions of photos of people’s faces
    People-search tool ClarityCheck left database containing more than 9M image files exposed.
  • Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
    Cryptographic Context Injection is only the latest way to break an LLM safety guardrail.
  • NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory
    Without a rescue, NASA's Swift Observatory is expected to reenter the atmosphere later this year.
  • Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by end of 2026
    US residents face trade-offs as delivery drone services such as Prime Air expand.
  • Framework responds to complaints that BIOS update bricks Ryzen 7040 laptops
    Framework says it's replacing some out-of-warranty AMD mainboards.
  • Flight attendants freaked out that Google is buying tons of Spirit employee data
    Bankrupt Spirit accused of selling out workers in massive data sale to Google.
  • FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies
    FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be "technologically neutral."


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