rss: npr

  • 5 things to know about Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister
    Magyar ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory on Sunday. The former Orbán loyalist burst onto the scene as an opposition leader in 2024.
  • Judge dismisses Trump's $10B lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal's Epstein reporting
    In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump's signature, was published with the intent to be malicious.
  • Trump says U.S. will blockade Iranian ports. And, Orbán loses Hungarian election
    President Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports after peace talks with Iran collapsed. And, Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 16 years in power in Hungary.
  • Trump vows to sink Iranian ships approaching a U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz
    President Trump said the U.S. would interdict vessels that had to pay what he called an "illegal toll" to Iran to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Trump says U.S. will blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail
    On Sunday, President Trump said the U.S. would blockade the Strait of Hormuz after negotiations between the U.S. and Iran broke down over the weekend.
  • Retired U.S. Navy admiral on Trump's threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz
    NPR's Michel Martin speaks to retired U.S. Navy Adm. James Foggo, dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy, about President Trump's command to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Pope Leo brushes off Trump criticism amid growing Vatican–U.S. tensions over Iran war
    Pope Leo XIV says he will not be deterred by criticism from President Trump, vowing to continue his calls for peace as tensions escalate between the Vatican and Washington over the Iran conflict.
  • What a chimpanzee 'civil war' can teach us about how societies fall apart
    A long-term study of the world's largest known community of chimpanzees has documented a rare event: what the researchers describe as the primate equivalent of a "civil war."
  • How a $75 billion windfall from Congress has insulated ICE
    Last year, Congress approved $75 billion for immigration enforcement. That money has allowed ICE to operate nearly unfettered during a record-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
  • More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows
    As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble.


rss: bbc

  • Southport killer's parents failed in 'moral duty' to report son
    Failing to appreciate the danger the killer posed led to "catastrophic consequences", an inquiry finds.
  • Five key failures of killer's parents and agencies ahead of Southport attack
    Inquiry Chair Sir Adrian Fulford said the Southport attack could have been prevented if authorities and the killer's parents had acted more quickly.
  • EasyJet passengers describe EU border 'nightmare' after flight leaves without them
    Airlines warn of further disruption due to the introduction of a new EU digital border control system.
  • Henry Zeffman: Starmer seeks closer ties with EU - and doesn't mind reopening Brexit divisions
    Keir Starmer's approach has provoked anger from the Conservatives and Reform UK.
  • Italian PM condemns ally Trump over 'unacceptable' Pope criticism
    Italy's prime minister and the US president are close allies, but Trump has refused to apologise to the "very weak" Pope Leo XIV.
  • Ex-Nigerian oil minister denies taking bribes
    Diezani Alison-Madueke is accused of living “a life of luxury” in the UK at properties paid for and refurbished by industry figures.
  • Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar's Hungary election landslide
    Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule is over, defeated by a 45-year-old ex-party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to oust him.
  • Man who threw girlfriend from tower block jailed
    Jordan Herring, 22, is jailed for five years following the attack in November 2022.
  • Trump deletes post depicting him as Jesus-like figure after backlash
    Christian allies of the president call the AI-generated image offensive as Trump says he thought it showed him as a doctor.
  • Britney Spears goes into rehab after driving under the influence arrest
    The singer voluntarily checks herself into a treatment facility, three weeks before her court date.


rss: the register

  • Fake Linux leader using Slack to con devs into giving up their secrets

    Google Sites lure leads to bogus root certificate

    Imagine getting asked to do something by a person in authority. An unknown malware slinger targeting open source software developers via Slack impersonated a real Linux Foundation official and used pages hosted on Google.com to steal developers' credentials and take over their systems.…

  • Attention, gamers: The FAA wants YOU to be an air traffic controller

    GG noob, who cleared you to land?

    The Federal Aviation Administration continues to face an air traffic controller shortage, and it's hoping that a new demographic of potential applicants can fill the ranks: Video gamers. …

  • WARNING: Oracle's AI obsession could mean higher prices and worse support

    Advisers say fewer staff could mean slower answers and tougher renewals

    Oracle customers have been warned to watch for changes in support and pricing as Larry Ellison’s company makes huge datacenter spending commitments to support its AI ambitions.…

  • Claude Code cache chaos creates quota complaints

    Dev reports suggest long sessions now burn through usage much faster

    Anthropic last month reduced the TTL (time to live) for the Claude Code prompt cache from one hour to five minutes for many requests, but said this should not increase costs despite users reporting faster depleting quotas.…

  • Notepad sheds Copilot from toolbar as Microsoft gives subtlety a try

    AI gubbins still there, just tucked under 'Writing Tools'

    Copilot is on its way out of Notepad, but a return to the basic text editor is not on the cards.…

  • Booking.com warns reservation data may have checked out with intruders

    Travel giant says names, contact details, dates, and hotel messages potentially exposed

    Booking.com is warning customers that their reservation details may have been exposed to unknown attackers, in the latest reminder that the travel giant still can't quite keep a lid on the data flowing through its platform.…

  • Microsoft attempts to untangle 'confusing' Windows Insider program

    Controlled Feature Rollouts headed for the trash among other changes

    Microsoft is giving the Windows Insider program another makeover in the hope of making it less baffling.…

  • Veterans Affairs has lost track of software licenses amid $985M bill

    Department putting systems in place to manage 'restrictive licensing practices'

    A federal spending watchdog has found the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) faced "challenges" in understanding the correct number of licenses it should hold for the top five vendors in its $985 million annual software expenditure.…

  • UK defense startup to supply drone interceptors for Britain and allies

    MoD plans rapid procurement of Cambridge Aerospace's Skyhammer system at home and abroad

    Britain is set to buy interceptors from a homegrown startup to counter Iranian Shahed-style attack drones, equipping both its own armed forces and allies in the Persian Gulf region.…

  • Adobe finally patches PDF pest after months of abuse

    Reader and Acrobat flaw let booby-trapped documents profile targets and hijack machines

    Adobe has released a fix for an Acrobat and Reader zero-day that attackers had been exploiting for months.…



rss: ars technica

  • Slate Auto raises $650 million as production gets closer and closer
    The Slate Truck will start in the "mid-$20,000s" when it goes on sale in late 2026.
  • Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees
    The Meta chief is personally involved in training and testing his animated AI.
  • To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain
    LLM use is the most demoralizing problem I’ve faced as a college instructor.
  • Shock from Iran war has Trump's vision for US energy dominance flailing
    Record domestic oil and gas production hasn't saved US drivers from price spikes.
  • AI models are terrible at betting on soccer—especially xAI Grok
    Systems from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI struggle with the Premier League.
  • The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here?
    "The work ahead is greater than the work behind us."
  • Four astronauts are back home after a daring ride around the Moon
    "I can't imagine a better crew that just completed a perfect mission right now."
  • Californians sue over AI tool that records doctor visits
    Plaintiffs say transcription tool processed confidential chats offsite.
  • New paper argues history, not mantle plume, powers Yellowstone
    A now-vanished plate under North America may open the crust below Yellowstone.
  • F1 moves a step closer to fixing its 2026 hybrid problem
    Algorithms, not drivers, are deciding how hard to accelerate, and that's no good.


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