rss: npr

  • Pope Leo says 'delusion of omnipotence' is fueling U.S.-Israeli war in Iran
    In the first weeks of the war, the Chicago-born Leo was initially reluctant to publicly condemn the violence and limited his comments to muted appeals for peace and dialogue. But Leo stepped up his criticism starting on Palm Sunday.
  • Artemis II splashdown captures nationwide attention
    Fans across the country tuned in to see the Artemis II crew make their splashy return to Earth.
  • Opinion: A well-deserved statue for a hero rat
    Cambodia is recognizing the life-saving contributions of a rat named Magawa with a statue. The late rat sniffed out landmines for a non-profit group, and in a short career helped find more than 100.
  • The Great Green Wall's one of the world's most ambitious eco-projects. Is it working?
    It's a global effort with a multibillion dollar price tag. Among its aims: re-greening nearly 250 million acres, planting 4,000 miles of trees, helping farmers, creating jobs, sequestering carbon.
  • Gut troubles? This gastroenterologist has tips to help you achieve 'poophoria'
    In her new book You've Been Pooping All Wrong, Dr. Trisha Pasricha shares habits and practices to make your relationship with your solid waste as smooth as possible
  • India cracks down on satirists for turning its prime minister into a punch line
    India's satirists are turning Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a punch line — and the government is hitting back.
  • After a whirlwind mission to the moon, astronauts are back home. Here's what's next
    The Orion crew module containing the four Artemis II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Friday evening.
  • Wives and children of foreign ISIS fighters stranded in Syria with no way home
    NPR visits the last detention camp for ISIS wives and children in an increasingly precarious northeastern Syria.
  • Peru's election: A battle for the Presidency amid political chaos and crime
    With 35 candidates in the race, Peru is set to elect its 9th president in less than a decade. Amid rising corruption and crime, voters are left asking: Can this election finally break the cycle?
  • How AI is getting better at finding security holes
    Anthropic announced this week that its new model found security flaws in "every major operating system and web browser." Even before the news, AI models had gotten dramatically better at finding bugs.


rss: bbc

  • JD Vance takes on a perilous mission - could it backfire?
    As the US vice-president leads peace talks with Iran, he must balance warring factions, a demanding boss and his own political future.
  • Artemis crew home safely after completing historic mission to the Moon
    Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific after a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans.
  • Grand National 2026: I Am Maximus becomes two-time winner
    I Am Maximus wins the Grand National for the second time for trainer Willie Mullins at Aintree - pulling off a feat last achieved by Red Rum in doing so.
  • More than 200 arrests at Palestine Action protest
    Event organisers said it would show the "resistance" to the ban on the group was "stronger than ever".
  • Eamonn Holmes recovering in hospital after stroke
    The 66-year-old broadcaster is "responding well to treatment", his employer GB News said in a statement.
  • Coachella kicks off with Sabrina Carpenter and surprise guests
    The festival in California was also forced to cancel a set by DJ Anyma on Friday because of strong winds.
  • Back to Earth: What happens to the Artemis II astronauts now?
    The astronauts will have medical checks and will be reunited with their families.
  • Artemis II mission was a triumph. Now comes the hard part
    The mission was almost flawless but there are considerable obstacles ahead before a Moon landing.
  • Hundreds contact BBC about mystery skin condition 'hell' - but doctors can't agree it exists
    Some think it's a severe case of eczema. Others say it's a condition called TSW. But doctors are stuck in a dilemma.
  • This idyllic US town was full of police families - and a serial killer in their midst
    For years, rumours swirled about who could be behind the bodies being discovered on the shores of Gilgo Beach.


rss: the register

  • How Salesforce and ServiceNow are squaring off in the battle for the helpdesk

    Benioff banks on user engagement while McDermott wants to govern AI agents

    FEATURE Salesforce CEO and chief “SaaSquatch” Mark Benioff boasted about the wins his company's ITSM product had last quarter in the terms a proud dad uses to talk about the art work his kids taped to the refrigerator.…

  • Two different attackers poisoned popular open source tools - and showed us the future of supply chain compromise

    Time to start dropping SBOMs

    FEATURE Two supply chain attacks in March infected open source tools with malware and used this access to steal secrets from tens of thousands – if not more – organizations. We won't know the full blast radius for months.…

  • Hungarian government creds left in the safe hands of 'FrankLampard'

    Nearly 800 state logins surfaced in breach data, including defense and NATO-linked accounts

    Hungary's government has discovered the hard way that the biggest threat to national security might just be its own password choices.…

  • Snowflake manager explains the 'Spider-Man' theory of AI agent data access

    With access to great data comes great responsibility

    Snowflake is betting that the biggest bottleneck to building more and better AI agents isn't the models themselves but whether the data those agents depend on is clean, accessible, and governed, Snowflake’s director of product management James Rowland-Jones told The Register.…

  • Here's how to watch the Artemis II splashdown

    Crew went farther from Earth than any humans we know about, now they’re coming back!

    In a world wracked by wars, beset by difficult economic conditions, and struggling with exploding RAM costs, there's one piece of good news. NASA's Artemis II mission has been an unqualified success, having carried four astronauts farther from Earth than any humans before them.…

  • Red Hat RHELocates its Chinese engineering team to India

    Hundreds of layoffs, but this smells of geopolitics, not downsizing

    Red Hat appears to have fired its entire engineering team in China, which it no longer thinks is a country it needs to prioritize. Most of the team will move to India.…

  • Microsoft's Copilot strategy is just more user abuse from Redmond, says Mozilla

    Firefox maker warns old web tactics are now shaping AI at the expense of user choice

    Firefox-maker Mozilla is calling out Microsoft after Redmond said it would scale back some Copilot features in Windows, arguing the rollback shows the company pushed AI too far without enough regard for user choice.…

  • Electronics industry says FCC's foreign-made router policy is a bit of a mesh

    Trade group warns onshoring demands will leave Americans stuck with older gear

    The Global Electronics Association (GEA) warns that the US ban on foreign-made network routers is impractical because few are made domestically, leaving consumers with little choice and delaying access to next-gen products, just as Wi-Fi 7 adoption should be ramping up.…

  • CPUID site hijacked to serve malware instead of HWMonitor downloads

    Six-hour breach turned trusted links into a coin toss between legit tools and credential stealers

    Visitors to the CPUID website were briefly exposed to malware this week after attackers hijacked part of its backend, turning trusted download links into a delivery mechanism for something far less welcome.…

  • Amazon would rather shareholders did not look too closely at carbon footprint

    Investors urged to reject proposal for more disclosure on whether AWS expansion risks climate goals

    Amazon's board of directors is urging shareholders to reject a proposal that would have the megacorp disclose more information on the impact of datacenters on its climate commitments.…



rss: ars technica

  • 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.
  • Report: US demands Reddit unmask ICE critic, summons firm to grand jury
    Trump admin reportedly gets grand jury involved in attempt to identify Redditor.
  • Microsoft's "commitment to Windows quality" starts with overhaul of beta program
    Windows Insider builds remain confusing, but they should be more predictable.
  • "Oobleck" still holds some surprises
    Dense drops of oobleck with high shear rates spread out like a liquid before stiffening into a solid.
  • YouTube increases Premium price again, says 90-second unskippable ads are a bug
    An individual plan now cost $15.99 per month, and the free tier comes with buggy ads.


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