rss: npr

  • Got wearable data? Your doctor can help you connect the dots
    The American Academy of Neurology issued guidance on using wearable data devices, like smart watches or Oura rings, to track key health metrics that can help flag serious conditions.
  • Data center disputes have been local. But the midterms might change that
    Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections.
  • Who owns presidential records? Trump's Justice Department says it's him
    The Trump administration asserts a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.
  • Voters say they feel confused and misled on Virginia's redistricting vote
    Contradictory election mailers, conflicting TV ads and vague wording on the ballot have Virginia voters saying that the campaigns on either side of the redistricting vote are muddying the waters.
  • The Sonoran Desert teems with wildlife. These 3D scans could help protect its future
    A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world's prickliest plants. It could also help save them.
  • Spanish speakers learn strategies to pass English-only driving test in Florida
    A new English-only driving test rule in Florida is fueling a surge in strategy lessons for Spanish speakers where they learn to figure out the questions without having to take English language courses.
  • Morning news brief
    Trump announces planned Iran war peace talks, Tehran signals it may boycott negotiations amid ongoing U.S. naval pressure, businesses can now apply for Trump tariff refunds.
  • A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race
    The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, running faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps.
  • U.K police investigating if attacks in London are the work of Iranian proxies
    U.K. police said Sunday they are investigating whether a string of arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies, the latest of which caused minor damage on Saturday night.
  • Communities launch cleanup after severe weather and tornadoes churn across Midwest
    At least 66 tornado reports were submitted across multiple states on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.


rss: bbc

  • US releases video of forces seizing Iranian ship
    The US has intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, Donald Trump has said.
  • Spat at, threatened and kidnapped: British Jews tell of rising antisemitism
    British Jews have described to BBC Panorama how they are experiencing a rise in antisemitism.
  • The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency
    The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.
  • 'They told me he was dead': Children born near army base learn truth about UK soldier dads
    A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.
  • Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting
    The children, aged from one to 14 years old, were killed in a shooting that police are describing as a "domestic disturbance".
  • Two arrested over Kenton synagogue attack
    A bottle containing a type of accelerant was thrown at the synagogue in Harrow, north-west London.
  • Rebel Wilson's claims against actress are 'malicious concoctions', court hears
    Wilson has been accused of defaming the star of her film The Deb over an incident involving a bath in Bondi.
  • Health visitors call for limits on 'impossible' 1,000-family caseloads
    BBC analysis shows the number of health visitors in England has almost halved in the last 10 years.
  • Watch: Trapped boy dangles from moving bus in Australia
    The boy, who was uninjured, was dragged for 350 metres after the back doors trapped his arm and school bag.
  • Lyse Doucet: Most Iranians don't expect this truce to last
    The BBC's Lyse Doucet reports from Tehran as tensions continue over the Strait of Hormuz.


rss: the register

  • Blue Origin nails the landing, but puts the payload satellite in the wrong orbit

    Wouldn't be the first time a Jeff Bezos company left a package in the wrong place

    Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket nailed the landing this weekend, but failed at the crucial part of delivering a satellite to a usable orbit.…

  • Palantir's NHS future in doubt as ministers eye contract break

    £330M deal leaves service with no ownership of software built to connect trusts to the platform

    The UK government is considering ending Palantir's involvement in a central NHS data platform after coming under fire from MPs, unions, and campaigners.…

  • Growing AI power slurpage prompts MPs to examine low-energy computing

    Committee launches inquiry into emerging chip designs to curb datacenter energy use

    MPs are probing whether radically different, low-energy chip designs can stop AI from turning the UK's power grid into a bottleneck.…

  • AI quota inflation is no token effort. It's baked in

    We've been here before. This time, we may not get out

    Opinion Fans of the creative arts often find out where creators gather to talk among themselves, then sneak in to eavesdrop on what those masters of the art talk about. Golden insights, daring concepts, cutting-edge thinking? Not a bit. Gossip, if you're lucky. Travel miseries, if you're not. Mostly, they talk about money.…

  • Next.js developer Vercel warns of customer credential compromise

    Blames outfit called Context.ai, which reckons an agentic OAuth tangle caused the incident

    Vercel, the company that created the open source Next.js web development framework, has a data leak that led to compromise of some customer credentials, and blamed an outfit called Context.ai for the mess.…

  • 'Invisible mouse' made a mess of PC rebuild

    You can't fix what you can't see – especially when your workspace is a maelstrom

    Who, Me? Welcome to yet another Monday, and therefore to this week's edition of Who, Me? For those unfamiliar, it's The Register's reader-contributed column that shares your stories of workplace messes, and how you tried to clean them up without dirtying your career prospects.…

  • NASA working on ‘Big Bang’ upgrade to keep the Voyagers alive for longer

    Tests scheduled for May can’t come soon enough after VGER 1 power glitch led to instrument shutdown

    NASA has revealed it’s working on a plan called “The Big Bang” that it hopes will extend the working lives of the Voyager probes.…

  • Indonesia’s game rating system paused amid claims it leaked developer creds and glimpses of major new titles

    PLUS: India bins ID app pre-install plan; Robot wins Beijing half-marathon; AI writing Manga speech bubbles; and more!

    Asia In Brief Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has suspended the nation’s game rating system (IGRS) after claims the service leaked developer creds and video of unreleased games.…

  • Just like phishing for gullible humans, prompt injecting AIs is here to stay

    Aren't we all just prompting tokens of linguistic meaning and hoping the other person isn't bullshitting us?

    kettle It's a week of the year, which means there's been the discovery of yet another prompt injection attack that will force supposedly well-guarded AI bots to spill secrets by asking the right way. …

  • I meant to do that! AI vendors shrug off responsibility for vulns

    Passing the buck, and the blame, down the road shows lack of AI companies' maturity

    OPINION AI vendors: "You need to use AI to fight AI threats (and do everything else in your corporate IT environment)." Also AI vendors: "That's not a security flaw; it's working as intended."…



rss: ars technica

  • Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure
    Blue Origin's reused first stage hit its targets, but New Glenn's upper stage did not.
  • I’ve fired one of America’s most powerful lasers—here’s what a shot day looks like
    The laser was used to study the physics of stellar interiors and fusion energy, among other things.
  • Great white sharks are overheating
    The sharks might also be the most physiologically vulnerable to warming waters.
  • US-sanctioned currency exchange says $15 million heist done by "unfriendly states"
    Grinex says needed hacking resources "available exclusively to ... unfriendly states."
  • Man with @ihackedthegovernment Instagram account tells judge, “I made a mistake"
    Probation for man who used stolen logins and posted private info on social media.
  • Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious
    She's well qualified but will need to navigate RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda.
  • $25,000 buys plenty of used EVs: Here are some options
    Is $20,000–$25,000 a sweet spot for secondhand electric cars? We think so.
  • Satellite and drone images reveal big delays in US data center construction
    Data centers face construction delays and energy bottleneck as resistance grows.
  • Amazon won’t release Fire Sticks that support sideloading anymore
    The two newest Fire Sticks block apps from outside of Amazon's store.
  • Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic The Dog Stars drops first trailer
    "The world that was, doesn't exist. It's just us, trying to hold onto what was."


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