rss: npr

  • U.K. deputy prime minister: JD Vance was wrong to blame teen's murder on immigration
    Britain's deputy prime minister says he told U.S. Vice President JD Vance he was wrong to blame immigration for the death of a university student who was handcuffed as he lay dying from a stab wound.
  • Armenians vote in general election watched closely by Russia and the West
    Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his governing party are looking for a strong mandate for a new geopolitical course for Armenia. The opposition includes some parties that are vocally pro-Russia.
  • It's one of the world's most isolated islands. Here come the bulldozers
    The Indian government is spending $9 billion to create a megaport, airport and city on this remote island. Critics fear the impact on pristine forests and the lives of indigenous inhabitants.
  • 1 million people flood Madrid streets to see the pope's flower-carpeted procession
    The crowd cheered and shouted "This is the youth of the pope!" as Pope Leo arrived for Mass at a central Madrid plaza. It's the first papal visit to Spain in 15 years.
  • Police search for suspects in Ohio shooting that wounded 12 near a street festival
    Police still had no suspects in custody Sunday after a weekend shooting near an Ohio street festival wounded 12 people and sent attendees scrambling for cover in a busy Toledo neighborhood.
  • 4 takeaways from the U.S. men's final tune-up games before the World Cup
    The U.S. men's national team chose to play a pair of highly-ranked, super competitive teams in the final lead-up to the World Cup: Senegal and Germany. The matches showed the U.S. is ready.
  • When U.S. foreign aid changed, AIDS workers in Africa felt it
    In South Africa and Mozambique, health care providers say cancellation or redirection of U.S. PEPFAR funding under the Trump administration have already endangered vulnerable people and cost lives.
  • Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants
    New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger brains do.
  • SoFi Stadium workers vote to authorize strike ahead of World Cup
    Negotiations between the union representing the workers, the hospitality group at the Los Angeles stadium and FIFA are set to continue Monday.
  • Why one historian uses social media to remember D-Day in real time
    At the National World War II Memorial, historian Alex Kershaw has found an unlikely way to keep D-Day alive: live social media posts timed to the events of June 6, 1944.


rss: bbc

  • Lammy says he told JD Vance his Nowak comments were 'wrong'
    Vance had blamed Henry Nowak's death on the "mass invasion of migrants" - but Lammy says it "has got nothing to do with mass migration".
  • Zelensky criticises 'vile' Chornobyl drone strike ahead of London talks
    Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone hit a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near the Chornobyl nuclear plant.
  • M&S launches new traineeship for 1,000 young people
    The scheme aims to tackle the "growing challenge" of young people not in employment, education, or training. 
  • Steve Rosenberg: Russia's economic forum overshadowed by drone attacks on St Petersburg
    The BBC's Russia editor saw Putin's flagship economic event overshadowed by Ukrainian drones attacks.
  • Son calls for Iran prisoner exchange for British pair
    Craig and Lindsay Foreman's son urges the UK to explore a prisoner exchange to secure their release.
  • Royal Mail delivers new parent magazine to father 19 years late
    Paul Edwards, 52, was left baffled after the magazine finally arrived almost two decades late.
  • Israel strikes Beirut suburb days after US-brokered truce
    Israel says the attacks on the Lebanese capital were ordered "in response to Hezbollah's firing at Israeli territory".
  • Antonelli wins Monaco Grand Prix from Hamilton after dramatic ending
    Kimi Antonelli wins the Monaco Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton after a chaotic ending that featured two safety cars and a red flag.
  • Iran's World Cup team lands in Mexico amid US visa row
    All of Iran's group games are in the US, but players and support staff will have to fly in and out of the country on match day.
  • Girl, 16, among five arrested over Nowak protests as three charged
    Disorder erupted in Southampton on Tuesday near where 18-year-old Henry Nowak was fatally stabbed.


rss: the register

  • Brit maritime agency heralds fresh global rules for crewless cargo ships
    If you thought driverless cars were bad, imagine a 200,000 ton container ship
  • Home Office ditches legacy asylum database, keeps the spreadsheets
    Years into a major IT overhaul, MPs say the department still lacks reliable view of what is happening across the asylum system
  • UK exam watchdog frets over smart specs turning GCSEs into Google searches
    Ofqual says smart glasses, hidden earpieces, and AI tools are creating a new generation of cheating headaches
  • Oxford Uni student data pwned yet again - this time via career platform breach
    Totally different attack from the break-in last month. Oh so that's OK then
  • Start spreading the news: Datacenters may face one-year ban in NY
    The bill awaits Gov. Hochul's signature after passing the state legislature
  • If you don't fall for these extortionists' calls, they'll show up with USB sticks
    When 'Chatty Spider' morphs into tech services cosplay spider
  • Yet another Cisco SD-WAN 0-day under attack, and no patch in sight
    Good luck, sys admins
  • Serious ISS air leak forces NASA astronauts to temporarily take shelter in Dragon capsule
    Business is back to normal in the orbital station, but one of two newly discovered leaks is still unrepaired
  • Trump pumps federal funds into coal plants in the name of energy security
    DoE wants to keep 13 coal-fired power generators going at the same time as funding nuclear research
  • ZTE showcases AI-driven project management innovations at the 14th IPMA Research Conference 2026
    PARTNER CONTENT: Integrating AI into the iEPMS platform to achieve a 98% quality review accuracy rate and slash report generation times, leveraging experience from 240,000 global projects


rss: ars technica

  • School shooting survivor sues AI gun detection firm after system failed to spot weapon
    How accurate does an AI system need to be?
  • Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
    Those ousted included ADA journal editor-in-chief Steven Kahn and former ADA president Desmond Schatz
  • Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing
    What’s the difference between a person, an artifact, and an ecosystem?
  • Baby botulism outbreak: FDA still doesn't know cause—or how to prevent it
    In the end, the three companies involved all point the finger at each other.
  • How a USB-connected speaker can infect a PC without ever being touched
    Seller of the Sound Blaster Katana V2X doesn't consider the behavior a vulnerability.
  • Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test
    The reactor, from a startup called Antares, isn't ready to generate power yet.
  • The saga of the International Space Station air leak took a worrying turn Friday
    "We look forward to working with Roscosmos on a collaborative approach to address the leaks."
  • S&P 500 rejects SpaceX, also blocking entry for OpenAI and Anthropic
    SpaceX won’t get easy access to billions of dollars from passive investors.
  • "We pissed off a lot of people": Giant data center plan cut 50% amid protests
    Developer felt "beaten up," with "no choice" but to shrink data center.
  • Review: Spider-Noir recaptures the magic of a bygone era
    Nicolas Cage was born to play 1930s PI Ben Reilly/The Spider: part Bogart, part Bugs Bunny, 100% Cage-y.


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