rss: npr

  • Afroman prevails in cops' music video defamation suit after a brief but viral trial
    The "Because I Got High" rapper made waves in 2023 with the album and song "Lemon Pound Cake," using home video to mock a police raid on his Ohio home. The deputies lost their civil suit against him.
  • 'Movement never lies': 100 years of the Martha Graham Dance Company
    Graham was a creative force in the performing arts. She wanted dance to express authentic, human emotions — a revolutionary idea in the late 1920s.
  • The SAVE Act faces long odds in the Senate. GOP-led states are picking up the cause
    Several Republican-led states are passing their own versions of the SAVE America Act, Trump-backed legislation that would introduce new proof-of-citizenship requirements to register to vote.
  • Fear, defiance, and anger: Iranians describe life under bombardment
    In messages to NPR, Tehran residents describe largely deserted streets roamed by paramilitary officials and vigilantes. They say security forces are banning gatherings for Nowruz, the Persian new year, this week.
  • As Pakistan and Afghanistan declare truce, civilians in Kabul count the cost of war
    At the Emergency Hospital, dozens crowded around a thick book to check the names of the victims killed in an airstrike on a rehabilitation center. The U.N. says over a hundred people were killed.
  • Israel and Iran attack gas facilities. And, Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse, rape
    Attacks on gas facilities by Israel and Iran have escalated the war and impacted global markets. And, renowned union leader and labor rights advocate Cesar Chavez is accused of sexual abuse and rape.
  • Sen. Blumenthal discusses reforming DHS and his concerns about the war in Iran
    Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a panelist in Sen. Markwayne Mullin's Department of Homeland Security confirmation hearing, discusses the reforms he wants for the agency and shares his views on the Iran war with NPR's Steve Inskeep.
  • Japan's prime minister visits the White House under shadow of Iran war
    Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will be the first U.S. ally to visit the White House since President Trump asked for help in sending ships to patrol the Strait of Hormuz.
  • New autism group meets to counter MAHA's 'ideological agenda'
    Autism experts plan to convene in Washington Thursday to propose a research agenda at odds with the one endorsed by the Trump Administration.

  • Cursive is back. But should students be learning the skill?
    A Virginia after-school cursive club went viral. More than two dozen states require cursive in their curriculums. Is it an effective learning tool or just nostalgia?


rss: bbc

  • Are US and Israel aligned on Iran war? Deciphering Trump's post after gas field attacks
    What does Trump's Truth Social post after gas field attacks tell us about US-Israeli alignment?
  • Faisal Islam: Iran war is having a dramatic effect on the UK economy
    The knock-on effects of the war in the Gulf go beyond a hold on interest rates and are set to reverberate for months.
  • Reports of children as young as 11 abused in West Midlands mini-marts, BBC reveals
    Child sexual abuse reports go back 10 years and were seen by safeguarding group which included police
  • Huge queues for meningitis B jabs as vaccination scheme expanded
    Some queueing for vaccines at the University of Kent were turned away on Thursday.
  • Facebook offering TikTok and YouTube creators $3,000 to post content
    Meta wants creators to "rediscover" Facebook, but a social media expert says viewers will not follow.
  • Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough - key findings from Covid report
    An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
  • Parents jailed after letting 'skeletal' five-stone daughter die
    Steffie Davies was found dead and in an "almost skeletal" state by paramedics who were called to her home.
  • Badenoch backs Tory MP in row over Muslim prayer event
    The Tory leader has faced calls to sack a colleague who called public prayers an "act of domination".
  • King opens world's longest coastal path around England
    The King Charles coastal path will allow walkers right of access to the entire coast for the first time.
  • US messageboard 4Chan mocks £520,000 fine for UK online safety breaches
    The fine includes £450,000 for lack of age checks to prevent children from seeing pornography.


rss: the register

  • Unknown attackers exploit yet another critical SharePoint bug

    Last time: Beijing-backed snoops and ransomware crims. Who's next?

    Unknown baddies are abusing yet another critical Microsoft SharePoint bug to compromise victims' SharePoint servers, the US government warned.…

  • Google gives Android users a way to install unverified apps if they prove they really, really want to

    Chocolate Factory describes concession as an attempt to balance openess with safety

    It turns out you won't be limited to Google-verified apps an developers on Android after all. In the face of sustained community dissatisfaction with its developer verification requirement, Google has given Android users an out.…

  • 'Death sentence': EU cloud lobby takes Broadcom to Brussels over VMware partner purge

    CISPE files antitrust complaint, demands interim measures to stop what it calls chip giant's 'ongoing abuse'

    A lobbying trade body for smaller cloud providers is asking the European Commission to impose interim measures blocking Broadcom from terminating the VMware Cloud Service Provider program, calling the decision a death sentence for some tech suppliers and an illegal squeeze on customer choice.…

  • Fiber on the surface of the moon could help detect moonquakes

    Better than seismometers?

    Fiber-optic cables could be used to detect moonquakes, offering a simpler way to gather seismic data to support future missions.…

  • GNOME 50 debuts with X11 axed, Wayland front and center

    Most Ubuntu desktop users will be looking at this until at least 2028

    GNOME 50 is here, codenamed Tokyo after the location of the GNOME Asia Summit 2025, and the biggest change is in fact more or less invisible, unless you look for an options button on the login screen.…

  • FBI director leaves open the possibility that it's buying location data again

    Kash Patel says the FBI uses all the tools it has to accomplish its mission - even if those tools are questionable

    It's been three years since an FBI director admitted to purchasing the location data of Americans, potentially in violation of the Constitution. Here we go again.…

  • Lock down Microsoft Intune, feds warn after Stryker attack

    Iran-linked attackers wiped employees' devices using Intune

    The US government has urged companies to better secure Microsoft Intune, an endpoint management tool that was abused in last week's cyberattack against med-tech firm Stryker.…

  • PwC will say goodbye to staff who aren't convinced about AI

    Professional services giant did not read its own report on lackluster benefits

    You'll use AI and like it too - if you work for PwC. Paul Griggs, US chief executive of the global professional services giant, has made clear there is no room at the corporation for AI skeptics.…

  • UK blinks on AI copyright carve-out after star-studded revolt

    Creative pressure forces rethink as officials step back from default data use

    The UK government has backed off plans to allow AI companies to access copyrighted material for free for training purposes by default.…

  • Google says it will let UK publishers opt out of AI overviews

    One search engine switch to rule them all in Google's response to UK competition watchdog

    The UK's competition watchdog has published responses to its consultation over Google's strategic market status (SMS) covering search and search advertising services - and the tech biz is offering some concessions.…



rss: ars technica

  • At the last minute, Meta decides not to kill Horizon Worlds VR after all
    VR will be on life support while mobile remains the focus, though.
  • Afroman keeps trolling cops after winning “Lemon Pound Cake” defamation case
    Cops asked the jury for millions after Afroman used raid footage in music videos.
  • Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps
    The "advanced flow" will be available before verification enforcement begins later this year.
  • Despite hardware limits, Parallels supports running Windows on MacBook Neo
    "8GB unified memory is the minimum practical configuration."
  • Counter-Strike 2's new reload system could upend the entire game
    Full-magazine reloads throw out muscle memory in favor of "higher stakes" decisions.
  • Study pinpoints when bow and arrow came to North America
    Radiocarbon results suggest a single origin and rapid diffusion through cultural transition networks.
  • TCL’s German QLED ban puts pressure on TV brands to be more honest about QDs
    "This is a serious warning shot."
  • Kagi Translate's AI answers the question "What would horny Margaret Thatcher say?"
    Remember when it was fun to play around with LLMs?
  • Musk’s tactic of blaming users for Grok sex images may be foiled by EU law
    Planned EU ban on nudify apps would likely force Musk to make Grok less "spicy."
  • Coal plant forced to stay open due to emergency order isn't even running
    Department of Energy's attempts to prop up coal can look pretty pointless.


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