rss: npr

  • Trump asks SCOTUS to OK changes to mail-in ballots. And, diesel prices hit record high
    Trump has asked the Supreme Court to lift the block on his plan for the USPS to restrict mail voting ahead of the midterm elections. And, diesel prices have reached a record high.
  • Scientists map key protein interactions linked with profound autism
    Research published in the journal Science illuminates a "missing piece" in the biological understanding of profound autism and offers new targets for drug development.
  • Germany's far-right AfD party is poised for power in a state election
    Germany's AfD's TikTok-fueled rise in Saxony-Anhalt is raising fears the country could see its first far-right governor since World War II.
  • What app surged in downloads after Trump's 'Lake America' change? The quiz knows
    Plus: George Santos is back in the news!
  • Who owns the beach? A heated battle plays out in the Florida Panhandle
    After years of fighting over who gets to use the beach, and where, in Walton County, Florida, public-use advocates are calling for a state constitutional amendment to finally settle the matter.
  • Federal civil rights data about students is finally out. It's different under Trump
    The Education Department gathers a massive tranche of civil rights data about public school students. It's now available but harder to parse than in the past.
  • Dry eyes are common in women. Here's why you shouldn't ignore them
    Research suggests that around half of all women in the menopausal transition years experience symptoms, like red, watery or gritty-feeling eyes. Hormonal shifts play a role, as do many other factors.
  • Trump already tried to hurt Iran with sanctions once - and it didn't work
    President Trump is again hoping to use economic pressure to force Iran to the negotiating table.
  • Work set to begin in Trump's plan for triumphal arch
    NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York Times reporter Emily Badger about the Trump administration's plans to move forward with construction of a triumphal arch.
  • IRS targets private schools that help racial minority students
    The Trump administration has said it will end the tax-exempt status for universities with programs that help racial minority students.


rss: bbc

  • Chris Mason: 'This is not what Farage wanted today to look like'
    Chris Mason speaks from the Reform UK conference as two of its senior officials step down following a Channel 4 investigation.
  • 'Layer upon layer of miracles': How Nepal flood survivors were rescued from tunnel
    From searching for a buried tunnel entrance to blowing up rocks the size of cars, rescuers had to surmount multiple challenges to reach survivors.
  • UK support for Falkland Islands 'unwavering' after Argentina restates claims, No 10 says
    The comments come as Argentinian president Javier Milei says the "winds of change" favoured his country's claim on the British overseas territory.
  • Stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather, minister says
    Dame Angela Eagle warns the weather event could lead to extreme storms this winter.
  • Woman whose XL bully dog killed her cousin given suspended prison sentence
    Kelcie Reed admitted being in control of a dangerous dog which killed 19-year-old Morgan Dorsett.
  • How could US-Iran conflict end? Three experts give their views
    After renewed strikes this week, does either side have an exit strategy?
  • Europe targeted in summer campaign of sabotage and Russia is the chief suspect
    Germany has blamed Russia for an attack on Leipzig airport but there has been a series of suspicious incidents elsewhere.
  • Xbox caps cloud gaming at 15 hours a month for Game Pass subscribers
    Xbox said the limits were due to the rising cost of cloud gaming, and would allow it to invest more in its performance
  • Schools to close early for A66 crash funeral
    The funeral of one of five young men killed in the crash with a police car will take place on Friday.
  • Russell Howard 'devastated' after his baby son died hours after birth
    The comedian says his son Felix died earlier this year shortly after his wife Cerys had given birth.


rss: the register

  • JavaScript installer pnpm recast in Rust because ECMAScript can't keep up
    Fully backward-compatible upgrade promises zero-friction speedup for monorepo wranglers.
  • Cloud snail-mail service Docmail enters third day stuck in the outbox
    No restoration time for platform used by more than 30,000 UK organizations, including NHS trusts and medical practices
  • Wayve and Uber steal a march on Waymo with paid self-driving London rides
    15 Mustangs on the city streets, but the Nissan LEAF follow-up could dispense with the safety driver
  • Enjoy the Windows 10 Update Experience at London's O2
    The new extreme sport: Windows Updates
  • US law firm accuses UK AI software firm of unwanted contract renewal when it tried to leave
    Customer alleges AI telco system had frequent issues, did not work as promised, as vendor sues separately for non payment
  • UK military wants lasers to stop drone swarms without running out of ammo
    Project PANOPTES puts £5M on the table for an autonomous, vehicle-mounted defense
  • Best eSIM for travel 2026: which one offers the best value for money?
    PARTNER CONTENT: Price isn't everything
  • On Call: User who handled life-or-death situations struggled with the SHIFT key
    Novel interpretations of the keyboard made for trouble @ work
  • Google engineer unplugged every fiber they could see and – surprise! – took down a chunk of the G-Cloud
    This sounds like a RTFM error at hyperscale
  • The search company that plants trees just launched a Linux browser to help Europe battle big tech
    Why now? Well, the Linux desktop market share in the EU doubled between 2024 and 2025 (to 5.7%). That's why!


rss: ars technica

  • Reports: RFK Jr. ordered measles deaths deletion; CDC still secretly counts them
    CDC staff had already accepted the measles death reports when RFK Jr. meddled.
  • Xbox imposes harsh new time limits for Game Pass game streaming
    Over 1 million Game Pass subscribers will have to pay more for their heavy streaming use.
  • 150 research primates got diarrhea, flooding lab with priceless vaccine data
    Researchers now have clear new targets and insights for developing a Shigella vaccine.
  • Confused about which VPN is right, US senator asks the NSA for guidance
    Open source, commercial, single-hop, multi-hop, mixnet? The array of options is dizzying.
  • Supreme Court urged to let states regulate sports bets on prediction markets
    Circuit split raised the odds that SCOTUS will rule on Kalshi fight against states.
  • VMware migration reduces Tottenham Hotspur's licensing fees by 85 percent
    Pro soccer team's CTO points to "issues with the Broadcom takeover."
  • Just like a fruit fly, a new algorithm never forgets old scents
    Insect-inspired "sparse coding" does fast learning, avoids catastrophic forgetting.
  • Four major AI models suffer rare overlapping downtime
    Service interruptions hit ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini practically simultaneously.
  • Trump’s 100% tariff on drones will be disaster for the US, critics warn
    Americans fear there are no cheap alternatives as tariffs suddenly hit drones.
  • Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners
    The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.


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