rss: npr

  • Saudi Arabia says Houthis tried to attack its capital
    Saudi Arabia on Saturday said that Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack Riyadh with a ballistic missile, the first time the Saudi capital has been targeted since the escalation in fighting with the Iran-backed rebels opened a new front in the Iran war.
  • Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza is 'catastrophic and unjustifiable' as he opens solo concert
    Ed Sheeran opened a solo concert Saturday with comments about Gaza after controversy swirled around his tour and supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.
  • The new lines of southern Lebanon
    The U.N. expanded the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon's mandate 20 years ago to include monitoring adherence to a ceasefire in fighting between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah — the militant group created in 1982 to counter a second Israeli invasion.
  • CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters denied access to White House following Trump ban
    Three reporters were blocked from the White House grounds Saturday morning, a day after President Trump said CNN, Politico, and MS NOW would be banned for reporting "FICTION and LIES."
  • Opinion: Remembering Annie Dillard, nature writer
    With her 1974 book, "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek," Annie Dillard became the youngest woman to win the Pulitzer Prize. We take a moment to remember her and her work.
  • Life in Kabul 5 years after the Taliban's return
    Five years after the return of Taliban rule, NPR visited Kabul to see how Afghans are dealing with their new government's strict social restrictions.
  • Betel nuts are a top mind-affecting substance. Now there's evidence of ancient use
    New research on ancient human remains suggests the habitual usage of betel nuts, a plant seed with mind-affecting properties that is popular in parts of Asia despite the health risks it presents.
  • Archaeologists are racing to save precious artifacts in Alaska after last year's storm
    Last year, remnants of a typhoon damaged homes, infrastructure and an archaeological dig site. Now, archaeologists are trying to get as many objects out as possible before the next storm.
  • Ever wonder how the Fed's interest rate actually works? We've got answers
    The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates this week for the first time this year. So how does it actually work? And what does it mean for the economy — and the rest of us? Here are some answers.
  • Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war
    Russia's parliamentary election for the first time is being held in Ukraine's regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago.


rss: bbc

  • Harry and Meghan's media treatment echoes what happened to Diana, Earl Spencer tells BBC
    Princess Diana's brother says she was "really brought low by all that criticism" and he saw her in "tears of despair".
  • Watch: Diana's brother says press has 'cancerous influence' on Harry and Meghan's lives
    Earl Spencer says that he can see echoes of Princess Diana's treatment from the press in the way Harry and Meghan are scrutinised.
  • Ed Sheeran admits 'mistakes' as he addresses Macklemore controversy at Philadelphia show
    The mega-star spoke about Israel and Gaza at his first concert since rapper Macklemore was removed from his tour.
  • Two killed in 'massive' Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region, says Russia
    An oil refinery was also reportedly hit in Moscow, and flights were suspended at two capital airports.
  • Major seaside hotel fire that evacuated guests during night treated as suspicious
    About 280 people were evacuated from the premises at Folkestone's Grand Burstin Hotel.
  • Strictly returns with new hosting trio as celebrities find out dance pairings
    Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe take over from long-running presenting duo Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
  • The deadly new drugs reshaping Scotland's fight against addiction
    Experts warn potent new substances are making an already deadly crisis more dangerous.
  • Our head teacher was an abuser. We joined forces to get justice - now we're married
    Students spent years collecting evidence against their Indonesian principal, before falling in love.
  • Cultural treasures are being destroyed by war, and people want justice
    A cauldron of conflicts is bubbling across the world, with cultural monuments being destroyed. These people are fighting against it.
  • 'People forget we exist': Why older LGBTQ+ community fears losing identity
    A report suggests older LGBTQ+ people experience more social isolation than their heterosexual peers.


rss: the register

  • Agentic security is the billion-dollar challenge for some clever startup to solve
    High time to stop kicking the security can down the road, investor tells The Reg
  • AI boom could leave an e-waste trail that wraps 6 times around Earth
    Report says estimates focused on GPUs miss the mountains of power, cooling, and networking gear destined for scrap
  • Firefox 156 arrives with a forest of forks in its wake
    From Waterfox to LibreWolf and Pale Moon, there's a browser for almost every Mozilla dissenter
  • Anthropic decides to support OpenAI's markdown instructions spec
    Devs cheer relief from compatibility headache
  • Microsoft agentically ports Copilot runtime to Rust for $120K
    The Rust compiler remains unperturbed by the antics of the LLM
  • Virginia governor wakes up to fact datacenters have become political cancer
    Executive order puts the kibosh on NDAs, limits permitting, and calls for stiffer environmental protections
  • Compsci grads facing recession-like job prospects thanks to AI
    Slinging coffee and waiting tables ain't just for liberal arts grads any more, say Census Bureau economists
  • Claude Code revamps projects so you can work and pay in parallel
    Running multiple Claude sessions at once means less waiting around to hit your usage limit
  • Researchers used Claude to hack OpenAI employees' ChatGPT accounts
    Agentic exploits for the win (again)
  • North Korea's fake job interviews infected 30,000 devices
    WaterPlum recruiters used bogus coding tests to backdoor jobseekers and raid more than 7,000 crypto wallets


rss: ars technica

  • Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
    Research suggests that bilingualism can offer cognitive benefits.
  • Rings around a tiny body have changed over the past decade
    Chariklo is only about 250 km across, but it has two rings, and they're changing.
  • AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack
    But the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.
  • FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
    FAA plans for AI tool to help manage DC air traffic before a nationwide rollout.
  • FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
    FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
  • Finding the cells that put our brain to sleep
    Rare cells with widespread connectivity seem to be able to trigger sleep.
  • US government website used Chinese model the FBI called "malicious"
    The Federal Register website briefly used an open source Chinese AI search tool.
  • Meet the winner of Nikon's Small World in Motion video contest
    Ning Xu of Tsinghua University captured tiny cilia beating in airways of a child with rare respiratory disorder.
  • Researchers used Claude to hack OpenAI
    Researchers used Claude to reach an OpenAI employee account and sensitive GitHub data.
  • Rocket Report: China wants a Raptor 3 engine; SpaceX set for big Starship test
    “I can tell you SpaceX has already gone captive."


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