rss: npr

  • Telehealth abortion will remain available for now, after a federal judge's ruling
    The abortion pill mifepristone must undergo a safety review by the FDA, the judge said. Louisiana's case seeking to ban its use through telemedicine will proceed after that review.
  • Trump has backed down from his threat to wipe out Iran's civilization
    President Trump has backed down from his threat to wipe out Iran's civilization and bomb its power plants by Tuesday night. Online, he said he agreed to suspend the bombing of Iran for two weeks.
  • The Artemis II crew saw parts of the moon never seen before. Here's what they said
    The astronauts on Artemis II observed parts of the moon humans had never seen before. Their findings provide a scientific baseline — and sense of wonder — for future missions.
  • Congressional Democrats raise alarm over Trump's comments on Iran
    Dozens of congressional Democrats raised alarm Tuesday over President Trump's rhetoric about Iran. Most Republican lawmakers have been silent.
  • ICE acknowledges it is using powerful spyware
    In a letter sent last week, ICE's top official indicated to members of Congress the agency is using a spyware tool to intercept encrypted messages of fentanyl traffickers.
  • In a stark reversal, President Trump announces two-week ceasefire with Iran
    President Trump has announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, contingent on their opening of the Strait of Hormuz. In an earlier online post, he had threatened "a whole civilization will die tonight."
  • Astronauts suggest naming a moon crater 'Carroll' after their commander's late wife
    The Artemis II crew, led by Reid Wiseman, was the first to lay eyes on several craters on the far side of the moon. The astronauts want to name one of them after Carroll Wiseman, who died of cancer in 2020.
  • Drive slower, go electric, don't drive at all? Americans weigh options for saving gas
    With gasoline prices averaging above $4 a gallon nationally, drivers are grappling with a sharp rise in fuel costs. Here are some ideas to consider if you're trying to cut your fuel costs.
  • Photos: NASA releases first images from moon flyby
    During the mission's loop around the moon, the crew took geological observations of places of interest on the lunar surface using their own eyes and snapping thousands of photos of the surface.
  • Australia charges ex‑soldier with 5 war‑crime murders in Afghanistan
    Roberts-Smith is only the second Australian veteran of the Afghanistan campaign to be charged with a war crime.


rss: bbc

  • Oil slides after US-Iran ceasefire deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
    The agreement was announced not long before Trump's Tuesday evening deadline was reached.
  • Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK
    West was due to headline the festival in July but drew criticism over past antisemitic comments.
  • Tributes after British teenager dies while visiting Vietnam
    Orla Wates, reportedly killed in a road accident, is remembered by her mother as "beautiful, independent and very funny".
  • Strictly star will not face rape charges, police say
    Detectives determined there was "insufficient evidence" to bring criminal charges against the unnamed man.
  • Plan 2 student loan interest rates capped at 6% in England
    The cap on Plan 2 and postgraduate loan interest rates comes amid a risk of rising inflation.
  • World's best keeper? Raya helps Arsenal get back on track
    David Raya is the best goalkeeper in the world, according to his Arsenal team-mates - and the Spaniard played a key role in his side's 1-0 win at Sporting.
  • Family of one-punch attack victim fear £500k compensation could run out
    Craig Lewis-Williams needs specialist care for the rest of his life following the November 2021 attack.
  • Dad, 84, 'under awful stress' as son's care package set to end
    A health trust is withdrawing a care package that helped an 84-year-old man to look after his two sons.
  • Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect expected to plead guilty to eighth victim
    Architect Rex Heuermann will appear in court on Wednesday when he is expected to plead guilty to murder charges.
  • Temperatures hit 25C making it the warmest day in the UK for six months
    The warmest weather of the year is expected on Tuesday and Wednesday as temperatures rise above average, as Simon King explains


rss: the register

  • Anthropic: All your zero-days are belong to Mythos

    Hasn't released it to the public, because it would break the internet - in a bad way

    For years, the infosec community’s biggest existential worry has been quantum computers blowing away all classical encryption and revealing the world’s secrets. Now they have a new Big Bad: an AI model that can generate zero-day vulnerabilities.…

  • Iran cyber actors disrupting US water, energy facilities, FBI warns

    Your PLCs aren't internet-connected, right? Right?!

    Iranian-affiliated actors have escalated intrusions targeting critical US water and energy facilities, in some cases disrupting operations, the FBI and American cyber defense agencies said on Tuesday.…

  • Nutanix thinks some Azure cloud desktops belong on-prem to make them usable

    Also asserts it can beat Cisco's homebrew hypervisor for calling apps

    .NEXT Nutanix has teamed with Microsoft to bring cloudy desktops on-prem, using its extensive desktop virtualization (VDI) experience to make it work.…

  • Cloudflare, GoDaddy team up to curb AI bot brigades

    Pair backs scraper blocking and standards to separate trusted agents from bad bots

    Citing the need to adapt to an internet increasingly serving the needs of AI agents without considering the needs of site owners, Cloudflare and GoDaddy are partnering on efforts to control how AIs crawl the web and interact with web content.…

  • AWS CEO: It's funny when people ask me if AI is overhyped

    Matt Garman sounds the alarm but plays down the SaaS-pocalypse at Human[X]

    Stefan Weitz, CEO and co-founder of the Human[X] conference, welcomed attendees to the AI-focused bitshow in San Francisco with the promise that they would receive no certainty and no playbook.…

  • Hundreds of orgs compromised daily in Microsoft device code phishing attacks

    Who needs MFA when you've got EvilTokens?

    Hundreds of organizations have been compromised daily by a Microsoft device-code phishing campaign that uses AI and automation at nearly every stage of the attack chain to ultimately snoop through corporate email inboxes and steal financial data.…

  • Intel gets trapped in Elon’s reality distortion field as it joins in megafab delusions

    Space is just the next stop on the AI hype train, right after AGI

    In the realm of his other unrealistic plans and potentially broken promises, Elon Musk's Terafab stands out as one of the biggest pipedreams, promising to boost semiconductor production by 50x for the benefit of orbital datacenters. But hey, this idea must have legs, because now Intel has announced it is joining the aspiring Bond villain's initiative.…

  • Nutanix brings its K8s to bare metal because hardware matters again

    Expands compatibility since it's tough to buy the boxes you want right now

    .NEXT Nutanix exists to abstract hardware into a pool of logical resources, leaving servers and storage forgotten by all but a few datacenter hardheads. But the company's annual .NEXT conference, which kicked off in Chicago on Tuesday, put hardware at the top of the agenda.…

  • US cybercrime losses pass $20B for first time as AI boosts online fraud

    Bots are now firmly in the toolbox, helping crooks scale old scams

    Crims are taking advantage of AI to sharpen old scams. The FBI reported Monday that cybercrime losses hit a record $20.87 billion in 2025, with help from bots.…

  • Russia's Fancy Bear still attacking routers to boost fake sites, NCSC warns

    200 orgs and 5,000 devices compromised so far in Vlad's latest intelligence grab, Microsoft reckons

    The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a fresh warning about Russia's ongoing targeting of routers to steal passwords and other secrets.…



rss: ars technica

  • Valve brings native Steam Link app to Apple's Vision Pro
    New app can replace third-party options that were jankier to use.
  • Apple and Lenovo have the least repairable laptops, analysis finds
    The MacBook Neo is a step in the right direction, though.
  • What the heck is wrong with our AI overlords?
    New profile of Sam Altman shines a light on a whole industry.
  • Bluesky users are mastering the fine art of blaming everything on "vibe coding"
    Use of AI coding tools has become a convenient boogeyman for any tech issues.
  • SCOTUS overturns 5th Circuit ruling that told ISP to kick pirates off Internet
    Supreme Court's precedent-setting Cox ruling helps Grande beat music piracy claims.
  • Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour
    Is 90 percent accuracy good enough for a search robot?
  • Linux kernel maintainers are following through on removing Intel 486 support
    Linux devs think even one second spent on 486 support is a second too many.
  • Finally, Artemis delivers some exceptional, high-quality photos of the Moon
    The Moon, the Earth, and the Sun—oh what fun!
  • The Rivian R2 will launch with 335 miles of range
    The test document also shows the effect on range of fitting all-terrain tires.
  • Intel is going all-in on advanced chip packaging
    Intel is hoping to cash in on the AI boom.


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