rss: npr

  • Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves
    President Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country's untapped oil reserves, at cost.
  • Sae Joon Park, a Purple Heart veteran who self-deported, receives pardon
    His removal order was triggered by two convictions from over 15 years ago, when he struggled with untreated PTSD. New York's governor said Park earned a "second chance through rehabilitation."
  • After 6 months of war, Iran's battered regime remains entrenched
    Instead of collapsing, the Iranian regime has dug in its heels and taken an even harder line.
  • Fed's Kevin Warsh warns inflation is too high, sparking bets rate hikes are coming
    Fed Chair Kevin Warsh reiterated his commitment to fighting inflation in a major speech — raising expectations that rate hikes may be coming, though he did not clearly spell out a path going forward.
  • New Jersey is a fossil hotspot, with answers about the day the dinosaurs died
    Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum.
  • Experts warn more flooding might hit Nepal. And, Fed chairman to give key address
    As the death toll rises from flash floods that hit the Nepal-Tibet border, experts are warning more flooding could be on the way. And, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is expected to give a key address today.
  • So long to shorts? In Silicon Valley, tech workers are showing less leg
    Men in the tech industry are covering up their legs, even as their counterparts in finance are increasingly open to showing them off.
  • 'It's essentially been one long day': A daughter details search for parents in Nepal
     Shreya Ahuja is searching for her parents after devastating floods struck Nepal. She is calling for international help and communications access as her family waits for news.
  • NASA is about to launch a space telescope that could change how we see the universe
    NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches Aug. 30 on a mission to explore some of the most pressing mysteries of the cosmos.
  • This week's quiz includes two Dolly Parton questions, because she deserves it
    The singer, actress and philanthropist could have filled a whole quiz, but we had to give other people a chance.


rss: bbc

  • 97-year-old woman rescued after Nepali floods looked like 'a warrior'
    A 97-year-old woman, Guna Maya Bohara, survived the flash floods and was rescued using an excavator.
  • Footage of Tibet floods isn't being shown in China - and we know little about victims there
    Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.
  • Man dies and at least six injured after sign falls at Christian festival
    A 41-year-old man died at the Big Church Festival near Steyning in West Sussex, police say.
  • Landlady to 9/11 hijackers reveals their links to alleged Saudi spy
    A woman who rented out homes to two al-Qaeda members speaks publicly for the first time - to the BBC.
  • Close race as Iceland votes on whether to restart talks on joining EU
    Turbulent international affairs have brought the vote forward, but the campaign has focused more on Iceland's vital fishing industry.
  • The race to stop England running out of water
    Who is to blame for the summer drought, and can England future-proof its water supplies?
  • Trump says US has 'historic' deal to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela's oil
    Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez says the deal will help revive her country's economy.
  • Somali piracy surges as the impact of the US-Iran war ripples outwards
    Two ships were seized within four days last week raising to at least 13 the number attacked since January.
  • 'It's destroying our town': Residents tell of concern after violent incidents near Middlesbrough
    Residents near Middlesbrough have told the BBC of their concern after a spate of violent incidents in their area.
  • Mountain of broken fridges growing across England and Wales
    This year's multiple heat waves have increased the numbers of fridges and freezers breaking down.


rss: the register

  • Researcher shows how Claude Code can be tricked simply by asking it to summarize a website
    More prompt-injection hijinks from wunderwuzzi
  • German-Japanese researchers invent electricity-free tech that could cool datacenters
    How come that super-smart AI of yours didn't figure this out, frontier labs?
  • AWS Route 53 DNS service reimagined...as a file system?
    Cloud industry pros have a bit of fun at Amazon's expense
  • LibreOffice 26.8 is out – local first, and with no AI
    It looks a bit clunky, but it does the job – and on your own computer
  • Green Party wants to slam the brakes on UK datacenter construction until water and energy use are sorted
    Tree huggers aim to end blanket critical infrastructure status for bit barns and ensure environmental standards are met
  • US government snitch-finder pleads guilty to leaking state secrets to foreign spies
    The IT specialist began contacting a foreign government within days of being assigned to the DIA’s Insider Threat Division
  • Keepers of Noble Numbats to be offered a Resolute Racoon: Ubuntu 26.04.1 is coming
    GRUB's up for furry new update
  • Word 97's ghost in the machine: The crash that vanished the moment anyone looked at it
    Microsoft veteran recalls how a CPU errata, a mythical ICE, and a single sneaky NOP saved Clippy's big debut
  • Datacenters face direct hit from China rare earth curbs, as clock runs out on escalated licensing chokeoff
    Paused export controls on materials used in key IT components due for review in November
  • Pentagon blacklisted Anthropic over Claude powers it didn't have
    Judge finds national-security rationale was assembled after Hegseth had already decided AI maker was a threat


rss: ars technica

  • Court rules Kalshi sports bets aren't "swaps," just gambling with a different name
    Kalshi can't evade Nevada gambling laws by calling bets "swaps," judges rule.
  • Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August
    Cancellations have accelerated.
  • "RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster
    RFK Jr. went to Samoa to spread vaccine fears. The measles outbreak after killed 83.
  • Trump blacklisting of "woke" Anthropic deemed illegal by federal judge
    Anthropic refused to support lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance.
  • Here's what we know about the "space academy" Trump just announced
    "It's called the US Space Academy. That's a big deal."
  • Apple One and Apple TV subscription prices increase by up to 20 percent
    Annual Apple TV subscriptions get the biggest bump.
  • Our 10 favorite scenes from T2: Judgment Day
    James Cameron's 1991 sci-fi blockbuster returns to theaters this weekend for its 35th anniversary.
  • Meta makes AI glasses slightly less creepy with limit on nonconsensual recording
    Meta fixes AI glasses to stop recording any time users cover up the safety light.
  • Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
    The group infected more than 1,000 organizations in a relentless supply-chain attack campaign.
  • Rocket Report: Europe splashes some cash on launch startups; Pallas-1 nears debut
    "From here on, Starlink missions out of Florida will fly on Starship."


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