How Silicon Valley's new tech right has profited by aligning with MAGA
Atlantic writer George Packer discusses how tech venture capitalists, who are heavily invested in AI and cryptocurrency, aligned with Trump and influenced policies related to their own investments.
Greetings from a sea village in Indonesia, where Indigenous fishing gets help from mangroves
As a water taxi rounded a corner at sunset, the village of Torosiaje came into view, with its colorful stilted houses perched over the Molucca Sea.
Brash CNN founder Ted Turner dies
Turner had a larger-than-life personality, and used it to launch the country's first 24/7 all-news network.
Have you lost or are worried about losing SNAP benefits? NPR wants to hear your story
NPR wants to hear from people impacted by changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Iran says ships can pass Strait of Hormuz as Trump warns of bombings without a deal
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could resume, under unspecified procedures, after President Trump paused a U.S. military effort to help vessels transit the strait.
Democrats gain midterm edge, NPR poll shows. And, U.S. pauses 'Project Freedom'
Democrats outpace Republicans in voter enthusiasm for the midterm elections, according to NPR's latest poll. And Trump says "Project Freedom" is paused because of progress toward an Iran agreement.
A new Medicare option for weight loss drugs is coming: Here's what to know
Millions of people with Medicare will soon be eligible to get discounted GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. Here's how it will work.
Poll: Trump blamed for gas prices as Democrats gain midterm edge
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds strong support for Democrats this midterm season. It also shows increasing concern about the war in Iran and the economy, particularly the price of gas.
Do you say 'wash' or 'warsh?' Here's where the pronunciation comes from
Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, has dominated headlines for weeks. For some, his surname is a reminder of a disappearing accent in South Midland America.
A trip to Europe? In this economy? Expensive flights keep vacations closer to home
Travel advisers are seeing Americans picking cheaper domestic travel destinations over Europe.
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US plan to escort ships through Hormuz paused after just 50 hours - what happened?
The US president pauses the military operation to get ships through the Strait of Hormuz two days after he announced it.
What is hantavirus and how does it spread? Key questions after outbreak
The Andes strain of the virus has been confirmed in some passengers, which can rarely be passed from person to person.
Oil prices drop and stock markets rise after reports of deal to end Iran war
Reports have raised hopes of an agreement between the US and Iran after days of escalation.
Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded
New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.
Ted Turner, media mogul who revolutionised TV news by launching CNN, dies at 87
The media mogul pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the Cable News Network in 1980.
Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections
A final push for votes is under way on the last day of campaigning ahead of elections across England, Scotland and Wales.
Airlines cut 13,000 flights in May as jet fuel prices soar
Airlines have removed nearly two million seats from flights over the month, data from Cirium shows.
Up to 150 former WHSmith high street stores to close
The stores were purchased by Modella Capital last year, and then rebranded under the name TGJones.
Strictly Come Dancing: Five pros to leave the show as line-up confirmed
Five members of the show's professional line-up, including the long-serving Karen Hauer, are leaving.
Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten
Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.
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AWS lets agents drive its virtual cloudy desktops – which could cost 500,000 tokens per click
Vendor benchmark finds APIs let you do the job faster and cheaper
Bun posts Rust porting guide, says rewrite is still half-baked
Zig's no-AI policy is at odds with view that most open source code will be AI-written in future
Brit mathematician lets AI agent loose with credit card – cue password leaks, CAPTCHA chaos and more
Professor Fry's AI experiment shows light and dark sides of agentic tech
Attackers are cashing in on fresh 'CopyFail' Linux flaw
Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long
Anthropic comes for the midmarket software spend
Backed by private equity and banking giants, it will build custom AI systems for business bottlenecks
OpenAI exec says company hopes to burn $50B of somebody else's money on compute this year
If the numbers are large enough, perhaps we won't question the math
More missions, less money, higher risk: NASA's back to the '90s playbook
Faster, better, cheaper is back and history suggests you can't get all three at the same time
AI layoffs backfire as cutting staff doesn't cut it, firms warned
Replacing meatbags with failure prone agents isn't the gold mine some CEOs hoped for
Ruby inventor Matz working on native compiler with AI help
Matz gets together with Anthropic's Claude to create an experimental ahead-of-time compiler for Ruby – though with many limitations
IBM tried to kill Tab navigation. Microsoft told it Bill Gates' mother wasn't interested
Big Blue escalated the OS/2 keyboard squabble through seven layers of management. Redmond's answer? Nope
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Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals!
A celebration of the tweaks and customizations that make life easier at the CLI.
More than just an SUV? Rivian is working on more R2 variants.
Without giving much away, CEO RJ Scaringe teased the idea of an R2 pickup and an R2X.
OpenAI president forced to read his personal diary entries to jury
Elon Musk argued the journals show the moment when OpenAI abandoned its mission.
Silicon Valley bets $200M on AI data centers floating in the ocean
Panthalassa aims to test floating AI computing nodes in the Pacific in 2026.
Character.AI sued over chatbot that claims to be a real doctor with a license
State says chatbot claimed to practice medicine, gave invalid license number.
Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong supply-chain attack
Daemon Tools users: It's time to check your machines for stealthy infections, stat.
RFK Jr. plans to curb antidepressants, which he falsely compares to heroin
Kennedy has made—and continues to make—many false claims about SSRIs.
Google Home gets upgraded Gemini voice assistant and new camera controls
Google's smart home ecosystem is getting its biggest update since the AI-fueled 2025 revamp.
Trump SEC lets Musk settle $150 million Twitter lawsuit for $1.5 million
SEC alleged Musk's late disclosure cheated Twitter investors out of $150 million.
How do you design a $30,000 electric pickup? Inside Ford's skunkworks.
We tour Ford’s top-secret Electric Vehicle Development Center in California.