rss: npr

  • Trump sued over service selling faster access to Truth Social posts
    The federal lawsuit alleges that the service from the president's media company violates the Constitution. Meanwhile, Trump Media executives say they have signed up more than 10 customers.
  • Controversial group wins $158M-contract to represent unaccompanied immigrant children
    Utah-based Our Rescue was founded by activist Tim Ballard. It was previously known as Operation Underground Railroad and it says it helps law enforcement perform sting operations and rescues human trafficking survivors.
  • White House press secretary leaving
    Karoline Leavitt will continue to be an outside adviser, Trump said
  • Has the U.S. lost its dominance to China?
    Beijing may be benefiting from the war in Iran and Trump's tariffs and has an edge in the competition for tech supremacy. The New Yorker's Evan Osnos discusses his story "The Future, Made in China."
  • Inflation eases in July as gasoline and grocery prices fall
    Consumer prices in July were up 3.4% from a year ago — a smaller annual increase than in May or June. The news makes it less likely the Fed will feel the need to raise interest rates in September.
  • Greetings from a surreal expanse of sand dunes dotted with freshwater lagoons in Brazil
    The pristine white sand dunes of the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park are bordered by thick jungle on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Thousands of lagoons fill up after the rainy season.
  • His wedding guests gave $6k to fund a health startup. Now it's won a $3 million prize
    Dr. Raj Panjabi founded Last Mile Health to bring healthcare to people living in remote areas. The group is the 2026 recipient of the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
  • Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97
    Zhu was renowned for reforms that sought to transition China from the post-Maoist years to a more global market-oriented financial system, without ceding party control over the economy.
  • Takeaways from Tuesday primaries. And, Iran threat prompted Trump's secret plane swap
    Yesterday's primaries provided more insight into what voters in both parties want from their new leaders. And, Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey last month amid a foreign threat
  • Andrew Tate's extradition fight tests his influence with Trump's America
    After President Trump took office, Andrew Tate proclaimed, "The Tates will be free." A year later, Tate is being held in federal prison after he was arrested following a U.K. extradition request.


rss: bbc

  • Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack
    Grain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are falling as both countries attack each other's shipping facilities and ports.
  • Double killer and rapist given whole life sentence
    Simon Levy, from Tottenham, will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of two women and rape of a third.
  • Burnham urges shops not to sell disposable BBQs over wildfire risks
    The PM wants the public to avoid using single-use grills during the current spell of extremely dry weather.
  • Students wait for A-level, T-level and BTec results
    Another record number of students are expected to secure a place at their first choice of university.
  • US immigration officers to be equipped with gloves that deliver electric shocks
    The US immigration agency is buying enforcement officers and agents $20m worth of gloves, which the maker says are safe when properly used.
  • Trump says White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to leave post
    Leavitt will depart from her role to spend time with her young children and family, the president says.
  • Jasper Carrott says family is 'so proud' of Lucy Davis after cancer diagnosis
    The actress, best known for playing Dawn in The Office, has revealed she has incurable breast cancer.
  • River Danube's low water levels reveal remains of WWII soldiers and motorcycle
    A remarkably well-preserved motorcycle and identification tags were found alongside the bodies.
  • Ann Widdecombe's loved ones gather for her funeral
    A requiem mass is held for the former MP at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, near her Dartmoor home.
  • Israeli settlers besieging Palestinian families in West Bank village
    Israeli security forces have reportedly withdrawn and about a dozen settlers are said to remain at the site where two families have been besieged since Sunday.


rss: the register

  • Smooth-talking fraudsters clone contactless cards, authorize payments in just 13 minutes
    Social engineering and malware combine to enable financial fraud before banks have time to act
  • Sovereign AI overcomes compliance challenges and feeds innovation in public sector and other regulated industries, say HPE and NVIDIA
    SPONSORED POST: Sovereign AI is becoming a strategic infrastructure priority, explain HPE's Thierry Pienaar and NVIDIA's Kaushik Shirhatti
  • Uber Freight keeps on trucking after extortion crew breaks in
    Helix claims nearly a million files, while the logistics biz says operations never hit the brakes
  • Exposed: Woeful security at UK criminal records office that led to sensitive data leak
    Nobody patched the CMS or read the alerts, and ACRO still cannot tell whether info was exfiltrated
  • Akira ransomware scum blocked victim's security tools – and broke their own encryptor
    Gives a whole new meaning to Safe Mode
  • How Voyager engineers found two more years in a 50-year-old power budget
    Even two-tenths of a watt matters when your spacecraft launched in 1977
  • Brit rail cops bring live facial recognition to the London Underground
    Victoria is the first stop as privacy campaigners warn the technology is becoming routine
  • Big Cloud is poised to corner the market for enterprise hardware
    AI gave hyperscalers first dibs on scarce kit, and business buyers may have little choice but to rent it back
  • We don't serve pies, but we do like a Pi
    What would be your tip for this stricken device?
  • UK puts £14B cloud framework in place with SMEs promised a bigger slice
    Global players dominate the market. Will public sector buyers give local suppliers a look-in?


rss: ars technica

  • Two hydrogen-burning engines powered this car to a new land speed record
    JCB has invested heavily in hydrogen to power its diggers and other machinery.
  • US tries to override New York gambling laws, orders Kalshi to keep operating
    Trump admin claims New York suing Kalshi created "market emergency."
  • Booksellers suspect AI firms are buying and then destroying rare books
    AI firms quietly bulk buying rare books face resistance from booksellers.
  • Google reveals 2026 hardware lineup: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, and Pixel Tag
    Google focuses more on AI and curated experiences than spec upgrades in 2026.
  • Researchers found a way to hijack devices through Zoom screen sharing
    A public AI tool found the dangerous Zoom flaw in under 20 prompts.
  • Formula E finds a new home on Disney+, ESPN+
    The deal starts with the arrival of the GEN4 car and 2026-27 season this December.
  • Did poop enable the evolution of complex animals?
    In a recent study, evolution gets even messier than usual.
  • DEF CON crowd suspected in fake-hotspot attack on Delta flight
    FBI Atlanta confirms it's looking into the incident, no arrests made.
  • Trump wants Big Pharma to split MMR vaccine; Big Pharma thinks it's idiotic
    It took just hours for the leading pharma group to reject the recommendations.
  • Russian drones found near vital European offshore gas site, get blown up
    This follows many drone incursions into Romania and a failed attack in Germany.


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