rss: npr

  • Judge halts local TV giant Nexstar's takeover of rival Tegna until trial
    U.S. Judge Trevor Nunley ruled that consumers could suffer irreparable harm if Nexstar integrated Tegna's stations into its own operations ahead of an antitrust trial.
  • Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump
    Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data.
  • Animal activists celebrate their first global 'Sanctuary Day'
    It's been 40 years since animal advocates founded a sanctuary for farm animals in New York and California, and they say April 17 is their first global sanctuary day.
  • Gasoline could drop below $4 in coming days
    Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Why scientists are nervous about fungi
    They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to their ability to develop resistance to medications that treat them.
  • The Strait of Hormuz opens for commercial ships but the U.S. blockade continues on Iran
    Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz is open, following the start of an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. President Trump swiftly responded that the U.S. naval blockade on Iran will continue.
  • Israel starts a tense ceasefire in Lebanon. And, Trump nominates a new CDC director.
    A 10-day ceasefire to pause fighting between Israel and Hezb
  • Who says they have no fear of the Trump administration? The quiz knows
    Also: If you know what Eric Swalwell looks like, you'll get at least one question correct.
  • Human rights groups raise alarm over fate of Salvadorans deported from U.S.
    Migrants deported from the U.S. routinely disappear into El Salvador's prisons the moment they land or in the weeks that follow. Many remain incommunicado from family and lawyers for years.
  • Do less, ask for more: How to make life easier as a working parent 
    Going back to work after having a baby can be overwhelming. You're juggling all the emotions of being a new parent while getting up to speed at your job. Tips to help you make a smooth transition.


rss: bbc

  • Iran says Strait of Hormuz is 'open' but tracking shows few ships moving
    US President Donald Trump welcomed Tehran's announcement but said the US naval blockade would continue until a peace deal was reached.
  • 'Staggering' I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM
    The PM is facing calls to resign over the revelation that Lord Mandelson did not pass security checks.
  • Chris Mason: Mandelson saga is a messy palaver - and the questions continue to swirl
    Sir Keir and the top official at the Foreign Office at the time are expected to face questions from MPs next week.
  • A man wrongfully served 17 years for rape. Now another man has been convicted
    Malkinson had his rape conviction quashed in 2023 after fresh DNA analysis linked a new suspect to the offence.
  • Irish fugitive and alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan arrested in Dubai
    Kinahan, in his 40s, was arrested in Dubai on foot of an arrest warrant issued by the Irish courts.
  • Clair Obscur takes top Bafta Games Award but misses out on clean sweep
    The French role-playing game is crowned at another ceremony - but takes just a handful of awards home.
  • 'I'm the lucky one' - more than one in three young men now live with their parents
    Last year, the highest proportion of men aged 20-34 were still living at home since at least 2007 as the rising cost of living takes hold.
  • Mortgage rates show signs of falling after Iran war peak
    Major lenders make rate reductions as markets take some heart from a possible truce in the Iran war.
  • Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80%
    A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections.
  • Orbán's era was over in a flash and Hungary's next PM is a man in a hurry
    Péter Magyar and his Tisza party are wasting no time preparing for the transfer of power after their dramatic landslide victory.


rss: the register

  • Intel eases reliance on TSMC with 'Merica-made Core Series 3 processors

    Stripped-down Ultra for laptops and low-power edge boxes

    Intel brought a few more chips home from Taiwan this week, with a new round of budget-oriented Core Series 3 processors fabbed right in the US-of-A.…

  • Anthropic mocks up Claude Design to draft fancy new pink slips for marketing teams

    The bar for creating visual assets has been lowered to the ability to converse with a model

    Anthropic is known for its industry-leading Claude Code that writes programs, but why stop there? The company, on Friday, introduced a research preview service called Claude Design that creates visual assets, potentially putting some folks out of work.…

  • CISA tells feds to patch 13-year-old Apache ActiveMQ bug under active attack

    Bug hiding in plain sight for over a decade lands on KEV list

    CISA is sounding the alarm on a newly-exploited Apache ActiveMQ bug, ordering federal agencies to patch within two weeks as attackers circle a flaw that's been quietly lurking for more than a decade.…

  • Opsec oopsie: Dutch navy frigate location outed by mailing it a Bluetooth tracker

    Or, how public information and a €5 tracker exposed an avoidable opsec lapse

    Militaries around the world spend countless hours training, developing policies, and implementing best operational security practices, so imagine the size of the egg on the face of the Dutch navy when journalists managed to track one of its warships for less than the cost of some hagelslag and a coffee.…

  • Users complain that UK Azure is having capacity problems

    We hear Sweden is lovely place for workloads to visit

    Microsoft Azure capacity woes are back, and worse than ever, judging by the complaints of UK users.…

  • Microsoft closes book on rogue Windows Server 2025 upgrades

    Starts new one on boot loops

    More than a year after giving administrators an unwelcome surprise with a security update that turned out to be a Windows Server 2025 upgrade, Microsoft has marked the incident as "resolved."…

  • NASA gets the ball rolling on its part in Europe's jinxed Mars rover mission

    Rosalind Franklin moving again, though another budget cut looms

    NASA is moving ahead with its contribution to the European Space Agency's (ESA) long-delayed Rosalind Franklin Mars rover despite another attempt by the Trump administration to cut funding for the effort.…

  • Attention data hoarders: Alexa loses its Plex appeal as voice feature gets canned

    Users who stream their own media files ticked off as Plex warns Alexa skill will die on June 15

    Plex is pulling the plug on its Alexa integration, leaving anyone who relied on voice commands to wrangle their media library out of luck.…

  • Locked-out iPhone user tells The Reg that Apple is scrambling to fix character flaw passcode bug

    University student says he plans to move to Android, but concedes iOS engineers acting fast

    Apple is finally working on a fix for a bug that has locked some users out of their iPhones for months, The Register understands.…

  • Would you like fries with that terminal?

    Jack might be on Track, but the order screen certainly isn't

    Bork!Bork!Bork! It was not so much Jack in the Box as Bork on the Screen at a US drive-through fast food outlet the other day. Luckily, a Reg reader was there to take it all in.…



rss: ars technica

  • US-sanctioned currency exchange says $15 million heist done by "unfriendly states"
    Grinex says needed hacking resources "available exclusively to ... unfriendly states."
  • Man with @ihackedthegovernment Instagram account tells judge, “I made a mistake"
    Probation for man who used stolen logins and posted private info on social media.
  • Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious
    She's well qualified but will need to navigate RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda.
  • $25,000 buys plenty of used EVs: Here are some options
    Is $20,000–$25,000 a sweet spot for secondhand electric cars? We think so.
  • Satellite and drone images reveal big delays in US data center construction
    Data centers face construction delays and energy bottleneck as resistance grows.
  • Amazon won’t release Fire Sticks that support sideloading anymore
    The two newest Fire Sticks block apps from outside of Amazon's store.
  • Ridley Scott's post-apocalyptic The Dog Stars drops first trailer
    "The world that was, doesn't exist. It's just us, trying to hold onto what was."
  • Artemis II pilot talks about what it was really like to fly and land in Orion
    "I've been thinking about reentry for three straight years."
  • Meta's AI spending spree is helping make its Quest headsets more expensive
    Prices for "critical components" are surging because of massive data center investments.
  • Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch
    Blue Origin will soon launch the third flight of its New Glenn rocket, this time with a reused booster.


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