rss: npr

  • Midwives saved his mom's life -- and inspired him to pursue the profession
    May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. This year's theme is "one million more" — reflecting a shortage of midwives.
  • NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive
    The hugely popular prediction market was shut down by U.S. regulators in 2022 and re-opened in Panama, where it has benefited from tax and legal benefits for years.
  • A legal scholar and 'Backtalker' defends critical race theory -- a term she helped coin
    Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking.
  • The Iran war sent jet fuel prices sky-high. Here's what air travelers should know
    Fuel is airlines' second-largest expense, and getting even costlier due to the U.S. war with Iran. Airlines are looking for ways to cope, starting by hiking checked baggage fees for most fliers.
  • A nearly year-long deployment at sea takes a toll on military families
    Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago.
  • Did FBI Director Kash Patel use AI to rip off the Beastie Boys?
    An analysis by NPR suggests that frames from an iconic music video were used to generate content for a tweet by the FBI director.
  • ICE is giving local police big money to help with immigration enforcement
    The federal government is offering local law enforcement incentives to join a program that gives their officers authority to make immigration arrests. Police leaders say the funds, which include money for salaries, equipment and vehicles, are enticing.
  • Here's a look at the 36 races for governor this year
    The political environment doesn't look good for Republicans right now, but the party could make gains in the many races for governor across the country this November.
  • If you are struggling to make ends meet, NPR wants to hear from you
    With gas prices and other necessities at record highs, families are struggling with costs. NPR wants to know how you're coping.
  • SCOTUS temporarily restores mifepristone access. And, Indiana, Ohio vote in primaries
    The Supreme Court temporarily restored access to the abortion pill mifepristone. And, Indiana's primaries will test President Trump's influence as he tries to oust incumbent Republican senators.


rss: bbc

  • Bowen: Strait of Hormuz standoff raises risk of sliding back into all-out war
    The US and Iran's determination to keep the pressure on each other has put the fragile Gulf ceasefire in serious jeopardy.
  • Woman, 35, died in explosion after ex-partner 'forced entry' into her home
    Police officers are treating the death of Jo Shaw as a homicide.
  • Hate crime prosecutions to be fast-tracked after antisemitic attacks
    The director of public prosecutions has told prosecutors in England and Wales to bring charges more quickly.
  • Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says
    Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died.
  • Palestine Action activists guilty of criminal damage
    The group of four activists were accused of breaking into the Elbit Systems factory near Bristol.
  • Watch: Captain of stranded ship in Strait of Hormuz tells BBC of 'pressure'
    Capt Raman Kapoor's ship is one of several to be stranded in the strait in the midst of the power struggle between the US and Iran.
  • No obligation to declare £5m gift, Farage says
    The Reform UK leader says the gift was "purely private" and "wasn't political in any sense at all".
  • Lidl's new loyalty scheme less generous, shoppers say
    Under the changed system customers collect points rather than reward coupons, with £1 spent equalling one point.
  • UK long-term borrowing costs reach 28-year high
    There have been extra jitters in UK government debt markets ahead of Thursday's local and national elections.
  • Nissan to close one UK production line and cut 900 jobs in Europe
    Nissan says it is considering working with a third party to fully utilise its Sunderland plant.


rss: the register

  • Anthropic wants Claude to play with money, unleashes finance agents

    Always bet on backpropagation

    If you've ever read Anthropic's disclaimer that responses generated by Claude may contain mistakes and thought, "That's what I need to spice up financial operations," you're in luck.…

  • IBM asks DBAs to trust AI to act on their behalf

    With help from Google and Intel, Big Blue brings new automation to Db2

    IBM has added support for Google Vertex AI and Intel Gaudi to boost the AI-based management of its stalwart Db2 database.…

  • ServiceNow clears agents for landing with new AI control tower

    ServiceNow acquisitions Veza and Traceloop join to monitor agents and AI workflows

    ServiceNow announced an expansion of its AI Control Tower, transforming what began last year as a governance dashboard into what the company now describes as a command center for managing AI assets across an entire enterprise, including those running outside ServiceNow's own platform.…

  • DIY mystery box will wow your friends by hinting at what the ionosphere is up to

    A rough guide to when your signal will behave, or not

    Shortwave radio enthusiasts are sure to know the problem: You're trying to tune in to your favorite global broadcast only to find that the signal is fuzzy. Is it you? Your equipment? It might just be the conditions in the ionosphere, which you'd know if you built this DIY device. …

  • Attackers are cashing in on fresh 'CopyFail' Linux flaw

    Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long

    CISA is warning that a newly-disclosed Linux kernel bug dubbed "CopyFail" is already being exploited, just days after researchers dropped a working root-level exploit.…

  • 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

    OPINION NASA's budget and its new administrator's statements are evoking a ghost from the agency's past: Faster, better, 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

    Bun creator Jarred Sumner has posted a Zig-to-Rust porting guide, igniting speculation that the project may migrate away from Zig, though Sumner said there is no commitment to rewriting, only that he is "curious to see what a working version of this looks like."…

  • Real estate giant confirms vishing incident as ShinyHunters and Qilin both come knocking

    Cushman & Wakefield activated incident response protocols after serial extortionists issued separate threats

    Real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield has confirmed a data breach after two cybercrime groups, ShinyHunters and Qilin, separately claimed responsibility for attacks on the company.…

  • SAP dives deeper into Iceberg with Dremio acquisition

    ERP giant previously leaned on Databricks for integration

    SAP has snapped up Dremio, a data integration and analytics provider, to extend the reach of its data analytics and AI agent-building tools into external data sources.…

  • VMware claims Cloud Foundation on track for world domination

    Delivers update aimed at reducing hardware bill shock

    VMware has announced an update to its flagship Cloud Foundation (VCF) private cloud suite and tried to make it fit the times by adding features that allow users to run with less hardware.…



rss: ars technica

  • 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.
  • Charlize Theron is a bewitching Circe in Odyssey trailer
    "You're a man who needs to control his fate. But you cannot control this."
  • Musk's Europe gamble: Will others follow the Dutch and approve FSD?
    The Dutch road authority will ask other EU regulators to approve the driver assist.
  • DHS abuses 1930s customs law in attempt to get data on Canadian from Google
    DHS targeted a man who hadn't entered the US for years for criticism of ICE operations.
  • Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website
    Reddit REALLY wants you to use its app.
  • "Notepad++ for Mac" release is disavowed by the creator of the original
    "To be clear: Notepad++ has never released a macOS version."
  • Canadian election databases use "canary traps"—and they work
    Intentional errors can be useful.
  • Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags
    The retracted study on ChatGPT in education was already cited hundreds of times.


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