rss: npr

  • Iran war has cost $25B, Pentagon says. And, SCOTUS strikes blow to Voting Rights Act
    The Pentagon estimates the war with Iran has cost $25 billion so far. And, the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana's 2024 election map was "an unconstitutional racial gerrymander."
  • To catch colorectal cancer early, advocates push to make 'poop talk' OK
    It's a very treatable form of cancer if caught early, yet younger adults rarely get screened. Patient advocates want more people to talk to their doctors about risk factors and number two.
  • The Iraq vet redefining mindfulness, one bourbon at a time
    Like many vets, it took Fred Minnick time to find the best way to cope with what he would learn was PTSD. For Minnick, sense and peace came with bourbon — and "taste mindfulness."
  • These fans are boycotting the World Cup. Will they make it a bust?
    Some fans in the U.S. and around the world are unhappy with World Cup ticket prices — and U.S. immigration policies. So they're deciding not to come, raising concerns across the travel industry. 
  • After lackluster tour turnout, Turning Point wraps things up with excited crowd in Idaho
    The final stop on Turning Point USA's college campus tour at the University of Idaho seemed more like the organization's previous events, with audience member debates and an energetic, young crowd.
  • Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress
    By weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.
  • Mirroring Gaza, Israel is destroying towns and villages in southern Lebanon
    In southern Lebanon, towns near the border with Israel have been largely destroyed by Israeli demolitions and strikes. Israel says it has been attacking Hezbollah infrastructure, but civilian infrastructure has also been significantly affected.
  • The U.S. economy shows resilience despite the war with Iran
    The U.S. economy revved up in the first three months of the year, despite a spike in energy prices caused by the war with Iran.
  • Activists say Israel has intercepted their Gaza aid flotilla near Crete
    Activists sailing on dozens of boats attempting to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip to deliver aid say Israeli forces intercepted them, detaining the crews while the flotilla was sailing near the Greek island of Crete.
  • Taxpayers might pay millions more to fight wildfires as jet fuel skyrockets
    The Iran war has nearly doubled jet fuel prices in the United States. That means the bill for firefighting aircraft operations this summer will likely rise by tens of millions of dollars.


rss: bbc

  • Protesters jeer as Starmer arrives in Golders Green
    A group shouted "Keir Starmer, Jew harmer" as his car entered a building where the prime minister met with emergency services.
  • Oil price jumps after report Trump to be given new Iran options
    Axios reported that US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of "short and powerful" strikes on Iran.
  • Neo-Nazi guilty of terror charge after MI5 sting
    Jurors at the Old Bailey hear Alfie Coleman, 21, believed in fighting a race war.
  • Have the royals got their mojo back from US visit?
    Many commentators, even critics of the monarchy, seem delighted at the spectacle.
  • 'We will kill you and burn your house': Council staff under attack from High Street gangs
    Dozens of Trading Standards officers describe intimidation from criminals running mini-marts and vape shops.
  • 'Olivia's Law' gets final approval, forcing criminals to be present for sentencing hearings
    The legislation will force criminals to come up from their court cell and attend sentencing hearings.
  • Statue with Banksy's signature appears in London
    A sculpture of a man marching off a plinth in St James's appears to bear the artist's name.
  • Meta in row after workers who say they saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs
    Meta and its subcontractor disagree over why over 1000 Kenya-based workers were made redundant.
  • Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla near Crete and detains 175 activists
    Pro-Palestinian activists say 22 boats carrying aid for Gaza were illegally intercepted in international waters near the Greek island.
  • We hope he will be home in time for Shabbat, attack victim's mother says
    The two men stabbed in Golders Green have been named locally as Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76.


rss: the register

  • Microsoft boss tells investors the company is working to 'win back fans'

    But why did those fans go away in the first place, Satya?

    Microsoft boss Satya Nadella told investors during an earnings call last night that the company needs to "win back" its fans.…

  • Fewer users, fatter wallets is why Anthropic tops OpenAI in LLM revenue stakes

    AI boom splits between companies hoarding eyeballs and those actually charging for them

    Anthropic is pulling in more LLM revenue than OpenAI, despite having a fraction of the users.…

  • Nearly half of UK businesses pwned last year as phishing keeps doing the job like it's 2005

    Turns out the real problem is not AI but staff still clicking on dodgy emails from 'IT support'

    Nearly half of UK businesses are still getting breached, and in many cases, the attacker's big breakthrough is an employee clicking "sure, why not" on a fake login page.…

  • What type of 'C2 on a sleep cycle' do they leave behind? Novel Chinese spy group found in critical networks in Poland, Asia

    Just in time for the Trump-Xi summit

    Exclusive A novel China-linked threat group infiltrated more than a dozen critical networks in Poland, Asian countries, and possibly beyond, beginning in December 2024 and with activity uncovered as recently as this month.…

  • Bug of the year (so far): Nasty cPanel vulnerability probably exploited as a 0-day

    Emergency patches out now for those managing the millions of domains assumed to be affected

    Emergency patches are available for a critical vulnerability in cPanel and WHM that allows attackers to bypass authentication and gain root access to servers managed using it.…

  • Met Police's Palantir deployment has its own officers watching their backs

    Federation warns members to ditch work devices off duty as force uses AI to probe 600+ cops

    London cops are being told by their staff association to be "extremely cautious" about carrying work devices off duty, after the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) deployed Palantir's technology to investigate hundreds of its own officers.…

  • Britain's £6B armoured sickener Ajax cleared for duty despite injuring troops

    Investigation finds no single cause for soldiers falling ill, just bad bolts, cold air, and apparently the soldiers themselves

    Britain's notorious Ajax armored vehicles are being accepted back from the manufacturer after investigations found no single cause for the symptoms plaguing crews, meaning soldiers will need to grin and bear it.…

  • Finance company stores DB credentials in helpfully labeled spreadsheet

    Great idea, guys. Let's keep all of the data in an Excel file with weak password protection

    PWNED Welcome, once again, to PWNED, the weekly column where we recount the adventures of IT explorers who found their own pile of quicksand and then jumped right into it. This week's story involves keeping sensitive information in a very vulnerable place and then not protecting it adequately.…

  • Microsoft levels up Azure Local to make it fit for large-scale sovereign clouds

    Can now use SANs for storage, and adds a local control plane and key management

    Microsoft has given its Azure Local on-prem cloud a major makeover to make it fit for duty powering large-scale sovereign infrastructure.…

  • Google to sell its TPUs to some customers, who also fancy big-G GPUs

    AI is driving more searches and ads

    Google Cloud will start selling its custom tensor processing units to some customers, because they want them and the search giant wants to diversify its revenues.…



rss: ars technica

  • ABC can beat Trump FCC's license threat if owner Disney is willing to fight
    Broadcast license renewals are "all but automatic" due to 1996 change in US law.
  • OpenAI Codex system prompt includes explicit directive to "never talk about goblins"
    Directions also include system instructions to act like "you have a vivid inner life."
  • Howdy's dated $3/month ad-free streaming service said to have 1M subscribers
    Most are keeping their subscriptions after signing up, too, research firm says.
  • New Sam Bankman-Fried trial would be huge waste of court’s time, judge says
    FTX fraudster came out as Republican, then tried to claim Biden's DOJ targeted him.
  • Drone strikes on data centers spook Big Tech, halting Middle East projects
    Uninsurable war damage is forcing tech companies to rethink Middle East plans.
  • Motorola reveals 2026 Razr lineup with modest upgrades and higher prices
    Motorola's foldable lineup is bigger and more spendy than ever.
  • Nvidia fixes the 8GB RAM problem with one of its GPUs—if you can pay for it
    Framework charges nearly double for the 12GB version of the mobile RTX 5070.
  • Professional school grads from diverse classes get higher salaries
    Study authors say courts should reconsider rulings in light of this new evidence.
  • Attempt to repeal Colorado's right-to-repair law fails
    Manufacturers backed effort to repeal the law but ultimately failed.
  • A Falcon 9 rocket will hit the Moon this summer at seven times the speed of sound
    The object will be traveling at 2.43 km a second, or 5,400 mph, upon impact.


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