rss: npr

  • Photos: See the aftermath of deadly flash floods in Nepal
    Nepal officials say the death toll has continues to rise in Wednesday's floods that washed away communities in Nepal and Tibet, which is held by China. About 2,500 people are missing in both areas.
  • Opinion: Remembering Dolly Parton
    She said she wasn't offended by dumb blonde jokes because "I know I'm not dumb...and I also know I'm not blonde!" We take a moment to remember the smart, funny and uniquely talented Dolly Parton.
  • The bridges of Rwanda open up new worlds
    A charity built 96 bridges to connect communities separated by rivers and gorges. A new study looks at the life-changing impact of a concrete-and-steel pedestrian crossing.
  • Lights out, Instagram off? The changes to Meta for teens could be a big deal
    Researchers and advocates are applauding the changes that Meta agreed to make for minors on Instagram and Facebook. Cutting kids off at night and during the school day are two big changes.
  • Trump cuts to science advisory boards have long-lasting consequences, researchers say
    The federal government recruits top experts to volunteer to advise on pressing research issues of the day. Since President Trump took office, hundreds of these experts have been dismissed.
  • How America celebrated and mourned Dolly Parton, in Nashville and beyond
    The great Dolly Parton died earlier this week and tributes have poured in from across the country.

    Fans are mourning the loss of a country music icon who not only changed the musical landscape but gave back to communities with her Imagination Library program and donations to develop the Moderna COVID vaccine.
  • Why is one WNBA team calling in national security experts?
    The WNBA's popularity has risen in recent years, but so have threats and abuse directed at its players. One team is taking a novel approach to this, by partnering with national security specialists.
  • Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves
    President Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country's untapped oil reserves, at cost.
  • Sae Joon Park, a Purple Heart veteran who self-deported, receives pardon
    His removal order was triggered by two convictions from over 15 years ago, when he struggled with untreated PTSD. New York's governor said Park earned a "second chance through rehabilitation."
  • After 6 months of war, Iran's battered regime remains entrenched
    Instead of collapsing, the Iranian regime has dug in its heels and taken an even harder line.


rss: bbc

  • At least 37 dead and hundreds evacuated after strike on Kyiv weapons depot
    An investigation has begun into the storage of weapons for Ukraine's military near a residential area.
  • Christian festival 'devastated' as man dies after sign falls
    Police say at least six other people were also injured in the incident at the Big Church Festival.
  • Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor
    The capital is not set to vote on a new mayor until 2028.
  • Football fans pay tribute to crash death officers at Middlesbrough match
    PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died in a head-on collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough.
  • Sarah Ferguson expected back in the UK 'shortly', source says
    The former Duchess of York is renting a six-bed house in the Home Counties, reports say.
  • 97-year-old woman rescued after Nepali floods looked like 'a warrior'
    A 97-year-old woman, Guna Maya Bohara, survived the flash floods and was rescued using an excavator.
  • Footage of Tibet floods isn't being shown in China - and we know little about victims there
    Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.
  • Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Nepal villages
    Before-and-after images show villages, bridges and a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing washed away by devastating floodwaters.
  • What we know about the 33 British nationals missing in Nepal
    Among those reported missing after deadly floods are a 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy.
  • Landlady to 9/11 hijackers reveals their links to alleged Saudi spy
    A woman who rented out homes to two al-Qaeda members speaks publicly for the first time - to the BBC.


rss: the register

  • AWS mumbles about its cost-busting networking tech when it should be shouting
    A lot of datacenter networks are run by absolute clowns. Not Amazon's
  • Startup bags $7M to build drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack systems
    Spike drone defense system is designed to be carried in a rucksack or mounted on top of a vehicle
  • Xbox respawns IKEA furniture with gaming range
    At last, somewhere comfy to sit while your PlayStation 5 game loads
  • Researcher shows how Claude Code can be tricked simply by asking it to summarize a website
    More prompt-injection hijinks from wunderwuzzi
  • German-Japanese researchers invent electricity-free tech that could cool datacenters
    How come that super-smart AI of yours didn't figure this out, frontier labs?
  • AWS Route 53 DNS service reimagined...as a file system?
    Cloud industry pros have a bit of fun at Amazon's expense
  • LibreOffice 26.8 is out – local first, and with no AI
    It looks a bit clunky, but it does the job – and on your own computer
  • Green Party wants to slam the brakes on UK datacenter construction until water and energy use are sorted
    Tree huggers aim to end blanket critical infrastructure status for bit barns and ensure environmental standards are met
  • US government snitch-finder pleads guilty to leaking state secrets to foreign spies
    The IT specialist began contacting a foreign government within days of being assigned to the DIA’s Insider Threat Division
  • Keepers of Noble Numbats to be offered a Resolute Racoon: Ubuntu 26.04.1 is coming
    GRUB's up for furry new update


rss: ars technica

  • I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead.
    Testing 100 companies found privacy requests often led to confusion and dead ends.
  • Court rules Kalshi sports bets aren't "swaps," just gambling with a different name
    Kalshi can't evade Nevada gambling laws by calling bets "swaps," judges rule.
  • Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August
    Cancellations have accelerated.
  • "RFK Jr. has lied to the Senate": Lawmakers call for criminal probe, ouster
    RFK Jr. went to Samoa to spread vaccine fears. The measles outbreak after killed 83.
  • Trump blacklisting of "woke" Anthropic deemed illegal by federal judge
    Anthropic refused to support lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance.
  • Here's what we know about the "space academy" Trump just announced
    "It's called the US Space Academy. That's a big deal."
  • Apple One and Apple TV subscription prices increase by up to 20 percent
    Annual Apple TV subscriptions get the biggest bump.
  • Our 10 favorite scenes from T2: Judgment Day
    James Cameron's 1991 sci-fi blockbuster returns to theaters this weekend for its 35th anniversary.
  • Meta makes AI glasses slightly less creepy with limit on nonconsensual recording
    Meta fixes AI glasses to stop recording any time users cover up the safety light.
  • Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
    The group infected more than 1,000 organizations in a relentless supply-chain attack campaign.


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