rss: npr

  • Judge dismisses Trump's $10B lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal's Epstein reporting
    In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump's signature, was published with the intent to be malicious.
  • Trump says U.S. will blockade Iranian ports. And, Orbán loses Hungarian election
    President Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports after peace talks with Iran collapsed. And, Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 16 years in power in Hungary.
  • The U.S. military is about to block ships from Iran's ports after talks failed
    The U.S. Central Command said the blockade would be "enforced impartially against vessels of all nations" from 10 a.m. EDT, following the breakdown of talks after 21 hours of negotiations.
  • Trump says U.S. will blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail
    On Sunday, President Trump said the U.S. would blockade the Strait of Hormuz after negotiations between the U.S. and Iran broke down over the weekend.
  • Retired U.S. Navy admiral on Trump's threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz
    NPR's Michel Martin speaks to retired U.S. Navy Adm. James Foggo, dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy, about President Trump's command to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Pope Leo stands firm with Trump as Vatican–Washington rift deepens over Iran war
    Pope Leo XIV says he will not be deterred by criticism from President Trump, vowing to continue his calls for peace as tensions escalate between the Vatican and Washington over the Iran conflict.
  • What a chimpanzee 'civil war' can teach us about how societies fall apart
    A long-term study of the world's largest known community of chimpanzees has documented a rare event: what the researchers describe as the primate equivalent of a "civil war."
  • How a $75 billion windfall from Congress has insulated ICE
    Last year, Congress approved $75 billion for immigration enforcement. That money has allowed ICE to operate nearly unfettered during a record-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
  • More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows
    As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble.
  • The FAA takes a rare step to head off a traffic jam at Chicago's O'Hare Airport
    Federal regulators want airlines to cut the number of flights at O'Hare Airport in Chicago this summer. It's an unusual move, sparked by a turf war between two major airlines with hubs at the airport.


rss: bbc

  • Five key failures of killer's parents and agencies ahead of Southport attack
    Inquiry Chair Sir Adrian Fulford said the Southport attack could have been prevented if authorities and the killer's parents had acted more quickly.
  • EasyJet passengers describe EU border 'nightmare' after flight leaves without them
    Airlines warn of further disruption due to the introduction of a new EU digital border control system.
  • Henry Zeffman: Starmer seeks closer ties with EU - and doesn't mind reopening Brexit divisions
    Keir Starmer's approach has provoked anger from the Conservatives and Reform UK.
  • US judge dismisses $10bn Trump defamation suit against Wall Street Journal
    Trump sued the newspaper and its owners, including Rupert Murdoch, in a Florida federal court over a birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein.
  • Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar's Hungary election landslide
    Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule is over, defeated by a 45-year-old ex-party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to oust him.
  • Where does McIlroy rank among golf's greats after Masters defence?
    Rory McIlroy has added a rare Masters defence to the career Grand Slam - now he is aiming to keep climbing the all-time list of major victories.
  • Deep-fried food and daily sausage rolls banned in new school dinner plans
    Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.
  • Man who threw girlfriend from tower block jailed
    Jordan Herring, 22, is jailed for five years following the attack in November 2022.
  • Britney Spears goes into rehab after driving under the influence arrest
    The singer voluntarily checks herself into a treatment facility, three weeks before her court date.
  • Work begins on UK's first small modular reactor nuclear power station
    Rolls-Royce has said the project will create 8,000 jobs across Britain.


rss: the register

  • Claude Code cache confusion as Anthropic tweaks defaults, but quotas still drain

    Dev reports suggest long sessions now burn through usage much faster

    Anthropic last month reduced the TTL (time to live) for the Claude Code prompt cache from one hour to five minutes for many requests, but said this should not increase costs despite users reporting faster depleting quotas.…

  • Notepad sheds Copilot from toolbar as Microsoft gives subtlety a try

    AI gubbins still there, just tucked under 'Writing Tools'

    Copilot is on its way out of Notepad, but a return to the basic text editor is not on the cards.…

  • Booking.com warns reservation data may have checked out with intruders

    Travel giant says names, contact details, dates, and hotel messages potentially exposed

    Booking.com is warning customers that their reservation details may have been exposed to unknown attackers, in the latest reminder that the travel giant still can't quite keep a lid on the data flowing through its platform.…

  • Microsoft attempts to untangle 'confusing' Windows Insider program

    Controlled Feature Rollouts headed for the trash among other changes

    Microsoft is giving the Windows Insider program another makeover in the hope of making it less baffling.…

  • Veterans Affairs has lost track of software licenses amid $985M bill

    Department putting systems in place to manage 'restrictive licensing practices'

    A federal spending watchdog has found the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) faced "challenges" in understanding the correct number of licenses it should hold for the top five vendors in its $985 million annual software expenditure.…

  • UK defense startup to supply drone interceptors for Britain and allies

    MoD plans rapid procurement of Cambridge Aerospace's Skyhammer system at home and abroad

    Britain is set to buy interceptors from a homegrown startup to counter Iranian Shahed-style attack drones, equipping both its own armed forces and allies in the Persian Gulf region.…

  • Adobe finally patches PDF pest after months of abuse

    Reader and Acrobat flaw let booby-trapped documents profile targets and hijack machines

    Adobe has released a fix for an Acrobat and Reader zero-day that attackers had been exploiting for months.…

  • Gym giant Basic-Fit confirms data on a million members stolen in cyberattack

    Names, addresses, dates of birth, and bank details accessed, though not passwords

    Basic-Fit, Europe's largest gym chain, has confirmed data including the bank details of around a million customers was stolen from its systems.…

  • Rockstar Games gets a taste of grand theft data amid ShinyHunters threat of 'Pay or leak'

    Gang claims it accessed Snowflake metrics via third-party tool

    ShinyHunters is back, this time pinning Rockstar Games to its leak site and claiming it didn't so much hack its way in as walk through a door someone else left wide open.…

  • Digital sovereignty isn't just a buzzword – it's the future

    Linux Foundation Europe boss predicts EU will run as fast as it can from US tech companies

    Opinion You want to know who's even sicker of President Donald Trump than American liberals? European governments and companies who are realizing that putting all their eggs in one US basket was a stupid move.…



rss: ars technica

  • Slate Auto raises $650 million as production gets closer and closer
    The Slate Truck will start in the "mid-$20,000s" when it goes on sale in late 2026.
  • Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees
    The Meta chief is personally involved in training and testing his animated AI.
  • To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain
    LLM use is the most demoralizing problem I’ve faced as a college instructor.
  • Shock from Iran war has Trump's vision for US energy dominance flailing
    Record domestic oil and gas production hasn't saved US drivers from price spikes.
  • AI models are terrible at betting on soccer—especially xAI Grok
    Systems from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI struggle with the Premier League.
  • The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here?
    "The work ahead is greater than the work behind us."
  • Four astronauts are back home after a daring ride around the Moon
    "I can't imagine a better crew that just completed a perfect mission right now."
  • Californians sue over AI tool that records doctor visits
    Plaintiffs say transcription tool processed confidential chats offsite.
  • New paper argues history, not mantle plume, powers Yellowstone
    A now-vanished plate under North America may open the crust below Yellowstone.
  • F1 moves a step closer to fixing its 2026 hybrid problem
    Algorithms, not drivers, are deciding how hard to accelerate, and that's no good.


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