rss: npr

  • Army reviewing after helicopters hovered alongside Kid Rock's swimming pool as he saluted
    The Army has launched an administrative review after two AH-64 Apache helicopters on a training run hovered near the hillside home of Kid Rock as the outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump saluted their crews.
  • Airport cleared to be renamed for Trump as he unveils design for skyscraper library
    A Florida airport was cleared to be renamed after President Donald Trump on Monday, hours before the president revealed plans for a Miami skyscraper planned to house his presidential library.
  • Women's Final Four is set, and it is a repeat of last season's
    No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are in the Final Four for the second straight season, just the second time the same teams have reached the sport's final weekend in consecutive years.
  • Thieves steal paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from a private museum in Italy
    Thieves made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy.
  • Yemeni politician says former U.S. soldiers tried to kill him. Now he's suing in U.S. court
    The suit is centered around the alleged attempt on Anssaf Ali Mayo's life. But it raises broader questions, including about the role of the United Arab Emirates in Yemen's civil war.
  • Trump rolls back pause on asylum decisions imposed after D.C. National Guard shooting
    The Homeland Security Department has lifted its total ban on reviewing asylum applications, a pause that affected millions of cases. The pause remains in effect for about 40 countries.
  • U.S. could exempt oil industry from protecting Gulf animals, for 'national security'
    National security has never been used to call a meeting of the "God Squad." But other federal agencies have been citing the "energy emergency" to avoid rules meant to protect endangered animals.
  • Figure skating season ends with redemption and heartbreak. What do fans watch next?
    Worlds marks the last competition of the 2025-2026 season. Skaters have some time to go on tour, rest up and learn new routines before the next season starts in July.
  • NASA is just days away from historic Artemis II moon launch
    On Wednesday, the crew of NASA's Artemis II could blast off on a mission around the moon and back. No astronaut has ventured out to the moon since the 1970s.
  • Who is an American? The Supreme Court will decide
    President Trump claims that there is no automatic guarantee to birthright citizenship in the Constitution. But, will that claim hold up in court?


rss: bbc

  • Scott Mills investigated in 2016 over sexual offence allegations against teenage boy
    The case was dropped in 2019 after the CPS deemed there was insufficient evidence to bring charges, police say.
  • Starmer gives doctors 48 hours to cancel strike or lose new jobs package
    The prime minister says the NHS could lose 1,000 extra training places if resident doctors go ahead with a six-day strike next week.
  • Inside the cockpit of RAF tanker during defensive mission against Iranian drones
    Defence correspondent Jonathan Beale flies onboard a Royal Air Force Voyager as it refuels jets in the Middle East.
  • Why the benefit used by over 8 million people may not be fit for the future
    Can Universal Credit and the work and benefits system more generally reshape itself to meet a new reality?
  • 'Something wasn't right': Wrong sperm given to UK families by IVF clinics in Northern Cyprus
    Families of seven children believe the wrong sperm or egg donors were used in their IVF treatment.
  • New bin rules begin in England but not all councils are ready
    Weekly food waste collections are required for all English homes as new legislation takes effect.
  • 'I sent eight letters': Drivers hope for payout from car finance redress scheme
    Millions of motorists could be entitled to compensation with the financial regulator setting out how to apply
  • Congressman writes to King Charles urging him to meet Epstein victims during US visit
    While the trip is not officially confirmed, the King and Queen Camilla are reportedly planning to visit the US at the end of April.
  • Eurovision Song Contest launches first-ever Asia edition
    Broadcasters from 10 countries, including South Korea and the Philippines, will be taking part.
  • Labour to overhaul non-crime hate incident rules
    The Home Office says updated guidance will end the policing of "everyday arguments" online.


rss: the register

  • Memory-makers’ shares are down. Some RAM prices have eased. Blaming Google is not a good idea

    Chocolate Factory boffins have found a way to reduce AI’s memory use, but don’t assume that means less demand for DRAM

    The high cost of memory has sideswiped the technology industry, causing server vendors to admit their quotes are guesstimates and depressing sales of PCs and smartphones. Nobody is immune: Microsoft used the RAM panic as cover for fixing Windows 11’s memory gluttony, and Sony suspended orders for compact flash and SD cards because it can’t buy the chips to build them.…

  • Surprise! Big Tech has been a bit rubbish at enforcing Australia’s kids social media ban

    Regulator ‘moving into an enforcement stance’ and investigating Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat as millions continue to doomscroll

    Australia’s eSafety Commission is “moving into an enforcement stance” after finding that Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat haven’t done enough to comply with the nation’s social media minimum age (SMMA) obligation, which bans social media outfits from providing their services to children under 16 years of age.…

  • GitHub backs down, kills Copilot pull-request ads after backlash

    Letting Copilot alter others' PRs was the wrong judgment call, says product manager

    Updated Microsoft has done a 180. Following backlash from developers, GitHub has removed Copilot's ability to stick ads - what it calls "tips" - into any pull request that invokes its name. …

  • OpenAI patches ChatGPT flaw that smuggled data over DNS

    Check Point says outbound controls blocked web traffic but overlooked DNS

    OpenAI talks up data security for its AI services, yet Check Point says that ChatGPT allowed data to leak through a DNS side channel before the flaw was fixed.…

  • US PC shipments to fall 13% as memory and storage crunch hits budget systems

    Omdia says education, consumer, commercial, and public sector demand will weaken through 2026

    US PC shipments are set to fall by 13 percent this year thanks to the ongoing memory and storage crisis, and things are not expected to get better until next year at the earliest, with budget PCs hardest hit.…

  • Telnyx joins LiteLLM in latest PyPI package poisoning tied to Trivy breach

    Also, EU probes Snapchat, RedLine suspect extradited, AstraZeneca leak claim surfaces, and more

    infosec in brief The cybercrime crew linked to the Trivy supply-chain attack has struck again, this time pushing malicious Telnyx package versions to PyPI in an effort to plant credential-stealing malware on developers’ systems.…

  • FCC says it's making it easier for US telcos to ditch legacy lines

    But critics say stopping some engineering tests is not the sort of corner you want to cut

    America's telecoms regulator has unveiled new measures to speed the transition to modern high-speed networks, but critics argue the move could leave behind those in rural areas or with special needs.…

  • Artemis II countdown begins as NASA prepares for crewed Moon flyby

    Orion's four astronauts edge toward liftoff for humanity's first lunar voyage in more than 50 years

    NASA is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon, with the Artemis II mission countdown set to begin tonight.…

  • UK fines Irish Apple outpost over sanctions-busting payments to Russian dev

    Regulator says payments totaling £635K reached entity owned and controlled by a designated person

    The UK government has fined an Apple subsidiary £390,000 for breaching sanctions on Russia after it sent more than £600,000 to a developer linked to a designated entity.…

  • SAP looking to pull more external data into its AI platform with Reltio acquisition

    Merger positioned to boost appeal of ERP giant's Business Data Cloud

    SAP is to acquire master data management and data integration specialist Reltio with the promise of helping integrate data from outside the vendor's broad application portfolio into its AI platform.…



rss: ars technica

  • Water utility announces it's ditching fluoride—then reveals it did so years ago
    The water utility highlighted unsubstantiated health concerns.
  • Judge halts Nexstar/Tegna merger after FCC let firms exceed TV ownership limit
    "Defendants must immediately cease" actions to integrate and consolidate the firms.
  • Authors' lucky break in court may help class action over Meta torrenting
    Judge gave authors an easier attack on Meta’s torrenting. Meta hopes SCOTUS ruling will block it.
  • F1 in Japan: Oh no, what have they done to all the fast corners?
    F1 cars don't have enough energy in a lap to attack fast corners, and that's bad.
  • After 16 years and $8 billion, the military's new GPS software still doesn't work
    "It's a very stressing program. We are still considering how to ensure we move forward."
  • Trump convenes "God Squad" to override Endangered Species Act, up oil production
    Administration wants to exempt all federally regulated offshore oil from protections.
  • What happened to Amelia Earhart? New book takes on the case.
    Rachel Hartigan on her new book, Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life.
  • Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC
    Why did a leading prediction market feel the need for an in-person bar in DC?
  • Polygraphs have major flaws. Are there better options?
    Research proceeds on alternatives, but some doubt whether true lie detection is possible.
  • Explanation for why we don't see two-foot-long dragonflies anymore fails
    Breathing capacity could have compensated for lower atmospheric oxygen.


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