rss: npr

  • How the Minneapolis killings look from Trump country
    The shooting of Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by federal agents in Minneapolis have enraged many people across the country. NPR wanted to know what supporters of President Trump's immigration policy think about the shootings.
  • U.S. life expectancy hits a new high, as deaths from overdoses and COVID fall
    An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.
  • Tesla profits slumped 46% last year, as it lost its crown as the top EV seller
    The company announced it was ending production of its higher-end Model S and Model Y, and turning that production space over to making humanoid robots.
  • U.S. allies looking to China for deals as Trump threats them with tariffs
    President Trump's tariffs and rhetoric have spurred some longtime U.S. allies to diversify their trade ties away from the U.S. Some are going cap-in-hand to Asian superpowers China and India.
  • For first-time Grammy nominee Michael Mayo, vocal expression is innate
    Vocalist Michael Mayo reached new heights through his latest album Fly, with the project earning the crooner his first Grammy nominations of his career.
  • The FBI conducts a search at the Fulton County election office in Georgia
    The FBI would not clarify whether the action is tied to the 2020 election, but last month the Department of Justice announced it's suing Fulton County for records related to the election.
  • Fed holds interest rates steady, taking a pause from rate cuts to assess the economy
    The central bank cut rates at its three previous meetings in an effort to support the job market. But with inflation still elevated, the Fed is cautious about additional rate cuts.
  • Trump's National Guard deployments could cost over $1 billion this year, CBO projects
    The operation in Washington, D.C. alone is projected to cost upwards of $660 million if it runs through the end of this year as expected, according to new data released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
  • Inside the Trump administration's effort to reverse climate change policies
    President Trump calls global warming "a hoax." As the U.S. faces more severe storms and extreme weather events, the New York Times' David Gelles describes what this means for climate change policy. 
  • Here's what to know about the $50 billion states are getting for rural health
    To satisfy Republicans opposed to last summer's cuts to health care, the Trump administration launched an ambitious 5-year initiative known as the Rural Health Transformation Program.


rss: bbc

  • What could happen if the US strikes Iran? Here are seven scenarios
    From regime change to retaliation, the BBC's Frank Gardner outlines possible outcomes of US strikes on Iran.
  • Water bills to rise again: Use our tool to find out by how much
    The average annual household bill in England and Wales will increase by £33 from April.
  • Border agents involved in fatal shooting of Alex Pretti placed on leave
    As Trump and the Minneapolis Mayor spar over social media on immigration law enforcement, the US continues to be roiled by the killing of nurse Alex Pretti.
  • Watch: How Alex Pretti shooting led Trump to shift course in Minneapolis
    BBC analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at why tensions have been running so high in the city - and how we got here.
  • Keep suspended pupils in school, ministers say
    Changes to England's school system say on-site suspensions should be used for non-violent behaviour.
  • Assisted dying bill 'no hope' of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer
    Lord Falconer said the bill has "absolutely no hope" of passing without a "fundamental change" in approach.
  • Driverless taxis set to launch in UK as soon as September
    Waymo has laid out plans for a robotaxi service in London with a pilot scheme due to begin in April.
  • China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia
    China executes 11 members of the Ming family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report.
  • Why have English teams dominated the Champions League so far?
    Five of the eight teams to qualify automatically for the Champions League were from the Premier League, so why have they been so dominant?
  • Tesla cuts car models in shift to robots and AI
    Multi-billionaire Elon Musk's electric car maker also said its annual revenue had fallen for the first time.


rss: the register

  • Microsoft investors sweat cloud giant's OpenAI exposure

    All the promises in the world won't pay the GPU bills when the music stops

    What should have been a banner second quarter for Microsoft was met with tepid apprehension on Wall Street on Wednesday, sending its share price by 6 percent in after-hours trading.…

  • Google to foist Gemini pane on Chrome users in automated browsing push

    The world’s most popular browser has gained a dedicated sidebar for AI browsing

    Google has reworked its Chrome browser to include a new side panel for interacting with the company's Gemini model, in an effort to support AI-assisted interactions with websites.…

  • ServiceNow boasts about years of sweat equity that went into making its AI agents smarter

    80 billion workflows makes a difference

    Though some recent studies cast doubt on the ability of AI agents to complete complex tasks, ServiceNow boasts that its bots are better, because they can rely on 20 years and 80 billion workflows worth of experience. The underlying model, they say, is just a small part of the product.…

  • Ransomware crims forced to take off-RAMP as FBI seizes forum

    Cybercrime solved. The end

    Ransomware crims have just lost one of their best business platforms. US law enforcement has seized the notorious RAMP cybercrime forum's dark web and clearnet domains.…

  • Claude Code's prying AIs read off-limits secret files

    Developers remain unsure how to prevent access to sensitive data

    Don't you hate it when machines can't follow simple instructions? Anthropic's Claude Code can't take "ignore" for an answer and continues to read passwords and API keys, even when your secrets file is supposed to be blocked.…

  • Everybody is WinRAR phishing, dropping RATs as fast as lightning

    Russians, Chinese spies, run-of-the-mill crims …

    Come one, come all. Everyone from Russian and Chinese government goons to financially motivated miscreants is exploiting a long-since-patched WinRAR vuln to bring you infostealers and Remote Access Trojans (RATs).…

  • Microsoft plans more server farms, despite water worries

    Redmond has pledged to be carbon-negative by 2030

    It's no secret that datacenters use a ton of water for cooling, a demand that can strain local supplies. Despite reported internal forecasts showing sharply higher water use by 2030, Microsoft continues to splash cash on new AI bit barns.…

  • Yes, you can build an AI agent - here’s how, using LangFlow

    AI automation, now as simple as point, click, drag, and drop

    Hands On For all the buzz surrounding them, AI agents are simply another form of automation that can perform tasks using the tools you've provided. Think of them as smart macros that make decisions and go beyond simple if/then rules to handle edge cases in input data. Fortunately, it's easy enough to code your own agents and below we'll show you how.…

  • Fortinet unearths another critical bug as SSO accounts borked post-patch

    More work for admins on the cards as they await a full dump of fixes

    Things aren't over yet for Fortinet customers – the security shop has disclosed yet another critical FortiCloud SSO vulnerability.…

  • AI agent hype cools as enterprises struggle to get into production

    Only the biggest businesses are up to the challenge, says Redis CEO

    Anyone scanning the news might think it's pedal to the metal as far as AI agent implementations go, but there is a slump in rollouts as many organizations figure out what to do next, Redis CEO Rowan Trollope told The Register.…



rss: ars technica

  • Tesla: 2024 was bad, 2025 was worse as profit falls 46 percent
    More than half its profit came from emissions credits as sales fell 8.6 percent.
  • Site catering to online criminals has been seized by the FBI
    One of the last holdouts for ransomware discussions, RAMP is taken down.
  • Seven things to know about how Apple's Creator Studio subscriptions work
    For the Mac versions of pro apps, things aren't actually changing much (yet).
  • Stranded boys struggle to survive in Lord of the Flies trailer
    “We need to think about food and shelter. We need to help each other and be good camp mates.”
  • SpaceX sends list of demands to US states giving broadband grants to Starlink
    SpaceX won't make specific promises on Starlink network capacity or subscribers.
  • Angry Norfolk residents lose lawsuit to stop Flock license plate scanners
    Plaintiffs called Norfolk's Flock camera network a “dragnet."
  • US cyber defense chief accidentally uploaded secret government info to ChatGPT
    Congress recently grilled the acting chief on mass layoffs and a failed polygraph.
  • Why reviving the shuttered Anthem is turning out tougher than expected
    Despite proof-of-concept video, EA's Frostbite Engine servers are difficult to pick apart.
  • I bought "Remove Before Flight" tags on eBay in 2010—it turns out they're from Challenger
    "This is an attempt to learn more..."
  • Google begins rolling out Chrome's "Auto Browse" AI agent today
    The Auto Browse agent is available to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, but there are some limits.


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