rss: npr

  • Transportation Secretary Duffy filmed a reality show, funded by firms he regulates
    Secretary Duffy, his wife and nine kids took a "Great American Road Trip" to celebrate America's 250th. They say no taxpayers funded the project. But a nonprofit with transport-related sponsors did.
  • She spent a year using AI to do almost everything. Here's what she learned
    Tech writer Joanna Stern used AI to read medical results, respond to texts and serve as her therapist. She says her emotional connection to it was unsettling. Her new book is I Am Not a Robot.
  • Inflation jumps to its highest level since 2023. Here are 3 things costing a lot more
    Rising gasoline prices pushed inflation to its highest level in almost three years in April. Consumer prices were up 3.8% from a year ago.
  • Trump heads to China for state visit. And, how the war in Iran has affected inflation
    Trump leaves for Beijing today for a state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. And, a new inflation report is expected to show the war in Iran's impact on the U.S.
  • The economic chilling effect of Trump's immigration crackdown
    New research finds that ICE raids and deportation fears disrupted local economies, reduced work among undocumented immigrants, and may have hurt some U.S.-born workers too.
  • Kuwait says Iran attacked an island where China is helping to build a port
    Kuwait accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port. And a U.S. ambassador revealed Israel sent its Iron Dome air-defense to the United Arab Emirates.
  • 24 hours with 3 teenage birders: Welcome to the World Series of Birding
    The three high-school birders, dubbed The Pete Dunnelins, have one day to count as many bird species across the state of New Jersey as physically possible. Here's what it takes.
  • The clipping economy: How short-form video 'clippers' are overrunning the internet
    Short-form clips of long interviews and shows are taking over the internet. But behind the sea of social media clips are marketplaces offering freelance clippers money per view.
  • Trump goes to China as Iran war smolders
    President Trump says he has a great relationship with President Xi. His trip to China will provide a temperature check.
  • Drive 5 hours or fly 20 minutes? Remote towns suffer from lack of year-round flights
    A federal program that pays airlines to operate in small and rural communities could have its budget cut in half, leaving parts of the country with no flight options.


rss: bbc

  • The potential challengers to Keir Starmer
    Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are all potential candidates for the top job.
  • Jess Phillips's resignation letter in full
    The prominent Labour MP has resigned as safeguarding minister over Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.
  • At a glance: Starmer grapples with leadership crisis
    The prime minister is fighting to stay on in No 10 as heavy election losses trigger a Labour revolt.
  • Watch: Reporters shout questions at ministers leaving No 10
    Several ministers were met with a barrage of questions about the PM's future after leaving a cabinet meeting.
  • 'Crisis in Great Britain!' How global media is reporting Starmer's fight for survival
    Sir Keir Starmer's fight for survival after a dismal set of elections last week is receiving coverage across the globe.
  • BBC unmasks key people smuggler in network behind most small boat crossings
    The 28-year-old Iraqi Kurd has evaded arrest by operating under the alias “Kardo Ranya”.
  • No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN health agency
    The situation could still change and there might be more confirmed cases, warns the head of the World Health Organization.
  • Man shot dead by police in Bedford
    The man, in his 40s, "presented a weapon" after barricading himself inside a property, police say.
  • Green Party admits Polanski may have failed to pay council tax
    The Green Party admits that its leader has, until recently, been living on a houseboat in London and may have failed to pay council tax.
  • Bonnie Tyler 'stable' in Portuguese hospital following emergency surgery
    The Welsh star had undergone emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal last week.


rss: the register

  • Congress investigates Canvas breach as company pays ransom
    Instructure CEO Steve Daly's got some explaining to do
  • AirBit crypto Ponzi victims can now claim slice of $400M asset haul
    After guilty pleas, prison terms, and seizures, the DOJ has opened the compensation process
  • US bank reports itself after slinging customer data at 'unauthorized AI app'
    Volume and sensitivity of the data cited as chief concerns
  • SpaceX Starship completes Wet Dress Rehearsal, gets ready for launch
    Launch of Musk's monster rocket could be in May
  • Lawsuit brought by former store operators missing from Vodafone results
    Former franchise operators claim telco unfairly cut commission and other payments
  • NHS England confirms: Palantir staff can access patient data
    Tech firm's employees can get an 'admin' role letting them into the National Data Integration Tenant... and its identifiable information
  • Frontier AI safety tests may be creating the very risks they're meant to stop
    Think tank warns outsider access to powerful models is governed by patchy controls and a hope nobody dangerous gets in
  • Cache-poisoning caper turns TanStack npm packages toxic
    Six-minute supply chain blitz pushed 84 malicious versions with credential theft and disk-wiping code
  • EU browser choice rules send millions more users Firefox's way
    Mozilla claims the Digital Markets Act delivered lasting bump, invites Britain to do similar
  • Microsoft makes Copilot easier to summon, harder to ignore in Office
    It looks like you're trying to get more Microsoft 365 users to engage with your assistant. Would you like help?


rss: ars technica

  • Amazon employees are "tokenmaxxing" due to pressure to use AI tools
    Workers are using an internal AI tool to automate non-essential tasks.
  • Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built
    SpaceX cleared an important milestone Monday on the road to launching a new version of Starship.
  • Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks
    Production-version patches are coming online and should be installed pronto.
  • Audi has a new Q9 flagship coming soon: Here's its interior
    Audi made sure to consult American tastes for its first full-size SUV.
  • After banning foreign routers, FCC says existing ones can get updates until 2029
    FCC extends waiver allowing routers and drones to get patches for two more years.
  • Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water, and nobody noticed for months
    Can AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good.
  • Passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in US; 3 people in biocontainment
    A US passenger tested "mildly positive," but WHO is calling it "inconclusive" for now.
  • Starlink shuts down its GPS-style cheat code. Researchers may unlock it anyway.
    Shutdown of Starlink location feature won’t dampen interest in GPS alternatives.
  • iOS, macOS, and iPadOS 26.5 updates arrive with encrypted RCS messaging and more
    Probably the last big updates we'll see before the next versions appear at WWDC.
  • Samsung made a “mockery” of Dua Lipa by putting her picture on TV boxes, lawsuit says
    Lipa says her picture contributed to Samsung's "enormous revenue."


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