rss: npr

  • US has lost measles elimination status, global health authorities say
    The U.S. has lost its status as a country where measles is eliminated, according to researchers with direct knowledge of the deliberations at the Pan American Health Organization.
  • SpaceX successfully catches Starship and makes history
    The company's spacecraft returned to its Texas launchpad in dramatic fashion — by carefully lowering itself until two metal arms attached to the launch tower could secure it.
  • Bomb found near ethanol plant in central Illinois forces evacuations
    The bomb was discovered Friday afternoon at the BioUrja Renewables plant in Peoria. Officials say the bomb has been "rendered safe," but called it a "credible threat." The FBI is investigating.
  • 'We can't let them down' -- After midterm wins, Democrats turn to charting path ahead
    Democrats from across the country descended on Denver for a two-day conference to chart the course of their party after sweeping victories in the midterm elections.
  • FAA blames Friday's ground stop on 'equipment issue' during telecoms network upgrade
    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said initial investigations pointed to an issue with contractor L3Harris updating old tech at a remote location.
  • Fuel crisis and protests pressure Chile's far-right president
    Chile's far-right President José Antonio Kast is facing mounting public anger, as rising fuel prices trigger transport strikes and protests across the country.
  • Alaska voters aren't ditching ranked choice voting, top-four primaries
    This is the second time Alaskans voted down an effort to repeal the state's unique election system, which voters first approved in 2020. A repeal effort in 2024 also failed narrowly.
  • Perspective: A new kind of White House press secretary
    With the White House press secretary job still left unfilled, maybe an AI assistant might be the answer?
  • Hegseth's failed impeachment was a warning to Democrats. Where will they go from here?
    Democrats have been given a huge opportunity with majorities in both the House and Senate — but the balance of priorities, timing, messaging and discipline are all going to be major tests.
  • A new policy could help solve the U.S. organ shortage. Critics say it's unethical
    New guidelines are supposed to protect organ donors in a retrieval procedure that keeps blood flowing through livers, kidneys, lungs and hearts. But bioethicists have troubling questions.


rss: bbc

  • US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky says
    The US has not confirmed the Ukrainian president's comments - a US official told the BBC "many ideas continue to be discussed".
  • Neets review won't be for the faint-hearted - and will test Burnham's appetite for a welfare fight
    Milburn is not the first to try and fix the Neets problem - so what’s different this time round, asks Laura Kuenssberg.
  • Alleged Russell Brand rape victim wants age of consent law changed
    Mia Latter, who says she was 16 when she met the convicted rapist, wants a staggered age of consent.
  • New Orleans port sues tanker owners over cruise ship collision for $1m
    All cruise ship passengers and crew were accounted for, though 32 people were left with non-serious injuries from Friday's collision.
  • 'Can you believe it?': SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth
    SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
  • Copper wire upgrade caused nationwide flight suspension, US transport secretary says
    The US government is trying to find out whether the chaos was caused by "incompetence" or faulty equipment.
  • Philippines takes the crown in first Eurovision Song Contest Asia
    BBC's Jonathan Head reports from the first ever Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok.
  • Even Grand Theft Auto's original creators haven't been able to play GTA 6
    Thirty years after they dreamt up the series, Dave Jones and Brian Baglow are as desperate as everyone else to get their hands on the new game.
  • The search to find a friend for Jojo the gorilla after a lifetime of being alone
    Jojo was poached as an infant and grew up in captivity. His keepers want to find him a friend - but it's not straightforward.
  • Brand, Walliams and Married at First Sight: Is this a reckoning for the entertainment industry?
    Noor Nanji, culture correspondent, explores how these stories represent the consequences of changes that began years ago, rather than being a sudden cultural shift.


rss: the register

  • Microsoft's school email bill gives rivals something to smile about
    Collabora and Nextcloud pitch alternatives as education customers weigh the cost of losing free services
  • Big Tech takes a beating as online safety experts accuse companies of doing bare minimum
    Accessing banned content is as easy as whipping out a thesaurus, Parliament's Communications and Digital Committee hears
  • FAA lifts ground stop after hours-long delays snag travelers
    Safety reasons and unspecified communications issue cited
  • Chinese AI labs are training models on Nvidia's Blackwell despite export controls, says ex-OpenAI engineer
    Forensic report finds Blackwell's fingerprint in DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, MiniMax and Ant Group models
  • This year’s bug count just passed 100K
    ‘We don’t have a security problem anymore. We have a data problem now’
  • Meatbags suck at spotting lying LLMs, so let AI narc on itself
    What, you didn't actually want to fact-check it yourself, did you?
  • Mozilla leaves Solo website owners to go it alone as hosting shuts down
    If you have one of these AI-generated homepages, you'd better download and save it quick
  • Email addresses used in European school bomb hoaxes spotted in old infostealer logs
    Researchers say organizations should have detected and secured them sooner
  • HPE debuts hybrid storage configs: Rising SSD costs hit supercomputing
    HPE aims for the market with faster, more cost-effective HPC storage to combat rising costs
  • Microsoft outage gives customers a crash course in dependence on Redmond
    Rivals offer sympathy for stranded admins – and a reminder that putting all your eggs in one basket has consequences


rss: ars technica

  • James Webb telescope finds ice older than the star it orbits
    Radiation and collisions reshape the planetary building materials.
  • Winemakers are learning that conservation can be good for business
    Healthy soils, native plants, and fewer chemicals are helping vineyards adapt.
  • Starship flight 15 powers to orbit—setting up a possible catch on Saturday
    One way or another, the company will get some more data on Saturday.
  • FAA has lifted its third-ever nationwide ground stop
    Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy blamed obsolete equipment for the outage.
  • Millions of Americans are not taking their GLP-1 drugs as prescribed
    Cost and access barriers are pushing people to modified use and unapproved versions.
  • FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace
    Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved.
  • In elephants, the resilience of communities has its limits
    In Sri Lanka, ecological change is shrinking a park's elephant population.
  • Kalshi ditches Trump Jr. as advisor; CEO admitted "optics" weren't good
    Trump son advised Kalshi and got equity while Trump admin helped Kalshi in lawsuits.
  • OpenAI board member worries an AI "takeover" of society could be months away
    Researcher traces a path from AI reward hacking to potential human extinction.
  • Windows 0-day dropped by disgruntled researcher hands hackers System rights
    "SignDrop" exploit lets local users gain all-powerful System rights.


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