rss: npr

  • Morning news brief
    U.S. and Iran agree to two week ceasefire, how Iranians are responding to the ceasefire, the effects of the war in Iran give investors around the world whiplash.
  • U.S. and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire
    As part of the agreement, set to take effect immediately, Trump said the U.S. and Israel would suspend bombing Iran for two weeks, subject to Iran following through on its commitment to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for safe passage during the ceasefire period.
  • Telehealth abortion will remain available for now, after a federal judge's ruling
    The abortion pill mifepristone must undergo a safety review by the FDA, the judge said. Louisiana's case seeking to ban its use through telemedicine will proceed after that review.
  • Trump has backed down from his threat to wipe out Iran's civilization
    President Trump has backed down from his threat to wipe out Iran's civilization and bomb its power plants by Tuesday night. Online, he said he agreed to suspend the bombing of Iran for two weeks.
  • The Artemis II crew saw parts of the moon never seen before. Here's what they said
    The astronauts on Artemis II observed parts of the moon humans had never seen before. Their findings provide a scientific baseline — and sense of wonder — for future missions.
  • Congressional Democrats raise alarm over Trump's comments on Iran
    Dozens of congressional Democrats raised alarm Tuesday over President Trump's rhetoric about Iran. Most Republican lawmakers have been silent.
  • ICE acknowledges it is using powerful spyware
    In a letter sent last week, ICE's top official indicated to members of Congress the agency is using a spyware tool to intercept encrypted messages of fentanyl traffickers.
  • In a stark reversal, President Trump announces two-week ceasefire with Iran
    President Trump has announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, contingent on their opening of the Strait of Hormuz. In an earlier online post, he had threatened "a whole civilization will die tonight."
  • Astronauts suggest naming a moon crater 'Carroll' after their commander's late wife
    The Artemis II crew, led by Reid Wiseman, was the first to lay eyes on several craters on the far side of the moon. The astronauts want to name one of them after Carroll Wiseman, who died of cancer in 2020.
  • Drive slower, go electric, don't drive at all? Americans weigh options for saving gas
    With gasoline prices averaging above $4 a gallon nationally, drivers are grappling with a sharp rise in fuel costs. Here are some ideas to consider if you're trying to cut your fuel costs.


rss: bbc

  • Iran deal gives Trump a way out of war - but at a high cost
    The path to the two-week ceasefire with Iran may have fundamentally altered the way the rest of the world views the US.
  • What we know about the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran
    The provisional truce comes more than a month after the US and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran.
  • Oil prices plunge on agreement to reopen Strait of Hormuz
    Crude prices tumbled by as much as 15% on the conditional pause but is higher than before the war.
  • How Pakistan helped secure a fragile truce between the US and Iran
    Pakistan has a historic relationship with Iran, but an agreement was far from certain, writes the BBC’s Caroline Davies
  • Watch: Iranians gather in Tehran following ceasefire announcement
    Pro-government demonstrators poured onto the streets of the Iranian capital after the announcement of the two-week conditional ceasefire between the US and Iran.
  • UK house prices fall as Iran war uncertainty dampens demand
    Mortgage rates have been rising and hundreds of the cheapest deals have disappeared over the last month.
  • Starmer to visit Middle East after US and Iran reach deal
    The prime minister welcomes the deal, saying the UK will do "all we can to support and sustain this ceasefire".
  • Family of one-punch attack victim fear £500k compensation could run out
    Craig Lewis-Williams needs specialist care for the rest of his life following the November 2021 attack.
  • Tributes after British teenager dies in road accident in Vietnam
    Orla Wates is remembered by her mother as "beautiful, independent and very funny".
  • Forecast for UK to peak at 26C before temperatures plunge
    Temperatures could nudge as high as 26C (79F) in some places on Wednesday.


rss: the register

  • UK's grand plan to fuel AI with public data faces uphill battle

    Agents will look for info elsewhere unless official sources sharpen up

    The UK's hopes of fueling cutting-edge AI development and applications with a National Data Library (NDL) could be dashed unless it makes datasets easier to use.…

  • Microsoft hints at bit bunkers for war zones

    President Brad Smith tells an interviewer that Microsoft is reconsidering datacenter design in light of Iran war

    Microsoft is reevaluating how it designs and builds datacenters in conflict-prone regions after Iran began targeting Middle Eastern bit barns in retaliation for US military operations.…

  • Japan relaxes privacy laws to make itself the ‘easiest country to develop AI’

    Opting out of personal data use won't be an option because Minister says that's a 'very big obstacle' to AI adoption

    Japan’s Minister for Digital Transformation Hisashi Matsumoto has declared the nation will become the easiest place in the world to develop AI apps, thanks to legal changes that mean organizations won’t need to secure consent to use some personal information.…

  • Anthropic: All your zero-days are belong to Mythos

    Hasn't released it to the public, because it would break the internet - in a bad way

    For years, the infosec community’s biggest existential worry has been quantum computers blowing away all classical encryption and revealing the world’s secrets. Now they have a new Big Bad: an AI model that can generate zero-day vulnerabilities.…

  • Iran cyber actors disrupting US water, energy facilities, FBI warns

    Your PLCs aren't internet-connected, right? Right?!

    Iranian-affiliated actors have escalated intrusions targeting critical US water and energy facilities, in some cases disrupting operations, the FBI and American cyber defense agencies said on Tuesday.…

  • Nutanix thinks some Azure cloud desktops belong on-prem to make them usable

    Also asserts it can beat Cisco's homebrew hypervisor for calling apps

    .NEXT Nutanix has teamed with Microsoft to bring cloudy desktops on-prem, using its extensive desktop virtualization (VDI) experience to make it work.…

  • Cloudflare, GoDaddy team up to curb AI bot brigades

    Pair backs scraper blocking and standards to separate trusted agents from bad bots

    Citing the need to adapt to an internet increasingly serving the needs of AI agents without considering the needs of site owners, Cloudflare and GoDaddy are partnering on efforts to control how AIs crawl the web and interact with web content.…

  • AWS CEO: It's funny when people ask me if AI is overhyped

    Matt Garman sounds the alarm but plays down the SaaS-pocalypse at Human[X]

    Stefan Weitz, CEO and co-founder of the Human[X] conference, welcomed attendees to the AI-focused bitshow in San Francisco with the promise that they would receive no certainty and no playbook.…

  • Hundreds of orgs compromised daily in Microsoft device code phishing attacks

    Who needs MFA when you've got EvilTokens?

    Hundreds of organizations have been compromised daily by a Microsoft device-code phishing campaign that uses AI and automation at nearly every stage of the attack chain to ultimately snoop through corporate email inboxes and steal financial data.…

  • Intel gets trapped in Elon’s reality distortion field as it joins in megafab delusions

    Space is just the next stop on the AI hype train, right after AGI

    In the realm of his other unrealistic plans and potentially broken promises, Elon Musk's Terafab stands out as one of the biggest pipedreams, promising to boost semiconductor production by 50x for the benefit of orbital datacenters. But hey, this idea must have legs, because now Intel has announced it is joining the aspiring Bond villain's initiative.…



rss: ars technica

  • Valve brings native Steam Link app to Apple's Vision Pro
    New app can replace third-party options that were jankier to use.
  • Apple and Lenovo have the least repairable laptops, analysis finds
    The MacBook Neo is a step in the right direction, though.
  • What the heck is wrong with our AI overlords?
    New profile of Sam Altman shines a light on a whole industry.
  • Bluesky users are mastering the fine art of blaming everything on "vibe coding"
    Use of AI coding tools has become a convenient boogeyman for any tech issues.
  • SCOTUS overturns 5th Circuit ruling that told ISP to kick pirates off Internet
    Supreme Court's precedent-setting Cox ruling helps Grande beat music piracy claims.
  • Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour
    Is 90 percent accuracy good enough for a search robot?
  • Linux kernel maintainers are following through on removing Intel 486 support
    Linux devs think even one second spent on 486 support is a second too many.
  • Finally, Artemis delivers some exceptional, high-quality photos of the Moon
    The Moon, the Earth, and the Sun—oh what fun!
  • The Rivian R2 will launch with 335 miles of range
    The test document also shows the effect on range of fitting all-terrain tires.
  • Intel is going all-in on advanced chip packaging
    Intel is hoping to cash in on the AI boom.


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