rss: npr

  • The Final Four is set with UConn stunning Duke to join Illinois, Arizona and Michigan
    The Huskies beat Duke with a 3-pointer from the logo with 0.4 seconds left by Braylon Mullins, who grew up just outside of Indianapolis.
  • ICE officers could remain at airports after TSA workers are paid
    Even when Transportation Security Administration workers get paid, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could still be present at U.S. airports.
  • How young people are navigating a tough and rapidly changing job market
    Finding a job is hard right now, especially for young people starting their careers. NPR's Adrian Ma spoke with college students and an economist about navigating today's tough job market.
  • Understanding why some Iranian Americans support the war on their country of origin
    Protesters from the Iranian diaspora in the U.S. gathered in Washington, D.C. as the war in the Middle East broadens. Many say they are aligned with the U.S. and Israel and explain why they want to see regime change in Tehran.
  • Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message
    Pope Leo XIV rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square.
  • How to navigate the maze of drug discounts to get the best price
     In February, TrumpRx joined a growing list of websites consumers can tap for discounts on their medicines. Here's a cheat sheet for getting the best deal.
  • Iran warns U.S. against ground invasion, as Pakistan holds diplomatic talks
    A high-ranking Iranian official has accused the U.S. of planning a ground invasion as part of the next stage in the Iran war, and said such an intervention would be met with force.
  • Why a 98-year-old federal judge is asking the Supreme Court for her job back
    Pauline Newman's story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where judges are getting older and lifetime tenure is raising thorny questions about retirement.
  • He wants children's bikes made in the U.S.A. — and tariffs against his rivals
    Nearly all the bicycles sold in the United States are made overseas. An Indiana company set out to change that — and it's seeking a push from the Trump administration's tariffs.
  • Some critics of birthright citizenship say it's a fraud issue. What does that mean?
    Advocates for ending birthright citizenship point to "birth tourism" schemes to argue that the legal principle is ripe for exploitation and threatens national security. Experts say it's not so simple.


rss: bbc

  • Oil rises above $115 and Asia shares slide as Iran war enters fifth week
    It comes after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen joined the conflict by striking Israel over the weekend.
  • 'I dread the phone ringing': Inside the kennels responding to vicious XL bully attacks
    Staff tell Panorama the aggression levels of the dangerous dogs they help to seize are rising.
  • Compensation details for millions of drivers set to be revealed
    The City regulator will outline how millions of people can claim compensation for mis-sold car finance.
  • Australian fugitive shot dead by police after seven months on the run
    Dezi Freeman allegedly shot dead two police officers in the small Victorian town of Porepunkah in August.
  • Counter-terror police join Derby car incident investigation
    Police question a man, 36, and keep an "open mind" as counter‑terror officers join investigation.
  • Seven years since Emiliano Sala's death, what has changed for the 'wild west' of football transfers?
    The Argentine striker’s 2019 death in a plane crash shone a light on the opaque world of transfers and player welfare.
  • Councils pressed to use universal parking app to cut 'unfair' fines
    The National Parking Platform already has 15 councils on board with more in talks to join.
  • Child focus is biggest change to family courts in 30 years, senior judge says
    Sir Andrew McFarlane welcomes the government backing for the change, saying it will turn the old approach "on its head".
  • Remove VAT from energy bills for three years, Tories urge
    There has been a renewed focus on energy costs since the outbreak of the war in Iran.
  • Netanyahu says Latin Patriarch will have full access to holy site
    The Israeli PM said Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa had been asked not to enter the church out of concern for his safety.


rss: the register

  • US foreign router ban criticized for being ‘industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity’

    Public policy professor says it will make America less secure but hits Netgear’s lobbying goals

    The United States’ ban on foreign-made SOHO routers won’t improve security, and only makes sense as “industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity,” according to Milton Mueller, Professor at the University of Georgia’s School of Public Policy and founder of its Internet Governance Project.…

  • DXC staff to strike in Australia after some go without pay rise for five years

    PLUS: Iran war may slow APAC IT spend; Toshiba, Mitsubishi, talk chip biz combo; Fusion plasma control networks; And more!

    Asia In Brief Staff at services giant DXC’s Australian outpost will go on strike this week after 14 months of negotiations over a new pay agreement failed.…

  • AI will write code, but prepare to babysit it - and be sure you speak its language

    This week on the Kettle, we predict that AI software development won't make you want to fire your devs anytime soon

    kettle Tell an AI to write you a poem and it'll do it, just in a way that requires a human touch to perfect; the same goes for writing code.…

  • The first thing vibe coding builds is confidence it will help you succeed

    And developers should be confident it won't kill the craft

    Secret CEO In 1991, when I was 16, a Norwegian Exchange student gave an inspirational performance of the Three Billy Goats Gruff, in the original Norwegian, at my high school talent night. She delivered this performance with such gusto that every word of her performance stuck in my mind and, to this day, I can recite the Three Billy Goats Gruff in Norwegian.…

  • Bees and hummingbirds aren't just buzzing – they're sipping trace booze

    Alcohol turns up in most floral nectar, meaning pollinators are drinking tiny cocktails without ever getting drunk

    Bees and hummingbirds are effectively day-drinking on the job because their lunch is quietly fermenting.…

  • Anthropic struggling with Chinese competition, its own safety obsession

    The maker of Claude faces headwinds as it rushes to go public

    Anthropic, riding a wave of goodwill after resisting demands from the US Defense Department to soften model safeguards, is reportedly planning to go public as soon as Q4 2026.…

  • To BSOD or not to BSOD? Only Microsoft knows the answer

    Famous blue screens remind conference of security pros that this OS sometimes has bad days

    Bork!Bork!Bork! When is a bork not a bork? Perhaps when it's on a Microsoft stand at a US security conference.…

  • Microsoft takes up residence next to OpenAI, Oracle at Crusoe's 900 MW Texas datacenter expansion

    New campus to include on-site power generation

    Bitcoin farmer turned bit barn builder Crusoe revealed plans to add 900 megawatts of capacity to its Abilene Texas datacenter campus on Friday to support Microsoft's AI ambitions.…

  • Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right

    Sycophantic bots coach users into selfish, antisocial behavior, say researchers, and they love it

    AI can lead mentally unwell people to some pretty dark places, as a number of recent news stories have taught us. Now researchers think sycophantic AI is actually having a harmful effect on everyone.…

  • Apple's last tower topples… and the others will follow

    Farewell, Mac Pro: Increasing integration means the end of expandable computers

    Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro – but it's just the first of the tower computers to go. The rest will follow soon.…



rss: ars technica

  • 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.
  • Causality optional? Testing the "indefinite causal order" superposition
    A quantum experiment shows that we can formally test if the order of events matters.
  • How new fishing tech can reduce bycatch of turtles and other creatures
    Specially equipped nets can help save some species, while allowing fisherman to still catch others.
  • Playing Wolfenstein 3D with one hand in 2026
    Over three decades later, this historical curiosity has more than a few rough edges
  • With new plugins feature, OpenAI officially takes Codex beyond coding
    Things are moving fast, and competitors have offered something similar for a while.
  • Outbreak linked to raw cheese grows; 9 cases total, one with kidney failure
    Raw Farm denies link to illnesses while patients keep identifying its products.
  • Judge irate as defendant joins by Zoom while driving—then lies about it
    "Let me see the driver!"
  • AV1’s open, royalty-free promise in question as Dolby sues Snapchat over codec
    Big Tech declaring AV1 royalty-free “doesn't mean that it is."


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