rss: npr

  • A new proposal for organ donation sparks concern
    Should patients who choose euthanasia be able to die by having their vital organs removed for donation? The ethical concerns are substantial.
  • Should you sign your kids up for Trump Accounts? Four things to consider
    Families can still benefit even if their children aren't eligible for the free $1,000 contribution from the federal government.
  • Supreme Court financial disclosures reveal how their books add to their income
    The Supreme Court annual financial reports shed light on the justices' gifts, travel and personal lives.
  • New U.S. passports with Trump's image are available. Here's how to get (or avoid) one
    The passports feature an image of President Trump and are only available in person at the Washington Passport Agency — and only by appointment.
  • Appeals court denies Trump's request to halt removal of his name from the Kennedy Center
    The D.C. circuit appeals court denied all of President Trump's arguments that sought to stop the removal of his name from the Washington, D.C., arts institution.
  • Tensions with Iran add fresh uncertainty to an already shaky global economy
    Crude oil prices jumped and stock prices fell after President Trump declared an end to the ceasefire with Iran, adding fresh uncertainty to an already shaky outlook for the global economy.
  • Family of Nolan Wells, Black teen found dead off Mississippi island, retains lawyer Ben Crump
    The body of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells was found Monday off Horn Island, Mississippi. That's where he was last seen with friends Saturday. Crump says the family is seeking answers.
  • Inspiration for Trump's arch was sparked long before the design was first approved
    The design process for new memorials shouldn't be fast-tracked or dictated by a select few, experts say. But a small group of people close to President Trump played an outsized role in the arch's quick approvals.
  • The IOC clears the way for Russian athletes to return to Olympic competition
    The International Olympic Committee decision effectively overturns a decade-long ban on Russian athletes from international sport imposed due to a state-sponsored doping scandal and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
  • Do you know where your birth certificate is? Journalist warns of new voting barriers
    The rules of the midterms are being rewritten, from redistricting to campaign money. Mother Jones journalist Ari Berman explains why President Trump seems "obsessed with the mechanics of voting."


rss: bbc

  • Bowen: For all his bluster, Trump has no better option than talks with Iran
    The negotiating process is fragile and recent US strikes show how hard it will be to reach agreement, writes BBC's International Editor Jeremy Bowen.
  • UK to change law so ringleader of Rochdale grooming gang can be deported
    The home secretary is expected to set out on Monday how she plans to amend the 1971 Immigration Act.
  • Farage denies stunt as Reform proposes August by-election date
    The Reform UK leader tells the BBC it is "only fair" that it is the electorate who judges him.
  • Mason: Farage called by-election from weak position - and it could backfire on him
    The Reform UK leader faces a challenge from Count Binface as the main parties rule out standing in Clacton.
  • UK heatwave spreads further north and west as temperatures continue to climb
    This year's third heatwave is one of the longest lasting heatwaves since the infamous year of 1976.
  • British wildcard Arthur Fery through to Wimbledon semi-finals after stunning victory
    British wildcard Arthur Fery will play for a place in the Wimbledon final after extending his sensational run with a stunning victory over Flavio Cobolli.
  • Police name man wanted over murders of wife and daughters
    An international manhunt is under way for Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, who left the country via Heathrow Airport.
  • Burnham's last potential rival Al Carns rules out leadership bid
    Carns's said a leadership contest was "not the best use of Labour's time" and "we need to get on board" with Burnham.
  • MenB vaccine offers men no protection from gonorrhoea, claims major study
    The Meningitis B vaccine does not prevent gonorrhoea infections despite being offered to at-risk men, scientists say.
  • Starmer gifted gun and ammunition by Turkish president at Nato
    The weapon has not been brought back to the UK and has instead been left with British officials in Turkey.


rss: the register

  • Intel-backed AI chip startup SambaNova breathes new life into aging Nvidia GPUs in latest benchmarks
    Third-party testing shows heterogeneous compute platform combining H200s and SN50 RDUs churning out 763 tok/s in MiniMax M2.7
  • Former GitHub CEO launches competitor designed for the age of vibe coding
    As GitHub struggles to manage AI load, challengers take aim
  • OpenAI job listing suggests ChatGPT could someday replace junior analysts at Goldman Sachs
    What, did someone get some bad news during their IPO process or something?
  • GitHub Copilot: Sorry Dave, I can't do that harmful thing - unless you ask me in code
    More fun with AI jailbreaks, this time at the workflow level
  • Allstate Insurance quits Broadcom, alleges vengeful license audit on the way out
    CA and VMware both suing insurance giant
  • AI memory crunch takes a bite out of PC shipments
    IDC warns smaller players may struggle as DRAM drought drags on
  • Tool promises to make lazy academics' AI-written papers sound more human
    Startup insists it's not trying to help anyone cheat the system - honest!
  • Police intercept tipsy teens after Waymo snitches for shooting Orbeez out of the car
    Armed response and canine support called in for troublemaking duo ratted out by driverless car’s array of cameras
  • Bug in top AI coding agents shows that Unix-era security headaches never really die
    'GhostApproval' problem highlights human-in-the-loop fails
  • China tells devs to ditch Claude Code over 'backdoor code' fears
    National vulnerability database claims monitoring mechanism can forward Chinese users' data to remote servers


rss: ars technica

  • Aussie gov't tells volunteers to throw out thousands of functioning test routers
    But the devices could "easily be reflashed."
  • TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they think
    The "not interested" feature is your friend, but users must intentionally and constantly curate their FYPs
  • US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers
    US military drone losses in Iran war spur Pentagon call for cheap replacements.
  • Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space
    "The BOHR mission serves as a pathfinder for future nuclear-powered spacecraft."
  • Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind
    Android Bench is evolving, and developers can help guide that process.
  • Two teens learn the hard way not to do toy gun drive-bys from a Waymo
    The robotaxi stopped, called 911, and waited for the San Mateo Police to show up.
  • Ocean rift zone saw spreading happen in a sudden burst
    The crust expands at mid-ocean rifts. But how?
  • US rare earths flow to Asia as domestic demand is slow to emerge
    Miners backed by Trump admin sell to Japan, South Korea despite push to develop domestic supply chain.
  • Blue Origin, for the first time, is expected to raise private capital
    The company is raising $10 billion, leading to a valuation of $130 billion.
  • Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets
    "HalluSquatting" weaponizes LLMs' inability to say "I don't know."


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