rss: npr

  • Supreme Court reinstates Republican-favored Alabama congressional districts
    The ruling means that Alabama's 2026 midterm elections will feature six Republican-leaning districts and one Democratic-leaning one.
  • DOJ is investigating former congressman George Santos for insider trading on Kalshi
    The disgraced former congressman allegedly bet on whether he would appear at the State of the Union address, prompting federal investigations.
  • Scenes from the aftermath of Russia's latest massive attack on Kyiv
    Russian missile and drone attacks killed civilians across Ukraine overnight, in one of Moscow's largest assaults in recent months.
  • Trump signs AI safety order seeking voluntary review of new models
    The order asks AI companies to voluntarily submit their most powerful models for the government to test up to 30 days before releasing them to the public.
  • 5 ways to reduce everyday exposure to 'forever chemicals' 
    Mara Hoplamazian has spent years reporting on 'forever chemicals,' or PFAS. Here's what they've learned about what may help limit everyday exposure to the contaminant.
  • Trump appoints housing official as acting director of national intelligence
    Bill Pulte has shown a willingness to go after the president's perceived enemies.
  • Doctors checked Biden just after Trump debate as Jill Biden feared he had a stroke
    The Biden administration previously said doctors examined the president "days" following the debate, not in the moments after. The former first lady revealed more details in her new book.
  • How Ebola kills -- and what it takes to stop it
    It's a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out is often not fully available in a lower resource country like the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • DOJ will pause $1.8 billion fund, per court order. And, key primaries to watch today
    The DOJ says it will abide by a federal court order pausing its anti-weaponization fund. And, six states are holding primaries today. Here are the races to watch.
  • Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military, appeals court rules
    A divided panel of appeals court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service.


rss: bbc

  • Henry Nowak arrest footage raises 'serious questions for police', PM says
    Sir Keir Starmer says the question of "how accusations of racism informed decision making" must be addressed, as protesters clash with police in Southampton.
  • Key moments from police bodycam footage
    BBC Verify has analysed bodycam footage that was released by the police of Henry Nowak after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa.
  • Three quarters of workers not on track for 'moderate' pension income, report suggests
    A newly-published report suggests a moderate lifestyle in retirement costs £32,700 for one person and £45,400 for two.
  • US and Iran launch new strikes as ceasefire negotiations stall
    US launches fresh strikes on Iran and an oil tanker as Tehran says it attacked US air bases in the Gulf.
  • Trump administration drops $1.8bn 'compensation fund'
    Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's announcement to abandon the fund comes amid pushback from top Republican lawmakers.
  • Putin remains uncompromising on Ukraine, but is public discourse on war changing in Russia?
    Russia is intensifying attacks in Ukraine but more than four years of war are causing concern even among Putin loyalists.
  • More heatwaves likely as warmer-than-normal summer forecast
    Long-range summer forecasts have been issued and they point to warmer and drier condtions compared to average, as Simon King explains
  • Puffin and bumblebee among 18 creatures shortlisted to feature on banknotes
    The Bank of England is asking the public which animals should appear on future banknotes.
  • Watch: Man attacked by bear at steel works in Japan
    The bear, who injured four people in the attack on Tuesday, remains on the loose within the factory compound.
  • King told me Post Office scandal was 'dreadful', says oldest victim
    Betty Brown says she is accepting the honour on behalf of all the victims of the scandal.


rss: the register

  • 'Dumbass' criminal breaks the 'first rule of ransomware club'
    You don't infect anyone in Russia or other CIS countries
  • Contentful is a shot in the arm for Salesforce's 'headless' bet
    Lacking an enterprise content layer for Headless 360, CRM titan went shopping
  • Trump's AI E-(I)-O could let feds pick winners and losers
    Government gets a say in 'trusted partner' access, and that worries policy experts
  • Cisco sings Mythos' praises - but doesn't say how many bugs the model uncovered
    Meanwhile, Anthropic adds 150 partners to Project Glasswing
  • Remote work – not AI – is killing job prospects for the youth
    Young professionals may be perfectly productive while working from home, says the New York Fed, but the quality of their output isn't so great, so companies don't want to hire them
  • Marvell enters the AI network fray with 102.4 Tbps switch silicon
    High radix, low latency and low power is what AI datacenters crave, the chipmaker says
  • Enhanced performance for server consolidation with Intel Xeon 6+
    SPONSORED POST: How Intel’s first 18A data center CPU delivers efficiency and TCO gains, with Intel's Kira Boyko
  • Russian spy agency says foreign spies turned officials' smartphones into surveillance devices
    FSB claims large-scale snoop op compromised phones of senior officials, but gives no technical evidence to back allegations
  • Expect more of those DRAM price hikes as memory shortage continues to bite
    Chip costs may rise another 63% this quarter, as effects feed through to PC pricing
  • 'Resistance is futile,' says Qualcomm CEO. AI agents will be become invisible, inescapable, follow you across devices
    Your personal Jarvis or an end to privacy as we know it?


rss: ars technica

  • Male bowerbirds hope to dazzle females with bright human-made items
    "It’s a reminder of how human activity is changing the natural world in unanticipated ways.”
  • Microsoft plans Linux tools and an RTX Spark desktop for Windows developers
    One hardware announcement and several software highlights from Microsoft Build.
  • Microsoft's Project Solara is an Android OS designed for agents instead of apps
    Microsoft missed the boat on apps, so get ready for agents.
  • Amazon-owned Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces, lawsuit says
    Lawsuit: Ring cameras scan guests and passersby and use AI to identify faces.
  • If I had a hammer... it might actually be a rhino tooth
    Neanderthals had some wild stuff in their toolkits.
  • Feds failing in bid to take a supercomputer from a climate research center
    The National Center for Atmospheric Research won't be losing its supercomputer.
  • Mathematicians warn of AI threats to profession as industry encroaches
    International Mathematical Union endorses warning about tech industry influence.
  • Android phones will soon be able to detect spoofed calls and impersonation scams
    Google's June Android feature drop includes more scam detection, more AirDrop, and yes, more AI.
  • The truth lies in the past in Silo S3 trailer
    "We do not know when it will be safe to go outside. We only know that day is not this day."
  • Number of suspected Ebola cases falls by hundreds as testing ramps up
    The number of cases falls from 1,100 to 437 with increased testing.


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