rss: npr

  • Oil prices plunge and stocks soar after U.S. and Iran agree on a ceasefire
    Investors around the world breathed a sigh of relief at the prospect of peace — and an easing of the global energy crisis.
  • U.S., Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire. And, Trump-backed Clay Fuller wins House race
    The U.S. reached a last-minute ceasefire with Iran just before Trump's deadline for the country to meet his demands. And, Trump-backed Clay Fuller wins the U.S. House race in Georgia.
  • Your sarcasm is showing — and its history is surprisingly violent
    Some people use sarcasm jokingly. But funnily enough, we tend not to find it witty when we're on the receiving end.
  • Colleges are trying to boost student voting. A Trump probe freezes data for that work
    To figure out how to boost student voting, colleges have relied on a study about campus voter registration and turnout rates. A Trump administration investigation has cut schools off from new data.
  • Abortion clinics are closing nationwide. Could urgent care help fill the gap?
    When the only clinic that offered abortions in Michigan's rural Upper Peninsula closed, an urgent care decided to step in to fill the gap. Now, others are considering similar moves as brick-and-mortar clinics close in blue states.
  • 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.
  • Trump-backed Clay Fuller wins House race in Georgia to replace Greene
    Clay Fuller received President Trump's endorsement earlier in the election season in the race to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. He will serve out the remainder of Greene's term.
  • The U.S. and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire but some attacks continue
    Iran and the U.S. and Israel said they would suspend strikes but countries in the region continued to report attacks and Israel said it would not stop its assault in Lebanon.
  • 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.


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.
  • Why it could take months for fuel and food prices to return to normal
    Analysts fear long-lasting economic damage has already been set in motion.
  • Faisal Islam: Pause in attacks is welcome but the economic scars will last
    Allowing all ships through the Strait of Hormuz will calm markets but the war has created new problems.
  • Israel carries out large wave of air strikes across Lebanon
    Attacks hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley hours after a US-Iran ceasefire was announced.
  • 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.
  • 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 says a lot of work remains to make US-Iran ceasefire hold
    The prime minister says fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz would help "stabilise" prices in the UK.
  • Church of England to apologise for role in historical forced adoption
    Tens of thousands of babies were taken from their unmarried mothers in the three decades after World War Two.
  • New light shed on who benefits most from weight-loss jabs
    People who carry variations in two genes linked to appetite and digestion can lose more weight when taking drugs to treat obesity, research suggests.
  • Temperature exceeds 26C on the warmest day of the year so far
    Temperatures reach 26C (79F) in some places on Wednesday.


rss: the register

  • Microsoft calls time on ASP.NET Core 2.3 on .NET Framework

    Tangled tale nears end as Redmond classifies it as a tool, not a library

    Microsoft has set an end-of-support date of April 7, 2027, for ASP.NET Core 2.3, the only supported version on .NET Framework, even though .NET Framework (and the original ASP.NET) will continue to be supported.…

  • Supermicro launches probe after staff charged with China export violations

    Board-led inquiry follows indictment of two employees and a contractor over alleged diversion of Nvidia GPU servers

    Supermicro has launched an independent investigation after three people associated with the company were charged with violating US export restrictions on China.…

  • Amazon rewards loyal Kindle devotees by closing the book on old e-readers

    To 'minimize disruption,' Bezoscorp offers a 20% discount on new hardware you didn't want

    Updated Amazon is rewarding long-time Kindle users by ditching support for aging devices, though it is trying to "minimize disruption" for existing customers by dangling a 20 percent discount for new models along with an eBook credit.…

  • Showing the Windows 10 desktop was the yeast they could do

    Fresh and healthy, just like Windows 11 isn't

    Bork!Bork!Bork! You might say this bork was bread to fail, but at least it involves a version of Windows that most people actually like.…

  • Dutch healthcare software vendor goes dark after ransomware attack

    ChipSoft's website remains down but emails are functioning

    A Dutch healthcare software vendor has been knocked offline following a ransomware attack, officials say.…

  • Investors are going nuclear to keep UK's AI datacenters fed

    Market watcher says money is pouring into British atomic and fusion startups amid massive energy demand

    Investors are backing nuclear power as a solution to fuel the UK's datacenter buildout, according to researchers tracking investment activity.…

  • DXC lands Metropolitan Police outsourcing deal that could climb to £1B

    Supplier will support the current Oracle E-Business Suite and lead migration to a new Oracle Fusion SaaS platform

    The UK's largest police force has awarded DXC Technology a contract worth up to £1 billion to develop and run a host of business process outsourcing services – including building a new Oracle ERP system.…

  • NHS Scotland-linked domains caught serving pr0n and dodgy sports streams

    Two practice web addresses appear to have been compromised

    Multiple domains belonging to Scottish healthcare providers have been hijacked and are now pushing links to adult content and illegal sports streams, according to a researcher.…

  • Virtual SG-41 project brings Nazi cipher machine to life in the browser

    Martin Gillow's 3D recreation lets users explore would-be Enigma successor's mechanics and enciphering logic online

    An enthusiast has built a digital 3D model of the SG-41 cipher machine, replete with wheels, levers, and stepping logic, accessible via a browser.…

  • 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.…



rss: ars technica

  • No F-150 in France? US automakers complain the EU blocks big trucks.
    European buyers aren't interested in full-size trucks; US car industry doesn't care.
  • With Orion still flying, NASA is nearing key decisions about Artemis III
    "One of the questions is what the initial orbit will be for Artemis III."
  • Anthropic limits access to Mythos, its new cybersecurity AI model
    A select group of customers is testing the Claude Mythos Preview.
  • Thousands of consumer routers hacked by Russia's military
    End-of-life routers in homes and small offices hacked in 120 countries.
  • 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?


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