rss: npr

  • Trump tries to make deals in China. And, Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed leader
    President Trump is vying to make deals with China during his visit with President Xi Jinping. And, the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next leader of the Federal Reserve.
  • Xi warns Trump over Taiwan, says differences could lead to clash
    At the summit, the Chinese leader placed Taiwan, a key point of friction between the U.S. and China, at the center, calling it "the most important issue" between the two countries.
  • A brain-controlled system may help listeners with hearing loss cut through the noise
    A hearing system that monitors brain waves could help people with hearing loss communicate in noisy environments.
  • Ex-DOJ official goes public with blistering criticism of his former bosses
    Until recently, Jonathan Gross was a Trump political appointee at the Department of Justice and worked on its "Weaponization Working Group." He has now become a vocal critic of the department.
  • Voters are caught in the middle as the redistricting battle intensifies
    Much of the focus of the ongoing redistricting war has been on which political party will come out on top. But it's voters who will pay a cost, say voting experts and voting rights advocates.
  • The MAHA movement is coming to school cafeterias. Here's what that means for kids
    U.S. school districts worry it could get even more expensive to prepare a meal under new federal dietary guidelines, as they also contend with cuts to programs that helped them buy local food.
  • Morning news brief
    President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jingping for summit during first day in the country, what Asia thinks of Trump's visit, appeals court hears arguments from law firms targeted by Trump.
  • How Asia is reacting to Trump's summit in China
    President Trump is in Beijing for his big summit with Chinese leaders. How Asia is reacting to the summit.
  • UAE denies Netanyahu secretly visited the country during the Iran war
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-U.S. war with Iran, his office said Wednesday. The UAE later denied any secret visit had occurred.
  • Russia hits Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles, killing 1 and injuring 31
    Russia has launched a mass drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, killing one person and injuring at least 31. Local authorities report damage across six districts.


rss: bbc

  • Chris Mason: Potential leadership challengers jostle for position
    Sir Keir Starmer and his backers argue a leadership contest would paralyse the government for months.
  • UK economy sees surprise growth in March despite Iran war
    The economy grew by 0.3% in the month, official figures show, confounding analysts' forecasts of a small contraction.
  • Troops, cheering children and Temple of Heaven tour - day one of Trump's China visit
    China welcomed US President Donald Trump with cheering children and a troop parade on Thursday, before a nearly two-hour long meeting with Xi-Jinping.
  • Three women who died off Brighton beach identified
    Sussex Police say it would not be appropriate to publicly name them at this stage.
  • 'We're right on track,' says Streeting as key target for hospital waiting times hit
    Government his its interim target of 65% of patients in England being treated within 18 weeks.
  • Madonna, Shakira & BTS to headline World Cup show
    Madonna, Shakira and K-pop boy band BTS will headline the Super Bowl-style half-time show at this summer's World Cup final.
  • Rescuers pull dead from rubble of Kyiv flats after massive Russian strikes
    A girl, 12, is among the dead after Russia launched attacks across Ukraine overnight, officials say.
  • Latvian PM resigns after row over stray Ukrainian drones
    Drones bound for Russia crashed down in Latvia last week, prompting a political fallout.
  • VAR penalty twist sets up Hearts & Celtic showdown for the ages
    On a night of bewilderment, there was one unarguable truth. Hearts still have this in their own hands. Only Celtic can stop them, writes Tom English.
  • At a glance: Starmer fights to stay on as prime minister
    The prime minister is fighting to stay on in No 10 as heavy election losses trigger a Labour revolt.


rss: the register

  • Cops arrest man suspected of being Dream Market kingpin
    Owe Martin Andresen faces charges in both US and Germany connected with money laundering, claims he sent gold bars directly to his doorstep
  • UK government prescribes Single Patient Record for NHS data chaos
    Doctors welcome joined-up care plan, but warn patient trust depends on safeguards, access controls, and knowing where Palantir fits in
  • Dirty Frag gets a sequel as Fragnesia hands Linux attackers root-level access
    Fresh kernel flaw comes with public exploit code and continues ugly run of highly reliable privilege escalation bugs tied to memory and page-cache handling
  • Calling the cops just got extra AI as police seek to add tech to contact systems
    AI already listening in to call handlers in real time, conducting live database searches
  • Bedrock and a hard place: Claude adventure leaves AWS user staring down $30K invoice
    CAD: Cost Anomaly Detection or Create Astounding Debt?
  • To gain root access at this company, all an intruder had to do was ask nicely
    Human IT managers thought they were being nice to the boss, but were assisting a threat actor
  • AI models are getting better at replacing cybersecurity pros on certain tasks
    UK researchers find LLMs are learning to finish jobs faster and improving all the time
  • Tencent admits GPUs only pay for themselves when powering personalized ads
    Chinese web giant says accelerator shortage is over as local hardware arrives in volume
  • Cisco to fire 4,000 staff and generously give them free training – on Cisco
    Reducing memory requirements to control costs in a new wave of kit
  • Welcome to the vulnpocalypse, as vendors use AI to find bugs and patches multiply like rabbits
    Palo Alto Networks found and fixed 75 flaws this month, up from its usual five


rss: ars technica

  • Desperate Trump taps "Tim Apple," Jensen Huang, Elon Musk to attend Xi summit
    Xi meeting may force Trump to pivot on semiconductor tariffs and Taiwan.
  • Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed
    The final flight and complex legacy of a pioneering solar-powered aircraft.
  • FCC angers small carriers by helping AT&T and Starlink buy EchoStar spectrum
    Approval is no surprise after FCC chair pressured EchoStar to sell licenses.
  • Protein in Homo erectus teeth suggests Denisovans gave us some of their DNA
    Distinct form of tooth protein in Homo erectus shows up in Denisovans—and us.
  • Foiled plot tried to sneak 49 lbs of cocaine into Australia via Xerox printers
    The drugs had an estimated worth of over $9 million USD.
  • AI invades Princeton, where 30% of students cheat—but peers won't snitch
    Old "honor code" systems are under strain.
  • The physics of how Olympic weightlifters exploit barbell's "whip"
    The type of bar matters when it comes to how it bends and recoils, but why is still a mystery.
  • NASA provides some details about Artemis III, but hard decisions remain
    "NASA also is defining the concept of operations for the mission."
  • A new US military wargame series began by simulating a nuclear weapon in orbit
    US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year.
  • Neanderthals drilled cavities to treat a toothache 59,000 years ago
    “Every time I go to the dentist, I think about that guy,” researcher says.


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