rss: npr

  • Middle East conflict causes a fluoride shortage for US drinking water
    Some U.S. water systems are cutting back on fluoride because of a key chemical is in short supply. Israel is one of its main producers.
  • Popes have spoken out on politics before. But with Trump and Pope Leo it's different
    President Trump's attacks on Pope Leo are unprecedented, religious experts told NPR. Here's how the situation differs from other popes' political critiques.
  • Visionary NPR leader Kevin Klose, who led network to new heights, has died
    Klose led NPR for a decade starting in 1998, a period of incredible growth for the public media network.
  • Once again, Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell
    President Trump once again threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and doubled down on a discredited probe of the central bank.
  • Greetings from Nairobi, where taking a matatu is no ordinary bus ride
    The moment you board, the music grabs you. These privately owned, brightly painted minibuses are moving canvases, mobile sound systems — rolling declarations of what young Nairobi finds cool.
  • Trump administration moves to erase Jan. 6 riot convictions for seditious conspiracy
    The Trump administration is moving to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of extremists involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack who earlier received commutations instead of full pardons.
  • Trump says new talks with Iran will happen soon. And, Eric Swalwell faces new allegations
    President Trump says new talks with Iran could happen in the next two days. And, Democrat Eric Swalwell faces new allegations as a second woman comes forward accusing him of rape.
  • Trump says Iran talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports
    President Trump said a second round of direct U.S.-Iran peace talks could resume in Pakistan within the next two days, even as he instituted a naval blockade of all Iranian ports.
  • Fela Kuti is the first African artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
    In December, the late Nigerian superstar became the first African musician to get a Grammy lifetime achievement award. Now he's making history as well at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
  • Tax season was supposed to bring big refunds. So far they're less than expected
    The average refund so far is $350 more than last year at this time, despite projections that it would be closer to $1,000 due to Republican-led tax changes as part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act.


rss: bbc

  • Mahmood promises action against 'sham lawyers' abusing asylum system after BBC investigation
    An undercover investigation revealed how law firms and advisers are helping migrants pretend to be gay to stay in the UK
  • Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, BBC finds
    The BBC exposes a shadow industry charging migrants thousands of pounds to help them cheat the asylum system.
  • Israeli triple-tap strike kills three paramedics in Lebanon, officials say
    Lebanon's government condemns as a "flagrant crime" the killing of the paramedics, one of whom featured in a BBC report.
  • Two officers charged after pregnant woman killed in crash with police car
    The woman and her unborn child died in a crash with a police car in Kidbrooke, south-east London.
  • US war on Iran was a 'mistake', says Reeves
    The chancellor's criticism follows a report that the conflict will hit the UK harder than other big economies.
  • British doubles legend Jamie Murray retires from tennis
    Jamie Murray, who became the first British doubles player to rise to world number one, has announced his retirement from tennis.
  • BBC to cut almost one in 10 staff to make £500m savings
    The BBC's interim director general says the cuts will require "some big and some difficult choices".
  • Arrests after attempted arson attack on synagogue
    Police arrest a man, 46, and a woman, 47, on suspicion of arson at Finchley Reform Synagogue.
  • Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support
    Leading conservative Catholics tell the BBC why they back the American pontiff in his spat with Trump.
  • Biometric checks after 179 prisoners released in error in year to March
    New data shows 179 prisoners were set free in error from prisons in the year to March.


rss: the register

  • Customers revolt as GitHub Copilot 'fixes' rate limits

    Repair of bug that undercounted token usage leads to rapid exhaustion of subscription allowance

    Microsoft's GitHub last week told Copilot customers that they'd have to reduce their use of the AI service to ease the strain on company servers. This follows the company's discovery last month of a token counting bug that appears to have broken the company's pricing model.…

  • Shoe company says it's getting into AI infrastructure and yes this is the top

    Following in the footsteps of Long Island Iced Tea

    OPINION Back in December 2017, an obscure American soft drinks company changed its name from Long Island Iced Tea to Long Blockchain.…

  • Patch these critical Fortinet sandbox bugs that let attackers bypass login, run commands over HTTP

    No reports of active exploitation (yet)

    Watch out for more Fortinet vulns! Two critical bugs in Fortinet's sandbox could allow unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication or execute unauthorized code on vulnerable systems.…

  • Decades-old Linux UI bug fixed by dev younger than the window manager

    Kamila Szewczyk prefers old software, as back then people understood something could actually be finished

    No one can tell software developer Kamila Szewczyk that newer is better: She just fixed a 20-year-old bug in Enlightenment E16, the old-school Linux window manager she favors partly because, she tells us, it is actually finished software.…

  • Bad teacher bots can leave hidden marks on model students

    Study finds LLMs will smuggle biases into others even if they're scrubbed from training data

    New research warns about the dangers of teaching LLMs on the output of other models, showing that undesirable traits can be transmitted "subliminally" from teacher to student, even when they are scrubbed from training data.…

  • Automotive data biz Autovista blames ransomware for service disruption

    Some customer orgs tell staff to block inbound email from the provider

    Autovista confirms that it called in outside support to help clean up a ransomware infection currently affecting systems in Europe and Australia.…

  • Not all networks can handle AI traffic – and experts are sounding alarms

    Y'all been focusing on compute and forgot about how the data moves around

    AI is reshaping the demands on network infrastructure, and many organizations are not prepared – including some of the so-called neocloud providers offering AI services.…

  • Windows takes a crash dump after one McDonald's order too many

    We've all been there

    Bork!Bork!Bork! Windows is doing what it does best in California, with a Blue Screen of Death on the wall of a fast food restaurant where order progress is supposed to be.…

  • French cops free mother and son after 20-hour crypto kidnap ordeal

    Latest in a string of cases that have earned France an unfortunate title

    A mother and her ten-year-old son are now free after being kidnapped for around 20 hours while the father was being extorted for hundreds of thousands of euros.…

  • US states can't account for datacenter tax breaks. Literally

    Report says authorities are flouting rules by failing to disclose revenue lost to server farm subsidies

    Many US states and local authorities are violating generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) by failing to disclose revenue lost to datacenter tax subsidy schemes, according to Good Jobs First.…



rss: ars technica

  • "TotalRecall Reloaded" tool finds a side entrance to Windows 11's Recall database
    "The vault is solid. The delivery truck is not."
  • Google releases new apps for Windows and MacOS
    Google mostly creates products for the web, but it has some new desktop apps today.
  • Boston Dynamics’ robot dog now reads gauges and thermometers with Google's AI
    Google's AI enables robots to read gauges while inspecting industrial facilities.
  • Prime Video shows “technical difficulties” sign instead of NBA game in overtime
    "Am I trippin??" asks LeBron James.
  • New teaser gives us first look at Godzilla Minus Zero
    Director Takashi Yamazaki told Cinemacon attendees that sequel is first Japanese film shot for IMAX.
  • Vulcan woes will "absolutely" be a factor in Pentagon's next rocket competition
    "If the spacecraft is ready to go, that's going to give it a priority."
  • FCC exempts Netgear from ban on foreign routers, doesn't explain why
    Trump FCC starts handing out exemptions to its ban on foreign-made routers.
  • Adobe takes Creative Cloud into Claude Code-esque territory
    This is a big step in a new strategic direction for Adobe.
  • US jobs too important to risk Chinese car imports, says Ford CEO
    China has enough spare capacity to swallow the entire US car market, says Ford's Jim Farley.
  • Good Omens S3 trailer sets up a blessed conclusion
    Prime Video's supernatural comedy will end with a special 90-minute final episode.


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