rss: npr

  • Trump set to greet Xi for high-stakes state visit
    It is the second time the leaders are meeting this year after the Beijing summit in May.
  • Iran's president gives a rare wartime speech at the U.N.
    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump threatened from the same podium to "annihilate" Iran.
  • A Catholic media star will be beatified in St. Louis, moving a step closer to sainthood
    Bishop Fulton Sheen, who charmed millions of television viewers on his show Life Is Worth Living,'will come one step closer to being declared a saint.
  • From cybersecurity to AI to Taiwan, what's at stake in Trump's summit with Xi
    As President Trump and China's President Xi prepare to meet, Rush Doshi of the Council on Foreign Relations explains the current state of U.S.-China relations and what to expect from this summit.
  • It's getting harder to afford rent in the U.S., even for middle-income families
    Housing affordability challenges are spreading to higher income brackets, according to new research, which found one in five renters struggled last year to pay for their housing in full and on time.
  • Greetings from Edinburgh, where a cheeky tour guide makes art history hilarious
    For anyone who grew up staring blankly at museum artwork, this is the fun that was missing: Coco leads interactive and (mostly) factual art history comedy tours.
  • Is Nepal's flood a harbinger of what's to come in the Himalayas?
    Building dams and hydropower plants in the Himalayas holds great promise for providing electricity. In the wake of the Nepal disaster, experts are asking about the risks of such construction.
  • Dems have an edge over GOP, poll finds. And, ICE looks into 'mobile detention centers'
    An NPR poll shows that Democrats have an edge over Republicans going into the midterms, partially due to Trump. And, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking into "mobile detention centers."
  • Will FDA advisers recommend a multi-cancer blood test for approval? They'll vote
    The company Grail says its Galleri blood test can detect up to 50 forms of cancer. An independent panel of experts will decide if the test should be recommended for FDA approval.
  • DOJ defends White House media ban, urges court to reject lawsuit
    The Department of Justice defended President Trump's recent media ban, arguing that reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico on a wide range of issues jeopardized national security and spread falsehoods.


rss: bbc

  • UK military jamming other nations' satellites to defend itself, BBC told
    The head of the RAF says the UK faces "unprecedented threats" from adversaries in space, as a new unit is created to defend Britain's satellites.
  • Home secretary says undetected migrant landings 'unacceptable'
    The arrivals of two unescorted migrant boats mark the first uncontrolled landings recorded in the UK since 2025.
  • Watch: Moment pilots eject as RAF jet crashes in Anglesey
    The two pilots ejected from the jet before crash and sustained minor injuries.
  • Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee'
    Masoud Pezeshkian's defiant speech to the UN comes after the US president threatened to "annihilate" Iran if a peace deal is not agreed soon.
  • Police examine video of anti-migrant activist slashing dinghy with knife
    Daniel Thomas, known to his supporters as Danny Tommo, livestreamed a video of the alleged incident.
  • Family tribute to 'devoted' mum and 'precious' children who died in fire
    Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children, Leo, 16, Ellis, 8, and Prudence, 7, died in Bootle on Tuesday.
  • UK to review Chagos Islands deal over lack of US support, Streeting tells BBC
    Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the review after Donald Trump told Andy Burnham the deal was "terrible".
  • Watch: Trump and Xi are meeting on US soil - what's on their agenda?
    The BBC’s China correspondent and US editor explain everything you need to know ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting in Washington DC.
  • Singer Michael Kiwanuka reveals he is recovering from a stroke
    The award-winning musician says he faces a "tough journey ahead" after a "quite severe" brain injury.
  • Barrecore and Boom Cycle owner suddenly shuts studios
    Common Bond has emailed customers announcing its locations were closed "until further notice".


rss: the register

  • Thoughts return to forbidden RAM upgrades as Raspberry Pi OS gets fresh lick of paint
    New dock and app launcher arrive while soaring memory prices revive scrutiny of a two-year-old firmware restriction
  • Academic publisher Elsevier hit by LAPSUS$ redirect attack
    Customers got crime crew's calling card instead of access to journals
  • Closing the observability gap for the AI-ready enterprise
    SPONSORED FEATURE: Why AI-driven operations need a data-rich view of the network
  • The more Americans hear about datacenters, the less they like them
    Pew finds growing concern over their effects on energy bills, the environment, and nearby communities
  • A 1980s PDP-11 is still running Unix – and now you can watch
    Yeah, you'd like that, wouldn't you?
  • British regulator takes a hard look at Pornhub's Apple-powered age checks
    Regulator wants to know whether parent Aylo did its homework before reopening the door to UK iPhone users
  • Southern Water taps fiber network to sniff out leaky pipes
    Another utility sees the light in putting existing telecoms infrastructure to work
  • Swedish celebs campaign for public rudeness ... to prevent cyber scams
    The campaign follows a highly profitable year for crooks targeting the over-60s
  • Whisky merchant Master of Malt confirms customer data spilt
    Attackers had four days to drink in names, addresses, emails and phone numbers
  • BT Tower's rooftop pool plan brings swimmers back down to earth
    MCR's hotel proposal puts facility on a lower building, while public access to upper floors set to be restored


rss: ars technica

  • After multiple deaths and injuries, NHTSA is investigating comma.ai
    Feds know of 5 crashes where cars using comma.ai devices hit slow or stopped vehicles.
  • America gave up its rare earth edge. China took full advantage.
    Decades of cheaper imports left US dependent on China for crucial rare earth processing.
  • Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis
    Post-eruption imaging of the Hunga caldera gives new details of its collapse.
  • A new report from Europe raises serious alarms about orbital collisions
    "I think we are going to lose the ability to use certain orbits."
  • Woman's brain worm infection confirmed after eggs grow tails in lab test
    There is no single definitive test for these worms, but the tail is fairly convincing.
  • New Anthropic, OpenAI models make same promise: A little more for a lot less money
    The frontier AI model race has entered its comparison shopping phase.
  • Cities across US oppose Trump FCC plan to preempt local broadband rules
    Cities defend permit requirements, say ISPs aren't building networks fast enough.
  • Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts
    EvilTokens provided an end-to-end platform that makes mass compromises faster and easier.
  • Lawsuit demands OpenAI pay for new school after ChatGPT used in shooting
    British Columbia sues OpenAI, demands Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT logs.
  • Adobe Premiere finally brings powerful video editing to Android, and it's free
    You don't even need a Creative Cloud login to edit clips, but AI features cost extra.


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