rss: npr

  • Indonesia's capital of the future faces doubts in the present
    Indonesia is racing to build a new capital, promising a greener, futuristic city. But many citizens aren't convinced it will live up to the vision.
  • 'Dear America': HUD workers say they're being blocked from doing their jobs
    A website with anonymous employee letters accuses the Trump administration of undermining work on housing discrimination. HUD says it's restoring "sanity" to fair housing enforcement.
  • Your next flight could be more expensive as jet fuel costs soar
    Airlines are facing higher costs, and one airport group in Europe has warned of the risk of a "systemic jet fuel shortage" if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn't normalize by the end of this month.
  • We watched 2 focus groups of Georgia swing voters. They're not happy with the Iran war
    None of the 13 focus group participants — who all voted for President Trump in 2024 — said they would describe the military action in Iran as going well so far.
  • 3 things to know about naval blockades as U.S. begins patrols in the Strait of Hormuz
    The White House says it wants to choke off Iran's oil export revenue. But experts say that blockades are often unpredictable and difficult to enforce.
  • Morning news brief
    President Trump's timeline for an end to the Iran war continues to shift, U.S. and Iran block the Strait of Hormuz, trapping the Gulf's oil and gas, Trump's allies defend his remarks about Pope Leo.
  • Russian missiles and drones bombard Ukraine in hourslong attack
    Russia hammered civilian areas of Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that stretched for hours killing at least 16 people.
  • French government seeking release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE
    The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody in Louisiana after she was detained earlier this month.
  • Bukele signs reforms allowing life prison sentences for people as young as 12
    The reforms signed by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele would apply to people convicted of committing or being an accomplice to crimes including homicide, femicide, rape and gang membership.
  • A Colorado hospital profits from resolving language barriers
    Without qualified interpreters at doctors' offices, non-English speakers can face bad — even fatal — health outcomes. A hospital in rural Colorado is training its existing bilingual staff to address the service gap.


rss: bbc

  • Migrants making false domestic abuse claims to stay in UK, BBC investigation finds
    In the third part of an undercover investigation, the BBC reveals how rules aimed at protecting abuse victims are being exploited.
  • Breakthrough £90,000 Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests
    A major review has provoked a backlash after concluding the medicines provide too little benefit to be noticed.
  • UK prepares for food shortages in worst case scenario as Iran war continues
    The UK could face some food shortages by the summer under a worst case scenario drawn up by officials.
  • Lyse Doucet in Iran: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done
    The BBC's chief international correspondent reports from Iran as diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to war intensify.
  • 'I was the most trolled person in the world,' Meghan says during Australia visit
    Alongside her husband, the Duchess of Sussex was speaking to young people in Melbourne about the harms of social media.
  • Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero
    The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny
  • Police issue disorder warning after Epsom rape protest
    Riot police are deployed in Epsom after protesters gathered to demand descriptions of the suspects.
  • The city where primary school places come with a toilet-training guide
    Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training.
  • Nine universities start legal action over student loan error row
    About 22,000 students in England were told they were given loans by mistake and must immediately pay the money back.
  • Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed
    BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.


rss: the register

  • Microsoft announces product it doesn't want you to buy: Extended security updates for old Exchange, and Skype for Biz

    Just migrate already, would you? But if you can't, Redmond will take your cash

    Microsoft will keep delivering security updates for old versions of Exchange Server and Skype for Business Server, after admitting that some customers aren't ready to make the move to newer products.…

  • Obsolete Google nag drowns out vital bar information at Swedish concert hall

    Backup and Sync may be dead, but it still knows how to kill the buzz before the ukuleles start

    Bork!Bork!Bork! Sweden is arguably the home of bork – think the Swedish Chef from The Muppets – so we are delighted to note an example of the breed turning up north of Stockholm.…

  • Cops hand Motorola £25M no-bid deal to keep 2000-era radios alive

    Biz as usual for Brit public sector: ESN replacement is 12 years late and £3B over budget

    UK police tech buyers have awarded a £25 million no-competition contract for communications technology first commissioned in 2000, with the replacement project 12 years behind schedule and £3 billion over budget.…

  • Server-room lock was nothing but a crock

    Your cybersecurity is only as good as the physical security of the servers

    PWNED Welcome back to Pwned, the column where we immortalize the worst vulns that organizations opened up for themselves. If you’re the kind of person who leaves your car doors unlocked with a pile of cash in the center console, this week’s story is for you.…

  • QUIC will soon be as important as TCP – but it's vastly different

    Deciphering the third transport protocol's four RFCs is a task to rival the proverbial blind man trying to understand an elephant

    While Larry was producing most of the content for the "Request/Reponse" chapter for the next edition of our book, I took the lead on writing a section on QUIC, since I have closely followed its development.…

  • Bullet train upgrade brings 5G windows and noise-cancelling cabins to Japan

    Private Shinkansen suites are pulling up to the station in October

    Some Japanese bullet trains will soon be equipped with private suites that include windows with embedded 5G antennas and noise-cancelling technology that envelops passengers in a bubble of quiet.…

  • Indian government investigating TCS after police sting finds sexual harassment

    Services giant’s staff accused of assaults, inappropriate religious practices

    Police in the Indian city of Nashik conducted a sting operation at Tata Consultancy Services and allegedly found instances of sexual harassment and other revolting behavior.…

  • Google Chrome lacks protection against one of the most basic and common ways to track users online

    Browser fingerprinting is everywhere

    Google markets its Chrome browser by citing its superior safety features, but according to privacy consultant Alexander Hanff, Chrome does not protect against browser fingerprinting – a method of tracking people online by capturing technical details about their browser.…

  • Anthropic's Project Glasswing CVE tally is still anyone's guess

    Like the majority of the companies participating, it remains a mystery

    Last week, Anthropic surprised the world by declaring that its latest model, Mythos, is so good at finding vulns that it would create chaos if released. Now, under the title of Project Glasswing, over 50 selected companies and orgs are allowed to test the hyped up LLM to find security holes in their own products. But just how many problems have they really discovered?…

  • Don't let the bot play doctor! AI gets early diagnoses wrong 80% of the time

    'LLMs should not be trusted for patient-facing diagnostic reasoning,' boffins advise

    People ask AI for all kinds of advice, including the kind of questions you'd ask a physician. However, the next time you're tempted to query ChatGPT if that growth on your face is skin cancer, consider this: research shows today's leading AI models fail at early differential diagnosis in more than 8 out of 10 cases.…



rss: ars technica

  • Florida surgeon charged with killing man after removing liver instead of spleen
    It wasn't the first time the surgeon cut out the wrong organ.
  • Jury finds Live Nation/Ticketmaster is illegal monopoly that overcharged fans
    Trump administration dropped out of the trial, but 33 states kept fighting.
  • "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.


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