rss: npr

  • SCOTUS weighs Temporary Protected Status cases. And, jury indicts James Comey again
    The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on whether to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians. And, a grand jury has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for a second time.
  • South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years in prison
    An appeals court sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to 7 years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
  • Spirit Airlines tried to be the Dollar General of the skies. Then the big airlines beat it at its own game
    Spirit Airlines helped pioneer ultra-cheap flying and soared. Then legacy airlines copied them, outmaneuvered them with loyalty programs, and the economy turned against their core customers.
  • Like soap operas, 75 feet up: How bald eagle nest cams hook online communities
    Across the country, some 50 bald eagle nests fitted with cameras broadcast up-close views of raptor family life. Every spring, as eggs hatch and eaglets grow, these cameras rake in millions of views.
  • How a Supreme Court fight over fish oil could raise your prescription drug costs
    The justices are set to hear Hikma v. Amarin, a battle over drug patents that could raise costs for patients and change the way generic companies do business.
  • It's set to be Jerome Powell's last meeting as Fed chair -- as a big change looms
    The Fed is expected to hold rates steady, at what's likely to be Jerome Powell's last meeting as chair — with Kevin Warsh looking set to replace him.
  • Could this conference be a 'turning point' for the world's use of fossil fuels?
    Against the backdrop of an energy crisis and a warming planet, more than 50 countries have come to Santa Marta, Colombia, to discuss concrete ways to phase out oil, gas, and coal.
  • Supreme Court weighs Trump's effort to end temporary protected status for Haitians, Syrians
    At issue is the TPS program, which permits eligible individuals to live and work in the United States if they cannot return to their home countries because of "extraordinary or temporary conditions."
  • How a Republican state lawmaker tried to let Holocaust deniers hijack history lessons
    A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol.
  • RFK Jr. talked about 'reparenting' kids on wellness farms. We visit one that inspired him
    U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a farm community in Italy for people with addiction is a model for wellness camps designed to ease the U.S. overdose crisis. Critics say the idea is dangerous.


rss: bbc

  • 'If it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French', King and Trump joke at dinner
    The King and the US president exchanged several jokes during their speeches at a state banquet.
  • Police raid religious group over allegations of sexual offences, forced marriage and slavery
    Up to 500 officers are involved in three raids at Crewe's Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light group.
  • Eleven cancers on the rise in young people - scientists find first clue on why it's happening
    Researchers stress that simple lifestyle changes can still significantly reduce the risk of cancer.
  • University wins record freedom of speech fine challenge
    A record fine had been issued by the Office for Students over the university's trans and non-binary inclusion policy.
  • William and Catherine share new photo to mark 15th wedding anniversary
    The photo shows William and Catherine lying in grass with their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
  • Oil price jumps to $115 after reports of 'extended' Iran blockade
    The price of crude oil has swung sharply as uncertainty over the war in the Middle East continues.
  • Musk accuses Altman of stealing a charity as courtroom battle begins
    The case over OpenAI's history and public commitments could have major implications for the future of AI.
  • Irish government announces further fuel supports after protests
    The Irish government has announced further fuel supports for a number of sectors after nationwide protests in recent weeks.
  • Laura Dern replaces Helena Bonham Carter in The White Lotus
    The British actress left the hit show due to creative differences shortly after filming began.
  • Endangered antelopes flown to Kenya from Czech zoo in 'historic homecoming'
    The mountain bongo is a rare antelope endemic to Kenyan highland forests, with less than 100 in the wild.


rss: the register

  • GitHub says sorry and vows to do better as uptime slips and devs complain

    After Hashicorp co-founder blasts the source shack and numbers slide

    Microsoft's code hosting shack Github has published a lengthy mea culpa about its availability and reliability woes - one that includes the words "we are sorry."…

  • GoDaddy customer claims registrar transferred 27-year-old domain without any security checks

    32 phone calls, 17 email chains, a 5-day ordeal, and no help during the daddy of all stuffups, claim those affected

    GoDaddy is currently investigating claims that it handed complete control of a valid 27-year-old domain to another customer, without requiring them to pass any authentication processes or upload any supporting documents.…

  • AI clause in new SAP API policy has partners worried over lock-in

    Expert says it could push customers and partners to work with undocumented APIs

    SAP is prohibiting the use of its APIs to integrate with AI systems outside its endorsed architectures, raising concerns that it is locking out third-party AI tools from customers' SAP data.…

  • Bork in Prague: SUSE's keynote gods demand their tribute

    Linux vendor touts European independence while rate limits, Chromium popups, and cold sparks steal the show

    BORK!BORK!BORK! The keynote gods are a fickle bunch, as SUSE discovered at its annual shindig in Prague. What should have been a slick edge demo instead served up error pages to unsuspecting attendees, while keynote presentations attracted some unwelcome visitors.…

  • 30 ClawHub skills secretly turn AI agents into a crypto swarm

    Yet another reason not to feast on OpenClaw

    Thirty ClawHub skills published by a single author are silently co-opting AI agents and creating a mass cryptocurrency mining swarm – without any malware or user consent.…

  • Hashicorp co-founder Mitchell Hashimoto says GitHub ‘no longer a place for serious work’

    Bemoans frequent outages that mean he’ll move Ghostty elsewhere

    Hashicorp co-founder Mitchell Hashimoto has decided GitHub is so unstable it is “no longer a place for serious work,” and will therefore move his current project elsewhere.…

  • Future holiday horror: ‘A robot lost my luggage in Tokyo’

    Haneda airport will start testing humanoid robots, because everything that gets a plane flying was designed for our species

    Your next holiday memory might involve humanoid robots losing your luggage.…

  • The future of software development: Now with less software development

    At AI Dev 26 x SF, code slingers confront their relationship with AI

    More than 3,000 software developers from around the world gathered in San Francisco on Tuesday to learn what will become of software development in the AI era.…

  • Oracle plans to power its New Mexico mega datacenter with a 2.45GW fuel cell farm

    No sense in OpenAI stressing over its cloud bills if Oracle can't get the lights on

    Close on the heels of a report that OpenAI has missed revenue targets and may not be able to pay its future bills, compute partner Oracle is keeping calm and carrying on with a massive new datacenter complex in the New Mexico desert.…

  • Cloudera had US candidates send resumes to a fake email address, DoJ charges

    PERM filings require employers to show American workers had a fair shot at the role

    The US Department of Justice has accused data and AI platform provider Cloudera of abusing a program designed to give permanent residency to foreign workers who take tough-to-fill positions by creating a parallel hiring process that dumped the applications of Americans to a non-functional email address. …



rss: ars technica

  • Anti-Trump Instagram pic of seashells now enough to indict ex-FBI directors
    The clown car is all gassed up.
  • Flesh-eating bacteria devour man's arm and leg in just three days
    When doctors saw him, his limbs were discolored and crackling.
  • FCC orders review of ABC licenses after Kimmel joke offends Trump and first lady
    Kimmel joke calling Melania an "expectant widow" followed quickly by FCC order.
  • Drone pilot makes US rescind no-fly zones around unmarked, moving ICE vehicles
    Civil liberty concerns spur FAA to revise drone no-fly zones near ICE vehicles.
  • Humanoid robots start sorting luggage in Tokyo airport test amid labor shortage
    Humanoid robots could load cargo and clean aircraft cabins at Haneda Airport.
  • GitHub will start charging Copilot users based on their actual AI usage
    GitHub says it can no longer absorb "escalating inference cost" from it heaviest AI users.
  • Electrical current might be the key to a better cup of coffee
    University of Oregon scientists repurposed battery-testing tool to better measure coffee's flavor profile
  • The great American data center divide
    Many rural communities are viscerally opposed to AI infrastructure.
  • A billion miles in less than a decade: GM's Super Cruise reaches a milestone
    The hands-free, eyes-on driver assist only works on geofenced highways.
  • Start with the sensors, then design the rest: How Zoox built its robotaxi
    The bidirectional design has some clear advantages for a working taxi.


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