rss: npr

  • Australia charges ex‑soldier with 5 war‑crime murders in Afghanistan
    Roberts-Smith is only the second Australian veteran of the Afghanistan campaign to be charged with a war crime.
  • Trump's deadline for an Iran deal looms. And, Artemis II crew begins the journey home
    In a press conference last night, Trump reiterated threats against Iran if the country doesn't accept a deal by 8:00 p.m. ET tonight. And, the Artemis II crew are on their way back to Earth.
  • As Trump's deadline approaches, Iranian leaders respond in defiance
    Hours away from President Trump's 8 pm ET Tuesday deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, attacks continued in the Persian Gulf with no agreement in sight. Trump has threatened to bomb Iranian bridges and power plants if a deal is not reached.
  • How Bill Phillips used flowing water to model the economy
    Bill Phillips was an outsider to economics, but he used a machine and a chart to change the way we think about the government's role in a capitalist economy.
  • Beer cans, helium balloons and mortgages: An unexpected mix of things affected by war
    It's not just oil and gas that are affected by the Iran war. All sorts of shortages and price spikes are starting to pop up that stand to affect people's daily lives.
  • Taiwan's opposition leader arrives in China for a 'Journey of Peace'
    The visit takes place ahead of President Trump's own summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month, where Taiwan is expected to be a top agenda item.
  • Bracing for federal cuts, some states are already paring back Medicaid services
    Paying for doulas to help birthing moms in maternity care deserts was a priority for Montana. But it halted the plan amid a budget shortfall and fears over coming federal Medicaid cuts.
  • Artemis II astronauts swung by the moon, broke an Apollo record, and saw an eclipse
    The NASA moon mission completed several key milestones as its crew looped around the lunar body. It's expected to splash down on Earth on Friday.
  • AI in the mental health care workforce is met with fear, pushback — and enthusiasm
    Artificial intelligence tools that help mental health therapists take notes and keep records are quickly entering the marketplace. But some question the safety of AI in mental health care delivery.
  • Morning news brief
    Trump repeats threat to bomb Iran's infrastructure if a deal isn't reached, strikes in the Middle East intensify as Trump's deadline looms, Artemis II crew heads home after historic moon mission.


rss: bbc

  • One gunman killed and two injured in shooting at Israeli consulate in Istanbul
    No Israeli diplomats are currently in Turkey and the Istanbul consulate has been empty for the past two-and-a-half years.
  • Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before
    The Artemis II crew go further than any humans before in Nasa's first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years.
  • Watch: Artemis II's historic lunar flyby... in 90 seconds
    The four astronauts in the Orion spacecraft set a new record for distance travelled from Earth.
  • Plan 2 student loan interest rates capped at 6% in England
    The cap on Plan 2 and postgraduate loan interest rates comes amid a risk of rising inflation.
  • Ex-footballer Joey Barton denies golf club attack
    The ex-Manchester City, Newcastle United, QPR, Burnley and Rangers player is accused of assault.
  • Disruption expected as six-day doctors' strike begins
    The NHS is advising patients in England to only use emergency services when necessary but attend any confirmed appointments.
  • Warmest weather of the year expected with 25C on Wednesday
    The warmest weather of the year is expected on Tuesday and Wednesday as temperatures rise above average, as Simon King explains
  • More than 1,700 Brits who fell ill in Cape Verde join action against Tui
    Tui is investigating the claims and says it is "not in a position to provide a statement at this stage".
  • Music giant Universal gets $64bn takeover offer
    The music giant behind acts such as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter gets an offer from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square.
  • One dead as train travelling 99mph collides with lorry in France
    The lorry driver is in custody after the train driver died during the collision in northern France.


rss: the register

  • Only 28% of AI infrastructure projects fully pay off, survey finds

    ITSM the area most likely to offer wins, according to Gartner research

    Tech leaders hoping AI might help save money and improve efficiency in IT infrastructure should know that only 28 percent of use cases fully succeed and offer return on investment (ROI).…

  • White House seeks deep NASA cuts as Artemis II breaks spaceflight record

    'Proposal resurrects an existential threat to US leadership in space science and exploration'

    First, the good news: the Artemis II crew has successfully swung around the far side of the Moon and surpassed Apollo 13's record for the farthest distance traveled by humans in space. Now the bad news: the White House is sharpening the budget blade once again.…

  • No-Nvidia interconnect club delivers 2.0 spec before v1.0 silicon ships

    UALink splits work on physical layer and protocol specs to speed things up, literally and metaphorically

    The UALink Consortium, a group of tech giants working on GPU networking standards to provide an alternative to Nvidia's NVLink and NVSwitch, has released new specs, but is still months away from shipping silicon.…

  • Shots fired over proposal to build datacenter in Indianapolis

    Quite literally, from a gun, into the front door of a councilor who supports plan

    Datacenter protests have taken an ugly turn in the US, with gunshots fired at the home of an Indianapolis councilor who recently lent his support to plans for a server farm in the area.…

  • OpenInfra General Manager talks sovereignty, governments deploying tech 'kill switches'

    Geopolitics enter the room as Thierry Carrez shows that there's more to Kubecon than AI

    Kubecon Sovereignty was a big topic was at last week's Kubecon, and Thierry Carrez, the General Manager of the OpenInfra Foundation, shared strong feelings around it that included raising the idea that tech companies might be forced by their countries' governments to deploy "kill switches."…

  • Apple's chips are the core of a new landscape, but its biggest win is Windows

    Walled gardens make more sense when it's an AI-lligator infested swamp outside

    Opinion When the first M1 Apple Silicon systems sprouted at the end of 2020, we loved the tech but not the walled garden it grew in. Apple had complete control over all its platforms and could set its own rules, but only to become more Apple-y. There was a whole world outside that area where Apple Silicon would never tread, even if Cupertino could iterate fast enough to keep up. Plus, Apple's appliance sensibility limited its expansion options, especially with performance dependent on its own silicon. …

  • Brits are falling out of love with posting every thought online

    Ofcom finds social media participation dropping as skepticism about digital life grows

    British adults are now less active on social media, according to Ofcom, with just half of users actively posting, and fewer now believe the benefits outweigh the risks of being online.…

  • Yahoo! Japan’s owner consolidating 164 OpenStack clusters into one

    Customizations are causing pain so new cloud will stick to upstream cuts of the open source stack

    LY Corporation, the Japanese web giant that dominates messaging, e-commerce and payments in many Asian countries, has revealed it is replacing a heavily-customized OpenStack cloud with a more conventional cut of the open source cloud stack – and making massive consolidations along the way.…

  • Anthropic reveals $30bn run rate and plans to use 3.5GW of new Google AI chips

    Broadcom's building the silicon and is chuffed about that, but also notes Anthropic remains a risk

    Broadcom has announced that Google has asked it to build next-generation AI and datacenter networking chips, and that Anthropic plans to consume 3.5GW worth of the accelerators it delivers to the ads and search giant.…

  • AI agents found vulns in this popular Linux and Unix print server

    CUPS server shown spilling out remote code execution and root access

    In the latest chapter on leaky CUPS, a security researcher and his band of bug-hunting agents have found two flaws that can be chained to allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely execute code and achieve root file overwrite on the network.…



rss: ars technica

  • Intel is going all-in on advanced chip packaging
    Intel is hoping to cash in on the AI boom.
  • Astronauts set distance record, revealing the Moon as a place to be explored
    "Humans have probably not evolved to see what we’re seeing. It is truly hard to describe. It is amazing."
  • After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel
    The charter renewal gives Kennedy broad authority to pick anyone for the panel.
  • From folding boxes to fixing vacuums, GEN-1 robotics model hits 99% reliability
    New model can respond to disruptions and figure out moves it wasn't trained for.
  • Sports bets on prediction markets ruled to be "swaps," exempt from state laws
    Court rules US preempts states from applying gambling laws to prediction markets.
  • Trump's next budget once again calls for massive cuts to science
    Congress rejected huge cuts to science in 2026, but Trump is trying again.
  • “The problem is Sam Altman”: OpenAI Insiders don’t trust CEO
    OpenAI brainstorms ways AI can benefit humanity in effort to counter bad vibes.
  • NASA's Moon ship and rocket seem to be working well, so what about the landers?
    Lori Glaze: "We have seen real commitment to try and do that... from both Blue and from SpaceX."
  • Teardown of unreleased LG Rollable shows why rollable phones aren't a thing
    LG almost released a rollable smartphone in 2021, and this is what it looked like inside.
  • Used EV sales spike alongside gas prices
    The market for new cars has slumped as Americans look for deals on used EVs.


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