rss: npr

  • Ilia Malinin rebounds from the Olympics to win his 3rd straight world championship
    Worlds marks the last competition of the 2025-2026 season. Skaters have some time to go on tour, rest up and learn new routines before the next season starts in July.
  • NASA is just days away from historic Artemis II moon launch
    On Wednesday, the crew of NASA's Artemis II could blast off on a mission around the moon and back. No astronaut has ventured out to the moon since the 1970s.
  • Who is an American? The Supreme Court will decide
    President Trump claims that there is no automatic guarantee to birthright citizenship in the Constitution. But, will that claim hold up in court?
  • TSA workers may receive pay soon. And, Israel plans to expand its invasion of Lebanon
    TSA workers have now been without pay for more than 40 days, as Trump says he has a plan to pay them. And, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces plans to expand the invasion of Lebanon.
  • Trump is weighing all options on Iran's Kharg Island
    President Trump said the U.S. could "take the oil in Iran" and that he was considering sending U.S. forces to seize Kharg Island's oil terminal.
  • Philanthropy is a 'significant form of power.' Here's how Jeffrey Epstein exploited that
    A large share of science funding comes through philanthropy, with little legal or public scrutiny. This lack of oversight allowed Jeffrey Epstein to cultivate scientists and launder his reputation.
  • Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters
    The Trump administration has delayed billions of dollars for projects to protect Americans from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Local leaders are increasingly anxious.
  • China's chatbot industry is fiercely competing for customers. Cue the freebies
    Chinese AI companies are focused less on being cutting edge and more on attracting customers. That means holiday promotions, and making chatbots useful in everyday life.
  • As birthright citizenship goes to Supreme Court, here's how Americans feel about it
    The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether all children born in the United States can continue to automatically receive citizenship.
  • How much protein do you need? Here's how to personalize your optimal intake
    The Dietary Guidelines released this year recommend higher levels of this essential nutrient. But protein needs are personal. Here's how to assess yours.


rss: bbc

  • Scott Mills sacked from BBC Radio 2 after allegations over 'historic relationship'
    He has not hosted his show since Tuesday and the BBC said he is "no longer contracted to work" there.
  • What was the 1970s oil crisis, and are we heading for something worse?
    While both crises involve oil, experts say there are some important differences between what happened in the 1970s and today.
  • Travelodge investigating more reports of strangers accessing rooms, says CEO
    Jo Boydell says the hotel is carrying out a review after guests reported people entering their rooms.
  • Easter bank holiday weekend set to be busiest on roads in four years
    The bank holiday weekend is set to see the busiest roads since Easter 2022, despite rising fuel cost fears.
  • Why is Nasa going back to the Moon?
    From a race with China to lunar discoveries, the US is investing time, effort and money to head to the Moon - and beyond.
  • Cardiff City damages claim over Emiliano Sala death dismissed
    The club, which was claiming £104m in compensation, will now have to fork out about £400,000.
  • Sophie Turner injury halts filming on Tomb Raider TV show
    Filming on the Prime Video series is paused "as a precaution" while the Game of Thrones star recovers.
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger awarded honorary degree in Belfast
    Film star and politician recognised for his contributions to public service, environmental advocacy, and the arts.
  • 'I dread the phone ringing': Inside the kennels responding to vicious XL bully attacks
    Staff tell Panorama the aggression levels of the dangerous dogs they help to seize are rising.
  • Government must do more to help detained Brits in UAE, advocacy group says
    The UK Foreign Office says it is giving consular assistance to "a small number of British nationals" that have been detained there after allegedly taking pictures of Iranian attacks.


rss: the register

  • Artemis II countdown begins as NASA prepares for crewed Moon flyby

    Orion's four astronauts edge toward liftoff for humanity's first lunar voyage in more than 50 years

    NASA is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon, with the Artemis II mission countdown set to begin tonight.…

  • UK fines Irish Apple outpost over sanctions-busting payments to Russian dev

    Regulator says payments totaling £635K reached entity owned and controlled by a designated person

    The UK government has fined an Apple subsidiary £390,000 for breaching sanctions on Russia after it sent more than £600,000 to a developer linked to a designated entity.…

  • SAP looking to pull more external data into its AI platform with Reltio acquisition

    Merger positioned to boost appeal of ERP giant's Business Data Cloud

    SAP is to acquire master data management and data integration specialist Reltio with the promise of helping integrate data from outside the vendor's broad application portfolio into its AI platform.…

  • Citrix NetScaler bug exploited in days, may be multiple flaws in a trench coat

    Researchers say attackers are already looting vulnerable boxes

    In-the-wild exploitation of a critical Citrix NetScaler bug has begun less than a week after disclosure, with researchers warning that attackers are already poking and pillaging vulnerable boxes.…

  • South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions eyes new shores for rack-scale invasion

    Funding round comes ahead of planned IPO

    GPU-makers like Nvidia and AMD may dominate the AI infrastructure market, but there are still more than a few AI chip startups knocking around.…

  • Microsoft Fabric Database Hub only a 'partial' solution for admins

    Could help break silos, but users should take wait-and-see approach to system limited to Microsoft DBs and DBaaS

    Microsoft's new Fabric Database Hub is a "partial solution" for enterprises relying on systems outside the vendor's portfolio, but within these confines, it could make databases more connected and manageable, say analysts reacting to the news.…

  • Microsoft yanks Windows 11 preview update after install failures

    KB5079391 pulled after some devices hit errors, adding to recent quality woes

    Microsoft has halted the rollout of a Windows update after some users encountered installation errors.…

  • Humanoid robots one tiny step closer to exterminating autoworkers' jobs

    Torso on a trolley tries its hands in warehouse role

    That's one small step for Humanoid, or rather a short factory floor traversal. The UK-based robotics biz says it has completed a proof-of-concept test showing its rolling robot can be deployed in a production environment to help with automotive manufacturing.…

  • European Commission admits attackers broke into public web systems, but says little else

    Brussels notifying 'Union entities' whose data may've been snatched in websites breach

    The European Commission has admitted that attackers broke into its public-facing web infrastructure and siphoned off data in a bare-bones disclosure that answers the what but ducks most of the how.…

  • Google is to journalism what Vikings were to monks. Now their man will run the BBC

    Canny planning or dangerous compromise? Matt Brittin takes the hotseat at a pivotal moment

    Opinion The BBC has a new head honcho in waiting, the Director-General designate Matt Brittin. His job: helming one of the world's most famous and oldest international media brands, one with a vast and sensitive domestic position. His last job: President of EMEA Business and Operations at Google. You can imagine a greater culture clash, but you'll have to work at it.…



rss: ars technica

  • Trump convenes "God Squad" to override Endangered Species Act, up oil production
    Administration wants to exempt all federally regulated offshore oil from protections.
  • What happened to Amelia Earhart? New book takes on the case.
    Rachel Hartigan on her new book, Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life.
  • Pints meet prop bets: Polymarket’s “Situation Room” pop-up bar in DC
    Why did a leading prediction market feel the need for an in-person bar in DC?
  • Polygraphs have major flaws. Are there better options?
    Research proceeds on alternatives, but some doubt whether true lie detection is possible.
  • Explanation for why we don't see two-foot-long dragonflies anymore fails
    Breathing capacity could have compensated for lower atmospheric oxygen.
  • Causality optional? Testing the "indefinite causal order" superposition
    A quantum experiment shows that we can formally test if the order of events matters.
  • How new fishing tech can reduce bycatch of turtles and other creatures
    Specially equipped nets can help save some species, while allowing fisherman to still catch others.
  • Playing Wolfenstein 3D with one hand in 2026
    Over three decades later, this historical curiosity has more than a few rough edges
  • With new plugins feature, OpenAI officially takes Codex beyond coding
    Things are moving fast, and competitors have offered something similar for a while.
  • Outbreak linked to raw cheese grows; 9 cases total, one with kidney failure
    Raw Farm denies link to illnesses, while patients keep identifying its products.


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