rss: npr

  • Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific, U.S. military says
    The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
  • Rory McIlroy wins the Masters for second year in a row
    Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods.
  • A stampede at a Haitian mountaintop fortress kills at least 25 people and injures dozens
    A stampede at a mountaintop fortress popular with tourists in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens of others, authorities said.
  • Peru election results delayed after thousands get a one-day voting extension
    Voters will have to wait until at least Monday to learn the outcome of Sunday's presidential election after the process was mired with logistical issues that left thousands unable to cast ballots.
  • Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV, extending feud over Iran war with American pontiff
    President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn't think the U.S.-born global leader of the Catholic Church is "doing a very good job."
  • Fighting assault allegations, Eric Swalwell suspends his bid for California governor
    The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell calls them false but apologized to his supporters and family.
  • Will Orbán's defeat change Hungary's relationship to the EU?
    Historic voter turnout in Hungary ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from power. This shift may dramatically change Hungary's relationship with the European Union, which Orbán criticized regularly.
  • Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in historic Hungary election
    Hungarians turned out in historic numbers to vote against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's and his Fidesz party. NPR's Rob Schmitz discusses with reporter Esme Nicholson and political scientist Abel Bojar.
  • The consequences of Hungary's election, for Viktor Orban and the world
    NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with political scientist Abel Bojar about the results of Hungary's election, the far-reaching consequences of the vote and the future for Viktor Orban.
  • Hungary's Viktor Orbán concedes defeat, ending 16 years in power
    Hungarian voters turned out in the greatest numbers since the 1990s to turn away from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist Fidesz party.


rss: bbc

  • Orbán era swept away by Péter Magyar's Hungary election landslide
    Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule is over, defeated by a 45-year-old ex-party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to oust him.
  • UK could adopt EU single market rules under new legislation
    Sir Keir Starmer is planning a law which will mean that the UK government can adopt EU single market rules, without them being voted on in Parliament.
  • The surprising reality of how teenage girls still define themselves
    Despite strides in feminism, why do teen girls still seem to view themselves through the lens of boys?
  • Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners
    Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.
  • Rachel Zegler's heroes, prizes for Paddington and more moments from the Olivier Awards
    The 50th Oliviers at the Royal Albert Hall provided some memorable conversations away from the ceremony.
  • PM to scrap spy chiefs' Hillsborough Law veto
    Security chiefs will not be able to block spies from giving evidence to future public inquiries.
  • Trump attacks Pope over criticism of Iran war
    The US president accuses Leo of being "weak on crime and terrible for foreign policy".
  • Swinney says Scottish independence referendum could be held in 2028
    The SNP leader made the claim in the BBC's televised debate ahead of next month's Scottish election.
  • Britney Spears goes into rehab after driving under the influence arrest
    The singer voluntarily checks herself into a treatment facility, three weeks before her court date.
  • Wider licence extensions for pubs during World Cup
    The government had previously announced opening hour extensions in England and Wales for some knockout matches - but has now widened the eligibility.


rss: the register

  • AI went viral among attorneys. We have the numbers on what happened next

    Not viral as in cat videos. Viral as in we need a vaccine

    Opinion For a sector at the heart of US economic growth, AI claims and counter-claims remain curiously hard to reconcile. Models are improving at the speed of light, AI firms claim, yet the message from the codeface remains that benefits are still more than balanced by the downsides.…

  • France’s digital directorate dumping Windows desktops, adopting Linux instead

    Après ça, le déluge, as plans call for move away from plenty more American software and hardware

    France’s Interministerial Directorate for Digital Affairs (DINUM) will drop Windows desktops, and adopt Linux instead.…

  • IT manager approved downtime over lunch, but made a meal of it

    Optimism is always risky, and defective hardware makes it indigestible

    Who, Me? The best part of the working day is lunchtime, but The Register tries to start Mondays in a pleasant fashion by bringing you a new installment of "Who, Me?" – the reader-contributed column in which you admit to your mistakes and detail your escapes.…

  • China wants AI to prepare school lessons and mark homework

    PLUS: Toyota wheels out basketball bot; Arm scores AI server win with SK Telecom; India ponders payment pauses to foil fraudsters; And more!

    Asia In Brief China’s National Data Administration last Friday published its action plan for AI in education which calls for upskilling of the nation’s citizens to ensure they can put the technology to work.…

  • Linux 7.0 debuts as Linus Torvalds ponders AI's bug-finding powers and their impact on release process

    Makes Rust support official, adds code for ancient Alpha and SPARC CPUs

    Linus Torvalds has released version 7.0 of the Linux kernel.…

  • Anthropic's mysterious Mythos AI threatens to upend the infosec world

    Or it's a bunch of pre-IPO hype. Either way, we're giving it the once-over on this week's episode

    Kettle Anthropic dropped a doozy on us this week with the launch of Mythos, an AI model it says is able to find and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities with a shocking level of ability. …

  • I vibe coded a feed reading web app. It was enlightening and uncomfortable

    AI-assisted software development is transforming the industry, but you already knew that

    Vibe coding works. I wish it didn't. But it does, well enough. And barring some revolution that overturns the new world disorder, machine learning cannot be undone.…

  • Growing void between enterprise and frontier AI puts open weights models in the spotlight

    Most customers don't need the biggest baddest models, just ones that work, are cheap, and won't pirate their proprietary data

    FEATURE Spring has sprung and that means another wave of open weights AI models from the likes of Google, Microsoft, Alibaba, and Nvidia. But this time feels a bit different.…

  • Apple update looks like Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user

    Lock-screen keyboard no longer accepts háček in student's alphanumeric passcode

    A university student in the US is in data limbo after Apple removed a character from its Czech keyboard, preventing him from entering his iPhone passcode.…

  • How Salesforce and ServiceNow are squaring off in the battle for the helpdesk

    Benioff banks on user engagement while McDermott wants to govern AI agents

    FEATURE Salesforce CEO and chief “SaaSquatch” Mark Benioff boasted about the wins his company's ITSM product had last quarter in the terms a proud dad uses to talk about the art work his kids taped to the refrigerator.…



rss: ars technica

  • Shock from Iran war has Trump's vision for US energy dominance flailing
    Record domestic oil and gas production hasn't saved US drivers from price spikes.
  • AI models are terrible at betting on soccer—especially xAI Grok
    Systems from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI struggle with the Premier League.
  • The Artemis II mission has ended. Where does NASA go from here?
    "The work ahead is greater than the work behind us."
  • Four astronauts are back home after a daring ride around the Moon
    "I can't imagine a better crew that just completed a perfect mission right now."
  • Californians sue over AI tool that records doctor visits
    Plaintiffs say transcription tool processed confidential chats offsite.
  • New paper argues history, not mantle plume, powers Yellowstone
    A now-vanished plate under North America may open the crust below Yellowstone.
  • F1 moves a step closer to fixing its 2026 hybrid problem
    Algorithms, not drivers, are deciding how hard to accelerate, and that's no good.
  • Report: US demands Reddit unmask ICE critic, summons firm to grand jury
    Trump admin reportedly gets grand jury involved in attempt to identify Redditor.
  • Microsoft's "commitment to Windows quality" starts with overhaul of beta program
    Windows Insider builds remain confusing, but they should be more predictable.
  • "Oobleck" still holds some surprises
    Dense drops of oobleck with high shear rates spread out like a liquid before stiffening into a solid.


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