rss: npr

  • Explosion in Monaco injures 3, including Ukrainian tycoon
    A blast from an explosive device has seriously injured three people at a residential building in Monaco, and the attacker fled to France, local authorities said.
  • Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction
    Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted investor money to live lavishly.
  • Michigan governor threatens to pull troops from D.C. if used for Trump task force
    Michigan Gov. Whitmer is one of four Democrats who sent their states' National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations in recent weeks, amid President Trump's ongoing — and controversial — deployment in the city.
  • Wheelchair users say private equity is making repairs harder
    People who rely on wheelchairs say that industry consolidation driven by private equity means long delays in getting them fixed, which isolates them from society and endangers their health.
  • The Temporary Protected Status program may effectively be over. Here's what we know.
    A Supreme Court ruling gives the Trump administration space to strip this status from hundreds of thousands of more people from the few remaining countries with this program.
  • Supreme Court takes sledgehammer to much of federal government's regulatory structure
    The Supreme Court struck down most of the limits that Congress and the courts had previously established to protect the independence of regulatory agencies that comprise much of the federal government.
  • Venezuela's deadly quakes put its U.S.-backed government to the test
    Venezuela's La Guaira state bore the brunt of the earthquake damage, bringing memories of a 1999 disaster that became President Hugo Chávez's first major test. Now, it's the acting leader's challenge.
  • Senate Ethics Committee dismisses complaint against Sen. Ruben Gallego
    The committee had been alerted by a fellow member of Congress of allegations of campaign finance violations and potential sexual misconduct, but said it found no evidence of wrongdoing.
  • They were world-class tennis rivals. Now friends, they've teamed up against cancer
    They were the women's tennis champions of their generation. Now, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova open up about friendship, cancer and retirement in the documentary Chris & Martina: The Final Set.
  • Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants
    Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Elena Kagan said that the technique, known as geofencing, violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches.


rss: bbc

  • Chris Mason: Burnham revels on public stage but has little time to hammer ideas into shape
    As a man who has held prime ministerial ambitions for years, Andy Burnham makes his dash for the door, political editor Chris Mason writes.
  • Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence and apathy
    People in areas devastated by twin earthquakes say they need more support from the government.
  • Pupil put in isolation booth for more than half a school year, BBC learns
    The pupil's experience in a Yorkshire school highlights concerns about zero-tolerance behaviour policies.
  • Refugees will be told to repay around £10,000 under new asylum rules
    Ministers will be given powers to recover costs from adults who have received asylum support under new laws.
  • South African leader warns anti-migrant protesters ahead of unofficial deadline
    Thousands of people from other African countries have left South Africa ahead of Tuesday's deadline set by anti-migrant groups.
  • Another UK heatwave could be on the way
    As parts of Europe continue to swelter in record temperatures, higher temperatures could develop again across the UK later this week, as Simon King explains.
  • Domestic killers could face extra 10 years in prison under new plans
    The changes mean the 15-year starting sentence could be increased to 25 years to be in line with other murders.
  • Homes harder to sell as high mortgage rates frustrate buyers
    Three in five homes listed for sale since January remain on the market, says property portal Zoopla.
  • Emotional Gakpo scores days after loss of unborn son
    Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo scores for the Netherlands days after the loss of his unborn son, as they are knocked out on penalties by Morocco.
  • The end for Nagelsmann? Germany suffer their 'next football nightmare'
    Germany make a shock last-32 exit against Paraguay, losing a World Cup penalty shootout for the first time to pile pressure on boss Julian Nagelsmann.


rss: the register

  • South Korea’s hot new sensation is 3S+1F – a quadrillion-Won AI plan, not a band
    Seoul plans to spend about $900 billion to become K-semiconductor powerhouse
  • India’s central bank mandated use of .bank domains to enhance trust – but its registry leaked sensitive info
    Open API leaked everything an attacker needs to impersonate bank officials
  • Security researchers tricked LLMs into giving them cocaine recipes by abusing role models for prompt injection
    If you want a picture of the future of LLM security, imagine Whac-a-Mole meets Groundhog Day
  • Four years into Ukraine invasion, Russia turns influence-ops back to US and Europe
    Not today, Putin
  • Anonymous researcher drops 0-day 'exploitarium' repo
    At least two vulnerabilities are already under attack
  • Supreme Court rules cops need a warrant to vacuum up phone location data
    Efforts to grab all the location data in an area get clogged by Fourth Amendment
  • Large Hadron Collider goes offline to make room for its enhanced successor
    The High-Luminosity LHC will be mostly the same machine, but it'll deliver 10 times the luminosity and just as little chance of destroying the universe - sorry, conspiracy theorists
  • .NET's long-term support is not long-term enough, dev complains
    Three-year lifecycle leaves enterprises with barely a year to adopt each LTS release
  • How the AI bubble could pop and take down the global economy, according to the BIS
    Central bank for central banks sees shades of dotcom mania in hyperscaler capex binge
  • Mageia 10 keeps the 32-bit Linux flame alive
    Polished Mandriva descendant still makes room for PCs the 64-bit world has left behind


rss: ars technica

  • US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree
    Operation by two Russia-state groups has been ongoing since at least March.
  • South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots
    South Korea targets physical AI lead and commercial humanoid robots by 2028.
  • US renewable boom passes key milestone in April
    Small-scale solar helped renewables hit nearly triple coal's generation in the US.
  • Supreme Court ruling guts government’s use of geofence warrants
    SCOTUS falls short of deeming geofence warrants unconstitutional, though.
  • Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy
    Sony has been scaling down its digitial store for a few years.
  • Ozone loss was a thing even before CFCs were widely used
    With today’s scientific tools, the problem could have been spotted in the 1950s.
  • Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data
    The EU wants Google to share search data with competitors and open up AI on Android, but Google alleges major privacy risks.
  • Quantum computing startup says it will leapfrog everybody
    But the system would require a massive leap from any of its existing hardware.
  • Kalshi sues Illinois over new tax on prediction market sports bets
    Illinois now a key battleground in fight over prediction market sports bets.
  • F1 in Austria: Starts off exciting, then goes the opposite way
    A heatwave, engine upgrades, plus power levels for the next two seasons.


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