rss: npr

  • Opinion: The Chicago Bears of Indiana
    A storied football team may be moving out of Illinois. Will fans of the Chicago Bears stick with them when they become the Hammond Bears?
  • Unlocking the secrets of an ancient plague
    The first historically recorded pandemic is believed to have struck the walled city of Jirash, in what is now modern-day Jordan, in the 7th century. A new study reveals details about those who died.
  • Panic, fury, and some hope, in Iran as U.S. launches strikes
    In Tehran, panicked residents rushed home to shelter and terrified children poured out of classrooms as U.S. air strikes hit the capitol.
  • North Carolina Democrats latest to chart future of the party in congressional primary
    In a safe Democratic seat in North Carolina, a match-up between a two-term Congresswoman and a progressive local official show how Democrats are charting the future of their party in the age of Trump.
  • Kyiv's elderly endure blackouts and bombardment, clinging to warmth and hope
    In Kyiv's darkened high-rises, as Russian strikes batter the Ukrainian capital, older residents endure freezing nights and power cuts, relying on volunteers, pets and faith to survive another winter.
  • Parents, are you sure your kid's car seat is installed right? Here's how to know
    In this visual guide, certified car seat experts walk through common installation mistakes and how to fix them. Learn what a secure car seat base and a tightly fastened tether look like and more.
  • U.S. and Israel strike Iran in operation 'Epic Fury.' Trump calls for regime overthrow
    Israel and the U.S. have launched strikes against Iran, with explosions reported in Tehran and air raid sirens sounding across Israel.
  • Trump says he is 'not happy' with the Iran nuclear talks but indicates he'll give them more time
    U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he's "not happy" with the latest talks over Iran's nuclear program but indicated he would give negotiators more time to reach a deal to avert another war in the Middle East.
  • Bill Clinton says he 'did nothing wrong' with Epstein as he faced grilling over their relationship
    Former President Bill Clinton told members of Congress on Friday that he "did nothing wrong" in his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and saw no signs of Epstein's sexual abuse as he faced hours of grilling from lawmakers over his connections to the disgraced financier from more than two decades ago.
  • How the federal government is painting immigrants as criminals on social media
    Experts say this kind of media campaign is unprecedented and paints a distorted picture of immigrants and crime


rss: bbc

  • What we know so far
    Iran has retaliated with a missile barrage towards Israel, while explosions have been heard in Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
  • Bowen: A dangerous moment, but US and Israel see opportunity not to be missed
    Israel and the US believe Iran's regime is vulnerable, dealing with an economic crisis and the aftermath of protests.
  • Iran says it has hit US base in Bahrain, as it launches strikes across region
    Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an area near the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain.
  • Flights cancelled as travel warnings issued
    BA, Virgin Atlantic and Wizz Air are among major airlines to overhaul their schedules in light of the attacks.
  • Starmer chairs Cobra meeting over US-Israeli strikes on Iran
    A government spokesperson says it does not want "further escalation" as air travel disrupted.
  • Polanski and Farage don't agree. But they have more in common than you might think
    Despite huge political differences, the Green and Reform leaders have much in common, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
  • The third man who links Andrew with Jeffrey Epstein
    For nearly a decade, David Stern acted as a key conduit between Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
  • Bill Clinton asked about hot tub photo and testifies he knew 'nothing' of Epstein crimes
    The former president told the committee that he would never have flown on Epstein's plane if he "had any inkling of what he was doing".
  • Mahmood to press on with immigration reforms despite by-election defeat
    The home secretary is to double down on plans for Danish-style restrictions on asylum seekers.
  • Captured off guard: The art of the snatched backseat car photo
    Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is the latest in a long line of famous people photographed in the back of a car.


rss: the register

  • Denizens of DEF CON are 'fed up with government'

    Jake Braun thinks hackers need to create a 'Digital arsenal of democracy' to defend us all

    Interview Hackers – especially Jake Braun – are "fed up with government."…

  • Open source devs consider making hogs pay for every Git pull

    Careless big-time users are treating FOSS repos like content delivery networks

    Opinion I'm at the Linux Foundation Members Summit, and Sonatype's CTO Brian Fox introduced me to a new open source problem. I wouldn't have thought that was possible, but here I am.…

  • Double whammy: Steaelite RAT bundles data theft, ransomware in one evil tool

    Credential and cryptocurrency theft, live surveillance, ransomware - an attacker's Swiss Army knife

    A new remote access trojan (RAT) being sold on cybercrime networks enables double extortion attacks on Windows machines by bundling ransomware and data theft, along with credential and cryptocurrency stealers, live surveillance, and a whole host of other illicit capabilities, all controllable from a centralized dashboard.…

  • Trump orders purge of 'woke' Anthropic from government

    Without a single 'You're Fired' joke

    updated President Trump has escalated Anthropic's dispute with the Defense Department with a social media post ordering the entire federal government purge the company's software from its systems. …

  • PCs and phones to get more boring and expensive in 2026 thanks to memory drought

    'This is perhaps the biggest challenge the industry has faced since its inception'

    The next wave of smartphones and PCs will have less memory and fewer capabilities, yet are likely to cost consumers 14 percent more as AI ambitions eat all available memory supplies, according to researchers at IDC.…

  • Amazon and Nvidia open their wallets to lock in OpenAI's business while SoftBank keeps the lights on

    ChatGPT maker announces $110B in new investment amid flurry of self-serving deals

    The headlines say OpenAI on Friday announced $110 billion in new investment from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank at a $730 billion pre-money valuation, though terms and conditions apply.…

  • Suspected Nork digital intruders caught breaking into US healthcare, education orgs

    Who is knocking at the Dohdoor?

    Digital intruders with possible links to North Korea have been infecting US education and healthcare sectors with a never-before-seen backdoor since at least December, according to security researchers.…

  • Oak Ridge spawns institute to curb AI datacenter power surge

    Lab aims to link power, cooling, and workload management to ease strain on the US grid

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is hoping to turn its technical expertise to the problem of growing electricity demand from AI datacenters.…

  • Microsoft HoloLens finds second home in the military after failing battlefield tests

    Let’s hope air cargo checks don’t trigger the same headaches

    The US Army's attempt to turn Microsoft HoloLens headsets into battlefield kit may have failed, but the AR goggles aren't going into the garbage. Instead, they're being repurposed for remote cargo inspection support.…

  • Harvard boffins finally crack the mystery of squeaky sneakers

    Are they shoe-ins for an award? Hard to say

    It is a sound evocative of high school: the characteristic squeak of sneakers on a basketball court. UK readers may, however, be familiar with the same sound from their trainers while playing badminton.…



rss: ars technica

  • Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 2.5kB of data into 64-byte space
    Merkle Tree Certificate support is already in Chrome. Soon, it will be everywhere.
  • The Air Force's new ICBM is nearly ready to fly, but there’s nowhere to put it
    "There were assumptions that were made in the strategy that obviously didn’t come to fruition."
  • Under a Paramount-WBD merger, two struggling media giants would unite
    Can two declining companies form a profitable one?
  • Photons that aren't actually there influence superconductivity
    Interactions between neighboring materials is mediated by virtual photons.
  • Whoops: US military laser strike takes down CBP drone near Mexican border
    Trump admin "incompetence continues to cause chaos in our skies," Duckworth says.
  • The AI apocalypse is nigh in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
    Director Gore Verbinksi and screenwriter Matthew Robinson on the making of this darkly satirical sci-fi film.
  • Hyperion author Dan Simmons dies from stroke at 77
    I went into Hyperion blind, decades ago, knowing almost nothing about it. I was never the same.
  • How strong is New York's "illegal gambling" case against Valve's loot boxes?
    Lawyers tell Ars the state has a tough road ahead, even as Valve is uniquely vulnerable.
  • And the award for the most improved EV goes to... the 2026 Toyota bZ
    Toyota's small electric SUV is much-revised, much more efficient, and much better.
  • Netflix cedes Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount: “No longer financially attractive”
    Netflix shares jumped following the announcement.


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