rss: npr

  • U.S. and Iran launch new strikes after three U.S. service members are killed
    The U.S. attacks were the ninth consecutive day of bombing since peace talks between the two countries collapsed in dispute over a memorandum of understanding focused on the Strait of Hormuz.
  • 'I just wanted to give up': Disabled patients face Medicaid denials from IT errors
    Complex computer systems that decide whether people get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump's tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems.
  • So distressed you can't think straight? Lower the intensity with these 4 skills
    A clinical psychologist shares effective strategies to quickly de-escalate stress and anxiety. That includes dunking your head into a bowl of ice water to trigger your mammalian dive reflex.
  • Morning news brief
    The U.S. carries out a wave of strikes against Iran, as fighting between the two escalates, Congress faces long to-do list as August recess approaches, Andy Burnham becomes U.K.'s 7th prime minister.
  • A cavalcade of international stars headlined the World Cup's first-ever halftime final show
    With President Trump in attendance, an all-superstar lineup that included Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber and Burna Boy felt a little more political than it might have otherwise.
  • Who is Andy Burnham, the U.K.'s new prime minister?
    On Monday, former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham succeeds Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Burnham's politics have been shaped by England's north-south class divide.
  • Violence repeatedly erupts in dementia care despite warnings, inspections show
    Nursing homes and assisted living facilities can be fertile ground for violence between residents with dementia, including fatal assaults. Court records and inspecitions how safeguards fall short.
  • An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall
    Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times. Now one Israeli paraglider is trying to save them.
  • Deadly overnight Russian attack on Ukraine targets the capital
    Russia launched 41 missiles and 125 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force.
  • 5 clever design tricks to make a small home look bigger
    Just because you live in a small place doesn't mean it has to look or feel cramped. Interior designers share creative strategies to create the illusion of space that work for renters and small budgets.


rss: bbc

  • Chris Mason: Burnham is fifth PM in four years - now he'll try to buck the trend
    Determined to hit the ground running, the former mayor hopes to maintain the leadership style he adopted in Manchester.
  • A very quick guide to Andy Burnham
    Andy Burnham will replace Sir Keir Starmer as PM, after winning the backing of Labour MPs.
  • Ruthless plotter? Flip-flopper? Dad dancer? Insiders reveal the real Andy Burnham
    Who is the real Andy Burnham? Laura Kuenssberg talks to more than 20 people who know him to work it out
  • Who is Andy Burnham's wife, Marie-France van Heel?
    Van Heel, known as Frankie, is a marketing executive who has been in a relationship with Burnham since their university days.
  • Five headaches Burnham will have to deal with as PM
    From defence spending to housing - the next UK leader has a series of challenges to deal with.
  • Victory for football? Spain beat Argentina to win World Cup
    It might seem like a trite cliche, but you won't find many neutrals disagreeing with that verdict on the World Cup final.
  • Broadcaster and journalist Edward Stourton dies aged 68
    Stourton hosted Radio 4's Today programme for a decade and was a founding member of Channel 4 News.
  • Fire crews battle blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh
    A huge plume of smoke could be seen from as far away as Fife on Sunday evening.
  • My fitness tracker knew I was pregnant before I did
    Ravika is one of hundreds of women who are noticing early pregnancy signs through the data on their fitness trackers.
  • Prisons minister Lord Timpson quits government
    The businessman said it was an "honour" to serve in the post, but the BBC understands he feels he has achieved all he can in the role.


rss: the register

  • Major glitch in Matrix as UK government projects watchdog rates shared services cluster red
    Nine-department ERP overhaul judged unachievable without urgent action
  • Airbus takes flight from AWS. What happens next is critical
    Which way to the Land of the Free again?
  • Auditors tell UK government to do the math before banking on £45B AI savings
    Departments haven't worked out how the technology will reshape staffing, roles, and skills across the public sector
  • High hardware costs see Red Hat offer a two-server edge rig, no mini-PC required
    Worries about ‘prohibitive cost of powering, maintaining, and deploying a third node’
  • Comment in code read 'Dear future me, sorry I wrote this'
    Developer was hired to write VB, used C# instead, and thought he mostly made it work
  • AI ops tools will create console sprawl and break IT more often: Gartner
    Yet by 2030, a quarter of the IT ops work you do now will be handled by an unsupervised clanker
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping wants emergency response systems to keep AI in check
    PLUS: Korean e-tailer Coupang's warehouse burns and burns; Australian Uni expels VMware; India's first private rocket flies first time; And more!
  • Connecting AI agents to outside services explodes the risk radius
    Connect all the things and watch what happens
  • Using AI makes people less likely to admit they don't know something
    Researchers found confidence increased even as accuracy fell
  • Java was a three-day hotfix away from dying horribly on stage
    Tim Lindholm, Java's original JVM maintainer, shares with El Reg some of the grungy build details the doc glosses over


rss: ars technica

  • India's first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch
    "On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible."
  • As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease
    Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks.
  • Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse?
    The government is piloting a program that uses AI for insurance-coverage decisions.
  • Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada
    The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss.
  • The Pentagon's Space Development Agency hasn't moved as fast as anyone would like
    "Missiles are being launched at the joint force every single day in [Operation] Epic Fury."
  • Hegseth wants a "High-T" military; doctors call it a clinical minefield
    "We're turning the clock back on rational healthcare."
  • Taco Bell iceberg lettuce identified as source of cyclosporiasis in 5 states
    Don't eat Taco Bell lettuce in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, or West Virginia.
  • Troubling new details emerge on diabetes ouster controversy
    American Diabetes Association blocked publication of op-ed articles so the authors posted them as a preprint.
  • Will Russia's answer to the Falcon 9 rocket ever take flight?
    Grasshopper-like tests could begin in 2028.
  • Fubo hikes prices by $15 after restoring some NBCU channels lost in November
    Fubo subscribers still don't have Versant channels.


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