rss: npr

  • Get into med school in the graphic memoir 'See One, Do One, Teach One'
    Grace Farris' book brings readers behind the med school scenes — documenting anxiety over loans, bouts of impostor syndrome, friendships forged in stress, and the ever-impossible work-life balance.
  • U.S. signs nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia. And, Nolan Wells' independent autopsy results
    The U.S. has signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. And, the independent autopsy results of Nolan Wells fuel more questions surrounding his cause of death.
  • This AI tool promises a 'second sight of eyes' to clinicians. Did patients benefit?
    Medical workers in a Nairobi clinic used an AI tool to check their work. A new study evaluates the result.
  • Why health officials do not have a good handle on the current Ebola outbreak
    To get slightly ahead of the virus, health officials need to quickly identify people at risk of infection, a practice known as contact tracing. That's a challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • U.S. nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia faces criticism in Israel
    The nuclear power deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia was met with alarm in Israel as it deepened concerns that Israel, a major American ally, and Trump are increasingly diverging on foreign policy and security.
  • 'New York Times' alleges White House abuses legal system to intimidate reporters
    The New York Times will argue in court Thursday that the White House is abusing the justice system to intimidate reporters over a story that angered President Trump. 
  • These Catholic sisters want to start a new order with a difficult mission: helping clergy abuse survivors
    Sisters Theresa Alethia and Danielle Lussier call themselves the Sisters of the Little Way of Beauty, Truth and Goodness. Their order plans to help victims of abuse.
  • How predominantly Black areas in 6 states have been split up by redistricting
    These maps show that the redistricting battle President Trump initiated has so far had a particular impact on largely Black congressional districts in Republican-led states.
  • A town renamed its festival 'AI Love Irondale Day.' Then came the comments
    The online outcry over the renaming of a summer festival illustrates the unease over the data center boom in the South.
  • DOT cranks up its campaign to strip bike lane references from federal websites
    Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety materials that mention bike lanes from federal websites. Safety advocates warn that's undermining proven measures for reducing crashes.


rss: bbc

  • Police failed to check Manchester synagogue attacker's phones despite arresting him twice
    Greater Manchester Police apologises because Jihad Al-Shamie's devices were not reviewed before the attack.
  • Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more
    A group including the former England footballer write to the new PM telling him "we can afford it".
  • France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west
    Most of those evacuated were tourists from campsites around Arcachon Bay in France's Gironde region.
  • Police officer was violent rapist who attacked women over 14 years, BBC reveals
    The BBC can reveal that detectives have so far uncovered nine victims of PC Alan Greer but many more are anticipated.
  • Airport drop-off fees up by a third - here are the priciest
    The cost of parking closest to the terminal has hit £10 at two of the UK's airports.
  • 'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children
    Nearly five months on, grief is still raw as a teacher and a mother recall the horror of the attack in Minab.
  • 'Every victim will feel the same,' says mother of PC Harper over early prison release
    As the deadline for releases approaches, Andy Burnham has reignited a row over the legislation after he said he would review the plans.
  • US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
    The US Department of Energy says the "peaceful" co-operation agreement will give US firms "great access" to the Saudi nuclear energy programme.
  • Johnson-Thompson and Asher-Smith out of Commonwealths
    Olympic silver medallist Katarina Johnson-Thompson pulls out of the Commonwealth Games because of injury.
  • Rain to return this weekend as parts of UK on brink of drought
    Following weeks of mainly dry weather, we can welcome some rain this weekend, but it is not going to be that much, as Chris Fawkes explains.


rss: the register

  • If you get knocked on the head and get all your devices stolen and have amnesia, Google will let you back in with a selfie
    You'll need to be able to move your head side to side to make sure you're not a deepfake
  • Swiss train maker tells ransomware crooks to get off at the next stop
    Stadler refuses $12.3M demand after thieves swipe technical data through supplier platform
  • IBM insists AI didn't kill software deals, just delayed them
    Big Blue says customers postponed rather than abandoned major purchases as hardware soaked up enterprise budgets
  • Firefox 153 contains itself while Thunderbird 153 fixes almost everything
    Mozilla walls off your online identities as MZLA unleashes a bumper repair job
  • Stats watchdog prescribes stronger caveats for NHS Palantir claims
    Health service told to ensure ministers don't mistake before-and-after comparisons for cause and effect
  • Amazon's AGI department finds humans are optional
    AI remains its biggest bet, Bezos brigade tells El Reg, even as another round of layoffs reaches the teams building it
  • UK pumps £708 million into its future fighter jet
    Tempest cash lands alongside hypersonic target contract and BAE's 'loyal wingman' drone reveal
  • Britain isn't considering datacenters' thirst for water in its 'AI superpower' ambitions
    Grand compute push could end up as dry as England's reservoirs unless ministers act fast
  • Talking smack about a doctor got him access to private medical files
    Who needs a working security badge when you know how to talk your way into the records room?
  • Senior White House official claims China’s K3 model stolen from Anthropic
    And accuses Thailand hosting hardware that may have helped distillation attack


rss: ars technica

  • White House report says Trump can usher in a "new golden age" of science
    The resulting report is a near-random mixture of real problems and grievances.
  • I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated.
    Sure, maybe your clock has a backup battery, but mine has a deployment pipeline!
  • Orcas team up to ram sunfish until they explode
    “We think this may help younger orcas feed more easily, or it could also just be for fun.”
  • Sales were up at Tesla but so were costs and spending
    Q2 2026 was profitable, but barely.
  • Microsoft brings original Xbox backward compatibility to Windows PCs
    First four compatible titles can be run with an 11-year-old graphics card.
  • ISPs' long nightmare of having to list all the fees they charge is finally over
    FCC lets ISPs stop listing all fees after companies complained it was too hard.
  • Clayface trailer leans into the body horror
    "The people I trusted betrayed me. The justice system failed me."
  • Hyundai claims humanoid robot plan is not part of talks with striking workers
    Union previously warned automaker that any robot deployment must be negotiated.
  • Next Space Force chief throws cold water on the idea of space privateers
    It turns out some of Benjamin Franklin's opinions from 240 years ago are still relevant today.
  • OpenAI says its AI agent broke out of testing sandbox to hack Hugging Face
    "This is day one for cybersecurity in the age of agents," Hugging Face CEO says.


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