rss: npr

  • Rubio visits Vatican amid escalating tensions between Trump and Pope Leo
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Rome in an effort to preserve a crucial relationship between Washington and the Holy See.
  • China gives suspended death sentences to 2 ex-defense ministers
    Both were the latest to be sentenced in President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption campaign, which started more than a decade ago.
  • Studying these young Alzheimer's patients led to breakthroughs. Trump cut the funding
    Families with rare gene mutations that cause Alzheimer's in middle age are giving scientists a unique window on the disease, and a quick way to test potential treatments.
  • Iran reviews U.S. proposal. And, Rubio to meet Pope Leo after Trump's criticism
    Iran is reviewing the Trump administration's latest proposal to end the war. And, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Pope Leo XIV amid President Trump's harsh criticism of him.
  • As federal scientists faced turmoil, the Devils Hole pupfish reached a crisis point
    The Devils hole pupfish lives in just one spot in Death Valley. Wildlife officials have managed this iconic fish for decades, and last spring, just as the Trump administration was laying off all kinds of scientists, the wild population of this fish plummeted to only 20 individuals. Officials then took an irrevocable step.
  • Psychiatrists say RFK Jr.'s take on SSRIs is an 'oversimplification' of the problem
    The American Psychiatric Association says too few patients can access comprehensive mental health care in the United States. It welcomes new investments in improving access to evidence-based care.
  • Gas prices keep rising, but do big oil companies plan to drill more? Not so far
    The war in Iran has pushed global oil prices higher, which boosts oil company revenues. But major U.S. oil companies aren't signaling plans to increase production to bring down prices at the pump.
  • Making a podcast helped one family talk about aging, dementia and death
    This year's winner in NPR's College Podcast Challenge is a letter to a grandparent that grapples with health issues including dementia. It's the story of a family learning to talk about hard things.
  • Dirty nickel: The cost of mining in Indonesia
    Across six locations in Indonesia, NPR spoke with locals about how nickel mining is changing the land and daily life. It's brought jobs, but also concerns about environmental damage and public health.
  • In a new poll, Americans voice broad bipartisan support for age caps in Congress
    The vast majority of Americans — 8 in 10 — say there should be age caps for members of Congress, as well as term limits, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.


rss: bbc

  • Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic, UN health agency says
    Ther World Health Organization says it is not in the same situation as with Covid-19 because hantavirus spreads differently.
  • UK immigration officer among two men guilty of working for Chinese intelligence
    Chi Leung "Peter" Wai used the main immigration database to track Hong Kong dissidents in the UK.
  • David Attenborough says he is 'overwhelmed' by 100th birthday messages
    The legendary wildlife broadcaster thanks fans in a message the day before he reaches his centenary.
  • Rosenberg: Russia's Victory Day parade with no tanks a sign Ukraine war not going to plan
    For the first time in nearly two decades, there will be no military hardware, just soldiers during Saturday's parade in Moscow.
  • Police say man arrested over 'intimidating behaviour' near Andrew's home
    A man is being held on suspicion of a public order offence and possessing an offensive weapon.
  • Major rail disruption expected in southern England until end of day
    A radio fault has been resolved but passengers could continue to face long delays, warns National Rail.
  • Portugal and Italy will not suspend digital border checks for Brits
    Reports had suggested the countries were set to follow the example of Greece, which effectively suspended biometric checks for UK nationals.
  • The Only Way Is Essex star Jake Hall dies aged 35
    The reality TV star, model and former footballer died in Spain.
  • Meta brings High Court challenge over Ofcom fees
    Meta said Ofcom's calculations were "disproportionate"; the regulator said it would defend its position.
  • Superdry co-founder James Holder jailed for rape
    James Holder's victim told her attacker he took her "choice, dignity and body".


rss: the register

  • 60% of MD5 password hashes are crackable in under an hour
    Happy World Password Day! Maybe it's finally time to kill this holiday in favor of World No-More-Passwords Day?
  • IBM Cloud evaporates as datacenter loses power
    Customers say services were down for at least 4 hours, while status page showed no issues
  • $250M crypto-robbing gang’s dirty work guy sentenced to 6.5 years behind bars
    The then-teen was told to break in and steal what the keyboard warriors couldn’t
  • TomTom’s route planner takes an unplanned detour into oblivion
    Users report disappearing favorites, blank route planners, and cloud sync failures amid outage
  • C++ survey finds AI use rising, though trust is in short supply
    Language's popularity continues to grow despite commonly cited frustrations
  • State-backed hackers hammer Palo Alto firewall zero-day before patch lands
    Internet-facing PAN-OS firewalls are once again doing impressions of initial access brokers
  • Official PCIe 8.0 draft aims for 1 TB/s data rate
    Final specs due for release in 2028, so don't hold your breath for the hardware
  • AMD puts out new slottable GPU for AI-curious enterprises
    MI350P packs 144 GB of HBM3e and up to 4.6 teraFLOPS of FP4 grunt into a dual slot card
  • Hungarian cops cuff suspected swatter after two-year FBI probe
    20-year-old fessed up after investigators found video of crime in progress
  • EU hits snooze on AI Act rules after industry backlash
    Brussels says it's simplification, critics may call it retreat


rss: ars technica

  • Google unveils screenless Fitbit Air and Google Health app to replace Fitbit
    The $100 Fitbit Air is available for preorder today.
  • RIP social media. What comes next is messy.
    As social media splinters, how can we keep the new online spaces from devolving into toxic pits of despair?
  • Elon Musk tried to hire OpenAI founders to start AI unit inside Tesla
    Musk was “prepared to do the for-profit, provided he would get control.”
  • Is your Porsche Taycan too slow at the Nürburgring? You need this Manthey Kit.
    Nordschleife-specialist Manthey has developed an upgrade package for the Porsche EV.
  • Former NASA chief takes helm of national security space firm
    "The spacecraft can also be refueled, and it can refuel others."
  • SpaceX is starting to move on from the world's most successful rocket
    Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is set to become SpaceX's busiest launch site—for now.
  • Anthropic raises Claude Code usage limits, credits new deal with SpaceX
    Deal follows others with Microsoft, Amazon, and more.
  • TSMC taps wind power as AI chip demand soars, Taiwan feels energy crunch
    TSMC backs renewables during record demand for energy-hungry chip manufacturing.
  • Court strikes down FCC anti-discrimination rule opposed by Internet providers
    Chairman Brendan Carr celebrates FCC court loss in case over Biden-era rule.
  • Spooked by Mythos, Trump suddenly realized AI safety testing might be good
    Trump forced to admit Biden was right on AI safety testing.


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