rss: npr

  • As Iran's protests continue, Israelis and Palestinians watch closely
    There is broad support for the protests among Israeli officials, but Palestinians say they hope the Iranian regime stays in place and the protests die down soon.
  • The EPA is changing how it considers the costs and benefits of air pollution rules
    The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules.
  • Minnesota sues over Trump's ICE enforcement. And, SCOTUS hears trans athlete cases
    Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration over unconstitutional ICE conduct. And, SCOTUS hears two cases on whether states can bar transgender athletes from women's sports.
  • California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding
    Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid.
  • 'Fly, Wild Swans' is Jung Chang's painfully personal tribute to her mother
    A historian of modern China, Jung Chang turns the lens back on herself in her newest book to understand how she sees the world and why she writes about China today.
  • Trump administration to shutter an immigration court, adding to judges' backlog
    The planned closure of the San Francisco Immigration Court comes as immigration judges spent the last year facing pressure to move through their caseloads faster and streamline deportations.
  • Trump heads to Detroit to give a speech refocusing on the American economy
    The speech at the Detroit Economic Club comes after major foreign policy moves have overshadowed domestic policy.
  • What to know about Trump's ugly feud with the Federal Reserve
    A Justice Department probe of the Federal Reserve marks the latest escalation in the Trump administration's effort to bend the independent central bank to the president's will.
  • A conservative Supreme Court tackles the question of trans women in school sports
    The first case involves an Idaho student barred by state law from trying out for the track team; the second was brought by a West Virginia middle schooler barred by state law from competing.
  • People in Iran describe heavy security and some damage in first calls to outside world
    Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days Tuesday after authorities severed communications during a crackdown on nationwide protests that activists say killed at least 646 people.


rss: bbc

  • New Birmingham-Manchester rail link to be proposed
    Previous plans for a high-speed rail line between the cities were scrapped by Rishi Sunak's government.
  • Stop saying we can't make things work, Streeting urges Labour colleagues
    The health secretary warns a growing "excuses culture" is damaging Labour in a speech to a think tank.
  • Red Arrows get first female leader
    Wing Cdr Sasha Nash says it is the "opportunity of a lifetime" and hopes to inspire others.
  • BTS stand to make $1bn as they announce mammoth comeback tour
    It's the K-pop band's first tour since completing compulsory military service in South Korea.
  • Three men guilty of harassing BBC journalist over A Very British Cult documentary
    All three are members of Lighthouse, a group investigated for a BBC documentary and podcast in 2023
  • Hundreds from Met Police declare Freemasons links
    Membership of the Freemasons or similar organisations became declarable in December.
  • Man jailed for killing golfer after police pursuit
    The van was driven on to a golf course where mother-of-three Suzanne Cherry was hit by it.
  • I'm not racist, says Reform politician who used Chinese slur
    Laura Anne Jones apologised for using the slur, saying it was a term "used for a takeaway" when she was a child.
  • Which countries do business with Iran and what could US tariffs mean?
    Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on countries trading with Iran after its deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.
  • UK summons Iranian ambassador over 'brutal' killings
    Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper also says the government will implement "full and further sanctions" against Iran.


rss: the register

  • Linus Torvalds tries vibe coding, world still intact somehow

    The Emperor Penguin tries it… just for fun

    Perhaps the most famous low-level systems programmer has tried "vibe coding" for himself – and he seems to be enjoying it.…

  • Dutch cops cuff alleged AVCheck malware kingpin in Amsterdam

    33-year-old was under surveillance for some time before returning home from the UAE

    Dutch police believe they have arrested a man behind the AVCheck online platform - a service used by cybercrims that Operation Endgame shuttered in May.…

  • Trump may hate renewables, but AI datacenters still fancy cheap solar

    Analysts say cheap energy and storage make sense for bit barns despite policy headwinds

    Despite the Trump administration's opposition to renewables, solar power will likely remain part of datacenter energy supply mix due to its low cost.…

  • Federal agencies told to fix or ditch Gogs as exploited zero-day lands on CISA hit list

    Git server flaw that attackers have been abusing for months has now caught the attention of US cyber cops

    CISA has ordered federal agencies to stop using Gogs or lock it down immediately after a high-severity vulnerability in the self-hosted Git service was added to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.…

  • Mandiant open sources tool to prevent leaky Salesforce misconfigs

    AuraInspector automates the most common abuses and generates fixes for customers

    Mandiant has released an open source tool to help Salesforce admins detect misconfigurations that could expose sensitive data.…

  • Court tosses appeal by hacker who opened port to coke smugglers with malware

    Dutchman fails to convince judges his trial was unfair because cops read his encrypted chats

    A Dutch appeals court has kept a seven-year prison sentence in place for a man who hacked port IT systems with malware-stuffed USB sticks to help cocaine smugglers move containers, brushing off claims that police shouldn't have been reading his encrypted chats.…

  • Affordable housing site goes live with meme-laden test data

    Yes, London property prices are high. But here's a picture of Boris Johnson

    Updated From the "there but for the grace of God" department comes a new website to find affordable housing in London containing data it shouldn't.…

  • Birmingham pauses Oracle relaunch to get staff on board

    Europe's largest council delays Fusion reimplementation four years after go-live disaster

    Birmingham City Council has pushed back the relaunch of its troubled Oracle Fusion ERP system, saying staff need more time to adapt to the vendor's standard processes.…

  • Britain goes shopping for a rapid-fire missile to help Ukraine hit back

    Project Nightfall aims to deliver a UK-built long-range strike capability at speed

    The British government is asking defense firms to rapidly produce a new ground-launched ballistic missile to aid Ukraine's fight against Russia - hardware that might also be adopted by UK's armed forces in future.…

  • Fujitsu scores place on £984M UK government framework despite bid boycott

    Turns out the voluntary pledge to restrict public sector tendering during Horizon scandal inquiry has loopholes

    Fujitsu has won a place on a UK government framework despite its commitment not to compete for new public sector contracts during the ongoing inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal.…



rss: ars technica

  • Wild mushrooms keep killing people in California; 3 dead, 35 poisoned
    Officials have linked the poisonings to the death cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides).
  • Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging
    Introducing Confer, an end-to-end AI assistant that just works.
  • Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Code-like for general computing
    Users can give Claude access to a folder and tell it what to do for them.
  • You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000
    "We can't keep everyone living on that first ship that sailed to North America."
  • Paramount sues WBD over Netflix deal. WBD says Paramount’s price is still inadequate.
    WBD calls Paramount's lawsuit "meritless" and its offer deficient.
  • Even Linus Torvalds is trying his hand at vibe coding (but just a little)
    "But then I cut out the middle man—me."
  • Verizon to stop automatic unlocking of phones as FCC ends 60-day unlock rule
    FCC waives rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after activation.
  • Google removes some AI health summaries after investigation finds “dangerous” flaws
    AI Overviews provided false liver test information experts called alarming.
  • Judge: Trump violated Fifth Amendment by ending energy grants in only blue states
    Donald Trump’s social media post triggers rare Fifth Amendment ruling.
  • Switching water sources improved hygiene of Pompeii’s public baths
    Scientists analyzed carbonate deposits from baths, aqueduct to learn more about city's changing water supply.


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