rss: npr

  • If you are struggling to make ends meet, NPR wants to hear from you
    With gas prices and other necessities at record highs, families are struggling with costs. NPR wants to know how you're coping.
  • SCOTUS temporarily restores mifepristone access. And, Indiana, Ohio vote in primaries
    The Supreme Court temporarily restored access to the abortion pill mifepristone. And, Indiana's primaries will test President Trump's influence as he tries to oust incumbent Republican senators.
  • U.S. attempt to open Strait of Hormuz tests fragile Iran war ceasefire
    The Iran war risked reigniting after the U.S. tried to force open the Strait of Hormuz, though a ceasefire seemed to be holding Tuesday even after the United Arab Emirates said Iran fired missiles and drones at it.
  • This flashy group of Portland mall-walkers puts neon pep into step
    Krista Catwood wanted a fun way to exercise, so she started a mall-walking group whose unofficial costume was 1980s garb. The festive, all-ages event has exploded in popularity over the past year.
  • Minneapolis grapples with the impact of Trump's largest immigration crackdown yet
    The impact of Operation Metro Surge in the Twin Cities can still be felt, even three months after it ended. For immigrants, the impact has been devastating — many are at risk of losing their homes and business, and some are dealing with mental health challenges.
  • Primary elections in Ohio, Indiana offer latest temperature check on Trump popularity
    The president seeks to oust Indiana Republicans who blocked a redistricting push in that state, while growing dissatisfaction with Trump's agenda gives Democrats an opening in Ohio.
  • An explosion at a fireworks plant in China kills at least 26 people, state media says
    Authorities said search and rescue at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province has largely been completed, but verification of the casualties and identification of the victims are still underway.
  • Cruise ship waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak
    A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus.
  • Russia declares a truce in Ukraine to mark Victory Day
    Russia declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Friday and Saturday to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, but threatened to strike back at Kyiv if it tries to disrupt festivities.
  • Wyoming lawmakers use pro-natalist arguments to justify proposed new partial abortion ban
    Wyoming lawmakers say tight new restrictions on abortion are needed to grow the state's population. Demographers and others say economic conditions are more to blame for an exodus of young people.


rss: bbc

  • Bowen: Strait of Hormuz standoff raises risk of sliding back into all out war
    The US and Iran's determination to keep the pressure on each other has put the fragile Gulf ceasefire in serious jeopardy.
  • Dangerous baby-sleep advice given to parents by self-described experts, secret filming reveals
    The advice puts babies at risk of serious harm, even death, medical professionals have told the BBC.
  • Inciting antisemitism will not be tolerated, Starmer warns Iran
    The prime minister promises to tackle "malign threats" at a Downing Street summit focused on antisemitism.
  • Hantavirus may have spread between passengers on cruise ship, WHO says
    Two cases of the virus, which rarely spreads between humans, have been confirmed on the ship, and three people have died.
  • Beyoncé, Rihanna and Heidi Klum turn heads at the Met Gala
    The theme for 2026 Met Gala fundraiser is "Costume Art", exploring fashion as an embodied art form.
  • Modern slavery at record levels in UK, report warns
    An independent report warns cost of living pressures are driving up exploitation levels in Britain.
  • Counter-terror police investigating arson at disused synagogue
    The fire broke out at the former East London Central Synagogue on Tuesday morning.
  • Record 1.3m apply for 2027 London Marathon ballot
    More than 1.3 million people have applied for next year's event which takes place on 25 April.
  • Rapper Kid Cudi removes British star M.I.A. from tour
    British singer songwriter M.I.A will no longer be the opening act for Rebels Rage tour after disagreement with US rapper Kid Cudi.
  • Man, 25, dies after Brixton drive-by shooting
    Keanu Taylor, 25, dies in hospital after shots were fired on Coldharbour Lane on Saturday.


rss: the register

  • Real estate giant confirms vishing incident as ShinyHunters and Qilin both come knocking

    Cushman & Wakefield activated incident response protocols after serial extortionists issued separate threats

    Real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield has confirmed a data breach after two cybercrime groups, ShinyHunters and Qilin, separately claimed responsibility for attacks on the company.…

  • SAP dives deeper into Iceberg with Dremio acquisition

    ERP giant previously leaned on Databricks for integration

    SAP has snapped up Dremio, a data integration and analytics provider, to extend the reach of its data analytics and AI agent-building tools into external data sources.…

  • VMware claims Cloud Foundation on track for world domination

    Delivers update aimed at reducing hardware bill shock

    VMware has announced an update to its flagship Cloud Foundation (VCF) private cloud suite and tried to make it fit the times by adding features that allow users to run with less hardware.…

  • ShinyHunters claims dump puts 119K Vimeo emails in the wild

    Vimeo points finger at analytics supplier Anodot, says no logins or card data were touched

    More than 119,000 Vimeo users's email addresses were extracted in a breach traced to a third-party analytics vendor, according to Have I Been Pwned.…

  • Brit mathematician lets AI agent loose with credit card – cue password leaks, CAPTCHA chaos and more

    Professor Fry's AI experiment shows light and dark sides of agentic tech

    British mathematician Professor Hannah Fry has shared a cautionary experiment involving an AI agent, a set of tasks, and a bank card number Fry's team gave it "to show us what it could do."…

  • Romance scammers turn sweet talk into £102M payday

    Victims losing £280K a day to fake profiles and sob stories

    Romance fraudsters scammed Britons out of £102 million ($138 million) last year, according to the latest police figures.…

  • Vodafone dials up full control of joint venture with Three in £4.3B deal

    CK Hutchison takes early cash as UK mobile tie-up moves ahead of schedule

    Vodafone has struck a deal to take full ownership of VodafoneThree, the mobile network formed from last year's merger of its British operations with Three, in a move designed to accelerate its UK ambitions.…

  • Unexpected item in Windows' bagging area

    Activating Windows will cost more than a couple of cheap carrier bags

    Bork!Bork!Bork! Things must be tough for UK grocery retailer Sainsbury's, judging by the state of Windows Activation on one of its self-service kiosks.…

  • NHS to close-source hundreds of GitHub repos over AI, security concerns

    Healthcare giant's maintainers handed May deadline to enact the change

    The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is ordering all of its technology leaders to temporarily wall off the organization's open source projects over concerns relating to advanced AI and Anthropic's Mythos.…

  • Microsoft's bad obsession is showing up in shabby services and slipshod software. Here's proof

    If you can't bother to keep GitHub running, why should we bother with you?

    Opinion It's been another shabby week for Microsoft, and a shabbier one for its users. We learnt that Windows 11's epic habit of trying to corral customers into paid-for Microsoft services just got worse with a low-rent trick. Remote Desktop got a bit more secure, which is good, but in a way that suggests not too much user testing took place. As for GitHub… GitHub got two helpings of Chef Redmondo's Special Sauce.…



rss: ars technica

  • Why Reddit blocked my daily visit to its mobile website
    Reddit REALLY wants you to use its app.
  • "Notepad++ for Mac" release is disavowed by the creator of the original
    "To be clear: Notepad++ has never released a macOS version."
  • Canadian election databases use "canary traps"—and they work
    Intentional errors can be useful.
  • Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags
    The retracted study on ChatGPT in education was already cited hundreds of times.
  • GameStop offers $56 billion for eBay, struggles to explain how it'll pay for it
    Amid falling revenue and store closures, GameStop wants to buy the much larger eBay.
  • F1 in Miami: That's what it looks like when an upgrade works
    2026's Formula 1 championship now looks far from a foregone thing.
  • AMD is adding HDMI 2.1 support for Linux. That's good news for the Steam Machine.
    Fixed Rate Link being added now; Display Stream Compression coming soon.
  • Musk’s “World War III” threat in Twitter lawsuit haunts him at OpenAI trial
    OpenAI accuses Musk of trying to "coerce" a settlement days before trial started.
  • Mac mini starting price goes up to $799, may be hard to get for "months"
    Chip shortages and demand from AI enthusiasts are both playing a part.
  • Trump administration cites national security in stalling 165 wind farms
    Onshore wind development in the United States is being brought to a standstill.


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