rss: npr

  • AI chatbots are becoming political advisers. Their answers can mislead voters
    Millions of Americans are turning to AI for election information, but chatbots are getting voting facts wrong and recommending candidates, raising concerns they could influence voters' decisions.
  • Is America really that polarized? The answer might be a surprise
    The U.S. has become more politically polarized, but research shows people overestimate their differences and there is 'messy middle' majority of Americans who share overlapping political views.
  • Judge accuses DOJ of 'weaponization,' tosses case against ex-FBI officials
    The judge said he was "deeply troubled" by the mistakes and rushed nature of the case over the FBI's Hunter Biden probes — one of several politically charged DOJ actions ahead of the midterms.
  • DOJ asks for Supreme Court to intervene on California ballot demands
    On the eve of the Nov. 3 election, the Trump administration is hoping the Supreme Court will reverse lower courts that rejected its request to order California to set aside the ballots of thousands of people it says are "likely" noncitizens.
  • Haley Stevens backs Mike Rogers. And, Gulf states brace for potential attack on Iran
    Democrats in Michigan are considering their options after Haley Stevens endorsed GOP candidate Mike Rogers for Senate. And the Gulf states are bracing for a possible U.S. attack on Iran after the midterms.
  • Two economists studied California's billionaire tax. They reached wildly different conclusions
    What happens in California could shape how America taxes the superrich. But will its billionaire tax fill state coffers — or drain them?
  • When it comes to election pressure, this year's Georgia or Michigan could be anywhere
    The districts that will decide control of the House and Senate next year are spread across the country. Voting officials in those places may face scrutiny and pressure they've never experienced.
  • How does this fluoride-free toothpaste compare when it comes to oral health?
    Many people are swapping out their fluoride dental products for ones made with a mineral called hydroxyapatite. What do dentists say about it?
  • What Vance's midterm push reveals about his potential 2028 bid
    Vance's delivery is different from the president's but his speeches contain plenty of MAGA DNA.
  • 6 things to watch for on election night
    Some of the key storylines to watch will center around various voters groups that have soured on President Trump during his second turn out.


rss: bbc

  • Shop freezers in seven European countries hit by cyber-attack
    The temperature of freezers in several shops across Europe reportedly rose to as high as 50C.
  • 'All this food is now useless': Piles of rubbish after shop freezers hit by cyber-attack
    Dozens of supermarkets in seven European countries dumped huge quantities of food after refrigerators and freezers were targeted in a cyber-attack.
  • Russian bombing kills 24 people at Ukraine aid centre, Kyiv says
    Local officials say 27 people had been missing after at least nine 3,000kg aerial bombs hit a village in southern Ukraine.
  • Copilot in deadly Florida jet crash identified in reports as 20-year-old
    In air traffic audio, a crew member can be heard shouting: "We are going to crash into the ground!"
  • What Florida jet audio and flight data tells us about its final moments
    A private jet crashed in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, according to US authorities. BBC Verify has used air traffic control audio and flight tracking data to reconstruct the final moments before the plane crashed.
  • MP Carla Lockhart quits DUP in Drumcree row
    Lockhart had called for the DUP to remove First Minister Michelle O'Neill from office.
  • Two boys arrested after Halloween party stabbings
    Two teenage boys, both from Southampton, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
  • Fighting returns to Kherson region after longest Ukraine war ceasefire
    Though unprecedented, the six-day truce has done little to alter the wider trajectory of a war that continues to grinds on.
  • Prosecutors hint at retrial for Lindsay Clancy on murder charges
    Judge William Sullivan said if the case is headed to a retrial, that could happen as soon as March 2027.
  • Man who drugged and raped wife with strangers 'led double life'
    Nine men are on trial accused of helping a Stockport man fulfil "barbaric fantasies" against his wife.


rss: the register

  • Thieves pilfer environment variables from Trigger AI workflow tool
    So, who's ready to clear the dust out of that server closet and move things back on-prem?
  • Token thieves costing companies $100K+ per day in illicit LLM charges
    Don't let the LLMjackers hit you
  • SUSE to cut one in ten employees because of... AI
    'Modern tooling is already changing our daily workflows' says CEO at open source biz
  • Nuclear threats and street brawls: Russia, Ukraine report attacks on their emergency alert apps
    Within minutes of a ceasefire lifting in Kherson, Ukraine’s citizens were pummelled with threatening notifications
  • Microsoft's Canada timezone troubles leave admins fixing calendars, pretending they're in Bogota
    Canadian regions stop turning back the clocks, Microsoft wishes it could
  • Frozen part II: Hackers remotely defrost produce in Euro supermarkets ... again
    Let it go (bad): Dozens of stores report mass food wastage as managers start their week in puddles
  • Anthropic's IPO prospectus is big on promises, short on answers to tough questions
    Pity Sam Altman: He's going to have a lot more explaining to do when OpenAI follows this work of abstract legal art
  • FBI pins $6.3B Binance crypto heist on North Korean hackers
    Exchange scrambles to replace stolen funds as customers withdraw billions and hackers get busy laundering their haul
  • Vintage fun: Prodding AI agents using retro hardware just because you can
    'It helps me stretch what I can do in the current age of AI coding, and keeps my curiosity alive'
  • Microsoft's moolah mountain is more massive than ever. It just doesn't want the people who built it
    Flash the cash, flush the cache


rss: ars technica

  • Googling "Zelda" today offers a glimpse of how search worked in 1998
    "The flow of time is always cruel."
  • Most of our measures of a key cognitive process don't agree
    A big study with very little beyond negative results still gets published.
  • Coming in 2027: Apple’s $1,000 home robot for FaceTime and switching on lights
    Apple robot backed by CEO John Ternus may have hefty price tag and limited uses.
  • Claude’s new rules against game cloning won’t stop the AI copying boom
    The tsunami of imitators is way bigger than any one model maker can stem.
  • China publicly discloses plan for a lunar landing within three years
    The plan does not include a mission similar to Apollo 8 or Artemis II.
  • F1 in Mexico City: Yet another Ferrari fiasco, but that’s not all
    There was plenty of drama on and off the track for Formula 1 this weekend.
  • The world has a new plan to save nature, but it still needs the money
    A new action plan aims to rescue 2030 nature targets as financing remains inadequate.
  • This $48 e-paper display can be whatever you want it to be
    This DIY e-paper display works in two official ecosystems or on your own server.
  • Seabirds racing home over the ocean can get jet-lagged
    A long flight home from feeding grounds messes with birds' internal clocks.
  • The FDA wants to pull its approval of a drug. It’s not so easy.
    The regulator says Tavneos was approved on the basis of manipulated study data. Should patients still have access to it?


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