rss: npr

  • What the equinox 'henge' effect tells us about U.S. cities
    The fall equinox, which arrives Tuesday in the U.S., brings shorter days, and chances to witness alignment between Earth and the sun. It's a modern version of ancient observances of a celestial shift.
  • Aviation regulators turn to AI to help manage the nation's airspace
    The Federal Aviation Administration launched an ambitious $875-million-dollar push to make the U.S. airspace more efficient. But critics say it won't solve bigger problems with air traffic control.
  • Paramount makes concessions to salvage $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal
    Paramount's owners have made concessions to 12 Democratic state attorneys general to settle a lawsuit that endangered the media company's bid for its larger Hollywood rival, Warner Bros. Discovery.
  • World leaders convene for UNGA. And, Trump says D.C. arch will be a 'military complex'
    This week, world leaders convene for the U.N. General Assembly as war continues in Ukraine and the Gulf. And, President Trump has proposed that his arch serve as a military complex.
  • Many GOP candidates still echo Trump's 2020 claims. Lots of voters want to move on
    While many Republican candidates, even in some critical tossup races, still back President Trump's baseless claims about election integrity, some GOP voters say they are ready to move on.
  • This farm raised thousands of pigs for slaughter. Now it's growing mushrooms instead
    The U.S. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it.
  • Germany's leader stands his ground after his party loses in state elections
    German Chancellor Freidrich Merz conceded that the night spells "disaster" for the political center, but assured the public he'd push ahead with his federal agenda of tax and welfare reforms.
  • What to know as world leaders converge at the United Nations this week
    United Nations head António Guterres returns to New York for his final U.N. General Assembly as diplomacy falters over wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the global body faces deep divisions.
  • The data center backlash is reshaping American politics — one community at a time
    With striking speed, the widespread debate around data centers has become a fault line in American communities, cutting across political parties and forging unexpected alliances.
  • 18 suspects accused in the 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited to U.S.
    Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were being extradited to the U.S. on Sunday to face justice in Florida.


rss: bbc

  • Burnham expects to find 'common ground' with Trump in first meeting
    In New York, the prime minister will also deliver a speech to the UN General Assembly expected to be focused on AI.
  • UK to provide Saudi Arabia with 'defensive' military support, says Burnham
    The prime minister says "defensive air-to-air refuelling" is to be provided following a request from Saudi Arabia, after it faced attacks from the Houthis in Yemen.
  • Martha's Rule rolled out at every A&E department in England
    The rule is named after 13-year-old Martha Mills, whose family's concerns about her care were not listened to before her death.
  • Lithuania ready to 'fight back' but has evacuation plans in face of Russia threats, PM tells BBC
    Sinkevičius told BBC Newsnight Lithuanians feel "constantly threatened" by Moscow, but the nation was prepared to "fight back" if attacked.
  • Airlines criticise air traffic control as second glitch causes more disruption
    Prime Minister Andy Burnham said further issues "cause even greater concern" about the UK's air traffic control and the head of the organisation that runs it.
  • Watch: Police raid organised crime targets in Teesside
    Cleveland Police carried out one of their biggest raids in years, following the A66 crash that left two officers dead.
  • Yemenis flee across Red Sea as Houthis and Saudi-backed forces escalate war
    The BBC's Frank Gardner speaks to some of those who have fled the war by crossing the Red Sea to Djibouti.
  • 'My army dream was ended by childhood eye surgery'
    Some 114,000 Army application were rejected on medical grounds in the past five years, Freedom of Information figures show.
  • Vet prescription fees capped under rule changes
    Vets must also tell clients if cheaper medicine is available online as part of the rule updates which surgeries have the coming months to bring in.
  • CNN, MS NOW and Politico file lawsuit against Trump's White House ban
    Major US networks later suspended White House TV coverage of Trump as he headed to New York for a UN summit.


rss: the register

  • California tightens datacenter rules on water and power
    Public pushback puts bit barn resource use under the microscope
  • Anthropic-linked CVEs pile up, attackers mostly shrug
    Of 225 flaws found by Glasswing and tracked by VulnCheck researcher, just one has confirmed exploitation in the wild
  • Perpetual underdog AMD nips at Nvidia's heels as it joins the $1T club
    Fueled by the AI boom, the House of Zen's rise isn't just Instinct - Lisa Su is riding high on some Epyc design chops too
  • Skip the upgrade? iPhone 18 Pro aperture about as unrepairable as it gets, iFixit finds
    Repairability improvements can't lift last year's score as camera complexity and screen-frame concerns remain
  • Meta Muse AI app flaw lets local malware redirect dictation traffic
    Ad biz promises users control while bug could expose voice prompts
  • Treasury chief says AI bosses, not their bots, will carry the can for criminal acts
    'Humans are responsible, not the AI,' argues Scott Bessent as he calls out OpenAI agents' hack of Hugging Face
  • Google smacks forehead, realizes $899+ thin-and-lights were what it was missing
    'A new category,' insists the Chocolate Factory, not a premium Chromebook - yet some of the family resemblance remains
  • London neocloud Nscale takes its $1B loss to Wall Street
    Rent-a-GPU firm reportedly seeks a valuation of up to $35B in New York IPO
  • AI can't outprompt a shortage of power, water, and land
    Forrester predicts operators will face tariffs, grid commitments, and tougher community scrutiny
  • AWS bolts together open source agent harness, says it sips fewer tokens than rivals
    Strands claims near-parity with Claude Code and Codex on benchmarks, though it only raced coding agents and marked its own homework


rss: ars technica

  • Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
    A simple ClickFix attack is only one way to completely hijack the new agent.
  • Military milestone: Ukrainian naval drone sinks Russian kamikaze drone boat
    Drone boat battle occurs as Ukraine and Russia target Black Sea ports and ships.
  • Saudi Arabia wants a car industry, launches Ceer with two EVs
    The new carmaker is a joint venture between the Saudi PIF and Foxconn.
  • Google confirms Gemini models hacked three companies in May 2026
    A third-party cybersecurity firm accidentally gave experimental Gemini models access to the Internet.
  • Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
    Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
  • California settles lawsuit against Paramount/Warner merger, angering advocates
    State AGs had "very strong" case that merger is illegal, Lina Khan says.
  • Trump rejects AI slowdown calls, launches "AI Force" instead
    The president offered few details on what his proposed new AI Force would do.
  • Review: Neagley is a worthy spinoff to megahit Reacher
    It's a bit uneven in execution but still delivers as fast-paced, entertaining escapist fare.
  • Apple Mac mini review: The new M6 impresses, but the price hike is rough
    The M4 Mac mini was one of Apple's best values. The $899 M6 mini, not so much.
  • Googlebooks launch October 4 starting at $899—here are the five models you can preorder today
    Googlebooks offer premium hardware and deep smartphone integration, but you may not like the price.


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