rss: npr

  • How shofars became the spiritual soundtrack of Rosh Hashanah
    Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset Friday. For many Jews around the world, a highlight of the holiday will be hearing the shofar: an animal's horn blown like a trumpet.
  • Amid war and sanctions, many Iranians are losing their jobs and struggling to get by
    Many Iranians lost their jobs because of the war and the U.S. blockade. Now some are even losing their backup jobs as sanctions tighten.
  • In photos: Remembering the Sept. 11 attacks, 25 years later
    Around the U.S., ceremonies commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terror attacks in New York and at the Pentagon.
  • As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability
    The worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health data reliability after the CDC questioned two Pennsylvania measles deaths.
  • Is Patagonia the new data center hub? + Harley-Davidson's role in the trade war
    Why Patagonia might become a new data center hub
  • The voices of Sept. 11: 'My first thought was ... I can't believe that I survived'
    We listen back to interviews recorded in the aftermath of Sept. 11, with a particular focus on stories of survival and loss at the World Trade Center, and some reflections in poetry and music.
  • Remembering 9/11. And, Vance, Trump urge voters to back Republicans in the midterms
    NPR reflects on the events of 9/11 and the toll it left on the U.S. 25 years later. And, President Trump and Vice President Vance's convention speeches urge voters to back the GOP in the midterms.
  • US diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon, deepening strain for hauling everyday goods
    Diesel prices in the U.S. has hit yet another record, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington's war with Iran disrupts the world's flow of fuel
  • Will you get $5,000 to do the news quiz? No. But will it be fun? Maybe
    Plus: donkeys, maps, art, iPhones and more!
  • They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE
    After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.


rss: bbc

  • MPs vote against fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying
    The proposed law sought to introduce one of the biggest societal changes in recent years.
  • An extraordinary result - why did MPs reject assisted dying bill this time?
    Although supporters say they will try again, for now the momentum has fallen away from a change in the law.
  • Masked men, lorries and road blocks: How anti-migrant activists are changing tactics
    Patriot Platform wants to build a group of working-class voters to influence political parties on the right.
  • 'Never, ever forget' - America marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
    In New York, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania, solemn ceremonies commemorate the landmark anniversary.
  • Houthis claim major advance in Yemen and tighten grip on Red Sea shipping lane
    The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.
  • How global trade and oil prices could be hit by Houthi advance
    Yemen's Houthis have seized territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait - a key trade gateway for oil and global shipping.
  • Norway's Princess Astrid dies two days after attending brother King Harald's funeral
    Princess Astrid "represented the Royal House in a warm and dutiful manner", the new king, Haakon VIII, said in a tribute to his aunt.
  • Police to crack down on face coverings at protests
    Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary says it will use powers under the Crime and Policing Act.
  • Children and woman injured on fairground ride
    Police say the three people have been taken to hospital for treatment, with the fair shut for the evening.
  • Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree
    Tasia Fortune's body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.


rss: the register

  • AI more likely to kill animals if it saves fuel or money
    Machine learning models still have a lot to learn about the value of life
  • More JFrog Artifactory bugs under attack, and all 3 have patches
    If you're waiting for a sign to upgrade to a fixed version: this is it
  • Mars astronauts could live in houses made of yeast and jello, say scientists
    Low-energy 3D printing could turn Martian dirt into sturdy structures
  • Disembodied fruit fly brain joins the crypto speculation swarm
    Coinbase engineer gives simulated insect $100 and lets its neurons make the trades
  • AT&T store worker gets 16 months inside for SIM-swap side hustle
    Phone shop staffer claimed he was paid less than $4k for in his part attacks leading to combined intended losses of $600,000
  • Higher prices can't crimp server sales as AI drives demand
    Shipments rise with enterprise and government buyers joining the hyperscaler spending spree
  • Britain's technology brief is now everyone's job and nobody's responsibility
    Whitehall has scattered science, AI, and digital government across a thicket of competing ministerial portfolios
  • Ukrainian lawyer's second career as a Conti coder earns him 4 years behind bars
    Swapping legal work for malware development ended in extradition and a guilty plea
  • EU's Cyber Resilience Act starts the 24-hour vulnerability clock
    Manufacturers must now disclose actively exploited flaws and severe security incidents through ENISA's new reporting platform
  • Union body tells UK government workers must get a say before AI clocks in
    TUC warns against letting algorithms call the shots in the workplace


rss: ars technica

  • Random rewards enrich classic game-theory contests
    Simple games gain rich strategies in the face of noise.
  • Bouncy castle launches horrifying MRSA outbreak, striking 48 kids in Ireland
    The strain lurking in the inflatable structure was hypervirulent.
  • Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge
    The Department of Energy declared an "emergency" when none existed.
  • ChatGPT-using lawyer punished for citing fake testimony from made-up witnesses
    "I didn't know that AI could hallucinate facts," New Mexico defense lawyer says.
  • Scientists unlock secrets of ancient Egyptian materials with proteomics
    Analysis revealed seed proteins from sesame and moringa, which held religious and symbolic significance.
  • Oracle tries to appease Stargate data center opponents with renewables push
    Renewables pledge won’t change the Oracle and OpenAI data center’s use of gas.
  • NASA moving at warp speed to set up US Space Academy
    NASA asks US states to show them the money.
  • Claude users found ways around safeguards for bioweapons research
    Some dangerous biology looks much like legitimate research, complicating AI safeguards.
  • ClickFix attacks infecting PCs and Macs are going viral
    Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal.
  • What happens when quantum mechanics and relativity meet?
    Experiment put atoms in a superposition of trajectories to find out.


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