rss: npr

  • New White House press secretary a "devoted fan" of Trump and MAGA
    Katie Zacharia worked for one of Trump's companies and raised her profile appearing on conservative-leaning talk shows. She also amplified right-wing conspiracy theories. Now she'll be the president's chief spokesperson.
  • Government spent $10 million on pro-Trump ads after president said super PAC would fund
    Nearly $22 million in taxpayers funds has been spent to air the ads, with nearly half spent after Trump promised to fund what the White House calls public service announcements through his super PAC.
  • Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's DC home, DOJ says it approved the warrant
    The Justice Department says the search is part of an "ongoing federal investigation", while Omar calls it "an attempt to target political enemies"
  • India's opposition parties march to top court as protests over voter lists escalate
    Opposition parties say revisions to the list of eligible voters favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. Authorities have removed more than 130 million names from the voter roll.
  • DOJ launches antitrust probe of TV networks. And, Trump says Ukraine needs new leader
    The Justice Department is investigating several TV networks for possible antitrust violations. And, President Trump pressures Ukrainians to elect a new leader.
  • U.S. restrictions on Chinese drones are hurting cash-strapped police departments
    The U.S. government is trying to end the dominance of high-quality, low-cost drones made in China. But more restrictions mean higher costs for cash-strapped police forces that rely on those drones.
  • Here's what to know if you're unsure about your measles immunity status
    Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself against measles. For most adults, one shot of the MMR is considered enough protection. But there are certain situations that call for a second dose.
  • Morning news brief
  • Texas' 15th Congressional District provides clues to state's Latino vote
    The 15th Congressional District runs from the east of San Antonio all the way down into the Rio Grande Valley. This majority-Latino district provides a window into the Latino vote in Texas.
  • 2 Americans win Nobel Prize in economics for work on boom-bust cycles
    Two Americans have won the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on how to smooth boom-and-bust cycles to limit unemployment and inflation.


rss: bbc

  • Burnham to push for new post-Brexit deals at EU summit
    Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the prime minister was "unpicking" the deal the UK signed with the EU.
  • Government expands police support to political figures who are not MPs
    Shabana Mahmood says there is "insufficient protection" for those who play a role in public life.
  • Six Ukrainian energy sites hit by Russia since Trump announced ceasefire, Zelensky says
    Despite the US president announcing energy infrastructure would not be targeted strikes have continued, Ukraine says.
  • On Yemen's desert battlefield, a war with global consequences is being waged
    Yemen's entrenched civil war is now impossible to ignore. But in operating rooms in its port city of Aden, geopolitics feels remote.
  • Publicly owned rail is popular. But is it making the trains run on time?
    Meeting travellers' expectations could be challenging, experts warn.
  • Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies aged 34
    Mitte, who lived with cerebral palsy, starred as Walter White Jr in the Emmy-winning drama series.
  • Abramovich's close associate misled UK court in £1bn oil-fields case, documents suggest
    Former Chelsea FC director, Eugene Tenenbaum, helped to manage the oligarch’s wealth.
  • Why Moscow is staying tight-lipped on Trump's energy ceasefire
    While Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky suggests he would sign up to a ceasefire on energy infrastructure, Russia has said little.
  • Britain won't tolerate threats on our soil, Miliband says as he summons Iran ambassador
    The prime minister says Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard "almost certainly" directed the RAF Fairford incident.
  • French supermarket fridges heated up in 'unprecedented' cyber attack
    Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.


rss: the register

  • Microsoft blames a configuration change for Exchange Admin Center tumble
    Rollback fixed things, but stop us if you've heard this before
  • Chatbot refuseniks edge out users in the US, and they’re not for turning
    Pew Research Center finds 51% of Americans say no, cite lack of interest - not know-how - as the top reason
  • No shame in the Domain Name game: DNS is doomed, literally
    Fancy a bit of fun? It's always DNS
  • AMD unveils Helion racks for AI agents at OCP summit
    CPU-only and mixed CPU/GPU configurations due from partners in November
  • Which AI infrastructure option actually holds a boundary?
    Just over two weeks before The Register’s Washington dinner with HPE and NVIDIA, the questions on the table are the ones that decide the architecture.
  • Windows 11's easiest account bypass gets the Microsoft boot
    'Learn More' shortcut to local setup reportedly patched server-side, leaving users with more involved workarounds
  • Ukrainian drone strikes on Yandex datacenters knock cloud and payments offline
    Techies at 'Russia's Google' work around the clock as users await access to funds and network connectivity falls to 30% of normal
  • UCLA settles Oracle ERP dispute with $3.1M in credits and $1.31M wiped off the bill
    University alleged cloud software couldn't meet its needs after years of delays to financial systems overhaul
  • Microsoft giveth and Microsoft taketh away: Copilot edition
    Office documents in Copilot? Absolutely! Using Copilot to make Outlook themes? Nah…
  • London cabbies want Sadiq Khan to slam the brakes on robotaxis
    Union urges Mayor to halt driverless taxi rollout as City Hall report raises questions about safety, congestion, and who's actually in charge


rss: ars technica

  • Epic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development model
    "No more hand-written code" or AI-free art for delayed Marvel/Star Wars shooter.
  • After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man's Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad
    You can get a universe in your pocket if you have an iPhone 11 or later.
  • WHO report on Russian lab worker death highlights "key uncertainty"
    Without a cause of death, it's unclear if Russia's precautions were the right ones.
  • Anthropic's Claude AI submitted false murder tip to Philadelphia police
    “I may have information regarding this case," Claude AI told Philly police.
  • Russia was not ready for the data center war it started with Ukraine
    Russian bloggers warn Russia’s hyper-centralized digital economy is vulnerable.
  • Long-lost horror gaming cult classic P.T. gets a much-needed PC port
    Kojima's discontinued "playable trailer" is no longer stuck on a few aging PS4 hard drives.
  • F1 in Singapore: There's a new fastest car now
    Also, F1’s final sprint saw our first real wet racing of the year.
  • Google announces the Fitbit Edge, a middle ground between Pixel Watch 5 and Fitbit Air
    The Fitbit Edge offers more than the Air, but it's not a real smartwatch.
  • Amazon has over 1 million robot workers. What’s next for human employees?
    The second-largest corporate employer has bet big on robot workers to scale.
  • Review: 4-hour Musk documentary feels like two different films
    Alex Gibney's provocative film is compelling but overlong, and there's not much new here for Ars readers.


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