rss: npr

  • Melania Trump touts rare agreement she brokered between Russia and Ukraine
    The six-day pause from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky comes as the administration ramps up efforts to secure an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
  • How North Carolina Democrats flipped several House seats in historically GOP districts
    All of these seats were in districts redrawn in 2023 to favor Republican candidates.
  • Paraguay's president is impeached minutes after resigning following a bank collapse
    Paraguayan lawmakers voted to impeach President Santiago Peña minutes after his resignation, as the collapse of a digital bank tied to his government froze millions of people's savings.
  • Head of Justice Department office on Civil Rights resigns
    The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, is out after 18 tumultuous months in charge.
  • Discursive Verses: Is 'Spend Dat' the best financial indicator of America's grift economy?
    NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: How Yung Miami's summer bop became a sweeping indictment.
  • Russell Brand is convicted of rape, and judge says he'll get a prison term
    A prosecutor described Brand as a ruthless, calculating, manipulative "sexual predator." Brand, 51, denied the charges, saying he had never forced anyone to do something against their will.
  • First-time homebuyers remain scarce, but a record share of them pay all cash
    A new report finds generational wealth is widening the divide between homebuyers and those priced out. The median age of first-time buyers also remains at a record high.
  • Teens worldwide aren't getting enough exercise -- especially girls
    A new study looks at the recommended amount of daily exercise for adolescents — and how few are getting it.
  • What's next for Democrats after the midterms. And, a look at the outstanding races
    Democrats have regained control of Congress. They have a long list of investigations into Trump planned. And, not all races have been called. Here's a look at how they could affect the Dems' majority.
  • After sweeping midterm wins, here's what Democrats hope to get done in the majority
    Democrats ran on lowering costs and stamping out corruption. Now that they've won, party leaders will have to unite a sometimes fractious caucus to fulfill those pledges.


rss: bbc

  • Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
    Brand is told to expect a prison sentence "of some length" and faces more rape allegations, it can now be reported.
  • Watch: Met Police release Brand interview footage
    Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three sexual assaults at Southwark Crown Court.
  • Major tech stocks plunge as US midterms add to fears of AI slowdown
    The market has been reacting to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry following the US midterms
  • Henry Nowak’s killer has minimum term increased to 25 years by Court of Appeal
    Judges ruled Vickrum Digwa's original term was unduly lenient and refused his bid to have it cut.
  • California governor commutes sentences for state's 548 death row inmates
    California has historically had the largest population of people on death row in the US.
  • King relishes 'politically charged' deployments, Palace aide says
    The monarch faced questions on the UK's involvement in the slave trade during his Caribbean tour.
  • Messages reveal how hoax threat was passed on by air traffic control
    BBC Verify has been analysing messages after flights across Europe were targeted by fake bomb threats - the second such incident this week.
  • UK doctor infected with Ebola being treated at London hospital
    The doctor tested positive in DR Congo, where there is an outbreak. The government says the risk to the public remains low.
  • Police car set alight in Glasgow amid Bonfire Night trouble
    The car was torched after officers answered reports of an injured man in the Provanmill area of Glasgow.
  • Interest rates hiked to 4% in first increase in over three years
    Most analysts expected the increase from 3.75% to 4%.


rss: the register

  • The White House is apparently a popular residential proxy exit spot
    How it got there is another matter entirely
  • Get root on a musl Linux system by slamming it with an overly long password
    Decade-old vulnerability in OpenSSH is now fixed, so get a-patchin'
  • October crypto-tracker hack: Access cracked, law enforcement tokens packed
    Agentic 'on-path attack' went after Chainalysis's tools, which are routinely called upon to assist police investigations
  • openSUSE Leap 16.1 gives Linux users the right to remain immutable
    One installer now offers conventional and read-only systems as separate Micro distro bows out
  • OpenAI releases GPT-6 Cyber, and promises this one stays within 'rules of engagement'
    The latest bug hunting model 'avoided exploiting out-of-scope services over 99 percent of the time', claims House of Altman
  • Copilot Chat has usage caps, and Microsoft would rather you found them by hitting them
    Mystery limits expand for users without the paid add-on, with upgrade prompts ready when features run dry
  • Tobacco company got smoked by leaving secret recipes on a file share
    They denied the data was real...then removed it
  • Memory makers mint megabucks while buyers beg for mercy
    DRAM revenue jumps 369 percent as AI demand keeps supplies tight and prices climbing
  • Microsoft fixed Excel 2016 copy-paste bug. Then reintroduced it. Now it's fixed again
    All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again. Maybe
  • 'Stop dirty datacenters': Europe-wide protests planned demanding building moratorium
    Curbing compute farms played a big part in recent US elections, now Euro activists are making their feelings known


rss: ars technica

  • Sony revives the original Walkman headphones, adds USB-C
    Orange ear cushions included.
  • Google: Schools can keep search while skipping Gemini, but AI search is non-negotiable
    Google is technically offering schools more choice but not the choices anyone wants.
  • Lawsuit: Man introduced his wife to ChatGPT. She used it to plan his murder.
    Bitter energy drinks turned out to be ChatGPT-steered poisoning, lawsuit says.
  • BMW bumps battery for the better: The 2027 i7 60 xDrive, driven
    BMW has updated its flagship sedan with the newest EV and infotainment tech.
  • Software squeezes more data out of Webb Telescope for imaging exoplanets
    Software optimizes a physical model of the telescope to reduce noise.
  • Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block state gambling laws
    Kalshi can't avoid gambling law by claiming it doesn't offer gambling, state AG says.
  • MAHA lost bigly in the midterms—is it at death's door?
    RFK Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement was in trouble before voting began.
  • Gamers go to ridiculous lengths to "improve" GTA VI with Nvidia's DLSS 5
    Using a capture card and open source software to run PS5 video through a PC GPU.
  • Statehouse wins give Democrats new power to push clean energy
    Democrats erased the GOP’s trifecta edge and gained new power over energy policy.
  • Motorola's new Signature 27 has it all if you can stomach the $1,600 price tag
    It has all the bells and whistles (and cameras).


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