rss: npr

  • Inflation sizzled in September — and Social Security benefits will get a boost
    Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.
  • Hands-on with the Ocarina of Time remake, the most ornate Zelda game ever made
    We got to play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time early. Here are our impressions of the remake and its elaborate new style.
  • Zelenskyy sits down with NPR. And, Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a sit-down interview with NPR as Russia's full-scale invasion nears the 5-year mark. And, Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
  • These workers help train robots who could one day steal their jobs
    Factory workers in India are being asked to wear GoPro cameras to record the way they do their jobs. The ultimate goal is to train robots to take over. Will it work?
  • Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct
    The White House publicly asked for U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle's resignation on Tuesday as she faced mounting accusations of improper conduct.
  • 'They're stealing from the poor': A major source of SNAP fraud robs recipients of millions
    Organized criminal rings target SNAP recipients because of the government program's outdated security features. But upgrading the tech costs money and states' SNAP budgets are getting squeezed.
  • Civil rights advocates plan to send thousands of observers to midterm polling places
    For many election cycles, civil rights groups and political parties have fanned out to monitor polling places, but the charged midterm environment has many organizations stepping up efforts this year.
  • The skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints, lawsuits and a federal investigation
    Free samples, high-pressure pitches and $50,000 bills: An NPR investigation reveals how a network of mall skincare stores systematically targeted older adults and people with disabilities across the U.S.
  • VIDEO: The skincare sample is free. What happens next can cost thousands
    For years, customers have complained of aggressive sales tactics and charges at mall skincare stores. NPR investigated the business that connects many of them.
  • In Kansas, a newly competitive Senate race tests limit of Trump's unpopular policies
    Kansas voters could send a Democrat to the Senate for the first time in nearly a century — and flip the governor's office back to Republican control, even in what could be a tough year for the GOP.


rss: bbc

  • Russell Brand was a 'sexual predator', prosecution alleges as rape trial begins
    The actor and comedian has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.
  • Starlink restrictions in Ukraine war linked to political situation, Zelensky aide says
    Elon Musk's system allows Kyiv to protect Ukrainian skies and effectively guide drones to Russian targets.
  • Burnham treads carefully in Zelensky visit, balancing Trump and Ukraine
    The UK's prime minister meets with Volodymyr Zelensky after a rocky week for the Ukraine president.
  • Sally Rooney books withdrawn in UK over Palestine Action support
    The Irish writer is best known for novels such as Normal People, Intermezzo and Conversations With Friends.
  • Family pays tribute to 'warm and engaging' man killed in tiger attack
    William Chapman was attacked by the tiger after he entered its pen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
  • What we know about the Pope's lung cancer diagnosis
    The Pope is recovering in hospital after a successful surgery to remove part of his right lung.
  • Australia's first-ever Michelin stars go to 11 restaurants in one state
    All of the spots are in South Australia, reportedly because the state government paid for incognito inspectors to visit.
  • Container ship hit by projectile sinks in Strait of Hormuz, Singapore says
    All 21 sailors on the Singapore-flagged GFS Pride were evacuated safely after it was hit by an projectile on Tuesday, maritime authorities say.
  • US inflation rises more than expected - here's what is happening with prices
    The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.
  • One stolen every four minutes - inside the police battle against vehicle thieves
    Officers tell the BBC they are overstretched and struggling to keep up with sophisticated criminals.


rss: the register

  • Leap seconds face judgment day as time lords prepare to vote
    Proposal would let UTC drift an hour from Earth's rotation, sparing computer systems awkward adjustments for centuries
  • Researchers cig-nal their faith in AI by taking up smoking
    What are they puffing? Tobacco, apparently. Cancer researcher tells El Reg it's a bad bet
  • Fire up that iPhone 1 emulation and party like it's 2007
    Browser-based fun to remember a time before Apple's annual cash grab became a thing
  • New motherboards, old RAM, plenty of life left in yesterday's PCs
    DDR4 makes a comeback as component costs rise, while Linux offers an escape from forced upgrades
  • Tiny11 puts Windows 11 on a diet without the PowerShell workout
    New desktop app simplifies stripping out bundled software, with heavier cuts carrying security and support risks
  • Cisco, Nvidia team up to build fatter, faster pluggable
    If you thought 1.6 Tbps was fast, just wait, Cisco's USFP targets 12.8 Tbps in a single optical pluggable
  • US tech giants warn Europe that ditching US tech giants could cost €115B
    Amazon, Google, Meta among members of lobby group funding dire warnings over cloud sovereignty plans
  • Python 3.15 goes global with UTF-8 support
    Decades of cross-platform character corruption finally comes to an end for Windows coders
  • Welcome to the lovely landlocked land of Luxembork, where the fares are free, and the terminals are techno
    Tick, tick, tick, tick, ticket, ticket, tick tick
  • KPMG tech and data boss tells staff facing the boot he's getting promoted
    Paul Henninger shares news of his move up via email as around 200 colleagues prepare for redundancy


rss: ars technica

  • Ukraine blindsided by Starlink throttling restrictions and intelligence gaps
    Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network.
  • Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate through IoT devices
    "Small weight-based replicators" could usher in a new generation of computer worms.
  • The Internet’s undersea backbone is slipping into the danger zone
    Elisabeth Braw’s book Undersea War on rising risks for undersea infrastructure.
  • OpenAI, Google pushing new AI models easily tricked into making nudes, researchers say
    Attack method exposes flaws in OpenAI, Google safeguards against AI nudes.
  • Martin Shkreli livestreamed himself violating lifetime pharma ban, FTC says
    "I can always find a couple of biotech stocks to smoke," Shkreli said in a livestream.
  • ESA targets Anbernic emulation handhelds as "superfake" piracy enablers
    But third-party sellers, not Anbernic, are the ones routinely selling ROM-filled SD cards.
  • Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware
    Topgolf and VMware "ran deep" before the migration.
  • Trump commercial railing against his enemies kept airing after court blocked it
    US attorney apologized to court, said government has stopped running Trump ads.
  • Disney offers $20M for Character.AI’s scandal-plagued chatbot tech
    Disney may acquire tech from one of the first chatbot makers linked to child suicide.
  • Skydance’s Discovery+ prices increase by up to 20 percent
    The higher prices are said to be unrelated to the Skydance merger.


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