rss: npr

  • DOJ charges 28 in California with voting crimes as election tensions escalate
    The DOJ also filed an emergency request in federal court to stop California from processing ballots returned by people on the voter rolls the federal government says are "likely noncitizens."
  • Judge chastises Trump administration plan to push ahead overhaul of DC golf course
    The Trump administration wants to turn a historic public golf course into championship links. Despite a judge's order, hundreds of trees were cut down to make way for the renovation.
  • Schools struggle to measure how much AI experiments are helping
    Schools are experimenting with AI, and a lot of them are encountering the same problem: It's hard to measure whether the technology is good or bad for students.
  • Australian prime minister says lawmaker critically injured by car is 'no accident'
    A car hit an Australian federal independent lawmaker on Monday, critically injuring her in an apparent deliberate attack, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The driver was arrested.
  • 2026 midterms could be the most expensive on record. And, Macron condemns protests
    More than $15 billion has been raised in this year's midterm elections. And, France's president is condemning the violent protests erupting across the country.
  • The real reason it's going to take a while to know who won in some midterm races
    Hint: It's not only because California counts slowly.
  • A Kelvin wave raised sea levels on the West Coast. More are coming
    A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it's driven by El Niño and it's going to happen again.
  • Morning news brief
    Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes as relations between U.S. and Ukraine deteriorate, the midterms are on track to be the most expensive on record, French president denounces violent protests.
  • Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed campaigns in GOP stronghold
    Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is campaigning in the GOP stronghold of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, an area that hasn't voted for a Democrat in Congress in over a decade.
  • Solar power is changing agriculture in Pakistan, but some fear it could cause issues
    Solar power is transforming agriculture in Pakistan. But in a country already facing water scarcity and extreme weather, some fear their widespread use could cause problems.


rss: bbc

  • Chancellor rejects calls to raise Capital Gains Tax in Budget
    Influential Labour figures had been pushing for equalising CGT and income tax, but critics have said this could drive wealthy people out of Britain.
  • Curfew imposed in parts of central Paris and other cities after rioting across France
    The country's interior minister admits that police "lost control" in some cities following a weekend of riots.
  • Watch: Clean up begins after French riots but police remain
    Outside of Paris, Marseille saw some of the worst damage, with shop owners reporting more than 600 premises having been looted.
  • Criminals detained in hospital set to lose benefits
    The families of the victims of Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane had been campaigning for the change.
  • US church on frontline of battle against drug known as 'tranq'
    Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are more powerful and in plentiful supply, and they have transformed the drugs landscape.
  • Burnham vows end to 'rip-off parking charges' under new rules
    Penalties are seen as too harsh on motorists who are penalised for parking on private land.
  • Ukrainians dying because US restricting intelligence sharing, Zelensky adviser tells BBC
    Serhii Beskrestnov says there has not been enough time to warn people about incoming missile attacks. The White House said there had been no changes to intelligence sharing.
  • Woman says she 'closed eyes and tried not to be there' during alleged Russell Brand rape
    The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.
  • Ex-OpenAI worker accused of planting device had Saudi support, says court filing
    The Saudi government did not immediately respond to BBC requests for comment.
  • Five ways El Niño is affecting the weather around the world
    As the strongest El Niño on record continues to intensify, what impacts on weather patterns are already being felt across the globe? Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at the evidence.


rss: the register

  • ICANN testing tech to let law enforcement access non-public WHOIS info
    Single sign-on to help address imminent threats to life, critical infrastructure, or kids
  • DeepSeek deep-sixed at all US federal civilian agencies
    Order disallowing use of Chinese AI service is unhelpfully vague and broad
  • Grocery giant Ahold Delhaize confirms cyberattack forced US and European systems offline
    Second security snafu in two years
  • Amazon makes vague commitment to unproven nuclear tech to power Indiana datacenters
    Partner X-energy has not built a single working reactor yet
  • Maxwell gives sub-optimal code a runtime glow-up
    Finally, your hardware has its own agent
  • Security patches need patches now that attackers have AI
    Terra finds sharp rise in GitHub security fixes reported broken within 90 days
  • Write bot-resistant code with KillSwitch, a programming language designed to confuse LLMs
    Lies, lots of adverbs, and prosaic stories don't make for very machine-readable code, it turns out
  • Europe’s cloud sovereignty rules could do more harm than good
    Report warns that sovereignty is being used to favor selected national providers and could stifle pan-Europe clouds
  • Red Hat helps teach about tech writing
    But learns tough lessons about AI in the process
  • Uber dodges £340M cabbie lawsuit after drivers miss legal deadline
    Black cab drivers accused ride-hailing giant of misleading London's transport regulator, but judge says they left it too late to sue


rss: ars technica

  • Pennsylvania issues alert on congenital measles—something US hasn't seen for decades
    Congenital measles can be fatal, and survivors require monitoring for years.
  • Russian spacecraft maneuvers in "extreme proximity" to satellite used by Ukraine
    "Kosmos 2612 closed from hundreds of kilometers away to extreme proximity to ICEYE-X36."
  • Accused OpenAI spy had folder called “Saudi Gov Docs,” FBI says
    US fears Saudi government will help ex-OpenAI engineer flee spying charges.
  • Batteries help reduce emissions, but how do we reduce their emissions?
    One way to make batteries cleaner is to make fewer of them.
  • PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it
    A researcher says attacks chaining 4 vulnerabilities is hacking unpatched boxes.
  • Startup taps underwater volcano as energy source in "proof point" test
    Can undersea geothermal power help Pacific Rim nations cut down on oil imports?
  • ReactOS reaches major milestone with NTFS install support
    ReactOS gains NTFS install support with new driver.
  • AI game clones are making indie developers afraid to show their work
    Delayed Steam Next Fest demo is a sign of a growing problem for indie devs.
  • Florida DMV hacked after police dept insecurely stored login info
    Florida issues alerts after statewide DMV data breach linked to ShinyHunters.
  • Disney found a way to buy Character.AI without buying its lawsuits
    Character.AI faces claims its bots encouraged minors to self-harm and kill their parents.


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