rss: npr

  • America's historic preservation law is in peril, advocates say. Here's what's at stake
    Congress and a federal agency are threatening to weaken the country's historic preservation law, fueling a backlash that critics say is as fiery as the one that led to the law's creation 60 years ago.
  • Inside the race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for control of outer space
    The Atlantic writer Josh Tyrangiel says Musk and Bezos each want to colonize the moon, mine its resources and launch thousands more satellites. He says their only real competition is each other.
  • Social Security benefits to get a boost. And, Hasan Piker defends his rhetoric
    Social Security benefits are set to get a boost to offset rising consumer prices. And, streamer Hasan Piker says the GOP's "guilt-by-association politics" won't drag Democrats down in the midterms.
  • After booting 760K off ACA health plans, the Trump administration adds some people back
    The Trump administration provided few details about its process for canceling hundreds of thousands of Affordable Care Act enrollments — even as the next stage of the anti-fraud effort is underway.
  • Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries, officials say, after brief truce
    Ukrainian drones attacked a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region early Thursday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a brief truce spurned by Moscow was over.
  • Greetings from Mexico City, where a bullfighting ban doesn't stop this matador training
    One plays the bull, the other the bullfighter, as a pair practices a dance of death in a sport that's prohibited in the Mexican capital city.
  • Make a 'sick day' kit for cold and flu season before your household gets hit
    Cold and flu season is here. Before someone in your household gets hit, make sure you have these essential meds and comfort items in your medicine cabinet.
  • These swing voters regret voting for Trump and it's influencing their midterm choices
    Some key voters in Georgia say deep frustration and disappointment with President Trump are motivating their election plans just weeks before Election Day.
  • Trump cancels public execution, but a line may already have been crossed
    Defense Secretary Hegseth's announcement of a livestreamed execution elicited reactions of disgust and condemnation from some faith leaders and politicians. But within his church, it's not an outlier.
  • Morning news brief
    Trump's campaign tour continues as Republicans rally voters ahead of midterms, Ukraine faces limited access to Starshield technology, Houthi rebels hit Saudi oil company building.


rss: bbc

  • Former DUP leader Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse
    Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children.
  • Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad
    Trump said some would "rather not watch" the killing of Nidal Hasan, the first military execution in over 60 years.
  • Trans people should use hospital spaces according to biological sex, NHS England says
    New guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex.
  • Russell Brand accuser says he turned 'monster-like' before alleged rape
    The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.
  • Banks say Healey is planning Budget tax raid on their profits
    Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month.
  • Meghan makes first official public appearance since moving back to UK
    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are taking part in a series of events linked to their charitable work in Nottingham.
  • Watch: Swimmer's emotional TV plea for cancer research leads to meeting with PM
    Scottish athlete, Archie Goodburn, who was diagnosed with three inoperable brain tumours two years ago, met Andy Burnham after an appeal for more investment into brain cancer research.
  • Severe drought declared in parts of southern England
    Reservoir levels continue to drop after a hot summer and less September rain than normal.
  • Man killed by tiger climbed two fences before suffering multiple injuries, inquest hears
    William Chapman climbed two fences to enter a tiger's pen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, an inquest hears.
  • Infantino apologises to Fifa Council - but told he is still not fit to lead
    President Gianni Infantino apologises to the Fifa Council for his World Cup sell-off plan - but is asked to go further.


rss: the register

  • YouTuber built 30-frame-per-second grayscale Game Boy, then open sourced it for all e-paper displays
    Not afraid of custom waveforms frying your e-paper? Download it from GitHub and give it a shot on your stock screen today
  • Smartphone shipments plummet as memory crisis pumps up prices
    AI's appetite for components hammers budget handsets, with analysts seeing little relief before 2028
  • Workday wants a slice of customers' labour budget that its AI agents could replace
    CEO eyes usage-based billing as automation pushes HR software vendor beyond traditional IT spending
  • TinyLittleOffice, where the link is the document
    For those times when a full-fat editor is overkill
  • KDE hits 30, decides it's time to move out of the X11 era
    Wayland-only Plasma 6.8 heads for Kubuntu 'Tenacious T-Rex' early next year
  • When faster supercomputers aren’t enough
    PARTNER CONTENT: A million reasons why advanced computing matters for genomics
  • Spyware vendors found a way to make targeted ads even worse
    Israeli adtech outfit allegedly helped spyware vendors infect phones while enjoying Google's seal of approval
  • Bank of America had to bring in 1,000 contractors to patch all the bugs Mythos identified
    CEO said the workers were hired in Q2 and are still helping today
  • TSMC sends scouts to check whether America's datacenters can deliver
    Silicon giant budgets up to $64B for expansion while keeping an eye on construction progress and power supplies
  • X purges 13,000 accounts linked to suspected meddling ahead of US midterms
    Platform points to Iran, Russia, and China but provides no public evidence for attribution


rss: ars technica

  • Rocket Lab announces another delay for its medium-lift Neutron rocket
    Rocket Lab announced the Neutron rocket in 2021, aiming for a first flight in 2024.
  • Report: FTC probes Anthropic, OpenAI after Trump dismissed AI fears as “hoax”
    FTC may fine AI firms on par with companies that delay data breach reports.
  • Singer or clanker? YouTube Music will tell you with new gen AI labeling.
    The AI music labels are rolling out now in YouTube Music and will come to YouTube soon.
  • Rewilding could help vulnerable islands keep pace with rising seas
    Seabirds, native plants, and healthy reefs can help atolls build as seas rise.
  • Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor security
    Incident hitting 700 supermarkets exploited outdated devices exposed to the Internet.
  • Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam
    But the new "Preview" app "will have some bugs," Epic warns.
  • NATO may redeploy anti-drone defenses as attacks sink more Black Sea shipping
    Suspected Russian drones have sunk or damaged 5 ships near Bulgaria and Romania.
  • Things are finally looking up for NASA's first missions to Venus in a generation
    "This is great news for us. We're staffing up. We're accelerating."
  • Schools across US protest FCC plan that could disconnect kids from Internet
    FCC chair threatens E-Rate fund, blames schools for kids' excessive screen time.
  • Georgia man sues Flock, sheriff's office over alleged ALPR-fueled retaliation
    Plaintiff claims cameras enabled warrantless tracking and monitoring after he previously sued over excessive force.


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