rss: npr

  • Remembering singer and actor Peggy King
    King, who died Oct. 25, got her start singing in big bands in the 1950s. She had a string of hits, a contract with MGM and was a popular fixture on TV variety shows. Originally broadcast in 1983.
  • Manchester United names USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino as its manager
    Mauricio Pochettino is out as head coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team. Pochettino led the U.S. to the round of 16 at last year's World Cup. He's departing to coach Manchester United.
  • Nvidia CEO steps down. And, Sen. Chris Van Hollen to run for majority leader
    Nvidia's chief financial officer has been appointed interim CEO after Jensen Huang stepped down from the role. And, Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he will challenge Chuck Schumer for majority leader.
  • Happy World Kindness Day! Check out our kind photos of kindness to humans -- and cats
    Friday, November 13 is World Kindness Day. Your mission: Do something kind. Small acts of kindness definitely count!
  • Kratom and 7-OH can feel like 'a miracle.' They can also be addictive
    In the last decade, strong support for kratom and 7-OH products have kept them federally legal. That's started to change. A crackdown for some highly potent products related to kratom is coming.
  • Hegseth awards medal to soldier who chastised him
    Pete Hegseth was yelled at by a sentinel for poor decorum at Arlington National Cemetery. Now the Secretary of Defense has
    given him a medal.
  • Rivers in the sky are raining down on the Pacific Northwest. What are they?
    Atmospheric rivers are large bands of water vapor in the sky. They are dumping trillions of gallons of water on Washington and Oregon, just as high tides and winds batter shorelines.
  • SpaceX's giant rocket may leave NASA in the dust
    As it races to develop its new massive rocket, the space launch company is preparing to retire NASA's main ride to the International Space Station.
  • These swing voters have low expectations for divided government
    Key voters in North Carolina are pessimistic the blue wave flipping control of Congress will solve their economic woes. Many say President Trump will be the chief obstacle.
  • Why is Google cutting off Search from AI-free schools? Here are some theories
    The forthcoming move has left some parents and educators frustrated and wondering about the company's motivations.


rss: bbc

  • What we know about the global outage
    Microsoft has said the outage was not caused by a cyber-security incident, but efforts to fix the issues have so far been largely unsuccessful.
  • Watch: How a server outage took down Microsoft Teams and Outlook
    A Microsoft outage is affecting services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot.
  • Former Hamas bodyguard guilty of UK knife attack
    Mohammed Alfatih was granted asylum in the UK in 2015 and British citizenship in 2020.
  • Firm offers to fake artworks for wealthy migrants seeking UK 'talent' visas - BBC investigation
    Going undercover to expose an elaborate fraud aimed at obtaining fast-track settlement for wealthy migrants.
  • More women make allegations against Russell Brand
    The new claims are in the Times and a Netflix documentary, following Brand's recent conviction for rape.
  • Piddington to bring legal challenge over asylum base plans
    Up to 1,256 men could be housed at the site near Piddington in Oxfordshire under the plans.
  • Russia hit by second car bomb in as many days as peace talks continue
    A former adviser to Ukraine's pro-Putin ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov was seriously hurt, Russia says.
  • Water firm pleads guilty after four killed in blast
    Wessex Water admits failing to ensure employee safety over an explosion at its Bristol site.
  • Doctor burnout putting maternity patients at risk, says regulator
    Trainee doctors delivering babies are more likely to suffer from overwork and burnout than other specialties, evidence suggests.
  • 'It's been amazing' - Owain Wyn Evans completes four-nation Children in Need ride
    Owain Wyn Evans cycled almost 400 miles, setting off from Glasgow and finishing in Cardiff.


rss: the register

  • Oh my Word! Microsoft retires compatibility options, because who needs layouts to stay put
    Admins with archives of ancient files brace for the wave of tickets from confused users
  • Quantum Systems drones back in the air after malware scare
    Germany's Bundeswehr lifted precautionary grounding after malicious update reportedly reached military servers
  • Palantir adds three UK police forces to its beat with £10.1M deal
    Five-year contract follows London setback as former Met chief Cressida Dick emerges as a paid adviser
  • BOFH: The best way to stop an idea spreading is a controlled burn
    The Boss mentions 'AI security,' triggering an entirely proportionate incident response
  • Crackdown on UK medical record snooping after staff reported sneaking 300+ times this year
    Watchdog wants assurances from 200 execs that employees aren't poking around patient files they have no business viewing
  • Brit police watchdog says cops' use of facial recog risks wrongful arrests
    New report calls for change, highlights hodgepodge governance and misunderstanding about tech’s limitations among officers
  • Palantir's NHS cancer app gets plenty of praise, precious few users
    Official figures put uptake at just six trusts, while FoI responses raise questions about which are actually benefiting
  • C++26 stumbles at finish line over Contracts dispute
    ISO working group faces a fight over runtime checks, complexity, and the language's release timetable
  • Microsoft's massive M365 outage stretches past 20 hours as its fixes keep failing
    Hasn't completely ruled out cyberattack as cause of incident that's damaged Exchange Online and services that rely on it
  • Developer cleverly shrank 2,600 lines of C into a six-line script but still ending up losing sleep
    It wasn't the not-very-legal source code raid that caused it, but a colleague who punted a pager


rss: ars technica

  • Rocket Report: Starship set for historic test flight; a century of Electron
    "You can simplify it as a big tank feeding engines."
  • Specialized’s Tarmac SL9 S-Level is built to wreck your Zone 2 ride
    Specialized’s second-fastest bike may be the smart buy.
  • In reversal, American Cancer Society urges routine prostate cancer screening
    Men aged 50–69 and at average risk should get PSA screening every two years.
  • FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace
    Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved.
  • Ars Live: What drone attacks on data centers mean for modern life in the cloud
    A livestream Ars discussion is happening on November 17 at 1 pm Eastern Time.
  • The Elder Scrolls' most obscure adventure gets a 4K PC makeover
    N-Gage exclusive Shadowkey gets an AI-coded glow-up with plenty of new features.
  • Google rolls out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, finally replacing 3.8 Flash
    Gemini 4 Hydrogen isn't getting a slow, security-conscious release like Carbon and Argon.
  • Ukraine says it can’t stop Russian strikes because Starshield is limited again
    Report: Ukraine suspects speeds limits are intended to help Russia in peace talks.
  • Google faces calls for AI moratoriums in schools after Gemini pilot backlash
    Families confront Google after teen’s lawsuit labels Gemini a “suicide coach.”
  • Netflix releases new trailer for Ray Gunn
    "It's hard being the only honest players in a crooked game."


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