rss: npr

  • Troy Jackson wins Maine Senate race over Susan Collins, in major coup for Democrats
    The result is a crucial victory for Democrats in their push to retake the Senate majority, flipping a seat that Collins has held for nearly 30 years.
  • Here's how some key demographic groups voted in the midterms
    These charts show how various demographic groups voted in the midterm election. The data comes from a poll of tens of thousands of voters, conducted by the firm SSRS for a number of news outlets.
  • Former Arkansas governor says Democrats' gains are 'more significant than ever anticipated'
    NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson about Democratic victories in states typically considered Republican strongholds.
  • Democrats win full control of Congress, ushering in a new era of divided government
    The victories in the House and Senate return Democrats to full control of Congress for the first time since 2023 and deepens the level of expected friction between them and President Trump.
  • Democrat Josh Turek wins the Senate seat in Iowa
    Democrat Josh Turek has defeated Sen. Ashley Hinson in Iowa, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
  • On a historic night for democratic socialists, Mamdani says midterms show power of working-class voters
    The New York mayor tells NPR's Juana Summers that newly elected democratic socialists need to seize this moment and show voters what politics can deliver.
  • Democrat David Crowley will be Wisconsin's first Black governor
    Democrat David Crowley defeated Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany in a campaign that focused on "lowering costs for working families" and bringing more jobs to Wisconsin.
  • Adam Hamilton becomes the first Democratic senator from Kansas in nearly a century
    Democrat Adam Hamilton beat Sen. Roger Marshall, a fierce loyalist to President Trump, per a race call by the Associated Press.
  • Missourians reject ballot proposal that would have re-imposed an abortion ban
    Missouri voters defeated a measure that would have banned abortion just two years after voters legalized abortion in another vote. Voters in Missouri legalized abortion two years ago but this time the abortion ban was coupled with a ban on transgender treatment for minors. Opponents said it was misleading.
  • Democrat Gina Hinojosa wins race for Texas governor, ousting Greg Abbott
    Hinojosa, an Austin state representative, is set to be the state's first Democratic governor since 1995 and will be the state's first Latina governor.


rss: bbc

  • Ecstatic scenes and historic moments: What's happened so far in the midterms
    Democrats have taken control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency - proving moments of celebration.
  • How America voted in maps and charts
    See the maps and charts that show how America voted in the US midterm elections.
  • Anthony Zurcher: Democrats tear up Trump's political map on historic night
    Two Senate races that a year ago were thought to be battlegrounds turned out to be slam-dunks for the Democrats.
  • James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
    "This wasn't just a tsunami, not just a referendum, but this was a bloodbath," one expert told the BBC on Democrats' historic wins in Texas.
  • Miliband says slavery apology will not bring cost for UK taxpayers
    Speaking to BBC's Newscast, the foreign secretary says Britain cannot sweep its past "under the carpet".
  • 'Multi-cancer' blood tests coming to some GP surgeries soon
    The aim is to detect hard-to-diagnose abdominal cancers, including liver, ovarian and pancreatic cancer, much sooner.
  • Poundland supplier 'will lose millions' if retailer collapses
    One of Poundland's suppliers will lose millions if it collapses, while other suppliers have said they would go under.
  • Scammers using AI-generated images of missing pets to demand reward money
    Owners says threats to kill their cats unless they sent money left them angry and terrified.
  • No more rice grains in Kellogg's Rice Krispies due to changing weather
    The new recipes mean cereal packaging will now include a 'contains wheat gluten' warning.
  • Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash
    At least 69 people were killed and dozens injured in the collision south of the capital, Madrid.


rss: the register

  • AMD on track to overtake Intel as biggest x86 outfit
    CEO says supply chain can cope with surging datacenter and AI demand
  • Aussie Adobe assailant Canva announces layoffs in re-org affecting 22% of staff
    No mention of AI, but a nod to the pace of technological change
  • North Korean fake job interview led to $6.3B Binance heist
    'It was not a single isolated breach or a simple phishing incident,' exchange says
  • Microsoft improves Windows 11 performance on 8 GB PCs as RAM prices keep climbing
    We've got a hunch the memory crunch is taking a bite out of Windows revenue
  • Nvidia is happy to take your money whether you're using open or closed models, says Jensen Huang
    At Fireworks Forge, a celebration of specialized models
  • British fintech Revolut slashes AI coding costs 10x by cutting out Claude and going self-hosted
    Turns out cheap tokens get engineers doing things that save time, like debugging and tackling Jira tickets
  • AI policy wonks declare 'sovereign agents' a threat to civilization
    These are AI agents that operate outside of human control and 'pursue open-ended, evolving survival'
  • GSMA warns of growing risks to mobile networks from extreme weather
    Mobile comms body wants a joined-up approach from governments and regulators to mitigate downtime
  • Improved asteroid deflection model runs faster, reveals more doomsday worries
    “We expected aim to matter ... What surprised us was how much,' says Sandia physicist Nathan Moore
  • Password manager mSecure tells users to change passwords, won't say why
    Customers left wondering what's been compromised after vendor advises resetting passwords, 2FA and passkeys


rss: ars technica

  • California fights "preposterous" Trump admin demand to scrap state broadband laws
    State tries to obtain broadband funds despite rejecting Trump admin condition.
  • Ukraine’s drone strikes spur hasty Russian plans for underground data centers
    Russia tries to fix exposed digital infrastructure as data center war backfires.
  • NYT demands Brave shut down its paywall blocker and end deals with AI firms
    Lawsuit calls Brave "supplier, dealer, and distributor" of stolen news content.
  • Buttons are back and storage is king when it comes to car interiors
    We talk with Nissan designer Hiren Patel about how vehicle interior designs are changing.
  • Google will let schools skip AI tools, but they have to give up search, too
    Google will offer schools AI tools that purportedly don't give away the answers.
  • Another child dies of measles as CDC reportedly holds up health alert
    NY governor pointed to Kennedy's long-standing anti-vaccine work as spurring outbreaks.
  • Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes
    Google has cut ties with the company behind the botnet campaign.
  • This space company is betting its future on a propellant available everywhere
    Is that water in your spacecraft, or are you just happy to see the delta-V?
  • UEFI bootkit infected fully patched Windows machines. Is Microsoft to blame?
    UEFI bootkit BlackX exploits Microsoft's lack of clarity around Secure Boot protections.
  • Trump wanted to give No Kings no air. Then, Meta suspended its Instagram.
    Meta faces pressure to protect No Kings Instagram on election day.


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