rss: npr

  • Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year
    Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. war against Iran started.
  • The economic squeeze is pushing up poverty rates for older adults
    Despite lower poverty overall, the rate for seniors has been steadily rising in recent years. A new AARP survey sheds light on how those over 50 are struggling in the crucial time before retirement.
  • Trump and Xi strike cordial tone at summit amid underlying tensions
    On Thursday, the two leaders will hold meetings where Trump and Xi are expected to talk about artificial intelligence, rare earths, trade and geopolitics such as Iran and Taiwan.
  • Judge restores journalists' White House access. And, Tucker Carlson on his MAGA split
    A judge has ordered that the Trump administration restore journalists' access to White House. And, Tucker Carlson sits down with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep for a Newsmakers interview.
  • Needy couples got cash and a spending plan. Results were good -- and bad
    In Liberia, joint financial planning boosted cash aid's benefits. It also had an unexpected consequence for some families.
  • These 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under Trump
    Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. biomedical research.
  • The Education Dept. hasn't been dismantled. It's become more inefficient, staff say
    Education staff are being scattered across several other federal agencies. Despite the Trump administration's claims, employees say it's adding bureaucracy and making it harder to serve students.
  • Warren demands Trump officials explain removing a ban on interference in census data
    Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported.
  • eBay bans airbag sales as concerns about faulty or counterfeit parts rise
    eBay became the latest online retailer to ban the sale of airbags and many of their components. Aftermarket parts can be risky if they turn out to be fake or defective.
  • States threaten action against company profiting off disabled vets after NPR report
    The investigations by attorneys general follow a recent bankruptcy filing in the face of civil lawsuits, falling revenues, and impending debt payments.


rss: bbc

  • Watch: Trump anticipated Xi's visit for months
    The BBC's Sarah Smith is at the White House, explaining how President Donald Trump prepared for Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit.
  • White House 'repeatedly violated' court order to restore press access, say media outlets
    Lawyers for CNN, Politico and MS Now are seeking an emergency court hearing, saying the White House "repeatedly violated" the order.
  • Crashed RAF jet steered to 'avoid built-up areas' before pilots ejected, commander says
    Gp Capt Gez Currie said the pilots are in hospital, and their families are with them.
  • Poland says fire at Starlink station is sabotage as Denmark warns of rising Russian threat
    The satellite station is used in part to provide internet coverage to neighbouring Ukraine, the government says.
  • Man jailed for throwing bottle at Portsmouth migrant protest
    Del Somerville, 42, pleaded guilty to violent disorder following an overnight protest at Eastney.
  • Ex-England striker Andy Carroll reveals he was sexually assaulted in 2021
    Former England striker Andy Carroll reveals he was sexually assaulted in 2021, by a man who has subsequently been jailed for three years.
  • German prosecutors investigate 105-year-old for crimes at Nazi PoW camp
    The suspect is alleged to have been an accessory to murder at the Stalag 326 camp, where tens of thousands of Soviet PoWs died.
  • Small boat migrant arrivals reach 781 in one day, breaking 2026 record
    A total of 781 migrants arrive on Wednesday, but the yearly total is below the same point in 2025.
  • Why did an OpenAI system hack Australia's health system - and can it be stopped in the future?
    News that an automated AI agent hacked a government IT system raises big questions about regulating the tech.
  • Elephants use medicinal plants to treat themselves, researchers find
    African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.


rss: the register

  • Someone went shopping in ASUS's eShop – for customer data
    Contact details and order records accessed, but PC maker is keeping schtum on how many customers are affected
  • Ask HPE and NVIDIA the AI data question you cannot ask in public
    Matt Rosoff chairs a Register roundtable with HPE and NVIDIA on data sovereignty in the AI era, off the record, in Washington
  • Talk of AI in KDE sets the community ablaze
    A desktop pitch and an attempt to curb LLM slop descended into very human mayhem
  • DoJ: Uncle Sam bought forensics software from same Russian operation supplying FSB
    Russian devs alleged to have built tools for US agencies as software from same op was sold to Moscow's security services
  • Google to critical infra orgs: Our AI scanners won't be evil, promise
    Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber and Wiz's Red Agent team up to protect hospitals, public transit, and tech
  • City council may be waking from its Oracle nightmare but the accounting hangover continues
    Europe's largest local authority still cannot get auditors to vouch for its books as historic data problems linger
  • Meta ads steered Polish Android users into a premium-rate billing trap
    CERT Polska linked 852 promotions to 17 Google Play apps capable of sending costly texts or starting recurring subscriptions
  • HSBC decides Samsung Secure Folder and Android's Private Space are no place for a banking app
    Customers say the unannounced change also cut off web access that relied on mobile authentication
  • For MariaDB, LLMs are the new search engines to win over
    Its vector search is ready, but coding assistants keep pointing developers toward other databases, says the foundation's chairman
  • Experts question whether Salesforce demo breaches SAP API policy
    For the German vendor, greater challenges may lie ahead, as rivals seek to control the user experience


rss: ars technica

  • NASA chief concerned China may deny access to parts of South Pole
    "If you come up short with who comes down the ladder first, the impact is felt around the world."
  • Meta puts its AI assistant on a keychain
    Meta says the keychain-sized Muse Charm will ship in December.
  • There's a new way to break RSA that's faster than anything we've seen before
    Until now, cryptographers thought factoring was the only way to break RSA. Not anymore.
  • Review: Apple's hyper-pricey M5 Ultra Mac Studio made me into a vibe coder
    Usable local AI is a lot of fun, but how much would you pay for it?
  • RFK Jr.'s CDC isn’t letting states order COVID-19 shots for kids, blocking access
    US health deptartment said it wants to ensure the vaccine orders are "appropriate."
  • FBI rushes to investigate if ShinyHunters hack of thousands of employees is real
    It's unclear what will happen if FBI misses ShinyHunters' deadline.
  • Disney+ and Hulu raise prices by up to 13 percent after doubling profits
    The Disney+ ad-free plan is now more expensive than Netflix's.
  • Here's the Torcal, the first fully electric Bentley
    It sounds like a V8, rides like a Flying Spur, but handles like a Continental GT.
  • Trump’s China rivalry and “AI race” delusion may endanger US, experts say
    Trump focus on winning “AI race” may deter China from sharing safety intel.
  • XPRIZE Wildfire winners spotted fires within 10 min—but couldn’t stop them
    $11M competition showed wildfire detection is still easier than stopping fires.


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