rss: npr

  • California voters defeat billionaire tax proposal that divided Democrats
    The novel proposal would have charged billionaires a one-time 5% tax on most of their overall wealth, including their ownership in companies.
  • France accuses Iran of cyber 'sabotage' in fridge attacks
    France says Iranian military hackers took over refrigeration controllers at around 700 different retail sites last month, turning up temperatures in the middle of the night and spoiling millions of dollars' worth of food.
  • Supreme Court says border wall construction can continue in west Texas
    The Trump administration filed an emergency relief request with the high court earlier in October asking for the construction to continue while a lawsuit over the plan moves forward.
  • Thomas Massie files articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
    The articles accuse Hegseth of "high crimes and misdemeanors," including for waging war against Iran in violation of the War Powers Resolution.
  • Thick smog shrouds New Delhi after Diwali firecrackers add to seasonal pollution
    New Delhi, home to over 30 million people, regularly ranks among the world's most polluted areas during winter, with pollution worsening in late October and November.



  • British comedian Russell Brand sentenced to over 10 years for rape and sexual assault
    Russell Brand, who became a celebrity darling in the early 2000s, was found guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault in a case brought by six women.
  • Congress is back after GOP's midterm defeat. And, Trump appoints new chief of staff
    Republicans have just weeks left of control of Congress. Here's what to expect. And, Trump has appointed Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff, signaling his readiness to confront his opposition.
  • Why a South Korean city is turning to a U.S. college to outsmart AI?
    Through civic participation and liberal education, South Korean educators hope to "quietly stitch the fabric of our democracy…before it unravels beyond repair."
  • Democrats won big on issues like immigration. But ICE still has the money
    Following Tuesday's "blue wave," Democrats have vowed to reign in ICE's power. What could they actually accomplish?
  • On wild Cumberland Island, a land swap proposal stirs controversy
    Visitors, ecologists, park rangers and residents all love this wild barrier island off the coast of southern Georgia. But they have different ideas of how to best protect it.


rss: bbc

  • Russell Brand's ex Jemima Goldsmith accuses him of violence and abuse against her
    Goldsmith accuses the disgraced entertainer of "violence, coercive control and abuse" while the two were together.
  • What happened inside court as Brand was sentenced
    The BBC's Sima Kotecha was inside the court as the judge sentenced Brand to 10 years and six months in prison, after being convicted of rape and sexual assault.
  • Hundreds more offenders to leave jail on Tuesday
    At least 1,350 offenders have been released from jail early under the scheme so far.
  • Phones to be banned from pupils' bags or pockets under stricter rules for schools in England
    The government says it is strengthening its guidance for schools in England, which came into force in June.
  • Trump says more US attacks on Iran 'highly unlikely'
    The president says the US is keeping "status quo" with Iran but remains “locked and loaded” should the situation change.
  • The superpower battle over energy – and what it means for your bills
    A tug-of-war between China and the US could have a big impact on energy costs, but who will win?
  • 'Baffling but brilliant' post-apocalyptic novel The End of Everything wins Booker Prize
    M John Harrison becomes the oldest ever winner of the prestigious literary award at the age of 81.
  • Epstein associate who still runs model agency 'put me in danger' says abuse survivor
    A woman says an agency boss sent her to photoshoots at the sex offender's Florida beach home.
  • I took Vinted to court to get my money back
    The BBC hears from Vinted sellers who describe difficulties accessing money held in their online wallets.
  • FBI investigating Nvidia boss's affair with alleged Chinese spy, Trump says
    The US president said he spoke with Jensen Huang on Monday and asked him about the affair with the alleged spy.


rss: the register

  • Cisco to link all future products to its SaaS-y Cloud Control management tool
    Global rollout of unified portal finally happening in 2027
  • Anthropic's super bug-finding Mythos model is going into Cisco and IBM products
    Enterprise security tools will offer its capabilities without handing customers the model itself
  • France blames Iran for supermarket hack meltdowns
    The 'first cyber offensive campaign carried out purely for the purpose of sabotage on national territory'
  • Attackers backdoor trusted AWS integrations to steal secrets
    Wiz researchers uncovered the secret-stealing supply-chain attack
  • Researchers pwn automakers’ Android apps to remotely unlock cars, honk horns
    Pair of researchers chain WAF bypasses and default logins to command vehicles in Australia and the US
  • Insight about how 'nature makes no leaps' promises better robot predictions
    Leibniz lives!
  • Microsoft takes three decades to make Sticky Keys less sticky
    Windows preview adds a 'don't ask again' option to accessibility prompts, sparing users a trip through Settings
  • NASA keeps its PROMISE to raid Mars testbeds for parts
    Cut-and-shut trundlebot with spiffy new paint job meant to be headed to the Moon in 2028
  • Microsoft's Azure Linux gets 470-plus security fixes in one almighty patching session
    A mountain of CVEs, a certificate cleanup, and yet more work for Microsoft's patching teams
  • Who Gives A Crap? Hackers, apparently, after toilet paper maker's customer data exposed
    UK shoppers caught up in third-party security mess, and nobody knows whether the data was flushed away


rss: ars technica

  • DCU shake-up: James Gunn and Peter Safran out post-merger
    Producer and former Kevin Feige protege Jeremy Latcham will replace Gunn and Safran.
  • Man who lost $308,000 on sports bets sues Kalshi for offering illegal gambling
    Lawsuit demands Kalshi return losses because online betting is illegal in Washington.
  • A Sam Altman parody offers an amusing lesson in memory management
    We verified the RAM numbers are real without sending any emails to OpenAI.
  • Vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices is under active exploitation
    "*sshole" poses a serious threat to Internet security.
  • Pentagon mulls placing fleet of military satellites around the Moon
    "Please jump on my cislunar bandwagon because I need some more friends here."
  • Claude Code is accidentally exposing secrets all over GitHub
    "Do not ask again" prompt leads to passwords, API keys, and more being shared.
  • SpaceX now fundamentally an "infrastructure company," senior official says
    "Grok analyzing the same video is 99.9 percent perfect."
  • Nvidia CEO's affair becomes a national security problem
    Nvidia is probing whether Chinese intelligence targeted its CEO through an affair.
  • F1 in Brazil: You’ve got to keep your tires alive
    A topsy-turvy grid and intermittent rain resulted in a very entertaining race.
  • New Democratic Congress will likely strip the gilding from Trump's Golden Dome
    "There’s no doubt that whatever it’s going to be called, it won’t be called Golden Dome."


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