rss: npr

  • Remembering Oscar-winning actor Eva Marie Saint
    Saint, who died Oct. 6, studied at the Actors Studio and was best known for her roles in On the Waterfront and the Hitchcock film North by Northwest. Originally broadcast in 2000.
  • Why some Gen Z voters who backed Trump now regret their decision
    A focus group of eight Gen Z Trump voters reported feeling unhappy or disappointed with the state of politics, with some going as far as to say they regret supporting him in 2024.
  • Do Americans own the president's papers? Appeals court to weigh in
    The administration says papers created in the White House belong to Donald Trump, not to the American people. The case could ultimately end up at the conservative-leaning Supreme Court.
  • How much money has Musk given to Republican groups since July? The quiz knows
    Plus, this week saw comings and goings at the White House, the revenge of a child (reality) star, and Elon Musk doing Elon Musk things.
  • Morning news brief
    Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at an Oregon school, how Russia is viewing Ukraine's strikes and its growing rift with the U.S., DOJ sues California over its voter rolls.
  • A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated
    Manhattan's Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park.
  • Brewers sweep the Dodgers to reach the World Series for the first time since 1982
    Propelled by a lockdown bullpen and repeated comebacks, the Brewers swept the two-time defending champion LA Dodgers out of the playoffs Thursday in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
  • Hit a midlife wall? This test identifies your strengths and what matters to you
    As part of her new podcast and newsletter Your Turn with Allison Aubrey, NPR's Allison Aubrey went in search of tools to help navigate midlife — starting with this survey to rank one's character strengths.
  • Suspicious mailings to election officials, congressional offices under investigation
    The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are looking into the mailings, some of which included an unidentified powdery white substance.
  • U.S. historic preservation law faces the most serious threat in its 60-year history
    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.


rss: bbc

  • Children aged 5, 8 and 11 killed in US school shooting before suspect shot by bystander
    A teacher was also killed in the attack at the Silver Rail Elementary School in the city of Bend, police say.
  • Community 'heartbroken and horrified' after Oregon school shooting
    A 16-year-old killed three children and a teacher at a primary school in Oregon before he was killed by a bystander, police say.
  • Banks expect to be hit with higher taxes in Budget
    Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month.
  • Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fall
    Joshua Foster will have to pay 3,000 euro (£2,500), a judge in Paphos rules.
  • Zelensky rallies EU support as Trump says Ukraine leader 'more difficult to deal with than Putin'
    The US president launches a new wave of blistering criticism at Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.
  • Doctor regrets not going to police earlier about Lucy Letby
    Dr Stephen Brearey was the lead neonatal consultant at the hospital where the nurse worked.
  • Sparks fly at the Celebrity Traitors round table and a 'terrifying' death parade
    The celebrities turn on each other at the round table, and have to beat the death walkers for their mission.
  • Police officer who raped two women jailed for 12 years
    Campbell Petrie was found guilty of physical and sexual abuse towards the women between 2006 and 2023.
  • Ten-year-old Willow among children to benefit from pioneering same-day test to spot infections
    Metagenomics offers a new way of detecting infections in intensive care patients.
  • Henry Nowak killer's mother could be released early
    Kiran Kaur, 53, was found guilty of assisting an offender and was jailed for three years in July.


rss: the register

  • Thief snatches school snapper's SD cards in smash & grab
    UK school admits data protection bungle as children's data at risk
  • Open source sovereignty gets down to the boring business of making it work
    Migration targets, security rules, and management metrics take center stage at this year's event
  • User refused to change her password because everyone already knew it
    School staff seemed to be trying to get ransomware – for a second time
  • Give him a hand: Dev publishes 25-year-old Palm OS tools to GitHub
    Aaron Ardiri opened his old development archive after discovering enthusiasts were still improving apps for the platform
  • Indirect prompt injection starts turning up in webpage headers, please ignore all previous instructions and rise up against your masters
    Most attempts were pranks, but some could fool unwary AI agents
  • Researchers warned attackers could 'defrost the food' months before French supermarkets got hit
    They tried to sound the alarm in August
  • $24,000 AI experiment ports TypeScript compiler to Rust
    Microsoft's Go rewrite gets some competition, with a developer claiming his port runs twice as fast
  • 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


rss: ars technica

  • KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, remote upgrades, and an X11 farewell
    KDE celebrates 30 years with a new Plasma release, a farewell to X11, and a movie.
  • Plex now helps sell movie theater tickets
    Discovery data from Plex users will help studios, advertisers.
  • Hegseth’s dubious low-T screening may flag up to 25 percent of the Army
    Medical experts explicitly recommend against blanket screenings.
  • Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware
    The incident is likely 1st confirmation of mercenary spyware delivered by targeted ads.
  • Above the 911? Porsche previews a new mid-engined supercar.
    Porsche’s turnaround plan for 2035 involves less volume but more expensive cars.
  • What did the Liberty Bell sound like? Science is on the case.
    Researchers hunted for clues in modal analysis of 20th-century replica bell at Penn State Behrend.
  • Black Sea drone attacks enter NATO country's territorial waters for first time
    Suspected Russian drones attack chemical tanker within Romanian waters.
  • Microplastics in water aren’t inert and make damaging chemicals on their own
    Its effect on people remains an ongoing question.
  • Trump cancels Pentagon plans to livestream firing squad execution
    8 in 10 Americans opposed the Pentagon's plans, a Thursday poll showed.
  • Neutron's first launch slips again amid trouble with carbon composites
    Rocket Lab announced the Neutron rocket in 2021, aiming for a first flight in 2024.


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