rss: npr

  • Patrick Stewart, a perceptive patriarch in 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men,' dies at 86
    Stewart was raised by an abusive father but became best known for playing kind, paternal leaders who united families of misfits.
  • What killed 500-plus penguins? How scientists solved the mystery
    The penguins that perished lived on the Danger Islands in Antarctica. The prime suspect was avian flu. Researchers were surprised by what they found.
  • Lost your spark? The "silent sister" of depression, and a quiz to spot her
    Always busy, but rarely joyful? Allison Aubrey and Juana Summers discuss a tool to spot "high functioning depression."
  • Even birds get jet lagged, study shows
    A species of seabirds appears to become disoriented on flights back to its nest due to shifting time zones.
  • Fishing is a key issue in Alaska's tight U.S. Senate race
    Alaska's U.S. Senate race is embroiled in an emotional fight over fish. Many in the state rely upon salmon to feed their families but those fish and others are increasingly hard to find.
  • US and Japan agree to establish a Japanese facility for joint missile production
    The announcement Wednesday is the latest action by the allies, who have repeatedly expressed alarm over China's growing assertiveness in Asia.
  • China elevates a military general to the Politburo and seeks to strengthen party discipline
    This move comes about a year before President Xi Jinping is expected to secure his fourth five-year term.
  • Who benefits when massive AI data centers come to town?
    The battle over data centers is hitting the ballot box. Brookings scholar Darrell West talks about how the backlash against the AI boom, flock cameras and tech companies is crossing party lines.
  • Greetings from Baghdad, where Agatha Christie's old home presents its own mystery
    The English writer visited Iraq multiple times in the first half of the 20th century and set some of her mystery novels there. The house in Baghdad where she once lived now sits abandoned and crumbling.
  • A stress-free guide to organizing important paperwork and documents
    Got piles of mail stacking up in the kitchen? Not sure where your Social Security card is? It might be time to sort through your paperwork. Don't let it overwhelm you with this simple guide.


rss: bbc

  • Burnham says he wants to cut welfare bill 'as soon as we possibly can'
    Opponents have questioned the Budget's lack of detail on welfare reform, with the prime minister not outlining a timetable for any reductions.
  • 'Painful' years ahead, think tanks warn, as living standards set to fall
    Budget forecasts show growth in living standards grinding almost to a halt.
  • Audio reveals exchanges between Spain train operators and drivers moments before deadly crash
    The leaked tapes appear to show one high-speed train was given clearance to move at normal speed, even though another up ahead had stalled.
  • 'Continue your journey': Key moments of leaked Spain train crash audio
    Recordings between a control centre and the train drivers appear to show one train was given clearance to move even though another train had stalled on the track.
  • Met refers itself to police watchdog over letter about Meghan's father
    The police force faces scrutiny over its handling of a letter containing allegations about Meghan's father.
  • Jury shown CCTV of Huntingdon train staff using frying pan in defence
    A train crew member shows "sheer courage and bravery in seeking to save lives", a court hears.
  • Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of trying to 'delegitimise' election
    The PM's Likud party has alleged foreign interference and said Arab-led parties "stole" the election after his coalition lost its majority.
  • Hundreds of GP practices lose online services after collapse of tech firm
    It will cause huge disruption in some parts of England and Wales, say GP leaders.
  • Grealish dropped by Everton after 'breach of club discipline'
    Jack Grealish is left out of Everton's Carabao Cup tie with Newcastle United on Thursday "due to a breach of club discipline".
  • King Charles arrives in Guyana as Bahamas visit declared 'diplomatic success'
    As the King left the Bahamas his spokesman said the islands had "a special place in the King's heart".


rss: the register

  • Topcoat enables Rust to render server-side web apps
    Rust guru rejiggers web app reactivity for potentially speedier page loading
  • Suspected Chinese attackers built a custom PHP2Shell exploit and rooted 25 servers
    Snoops 'likely still' have access to US government-affiliated network
  • Ubuntu 27.04 may bring a preview of the long-awaited Core Desktop
    Canonical has a long way to catch up, but it knows who it's chasing
  • BattMan aims to turbocharge US batteries without robbin' critical minerals
    DoE-backed consortium hoping to scale, says orgs can apply to become, literally, part of BattMan
  • GSA left sensitive Google Drive files open to staff, contractors
    Auditors have flagged similar security failures since 2014
  • Oracle wants to bill you for every AI task, not just every seat
    Big Red says AI units will add to subscriptions, as it juggles $90BN-plus capex, mounting debt and a $225BN revenue goal for 2030
  • Built to bend: Postgres’s inventor and a steward on what AI really needs
    PARTNER CONTENT: Michael Stonebraker and Bruce Momjian on why enterprise AI needs a database that no one controls, and what PostgreSQL 19 says about the road ahead
  • Belgium's tax agency confirms cyberattack, pulls services offline
    Officials confirm this week’s tax deadlines extended to November as a result
  • Systemd adds support for Rust
    What's even better than Rust in the Linux kernel? Rust in systemd!
  • Critical launch for Vulcan as ULA targets Friday the 13th
    Hopefully without disintegrating SRB nozzles


rss: ars technica

  • Windows 11 gets right-click menu improvements as PC revenue slides
    The latest update also brings a cloud recovery option for PCs that won't boot.
  • Pentagon IG refuses to investigate Starlink/Starshield slowdown in Ukraine
    Inspector general rejected request from Democratic and Republican senators.
  • Trump declares robot imports a national security threat
    President orders trade talks on foreign-made factory robots, threatens tariffs.
  • Trump ignored intel on China’s Nvidia spy to protect company’s stock, report says
    Spy accused of exploiting Trump ties to Huang, funneling secrets to China.
  • Turning a solar power system into its own backup
    Plant design allows it to run on either stored solar heat or combustion.
  • Kalshi and its co-founders face felony charges for violating Utah gambling laws
    Charges filed as Trump admin tries to save Kalshi from Utah's total ban on gambling.
  • Google admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
    Google's negative cash flow balloons to -$9.06 billion, and stock price tumbles following Q3 earnings.
  • Massive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agents
    The leak reveals undercover agents, surveillance groups, and sensitive DHS access.
  • SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency
    "NASA desperately needs SpaceX, and SpaceX knows it, and Elon knows it."
  • ULA's Vulcan rocket is set to return to flight on Friday the 13th
    This Vulcan launch will be first to use a full complement of 6 solid rocket boosters.


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