rss: npr

  • Why did California's billionaire tax fail to surf the blue wave?
    Two economists debate what California's vote on Prop 40 means for the wealth tax movement.
  • U.S.-mediated talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war begin in Abu Dhabi
    The two-day session in the UAE's capital, Abu Dhabi, is the first such meeting since February. It will focus on security guarantees, the White House said before the discussions.
  • House Republicans to elect a new leader as they look to rebuild from midterm defeat
    After sweeping losses in the midterm elections, the House GOP will vote on Tuesday to elect a successor to Mike Johnson, who says he's stepping down as the chamber's top Republican.
  • How word of mouth is helping an Amish community's fight against measles
    In Pennsylvania, health officials use a quiet vaccination campaign designed to win the trust of the state's Amish community, which has been hit hard by the measles outbreak.
  • The Democratic Party gained power across the country in the midterms. Now what?
    Voters handed Democrats the keys to power across the country and expect them to drive in a different direction. Party leaders are now trying to figure out which way to go.
  • Is honesty always the best policy? When to speak up — or stay silent
    Should you tell your boss she's got food on their face? Your partner you hate their outfit? Social psychologist Vanessa Bohns shares advice on when to tell someone the truth — or keep your mouth shut.
  • Morning news brief
    The House could vote this week to impeach Pete Hegseth, Trump's shares mixed messaging on next steps in Iran, the investigation continues into Nvidia CEO's alleged relationship with Chinese spy.
  • 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.
  • What Trump meant when he said the U.S. is cutting aid to Israel
    President Trump says he's halting aid to Israel. Israelis are worried. But experts say the U.S. is just shifting aid from the State Department to the Pentagon, with less congressional oversight.


rss: bbc

  • US military aircraft leave second UK base
    The departures come weeks after the US withdrew bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident.
  • Met Police investigate several new reports on Russell Brand following his conviction
    Det Supt Andy Furphy says the force had received "several reports in during the trial and since the trial".
  • 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.
  • Edinburgh Academy pupils suffered decades of 'dreadful abuse'
    A report from the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry says the school focused on protecting its reputation and ignored complaints.
  • 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?
  • Meghan joins Harry in Brussels in first public appearance since father's arrest
    The Duchess of Sussex had pulled out of giving a speech with Prince Harry at the event promoting children's online safety.
  • Sales of tinned food and bottled water jump after 'Be Ready' campaign launch
    Sales of essential goods such as hand sanitiser soar after the government called on households to be prepared for emergencies.
  • Kim Kardashian's Skims offers refunds for $148 advent calendar after backlash
    The contents of the calendar, including hair clips and keychains, have been widely criticised on social media.
  • Watch: Man smashes Chinese government building with excavator
    Police say they have detained a 47-year-old suspect and no one was injured in the incident.


rss: the register

  • Google DeepMind melds humans and AI agents to vet Signal's secure messaging techniques
    Post-quantum handshake and Triple Ratchet get a formal security check
  • Microsoft is giving Claude the keys to UK Copilot tenants by default
    Admins have until December 9 to review access settings as Anthropic processes data in the US
  • EU's €212M border IT project lands IBM and Atos in legal water
    After years of missed deadlines, ballooning costs, and a blame game over who was responsible, Brussels has finally called in the lawyers
  • Royal Navy stands up first autonomous boat squadron
    Force deploys an operational squadron to gain experience in uncrewed systems as part of its Hybrid Navy vision
  • Microsoft teaches schools that free email was just a phase
    Office 365 A1 and Student Use Benefit face retirement, leaving institutions to budget for paid replacements at renewal
  • 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


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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