rss: npr

  • Indian navy rescues 20 crew from Iranian fishing boat hijacked off Somalia
    he operation involved a warship, a maritime surveillance aircraft and marine commandos. The hijacking followed a resurgence of Somali piracy across the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean.
  • Control of Congress is at stake today. And, judge to consider motion in Clancy case
    Election Day is here, and voters are heading to the polls in an election that may change control of Congress. And, a judge is considering whether to dismiss Lindsay Clancy's murder case.
  • Death toll hits 29 after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid site, with 48 still missing
    Russia launched 289 attack drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles across nine regions, President Zelenskyy said in an online post that noted the barrage coincided with U.S. elections.
  • Four types of House races to watch on election night to know how it might go
    As polls close on Election Day and results start rolling in, these are some of the House races that will help explain how the midterms are unfolding.
  • A new cold war: hackers target fridges across the globe
    NPR investigated cyberattacks on the digital devices that control industrial refrigerators, revealing the extent to which operational technology is exposed to damage and disruption.
  • It's Election Day. Control of Congress is on the line, and what else you need to know
    There are a lot of variables for how things will go today. Results will start to come in at 6 p.m. ET in Kentucky and Indiana, and then it will be off to the races.
  • How NPR makes race calls in the 2026 election
    Race calls are a critical part of election night and NPR partners with the Associated Press to make those calls. Here's how we do it.
  • From 'model minority' to target, anti-Indian hate on the rise
    A massacre allegedly targeting Hindu Americans was recently thwarted, but researchers say it helps to illustrate a growing and increasingly mainstream hate directed at South Asians in the U.S.
  • 'Messy,' 'divided' and 'scary': swing voters rate the country ahead of Election Day
    One last check in with the Swing Shift voters before Election Day. All of them voted for President Trump. Now, they're rating his presidency and deciding who to support when he's not on the ballot.
  • Connect250 creates a time capsule of life in America
    We hear some of the results of StoryCorps teaming up with Morning Edition to connect listeners across America for a series of conversations about the country on the 250th anniversary of its founding.


rss: bbc

  • How the US midterm results could unfold - as millions of Americans head to the polls
    The BBC's North America correspondent considers three different scenarios, and what they would mean for the country.
  • Celebrity loses injunction bid but will stay anonymous pending appeal
    The unnamed man asked for an injunction to stop his identity being reported in connection with allegations against him.
  • Spanish footballer dies after collision with goalkeeper during match
    Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel has died after the 30-year-old suffered a serious injury during a Spanish second-division match.
  • Watch: Why is 'Mogging' the word of the year?
    The slang word has become popular among members of Generations Z and Alpha - both online and in everyday conversation.
  • Reform UK councillor charged with rape and sexual assault
    The Crown Prosecution Service has charged George Madgwick with 35 offences, including 12 counts of rape.
  • MI5 will not face contempt of court charges despite admitting its evidence was a lie
    MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum welcomed the court's decision and says its judgment "underlines MI5's serious failures in this case".
  • Jury in Russell Brand rape trial begins considering verdicts
    The media personality has been on trial for three weeks, after pleading not guilty to all charges.
  • Third teen arrested after Halloween party stabbings
    Five teenage boys, aged 16 and 17, were found with stab wounds at the party on Saturday night.
  • Mahmood refuses to put cost on care worker settlement climbdown
    The home secretary says the full cost of dropping plans to extend the wait for settlement will be laid out in future.
  • A simple guide to the midterms
    US voters will head to the polls on Tuesday in a ballot that could have a major impact on Donald Trump’s presidency.


rss: the register

  • ShinyHunters hit 850k alumni, donors, students, and fam in last year's Harvard University raid
    How about them apples? Plenty of personal + donation data leaked by crims, data-sifting breach site claims a year after attack
  • Pokémon bakeoff reveals best JavaScript frameworks for AI
    Sorry React die-hards, Claude prefers lean HTML-first tools over bloated SPAs
  • NHS counts Palantir benefits at trusts that say they're not using it
    Medact flags 29 disputed entries as ministers weigh £330M deal's future
  • Drax wants to feed Britain's AI habit with £20B datacenter at biomass power station
    But first it needs planning permission, government approval and, rather importantly, a customer
  • Virgin Media O2 outlines plans to lay off thousands as revenue falls
    Telco expects to deliver cost savings of £800M by 2029, with £300M coming from staff cuts
  • Britain on notice: AI-powered ransomware attacks to arrive by 2028
    Cyber agency warns critical infrastructure is a likely target as chief urges bosses to stop doing 'tech on the cheap'
  • Apple's Mac business is booming, but the memory market has other plans
    New CEO John Ternus toasts record sales as soaring RAM costs threaten supplies and squeeze margins
  • Broadcom denied names of cloud providers backing VMware merger challenge
    EU court's confidentiality ruling clears a procedural hurdle, not the merits of CISPE's case against Commission approval
  • UK.gov lacks understanding of climate impact, says watchdog
    Risks of changing climate and cost of transition to low-carbon energy poorly measured by government departments
  • Raspberry Pi hikes prices again, barely a month after the last round
    Memory crunch pushes 16GB Pi 5 to $385, more than triple its launch price, just a month after the last round of hikes


rss: ars technica

  • Beyond screens: Mercedes-Benz's new holographic heads-up display
    After pioneering the passenger screen, Mercedes has designs on the windshield.
  • "At Home in Space" opens, caps Air and Space Museum renovation
    The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has all of its "space" back open.
  • Why large dogs age faster than small ones, and other October research highlights
    Plus invisible tattoos, medieval skeleton gets an ID, trapping a single antimatter particle, and more.
  • Third person dies of bird flu since virus started jumping to livestock
    The threat is still considered to be low, but the virus continues to spread.
  • Googling "Zelda" today offers a glimpse of how search worked in 1998
    "The flow of time is always cruel."
  • Most of our measures of a key cognitive process don't agree
    A big study with very little beyond negative results still gets published.
  • Coming in 2027: Apple’s $1,000 home robot for FaceTime and switching on lights
    Apple robot backed by CEO John Ternus may have hefty price tag and limited uses.
  • Claude’s new rules against game cloning won’t stop the AI copying boom
    The tsunami of imitators is way bigger than any one model maker can stem.
  • China publicly discloses plan for a lunar landing within three years
    The plan does not include a mission similar to Apollo 8 or Artemis II.
  • F1 in Mexico City: Yet another Ferrari fiasco, but that’s not all
    There was plenty of drama on and off the track for Formula 1 this weekend.


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