rss: npr

  • 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?
  • Nebraska rushed Medicaid work rules. Then a cancer patient was told he'd lost coverage
    Health clinics and organizations advocating for poor and working-class Nebraskans say the rollout of Medicaid work requirements has been rife with problems.
  • Democrats won big. Can they lower your grocery bill?
    Affordability concerns were top of mind for voters heading into the midterms, as tariffs and the war in Iran drove up prices, including food costs. Now, Americans are expecting relief from Washington.

  • 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.
  • Palantir hires a former Democratic senator as it faces scrutiny in new Congress
    The secretive software company has been accused of letting its powerful tools be used by the Trump administration to surveil Americans. Now it's hiring former Sen. Jon Tester to burnish its image.
  • U.N. climate talks begin today. Here are 3 things to know
    Countries are gathering in Antalya, Turkey, for the annual U.N. climate conference. Many are frustrated with the lack of focus on fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change.
  • Congress is coming back to Washington. Here's what to expect
    Lawmakers are coming back to Washington this week after the midterm elections. Republicans plan to finish work on several outstanding issues before Democrats take control of Congress in January.
  • Supreme Court weighs effort to shield federal law enforcement as ICE complaints rise
    The Supreme Court considers the case of a prisoner who suffered brutal injuries, only to be denied medical care behind bars. He wants to sue the prison nurse in a case that could change the law on holding federal officers accountable.
  • Morning news brief
    President Trump shakes up his staff after midterm losses, Congress returns to Washington, Nvidia launches investigation into CEO's alleged relationship with Chinese spy.


rss: bbc

  • Inside the French drug gangs recruiting children to kill
    The BBC enters Marseille's dangerous underworld, where young people are trapped, brutalised and exploited.
  • Krakow shooting suspect has died in hospital, police say
    Six people were killed in the shooting, and three bodies of the suspect's family members were found at their home.
  • Woman says Al Fayed's brother drugged and sexually abused her at Highland estate
    The woman says she was flown to the Fayed family's Balnagown estate, where she was repeatedly assaulted.
  • Cruise ship pianist rescued from sea after nine hours in Pacific Ocean
    Two US fishermen say they spotted the man treading water around 20 miles (32km) off the Californian coast.
  • Trump says he was 'kidding' about Dana White press secretary offer
    The president told the Ultimate Fighting Championship boss to "please take the job" in a Truth Social post on Saturday.
  • Thick fog disrupts travel with further weather warning issued
    Fog is causing disruption on Monday morning for many across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
  • Government's EV targets expected to be reduced this week
    New petrol or diesel cars are due to be phased out by 2030 and by 2035 all new cars must be zero emission.
  • Scientists predict 2026 hottest year on record as climate talks begin
    Scientists are predictng this could be the hottest year on record as the COP31 climate summit opens.
  • At least 34 dead after Europe-bound migrant boat sinks off Senegal
    The Atlantic crossing to Spain's Canary Islands remains dangerous for migrants seeking a better life
  • A glimmer of good news for Britain's sleepy dormouse
    New figures suggest hazel dormice may be recovering after decades of decline, with warmer summers boosting survival.


rss: the register

  • AI echo chambers and sanity in tech leadership: Three case studies
    Altman, Torvalds, Yen. One has got his head screwed on. The others could do with some grounding
  • Portal breach at Germany's top university exposes every registered user's password
    Stolen sysadmin credentials enabled a follow-on attack on the campus management system
  • AI Slop FM radio experiment puts machines on trial, one dodgy tune at a time
    Music fan from Wales lets listeners pit AI-generated songs against human bops – including toilet operas and HR protest songs
  • Memory crunch makes refurbished kit look a lot less secondhand
    Soaring component costs and warranties of up to three years give buyers more reason to consider pre-loved hardware
  • Dev error bricked 600 PCs, caused $1M CD-ROM write-off
    One lucky engineer scored a free dinner during the frantic fix, the rest got to explain their mistake
  • Linus Torvalds sees signs AI-prompted patch flood has peaked
    Fixes are arriving faster than new bug reports for one major Linux project
  • Huawei says it’s made a 100 percent Chinese PC
    PLUS: Japan declares infosec emergency; Apple makes biggest school Mac sale, ever, anywhere, in the Philippines; And more!
  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang starring in possible remake of The Spy Who Shagged Me
    Admits to affair after company board opens probe into alleged contact with possible Chinese asset who bought GPUs in bulk
  • Doom delivers five minutes of terminal violence on an IBM mainframe
    Browser demo renders the classic shooter in ASCII, with no login required and considerable squinting encouraged
  • Internet governance about to get its quadrennial stress test at ITU meeting
    278 proposals on table, and some fear they might shift power to governments


rss: ars technica

  • Physicists listened to electrical noise to crack a superconductor mystery
    Tuning in to electronic noise can tell us whether electrons have paired up or not.
  • The Bantu expansion changed Africa. Scientists are still tracing how.
    Genes and archaeology are revealing how Bantu speakers spread across much of Africa.
  • British soldier ignored order to pull his SIM card, then got blackmailed
    Soldier told repeatedly to lock down devices before deploying, got sextorted, court-martialed.
  • Doctors pull knife from man's eye that went through his brain—and he's fine now
    It's the exact path, not the apparent severity that matters most, doctors say.
  • Ships loiter near subsea cables amid Iran's warnings to Trump
    Iran threatened to attack subsea cables if US escalates military strikes again.
  • Re-releases of Wing Commander, Ultima titles hit Steam and GOG
    It's mostly bad news from EA lately, but preservation efforts are nice to see.
  • Chainalysis says hackers stole credentials and tokens for all of its customers
    Company said a "multifront cyberattack" included AI agents and an on-path data snatch.
  • Earth's churning mantle may have created the Great Unconformity
    Explaining the Great Unconformity, where Cambrian deposits sit on top of older rocks.
  • Nvidia hardware worth $11.4M vanished between Oakland and Texas
    6 pallets of hardware vanished en route to Texas, with no arrests 2 months later.
  • Developer ends lucrative screensaver deal with Roku because Fox bought it
    Developer: “I can’t be part of the Fox world.”


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