rss: npr

  • Democrats plan to widen their probes of fatal ICE shootings
    The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during the ICE surge in Minneapolis last winter was a pivotal moment for the country. After Democrats' sweeping wins this week, their deaths at the hands of immigration agents will likely be the targets of renewed investigations.
  • Perspective: Simon Winchester was here to tell a story
    British American reporter and author Simon Winchester died of a heart attack Nov. 3. We take a moment to remember his long career, which included covering Bloody Sunday and Watergate.
  • This teen boy set out to get people talking about periods. He's now a Diana honoree
    This year's the Princess Diana honor roll highlights 198 inspiring young activists and advocates — including an 18-year-old guy in India who founded Team Period.
  • An unexpected activist emerged to help block a $5 billion data center in Maryland
    Thousands across the U.S. have gotten involved to oppose data centers. One is a Maryland woman who'd been evicted after a pay cut and became a leader of a community effort that blocked a vast project.
  • The economy propelled Democrats to victory. What can they actually do about it?
    The party's success was fueled by frustrations over the cost of living. But in divided government, they'll face opposition from Republicans in Congress and a president vowing to use his veto pen.
  • Israel's Arab-led parties in spotlight after inconclusive election
    Israel's center-right opposition has a chance to unseat Netanyahu — but backing of Arab-led parties will be key.
  • The incoming class of U.S. senators is full of historic firsts
    From the first Native American woman elected to the U.S. Senate and the first Muslim who will join the upper chamber to the Senate's first Paralympian, voters elected historic candidates on Tuesday.
  • Trump's global health strategy is emerging. What will the Democratic Congress say?
    The Trump Administration has ushered in a fundamental shift in the U.S. approach to global health aid. How will the newly elected Democratic Congress weigh in?
  • No one knows how many ballots are outstanding in Mississippi's Senate race
    The razor-thin margin between GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom is shining a light on an election process in Mississippi that is among the slowest and most decentralized in the U.S.
  • Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as Trump's chief of staff
    The change comes after sweeping Republican losses in the midterm elections.


rss: bbc

  • UK cannot 'cherry pick' EU single market deal, Barnier tells BBC
    The former Brexit negotiator says EU countries would reject any British attempts to follow economic rules "a la carte".
  • Victims in rape cases must not feel like they are on trial, Burnham says
    The PM was responding after a police chief said comments made during Russell Brand's trial came close to "victim blaming".
  • Two men arrested after boy injured in sword attack
    Police say a 17-year-old suffered a wound "believed to have been caused by a sword" in Gloucester on Friday.
  • What happens if all the lights go out? This is the plan for a 'Black Sky' event
    A Black Sky event could leave millions without power, water and communications. So how prepared is the UK?
  • Ukraine's power network suffers further damage after fresh Russian strikes
    The attacks come before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are due to take part in trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next week.
  • Monty Don bids 'final goodbye' to Gardeners' World after two decades
    The head gardener on the long-running BBC TV series signed off from Longmeadow garden on Friday.
  • Relief, tears and sadness: Married at First Sight UK cast react to show being axed
    The show was cancelled after a BBC Panorama investigation heard allegations from three former cast members.
  • This man refused life-saving treatment because of his religion - days later the rules changed
    Jehovah's Witness leaders relaxed strict rules on blood transfusions, but the change came 23 days too late for Isaac Valdez.
  • 'My mortgage is going up £200': How rising interest rates are hitting people's pockets
    With UK interest rates set to rise, mortgages, credit cards and loans could get more expensive for millions.
  • One of the year's most prolific meteor showers to light up the night sky this weekend
    The Leonid meteor shower, known for its bright and fast meteors, will kick off this weekend and continue until the end of November.


rss: the register

  • NHS breach helpline left staff carrying a 'significant emotional burden'
    Team given a day's notice faced distressed callers, safeguarding decisions during project that stretched from 2 weeks to 11
  • Windows takes a break at UK motorway services
    Bad drivers behind the wheel or underneath the operating system – neither is ideal
  • Agents reveal secrets when offered to team up with each other
    If you wouldn't put it on GitHub, don't give models access to it
  • PyTorch 2.15 tackles the 'one bad GPU' problem
    Technical debt shoveled aside to make large-scale AI training more resilient
  • US air traffic control enters the 21st century, starts to abandon floppy disks
    The FAA will need to come up with more money to finish the wider overhaul, though
  • Mac lookalikes multiply as Linux raids Apple's wardrobe
    New and revived desktops promise Cupertino polish, but our quick tests found a few seams showing
  • Oak Ridge labs gets hybrid quantum-HPC system to test qubit error correction
    Co-design platform for quantum error correction melds IBM quantum kit with AMD CPUs and GPUs
  • RIP to the world’s ugliest car
    Who'd'a thunk a giant steel box could make such a flop? Us, that's who - and probably you, too
  • DoJ's 'Super Intelligence Task Force' up and running
    Organization responsible for countering anyone who wishes to scupper the US's ambition for AI supremacy
  • Crowd fave Linux Mint update approaches, fresh from autumn release of Cinnamon desktop
    Mint 27 to land before Christmas, with stable Wayland display upgrades, as punters try out Cinnamon 6.8


rss: ars technica

  • 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.”
  • FAA to finally ditch floppy disks in what it calls "historic" tech upgrade
    FAA information display systems to be floppy-free at 435 sites by end of 2028.


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