rss: npr

  • Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel deal
    Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • A judge blocks the government's tree-clearing spree at a municipal D.C. golf course
    Locals and preservationists have long opposed Trump's plan to redevelop a municipal D.C. golf course. That legal fight escalated after the government cleared hundreds of trees on short notice.
  • Cornell University bans frat parties, vows to address 'disturbing' campus culture
    In a letter, Cornell's president apologized for what happened to the student who alleges she was raped by several men at a fraternity house in 2024 and promised 'meaningful action.'
  • Zelenskyy tells NPR Ukraine wants peace but will hit Russia until it follows ceasefire
    In an interview with NPR, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was informed the U.S. warned it could cut off access to U.S. weapons and intelligence, but that it hasn't happened yet.
  • Writer Yiyun Li lost both of her sons. When words fell short, she turned to music
    Li won a Pulitzer for her memoir about the suicides of her two sons. In her new novel, Music Against the Night, she writes about two young prodigies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
  • Government spent millions on Trump ads. And, federal agents raid Ilhan Omar's home
    The government is using millions of taxpayers' dollars on pro-Trump ads, even after the president said this would not happen. And, federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home.
  • Pakistan imposes emergency rule in former prime minister's stronghold
    Pakistan has imposed emergency rule in the province governed by the political party of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan.
  • What ice cream has to do with this year's Nobel Prize in economics
    Prices can get sticky. That helps explain why recessions hurt so much — and what policymakers can do about them.
  • Polls are a snapshot, and other helpful things to remember during the midterm elections
    With Election Day just a few weeks away — and millions of votes already cast — midterm polls are everywhere. While polling can be a helpful tool to understand the electorate, it's not a crystal ball.
  • Some of the most pristine coral reefs have a secret weapon: birds
    Coral reefs are facing increasing threats around the globe. But on a remote Pacific island, scientists have found that reefs can get help from a surprising ally: seabirds.


rss: bbc

  • MI5 chief warns of threats to UK from Russia, Iran and AI
    Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".
  • Man killed in tiger attack identified as William Chapman
    Chapman, who was in his 20s, died after entering the tiger's enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
  • Football regulator says he would quit over any political interference in Man City case
    The head of English football's independent regulator says he will resign if he encounters any political interference over Manchester City's future.
  • Trump ousts Kimberly Guilfoyle as US ambassador to Greece after corruption allegations
    Guilfoyle the allegations of improper conduct are "false" and being ambassador was the "honour of a lifetime".
  • Three things we've learnt about the UK economy from the IMF
    The influential economics body has upgraded its UK growth forecast for this year, but risks remain.
  • Cornell bans all fraternity parties over gang sex assault allegations
    The school has faced an uproar over how it handled assault allegations brought by a woman known as Jane Doe.
  • Ex-gang boss sentenced to 40 years for orchestrating Tupac Shakur's murder
    Davis was found guilty last month over his role in the late rap superstar's death in a drive-by shooting in 1996.
  • 'If we don't scream, they won't listen to us': Student protesters speak to BBC in Paris
    Student protesters in France have told the BBC's James Waterhouse that they will continue to take action until change has been made. The protests have now entered their fourth week.
  • Russia did try to interfere with Brexit vote but had little impact, MI5 chief says
    It comes after Andy Burnham said Moscow had tried to interfere in the 2016 referendum.
  • Majority of English football clubs on the edge of financial disaster, report says
    English football's finances are "dangerously exposed, with the majority of clubs living on the edge of financial disaster", a new report says.


rss: the register

  • Apple unleashes a swarm of Mac Minions to share GPU resources for large AI tasks
    The company unites resources from disparate macOS devices
  • Claude submitted fake murder tip to Philly police during summertime testing
    Anthropic took more than two months to alert cops
  • Anthropic conjures another threat that doesn't exist yet to stoke fears of AI apocalypse
    Self-replicating AI botnets could become feasible on IoT hardware within months, claims the Claude maker, if smaller models get smarter
  • Cheap Chinese and open source LLMs could trigger trillion-dollar AI infrastructure 'reset'
    Jefferies wonders if LLMs will ever be profitable during the 'ongoing collapse in token pricing'
  • Microsoft celebrates end of Office 2021 LTSC with MS 365 outage
    So how's that cloud migration working out for German and UK users?
  • NetBSD may have found a new role: The AI-free FOSS OS
    Increasing awareness and adoption, followed by increasing donations
  • Microsoft plans multi-gigawatt rollout of next-gen Azure Maia AI accelerator racks
    96-chip configuration promises seven times its predecessor's token throughput, with production deployments due in 2027
  • AI bubble could burst and take global economy with it, IMF warns
    Financial watchdog fears AI spending bust could rattle markets, with mounting debt and cyberattacks adding to the headache
  • Cyberattacks crank French supermarket refrigeration systems up to 50°C
    Stock spoiled at hundreds of stores as manufacturer says affected equipment ran outdated firmware
  • '123456' password linked to Denmark data breach affecting 8.8M people
    Local media reports three weakly protected accounts at small IT biz whose access to national register was abused


rss: ars technica

  • The Paris Auto Show is full of interesting cars Americans can’t have
    Small EVs and efficient people carriers update familiar names for the modern age.
  • Google wants to host your personal vibe-coded apps in the Play Store
    Google plans to help turn those personal AI-generated apps into wide releases.
  • Gemini 4 Argon begins rolling out in Gemini app and Antigravity, but only if you pay
    Developers will get 50 percent discounted API rates through November.
  • Apple’s first smart display is the 7-inch HomeView for $299
    It can recognize up to six users with its camera.
  • They war-gamed dimming the Sun. It went even worse than you think.
    Solar geoengineering simulation shows what happens when geopolitics takes over.
  • High-speed video reveals how honey bee stingers pump venom
    Co-author: “The unique geometry of the valves is the key; they act as collapsible pistons" to deliver venom.
  • 39-year-old unvaccinated woman becomes 6th measles death in Pennsylvania
    As of Friday, state health officials reported 1,136 cases across 41 counties.
  • Epic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development model
    "No more hand-written code" or AI-free art for delayed Marvel/Star Wars shooter.
  • After a 10-year redemption arc, No Man's Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad
    You can get a universe in your pocket if you have an iPhone 11 or later.
  • WHO report on Russian lab worker death highlights "key uncertainty"
    Without a cause of death, it's unclear if Russia's precautions were the right ones.


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