rss: npr

  • 'Punch in the gut': Homes sales fall to their lowest in 16 years
    Existing homes sales in October declined 8.8% from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors.
  • Casualties continue to rise after Brooklyn building collapses
    First responders continue to search for survivors after a building in Brooklyn collapsed, leaving at least eight dead and dozens injured.
  • Democrats want to stop Trump's arch, golf course and more. What are their options?
    As Trump's arch and other projects make their way through the courts, many critics are looking to Congress to stop them. Democrats have a few tools, including funding and oversight.
  • The SS United States takes its final voyage to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico
    A ship bigger than the Titanic is being sunk off the coast of Florida to make an artificial reef.
  • D.C. shooting leaves 1 person killed, 4 injured. Gunman dead
    A gunman opened fire at a gym in Washington, D.C.'s Logan Circle Thursday morning. One person has been confirmed killed and four others injured. The gunman is dead, according to police.
  • U.S. envoys meet with Putin in the Kremlin after Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi
    Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff went to the Kremlin to brief Russian President Vladimir Putin and are scheduled to fly later to Ireland for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  • Indonesia's VP resigns as his eligibility and academic credentials are questioned
    Raka is the son of former President Joko Widodo. The Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court ruled last month that the documents that Raka submitted regarding his overseas education didn't meet election requirements.
  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang steps down amid alleged spy scandal
    Huang co-founded the chipmaker Nvidia, which has become one of the driving forces behind the AI boom. But reports that he may have had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy quickly sank his career.
  • Colom wins Mississippi Senate race. And, White House warns Dems over future probes
    After more than a week of counting ballots, Scott Colom has narrowly won the Mississippi Senate seat. And, the White House has sent a letter warning Democrats who plan to investigate the administration.
  • A blue wave helped offset for now a falling tally of Black members in the U.S. House
    A Supreme Court ruling that further weakened the Voting Rights Act paved the way for a record drop in Black representation in Congress. But a midterm blue wave helped hold off such a decline for now.


rss: bbc

  • Zoe Kleinman: How AI visionary Jensen Huang was undone by his own bad decisions
    Zoe Kleinman explains how the man who built Nvidia from the ground up lost everything in a matter of days.
  • Faisal Islam: Why the UK economy is surprisingly resilient
    The UK is seeing impressive growth, but will it last?
  • Some childhood offenders may no longer have to reveal convictions to employers
    The proposals would change how crimes committed by children are disclosed to bosses in England and Wales.
  • Can Burnham avoid another Labour welfare rebellion?
    Any revolt among MPs is likely to be smaller than the one that badly damaged Keir Starmer's government.
  • Duran Duran drummer quits band due to tinnitus
    The 66-year-old said his condition has been getting steadily worse, leading to him quit the band.
  • 'We've got to run': Inside ruined Ukraine power plant under constant drone threat
    Dan Johnson visits one of the country's largest power stations, barely left standing after a ballistic missile strike by Russia.
  • US envoys head to meet Zelensky after talks with Putin in Moscow
    US envoy Steve Witkoff says President Putin has agreed to European negotiators joining the next round of Ukraine talks.
  • Two men found guilty of spying for Iran over plan to target UK-based journalists
    The men were convicted of engaging in conduct likely to assist an Iranian intelligence service.
  • Teenage girl admits murder in row over boy
    Kayla Smith, 18, pleads guilty to the murder of Chloe Watson Dransfield, who she stabbed to death.
  • 'How does a building just fall?' Neighbours grieve after deadly Brooklyn building collapse
    The accident rattled the usually calm immigrant neighbourhood of Flatbush, New York. At least eight residents, including two children, died in the rubble.


rss: the register

  • Palantir’s Karp takes a sharp left turn, says he and the company’s products are actually ‘progressive’
    Trump donor says he privately questioned deportation tactics. Shame about the privately bit
  • Software Samaritan revamps borked Indian certs to block smart TV ads
    A little tinkering can black hole obnoxious Samsung TV ads and some tracking, until a firmware fix ruins the fun
  • Microsoft has an image problem with November's Windows security update
    Zero-size graphics can derail printing, while some admins also face activation failures
  • United Airlines wants you to check in, not your chatbot
    AI agents face restrictions over safety checks that require a human touch
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 enter their 'permanently vulnerable' era
    Upgrade, migrate, but don't prevaricate – time has run out
  • Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia chief executive
    'Next week’s earnings call just became the most important in the company’s history'
  • Quantum leap: IBM plans to scale beyond 1,000 qubits in 2027 with Nighthawk r3 processor
    New unit sports more qubits and is planned to be part of future fault-tolerant rig
  • Hackers exploiting ScreenConnect plugin flaw to spread malware across hundreds of PCs
    ConnectWise disables third-party extensions in 400 environments as bughunters uncover auth hole may let crims bypass MFA
  • The latest FreeBSD report is here, and the AI debate is ongoing
    Only a minority want to ban it. Plus plenty of updates on 16 projects
  • Microsoft admits SQL Servers might wobble after October update
    Linked server connections can linger long past their welcome


rss: ars technica

  • Google rolls out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, finally replacing 3.8 Flash
    Gemini 4 Hydrogen isn't getting a slow, security-conscious release like Carbon and Argon.
  • Ukraine says it can’t stop Russian strikes because Starshield is limited again
    Report: Ukraine suspects speeds limits are intended to help Russia in peace talks.
  • Google faces calls for AI moratoriums in schools after Gemini pilot backlash
    Families confront Google after teen’s lawsuit labels Gemini a “suicide coach.”
  • Netflix releases new trailer for Ray Gunn
    "It's hard being the only honest players in a crooked game."
  • Building a rocket is hard. AST SpaceMobile thinks it's "simple."
    "We're not doing this thing because we like rockets."
  • Man's secret use of synthetic testosterone for cows nearly destroyed his heart
    Doctors warn that such life-threatening cases are becoming more common.
  • The amazing disappearing exoplanet
    An exoplanet seems to have stopped transiting in front of its host star.
  • Google pushes privacy angle as Gemini-powered smartglasses debut starting at $395
    The first Gemini smartglasses are a collab between Google, Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker.
  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned
    The FBI is investigating as Nvidia’s board holds urgent talks over Huang’s future.
  • Hundreds of streaming services and nothing to watch
    Most viewers wish there was a TV Guide for streaming.


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