rss: npr

  • Trump and Xi strike cordial tone at summit. And, Netanyahu gives defiant UNGA speech
    Trump and Xi's U.S. summit continues after a state dinner Thursday night. And, Netanyahu returns to Israel after giving a defensive and defiant speech at the U.N. General Assembly.
  • Why this Pokémon set is dropping in value
    How does one price a cemetery plot? Are they using dynamic pricing to figure it out? We tackle that question and many more in this week's Indicator newsletter.
  • Netanyahu rages against critics, including Mamdani, at the U.N. General Assembly
    Middle East crises draw major focus as the U.N. General Assembly hears from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Yemen.
  • Fill in the blank in the quiz: Trump's says his triumphal arch will include _____
    Plus: It's a very special week! But which one?
  • Mom! Mom! MOM! 3 ways to stay calm in stressful parenting moments
    Parenthood can be overwhelming. A therapist and mom of three shares techniques to help calibrate your emotions — so you can show up better for yourself and your family.
  • Americans are confused and worried about elections. Will that impact turnout?
    New polling shows many voters are concerned about the midterms. But prior elections show no clear link between voter concerns and fewer voters actually casting ballots.
  • Years after storms, clean-up crews meticulously separate the sentimental from the wreckage
    Across the country, lost-and-found networks seek to reunite objects with disaster survivors. The work can take years. In some cases, it's impossible to pick up all the pieces.
  • The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is low. Here's why you should care
    The U.S. has tapped into its strategic oil reserve to help drive down rising gasoline prices in the wake of the war with Iran. Can oil from Venezuela help fill it back up?
  • American farmers are hurting -- and worried about their futures
    Farmers who grow soybeans, corn, cotton and other crops are facing another year of losses as soaring fuel and fertilizer costs offset higher revenues.
  • Is Switzerland's neutrality at a crossroads?
    Switzerland is voting on whether to tighten its famous neutrality — a move that could reshape its response to Russia and future conflicts.


rss: bbc

  • Noah Woods left playground through gap in fence, inquest hears
    Noah's mother tells parents to "hold their children a little tighter and cherish every moment".
  • Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after dinghy slashed
    Daniel Thomas is accused of criminal damage after a video appeared to show him slashing at a dinghy.
  • NHS to suspend staff suspected of snooping on patient records
    There have been too many cases of staff abusing patient trust, and enough is enough, the head of the NHS in England says.
  • Some BBC channels and radio stations may well have to close, director general says
    The BBC's financial situation "may well mean" some channels and stations close, Matt Brittin says.
  • Met should probe handling of 'Putney Pusher' case, police watchdog says
    Nicholas Brandram's family say he took his own life due to the "pressure" of a police investigation.
  • Just how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find out
    Most of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere.
  • Watch: Robbie Williams' surprise singalong after Peru gig cancelled
    Robbie Williams gave an impromptu performance outside a hotel in Lima after his stadium concert was cancelled.
  • Jeffrey Donaldson victim describes 'profound impact' of child sex abuse
    The former DUP leader was found guilty of 18 counts of child sex abuse, including one of rape, in June.
  • Jay-Z rape accuser says her allegation was false
    A woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her when she was 13 now says she has never met the rap superstar.
  • Xi got Trump's red carpet welcome - but not everything he wanted
    China wanted progress on trade, technology and Taiwan - but hasn't got as much as it would have hoped for.


rss: the register

  • Windows update leaves some virtual desktops staring into the void
    Users may need to summon Explorer manually after signing in
  • Uncle Sam wants in on Musk's €120M fight with Brussels
    Justice Department claims the EU overreached by pursuing X's owner and wider corporate empire
  • Asahi fork embraces LLMs and lands Linux on the M4 Mac mini
    Coding agents helped two developers build an accelerated desktop and graphics driver in weeks
  • Amazon sellers watch as inventory vanishes into pending-order purgatory
    High-value goods remain tied up as merchants debate attack or platform glitch
  • BOFH: The Helldesk opens its third eye and ascends to a higher plane of troubleshooting
    Putting the 'om' in computing
  • Dyfed-Powys Police cops to cyberattack, staff data potentially nicked
    Force says public data appears untouched, but investigators looking into whether crims grabbed employee information
  • Another week, another data breach for Revolut customers
    DriveWealth coughs up historic customer info after attackers socially engineer their way inside
  • Judge uses electronic tag on Pokémon card tracker. It's super effective!
    Ohio man planted a device on a delivery van to follow scarce trading card stock and caught a year of probation
  • Your files are in four places and nobody knows which one is right
    Joe Fay chairs a Register dinner on the file infrastructure nobody has got round to replacing, under the Chatham House Rule.
  • UK wants more homes heated by waste heat from datacenters
    Millions for building and improving bitbarn driven heat networks - including hot water pushed through tunnel under the Thames


rss: ars technica

  • CDC opens state ordering for COVID-19 vaccines after unexplained delay
    Health department previously blamed delay on "not yet finalized procurement decisions."
  • Donald Duck's uncle was partly based on Wernher von Braun
    Introducing the "world-famous authority on outer space..."
  • F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs
    F-Droid's Android app store has been rebuilt from the ground up.
  • New York defies Trump admin, asks court to shut down Polymarket gambling
    New York sues Polymarket as Trump admin tries to override state gambling laws.
  • We have a trailer for Musk documentary Elon called a "hit piece"
    Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney focuses on the world's wealthiest man.
  • Robots make combat airdrops, clear mines as Ukraine defeats Russian pincer
    Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi has erased Russian gains with the help of robots.
  • New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
    Million-dollar fines won’t end billionaires’ data center pollution, neighbors fear.
  • Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
    Google's experimental orbital data center will have four TPUs and only run for 15 minutes at a time.
  • OpenAI agent “didn’t accept no for an answer” in Australian government breach
    "There will obviously be legal consequences," prime minister promises.
  • Formula 1 looks at 3.0 L V8 turbos and smaller hybrids for 2030
    F1 wants smaller, lighter cars that are not energy-starved like the 2026 hybrids.


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