rss: npr

  • Dems demand DHS fund election security. And, journalist Gloria Steinem has died
    Two Democrats are demanding that Homeland Security officials fund election security ahead of the midterms. And, trail-blazing journalist Gloria Steinem has died.
  • Gloria Steinem, trailblazing journalist and activist, dies at 92
    At a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, sisterhood and reproductive freedom.
  • An epic train chase is turning 100 — and Buster Keaton fans are celebrating
    100 years ago, silent film star Buster Keaton filmed The General in Cottage Grove, Ore. Fans are gathering there to celebrate the making of an epic early film.
  • He tried to eliminate FEMA. Now he says the Trump administration has changed course
    David Richardson worked to eliminate the country's top disaster agency when he led FEMA last year. Now, he says the administration has abandoned that goal.
  • As millions of kids lose SNAP food benefits, free school meals are also at risk
    Food stamps have a direct link to other critical resources, such as free breakfast and lunch at school. Now, experts say they're starting to see that link break.
  • Democrats demand Homeland Security officials fund election security ahead of midterms
    The lawmakers wrote that they share "grave concern that time is running out … to assist state and local election officials in protecting our elections from cyber and mis-and disinformation threats."
  • Morning News Brief
    Exodus of experienced military leadership continues in the Pentagon, Trump touts Venezuela oil deal as critics question legality, the jury is deadlocked in the trial of Lindsay Clancy.
  • Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the Mideast
    China's President Xi Jinping visits Egypt this week for the first time in a decade. The trip illustrates China's growing ambitions at a time when U.S. influence has been weakened by its war in Iran.
  • Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds
    Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country
  • NBA suspends Clippers owner Ballmer, fines team $30M, Kawhi Leonard $700K in cap circumvention case
    Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for one year by the NBA, and the team was ordered to pay $30 million for violating salary cap circumvention rules in a case involving Kawhi Leonard.


rss: bbc

  • Andy Burnham praises UK-EU ties in meeting with Emmanuel Macron
    The pair are discussing small boats, defence and Ukraine in Burnham's first bilateral talks in Downing Street.
  • Channel smuggling gangs resort to 'mega-dinghies' as crackdown limits small boat supply
    Once-rival criminal groups are being forced to work together because of a shortage of small boats, a BBC investigation has found. 
  • Watch: BBC witnesses 'taxi boat' picking up migrants multiple times in a day
    A BBC investigation has found smuggling gangs are running low on small boats, forcing rival gangs to work together and load more migrants on larger boats.
  • Feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem dies, aged 92
    Her foundation said she "passed away peacefully" at her home in New York City, "surrounded by many who loved her".
  • UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño as countries prepare for impact
    The WMO has warned that the natural weather phenomenon could bring disruption to global economies.
  • Zack Polanski says he'll run for former PM Starmer's seat in by-election
    The Green Party leader intends to run in the Holborn and St Pancras seat following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as MP.
  • Dolly Parton gets new star on Hollywood Walk of Fame after vandalism
    Fans laid flowers on the singer's star after her death, but vandals scratched her name off.
  • Watch: Uber launches UK's first robotaxis with a driver - here's what it's like to ride in one
    The BBC's Zoe Kleinman takes a ride on Uber's self-driving robotaxi as the service rolls out on Thursday.
  • Hundreds of North Sea workers too heavy for new helicopter rules
    Workers should weigh no more than 19.5st fully clothed so that they can be winched to safety in an emergency.
  • Amelia Dimoldenberg to close doors of Chicken Shop Date
    Amelia Dimoldenberg announces she will end her popular YouTube series after more than a decade.


rss: the register

  • 'Uber rapture' leaves passengers and drivers behind in Nigeria and Uganda
    No time for a fare-thee-well as app hails a ride out of two more markets
  • Windows 11 update sends some desktops into an unwanted goth phase
    Hello darkness, my old friend... I've trusted Redmond once again
  • Which came first, Windows 95's taskbar or NeXT's Dock? Neither
    Reg hack accidentally rattles Microsoft folks' cages… again
  • Spurs boots VMware, cites 85% licensing saving
    Part of wider infrastructure replacement upgrade project with HPE
  • UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say
    Children's Commissioner also furious with Ofcom over a string of failures
  • British wind power to drive Maersk container ship
    Rotor sails claimed to deliver fuel and emissions savings of 21%
  • Your VMware renewal invoice ate your AI budget – what now?
    SPONSORED POST: A free event with Nutanix on Oct 7 can win some of it back
  • Terminated employee cost company hundreds of thousands of dollars because nobody revoked access
    They had more access than the average Joe, and IT didn't track what needed to be cut off
  • To keep the AI hacking genie bottled up, try one-way networks
    Sandboxes, permissions, and VMs aren't enough to keep frontier models at bay. "Data diodes" might do the job
  • Zuck's Muse to Spark joy with open weights release 'soon'
    While you wait, Meta says it’s taught the model to stop wasting tokens and ask for help a bit more often


rss: ars technica

  • Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants
    Congress pauses the OMB's attempt to rewrite how research is funded.
  • I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale
    The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time.
  • FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking
    Carrier scorecards may include call-blocking stats and data on customer complaints.
  • Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design
    "Requirements are being adjusted to reflect near-term mission needs."
  • Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks
    Google's Pro model updates are seemingly paused, but there's yet another Gemini Flash today.
  • Trump may be forced to reveal secret rules feds use for AI safety testing
    Trump’s secret reviews of frontier AI models may hide corruption, lawsuit says.
  • US court rules Google will not have to sell ad exchange after losing antitrust case
    The DOJ proved to the court that Google acted illegally, but it won't get the big win it wanted.
  • Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84
    He reported from space that only "fat" Japanese tree frogs enjoyed weightlessness.
  • The Army just used a 20-kilowatt laser to take out three drones
    The Army says its laser system can track and destroy hostile drones.
  • Is Russia's rival to Starlink failing? Here's what we know.
    At least three of the first 32 Rassvet satellites likely suffered outright failures, and more may be in trouble.


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