rss: npr

  • Democrat Josh Turek wins the Senate seat in Iowa
    Democrat Josh Turek has defeated Sen. Ashley Hinson in Iowa, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
  • On a historic night for democratic socialists, Mamdani says midterms show power of working-class voters
    The New York mayor tells NPR's Juana Summers that newly elected democratic socialists need to seize this moment and show voters what politics can deliver.
  • Democrat David Crowley will be Wisconsin's first Black governor
    Democrat David Crowley defeated Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany in a campaign that focused on "lowering costs for working families" and bringing more jobs to Wisconsin.
  • Adam Hamilton becomes the first Democratic senator from Kansas in nearly a century
    Democrat Adam Hamilton beat Sen. Roger Marshall, a fierce loyalist to President Trump, per a race call by the Associated Press.
  • Missourians reject ballot proposal that would have re-imposed an abortion ban
    Missouri voters defeated a measure that would have banned abortion just two years after voters legalized abortion in another vote. Voters in Missouri legalized abortion two years ago but this time the abortion ban was coupled with a ban on transgender treatment for minors. Opponents said it was misleading.
  • Democrat Gina Hinojosa wins race for Texas governor, ousting Greg Abbott
    Hinojosa, an Austin state representative, is set to be the state's first Democratic governor since 1995 and will be the state's first Latina governor.
  • Democrat Rob Sand wins Iowa governor's race, ending GOP control of the office
    Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand stressed affordability and often talked about how his Christian faith guides him.
  • Missouri voters turn down a Republican-backed congressional map
    Missouri voters have denied a Republican-backed congressional map that wound its way through the courts before ultimately ending up on the state's ballot.
  • Democrat Sherrod Brown wins Ohio Senate race
    Democratic former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has won back a seat on Capitol Hill, defeating incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted after a close and expensive battle, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
  • Former Trump aide says Republicans should've focused more on issues voters care about
    NPR's Juana Summers talks with former Trump aide Sonny Joy Nelson about where some GOP candidates fell short tonight.


rss: bbc

  • Anthony Zurcher: Democrats push deep into Republican territory with historic wins
    Two Senate races that a year ago were thought to be battlegrounds turned out to be slam-dunks for the Democrats.
  • South Carolina elects Democratic senator for first time in almost three decades
    Annie Andrews is projected to defeat Darline Graham, who was handpicked by President Trump to take her brother's seat after his death.
  • When will we know who wins control of Congress?
    The first polls have closed, but it is possible the results will not be projected for several hours, days or even weeks.
  • Democratic rising star Ossoff projected to hold Georgia seat
    Ossoff is seen as a potential leading contender for the Democratic nomination for president in 2028 if he throws his hat in the ring.
  • Miliband says slavery apology will not bring cost for UK taxpayers
    Speaking to BBC's Newscast, the foreign secretary says Britain cannot sweep its past "under the carpet".
  • 'Multi-cancer' blood tests coming to some GP surgeries soon
    The aim is to detect hard-to-diagnose abdominal cancers, including liver, ovarian and pancreatic cancer, much sooner.
  • Spanish transport minister resigns days after deadly train crash
    At least 69 people were killed and dozens injured in the collision south of the capital, Madrid.
  • Celebrity loses injunction bid but will stay anonymous pending appeal
    The unnamed man asked for an injunction to stop his identity being reported in connection with allegations against him.
  • No more rice grains in Kellogg's Rice Krispies due to changing weather
    The new recipes mean cereal packaging will now include a 'contains wheat gluten' warning.
  • Death toll rises in Ukraine after Russia attacks aid centre, hospice and hospital
    At least 38 people are killed in 24 hours and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky warns dozens more could be trapped under rubble.


rss: the register

  • Aussie Adobe assailant Canva announces layoffs in re-org affecting 22% of staff
    No mention of AI, but a nod to the pace of technological change
  • North Korean fake job interview led to $6.3B Binance heist
    'It was not a single isolated breach or a simple phishing incident,' exchange says
  • Microsoft improves Windows 11 performance on 8 GB PCs as RAM prices keep climbing
    We've got a hunch the memory crunch is taking a bite out of Windows revenue
  • Nvidia is happy to take your money whether you're using open or closed models, says Jensen Huang
    At Fireworks Forge, a celebration of specialized models
  • British fintech Revolut slashes AI coding costs 10x by cutting out Claude and going self-hosted
    Turns out cheap tokens get engineers doing things that save time, like debugging and tackling Jira tickets
  • AI policy wonks declare 'sovereign agents' a threat to civilization
    These are AI agents that operate outside of human control and 'pursue open-ended, evolving survival'
  • GSMA warns of growing risks to mobile networks from extreme weather
    Mobile comms body wants a joined-up approach from governments and regulators to mitigate downtime
  • Improved asteroid deflection model runs faster, reveals more doomsday worries
    “We expected aim to matter ... What surprised us was how much,' says Sandia physicist Nathan Moore
  • Password manager mSecure tells users to change passwords, won't say why
    Customers left wondering what's been compromised after vendor advises resetting passwords, 2FA and passkeys
  • GhostBSD 26.2 takes the fright out of FreeBSD with a friendlier installer
    Full-disk encryption joins the toolkit, MATE and Xfce stay while Gershwin sits this one out


rss: ars technica

  • California fights "preposterous" Trump admin demand to scrap state broadband laws
    State tries to obtain broadband funds despite rejecting Trump admin condition.
  • Ukraine’s drone strikes spur hasty Russian plans for underground data centers
    Russia tries to fix exposed digital infrastructure as data center war backfires.
  • NYT demands Brave shut down its paywall blocker and end deals with AI firms
    Lawsuit calls Brave "supplier, dealer, and distributor" of stolen news content.
  • Buttons are back and storage is king when it comes to car interiors
    We talk with Nissan designer Hiren Patel about how vehicle interior designs are changing.
  • Google will let schools skip AI tools, but they have to give up search, too
    Google will offer schools AI tools that purportedly don't give away the answers.
  • Another child dies of measles as CDC reportedly holds up health alert
    NY governor pointed to Kennedy's long-standing anti-vaccine work as spurring outbreaks.
  • Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes
    Google has cut ties with the company behind the botnet campaign.
  • This space company is betting its future on a propellant available everywhere
    Is that water in your spacecraft, or are you just happy to see the delta-V?
  • UEFI bootkit infected fully patched Windows machines. Is Microsoft to blame?
    UEFI bootkit BlackX exploits Microsoft's lack of clarity around Secure Boot protections.
  • Trump wanted to give No Kings no air. Then, Meta suspended its Instagram.
    Meta faces pressure to protect No Kings Instagram on election day.


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