rss: npr

  • Gas prices dip below $4 but inflation remains stubbornly high
    Gasoline prices fell below $4 a gallon Tuesday for the first time in three months — but the overall cost of living remains stubbornly high.
  • 'Like gods reigning over humans': Many defectors see daughter of North Korea's Kim as heir apparent
    Little is known about her except that she's reportedly about 13 and named Kim Ju Ae, but Korea's spy agency says she's likely her father's heir.
  • Indonesia's VP offers resignation as questions mount over his eligibility
    His resignation offer comes amid a widening political rift between Prabowo and Widodo and a separate investigation into allegations that senior police officials wiretapped the president.
  • The average cost for a new vehicle in the U.S. hits a record high: over $51,000
    Vehicle transaction prices are up to a new record high, according to the Kelley Blue Book — and some buyers are extending their car loans to finance them.
  • Seven days of chaos in the ER: How this country's healthcare system is unraveling
    Renewed fighting has pushed Ethiopia's healthcare system close to collapse: "The whole emergency (room) was flooded with war trauma patients," one surgeon says of a brutal week in September.
  • Get in, loser: Broadway's newest 'Mean Girls' are ready to insult (and enlighten) you
    "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play," is ending a Broadway run this week and celebrating with livestream broadcasts. We interviewed the Tony-nominated playwright, Jocelyn Bioh.
  • House set to vote to impeach Hegseth. And, SCOTUS allows border wall work to proceed
    The House could vote to impeach Hegseth, but removing him from office will be tough. And, SCOTUS ruled that a federal judge did not have the authority to halt border wall construction.
  • Why did California's billionaire tax fail to surf the blue wave?
    Two economists debate what California's vote on Prop 40 means for the wealth tax movement.
  • Russia and Ukraine hold nearly 4 hours of U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi
    Hopes of progress in ending Europe's biggest conflict since World War II are tempered by the absence of any significant breakthroughs in three previous rounds of talks early this year.
  • House Republicans to elect a new leader as they look to rebuild from midterm defeat
    After sweeping losses in the midterm elections, the House GOP will vote on Tuesday to elect a successor to Mike Johnson, who says he's stepping down as the chamber's top Republican.


rss: bbc

  • US military aircraft leave second UK base
    The departures come weeks after the US withdrew bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident.
  • Met Police investigating more 'potential criminal allegations' about Brand
    Det Supt Andy Furphy says the force had received "several reports during the trial and since the trial".
  • Sales of tinned food and bottled water jump after 'Be Ready' campaign launch
    Sales of essential goods such as hand sanitiser soar after the government called on households to be prepared for emergencies.
  • Carrick's Man Utd future to be decided at Wednesday meeting
    Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick's future will be discussed at a meeting in Monaco on Wednesday.
  • Watch: Meghan's first public appearance since father arrested
    Meghan arrived at the European Parliament in Brussels with her husband, Prince Harry, who delivered a speech about online child safety.
  • Arrests made in Mohamed Al Fayed probe in France, police say
    The Ritz hotel in Paris, which is still owned by the Al Fayed family, is one of the properties searched by police.
  • Israel's new parliament sworn in as leaders compete to form government
    Benjamin Netanyahu's main political rival, Gadi Eisenkot, has first chance to build a new government and oust the prime minister.
  • Tories pledge to cut benefits for children with 'milder cases' of ADHD
    Conservative shadow minister Helen Whately says the system risks putting children on a "conveyor belt" towards a "lifetime on benefits".
  • Anthropic heads for lower than expected $1.3 trillion valuation in stock market debut
    The AI company behind the Claude chatbot will offer its shares at between $70 and $78.
  • Kim Kardashian's Skims offers refunds for $148 advent calendar after backlash
    The contents of the calendar, including hair clips and keychains, have been widely criticised on social media.


rss: the register

  • Fireworks AI gets burned twice as customer data exposure widens
    Inference biz pins latest breach on cloud provider and LLMJacking miscreants
  • Another contract extension for Fujitsu on the Post Office's Horizon
    Just a few more months until Accenture takes over running scandal-hit Horizon system
  • Stanford's century-long AI study admits it's already out of date
    Five-year review charts upheaval in work, science, and public life – with little consensus on who's in control
  • Chrome zero-day whack-a-mole continues as 2026 tally hits 8
    Another Chrome memory bug gets squashed, but not before attackers got their hands on it
  • Ransomware threat blares from Vanderbilt University computers during cyberattack
    BYOD claims extensive data theft as campus Wi-Fi returns, most systems remain restricted, and classes carry on
  • Smart meters to cost the UK billions: 2G switch-off means replacing 12-13 million
    Sunset of legacy cellphone tech means forced upgrade for many millions of smart energy meter users
  • Google DeepMind melds humans and AI agents to vet Signal's secure messaging techniques
    Post-quantum handshake and Triple Ratchet get a formal security check
  • Microsoft is giving Claude the keys to UK Copilot tenants by default
    Admins have until December 9 to review access settings as Anthropic processes data in the US
  • EU's €212M border IT project lands IBM and Atos in legal water
    After years of missed deadlines, ballooning costs, and a blame game over who was responsible, Brussels has finally called in the lawyers
  • Royal Navy stands up first autonomous boat squadron
    Force deploys an operational squadron to gain experience in uncrewed systems as part of its Hybrid Navy vision


rss: ars technica

  • DeepMind reveals Gemini Robotics 2.5 and open safety benchmark "ASIMOV-jailbreak"
    The new model is up to twice as successful at some tasks.
  • Nvidia has a Jensen Huang problem—and no obvious successor
    Huang faces a board probe as investors fret over Nvidia’s lack of a clear successor.
  • FDA warns GLP-1 drugs may pose risk of rare condition that causes vision loss
    The risk appears small and data is mixed, but FDA wants patients to be aware.
  • Polestar has a new look with its Formula 2030 concept
    The shape looks like a Saab Aero-X, but the nose previews the next Polestar 2.
  • Ukraine’s fiber-optic drones get squeezed by AI data center demand
    Ukraine competes with Russia and data centers for China’s optical fiber supply.
  • Review: Apple's M6 MacBook Pro is good, but it's missing all the exciting stuff
    Per usual, the basic MacBook Pro lags behind the flagships where it counts.
  • DCU shake-up: James Gunn and Peter Safran out post-merger
    Producer and former Kevin Feige protege Jeremy Latcham will replace Gunn and Safran.
  • Man who lost $308,000 on sports bets sues Kalshi for offering illegal gambling
    Lawsuit demands Kalshi return losses because online betting is illegal in Washington.
  • A Sam Altman parody offers an amusing lesson in memory management
    We verified the RAM numbers are real without sending any emails to OpenAI.
  • Vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices is under active exploitation
    "*sshole" poses a serious threat to Internet security.


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