World's fastest ocean liner is sunk to break another record: largest artificial reef
The SS United States broke trans-Atlantic speed records. On Wednesday, it was sunk off the Florida coast and will become a diving destination and home for marine life.
Democrat Scott Colom wins the closest Senate race in the country
Mississippi hadn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in more than 40 years.
Democrat Scott Colom wins Mississippi Senate race
Democrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, according to a race call by the Associated Press, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Why is gasoline suddenly under $4 a gallon?
The average price of a gallon of gasoline dipped below $4 this week for the first time in months. Does that mean more relief is coming for drivers?
Greetings from Senegal, where breakdancers are competing in the Youth Olympics
Senegal's breakdancers have been practicing for their country's historic hosting of the Youth Olympic Games this month. It's the first time Africa is hosting an Olympic event.
Kennedy relatives join the fight against Trump's arch, alleging harm to JFK's grave
Nine members of the Kennedy family have joined the legal fight against Trump's D.C. arch, arguing it would disrupt views and cast shadows over their ancestors' graves at Arlington National Cemetery.
What's behind democratic socialists' historic victories in the midterms?
Historian and The New Yorker writer Jill Lepore says the DSA, once maligned, is no longer "beyond the political pale." She discusses the history of socialism in America, and its current resurgence.
Following big Democratic wins, these swing voters are looking for results
For the swing voters NPR is regularly checking in with as part of its Swing Shift series, the election results brought mixed emotions, as does the pending Democratic control of Congress.
Russia and Ukraine agree to a prisoner exchange as talks end with no big breakthrough
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi led to this decision, marking the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022.
House effectively ends Hegseth impeachment. And, 3 men accused of plotting U.K. attacks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been spared from the House's impeachment effort, at least for now. And, federal prosecutors arrested three men accused of being Iran-backed operatives.
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Some under-25s should get fewer benefits, Milburn review to say
The proposed radical overhaul of the welfare system would move under-25s off the main sickness benefits.
Ukraine's power supply close to critical as Russian strikes bring darkness and cold
For parents in parts of Ukraine, trying to lead a normal family life with just a few hours of power each day is taking its toll.
Government could force media industry to improve safeguards after Walliams allegations
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy could force participation in an industry watchdog to protect whistleblowers, the BBC understands.
Are max strength cold and flu pills worth the money?
Some cold and flu remedies cost 20 times as much as a basic pack of paracetamol or ibuprofen.
Hegseth and advisers reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Following a ceremony marking Veterans Day, a group that included Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was shouted at to be quiet.
Israeli strike on hospital kills at least five Palestinians, Gaza civil defence agency says
The strike hit the surgery department of Nasser Hospital, injuring at least 20 people and causing extensive damage, a spokesperson says.
Lego marketplace BrickLink offline after 'unusual activity' detected
Known as the eBay of Lego, it has been down for three days and is yet to disclose what caused the shutdown.
Survivor pulled from rubble of deadly building collapse in New York
Two people are dead and several others injured as rescuers scour the debris in Brooklyn.
Democrat Scott Colom seals historic win in Mississippi Senate race
Colom is the first black person from the southern state elected to the US Senate in over 140 years.
Burnham's push for closer EU ties causes ripples in his party and others
Ahead of a week which will focus minds on the UK's relationship with the bloc, the prime minister's stance on Europe is causing MPs to think about their leaders' individual strategy.
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AWS distills its cloud into a local emulator that runs on your PC
Hyperscale meets micro-computing by offering APIs to test your apps
Disgraced former CA eMudhra blames buggy script for hopelessly weak certificates
Couldn’t get the hardware it needed to generate certs, so tried to code a workaround
Russian cloud Yandex says drone attacks on its datacenters caused data loss
Now enables backup by default and hints a little on-prem infra never hurt anyone
US bit barn boom sees energy needs grow 10x as fast as grid capacity
Operators face longer connection waits and a growing need to bring their own electricity
Scientists check their work and confirm it with update on iconic black hole image
And find they were right all along
Canonical web services get stage fright ahead of Ubuntu Summit
Outage hits login, software repositories, and patching tools hours before online event kicks off
Apple's touchscreen MacBook Pro does not like to be taken apart
Easy lid swaps earn praise from iFixit, but panel removal ends in cracks and USB-C repairs require logic board surgery
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday can't break stuff if it won't install
KB5132061 throws 0x800F0993 and 0x800F0989 errors, and Redmond is saying nothing
NASA asks Earthlings to wave as Voyager 1 reaches a light-day away
Flash VGR in Morse code on November 17 to salute the veteran probe – just don't expect it to see you
2013 breach at Russian cybercrime forum resurfaces with millions of victims' credentials
YouHack thought protecting members' passwords with mostly unsalted MD5 hashes would do
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CEO Jensen Huang's job is suddenly on the line at Nvidia
The FBI is investigating as Nvidia’s board holds urgent talks over Huang’s future.
T-Mobile illegally imposed 50GB cap on low-income home Internet plan, NY says
Law requires 25Mbps home Internet. T-Mobile lowers speed to 600Kbps after 50GB cap.
Anduril says its first satellite can see adversaries maneuver in orbital night
"What's unique is it's got a huge dynamic range. We can see things in full dark."
NASA's secret weapon in the lunar space race may be ... procurement reform?
"The pace that's occurring, and the nature of the procurements, is unprecedented."
Taiwan’s chipmaking giant TSMC to invest $1B in Anthropic, OpenAI
Latest example of the AI boom’s circular financing comes as AI trade wobbles.
Trump admin loses fight to spy on random journalists’ LinkedIn DMs
Confidential sources “lifeblood” of free press, court rules in LinkedIn fight.
Big Walk used AI to fix a bug. Now the indie gaming world is having a reckoning.
Any amount of AI coding is too much for many Independent Games Festival judges.
Apple is shuttering its 28-year-old online community forum
Apple has already made the forum read-only.
IBM to offer access to a dual-processor quantum system in 2027
The company plans on linking two 520-qubit chips before next year is over.
Trump wanted little Kei trucks for America, Toyota makes it happen
Does this herald the start of a small car revolution, or is it a meaningless distraction?