rss: npr

  • Inside a 'modern slavery situation' where cyber scammers are victims themselves
    Wired's Andy Greenberg explains how a cybercrime operation in Southeast Asia trapped computer engineers into defrauding victims of billions of dollars. Plus, he discusses the scam involving Fresh Air.
  • This 'fire amoeba' pushes the limit of what's possible for complex life
    Scientists have found a species they've named the fire amoeba, which is capable of reproducing at 145°F and continuing to move up to temperatures of 147°F — a record for complex eukaryotic life.
  • Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly 2019 Easter bombings
    The Islamic State group-inspired attacks were among the deadliest in Sri Lanka's history, killing 42 foreigners.
  • CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump. And, Paramount settles in massive merger lawsuit
    CNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued Trump after the networks were suspended from the White House. And, Paramount makes concessions to resolve a lawsuit over its massive Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
  • Houthis try to push deeper into western Yemen, upending life, witnesses tell NPR
    As the U.S. conflict with Iran drags, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have opened a new front, taking new territory and displacing more than 100,000 people.
  • New DNA analysis adds evidence Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings
    A lock of hair, 15 years of sleuthing and a 200-year-old question. In History by a Hair, Smithsonian Institution scholar Richard Kurin follows the DNA trail back to Thomas Jefferson.
  • AI solved one of math's hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing (so far)
    OpenAI beat humans to solving the Navier-Stokes problem, but mathematicians say the AI's solution isn't telling them much.
  • Abortion is on the ballot again as post-Roe policies continue to evolve
    Four states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November. The measures follow the Supreme Court's "Dobbs" decision, which upended federal abortion protections.
  • How unarmed 911 teams are reshaping public safety in nearly 100 cities
    Alternative response programs, where mental health clinicians respond to 911 calls instead of police, have proliferated since George Floyd's murder. What does it take to do this work well?
  • The best and biggest games of September
    From Silent Hill: Townfall to Control Resonant to Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, we review the best new games to play as autumn begins, ahead of the titanic GTA6 release.


rss: bbc

  • Plot targeting Manchester's Jewish community disrupted, say police
    Two men were arrested in Manchester on Sunday, say counter-terror police.
  • New EU industry rules would damage UK, warns Burnham
    The prime minister says he will raise his concerns when he meets the European Commission President later.
  • Tim Westwood charged with two more sexual offences
    The alleged sexual offences date back to 1991 and 2004.
  • Father admits causing death of his son in hotel fall
    The two-year-old boy fell from the window of a hotel in Cyprus in July, a Paphos court hears.
  • Earl Spencer apologises to Piers Morgan over factual error in Diana book
    The BBC understands the book's publisher, Penguin, will be amending the inaccuracy in future editions of the book.
  • Autopsy shows Hayden Panettiere died from a drug overdose
    The death of the child star - who had fentanyl, Xanax, a muscle relaxant and antipsychotic medication in her system - was ruled an accident.
  • Davey promises tax cuts for millions if UK rejoins EU single market
    The Lib Dem leader vows to raise tax thresholds if he becomes PM, in a speech to his party conference.
  • 'Looksmaxxing' influencer 'Clavicular' charged with rape in Massachusetts
    Authorities allege Braden Peters drugged a woman before assaulting her in May. He denies the charges.
  • Woman and three children die in Bootle house fire
    Another person was taken to hospital following the "intense fire which spread very rapidly".
  • Martha's Rule rolled out at every A&E department in England
    The rule is named after 13-year-old Martha Mills, whose family's concerns about her care were not listened to before her death.


rss: the register

  • NightmareEclipse's latest zero-day leaves Microsoft Defender stuck in the past
    BigDiskBuster leaves Microsoft's antivirus running but unable to install updates
  • Z.ai says sorry for slurping up your code, open sources ZCode
    China’s AI darling goes on the defense after engineer highlighted Grok-esque security flaws
  • Privacy group slams EU for changing the data rules to cater to AI
    Schrems campaign raises specter of another legal challenge as legislators propose changes to GDPR
  • UK cops arrest 2 EvilTokens suspects, Microsoft seizes 50 phishing kit websites
    Used by crims to compromise 12K+ email inboxes across 10K+ global orgs
  • Who signed off on that AI agent? Nobody? Thought so.
    SPONSORED FEATURE: AI agents may be unpredictable. Who they are, what they can do, and who owns them shouldn’t be.
  • Well-done hack flames 3.2M Burger King Russia users
    HIBP confirms cybercrims stuck a straw into marketing reservoir, sucking up six-years of leaky Whopper secrets
  • EU datacenter green scorecard finally escapes Brussels
    Long-delayed sustainability labels land as Commission eyes minimum efficiency standards
  • Register reader hit with surprise bill after Microsoft portals disagreed
    Did Copilot write the synchronization code?
  • Civo plots 40 edge datacenters to power Britain's sovereign AI
    First site is due in Hertfordshire next March, with Nvidia's Vera Rubin systems and a longer-term 1 GW ambition
  • Campaigners tell Burnham not to trade away the UK's tech tax to please Trump
    Letter lands ahead of the PM's first face-to-face meeting with the US president


rss: ars technica

  • Shuffling the deck chairs: Xbox continues its "reset" with dramatic restructuring
    Activision gets Halo, Obsidian becomes part of Bethesda, and more internal shake-ups.
  • Protests for Germany’s car industry as job losses loom
    A combination of Chinese competition and US tariffs is causing problems in Germany.
  • Trump’s sneaky plan to gut Endangered Species Act draws from 1995 Scalia dissent
    Trump adopts Scalia’s ire for feds protecting populations of endangered animals.
  • Dyson’s most overengineered gadget may have a waterproofing problem
    Dyson admits a component issue but won't say what's failing in its $500 toothbrush.
  • NASA chief: I'm only interested in "good deals" from international partners
    "There was absolutely a time where we were trying to make everyone happy."
  • Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day
    A simple ClickFix attack is only one way to completely hijack the new agent.
  • Military milestone: Ukrainian naval drone sinks Russian kamikaze drone boat
    Drone boat battle occurs as Ukraine and Russia target Black Sea ports and ships.
  • Saudi Arabia wants a car industry, launches Ceer with two EVs
    The new carmaker is a joint venture between the Saudi PIF and Foxconn.
  • Google confirms Gemini models hacked three companies in May 2026
    A third-party cybersecurity firm accidentally gave experimental Gemini models access to the Internet.
  • Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
    Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.


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