rss: npr

  • Nantucket shipwreck uncovered by Nor'easter
    The local newspaper in Nantucket got a tip: 'I found what I believe to be a shipwreck uncovered by the storm.'
  • Scientists discover two new species of sea spiders along Canadian coastline
    So far, scientists have identified more than 1,300 species of sea spiders.
  • South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings that killed 38 people in a week
    On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.
  • Trump wants to remove a question about race in the census. We look back at the history
    The Trump administration wants to stop asking about race and ethnicity on the next U.S. census. Since 1790, the topic has been used to exclude people of color, and, more recently, for inclusion.
  • As Congress debates college sports, athletes-turned-senators have a seat at the table
    The Protect College Sports Act is on the brink of passing in the Senate, where a handful of former college athletes who are now senators on both sides of the aisle have an extra say in the debate.
  • Ohio governor's race: Ramaswamy and Acton clash in rare Democratic pickup opportunity
    The Ohio governor's race pits former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy against Democrat Amy Acton, a former state health advisor. Democrats see a chance to win a state that usually votes Republican.
  • Playing 'La Bamba' for an hour? Must be a Mexican fandango!
    A 300-year-old Mexican musical tradition is finding new life around the world — one sweaty, joyous, all-night fandango at a time.
  • Photos: This may be the most inspirational night school on Earth
    Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs.
  • From professor to patient: One man's journey on the frontier of lung cancer treatment
    Lung cancer is still the top cancer killer, but new developments are shifting what the future might hold for patients.
  • 5 arrested near a U.K. air base used by U.S. on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act
    Police evacuated homes Sunday near an air base in England used by the U.S. and arrested several men over suspected explosives offenses.


rss: bbc

  • What we know about RAF Fairford counter-terror probe
    Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase.
  • Police block Protestant Orange Order from controversial parade route
    They had been unable to make the permitted parade on Sunday morning because protesters had gathered on the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road.
  • Inside Yemen's front-line city as Houthis battle for control
    In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with pro-government soldiers.
  • Watch: BBC team takes cover as Houthi drone spotted on Yemen front-line
    In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with pro-government soldiers.
  • Thousands of illegal ghost plates on cars revealed by new cameras
    Illegal registration plates are far too easy to get hold of and are putting the public at risk, BBC is told.
  • My hometown shows that high streets have to change or die
    Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?
  • Healey to promise 'new age of industrialisation' for UK in conference speech
    The chancellor will unveil policies aimed at boosting British shipbuilding in his speech to Labour's annual conference on Monday.
  • Watch: Madonna and Taylor Swift win big at the MTV VMAs
    Taylor Swift, Madonna, and LISA were among the big winners at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday evening in downtown Los Angeles.
  • Felled Sycamore Gap stump has 'encouraging' growth
    A thick layer of growth surrounds the stump three years after the landmark was illegally felled.
  • Late September warmth before wind and rain return this week
    Temperatures remain above the average at the start of the week but wetter conditions are on the way for some


rss: the register

  • Techie assumed boss knew what they were talking about and killed Exchange by deleting data
    Friday afternoon is not the time for snap decisions, but weekends are useful to cover your tracks
  • OpenAI pauses some training amid allegations its rogue agents behaved more badly than first thought
    Amid allegations that agents may have gone off the rails thousands of times, China set up some kind of agentic incident hotline
  • Amazon evaluating drone deliveries in Australia, Asia
    PLUS: Singapore helps Meta find new form of scam; Nothing bets it can create Indian consumer tech giant; Bangkok floods, tech holds on
  • Apple buried Copland 30 years ago. Now the failed OS boots in a browser
    The final developer build offers a glimpse of the future Cupertino abandoned for NeXT
  • Big AI's content problem: Take the work, keep the money
    The more we learn about how AI does business, the more unfair it looks
  • How Samsung turned months of inactivity into a very attention-seeking smartphone
    Your spare Android won’t come back to life in a hurry but – like neglected PCs – it really should
  • Space Jam: UK debuts space squadron to protect satellites
    Number III Space Effects Squadron likely to use electronic warfare rather than lobbing missiles at hostile orbiting threats
  • Valen creator drives 'Golden Spike' to connect new languages with Rust
    An experiment is afoot to sidestep C as the language of interoperability with Rust
  • Microsoft cells out, crams multiple values into Excel boxes
    Once a single-scalar home, spreadsheet cells are being redeveloped to handle many tenants
  • Uncle Sam coughs up $1.9B for grid upgrades as datacenters hit a power wall
    Better conductors and improved sensing capabilities expected to unlock at least 23 gigawatts of additional capacity


rss: ars technica

  • How the Smithsonian became the latest front in Trump’s culture war
    The Smithsonian has faced withering pressure from the Trump administration.
  • Tesla’s big electric truck faces an even bigger infrastructure challenge
    The 500-mile Semi arrives as charging gaps still limit electric trucking.
  • Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say.
    Heidi Overton faced questions focused on vaccines, birth control, and vapes.
  • Court rules Pentagon can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features
    "Overly constrained AI models" could cause military operations to fail, judges say.
  • Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements
    Despite challenges, Tesla aims for 1,000 Optimus robots per week by end of 2026.
  • Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what?
    Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people.
  • Review: The iPhone 18 Pro is Apple's coolest smartphone (but only literally)
    Better thermals and battery life make this iterative update nicer to use.
  • AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.
    "There is no evidence of any significant, widespread displacement or reduction in hiring.”
  • Paramount/WBD merger conditions give the public "virtually nothing," judge is told
    US judge reviews deal with California, says it must not be result of collusion.
  • Is solar's growth finally slowing in the US?
    Renewables easily cover changes in US demand, which is rising by 2% in 2026.


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