rss: npr

  • 5 simple ways to relieve the aches and pains of sitting at a desk all day
    Sitting at a desk all day hurts. And it isn't good for us. Strategies to make it a little more comfortable, from eye muscle exercises to alleviate eye strain to a back pain-fighting body movement.
  • A GOP congressman voted to cut Medicaid. It covers 62% of his district. Can he win?
    Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao is fighting for reelection in central California. 6 in 10 residents of his district are covered by Medicaid, which he voted to cut last year.
  • Trump's redistricting gave Republicans a head start, now it goes to the voters
    President Trump, seeking to reshape the voting map, prompted a rare wave of mid-decade redistricting that gave Republicans a boost for holding the House. But the voters will determine if it works.
  • How long does it take to save up for a starter home? Twice as long as it did in 2019
    A new analysis finds that the average renter household now needs 16 years to save for a down payment and closing costs. Rising rents and other costs have consumed a growing share of household budgets.
  • Trump merchandise stores are closing: 'He has peaked'
    At least four Trump merchandise stores have closed this year. Store owners say with Trump in his final term, there isn't as much to fire up his consumer fan base and sales have softened.
  • Farm country has beef with Trump as midterms approach
    President Trump's attempts to bring beef prices down has potentially backfired politically in several key states.
  • See how Big Tech is transforming Spain's landscape
    A drought-stricken region of northeast Spain has become a focus for American companies searching for locations to place their data centers.
  • Can a dream help you solve a problem? Here's how to try tonight
    What can you learn from dreams and how can you remember them and steer them to the topics you wish to dream about. Allison Aubrey and A Martinez discuss the resurgance in dream research and how dreams are a tool for self-discovery.
  • High health costs squeeze workers, even if you have good insurance through a job
    About 157 million Americans get their health insurance through work. A survey of employers shows a moderate price uptick this year, but workers still say health costs are a top concern.
  • Morning news brief
    President Trump and former President Obama are on the campaign trail for the midterms, U.S. and Israel are planning for a possible post-midterms attack on Iran, Musk says SpaceX and Tesla could merge.


rss: bbc

  • What is PHP and why did it spark an international cyber-security alert?
    AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.
  • Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI
    The bank says it is using more AI leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce.
  • Rosenberg: Russia agrees to Ukraine talks but sees little to talk about in new peace push
    President Vladimir Putin does not feel under pressure right now to end the war, the BBC's Russia Editor writes.
  • Tougher punishments for criminals who refuse to attend sentencing backed by victim's family
    The aunt of Zara Aleena says the new powers for judges will "rebalance the power" from offender to victim.
  • Police investigate Married at First Sight Australia after 'inappropriate' allegations
    New South Wales Police say inquiries took place "following a report of inappropriate content being shared".
  • Dame Judi Dench: 'I can't do a play, a film or read any more'
    Dame Judi Dench tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme about how her eye condition has affected her life.
  • How Arab parties could hold critical balance of power in Israeli election
    Disaffection has often driven down turnout among Arab Israelis, but there is a strong push to get rid of the right-wing governing coalition.
  • Only one female scientist named in GCSEs, research finds
    A new study finds Rosalind Franklin is the only woman named in Key Stage 4 science specifications.
  • Two storms in two days as Austen and Boelo target UK
    The Met Office have named a new storm, Boelo, which is set to bring another round of stormy weather to the UK over the weekend.
  • Airbnb hosts can no longer make guests strip beds and wash dishes under new rules
    The updated policy will apply to all reservations booked on the accommodation site on or after 20 November.


rss: the register

  • IT department and auditors at major pharmacy chain got into a rip-roaring fight about using 'password' on Cisco firewall
    Misaligned incentives led to an intractable argument
  • UK government hasn't the foggiest how much it's spending on digital transformation
    Years of promises, but officials unable to put a figure on investment
  • Vendors asking forward deployed engineers to make good on trillion-dollar AI bet
    They might earn more than $200k but who do they work for? Tech buyers need to put some checks in place on FDEs
  • Why the immediate future of liquid cooling is hybrid
    PARTNER CONTENT: AI is driving liquid cooling adoption, but hybrid architectures will help operators balance density, flexibility, and operational realities
  • Certification authority eMudhra defends its laughably weak private keys
    Says it passed audits and made just a minor mystery error
  • IBM CEO says open weight models are now irresistibly good and cheap on-prem
    90 percent of the performance at ten percent of the price, in just two or three racks, is hard to beat
  • Philippine government suspends top tech official for alleged misconduct
    Founder of offshore software development firm investigated for possibly giving his former outfit government contracts
  • To help world gorge on GPUs, Nvidia brings cash bucket to fatten wafer-thin supply chain
    Signs Samsung to build substrates, bolsters spend with other players
  • PHP blames supply chain security biz Chainguard for putting huge chunks of the web at risk
    'Coordinated vulnerability disclosure, unless there's evidence of active exploits in the wild,' Chainguard CEO tells The Reg
  • OpenClaw creator says he spent $10 million in tokens last month
    Good thing it's somebody else's money


rss: ars technica

  • FCC chair warns media not to run the "fake polls" Trump keeps complaining about
    Ex-FCC chairs say Brendan Carr aims to scare broadcasters into self-censorship.
  • Xbox wants you to pay 24 to 40 cents per hour to stream games you already bought
    Time-based a la carte charges come on top of the purchase price for the games themselves.
  • Enterprises keep buying software upgrades that IT thinks will make things worse
    Survey of 2,018 IT heads at big firms points to a lack of leverage.
  • Tesla profits drop 43% in Q3
    Tesla’s once-booming energy storage business also shrunk in Q3 2026.
  • The new human-crafted Apple Music brand matters in an AI world
    Opinion: In a world of AI slop, showing the human hands making things helps.
  • RIP BioWare: EA shuts down storied RPG studio after over three decades
    Next Mass Effect project canceled as parent company lays off 400.
  • OpenAI's latest AI models are coming to Google Cloud and Antigravity
    Google Cloud will have GPT 6.1 Astra, Sol, and Luna in the coming weeks.
  • Report: Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, then blamed it on Trump
    Musk and Trump both denied ordering Starlink slowdown. WSJ reports it was Musk.
  • Judge rejects Trump’s wild claim EPA can dismiss data center pollution lawsuits
    Trump’s EPA can't unilaterally dismiss SpaceXAI pollution lawsuit, court rules.
  • Does opting out of smart TV tracking work? Research finds “suspicious” traffic.
    OS operators throwing out that data is "unlikely," research author tells Ars.


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