rss: npr

  • Colom wins Mississippi Senate race. And, White House warns Dems over future probes
    After more than a week of counting ballots, Scott Colom has narrowly won the Mississippi Senate seat. And, the White House has sent a letter warning Democrats who plan to investigate the administration.
  • How Scott Colom defied the odds to go from district attorney to Mississippi's Democratic US Senator
    In a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics.
  • At least 23 states considered laws governing ICE and schools this year
    When ICE agents show up at a school, educators rely on a patchwork of policies to know what to do. This year, many state legislatures tried to update those policies.
  • A blue wave helped offset for now a falling tally of Black members in the U.S. House
    A Supreme Court ruling that further weakened the Voting Rights Act paved the way for a record drop in Black representation in Congress. But a midterm blue wave helped hold off such a decline for now.
  • Senators don't always share bill text online before votes. They should, advocates say
    The text of what lawmakers are considering isn't always made available for public review before it is voted on. A group of open governance advocates is calling on Senate leadership for a change.
  • Kennedy Center plans Ticketmaster switch, raising conflict of interest concerns
    The Kennedy Center's former president Richard Grenell was a paid board member of Ticketmaster's parent company at the same time the two parties were negotiating.
  • Trump proposed a 'secret weapon' to police colleges. It will soon become reality
    In a 2023 campaign speech, Trump pledged to reclaim universities from what he called the radical left. His Education Department just finalized a rule to help him do it.
  • Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital kills 6 people, health authorities say
    The victims included a surgeon, and dozens more were injured. Israel said it was targeting a Hamas commander and other militants.
  • 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.


rss: bbc

  • Ukraine says military Starlink disrupted again as US envoys meet Putin in Moscow
    Later on Thursday, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Dublin to meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.
  • 'We've got to run': Inside ruined Ukraine power plant under constant drone threat
    Dan Johnson visits one of the country's largest power stations, barely left standing after a ballistic missile strike by Russia.
  • 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.
  • Two men found guilty of spying for Iran over plan to target UK-based journalists
    The men were convicted of engaging in conduct likely to assist an Iranian intelligence service.
  • Faisal Islam: Why the UK economy is surprisingly resilient
    The UK is seeing impressive growth, but will it last?
  • Activist Daniel Thomas admits criminal damage after slashing migrant dinghy in Channel
    Activist Danny Tommo pleads guilty to criminal damage at Portsmouth Crown Court.
  • Teenage girl admits murder in row over boy
    Kayla Smith, 18, pleads guilty to the murder of Chloe Watson Dransfield, who she stabbed to death.
  • Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills six Palestinians, health ministry says
    Witnesses say a missile hit a building containing the surgical wards and intensive care units at Nasser hospital, the largest in southern Gaza.
  • Watch: 'Life-changing moment' boy turns on Tourette syndrome device to help stop tics
    The wrist device, which has been developed by researchers in Nottingham, has been described as "life-changing".
  • Schools, libraries and parents face 'difficult decision' over David Walliams books
    Some schools remove the children's author's books from their libraries after allegations against him.


rss: the register

  • Quantum leap: IBM plans to scale beyond 1,000 qubits in 2027 with Nighthawk r3 processor
    New unit sports more qubits and is planned to be part of future fault-tolerant rig
  • Hackers exploiting ScreenConnect plugin flaw to spread malware across hundreds of PCs
    ConnectWise disables third-party extensions in 400 environments as bughunters uncover auth hole may let crims bypass MFA
  • The latest FreeBSD report is here, and the AI debate is ongoing
    Only a minority want to ban it. Plus plenty of updates on 16 projects
  • Microsoft admits SQL Servers might wobble after October update
    Linked server connections can linger long past their welcome
  • European tech buyers add digital sovereignty to cyber shopping list
    Sales from EU HQ'd vendor rocket in two years. The Trump affect? Yes but NIS2 and DORA are factors too
  • Rockstar workers vote on union recognition as GTA VI launch looms
    UK staff get their say while a separate union-busting dispute heads towards its conclusion
  • Orbit Global Menu: A working global menu addon for GNOME
    We love this, but suspect this is the Marmite of GNOME extensions
  • London hotel put admin login for booking website on whiteboard behind the front desk
    You could check out more than your room
  • Data sovereignty takes more than keeping data close to home
    SPONSORED POST: Knowing where your data lives is only part of the challenge. Who controls it, who can access it and how quickly you can recover when things go wrong matter just as much.
  • Your AI agent is only as good as your endpoint data
    PARTNER CONTENT: Real-time endpoint data keeps AI-driven IT operations accurate, fast and under control


rss: ars technica

  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned
    The FBI is investigating as Nvidia’s board holds urgent talks over Huang’s future.
  • Hundreds of streaming services and nothing to watch
    Most viewers wish there was a TV Guide for streaming.
  • Review: Apple's M6 iMac is pricey, but it's still a good choice for a clean desk
    Apple's M6 keeps the iMac current without shaking things up much.
  • 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.


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