rss: npr

  • Oregon governor Tina Kotek reacts to Silver Rail Elementary school shooting
    NPR's Joel Rose talks with Oregon Governor Tina Kotek about the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.
  • Scuffles and fires break out as protesters rally across France, joining students
    Demonstrators across France converged with students Saturday to protest rising living costs, as the country's fiscal crisis deepens.
  • Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital days after lung cancer surgery
    The Pope left Rome's Gemelli Hospital Saturday, days after surgery for lung cancer removed the lower lobe of his right lung. He is currently scheduled to travel to Latin America in November.
  • Zelenskyy urges support for new US sanctions on Russia after Trump puts them on hold
    Zelenskyy described the move as unfortunate, adding it would encourage Russia to continue its assault. Trump told Congress that the pause was in the national interest but gave no further details.
  • Perspective: Midterm money madness
    Campaign ad spending has topped $10 billion this election cycle, as voters struggle to afford groceries and gas.
  • Fraud, affordability and Trump policies drive friction in Minnesota Senate debate
    The major party candidates for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat faced off in an hourlong debate Friday on MPR News with fraud, affordability and fallout from the Trump administration's policies as key points of friction.
  • Dozens of critically endangered orangutans rescued from Indonesian wildfires
    Rescuers in Indonesia have saved dozens of orangutans from wildfires. The critically endangered species is fighting for their lives and habitats during this deadly wildfire season.
  • Decades after apartheid, South Africans seek justice for crimes of the past
    More than three decades after the end of apartheid, families of victims of some of the worst crimes of South Africa's past
    are still fighting for justice. As survivors and perpetrators grow older, a new wave of legal efforts is seeking truth, accountability and reparations before it's too late.
  • Sidewalk sleepers: They have nowhere else to stay while a loved one is in the hospital
    Patients travel miles to be treated at public hospitals in Delhi. Those in need get financial aid for their care. But for overnight accommodations, families are often on their own — and on the street.
  • Trump promised a swing district blitz. He's going to a lot of very red states
    President Trump's midterm travel blitz ahead of Election Day includes several red states he won easily 2 years ago, showing the electoral landscape is more challenging for Republicans.


rss: bbc

  • Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,000 arrested after protests
    Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests.
  • Watch: Moment historic French town hall spire collapses in flames amid protests
    An historic town hall in the southern French city of Limoges was set ablaze during national protests.
  • More NHS staff sacked over attacks victims' records
    Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust says a new system will be brought in to protect records.
  • Anti-government protesters battle with police in Albania
    There were violent clashes between demonstrators and riot police throughout Saturday in the capital Tirana.
  • European diplomats attacked by Israeli settlers in West Bank
    The Israeli military condemns the violence but the prime minister's office says it is part of a "smear" campaign.
  • Swinney's emotional explanation for his commitment to independence
    BBC Scotland's political editor Glenn Campbell reflects on John Swinney's SNP conference speech.
  • Dubois destroys Wardley in two rounds to retain title
    WBO champion Daniel Dubois underlines his status as Britain's leading heavyweight with a devastating second-round stoppage of Fabio Wardley.
  • Photos show luxury boat with 50m pool and water slides near Kim Jong Un's summer retreat
    Satellite images give clues about how Kim spends his holidays - something far out of reach for most North Koreans.
  • There's a crackdown on sports piracy - but is it already out of control?
    The sports industry's lucrative business model is being undermined by dodgy TV sticks and illegal streaming links, writes Theo Leggett.
  • Three takeaways from Elon Musk's latest political donations
    New filings show the world's richest person spent this summer again trying to help Republicans win office, with most of his focus on one candidate.


rss: the register

  • Cybercrims go beyond stealing data to attack physical building systems
    'Hold my beer, have fun getting into your offices'
  • Amazon wants you to Bee-lieve wearable AI can recall it all for you
    Would you like personalized shopping recommendations based on that conversation you just had?
  • Get in the bin! UK Space Agency wants public to name its debris removal mission
    ClearSpace UK aims to be operational in 2029 with public's suggestion etched on the side of the spacecraft
  • Open-weight models win hearts, minds, and wallets
    They handle 71.5% of Vercel gateway tokens and nearly a quarter of estimated spending
  • Benchmarked: Nvidia's RTX Spark notebook delivers serious local AI compute, at a price
    El Reg digs its claws into HP's N1X-powered OmniBook Ultra 16
  • Node.js creator ditches Deno to work on open source Cloudflare Workers
    You're building servers 'wrong,' says Ryan Dahl as Cloudflare gobbles his Deno startup
  • Meta grants itself right to scrape content from business customers for model training
    The future is private, the present is plunder
  • Ubuntu Stonking Stingray swims into spotlight with pre-release kernel
    26.10 is here, with not-quite-ready kernel 7.3 and speech-to-text recognition
  • New online tool will check lawyers' sloppy AI-written briefs since they can't seem to be bothered
    Bogus AI-generated citations keep turning up in court documents, but lawyers could at least run those docs through this legal citation checker
  • Networking problems after the October 2026 Windows update? NTLM might be to blame
    Legacy protocol is going to be axed, and enforcement by default will highlight how migration is going


rss: ars technica

  • Science says your boss should talk less in meetings
    Research suggests listening more while talking less. Killing aimless meetings can help, too.
  • Why BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players
    The single-player is just OK, but according to the players, that doesn't matter.
  • OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
    The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.
  • “thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops
    Discord user flagged AI CSAM, triggering arrest of New Jersey deputy AG.
  • US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"
    There are still significant hurdles ahead, both technical and legislative.
  • Bug turns one of the biggest fears about Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses into reality
    The bug is fixed, but privacy concerns remain.
  • RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says
    FDA scientists said none of the popular drugs have been proven safe or effective.
  • Meta may use sweeping new commercial TOS to avoid millions in AI licensing fees
    Meta “streamlined” its commercial TOS. Legal experts warn it’s an AI power grab.
  • Polymarket saw $600 million in election trades after the elections were over
    Millions kept changing hands long after the election outcomes were effectively settled.
  • Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt technology as it tries to Roadster again
    If you want to make a car spin in the air, compressed gas is a good way to do it.


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