rss: npr

  • Woman who accused Jay-Z of sexual assault says her claims were false
    On Thursday, the woman identified as Jane Doe filed a declaration in Manhattan federal court stating that all of her original claims against the rapper were false.
  • There's a global pandemic treaty that's signed -- and in 'limbo.' What's the holdup?
    The treaty aims to help the countries of the world prepare for — and defeat — any future pandemic. Why hasn't it gone into effect?
  • The Supreme Court revives a controversial data system for citizenship checks
    The Supreme Court is allowing use of a data system that Trump officials overhauled. The system has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens and a lower court found it violated federal privacy protections.
  • Pope Leo warns a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity on his France visit
    Pope Leo XIV raised existential concerns about scientific progress, life and human rights during a speech on his first papal visit to France.
  • Hurricane Nolo, a zig-zagging storm, threatens Hawaii with flooding rains
    Nolo will slow down as it nears Hawaii's Big Island and is expected to become a major hurricane this weekend, bringing torrential rain to areas that have been flooded by big storms this summer.
  • Trump and Xi strike cordial tone at summit. And, Netanyahu gives defiant UNGA speech
    Trump and Xi's U.S. summit continues after a state dinner Thursday night. And, Netanyahu returns to Israel after giving a defensive and defiant speech at the U.N. General Assembly.
  • Why this Pokémon set is dropping in value
    How does one price a cemetery plot? Are they using dynamic pricing to figure it out? We tackle that question and many more in this week's Indicator newsletter.
  • Netanyahu rages against critics, including Mamdani, at the U.N. General Assembly
    Middle East crises draw major focus as the U.N. General Assembly hears from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Yemen.
  • Fill in the blank in the quiz: Trump's says his triumphal arch will include _____
    Plus: It's a very special week! But which one?
  • Mom! Mom! MOM! 3 ways to stay calm in stressful parenting moments
    Parenthood can be overwhelming. A therapist and mom of three shares techniques to help calibrate your emotions — so you can show up better for yourself and your family.


rss: bbc

  • Watch: What could the potential sanctions for Man City be?
    Football finance expert Kieran Maguire says the potential sanctions for Manchester City will be 'significant' after the sources told BBC Sport that the club has been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching.
  • I'm not tempted to call an early election, Burnham says
    The prime minister told the BBC an early poll would throw the country into a "backward-looking process".
  • Special agents' blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack
    Experts say the hack could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks.
  • Some BBC channels and radio stations may well have to close, director general says
    The BBC's financial situation "may well mean" some channels and stations close, Matt Brittin says.
  • Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after dinghy slashed
    Daniel Thomas is accused of criminal damage after a video appeared to show him slashing at a dinghy.
  • U2 celebrate 50th anniversary at the school where they formed
    The rock band go back to their roots, playing a gig in the Dublin playground where they first met.
  • Noah Woods left playground through gap in fence, inquest hears
    Noah's mother tells parents to "hold their children a little tighter and cherish every moment".
  • Zelensky says Russia has widened attacks to hit Ukraine's data centres
    Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.
  • NHS to suspend staff suspected of snooping on patient records
    There have been too many cases of staff abusing patient trust, and enough is enough, the head of the NHS in England says.
  • PM says bailed sex offender case must be reviewed
    Victims of Zafer Dogan were living close to the 32-year-old who took thousands of pictures of children at a playground from his bedroom window.


rss: the register

  • Office 2016 and 2019 holdouts blame update for license deactivation bug
    But was the update at fault? Microsoft isn't saying
  • Which copy of that file is the real one? Dinner, off the record, in Midtown
    Joe Fay chairs a Register dinner in New York on the file infrastructure nobody has got around to replacing, with nothing on the record.
  • Raspberry Pi surfs memory crunch to record first half
    A well-timed RAM stockpile helped keep boards shipping while rivals struggled for memory
  • Windows update leaves some virtual desktops staring into the void
    Users may need to summon Explorer manually after signing in
  • Uncle Sam wants in on Musk's €120M fight with Brussels
    Justice Department claims the EU overreached by pursuing X's owner and wider corporate empire
  • Asahi fork embraces LLMs and lands Linux on the M4 Mac mini
    Coding agents helped two developers build an accelerated desktop and graphics driver in weeks
  • Amazon sellers watch as inventory vanishes into pending-order purgatory
    High-value goods remain tied up as merchants debate attack or platform glitch
  • BOFH: The Helldesk opens its third eye and ascends to a higher plane of troubleshooting
    Putting the 'om' in computing
  • Dyfed-Powys Police cops to cyberattack, staff data potentially nicked
    Force says public data appears untouched, but investigators looking into whether crims grabbed employee information
  • Another week, another data breach for Revolut customers
    DriveWealth coughs up historic customer info after attackers socially engineer their way inside


rss: ars technica

  • CDC opens state ordering for COVID-19 vaccines after unexplained delay
    Health department previously blamed delay on "not yet finalized procurement decisions."
  • Donald Duck's uncle was partly based on Wernher von Braun
    Introducing the "world-famous authority on outer space..."
  • F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs
    F-Droid's Android app store has been rebuilt from the ground up.
  • New York defies Trump admin, asks court to shut down Polymarket gambling
    New York sues Polymarket as Trump admin tries to override state gambling laws.
  • We have a trailer for Musk documentary Elon called a "hit piece"
    Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney focuses on the world's wealthiest man.
  • Robots make combat airdrops, clear mines as Ukraine defeats Russian pincer
    Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi has erased Russian gains with the help of robots.
  • New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
    Million-dollar fines won’t end billionaires’ data center pollution, neighbors fear.
  • Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
    Google's experimental orbital data center will have four TPUs and only run for 15 minutes at a time.
  • OpenAI agent “didn’t accept no for an answer” in Australian government breach
    "There will obviously be legal consequences," prime minister promises.
  • Formula 1 looks at 3.0 L V8 turbos and smaller hybrids for 2030
    F1 wants smaller, lighter cars that are not energy-starved like the 2026 hybrids.


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