rss: npr

  • Greetings from Senegal, where breakdancers are competing in the Youth Olympics
    Senegal's breakdancers have been practicing for their country's historic hosting of the Youth Olympic Games this month. It's the first time Africa is hosting an Olympic event.
  • Kennedy relatives join the fight against Trump's arch, alleging harm to JFK's grave
    Nine members of the Kennedy family have joined the legal fight against Trump's D.C. arch, arguing it would disrupt views and cast shadows over their ancestors' graves at Arlington National Cemetery.
  • What's behind Democratic Socialists' historic victories in the midterms?
    Historian and The New Yorker writer Jill Lepore says the DSA, once maligned, is no longer "beyond the political pale." She discusses the history of socialism in America, and its current resurgence.
  • Following big Democratic wins, these swing voters are looking for results
    For the swing voters NPR is regularly checking in with as part of its Swing Shift series, the election results brought mixed emotions, as does the pending Democratic control of Congress.
  • Russia and Ukraine agree to a prisoner exchange as talks end with no big breakthrough
    Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi led to this decision, marking the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022.
  • House effectively ends Hegseth impeachment. And, 3 men accused of plotting U.K. attacks
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been spared from the House's impeachment effort, at least for now. And, federal prosecutors arrested three men accused of being Iran-backed operatives.
  • An Iran-backed trio is accused of plotting attacks on a U.K. base hosting U.S. jets
    Iran-backed operatives have been charged over nearly 20 attacks, including a plot on a U.K. base housing U.S. troops. Separately, a U.S. soldier is held in the U.K. on Russia spying claims.
  • Morning News Brief: Hegseth impeachment, new House GOP leader, UK probes base plot
    Republicans block Hegseth impeachment, Trump ally picked to lead House GOP minority, UK investigates alleged Iran-backed plot.
  • Both sides now? Critics slam DOJ moves to dismiss convictions of Trump allies
    The DOJ moved to dismiss criminal convictions of former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and of the Oath Keepers, in what it calls "the interests of justice." Critics are crying foul.
  • Volunteer musicians play songs for veterans who are hospitalized
    Volunteer musicians play for veterans and others who are hospitalized. They're part of Musicians On Call, a group that spreads the healing power of music.


rss: bbc

  • Jonathan Ross 'horrified' by Walliams allegations and Brand conviction
    The TV presenter says he was once "friendly" with David Walliams and Russell Brand, but was "genuinely unaware" of their conduct.
  • 'I felt like I was being manipulated': Woman alleges Walliams groomed her as a teenager
    Lilly Creightmore, who has alleged Walliams "groomed" her as a teenager, has told BBC Newsnight that she was "angry" at his behaviour.
  • Thousands of schools in Italy, Scotland and Northern Ireland hit by threats in suspected bomb hoax
    More than 6,000 Italian schools received a threat. Authorities in all three countries say there appears to be no risk to the public. It is not known if the incidents are linked.
  • Scottish DJ, 32, confirmed as victim of Krakow shooting
    The man, who is understood to be James Thomas Campbell from Prestwick, died when a lone gunman opened fire in central Krakow on Saturday.
  • Spain sees widespread disruption in first general strike for 14 years
    Protests are also expected in the biggest cities less than three weeks before Spaniards vote in parliamentary elections.
  • Watch: UK falls silent to mark Armistice Day
    People from Belfast to Cardiff, London to Edinburgh held the two-minute silence to mark the end of World War One and to remember those who have died in conflicts.
  • Acquitted 'China spy' tells BBC: I was fall guy for security services but also naive
    Thousands of messages seen by BBC show how a Chinese official sought details of sensitive political matters.
  • Russia-Ukraine talks turn to post-war security but end without breakthrough
    Talks in Abu Dhabi centred around Europe's security framework, with US envoys due to meet Putin and Zelensky on Thursday.
  • US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent relocated after alleged Iranian threats
    Bessent is now one of several Trump administration officials to live on military bases due to safety concerns.
  • Police helped remove Russell Brand after 'violent incident' at Jemima Goldsmith's home
    Police confirm they asked Brand to leave his ex-girlfriend's house after she reported an alleged assault.


rss: the register

  • Scientists check their work and confirm it with update on iconic black hole image
    And find they were right all along
  • Canonical web services get stage fright ahead of Ubuntu Summit
    Outage hits login, software repositories, and patching tools hours before online event kicks off
  • Apple's touchscreen MacBook Pro does not like to be taken apart
    Easy lid swaps earn praise from iFixit, but panel removal ends in cracks and USB-C repairs require logic board surgery
  • Microsoft's Patch Tuesday can't break stuff if it won't install
    KB5132061 throws 0x800F0993 and 0x800F0989 errors, and Redmond is saying nothing
  • NASA asks Earthlings to wave as Voyager 1 reaches a light-day away
    Flash VGR in Morse code on November 17 to salute the veteran probe – just don't expect it to see you
  • 2013 breach at Russian cybercrime forum resurfaces with millions of victims' credentials
    YouHack thought protecting members' passwords with mostly unsalted MD5 hashes would do
  • Apple tells its Support Community to STFU
    User-to-user forum goes read-only ahead of November 20 closure, with archive's fate unclear
  • Shipping giant Maersk probes 'IT security incident,' data theft
    Says it 'strongly' suspects attack limited to legacy system, and that nothing sensitive is at risk
  • Google gooses Python AI performance by... removing Python
    Newly open sourced XSE handles six million queries a second across services including Search, Ads, and YouTube Shorts
  • Linux joins Heathrow's grounded fleet of information screens
    Anything Windows can bork, the penguin can bork sideways


rss: ars technica

  • 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 Indie Game Festival judges.
  • Apple is shuttering its 28-year-old online community forum
    Apple has already made the forum read-only.
  • IBM to offer access to a dual-processor quantum system in 2027
    The company plans on linking two 520-qubit chips before next year is over.
  • Trump wanted little Kei trucks for America, Toyota makes it happen
    Does this herald the start of a small car revolution, or is it a meaningless distraction?
  • Google DeepMind just mathematically verified key parts of Signal
    The four-week project hints that AI could make formal verification far more practical.
  • Seagate's new hybrid drive raises some old questions
    The FireCuda Forge revisits an old idea, with some familiar questions.
  • The US military seems to be getting nervous about the launch supply crunch
    "Launch is extremely constrained and that is exactly the situation we predicted."
  • Ring cameras go mobile as Amazon debuts AI-powered security drone and robot
    Amazon's roaming Ring Robotics devices will debut in late 2026 and early 2027.
  • Democrats oppose plan to stack FCC with Republicans, plan probes of Chairman Carr
    Democrats accuse FCC nominee of evading questions about Carr, her current boss.
  • Grok Build coding agent leaks oodles of confidential info, some belonging to SpaceXSI
    Researcher finds 35,000 Grok Build apps wide open to anyone who looked for them.


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