rss: npr

  • Testing the new generation of AI-enabled fire-extinguishing drones
    Drone makers are testing new, big drones that can deliver water or fire retardant with AI assistance. Aspen, Colorado is the first place trying them out. Cool and expensive? Yes. Effective? TBD.
  • U.S. boycotts U.N. human rights review for second year running
    The U.S. has skipped a key U.N. human rights review for the second year running. Rights groups warn the absence risks undermining global accountability.
  • Americans across the economic spectrum feel a 'panic' about finances, author says
    Mona Chalabi spent five years following Americans living paycheck to paycheck, as well as those earning top wages. Her new book, Ten Lives, explores why financial security can feel so elusive.
  • Gas prices dip below $4 but inflation remains stubbornly high
    Gasoline prices fell below $4 a gallon Tuesday for the first time in three months — but the overall cost of living remains stubbornly high.
  • 'Like gods reigning over humans': Many defectors see daughter of North Korea's Kim as heir apparent
    Little is known about her except that she's reportedly about 13 and named Kim Ju Ae, but Korea's spy agency says she's likely her father's heir.
  • Indonesia's VP offers resignation as questions mount over his eligibility
    His resignation offer comes amid a widening political rift between Prabowo and Widodo and a separate investigation into allegations that senior police officials wiretapped the president.
  • The average cost for a new vehicle in the U.S. hits a record high: over $51,000
    Vehicle transaction prices are up to a new record high, according to the Kelley Blue Book — and some buyers are extending their car loans to finance them.
  • Seven days of chaos in the ER: How this country's healthcare system is unraveling
    Renewed fighting has pushed Ethiopia's healthcare system close to collapse: "The whole emergency (room) was flooded with war trauma patients," one surgeon says of a brutal week in September.
  • Get in, loser: Broadway's newest 'Mean Girls' are ready to insult (and enlighten) you
    "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play," is ending a Broadway run this week and celebrating with livestream broadcasts. We interviewed the Tony-nominated playwright, Jocelyn Bioh.
  • House set to vote to impeach Hegseth. And, SCOTUS allows border wall work to proceed
    The House could vote to impeach Hegseth, but removing him from office will be tough. And, SCOTUS ruled that a federal judge did not have the authority to halt border wall construction.


rss: bbc

  • US Army soldier suspected of spying for Russia arrested in UK
    The 41-year-old senior soldier is accused of national security offences and is being questioned in London.
  • David Walliams accused of sexual misconduct after losing injunction bid
    ITN and the Guardian allege the comedian preyed on teenage girls and young women. He has denied all allegations.
  • Watch: What we know about the allegations against Walliams
    The author and comedian recently lost a court battle trying to block publication of the allegations.
  • Meghan's father Thomas Markle detained for allegedly cutting off ankle monitor, officials say
    The 82-year-old was placed under house detention in Florida last week after being charged over possession of child sex abuse material.
  • Inside devastated front-line city that Russia wants Ukraine to give up
    The BBC gains rare access to a specialist drone unit defending the eastern city of Slovyansk from heavy Russian fire.
  • Train attack driver's '10 seconds' to change line
    Andrew Johnson tells jurors he heard over the intercom "'there's a knifeman stabbing people'".
  • Arrests made in Mohamed Al Fayed probe in France, police say
    The Ritz hotel in Paris, which is still owned by the Al Fayed family, is one of the properties searched by police.
  • Nvidia hires major New York law firm to investigate Jensen Huang affair
    The appointment was made after it emerged Jensen Huang had an affair with a woman believed to be a spy for China.
  • Sales of tinned food and bottled water jump after 'Be Ready' campaign launch
    Sales of essential goods such as hand sanitiser soar after the government called on households to be prepared for emergencies.
  • More than 12 US military aircraft leave second UK base
    The departures come weeks after the US withdrew bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident.


rss: the register

  • To thwart reverse engineering by agents, dev proposes blinding them
    A poke in the AI with a sharp stick
  • Barracuda’s email security gateways bitten by make-me-root vulns
    Someone's fishing for exposed devices
  • 14-year-old creates tool for AI agents to band together like a team
    Autark can act without constant prompting, but leaves users to enforce their own security boundaries
  • Mozilla Thunderbird email service edges closer to launch with early access
    Some waitlist members get a first look at Thundermail, a paid alternative to Gmail
  • AMD winds up Zen 6 cores for faster clock speeds
    Chips boast up to 256 cores, clocks up to 5.3 GHz, and IPC gains of 20 to 31 percent, just not all on the same SKU
  • AMD's Epyc X-chips are back after a three-year hiatus
    Venice-X promises big speedup for EDA and HPC workloads
  • A closer look at Verano, AMD's first step toward a Zen-based superchip to rival Nvidia's Vera Rubin
    Cores, clocks, memory, and interconnects all perfectly balanced for a singular mission: keeping instinct fed.
  • Trump taps Palantir security chief to run battered US cyber defense agency
    Michael LoSapio could inherit a depleted workforce and a political headache or two, courtesy of his current employer
  • Fireworks AI gets burned twice as customer data exposure widens
    Inference biz pins latest breach on cloud provider and LLMJacking miscreants
  • Another contract extension for Fujitsu on the Post Office's Horizon
    Just a few more months until Accenture takes over running scandal-hit Horizon system


rss: ars technica

  • Google Fi adds support for a second 5G network, won't say which one
    Fi has always supported T-Mobile, but the new one? Google won't say.
  • Pixel phones getting new icon styles, Create My Widget, and more in November Pixel Drop
    Spruce up your home screen with expanded custom icons and AI-generated widgets.
  • Free video-streaming service Tubi lets users share curated watchlists now
    User-based recommendations could make it easier to find stuff to watch on Tubi.
  • Steam Deck performance gets a reality check with Valve's new FPS data
    Benchmark tools for generic gaming rigs could be coming soon.
  • High oil prices have led to a dip in global carbon emissions
    Bucking recent trends, fossil fuel emissions look to be down 0.4 percent.
  • One space station company sues another for copying its work
    "NASA advised that Vast’s submission in some locations substituted 'the PAM Provider' for Axiom"
  • DeepMind reveals Gemini Robotics 2.5 and open safety benchmark "ASIMOV-jailbreak"
    The new model is up to twice as successful at some tasks.
  • Nvidia has a Jensen Huang problem—and no obvious successor
    Huang faces a board probe as investors fret over Nvidia’s lack of a clear successor.
  • FDA warns GLP-1 drugs may pose risk of rare condition that causes vision loss
    The risk appears small and data is mixed, but FDA wants patients to be aware.
  • Polestar has a new look with its Formula 2030 concept
    The shape looks like a Saab Aero-X, but the nose previews the next Polestar 2.


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