rss: npr

  • US diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon, deepening strain for hauling everyday goods
    Diesel prices in the U.S. has hit yet another record, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington's war with Iran disrupts the world's flow of fuel
  • Sorry, we can't pay you $5,000 to do the news quiz. We're public media
    Plus: donkeys, maps, art, iPhones and more!
  • On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, a divided U.S. gathers to remember and grieve
    The U.S. marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Events will honor those lost, at a time when Americans are divided about the meaning and legacy of the terrorist attacks.
  • They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE
    After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.
  • Empty seats, socialism and Trump dominate the Republican midterm convention
    The two day Republican convention in Dallas showcased the party's biggest asset in trying to win competitive midterm races and its greatest obstacle: President Trump.
  • The U.S.-Canada trade war is creating a headache for auto-parts makers
    For decades, the U.S. and Canadian auto supply chains have been tightly woven together. The trade war is threatening to unravel a complex system.
  • From DOGE to space lasers, Alex Gibney peels back the many layers of Elon Musk
    In the Oscar-winning filmmaker's latest documentary, director Alex Gibney investigates the rise of Elon Musk and says what's behind Musk's success are distressing truths.
  • These Michigan swing voters are bracing for higher prices from trade war with Canada
    President Trump's tariff standoff with Canada is rankling some key voters ahead of this year's midterm elections.
  • Trump administration allows TPS to continue for Salvadorans – for now
    The Trump administration declined this week to terminate TPS for Salvadorans, even though it has done so for people from other countries like Haiti and Syria. But it also hasn't said whether it will extend the protection in the future.
  • Why Houthi gains in Yemen could push gas prices even higher
    A Houthi advance along Yemen's Red Sea coast could help push gas prices up even more as the Iran-backed group also launches attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities


rss: bbc

  • Spies, strategies and missed opportunities: How the lessons of 9/11 are still being learnt
    Twenty-five years on, the attacks have come to define a generation of foreign, security and intelligence policy, the BBC's security correspondent writes.
  • AI boom helps drive surprise UK growth in July
    The economy expanded by 0.4%, official figures show, whereas analysts had predicted no growth.
  • Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weapons
    The revelations in Anthropic's threat intelligence report come after a former top researcher at the company warned of the risks of AI to humanity.
  • Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auction
    Auction house Sotheby's expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December.
  • New hurricane season record as 'historic' El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quiet
    The Atlantic hurricane season has reached its climatological peak, but a strong El Niño means no hurricanes have formed this year.
  • As Trump dominates convention, some Republicans quietly ask who comes next
    The convention offered a stark reminder that the Trump era is heading toward its final chapter, the BBC's Washington correspondent Daniel Bush writes.
  • Civilians told to flee Ukraine's fortress cities as Russia bids to control Donbas
    Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.
  • Five dead and dozens injured in coach crash in Swiss Alps
    The tourist coach was carrying dozens of Dutch passengers when it overturned in the south-eastern Swiss Alps.
  • Polanski selected as Green Party candidate for Starmer's former seat
    The Green Party leader said the party is the "underdog" in Holborn and St Pancras but "can win".
  • I watched as a hijacked plane flew over my home - moments later my wife was killed
    A quarter of a century since the 9/11 attacks, Charles Wolf reflects on his wife's final moments.


rss: the register

  • Digital Research's GEM opens a new window on Linux
    A radical new way to resolve the Gordian knot of X11 versus Wayland
  • BOFH: Oh no! The CMS ate 500 pages of corporate documentation
    How could such a terrible tragedy have occurred?
  • DeepSeek's new model sets a template for powerful LLMs that run lean
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash proves that just because you build a bigger model doesn't mean you need more GPUs to serve it
  • On Call: Boss wrongly claimed IT deleted his files, refused to learn the one-click fix
    There's no place like the Home directory, but the Documents folder is sometimes nicer
  • Microsoft annoints Rust as a 'Tier 1' internal language
    Redmond's coders get the tool to help them scrub memory bugs off Windows
  • Oracle says AI will save it from the SaaSpocalypse, not bring it on
    It’s a better interface, can speed installations, and drives IaaS sales too
  • OpenAI arms devs with AI conversation tool that can talk and listen at the same time
    GPT-Live-1 makes speaking to AI models more fluid
  • Latest Anthropic horror story chills with tales of kamikaze drone swarms and bioweapons research
    Everyone from ShinyHunters to Russian freelancers is in on the illicit model fun
  • Watch out: Apple timepiece can grab snippets of conversation without both speakers' consent
    War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Privacy is surveillance
  • Shopify extends lifeline to Tailwind as vibe coding erodes web dev platform's bottom line
    Acquisition gives open source CSS framework 'a stable long-term home'


rss: ars technica

  • Boy developed "toasted skin" condition from using a laptop every day
    Laptops don't usually get hot enough to burn—but they can still be harmful.
  • LinkedIn beats "BrowserGate" lawsuits over scanning users' Chrome extensions
    Judge tosses lawsuits, says plaintiffs didn't allege any real privacy violation.
  • Europe will go it alone on Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrument
    Europe is looking inward, and perhaps to China, as the White House tries to cancel some NASA partnerships.
  • Android can now securely migrate your logins between password managers
    App support is slim right now, but Google says more are coming.
  • Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google
    "Bankruptcy cannot become the new land grab for AI.”
  • Physicist does the math on Star Trek’s “Picard maneuver”
    The trick from Next Generation would be even more effective in real life.
  • Kimmel's ABC show won't air interview with Democrat because of Trump FCC threats
    Talarico talk to be on YouTube to save ABC stations the hassle of dealing with FCC.
  • China’s drone supremacy shows in airlifting bodies and food after Nepal flood disaster
    DJI drones that already supply Mount Everest camps assist Nepal’s flood relief.
  • Artemis II commander and pilot become NASA's first astronaut emeriti
    "Artemis II is done."
  • Four groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit
    A patch gap and the hastened pace of AI-based vulnerability discovery are likely contributors.


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