rss: npr

  • 80 Israelis and Americans, including NY Democrat Brad Lander, detained in West Bank
    U.S. Democratic congressional nominee Brad Lander was detained along with about 80 American and Israeli rabbis and activists by Israeli security forces as they helped Palestinian olive harvesters.
  • Trump leans into unprecedented power ahead of midterm elections
    Less than two weeks before the election, Trump continues to crash through barriers that he wouldn't dare cross in his first term.
  • DOJ's noncitizen voter list is unreliable, officials say. And, U.S. pollution rises
    The Justice Department's "likely" noncitizen voter list in California is "unreliable," according to officials. And, the United Nations reports a major increase in U.S. climate pollution.
  • Russia releases imprisoned U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard following Trump's request
    The announcement of Hubbard's release came as talks got underway between Putin and White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Saint Petersburg focused on the latest U.S. efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
  • Expecting a baby? 5 tips to help you prepare for pregnancy costs
    The cost of having a baby is difficult to predict. The amount families pay varies widely. Here are five tips to help you prepare for the often unexpected costs of pregnancy and giving birth.
  • 2025 policing trend: Fewer serious crimes, more minor arrests
    Arrests for more minor offenses, including vagrancy, rose in the U.S., even as violent crime rates dropped to historic lows, according to an analysis from criminal justice reform advocacy group FWD.us
  • Morning news brief
    Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Russia in hopes of ending war, Trump campaigns in North Carolina, Saudi Arabia cancels 'Davos in the Desert' due to Houthi strikes.
  • Millions are struck off India's voter rolls in largest disenfranchisement in history
    India is plunged into political crisis after 130 million names were struck off voter rolls during a massive revision.
  • Saudi Arabia cancels 'Davos in the Desert' due to Yemen's Houthi strikes
    Britain offers military support as Saudi cancels renowned 'Davos in desert" investor meeting due to strikes from Houthi forces in Yemen.
  • LeBron James talks smack with Knicks fans in victorious 76ers debut
    The Sixers got a first look at the potent lineup they put together this summer in hopes of winning their first title since 1983.


rss: bbc

  • Jailed former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson being investigated over alleged rape inside Parliament
    While not naming the disgraced former MP, the Metropolitan Police has issued a statement confirming a 63-year-old man is being investigated.
  • US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by Russia as Trump envoy meets Putin
    The 74-year-old former teacher, who was captured, has been released without any "swap" required, Trump says.
  • Aberfan disaster 'most tragic of days imaginable' says King on 60th anniversary
    The Aberfan Disaster saw 116 children and 28 adults killed when a colliery spoil tip.
  • 'I was only 8 but I realised my friend was dead' - Aberfan survivor recalls moment of disaster
    Four people who were children at the time of the Aberfan disaster recall the moment when a coal waste tip collapsed 60 years ago.
  • Websites taken down across Europe as critical cyber-security update issued
    The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.
  • Lawyer caught by BBC offering to make illegal-worker fine go away
    Because of our investigation, the home secretary has ordered a review of how fines are issued and collected.
  • Teenage boy guilty of trying to murder girl, 15, in school
    The school went into lockdown and parents gathered at the gates as they waited for news about their children.
  • Civil servant admits he 'made mistakes' juggling five government jobs
    Kashim Chowdhury was contracted for 183 hours a week, more than the number of hours in seven days.
  • Don't Stop Believin' - high school musical Glee set for reboot
    Ryan Murphy's popular musical comedy-drama is set to return on Hulu and Disney+ after a decade away.
  • Woman told Russell Brand he 'treated her like an animal', court hears
    The comedian and actor is on trial for charges including rape and sexual assault, which he denies.


rss: the register

  • PHP devs publish critical bug fix as site owners warned: Pull 'em offline if you're unpatched
    Websites down as precaution as exploits have already been published
  • Jensen Huang sends in the robot ducks to sell Nvidia's AI-everywhere vision
    Containerized datacenters, androids, and telecoms all feature in Berlin keynote interrupted by environmental protesters
  • OneDrive gives Macs a million things to keep in sync
    October preview raises supported limit from 300,000 items, with general availability penciled in for June 2027
  • AI cuts coding time, but it's also filling open source's inbox with crap
    Maintainers reckon a quarter of incoming pull requests are slop, rising to 31% on larger projects
  • AI has 'potential' to turn script kiddies into sophisticated infrastructure attackers
    Consider this the wake-up call
  • Nvidia picks OpenShell to tame AI gents
    Give your agents freedom to do useful work by locking them down
  • Nvidia's grand plan for speeding up datacenter deployments: AI trailer parks
    GPUzilla boasts modular bit barns could speed up deployments from six months to just two weeks
  • EU wants Booking.com to check out of its scam problem
    Commission opens DSA probe into fake listings and phishing on the platform, says its fraud defenses 'absolutely substandard'
  • Java crashes the departure board at Tyne and Wear Metro
    Train times remain on show as an elderly Windows dialog demands attention
  • The spec is the new code, so brush up on your prose, says Kaseya CTO
    Domain expertise and clear writing will matter more than syntax, and yes, that means documentation


rss: ars technica

  • PHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently
    Unconfirmed report claims PHP2Shell exploit remotely executes code on PHP sites.
  • Merging SpaceX and Tesla would be a "good idea," Musk says
    "I do think there's a lot of merit to combining the companies."
  • Cops raid office of RFK Jr. allies planning “unethical” vaccine trial on babies
    Guinea-Bissau police said hepatitis B vaccine doses were taken as part of an investigation.
  • Microsoft reportedly projects $1,200 to $1,800 price for 2028 Project Helix
    Xbox maker is also apparently planning its own gaming handheld for next year.
  • JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service
    A lifetime ad-free subscription is available.
  • Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash
    Meta changes AI scraping policy but won’t add language respecting robots.txt.
  • Gemini's Personal Intelligence is coming to cars
    It's probably time to audit your Gemini settings.
  • OpenBSD 8.0 arrives with security record still intact
    OpenBSD 8.0 lands with Intel Arc support, ARM64 hibernation, and 64-vCPU guests
  • The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs
    Intermediate certs allow anyone to mint web credentials for any Internet server.
  • TP-Link tries to appease Trump admin with pledge to assemble routers in US
    TP-Link can't sell latest routers in US despite rivals getting FCC approvals.


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