rss: npr

  • US and Japan agree to establish a Japanese facility for joint missile production
    The announcement Wednesday is the latest action by the allies, who have repeatedly expressed alarm over China's growing assertiveness in Asia.
  • China elevates a military general to the Politburo and seeks to strengthen party discipline
    This move comes about a year before President Xi Jinping is expected to secure his fourth five-year term.
  • Who benefits when massive AI data centers come to town?
    The battle over data centers is hitting the ballot box. Brookings scholar Darrell West talks about how the backlash against the AI boom, flock cameras and tech companies is crossing party lines.
  • Greetings from Baghdad, where Agatha Christie's old home presents its own mystery
    The English writer visited Iraq multiple times in the first half of the 20th century and set some of her mystery novels there. The house in Baghdad where she once lived now sits abandoned and crumbling.
  • A stress-free guide to organizing important paperwork and documents
    Got piles of mail stacking up in the kitchen? Not sure where your Social Security card is? It might be time to sort through your paperwork. Don't let it overwhelm you with this simple guide.
  • With days to go before the midterms, data shows the U.S. economy is doing well
    GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.4% in the third quarter in the last major read on the economy ahead of the midterm elections — but many Americans continue to struggle with affordability.
  • GDP report to give insight before Election Day. And, Israel's election is deadlocked
    Economists expect the GDP report to show economic growth, but say that growth is "fragile." And, after 90% of the votes in Israel have been counted, no clear winner has emerged.
  • How AI drones are influencing the course of the Ukraine war
    Artificial intelligence is making drones faster and more capable. Russia and Ukraine both use AI-powered drones, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that AI could lead decisions on the battlefield as soon as next year.
  • Tariffs, diesel and computer chips are driving up costs for automakers
    American auto companies say they are paying more for key components like computer chips, steel and copper — plus the fuel needed to transport their products.
  • These are the House races to watch in the 2026 midterm election on Nov. 3
    An NPR analysis finds 70 House districts where Democrats and Republicans are each investing more than six figures in advertising during the final few days of the election, including in deep red areas.


rss: bbc

  • Burnham says he wants to cut welfare bill 'as soon as we possibly can'
    Opponents have questioned the Budget's lack of detail on welfare reform, with the prime minister not outlining a timetable for any reductions.
  • Audio reveals exchanges between control centre and drivers before deadly Spain train crash
    The recordings appear to show one high-speed train was given clearance to move even though another up ahead had stalled.
  • Russell Brand's wife tells his rape trial he is 'kind and a wonderful father'
    Laura Brand tells the jury at his trial she feels "very seen by him" and "I love him very much".
  • Flávio Bolsonaro calls himself 'leader of Brazil' after election loss
    The defeated presidential candidate says he will lead the opposition from the US.
  • Philippine police obtain warrant to search Thomas Markle's devices
    Images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to Meghan's father had reportedly been found in his former home in the Philippines.
  • CCTV shows staff member fight Huntingdon train attacker with frying pan
    Witnesses say Samir Zitouni is a 'real-life hero' who told attacker "We love you, we can help you".
  • George Michael's Faith guitar sells for £180k after auction row
    The brother of the singer's late personal assistant said she would not have wanted the items to be sold.
  • Russian drone attack on Ukrainian train station kills at least 14, officials say
    At least 14 others were wounded in the attack in the central city of Dnipro, including an 11-year-old boy.
  • Offshore workers turn to weight-loss jabs to meet helicopter weight rules
    From Sunday anyone weighing more than 19st 7Ib (124kg) will be banned from flying to an offshore platform.
  • Rock collapse kills two in Turkey's Cappadocia, local media reports
    One of the region's famous rock formations, known as "fairy chimneys", reportedly collapsed outside an open-air museum.


rss: the register

  • Oracle wants to bill you for every AI task, not just every seat
    Big Red says AI units will add to subscriptions, as it juggles $90BN-plus capex, mounting debt and a $225BN revenue goal for 2030
  • Built to bend: Postgres’s inventor and a steward on what AI really needs
    PARTNER CONTENT: Michael Stonebraker and Bruce Momjian on why enterprise AI needs a database that no one controls, and what PostgreSQL 19 says about the road ahead
  • Belgium's tax agency confirms cyberattack, pulls services offline
    Officials confirm this week’s tax deadlines extended to November as a result
  • Systemd adds support for Rust
    What's even better than Rust in the Linux kernel? Rust in systemd!
  • Critical launch for Vulcan as ULA targets Friday the 13th
    Hopefully without disintegrating SRB nozzles
  • Shortlist of age checks for the UK's under-16 social media ban is out, 'some' adults will need verifying
    Some adults may not need to prove it, but many will
  • Attackers turn GitHub issues into supply chain campaign against 61 public repos in less than an hour
    'The workflow automatically is triggered within a second, and if the workflow is indeed vulnerable, then the attack is executed successfully'
  • LibreOffice's 'no AI' stance meets LLM-assisted code
    Core developers avoid AI coding assistants, while community contributors face disclosure and review rules
  • Traces of new Pi hardware spotted in GitHub
    A new Pi Zero 3 W and Pi 4 Model A seen lurking in the repository
  • Microsoft breaks New Outlook attachment opening with Edge Update
    Attachments in New Outlook come undone thanks to Windows' fundamental interconnectedness of things


rss: ars technica

  • Massive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agents
    The leak reveals undercover agents, surveillance groups, and sensitive DHS access.
  • SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency
    "NASA desperately needs SpaceX, and SpaceX knows it, and Elon knows it."
  • ULA's Vulcan rocket is set to return to flight on Friday the 13th
    This Vulcan launch will be first to use a full complement of 6 solid rocket boosters.
  • As US ties fray, Europe plans first undersea cable link to Greenland
    Europe's Pan-Arctic Cable will bypass US to link Canada, Japan, and South Korea.
  • Peptide peddlers cheer as RFK Jr. unilaterally grants access, overruling FDA
    Six unproven peptides popular with MAHA now under "enforcement discretion policy."
  • Trump admin sues Utah to save Kalshi from the state's total ban on gambling
    US agency has sued 10 states for trying to stop gambling on prediction markets.
  • The last, best hope for space tourism just rolled onto a runway in Arizona
    It has been nearly a year since any space tourism flights occurred.
  • Touchscreen MacBook Pro hands-on: OLED looks great on a Mac
    It's not as different from the previous model as you might have expected.
  • Google announces Gemini 4 Carbon, its latest frontier AI model that you can't use
    Gemini 4 Carbon is essentially a slightly better version of Argon.
  • Amazon turns its most capable smart speaker into a smart camera, too
    The Echo Studio with Home Camera can "see and understand what's in front of the camera."


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