rss: npr

  • Katie Zacharia is out as press secretary, White House says
    Katie Zacharia is "transitioning out" of her role as press secretary, according to a White House official not authorized to speak on the record, marking a stunning turn of events for the spokeswoman.
  • Katie Zacharia is 'transitioning out' as press secretary, White House says
    Katie Zacharia's first official day was on Monday.
  • Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia – OB-GYNS set new rules for menopause treatment
    For the first time since 2014, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has updated its guidelines for the treatment of symptoms commonly associated with menopause.
  • Amid talk of public execution, public opinion on death penalty is split
    A majority of Americans support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, but support becomes more divided when questions vary.
  • Israeli settlers beat Palestinians and a U.S. photojournalist in West Bank attacks
    Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians as they were harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring several people including a photojournalist working for The Washington Post.
  • Crowds throng New Delhi and wave Indian flags amid escalating protests
    Protests have intensified over a review of voter lists that critics say is politically motivated and threatens to disenfranchise voters. The Election Commission and Modi's administration deny these allegations.
  • Sally Rooney's books will no longer be sold in U.K. after Palestinian Action support
    The Irish author said her books can no longer be sold in the UK after she pledged the royalties to a banned pro-Palestinian group.
  • Teen kills 4 at Oregon school. And, DOJ sues California over alleged noncitizens
    A teen opened fire at an Oregon elementary school, leaving three kids and one teacher dead. And, the Justice Department is suing California over alleged noncitizen voters.
  • What this bankruptcy says about AI startups
    Character.AI collected millions of users, making it a very appealing acquisition. Google took a unique route to "acquiring" it, hiring away its founders and licensing its technology. Now Character.AI is filing for bankruptcy. Here's what to know.
  • Remembering Oscar-winning actor Eva Marie Saint
    Saint, who died Oct. 6, studied at the Actors Studio and was best known for her roles in On the Waterfront and the Hitchcock film North by Northwest. Originally broadcast in 2000.


rss: bbc

  • Trump waives several Russia sanctions as new US law takes effect
    Trump says parts of a new law that aims to punish Moscow for its war against Ukraine are against US national interests.
  • Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'
    The 16-year-old suspect previously attended the primary school and had targeted a special educational needs classroom, police say.
  • Third runway at Heathrow Airport would drive growth, Healey says
    It comes after the prime minister refused to say whether he backed expansion.
  • Analysis: Zacharia was thrown into a whirlwind - and failed at a critical time for Trump
    The White House is facing growing adversity, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher, weeks before crucial midterm elections.
  • Five days, one briefing: How Katie Zacharia’s short tenure unfolded
    The White House says the new press secretary is "transitioning out" of the role just days after taking the job.
  • Chris Mason: Burnham and Swinney tussle over where power lies in Scotland
    UK political debate has a distinctly Scottish feel after SNP's annual conference, says the BBC's political editor Chris Mason.
  • Miranda's tears, joy and dance moves steal show as deadly boredom sets in on The Celebrity Traitors
    Miranda Hart became emotional and spoke about her health problems as more action unfolded on Friday.
  • Faisal Islam: What I learned from a week with the world's top finance leaders
    At the IMF meeting in Bangkok this week finance and business leaders grappled with uncertainty.
  • Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico
    Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad were killed on a surfing trip in an apparent botched robbery.
  • Trump 'completely wrong' to restrict support for Ukraine, Italian minister tells BBC
    Defence Minister Guido Crosetto tells the BBC the US risks prolonging Russia's full-scale invasion rather than helping to end it.


rss: the register

  • Open-weight models win hearts, minds, and wallets
    They handle 71.5% of Vercel gateway tokens and nearly a quarter of estimated spending
  • Benchmarked: Nvidia's RTX Spark notebook delivers serious local AI compute, at a price
    El Reg digs its claws into HP's N1X-powered OmniBook Ultra 16
  • Node.js creator ditches Deno to work on open source Cloudflare Workers
    You're building servers 'wrong,' says Ryan Dahl as Cloudflare gobbles his Deno startup
  • Meta grants itself right to scrape content from business customers for model training
    The future is private, the present is plunder
  • Ubuntu Stonking Stingray swims into spotlight with pre-release kernel
    26.10 is here, with not-quite-ready kernel 7.3 and speech-to-text recognition
  • New online tool will check lawyers' sloppy AI-written briefs since they can't seem to be bothered
    Bogus AI-generated citations keep turning up in court documents, but lawyers could at least run those docs through this legal citation checker
  • Networking problems after the October 2026 Windows update? NTLM might be to blame
    Legacy protocol is going to be axed, and enforcement by default will highlight how migration is going
  • NTT Global Data Centers weighs the price tag of not building fast enough
    SPONSORED POST: As AI hunger soars, NTT Global Data Centers finds it's permits, not parts, that could cap the datacenter boom
  • Uncle Scam Wants You … to cough up your cash and personal data, FBI warns ahead of midterms
    The inevitable election-themed cyberattacks are whirring again, as the feds issue PSA about the ones to watch out for
  • Attack on BAE-managed system disrupts US bankruptcy courts
    Legal eagles still plodding along with some operations, but paper and e-notices delayed until further notice


rss: ars technica

  • OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
    The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.
  • “thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops
    Discord user flagged AI CSAM, triggering arrest of New Jersey deputy AG.
  • US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"
    There are still significant hurdles ahead, both technical and legislative.
  • Bug turns one of the biggest fears about Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses into reality
    The bug is fixed, but privacy concerns remain.
  • RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says
    FDA scientists said none of the popular drugs have been proven safe or effective.
  • Meta may use sweeping new commercial TOS to avoid millions in AI licensing fees
    Meta “streamlined” its commercial TOS. Legal experts warn it’s an AI power grab.
  • Polymarket saw $600 million in election trades after the elections were over
    Millions kept changing hands long after the election outcomes were effectively settled.
  • Tesla turns to 50-year-old stunt technology as it tries to Roadster again
    If you want to make a car spin in the air, compressed gas is a good way to do it.
  • Super Scam Me documentary shows what it takes to catch a romance scammer
    Watch an exclusive clip from Super Scam Me where a victim tracks down her scammer.
  • The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises
    Microsoft promises one machine for dev, AI, and gaming, and mostly gets there.


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