rss: npr

  • Brazil's presidential race heads to Lula–Bolsonaro run-off as right gains ground
    Now there are two: Brazil heads into a runoff after a first round that failed to fully energize voters, setting the stage for a more polarized contest that Washington is watching very closely.
  • Brazil votes, with Lula facing Bolsonaro's son
    In Brazil, President Lula da Silva faces Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former president, in a tight race. If neither wins more than half the votes they'll face each other again on Oct. 25.
  • Trump names national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar
    Trump said Clayton will lead the White House's new "Super Intelligence Force," which will coordinate government engagement with artificial intelligence.
  • Cornell president calls gang rape allegations 'deeply disturbing'
    Cornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff said his university "must do better" in a video statement. "This is a defining moment in Cornell's history," he added.
  • U.S. Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman in Okinawa, Japan
    Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday.
  • How the Cornell case is affecting women who have experienced sexual assault
    The rape allegations that have emerged from a Cornell University frat house are leading many women to remember their own experiences — and call for a wider reckoning over sexual violence.
  • She died covering war for Fox News. Her parents blame the network — and a star reporter
    The family members of two Fox News journalists killed while covering the war in Ukraine are suing the network, saying it put getting the story ahead of its people.
  • Latter-day Saints women turn away from scandal-plagued Republican candidate in Arizona
    Arizona Republican candidate for Congress Mark Lamb has been accused of sexual misconduct while sheriff. His controversy is turning many voters away as Democrats see an opportunity in the red seat.
  • Coast Guard finds debris from medical plane carrying 6 people
    Flight data shows the jet dropped at least 9,000 feet over two minutes, then leveled off for several more minutes, before disappearing.
  • Can the Cornell lawsuit force changes that make students safer?
    Universities have responsibilities when students report sexual assault, even if prosecutors don't bring charges. Attorney Baine Kerr explains how those protections work.


rss: bbc

  • US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base
    No reason has been given for the withdrawal, but it follows a major incident last week when police were alerted to "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase.
  • Andrew takes legal action over search warrants relating to arrest
    Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and later released under investigation in February.
  • Polanski banned from Israel after party's motion declaring 'Zionism is racism'
    The vote has caused divisions among figures at the top of the party at its conference in Brighton.
  • Protesters scuffle with police as migrants brought ashore on south coast
    The Home Office said 149 migrants were brought ashore and taken by coach to a processing centre in Kent.
  • BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk
    The takeover still needs to be approved by the regulator, but would give certainty to TalkTalk's millions of customers
  • Potty training scheme to roll out to 20 more areas
    The government wants 75% of children to end their first year of school with a good level of development by 2028.
  • Shadow chancellor to unveil Tory plans to cut taxes and regulations
    Shadow ministers will unveil a series of policies on day two of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
  • Watch: Brazil election goes to run-off as right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round
    Millions of Brazilians took to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential elections.
  • France closes up to 500 schools over student protests
    Lessons will be "totally or partly suspended" in some high schools after clashes between riot police and student protesters, France's education minister says.
  • Trump unveils 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy
    The president named his national intelligence chief as the taskforce's head as worries over AI grow.


rss: the register

  • What people say about their file infrastructure once the badge comes off
    Joe Fay chairs a Register dinner in Soho on 20 October where infrastructure leaders compare notes on the file estate they inherited, off the record.
  • Buyer missed one option and got 1% of the cable they needed
    Silly supplier ended up short-changing themselves
  • Fulcrum Echo promises AI text in the style of any writer, so I tested it
    I am just a copy of a copy of a copy, everything I say has come before
  • Revive Raskin's 3 laws of software with humane work that considers a dev's duty of care
    All this, and angry NeoVim users
  • Spies, prime ministers, and balls: The BBC Domesday project @ 40
    The Centre for Computing History gathers the minds behind the project and the ones keeping it alive today
  • Anthropic's super bug-hunting model Mythos is hardcore good at math, as latest vuln under attack shows
    Exploitation attempts came from China-hosted IP, VulnCheck researcher says
  • Clever database, but can it run Doom?
    Reg hack learns the meaning of 'Be careful what you wish for'
  • Palantir's fondness for French food cooked up tech's latest fad – forward-deployed engineers
    Embedded consultants who get you up to speed on new tech in a hurry aren’t new, but they meet the AI moment
  • Google hearts Apple's Swift so much it's pumping out server-side support
    After a decade of false starts, Swift is showing backend appeal
  • Shut up and take our money: Amazon plows $1B+ into quashing datacenter dissent
    Thou shalt love the datacenter! Verily, thou shalt rejoice in the house of the datacenter!


rss: ars technica

  • New forensic evidence supports Egyptian "retainer sacrifice"
    Fresh analysis of First Dynasty mass burials finds signs of fatal blunt force trauma on 39 percent of skulls
  • Lions and cheetahs and chimps, oh my: a spotlight on Africa's diverse wildlife
    Wunmi Mosaku (Sinners, Loki) narrates NatGeo's new documentary Africa: Earth's Wild Home
  • All hail electrification. But let’s talk about the hard part.
    The IEA and climate negotiators want to set a target for shifting the economy to run on electricity.
  • Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94
    "...we were making history."
  • The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton
    The devices continue to show noticeable benefits for users in various real-world tasks.
  • Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents
    Meta says FDA isn't sufficient to Muse reading messages. Apple begs to differ.
  • Someone got Doom in an SQL database
    1,300 lines of SQL querying renders accurate bitmapped views of Hell at 35 fps.
  • Amazon’s $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash
    Amazon praised for ending NDAs but slammed for downplaying data center pollution.
  • Patient-zero drill put health facilities to the test—40% of them failed
    Actors with makeup and fake symptoms staggered into 73 healthcare facilities.
  • Lyft settles landmark driver misclassification lawsuit for $272.5M
    Critics say workers are still owed far more.


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