rss: npr

  • 6 killed in Mississippi shooting rampage, authorities say
    The alleged gunman, 24, has been charged with murder after the Friday shootings in northeast Mississippi. The victims include his father, uncle, brother and a 7-year-old relative, authorities said.
  • Washington National Opera leaves Kennedy Center, joining slew of artist exits
    The WNO is just the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.
  • Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missile
    The strike comes a day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, including a powerful new hypersonic missile that hit western Ukraine.
  • Opinion: Remembering Renee Good
    Renee Good won a national prize six years ago for her poem "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs," which muses on science and faith. Good was shot to death by an ICE agent this week in Minneapolis.
  • PHOTOS: Laundry is a chore but there's a beauty and serenity in the way it hangs out
    A new photo series from Filipino photographer Macy Castañeda Lee offers a visually striking view of the mundane task of doing laundry and the role it plays in a rural economy.
  • 2026 looks ominous for media, from Hollywood to journalism
    Critic at large Eric Deggans says that in 2026, audiences have more power than they realize to determine the future of news and entertainment.
  • Influencer, White House welfare fraud claims are distorted, but the system has risks
    Federal officials are targeting Democratic-led states over alleged safety-net fraud. Critics worry a drumbeat of unfounded accusations could undermine public trust.
  • New video shows fatal Minnesota ICE shooting from officer's perspective
    The video, published online by a Minnesota-based news site, Alpha News, and reposted by the Department of Homeland Security, shows the shooting from the perspective of the officer who fired the shots.
  • Trump quiere que petroleras estadounidenses lleguen a Venezuela. Esto es lo que usted debe saber
    El Presidente Donald Trump quiere que más compañías petroleras estadounidenses se incorporen a Venezuela. Pero existen razones económicas e históricas que podrían dificultar su acceso.
  • RFK Jr. cast doubt on a key vaccine. This country can't wait to get it
    The U.S. is cutting the Hepatitis B vaccine from its recommended list. But here's a place where the medical establishment — and a rapper — are eager to obtain it.


rss: bbc

  • 'There wasn't even time for CPR': Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters
    Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed and injured by the security forces, with more than 70 bodies brought to one hospital.
  • US military strikes Islamic State group targets in Syria, officials say
    US President Donald Trump ordered "large-scale strikes" on Islamic State group targets in Syria on Saturday, US Central Command announced.
  • Emotional scenes as Macclesfield beat FA Cup holders Crystal Palace 25 days after striker's death
    Ethan McLeod died in a car crash on 16 December. The 21-year-old's parents celebrated with players and fans following the non-league side's shock 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace.
  • Dozens arrested and one police officer injured in Minneapolis protests
    Days after the death of Renee Good, protests continue in Minneapolis and cities across the US.
  • Starmer has kept Trump on side - but is it coming back to bite him?
    The PM’s increasingly assertive opponents are set on turning one of his few sweet spots sour.
  • Rare first Superman comic once stolen from Nicolas Cage sells for $15m
    Fewer than 100 copies of Action Comics No 1, which introduced the world to Superman, are thought to exist.
  • Greenlanders fear for future as island embroiled in geopolitical storm
    Islanders want a bigger say in their ties with Denmark, but also on the world stage too.
  • How a friend request led a beauty queen to uncover Scotland's most prolific catfish
    Abbie Draper spent a decade trying to expose the person pretending to be hospital doctor David Graham.
  • Romance and parenthood feel remote in Ukraine: 'I haven't had a date since before the war'
    Tumbling marriage and birth rates are shaping the future of a country whose population was already falling.
  • Doctors said I might not make my second birthday. Now I'm 25
    The BBC's Ben Morris describes living with spinal muscular atrophy, as former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson reveals her twins have the condition.


rss: the register

  • UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence

    Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation

    ANALYSIS From May's cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency to the Foreign Office breach months later, cyber incidents have become increasingly common in UK government.…

  • Artificial brains could point the way to ultra-efficient supercomputers

    Sandia National Labs cajole Intel's neurochips into solving partial differential equations

    New research from Sandia National Laboratories suggests that brain-inspired neuromorphic computers are just as adept at solving complex mathematical equations as they are at speeding up neural networks and could eventually pave the way to ultra-efficient supercomputers.…

  • Accenture bets AI will ring up retail sales with Profitmind investment

    Let the bots figure out what to sell for how much

    Accenture is betting that the future of retail will run through AI with an investment in Profitmind, an agent-based platform that automates pricing decisions, inventory management, and planning. …

  • How hackers are fighting back against ICE surveillance tech

    Remember when government agents didn't wear masks?

    While watching us now seems like the least of its sins, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was once best known (and despised) for its multi-billion-dollar surveillance tech budget.…

  • Most devs don't trust AI-generated code, but fail to check it anyway

    Developer survey from Sonar finds AI tool adoption has created a verification bottleneck

    Talk about letting things go! Ninety-six percent of software developers believe AI-generated code isn't functionally correct, yet only 48 percent say they always check code generated with AI assistance before committing it.…

  • CES 2026 worst in show: AI girlfriends, a fridge that won't open unless you talk to it, and more

    There's a lot of bad ideas set to create literal waste and be a waste of money

    From disposable electric candy to voice-activated refrigerators without physical handles, CES was crammed full of enshittified, intrusive, insecure, and wasteful technology this year – just like it is every year. …

  • Meta reacts to power needs by signing long-term nuke deals

    New nuclear capacity won’t show up until around 2030

    Meta is writing more checks for nuclear investment, even though the new capacity tied to those deals is unlikely to come online until around 2030. The company says it will need the new power to run its hyperscale datacenters.…

  • Debian goes retro with a spatial desktop that time forgot

    Trixie plus a carefully configured MATE setup, and absolutely nothing else

    The Desktop Classic System is a rather unusual hand-built flavor of Debian featuring a meticulously configured spatial desktop layout and a pleasingly 20th-century look and feel.…

  • Putinswap: France trades alleged ransomware crook for conflict researcher

    Basketball player accused of aiding cybercrime gang extradition blocked in exchange for Swiss NGO consultant

    France has released an alleged ransomware crook wanted by the US in exchange for a conflict researcher imprisoned in Russia.…

  • QR codes a powerful new phishing weapon in hands of Pyongyang cyberspies

    State-backed attackers are using QR codes to slip past enterprise security and help themselves to cloud logins, the FBI says

    North Korean government hackers are turning QR codes into credential-stealing weapons, the FBI has warned, as Pyongyang's spies find new ways to duck enterprise security and help themselves to cloud logins.…



rss: ars technica

  • Conservative lawmakers want porn taxes. Critics say they’re unconstitutional.
    Half the country has enacted age-verification laws to prevent minors from viewing porn.
  • SpaceX gets FCC permission to launch another 7,500 Starlink satellites
    Including previous approvals, Starlink can now deploy 15,000 Gen2 satellites.
  • ESA considers righting the wrongs of Ariane 6 by turning it into a Franken-rocket
    ArianeGroup is still trying to catch up to where the bleeding edge of the launch industry was 15 years ago.
  • Measles continues raging in South Carolina; 99 new cases since Tuesday
    With so many exposures sites, officials can't figure out where people were infected.
  • Google: Don’t make “bite-sized” content for LLMs if you care about search rank
    Google says creating for people rather than robots is the best long-term strategy.
  • Cloudflare defies Italy’s Piracy Shield, won’t block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS
    Italy fines Cloudflare 14M euros for not blocking pirate sites on 1.1.1.1 DNS service.
  • US Black Hawk helicopter trespasses on private Montana ranch to grab elk antlers
    Crazy, but that's how it goes.
  • Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.
    "That level of openness and transparency is exactly what should be expected of NASA."
  • These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found
    Hunter-gatherers probably derived the poison from the milky bulb extract of a Boophone disticha plant.
  • X’s half-assed attempt to paywall Grok doesn’t block free image editing
    Faced with a ban in the United Kingdom, X pushes flawed fix to CSAM problem.


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