rss: npr

  • 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.
  • U.S. Figure Skating Championships will determine who's going to the Olympics
    This week's competition in St. Louis will skaters tickets to the Milan-Cortina games in February
  • How the ICE shooting in Minneapolis and calls to deport Nicki Minaj are related
    How are the calls to deport Nicki Minaj to Trinidad and the ICE shooting in Minneapolis related? They illustrate the contradictions that come up when people try to cherry pick applications of the law.
  • The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here's what they prevent
    The childhood vaccines that the CDC is dropping from the recommended scheduled have successfully beat back illness and death in children from rotavirus, hepatitis and other pathogens.
  • Frictions over investigations emerge after ICE agent fatally shoots Minneapolis woman
    Minnesota officials launch their own effort to collect evidence in the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent. The move comes after shootings involving federal agents in Minneapolis and Portland, Ore.
  • Southern Yemen separatist group says it will dissolve after its head fled to the UAE
    Yemen's Southern Transitional Council and its institutions will be dismantled after weeks of unrest in southern areas and a day after its leader fled to the United Arab Emirates.
  • National Park Service will void passes with stickers over Trump's face
    The use of an image of Trump on the 2026 pass — rather than the usual picture of nature — has sparked a backlash, sticker protests, and a lawsuit from a conservation group.
  • Hiring slows in December to end the weakest year of job growth since the pandemic
    U.S. employers added 50,000 jobs in December, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday. Measured annually, job gains in 2025 were the slowest since 2020.
  • Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures, which Trump says U.S. requested
    Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists, in what the government described as a gesture to "seek peace".
  • Poll: Fewer Americans see U.S. as moral leader. And, FBI takes over ICE shooting case
    Many Americans say the U.S. is not a moral leader but want it to be, according to an NPR/Ipsos poll. And, the FBI is taking over the investigation into the fatal Minnesota ICE shooting.


rss: bbc

  • Iran leader says anti-government protesters are vandals trying to please Trump
    The largest demonstrations in years have left at least 48 protesters dead, human rights groups say.
  • Video emerges of Minneapolis shooting filmed by ICE agent who opened fire
    The clip shows the moments before gunfire rang out on a Minneapolis street.
  • Trump says US needs to 'own' Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it
    We will do it "the easy way" or "the hard way", he said, but Denmark says the territory is not for sale.
  • Snow and ice warnings cover most of UK as tens of thousands without power
    Yellow weather warnings for most of the UK remain until Saturday afternoon, with a further warning for some parts on Sunday.
  • X could face UK ban over deepfakes, minister says
    It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
  • Owner of Swiss ski bar held in custody after deadly New Year's Eve fire
    Jacques Moretti is being held as a potential flight risk, Swiss media reports say.
  • Stranger Things star is number one as show's songs shoot up chart
    Joe Keery, aka musician Djo, aka Stranger Things' Steve Harrington, is number one in the UK charts.
  • The continued mysteries surrounding the intelligence operation to seize Maduro
    From intelligence sources to intricate mission plans, some details are becoming clearer - but many questions remain unanswered.
  • Catherine marks birthday with message on healing power of nature
    The message is part of a video series which has seen Catherine reflect on the importance of nature to her, during her recovery from cancer treatment.
  • UK facing £28bn defence spending gap claims
    The MoD believes it requires an extra £28bn over the next four years, according to reports.


rss: the register

  • 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.…

  • Microsoft Windows Media Player stops serving up CD album info

    No naming that tune and no album covers

    Microsoft is celebrating the resurgence of interest in physical media in the only way it knows how… by halting the Windows Media Player metadata service.…

  • NASA decides to bring Crew-11 home early after astronaut health scare

    Medical issue forces mission curtailment and leaves station short-handed

    NASA is bringing the Crew-11 astronauts back to Earth early after one encountered a medical issue that could not be dealt with aboard the orbiting outpost.…



rss: ars technica

  • 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.
  • Rocket Report: A new super-heavy launch site in California; 2025 year in review
    SpaceX opened its 2026 launch campaign with a mission for the Italian government.
  • “Ungentrified” Craigslist may be the last real place on the Internet
    People still use Craigslist to find jobs, love, and even to cast creative projects.
  • General Motors writes down $6 billion as domestic EV sales plans change
    Canceled contracts and scaled-back product plans turn out to be costly.


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