rss: npr

  • U.S. rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes
    Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as Alex Honnold reached the top of the spire of the 508-meter (1,667-foot) tower, about 90 minutes after he started.
  • Here's how 'shared decision making' for childhood vaccines could limit access
    Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new approach to six shots that were formerly given routinely will introduce new hurdles for getting kids immunized. And it could have a chilling effect on doctors.
  • 5 things to know about the latest Minneapolis shooting
    Tensions are escalating in Minneapolis after Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a U.S. citizen, was killed during an encounter with immigration officials on Saturday morning. Here is what to know.
  • Thousands of new Americans opt for 'ultimate act of inclusion' despite obstacles
    Three citizenship ceremonies NPR attended in the Washington, D.C. area in January were largely celebratory experiences, despite a year of hurdles and changes to the naturalization process.
  • 40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned
    Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
  • Russian strikes knock out heat in freezing Kyiv as peace talks continue
    Russian strikes left much of Kyiv without heat, water and power during freezing temperature, even as Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. held talks on ending the nearly four-year war.
  • Billions owed: 'The Debt' podcast covers the South's long fight to repay public HBCUs
    A long-running fight over how to calculate and repay state funding debts to public HBCUs is flaring across the South, and Emily Siner and Camellia Burris tell the story in their podcast 'The Debt' from Nashville Public Radio and The Tennessee Lookout.
  • Photos: Massive winter storm sweeps across the U.S.
    A look at the extreme winter storm impacting two-thirds of the U.S.
  • Man shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis
    The incident, which was caught on video, marks the second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in less than a month.
  • A man is fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis
    Federal agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, this time a 51-year-old man.


rss: bbc

  • Video shows moments around fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
    Bystander footage has captured the seconds before the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
  • Andy Burnham 'disappointed' after bid to become MP blocked
    The Greater Manchester mayor is seen as a potential leadership challenger to Sir Keir Starmer.
  • Chris Mason: Burnham saga unlikely to be last act in drama of Starmer's leadership
    In a show of brute power, No 10 has scuppered Burnham’s attempted run from Manchester to Westminster.
  • Watch: Winter storm grips US as millions face power outages and disruption
    A powerful winter storm swept across the country, with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures affecting millions.
  • Knitwear, jumpsuits and Cluedo: Traitors fashion explained
    It's not just what they say or how they act that influences their fellow contestants - it's how they dress, too.
  • Captain of suspected Russian shadow tanker in French custody
    French officials seized the tanker, named the Grinch, in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday.
  • Venezuela frees dozens of political prisoners, human rights group says
    It is the latest batch of detainees freed since the US seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a raid.
  • Davey says war bonds would help to speed up UK defence spending
    Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says the bonds would give the public an opportunity to "support patriotically our defence".
  • Clean-up after 'devastating' storm wreaks havoc
    Storm Ingrid batters Devon and Cornwall - damaging a sea wall, a historic pier and homes.
  • Tory pair aim to attract 'politically homeless' with new movement
    Sir Andy Street and Baroness Ruth Davidson believe they can win back voters who have snubbed the Conservatives.


rss: the register

  • Emmabuntüs DE 6: A newbie-friendly Linux to help those in need

    A distro aimed at helping people, reducing e-waste – and helping a charity, too

    Emmabuntüs is just another Linux distro, but it's one guided by ethics more than tech. With exceptional help, documentation, beginner-friendly tooling and accessibility, there's a lot to like.…

  • Future of UK's multibillion Ajax armored vehicle program looks shaky

    Noise and vibration keeps sending soldiers to the medics

    The future of the British Army's troublesome Ajax armored vehicle program has again been called into question after the official in charge was removed and use of Ajax halted over its effects on personnel.…

  • How an experienced developer teamed up with Claude to create Elo programming language

    Bernard Lambeau, the human half of a pair programming team, explains how he's using AI

    feature Bernard Lambeau, a Belgium-based software developer and founder of several technology companies, created a programming language called Elo with the help of Anthropic's Claude Code.…

  • Bill Gates-backed startup aims to revive Moore's Law with optical transistors

    Neurophos is developing a massive optical systolic array clocked at 56GHz good for 470 petaFLOPS of FP4 compute

    As Moore's Law slows to a crawl and the amount of energy required to deliver generational performance gains grows, some chip designers are looking to alternative architectures for salvation.…

  • UK border tech budget swells by £100M as Home Office targets small boat crossings

    Drone, satellite, and other data combined to monitor unwanted vessels

    The UK Home Office is spending up to £100 million on intelligence tech in part to tackle the so-called "small boats" issue of refugees and irregular immigrants coming across the English Channel.…

  • CISA won't attend infosec industry's biggest conference this year

    But ex-CISA boss and new RSAC CEO Jen Easterly will be there

    exclusive The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency won't attend the annual RSA Conference in March, an agency spokesperson confirmed to The Register.…

  • Ofcom probes Meta over WhatsApp info it was legally required to provide

    UK watchdog investigates accuracy of data handed over for SMS market review

    Ofcom is formally investigating whether Meta complied with legally binding information requests regarding WhatsApp's role in the UK business messaging ecosystem.…

  • Patch or die: VMware vCenter Server bug fixed in 2024 under attack today

    If you skipped it back then, now’s a very good time

    You've got to keep your software updated. Some unknown miscreants are exploiting a critical VMware vCenter Server bug more than a year after Broadcom patched the flaw.…

  • Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds

    If you're serious about encryption, keep control of your encryption keys

    updated If you think using Microsoft's BitLocker encryption will keep your data 100 percent safe, think again. Last year, Redmond reportedly provided the FBI with encryption keys to unlock the laptops of Windows users charged in a fraud indictment.…

  • ShinyHunters claims Okta customer breaches, leaks data belonging to 3 orgs

    'A lot more' victims to come, we're told

    ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for an Okta voice-phishing campaign during which the extortionist crew allegedly gained access to Crunchbase and Betterment.…



rss: ars technica

  • A decade of Star Trek-themed fart jokes: The Greatest Generation podcast turns 10
    How two podcasters turned a Star Trek side project into a full-time career.
  • Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware
    Destructive payload unleashed on 10-year anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine's grid.
  • Did Edison accidentally make graphene in 1879?
    Rice University chemists replicated Thomas Edison's seminal experiment and found a surprising byproduct.
  • A weird, itchy rash is linked to the keto diet—but no one knows why
    While the rash has a clear link to ketones, the underlying mechanism remains elusive.
  • TR-49 is interactive fiction for fans of deep research rabbit holes
    Dense narrative deduction game tells a compellingly academia-tinged sci-fi tale.
  • Demand for Intel's processors is apparently there, but the supply is not
    Intel is allocating more of its own production to its money-making server chips.
  • DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous ICE critics online
    Community watch groups have a playbook to keep ICE away from subscriber information.
  • White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue"
    Lawyer calls it "outrageous that the White House would make up stories."
  • Telly’s "free" ad-based TVs make notable revenue—when they’re actually delivered
    The LA startup said it would ship "millions" of TVs by 2024.
  • TikTok deal is done; Trump wants praise while users fear MAGA tweaks
    “I am so happy”: Trump closes deal that hands TikTok US to his allies.


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