rss: npr

  • Greetings from a Shanghai temple where you can ward off bad luck in the Year of the Horse
    According to Chinese mythology, those born in the Year of the Horse will clash with Tai Sui, a heavenly general. Luckily, there are ways to appease Tai Sui, including amulets at Shanghai's Jade Buddha Temple.
  • Countries agree to historic release of stockpiled oil to ease the global disruption
    Members of the International Energy Agency have announced a coordinated release of 400 million barrels of stockpiled oil in an attempt to counter the disruption in oil trade triggered by the Iran war.
  • Americans skeptical of the Iran war, poll says. And, DOJ gives guns back to felons
    A majority of Americans oppose the U.S.' involvement in the war with Iran, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And, the Department of Justice is quietly restoring gun rights to felons.
  • The U.S. attacks Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz
    Attacks and counterattacks continued throughout the Middle East Wednesday. Two cargo ships were struck in the Gulf, as some lawmakers in Washington pressed for answers on the war's rationale.
  • Over puppy yoga? Try it with snakes.
    You've heard of yoga with kittens, and goats, and maybe even reindeer… but what about a bunch of pythons and one baby Columbian Common Boa named Mango?
  • The Trump DOJ is giving guns back to felons, including one alleged fake elector
    The Department of Justice is quietly restarting a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One of them was an alleged fake elector in 2020.
  • Key oversight helping keep student loan records accurate has stopped, a watchdog says
    Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.
  • Americans are split on wanting the National Guard to monitor voting, a new poll finds
    Nearly half of Americans support the National Guard monitoring November's elections, potentially signaling an openness to the sort of nationalizing of elections that President Trump says he wants.
  • 2025 saw relatively fewer natural disasters. Will you get a break on home insurance?
    Disaster costs fell in the U.S. in 2025. Still, it was the fourth time in five years that extreme weather inflicted more than $100 billion in annual losses. Industry experts say the growing financial toll will make insurers wary of rushing to cut rates.
  • Bam! Heat's Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd only to Wilt Chamberlain in NBA history
    Bam Adebayo had a night for all time on Tuesday, with a point total second to only Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA record books.


rss: bbc

  • Mortgage rates rise and deals pulled over Iran war turmoil
    Average mortgage rates hit highest since last August in the biggest upheaval since the mini-Budget.
  • Boy, 16, arrested after girl is stabbed at school
    Sources tell the BBC that pupils had to hide under their desks as the incident unfolded.
  • Inside the Russian explosives plot that sent incendiary parcels to the UK
    Aleksandr Suranovas, charged with carrying out an act of terrorism for Russia, speaks to the BBC.
  • UK government loses appeal over Kneecap terror charge
    Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, had been accused of showing support for proscribed organisation Hezbollah following a gig in London in 2024.
  • Alternative to HRT for menopausal hot flushes now on NHS
    The non-hormonal daily pill could benefit 500,000 women for whom HRT is not suitable.
  • The Aldi-style disruptors who could be about to shake up the vets market
    As pet owners complain of rising prices, independent practices want to take on the big chains.
  • Weather warnings issued as gales set to batter parts of the UK
    Strong winds are likely across many parts of the UK on Thursday before turning colder with some wintry showers at the end of the week, as Simon King explains.
  • Fuel tax hike plan to be kept under review over Iran, says PM
    Fuel duty on petrol and diesel is due to rise from September, when a 5p cut is phased out.
  • Pop music's bias towards English is fading, says Spotify
    Songs in 16 languages featured in the global chart last year, as genres like Brazilian Funk explode.
  • UK couple die after being pulled from water at Australian beach
    Local police say members of the public pulled the couple from the water and tried to save them.


rss: the register

  • NASA watchdog report pokes holes in Artemis lunar lander plans

    Inspector general flags Starship risks and gaps in testing

    The NASA Office of Inspector General has published a report on the agency's management of the lunar Human Landing System (HLS) contracts, highlighting the risks and arguments behind the scenes.…

  • DR-DOS rises again – rebuilt from scratch, not open source

    Project claims legal clarity and zero legacy code, but offers binaries only

    DR-DOS is back, and there is already a test version you can download. But as of yet, it's not finished, not FOSS – and not based on the original code.…

  • ICO fines Police Scotland over data-sharing debacle in gross misconduct case

    Blue-on-blue internal investigation lands force £66k fine

    The UK's data protection watchdog has fined Police Scotland £66,000 ($88,000) for what it calls a "serious failure" in handling an alleged victim's sensitive data.…

  • Ig Nobel Prize flees US for Switzerland after 35 years over safety concerns

    This is not satire, but we wish it was

    The Ig Nobel Prize, which satirizes its more noble namesake, is moving its award ceremony to Europe following concerns about the safety of those attending the US event.…

  • Intel finds its Zen undercutting AMD with Arrow Lake refresh

    Let them eat cores

    Intel has a new strategy for shoring up its eroding market share: Offering PC buyers more cores per dollar than arch-rival AMD in a refresh of its Arrow Lake range.…

  • Ayar Labs taps Wiwynn to cram 1,024 GPUs into a photonic rack system

    Reference design to stitch more than a thousand accelerators into a single enormous server.

    Exclusive If you thought Nvidia or AMD's 72-GPU rack systems were enormous, silicon Ayar Labs has something much bigger in the works.…

  • Lightmatter says latest photonics will slash datacenter fiber bills in half

    Latest optical engine may not be CPO, but it's still better than pluggables

    Photonics startup Lightmatter says that its latest optical engine can cut the amount of fiber used by modern datacenters in half, and perhaps more importantly, it doesn't rely on co-packaging to do it.…

  • Microsoft ships VS Code weekly, adds Autopilot mode so AI can wreak havoc without bothering you

    Google also enables auto-approval of AI agents while their documentation warns against it

    Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is moving to a weekly release cycle, as well as joining Google in encouraging agentic AI development without manual approval with a new Autopilot feature.…

  • Swiss e-voting pilot can't count 2,048 ballots after USB keys fail to decrypt them

    Officials suspend Basel-Stadt trial and launch probe

    A Swiss canton has suspended its pilot of electronic voting after failing to count 2,048 votes cast in national referendums held on March 8.…

  • Dutch cops bust teen suspected of posing as bank staff to steal cards

    17-year-old allegedly withdrew large sums of cash from ATMs

    Dutch police have arrested a 17-year-old boy who detectives suspect was responsible for 16 bank card frauds across the Netherlands.…



rss: ars technica

  • Here's everything we know about Rivian R2 pricing and specs
    The midsize AWD EV goes on sale this spring, single-motor versions in 2027.
  • Verdict: Yes, you should go see Project Hail Mary as soon as possible
    A brief spoiler-free review of the film, which opens in the US on March 20.
  • What crackdown? Trump's EPA enforcement claims don't pass sniff test.
    75% of the criminal cases closed last fiscal year originated before Trump took office.
  • Don't lick that cold metal pole in winter—if you do, don't panic
    Highest risk of part of tongue being torn off is with temps between -5° and -15° C (23° to 5 °F).
  • Quantum computing meets the Möbius molecule
    A complex structure with multiple electrons is within reach of today's hardware.
  • Reentry of NASA satellite will exceed the agency's own risk guidelines
    "Due to late-stage design changes, the potential risk of uncontrolled reentry increased."
  • FDA contradicts Trump admin, declines to approve generic drug for autism
    In the end, the FDA only approved the drug for a rare genetic condition with clearer data.
  • AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?
    Is it clean "reverse engineering" or just an LLM-filtered "derivative work"?
  • Meta acquires Moltbook, the AI agent social network
    The viral social network project was created with OpenClaw.
  • After complaints, Google will make it easier to disable gen AI search in Photos
    One toggle for "fast classic search."


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