rss: npr

  • 'Melania' is Amazon's airbrushed and astronomically pricey portrait of the First Lady
    Amazon paid $40 million to acquire the documentary, and is spending $35 million more to promote it.
  • Photos: Thousands once again protest ICE in Minneapolis and across the U.S.
    Demonstrators in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities participated in protests as part of a "national shutdown" to end immigration enforcement operations.
  • Judge rules Luigi Mangione should not face death penalty
    A federal judge dropped two of the charges against Luigi Mangione — the man accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson — making his case no longer eligible for the death penalty.
  • Blue Origin pauses space tourism flights to focus on lunar lander
    Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it's stopping human spaceflights for at least two years. The move will allow it to "shift resources" to the company's lunar landing capabilities.
  • Tim Walz says Trump administration wants to 'twist reality' in Minnesota
    NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in his state.
  • Lila Iké learned what "self-love" means with her Grammy-nominated album
    Lila Iké's full-length debut album, Treasure Self Love, has been nominated for a Grammy. Iké spoke to All Things Considered about being one of the only women ever to receive a nomination for best reggae album.
  • Texas A&M University cancels programs in women's and gender studies
    The university said it had also modified hundreds of courses and cancelled six in efforts to eliminate teaching related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
  • How American Katie Uhlaender was denied Olympic bid by Canadian coach's point scheme
    Sports officials say a Canadian coach manipulated the point system used by athletes to qualify for the Olympics. His move cost American sled racer Katie Uhlaender her trip to the Milan Cortina Games.
  • U.S. ultimatum to vaccine group: No more funds unless you stop using thimerosal
    This mercury-containing compound, used as a vaccine preservative, is commonly used in lower-income countries — and deemed safe. The U.S. is now demanding that Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance stop using it.
  • Catherine O'Hara, who starred in 'Home Alone' and 'Schitt's Creek,' dies at 71
    O'Hara enjoyed a six-decade career in TV and films playing sometimes over-the-top, but endearing characters. "I loved playing cocky untalented people," she told Fresh Air in 1992.


rss: bbc

  • Takeaways from the millions of newly released Epstein files
    Three million new documents include hundreds of mentions of Trump and emails between Epstein and a person called "The Duke".
  • Epstein invited 'The Duke' to meet Russian woman
    The exchange emerges in the latest, wider batch of documents released by the US justice department.
  • Schitt's Creek and Home Alone star Catherine O'Hara dies aged 71
    The Emmy-winning actress died at her home in Los Angeles on Friday after a brief illness, her agent said.
  • I mocked the Saudi leader on YouTube - then my phone was hacked and I was beaten up in London
    Satirist Ghanem al-Masarir has been awarded £3m in damages, but it's unclear if Saudi Arabia will pay.
  • 'I spoke to ChatGPT 8 times a day' - Gen Z's loneliness 'crisis'
    AI chatbots are being used as 'surrogate friends' by young people who have lost the ability to socialise.
  • Three reasons for the record rise in gold prices, and one why they are falling
    Gold has fallen from recent highs but there are several reasons investors are still finding refuge in the precious metal.
  • Will Trump's pick to lead US central bank get him the change he wants?
    Opinion is divided over whether Warsh will align with the US president's views over how the Federal Reserve should be run.
  • Phone lines stay open as tax return deadline looms
    More than one million people missed the deadline a year ago, according to HM Revenue and Customs.
  • Former CNN host Don Lemon charged over anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church
    Lemon says he was just doing his job as a journalist reporting on the protests at the church.
  • Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty if convicted, judge rules
    A judge dismisses two federal counts against the 27-year-old, but he still faces state murder charges.


rss: the register

  • January blues return as Ivanti coughs up exploited EPMM zero-days

    Consider yourselves compromised, experts warn

    Ivanti has patched two critical zero-day vulnerabilities in its Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) product that are already being exploited, continuing a grim run of January security incidents for enterprise IT vendors.…

  • 'Hey! I’m chatting here!’ Fugazi answers doom NYC’s AI bot

    Lying means dying

    Lying means dying, at least for one falsehood-peddling government AI. A Microsoft-powered chatbot that New York City rolled out to help business owners answer frequently asked questions – but was often wrong – has been silenced as the city grapples with a $12 billion budget shortfall.…

  • Ex-Googler nailed for stealing AI secrets for Chinese startups

    Network access from China and side hustle as AI upstart CEO aroused suspicion

    A former Google software engineer has been convicted of stealing AI hardware secrets from the company for the benefit of two China-based firms, one of which he founded. The second startup intended to use these secrets to market its technology to PRC-controlled organizations.…

  • Thousands more Oregon residents learn their health data was stolen in TriZetto breach

    Parent company Cognizant hit with multiple lawsuits

    Thousands more Oregonians will soon receive data breach letters in the continued fallout from the TriZetto data breach, in which someone hacked the insurance verification provider and gained access to its healthcare provider customers across multiple US states.…

  • Feeling taxed by layoffs, IRS turns to AI helpers

    Fewer humans, more bots - just in time for filing season

    Tax season 2026 could be an interesting one as the IRS seeks to replace the staff it sent to the unemployment line with AI. Bots could handle tasks ranging from reviewing an org's request for tax-exempt status to processing amended individual filings.…

  • Backblaze says AI traffic and neoclouds could shape future networks

    The western US saw the most activity overall

    Cloud storage firm Backblaze says that a sharp rise in AI-driven data traffic to neocloud operators may signal a shift from internet-style traffic patterns to large, high-bandwidth flows characteristic of large-scale model training and inference work.…

  • Oracle seeks to build bridges with MySQL developers

    Big Red promises 'new era' as long-frustrated contributors weigh whether to believe it

    Oracle is taking steps to "repair" its relationship with the MySQL community, according to sources, by moving "commercial-only" features into the database application's Community Edition and prioritizing developer needs.…

  • Autonomous cars, drones cheerfully obey prompt injection by road sign

    AI vision systems can be very literal readers

    Indirect prompt injection occurs when a bot takes input data and interprets it as a command. We've seen this problem numerous times when AI bots were fed prompts via web pages or PDFs they read. Now, academics have shown that self-driving cars and autonomous drones will follow illicit instructions that have been written onto road signs.…

  • Want digital sovereignty? That'll be 1% of your GDP into AI infrastructure please

    Analyst predicts massive spend on domestic AI stacks

    Countries intent on digital sovereignty will need to invest at least 1 percent of their entire gross domestic product (GDP) into AI infrastructure by 2029, according to analyst biz Gartner.…

  • OpenAI gives ChatGPT models the chop – two weeks' notice, take it or leave it

    GPT-4o gets second death sentence after last year's reprieve, but this time barely anyone's bothered

    OpenAI is sunsetting some of its ChatGPT models next month, a move it knows "will feel frustrating for some users."…



rss: ars technica

  • How far does $5,000 go when you want an electric car?
    You won't be going on road trips, but a very cheap electric runabout is possible.
  • NASA faces a crucial choice on a Mars spacecraft—and it must decide soon
    "We think that’s a really important mission, and something that we can do."
  • Rocket Report: How a 5-ton satellite fell off a booster; will SpaceX and xAI merge?
    "We’re seeing remarkable growth year after year."
  • Inside Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device ever
    "Selfishly a little bit, we built Shield for ourselves."
  • Having that high-deductible health plan might kill you, literally
    With ACA tax credits gone, more people are turning to high-deductible plans.
  • US spy satellite agency declassifies high-flying Cold War listening post
    The JUMPSEAT satellites loitered over the North Pole to spy on the Soviet Union.
  • People complaining about Windows 11 hasn't stopped it from hitting 1 billion users
    Windows 11 clears a milestone as Windows 10 continues its slow fade.
  • How often do AI chatbots lead users down a harmful path?
    Anthropic's latest paper on "user disempowerment" has some troubling findings.
  • Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt
    Project Genie lets you generate new worlds 60 seconds at a time, but only if you pay for AI Ultra.
  • Comcast keeps losing customers despite price guarantee and unlimited data
    Comcast overhauled Internet plans to stop customer losses. It isn't working yet.


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