rss: npr

  • Trevi Fountain fee takes effect as Rome seeks to manage tourist crowds
    Tourists hoping to get close to the Trevi Fountain had to pay 2 euros starting Monday as the city of Rome inaugurated a new fee structure to help raise money and control crowds.
  • Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress vote
    Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the Republican leading the probe said an agreement had not yet been finalized.
  • Appeals court overturns former UCLA gynecologist's sex abuse conviction
    It was ruled Dr. James Heaps was denied a fair trial because the judge did not share with his defense counsel a note by the court's foreman pointing out concerns that one juror lacked sufficient English to carry out their duties.
  • Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians
    A federal judge on Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the U.S., dealing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda another legal setback.
  • Minnesota Olympians, other athletes speak up about federal agents in Minneapolis
    "I want to make sure you know who I'm racing for," wrote Minnesota-born cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins. Meanwhile, a hospitality center for Team USA families dropped the name "Ice House."

  • Populist conservative Laura Fernández wins Costa Rica's presidential election
    Candidate Laura Fernández won a resounding victory, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation's politics started by her predecessor.
  • What Jared Kushner's 'New Gaza' plan includes, and what it leaves out
    President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner laid out a plan for a "New Gaza." A close look suggests it makes room for fewer Palestinians and less housing.
  • Trump administration sued over visa freeze on immigrants from 75 countries
    A group of nonprofit organizations and U.S. citizens Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's sweeping suspension of immigrant visa processing for people from nearly half of the world's countries.
  • U.S. sledder Katie Uhlaender appeal denied, won't race at Milan Cortina Olympics
    International officials say a point-rigging scheme denied American Katie Uhlaender a shot to compete in the Milan Cortina Olympics. But a sports tribunal based in Switzerland says it can't intervene.
  • The Trump Administration exempts new nuclear reactors from environmental review
    The announcement comes just days after NPR revealed the administration had secretly rewritten safety and environmental standards.


rss: bbc

  • Sarah Ferguson's charity to close days after new Epstein revelations
    Sarah's Trust announced it was shutting "for the foreseeable future" after "some months" of discussion.
  • Families of children with cancer to have travel costs covered
    The government sets aside £10 million a year to help families and young people under 24 access cancer treatment.
  • EU has 'open mind' on UK customs union debate, says commissioner
    Valdis Dombrovskis says the EU is willing to engage with Britain amid mounting global uncertainty.
  • Clintons agree to testify on Epstein as vote looms to hold them in contempt of Congress
    The couple bows to the House Oversight Committee's demands after arguing for months that its subpoenas were invalid.
  • Rape trial begins for son of Norway's crown princess in tense moment for royal family
    Marius Borg Høiby is accused of 38 charges including four counts of rape in one of the biggest cases in Norway for years.
  • 'You can't cut costs with animal welfare': The British zoos fighting for survival
    BBC research finds 40% of accredited zoos and aquariums raised financial concerns since 2022.
  • Trump seeks $1bn in damages from Harvard
    The announcement is the latest development in the White House's ongoing feud with the Ivy League institution.
  • Jesy Nelson backs under-16 social media ban to protect daughters
    The former Little Mix star reveals why she wanted to let cameras in to document her pregnancy journey.
  • SpaceX to take over Elon Musk's AI firm
    Musk's space exploration company and his AI start-up are merging.
  • Federal officers in Minneapolis to get body cameras 'effective immediately'
    The decision follows bipartisan push for more accountablility after two US citizens were shot and killed by federal immigration officers in Minnesota.


rss: the register

  • Microsoft kills standalone SharePoint and OneDrive plans, because they’re not suite enough

    Blames ‘unintended or nonstandard usage’ and the cost of keeping them alive

    Microsoft has slipped out news that it’s killing some standalone SharePoint and OneDrive plans.…

  • South Korea enlists AI to spot pump and dump schemes on social media, or in Spam

    Main stock exchange targets shares, government agency looks for crypto crooks

    South Korea’s government and main stock exchange have developed and deployed AI-powered tools to detect schemes that aim to send the price of cryptocurrencies and shares soaring so that unscrupulous investors can cash in.…

  • Elon Musk merges xAI into SpaceX to spread universal consciousness via a sentient sun

    Burning Man woo woo values House of Grok at $250 billion

    Elon Musk on Monday revealed his space company SpaceX has acquired his AI outfit xAI, and that the two will work together to escape the surly bonds of Earthly powers by tapping the sun's enduring glow.…

  • Notepad++ hijacking blamed on Chinese Lotus Blossom crew behind Chrysalis backdoor

    The group targets telecoms, critical infrastructure - all the usual high-value orgs

    Security researchers have attributed the Notepad++ update hijacking to a Chinese government-linked espionage crew called Lotus Blossom (aka Lotus Panda, Billbug), which abused weaknesses in the update infrastructure to gain a foothold in high-value targets by delivering a newly identified backdoor dubbed Chrysalis.…

  • Let them eat Pi: RAM shortage bumps Raspberry prices as much as $60

    Second price increase in just two months

    That slice of Pi is getting much more expensive. Everyone’s favorite single-board computer, the Raspberry Pi, is jumping up in price again, with increases ranging from $10 to $60, depending on how much memory your board has.…

  • Intel welcomes memory apocalypse with Xeon workstation refresh

    Chipzilla touts 4 TB of DDR5 and 128 lanes of PCIe 5 for less than the House of Zen just in time for memory winter

    Intel's workstation lineup is getting a much-needed refresh with the launch of its Xeon 600-series processors, boasting up to 86 cores and clocks topping 4.9 GHz. Chipzilla's timing couldn't be worse.…

  • There's nothing micro about this super-sized Arduino Uno

    It's 7x the size of the regular board

    Arduino boards power everything from robots to RGB lights, but they're a little on the small side. YouTuber UncleStem has his own solution: build a gigantic, yet fully functional one.…

  • Want more ads on your web pages? Try the AdBoost extension

    'If we don't feed the advertisers, then we'll be forced to pay artists for their creative work'

    Come on, admit it. You like seeing banner ads on your favorite web pages, because they provide a nice break from reading text. If you're honest about this feeling, there's a new extension for you.…

  • DRAM prices expected to double in Q1 as AI ambitions push memory fabs to their limit

    NAND flash now expected to surge 55–60% compared to Q4

    The memory shortage is worse than most of us first thought. Prices on DRAM and NAND flash memory are expected to surge in the first quarter of 2026 as AI-driven hyperscalers and cloud service providers (CSPs) continue to strain supply chains.…

  • StopICE hacked to send alarming text messages, admins accuse border patrol agent of sabotage

    The ICE-tracking service says it doesn't store usernames or addresses

    ICE-reporting service StopICE has blamed a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent for attacking its app and website and sending users text messages warning them that their information had been "sent to the authorities."…



rss: ars technica

  • Looking back at Catacomb 3D, the game that led to Wolfenstein 3D
    Romero, Carmack, and colleagues discuss an oft-forgotten piece of PC gaming history
  • Streaming service Crunchyroll raises prices weeks after killing its free tier
    Sony has made streaming anime pricier since buying Crunchyroll.
  • SpaceX acquires xAI, plans to launch a massive satellite constellation to power it
    "This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission."
  • Russian drones use Starlink, but Ukraine has plan to block their Internet access
    Defense chief: "No Ukrainians have been killed by Russian drones using Starlink."
  • Court orders restart of all US offshore wind construction
    Trump admin's "it's classified" ploy put on hold in five different cases.
  • Notepad++ users take note: It's time to check if you're hacked
    Suspected China-state hackers used update infrastructure to deliver backdoored version.
  • A century of hair samples proves leaded gas ban worked
    “We should not forget the lessons of history. And the lesson is those regulations have been very important.”
  • Ongoing RAM crisis prompts Raspberry Pi's second price hike in two months
    The more RAM the Pi board has, the more its price is increasing.
  • Judge rules Department of Energy's climate working group was illegal
    Meant to undercut EPA regulations, the group tried to work in secret.
  • DOJ released Epstein files with dozens of nudes and victims' names, reports say
    DOJ reportedly failed to redact nearly 40 nude photos and 43 victims' names.


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