Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

US Olympic athletes are arriving and settling into their digs for the next couple of weeks in Italy. Curlers are amazed by the mountain scenery in Cortina; figure skaters are plant fostering in Milan; and the big air slopestyle women are "smashing pizzas" in Livigno.

President Trump's focus overseas may spare China for now, but Beijing still worries that his "America First" rhetoric hasn't softened what it calls U.S. "military adventurism."

Until now, estimating how old a dinosaur was when it died has been a fairly simple process: Count up the growth rings in the fossilized bones. But new research into some of dinosaurs' living relatives, like crocodiles, suggests that this method may not always work.

Interactions between police and someone in psychiatric crisis can end in violence. Communities have been sending mental health professionals instead, but paying for that service has been a struggle.

Cutting back on ready-to-eat meals won't be easy, and whole milk may make a comeback. One thing that's certain: It'll be a while before the new guidelines trickle down to schools.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a jump in disapproval of the agency among Democrats and independents, but Republicans are standing by ICE and the president.

Hundreds of federal agents are leaving from Minnesota, poll finds a jump in disapproval of ICE among Democrats and Independents, the last major arms control treaty between Russia and the U.S. expires.

The federal agency for protecting workers' civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees.

U.S. immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there's a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

Four images seen by BBC Verify show partially clothed women with their faces and bodies unredacted.

Vladimir Motin is sentenced after crew member Mark Angelo Pernia died in the crash in 2025.

Inquiry chair Sir Ross Cranston said "systemic failures" by authorities had led to the deadliest Channel small boat incident on record.

Airport organisation says queues could last up to six hours over the summer holidays.

It comes after some batches made by Nestle and Danone were recalled after being contaminated with a toxin.

The Ukrainian president also said a large number of people were "officially missing", meaning the total death toll is thought to be much higher.

It comes after a BBC investigation which showed people travelling long distances at high cost.

"She is without any medicine. She needs it to survive," says the NBC host about missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.

The exchange was among the latest release of files from the US government's investigation into Epstein.

Ashley Rubright tells the BBC she feels vindicated to see accountability for UK associates of Jeffrey Epstein.

Right on cue, petulant hacktivists attempt to disrupt yet another global sporting event

Italy's foreign minister says the country has already started swatting away cyberattacks from Russia targeting the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.…

Patch meant to close a severe expression bug fails to stop attackers with workflow access

Multiple newly disclosed bugs in the popular workflow automation tool n8n could allow attackers to hijack servers, steal credentials, and quietly disrupt AI-driven business processes.…

The RHELatives are more versatile than you might realize

FOSDEM 2026 CentOS Connect 2026 took place in Brussels last week, over the two days preceding the sprawling FOSDEM festival of FOSS – the nerd world's Glastonbury, complete with the queues and the questionable hygiene.…

Businesses still chase the cheapest option, but politics and licensing shocks are changing priorities, says OpenNebula

Interview Sovereignty remains a hot topic in the tech industry, but interpretations of what it actually means – and how much it matters – vary widely between organizations and sectors. While public bodies are often driven by regulation and national policy, the private sector tends to take a more pragmatic, cost-focused view.…

37 court applications shifted off failing kit, though some are camping in a temporary hosting facility

The courts system in England and Wales has moved 37 applications out of two outdated datacenters, although some will use a temporary hosting facility until they are replaced, according to the senior civil servant responsible.…

Framework aims to lure investors into powering the compute boom

The British government today launched the Advanced Nuclear Framework to attract private investment in next-generation nuclear technology for factories and datacenters.…

It's a threat straight out of sci-fi, and fiendishly hard to detect

Sleeper agent-style backdoors in AI large language models pose a straight-out-of-sci-fi security threat.…

Picks chap who used to lead Redmond’s security, lures replacement from Google

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has decided Microsoft needs an engineering quality czar, and shifted Charlie Bell, the company’s executive veep for security, into the new role.…

On the upside, House of the Snapdragon has started shipping its own AI silicon

Qualcomm has warned that soaring memory prices will mean the smartphone industry will slow, news that so spooked investors they sent the company’s share price sliding by 11 percent.…

With revenue topping $400B for the first time, the Chocolate Factory is at no risk of putting itself in the poor house

Google’s parent Alphabet is doubling down on generative AI in 2026. On Wednesday's earnings call, the search and advertising giant boosted its full-year capital expenditures target to between $175 and $185 billion, roughly twice what it spent last year.…

“Smell added an emotional and sensory depth that text labels alone could never provide.”

The window to patch vulnerabilities is shrinking rapidly.

Post reporter was compelled to unlock MacBook Pro with fingerprint, however.

ChatGPT competitor comes out swinging with Super Bowl ad mocking AI product pitches.

"We will continue to rely on the ingenuity of the private sector."

Musk is stuck fighting SEC suit seeking $150M in disgorgements from his Twitter takeover.

In a Senate hearing Tuesday, NIH director dismissed concern about research chaos.

Sen. Markey: Database of peaceful protesters, if it exists, should be shut down.

Despite the about-face, some customers think "the damage is done."

Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow.