rss: npr

  • Yemen's Southern Transitional Council says it will dissolve after its head fled to UAE
    Yemen's Southern Transitional Council and its institutions will be dismantled after weeks of unrest in southern areas and a day after its leader fled to the United Arab Emirates.
  • National Park Service will void passes with stickers over Trump's face
    The use of an image of Trump on the 2026 pass — rather than the usual picture of nature — has sparked a backlash, sticker protests, and a lawsuit from a conservation group.
  • Hiring slows in December to end the weakest year of job growth since the pandemic
    U.S. employers added 50,000 jobs in December, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday. Measured annually, job gains in 2025 were the slowest since 2020.
  • Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures, which Trump says U.S. requested
    Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists, in what the government described as a gesture to "seek peace".
  • Poll: Fewer Americans see U.S. as moral leader. And, FBI takes over ICE shooting case
    Many Americans say the U.S. is not a moral leader but want it to be, according to an NPR/Ipsos poll. And, the FBI is taking over the investigation into the fatal Minnesota ICE shooting.
  • We're going to the Olympics! What do you want to know?
    Here's how to send your questions and curiosities to the NPR team covering the Winter Olympics in Milan.
  • Maduro is out, Congress is in and the quiz is back! Start 2026 with a perfect score
    Plus: What's up with Wicked, Greenland, quarters and Jan. 6?
  • Your next primary care doctor could be online only, accessed through an AI tool
    The shortage of primary care doctors is a national problem. To cope, a large health system in Massachusetts is using an AI tool to screen patients and refer them to other care.
  • Many Americans say the U.S. is not a moral leader but want it to be: NPR/Ipsos poll
    Commissioned by NPR in partnership with Ipsos, the poll also highlights sharp partisan divides on key foreign policy issues.
  • The Golden Globes are this weekend. Hear from some of the nominees
    The Golden Globe are Sunday night. Revisit some of the nominees that have appeared on NPR's "Morning Edition" this past year.


rss: bbc

  • Owner of Swiss ski bar held in custody after deadly New Year's Eve fire
    Jacques Moretti is being held as a potential flight risk, Swiss media reports say.
  • Government to back Ofcom if it blocks X in UK over Grok AI deepfakes
    It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
  • Catherine marks birthday with message on healing power of nature
    The message is part of a video series which has seen Catherine reflect on the importance of nature to her, during her recovery from cancer treatment.
  • The continued mysteries surrounding the intelligence operation to seize Maduro
    From intelligence sources to intricate mission plans, some details are becoming clearer - but many questions remain unanswered.
  • Trump's grand plan to reshape the world order leaves Europe with a difficult choice to make
    The turbocharged events of the last week - and the new US National Security Strategy - raise pressing questions about the new world order, and what it means for Europe
  • UK facing £28bn defence spending gap claims
    The MoD believes it requires an extra £28bn over the next four years, according to reports.
  • Gabby Logan pays tribute to her 'warrior' dad Terry Yorath
    The presenter describes her dad as a "generous man" who instilled a "lifelong love of sport" in her.
  • Man jailed for making woman have sex with strangers
    Rodney Johnston recorded the abuse as the victim was coerced into sex with 100 men, a court hears.
  • US seizes fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela, officials say
    The tanker, the Olina, is on multiple countries' sanctions list and is "suspected of carrying embargoed oil", US officials say.
  • 'It's incredible, surreal': Skye Newman wins BBC Sound of 2026
    Coming from a "broken background", Skye Newman's visceral, powerful pop has made her one to watch.


rss: the register

  • Debian goes retro with a spatial desktop that time forgot

    Trixie plus a carefully configured MATE setup, and absolutely nothing else

    The Desktop Classic System is a rather unusual hand-built flavor of Debian featuring a meticulously configured spatial desktop layout and a pleasingly 20th-century look and feel.…

  • Putinswap: France trades alleged ransomware crook for conflict researcher

    Basketball player accused of aiding cybercrime gang extradition blocked in exchange for Swiss NGO consultant

    France has released an alleged ransomware crook wanted by the US in exchange for a conflict researcher imprisoned in Russia.…

  • QR codes a powerful new phishing weapon in hands of Pyongyang cyberspies

    State-backed attackers are using QR codes to slip past enterprise security and help themselves to cloud logins, the FBI says

    North Korean government hackers are turning QR codes into credential-stealing weapons, the FBI has warned, as Pyongyang's spies find new ways to duck enterprise security and help themselves to cloud logins.…

  • Microsoft Windows Media Player stops serving up CD album info

    No naming that tune and no album covers

    Microsoft is celebrating the resurgence of interest in physical media in the only way it knows how… by halting the Windows Media Player metadata service.…

  • NASA decides to bring Crew-11 home early after astronaut health scare

    Medical issue forces mission curtailment and leaves station short-handed

    NASA is bringing the Crew-11 astronauts back to Earth early after one encountered a medical issue that could not be dealt with aboard the orbiting outpost.…

  • Copper supplies set to peak just as tech needs more

    Analysts say production will top out this decade while global electrification keeps ramping

    Concerns are mounting over copper supplies, with a fresh study warning that demand will likely outstrip production within a decade, threatening to constrain global technological advancement.…

  • China-linked cybercrims abused VMware ESXi zero-days a year before disclosure

    Huntress analysis suggests VM escape bugs were already weaponized in the wild

    Chinese-linked cybercriminals were sitting on a working VMware ESXi hypervisor escape kit more than a year before the bugs it relied on were made public.…

  • The Microsoft 365 Copilot app rebrand was bad, but there are far worse offenders

    The software wasn't actually renamed, but you couldn't be blamed for being confused

    Opinion Wait? What? I was just cruising along the information superhighway – yes, I'm old, deal with it – when I spotted a Y Combinator story announcing, "Microsoft Office renamed to 'Microsoft 365 Copilot app'." Excuse me!? I looked closer and found that, sure enough, it certainly looked like Microsoft had renamed Office to the God-awful "Microsoft 365 Copilot."…

  • Very tough microbes may help us cement our future on Mars

    Extremophile bacteria could help turn Martian dirt into building material for human habitats

    Tough microbes able to survive extreme environments on Earth could be the key to constructing buildings to allow humans to survive on Mars, according to a research paper.…

  • Nothing to declare at border control except a Windows 7 certificate error

    The queue might move on, but the software never did

    Bork!Bork!Bork! Today's bork - on a UK border control wait-time screen - is doubly unfortunate. Tired passengers get no clue how long until someone checks their passport, and of all organizations that should keep security certs current, the one responsible for keeping out criminals tops the list.…



rss: ars technica

  • Rocket Report: SpaceX and China led the way in 2025; Vandenberg has room to grow
    SpaceX opened its 2026 launch campaign with a mission for the Italian government.
  • “Ungentrified” Craigslist may be the last real place on the Internet
    People still use Craigslist to find jobs, love, and even to cast creative projects.
  • General Motors writes down $6 billion as domestic EV sales plans change
    Canceled contracts and scaled-back product plans turn out to be costly.
  • NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station
    "The crew is highly trained, and they came to the aid of their colleague right away."
  • Michigan man learns the hard way that “catch a cheater” spyware apps aren’t legal
    Spying doesn't become legal just because "cheaters" are the targets.
  • Wi-Fi advocates get win from FCC with vote to allow higher-power devices
    FCC says new category of devices "can operate outdoors and at higher power."
  • High RAM prices mean record-setting profits for Samsung and other memory makers
    SK Hynix and Micron are also riding high on the AI industry's demand for RAM.
  • RFK Jr.’s dietary guidance: Food funnel features slab of red meat, butter
    Old-school food pyramid returns, but jumbled and upside-down, like a funnel.
  • These dogs eavesdrop on their owners to learn new words
    “Under the right conditions, some dogs present behaviors strikingly similar to those of young children.”
  • Grok assumes users seeking images of underage girls have “good intent”
    Expert explains how simple it could be to tweak Grok to block CSAM outputs.


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