rss: npr

  • New York Giants hire John Harbaugh as coach after identifying him as their top choice
    Harbaugh joins the Giants 11 days after he was fired by the Baltimore Ravens. The Super Bowl champion is now tasked with turning around a beleaguered franchise.
  • US launches new retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambush
    A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria has resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, said U.S. Central Command.
  • NASA's Artemis II craft meets the launch pad ahead of crewed lunar orbit
    Mission Artemis plans to send Americans to the moon for the first time since the Nixon administration.
  • Trump says 8 EU countries to be charged 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
    In a post on social media, Trump said a 10% tariff will take effect on Feb. 1, and will climb to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place for the United States to purchase Greenland.
  • 'Not for sale': massive protest in Copenhagen against Trump's desire to acquire Greenland
    Thousands of people rallied in Copenhagen to push back on President Trump's rhetoric that the U.S. should acquire Greenland.
  • Uganda's longtime leader declared winner in disputed vote
    Museveni claims victory in Uganda's contested election as opposition leader Bobi Wine goes into hiding amid chaos, violence and accusations of fraud.
  • Opinion: Remembering Ai, a remarkably intelligent chimpanzee
    We remember Ai, a highly intelligent chimpanzee who lived at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University for most of her life, except the time she escaped and walked around campus.
  • The near death -- and last-minute reprieve -- of a trial for an HIV vaccine
    A trial was about to launch for a vaccine that would ward off the HIV virus. It would be an incredible breakthrough. Then it looked as if it would be over before it started.
  • Is RFK Jr.'s Administration for a Healthy America — AHA — in the works or not?
    The Administration for a Healthy America is RFK Jr.'s plan to tackle chronic disease, addiction and other persistent problems. But so far it's not being set up like previous new agencies.
  • They quit their day jobs to bet on current events. A look inside the prediction market mania
    Prediction market apps are thriving in Trump's second term, with traders betting on migrant deportations to election outcomes. A community of young, mostly male and very online traders are driving the industry's bonanza.


rss: bbc

  • Starmer and European leaders criticise Trump plan to apply tariffs over Greenland
    The US president says several European allies opposed to his plans to buy Greenland will face 10% tariffs from February.
  • Faisal Islam: Trump's Greenland threats to allies are without parallel
    The US president's latest threats will baffle the leaders of allied nations, writes the BBC's economics editor.
  • Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission
    Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.
  • A deadly fire swept through a nightclub in just 90 seconds. I got out. Would you?
    Twenty-two years before the Swiss ski resort fire, Gina escaped a near-identical disaster. Would you know what to do if it happened to you?
  • Molly Russell's dad says under-16 social media ban would be wrong
    The online safety campaigner says it is better to enforce current laws than use "sledgehammer" techniques.
  • Harry's war with the press is back in court. But this time it's different
    This is the Duke of Sussex's third major court battle accusing newspaper groups of unlawful behaviour.
  • British qualifier Fery causes first shock of Australian Open by beating Italian seed
    British qualifier Arthur Fery claims another notable Grand Slam scalp by stunning 20th seed Flavio Cobolli on day one of the Australian Open.
  • Heated Rivalry author thought ice-hockey romance was too steamy for TV
    Rachel Reid thought her books, about an illicit relationship between two star hockey players, were "unadaptable".
  • I left my toxic mums' group because I'd had enough of being judged
    Women describe experiences dealing with ostracisation and toxic behaviour from other mothers.
  • From surge in patriotism to fewer US trips - Trump's impact on Canada
    The first year of Donald Trump's second term has had a profound effect on Canada, from its politics and economy to the way Canadians shop and travel.


rss: the register

  • Fast Pair, loose security: Bluetooth accessories open to silent hijack

    Sloppy implementation of Google spec leaves 'hundreds of millions' of devices vulnerable

    Hundreds of millions of wireless earbuds, headphones, and speakers are vulnerable to silent hijacking due to a flaw in Google's Fast Pair system that allows attackers to seize control without the owner ever touching the pairing button.…

  • S Twatter: When text-to-speech goes down the drain

    Rinse of the machines: A cautionary tale about relying on robots

    Bork!Bork!Bork! UK water company Severn Trent learned an unfortunate lesson about text-to-speech systems when a robocall to customers went hilariously wrong.…

  • Coming soon: We interrupt this ChatGPT session with a very special message from our sponsors

    Gotta pay for those datacenter buildouts somehow

    OpenAI's budget ChatGPT Go subscription tier has migrated to the US, soon to be accompanied by advertising. The company's free tier will be similarly afflicted.…

  • Trump wants big tech to pay for big beautiful power plants

    It just needs PJM Interconnection, one of the US's biggest grid operators, to green light the auction

    The Trump administration says it wants big tech companies to take more accountability for the power their datacenters consume in an effort to shield voters from higher power bills at home.…

  • Experiment suggests AI chatbot would save insurance agents a whopping 3 minutes a day

    Does that kind of time saving actually pay for itself?

    Researchers at Dakota State University, in partnership with regional insurance carrier Safety Insurance, devised an experimental chatbot called "Axlerod" to assist independent insurance agents. Whether that assistance was substantial is up for some debate.…

  • Micron breaks ground on humungous NY DRAM fab after beating bats and tree huggers

    Chipmaker claims the four-fab site could expand US-based DRAM production by a factor of 12

    Micron broke snowy winter ground in New York on Friday to begin building a chip fab that promises to bring up to 50,000 jobs and much-needed computer memory production to US shores, as the AI boom continues to push memory prices up.…

  • Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch

    Microsoft claims it's a Secure Launch bug

    We're not saying Copilot has become sentient and decided it doesn't want to lose consciousness. But if it did, it would create Microsoft's January Patch Tuesday update, which has made it so that some PCs flat-out refuse to shut down or hibernate, no matter how many times you try.…

  • Windows Backup adds second-chance restore at sign-in

    First sign-in restore aims to cut rebuilds when users skip setup options

    Microsoft has quietly tweaked Windows Backup for Organizations to include restore at first sign-in.…

  • Ready for a newbie-friendly Linux? Mint team officially releases v 22.3, 'Zena'

    Newer kernel, newer Cinnamon, new tools, and even new icons

    The timing is right if you're looking to try out Mint. New improved "Zena" is here – still based on Ubuntu Noble, but now with Cinnamon 6.6 and improved Wayland support, plus better internationalization, new System Information and System Administration tools, and clearer icons.…

  • German cops add Black Basta boss to EU most-wanted list

    Ransomware kingpin who escaped Armenian custody is believed to be lying low back home

    German cops have added Russian national Oleg Evgenievich Nefekov to their list of most-wanted criminals for his services to ransomware.…



rss: ars technica

  • Meta’s layoffs leave Supernatural fitness users in mourning
    Supernatural has had its staff cut and won’t receive any more content updates.
  • Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission
    "I’ve got one job, and it’s the safe return of Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy."
  • Rackspace customers grapple with “devastating” email hosting price hike
    Reseller says Rackspace plans to charge it 706 percent more.
  • Archaeologists find a supersized medieval shipwreck in Denmark
    The sunken ship reveals that the medieval European economy was growing fast.
  • Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply
    WorldCat operator hopes default judgment will convince web hosts to take action.
  • This may be the grossest eye pic ever—but the cause is what’s truly horrifying
    Hypervirulent germ nearly destroys man, invading brain and blowing out an eye.
  • OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as it burns through billions
    Ads coming to free tier and new $8/month ChatGPT Go plan in US.
  • Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours
    Windows laggards still using the vulnerable hashing function: Your days are numbered.
  • RAM shortage chaos expands to GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and even hard drives
    GPU makers may prioritize more profitable models; large SSDs are harder to find.
  • Calif. counters FCC attack on DEI with conditions on Verizon/Frontier merger
    Verizon touts "expanded reach of almost 30 million fiber passings" across US.


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