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  • Vance says administration will keep fighting to send National Guard to Chicago
    On Saturday, a federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops in Illinois.

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  • 4 killed and 20 more injured in shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says
    A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say.

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  • "It feels terrible." Federal worker's family tightens their belts as shutdown drags on
    With no end in sight to the funding standoff, financial anxiety is growing. One single mom in Colorado raided her retirement savings to get through the shutdown.

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  • Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations
    Afghanistan said Sunday it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace.

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  • China vows to stand firm against Trump's 100% tariff threat
    China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats.

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  • 5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown
    If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.

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  • Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end to 2-year war
    Preparations were also underway Sunday for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.

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  • Hollywood's quirky leading lady, Diane Keaton, dies aged 79
    Diane Keaton, who remained one of Hollywood's quirkiest and most beloved actors decades after her Academy Award-winning performance in the movie Annie Hall, has died aged 79.

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  • 16 people died in a blast at a Tennessee explosives factory early Friday, sheriff says
    A blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around killed 16 people and left no survivors, authorities said.

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  • Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather,' dies at 79
    The actor, known for her quirky, vibrant manner and depth was 79. Across her decades-long career, she worked with prominent filmmakers including Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen and Nancy Meyers.

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  • Clashes erupt between Hamas forces and armed clan members in Gaza City
    At least 27 people have been killed in one of the most violent internal confrontations since Israeli troops withdrew.

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  • Badenoch demands PM address 'unanswered' China spy case questions
    In a letter to Starmer, the Tory leader claimed his government's account of the collapsed case had "changed repeatedly".

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  • Universities must tackle antisemitism, says education secretary
    Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says Jewish students do not feel safe, as she sets out measures to tackle antisemitism.

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  • 'In an instant, they were gone' - small town mourns after Tennessee explosives factory blast
    Authorities say the 16 people missing after the explosives factory incident are all presumed dead.

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  • 'She left trail of fairy dust': Tributes pour in for Diane Keaton
    First Wives Club co-star Goldie Hawn says Diane Keaton left "memories beyond imagination" following her death aged 79.

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  • Man charged with stalking after allegedly targeting Ed Davey and family
    As well as the accusations regarding Ed Davey, Inigo Rowland is charged with flick-knife possession.

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  • Murder arrest over deaths of children aged 2 and 3
    Police name the pair as Meraj Ul Zahra and Abdul Momin Alfaateh.

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  • SNP leader says 'precedent on my side' to secure second referendum
    The SNP won more than half of the seats at Holyrood in 2011, an electoral triumph that paved the way for a poll on the country's future.

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  • Afghan Taliban says Pakistani troops killed in 'retaliatory' border attacks
    The attacks came days after Pakistan was accused of bombing a market inside Afghanistan.

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  • Cold, flu, Covid: Why so many people are getting ill right now
    Why coughs and colds seem to be taking hold currently - and what you can do to protect yourself.

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rss: the register

  • Inside the belly of the beast: A technical walk through Intel's 18A production facility at Fab52

    Now if Lip Bu Tan can just find a willing customer

    deep dive Not long after rejoining Intel in 2021, former CEO Pat Gelsinger announced an ambitious plan to reinvent the chipmaker as a contract semiconductor manufacturing powerhouse.?



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  • Weird ideas welcome: VC fund looking to make science fiction factual

    Nuclear power is getting hot, but don't hold your breath for everlasting batteries

    A venture capital fund is looking for ideas that are out of bounds for traditional investors, seeding technology that may only come to fruition decades down the line, but where researchers can show real results in the lab.?



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  • Who gets a Mac at work? Here's how companies decide

    You can't always get what you want

    Most corporate laptop fleets consist primarily of PCs. However, there?s always a contingent of users who beg for Macs. Deciding who gets a Mac in your organization involves balancing IT?s need for simplicity, finance?s requirement to keep costs under control, and users? desire to work with their preferred tools.?



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  • Chinese phishing kit helps scammers who send fake texts impersonate TikTok, Coinbase, others

    Researchers tracking 2,158 domains hosting YYlaiyu phishing pages

    Exclusive A Chinese-developed phishing kit hosted on thousands of domains and boasting 97 different brands to make criminals' scams look more believable is driving a surge in financial fraud around the globe, according to security researchers.?



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  • OpenAI GPT-5: great taste, less filling, now with 30% less bias

    AI model maker touts effort to depoliticize its product

    OpenAI says GPT-5 has 30 percent less political bias than its prior AI models.?



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  • Managers are throwing entry-level workers under the bus in race to adopt AI

    Does it work? Inconclusive. Still, 55% of business leaders say that adopting AI is worth the impact on workers

    ai-pocalypse Business leaders are racing to jump aboard the AI bandwagon, and a new study from the British Standards Institute suggests young college grads are being hit hardest.?



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  • Ransomware crims that exploited SharePoint 0-days add Velociraptor to their arsenal

    And they?re likely still abusing the same SharePoint flaws for initial access

    The ransomware gang caught exploiting Microsoft SharePoint zero-days over the summer has added a new tool to its arsenal: Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response app not previously tied to ransomware incidents.?



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  • Kyndryl sued for firing non-white workers, disabled vet

    Security team cuts allegedly targeted workers based on race, national origin, age, and whistleblowing

    Five former members of Kyndryl's internal IT security team have sued the IBM spinoff alleging that they were terminated as part of a campaign targeting employees based on their race, national origin, age, disability, and whistleblowing activities.?



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  • Senate says Nvidia chips are for America first as China tightens import controls

    Xi to the left of me, Trump is to the right; Huang I am, stuck in the middle with GPUs

    The US Senate has passed a provision that would give US firms first dibs on advanced chips, just as China tightens customs checks on Nvidia GPUs, leaving the company caught between competing policies across the Pacific.?



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  • Zero-day in file-sharing software leads to RCE, and attacks are ongoing

    Usually we?d say patch up? not this time

    Security research firm Huntress is warning all users of Gladinet's CentreStack and Triofox file-sharing tools to urgently apply an available mitigation, as a zero-day is being actively exploited and there's no patch available.?



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rss: ars technica

  • New Starfleet Academy trailer debuts at NYCC
    Also: our first look at S4 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

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  • Why doesn?t Cards Against Humanity print its game in the US? It?s complicated.
    Price, quality, speed, and relationships all matter.

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  • Apple ups the reward for finding major exploits to $2 million
    With bonuses, maximum rewards can be as high as $5 million.

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  • How close are we to solid state batteries for electric vehicles?
    Superionic materials promise greater range, faster charges and more safety.

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  • Trump admin fires more health employees amid government shutdown
    HHS would not say how many are being let go, but union says "thousands."

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  • Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards
    This Soyuz mission is brought to you by the Wagner Group.

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  • People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads
    "I'm about to just toss the whole thing..."

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  • Marvel gets meta with Wonder Man trailer [UPDATED]
    "There is an opportunity to shock audiences, to re-imagine a whole genre of storytelling."

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  • ?Extremely angry? Trump threatens ?massive? tariff on all Chinese exports
    Trump claimed China's export controls on rare earths came "out of nowhere."

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  • Bose SoundTouch home theater systems regress into dumb speakers Feb. 18
    Ending support for SoundTouch may help Bose avoid a Sonos situation.

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