rss: npr

  • Spain will grant legal status to immigrants lacking authorization
    Spain's government announced Tuesday it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization.
  • It's the foundation of psychiatric diagnosis. And it's about to get a makeover
    The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is known as the DSM-5. What will the next version be called? That's one of several open questions as the "Bible of psychiatry" goes online.
  • Rep. Ilhan Omar rushed by man on stage and sprayed with liquid at town hall event
    Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was speaking at a town hall event when she was rushed by a man who sprayed a liquid at her via a syringe.
  • Internal review contradicts White House narrative of Pretti's death
    The preliminary assessment from Customs and Border Protection makes no mention of Alex Pretti attacking officers or threatening them with a weapon — as the administration first described the incident.
  • NTSB blames 'deep' systemic failures for deadly midair collision near Washington D.C.
    After a yearlong investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board did not find a single cause for the deadly collision near Washington, D.C., but blamed the crash on multiple systemic failures.
  • Bitter cold grips the eastern U.S. as storm deaths rise and power outages linger
    Three Texas siblings who died in an icy pond are among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold. A massive storm dumped deep snow across more than 1,300 miles from Arkansas to New England.
  • Fourth graders ask whether kids or adults have it better as part of NPR challenge
    Who's got it better in life, kids or adults? A group of fourth-graders in New Jersey did some serious reporting on this topic and sent us their findings as a part of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.
  • Italian officials voice outrage at the presence of U.S. ICE agents at the 2026 Olympics
    U.S. Homeland Security agents provided security support at past Olympics. But after violence by ICE agents in Minneapolis, some Italian officials say an ICE unit is unwelcome in Milan Cortina.
  • Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in U.S.
    Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Trump and his administration at home and abroad.
  • A crackdown on immigration is leading to a sharp drop in U.S. population growth
    A sharp drop in net immigration has led to a slowdown in U.S. population growth. The Census Bureau says the population grew only about half as fast in the year ending last June as it did the previous year.


rss: bbc

  • Trump says government will 'de-escalate' in Minnesota following Pretti shooting
    The killing of Alex Pretti over the weekend led Minnesota officials and locals to renew calls for Trump to end his immigration operation there.
  • Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar attacked with unknown liquid during town hall
    Omar was uninjured and continued to speak at the event following the incident.
  • Storm Chandra brings second day of flooding and travel disruption
    More than 100 flood warnings are still in place, with weather warnings for ice across much of the country.
  • EasyJet warned over 'misleading' £5.99 cabin bag fee
    The airline said the fact there were no bags available for less than £5.99 meant the claim was not misleading.
  • Five prisoners serving indefinite sentences to be referred to Court of Appeal
    New IPP sentences were scrapped in 2012, but remain in place for around 2,800 people.
  • 'We all know someone who was killed' - Iran protesters tell BBC of brutal crackdown
    Young Iranians able tell the BBC how they saw friends and other people die as security forces crushed protests earlier this month.
  • Vulnerable people missing out on benefits because of online tool
    Benefits calculators can leave some people confused and in a dire financial state, say campaigners.
  • British Army officer dies after incident during live fire training
    The 25-year-old died on Sunday after the incident at an army training site in Northumberland.
  • Vets may have to publish prices of common pet treatments
    The government sets out proposals as data finds vet prices rose at nearly twice the inflation rate.
  • Pornhub to restrict access for UK users from next week
    The changes mean only those who have a Pornhub account and have verified their age will be able to access it in the UK soon.


rss: the register

  • Paranoid WhatsApp users rejoice: Encrypted app gets one-click privacy toggle

    Meta also replaces a legacy C++ media-handling security library with Rust

    Users of Meta's WhatsApp messenger looking to simplify the process of protecting themselves are in luck, as the company is rolling out a new feature that combines multiple security settings under a single, toggleable option. …

  • ICE knocks on ad tech’s data door to see what it knows about you

    Agency looks to understand the extent of identifying information available to its masked agents

    It's not enough to have its agents in streets and schools; ICE now wants to see what data online ads already collect about you. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week issued a Request for Information (RFI) asking data and ad tech brokers how they could help in its mission.…

  • Nudify app proliferation shows naked ambition of Apple and Google

    Researchers with the Tech Transparency Project found all sorts of apps that let users create fake non-consensual nudes of real people

    The mobile app emperors have no clothes. Apple and Google have made millions of dollars from AI apps that let users undress people even as both companies claim to ban such software from their stores, according to a new study.…

  • Let them eat sourdough: ShinyHunters claims Panera Bread as stolen credentials victim

    Plus, the gang says it got in via Microsoft Entra SSO

    ShinyHunters says it stole several slices of data from Panera Bread, but that's just the yeast of everyone's problems. The extortionist gang also claims to have stolen data from CarMax and Edmunds, in addition to three other organizations it posted to its blog last week.…

  • Penguin in your pocket: Nexphone dual boots into Linux, Windows 11

    An expandable tablet, and a phone that reboots into desktop Windows

    For most mobile devices, the OS is either Android or iOS, but a pair of new systems promises a host of additional OS options you can dual boot into. The Android phone can run Linux and boot into Windows 11 where it functions as a PC while the tablet runs a smorgasbord of Google-free OSes.…

  • Clawdbot sheds skin to become Moltbot, can't slough off security issues

    The massively hyped agentic personal assistant has security experts wondering why anyone would install it

    Security concerns for the new agentic AI tool formerly known as Clawdbot remain, despite a rebrand prompted by trademark concerns raised by Anthropic. Would you be comfortable handing the keys to your identity kingdom over to a bot, one that might be exposed to the open internet?…

  • European firms push on with AI pilots even as payoff doubts grow

    IDC and Lenovo say enterprises are pressing ahead with pilot deployments despite mixed evidence on returns

    Despite a growing number of reports that AI is not benefiting many businesses, Lenovo and IDC say that firms in EMEA are pushing ahead with pilot deployments and still expect it to drive growth and transform how they operate.…

  • Micron continues fab spending spree with $24B NAND storage plant in Singapore

    No salvation from the memory winter, though - plant won't start churning out chips until 2028

    Flush with cash from skyrocketing memory prices, Micron continued its fab expansion this week, this time breaking ground on a $24 billion manufacturing complex that will eventually produce chips used in storage devices.…

  • Salesforce signs $5.6B deal to inject agentic AI into the US Army

    Analytics features arrive first; agentic AI comes later

    Salesforce is getting cosier with the US Army via a deal worth up to $5.6 billion, selling cloud analytics as the groundwork for a future agentic AI push across the service and the wider DoD.…

  • Pope warns flock to raise their faces, protect their voices in fightback against AI

    Vicar of Rome decries naive and unquestioning reliance on technology

    Catholics need to develop critical thinking skills to counter the dark side of AI and counter unnatural attachments to chatbots, the pope said this week in a message marking the Church's social communications day.…



rss: ars technica

  • Dozens of CDC vaccination databases have been frozen under RFK Jr.
    Anti-vaccine Kennedy may be "enacting a self-fulfilling prophecy," expert says.
  • TikTok users “absolutely justified” for fearing MAGA makeover, experts say
    TikTok’s tech issues abound as censorship fears drive users to delete app.
  • There's a rash of scam spam coming from a real Microsoft address
    Abusing Microsoft's reputation may make scam harder to spot.
  • Supreme Court to decide how 1988 videotape privacy law applies to online video
    Salazar v. Paramount hinges on video privacy law's definition of "consumer."
  • A WB-57 pilot just made a heroic landing in Houston after its landing gear failed
    "A thorough investigation will be conducted by NASA into the cause."
  • LG's new subscription program charges up to £277 per month to rent a TV 
    Significant discounts come with committing to 1- to 3-year rental periods.
  • “IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial
    A loss could cost social media companies billions and force changes on platforms.
  • Australian plumber is a YouTube sensation
    Bruce of Drain Cleaning Australia wants everyone to share his deep abiding love for a free-flowing drain.
  • AI Overviews gets upgraded to Gemini 3 with a dash of AI Mode
    AI Overviews may get it right more often with the move to Gemini 3.
  • Volvo invented the three-point seat belt 67 years ago; now it has improved it
    The EX60 senses a passenger's size and weight, determining how much force to use.


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