rss: npr

  • It's Chalamet vs. ballet in this week's news quiz. Are your answers en pointe?
    Meanwhile, if you've been paying attention to medicine, basketball and the British Parliament, you'll get at least three questions right this week.
  • Democrats set a turnout record in Texas, so is this the year it turns blue?
    Latinos helped Texas Democrats set the new record for a primary, but the state has been a white whale for the party for decades.
  • Trump wants more apprenticeships. An Arkansas manufacturer is giving it a try
    President Trump has touted apprenticeships as part of his promise of a golden era for American workers. But are his administration's investments enough?
  • Medicaid can share data with ICE. Here's how that 180-degree change spreads fear
    When Medicaid began sharing personal data with federal immigration authorities last year, it upended decades of explicit promises to patients. Now, even eligible immigrants fear getting the health coverage.
  • Bucking stigma, more places turn to factory-built for affordable housing
    Mobile homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs. But with updated designs and a housing shortage, they're increasingly being welcomed as more-affordable starter homes.
  • Egg prices have taken a beating. What's behind the drop?
    A year ago, eggs were scarce and prices were sky-high. But avian flu took a much smaller toll on America's egg-laying chickens this winter than last, and egg prices have tumbled 42%.
  • At the Winter Paralympics, some athletes have found business opportunities
    At the Winter Paralympics, athletes with prosthetics often modify them to fit their bodies more precisely. That has led to some competitors starting their own businesses to help fellow amputees.
  • Morning news brief
    Israel launches strikes in Beirut, FBI investigating two unrelated attacks in Michigan and Virginia, Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to ban large investors from buying up single-family homes.
  • Cuba will release 51 people from prison in an unexpected move
    The announcement was made just hours before Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is scheduled to speak early Friday "to address national and international issues."
  • A record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade
    A record 280 political parties had registered by Thursday's deadline to participate in Haiti's first general election in a decade, hopeful for a chance to help ease their country's multiple crises.


rss: bbc

  • Four killed after US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq, military confirms
    The US Central Command says rescue efforts continue after a refuelling aircraft went down over western Iraq.
  • UK economy flatlines as people cut back on eating out
    Analysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year.
  • Winners, Sinners and record breakers: 17 fun facts about this year's Oscars
    Sinners, Marty Supreme, Hamnet and One Battle After Another are among the films in contention this year.
  • Oil price profiteering will not be tolerated, says Miliband
    Ed Miliband says the competition watchdog is primed to intervene if firms use the oil price shock to "rip off" customers.
  • AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately, researchers warn
    In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.
  • Jack Draper beaten after controversial umpire call
    Jack Draper is penalised with a controversial hindrance call as Daniil Medvedev ends the Briton's Indian Wells title defence in the quarter-finals.
  • Man's blue skin A&E panic was just bed sheet dye
    Tommy Lynch rushed to hospital when he woke with blue skin but it turned out to be from his sheets.
  • Suspect dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue
    The FBI says the incident is being investigated as a "targeted act of violence against the Jewish community".
  • How long will the cold weather last?
    Friday feels noticeably colder. Helen Willetts explains why there's been a change in temperature and looks at how long it may last.
  • Lost Doctor Who episodes found in 'eclectic' collection
    The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.


rss: the register

  • Openreach: Fiber can sniff out leaky water pipes – if anyone bothers fixing them

    Distributed Acoustic Sensing tech uses broadband cables to pinpoint plumbing faults

    Openreach claims its fiber network infrastructure can detect leaks in nearby water supply pipes, which could save millions of liters of the precious fluid... if the water companies can be bothered to fix them.…

  • Blustering Blackbeard's PC was all at sea, sysadmin got him shipshape in seconds

    Have you tried turning it on, never mind off and on again?

    On Call Arrr! How is it Friday already? The Register can't explain where the week went, but we can deliver a new installment of On Call, the reader-contributed column that shares your stories of tech support SNAFUs.…

  • AI Burning Man happens next week – here's what The Register expects at GTC 2026

    From Groq-ing about tokenomics to OpenClaw and the silicon that powers it, our predictions for the hottest ticket in town

    Nvidia has a bit of a problem. Popular generative AI workloads like code assistants and agentic systems generate massive quantities of tokens and need to move them at speed. But the GPU giant's chips currently struggle to deliver.…

  • Prince of PDFs, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, to step down after 18 years

    Didn’t say why, but for once AI may not be the reason for a lost job

    Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen has announced he intends to depart the company after 18 years as the prince of PDFs.…

  • Apple takes a bite out of app store fees in China

    Beijing hinted it wasn’t happy with Cupertino, which weeks later made a change

    Apple has cut the fees it charges Chinese developers to sell their apps and other digital goodies.…

  • Pentagon AI chief praises Palantir tech for speeding battlefield strikes

    Going from eight systems to one means fewer people make decisions to unleash Epic Fury

    As the US continues its strikes on Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury, speakers at Palantir's AIPCON event on Thursday said the company’s Maven Smart System product has shortened the time it takes the Department of Defense to select and hit targets on the battlefield during the conflict.…

  • Rogue AI agents can work together to hack systems and steal secrets

    Prompt like a hard-ass boss who won't tolerate failure and bots will find ways to breach policy

    AI agents work together to bypass security controls and stealthily steal sensitive data from within the enterprise systems in which they operate, according to tests carried out by frontier security lab Irregular.…

  • Perplexity: Everything is Computer, everything is AI, Computer is everything, AI is us

    Everything extends its cloud Computer to enterprises, your computer

    Perplexity is ready to have enterprises use its AI service even if enterprises may still be wary of delegating tasks to software agents.…

  • District denies enrollment to child based on license plate reader data

    Automated checks raised doubts, though key questions remain unanswered

    American parents of school-aged children may want to pay attention to where their cars are parked and for how long, as license plate reader data is now being cited by at least one school district when challenging whether students live where they say they do.…

  • Microsoft Copilot now boarding your health information

    It's safe and secure, Redmond insists, but don't expect medical advice

    Microsoft wants to store your healthcare data so that its AI "delivers personalized health insights that you can act on," but without the liability that comes with actual medical advice.…



rss: ars technica

  • The who, what, and why of the attack that has shut down Stryker's Windows network
    Company says it doesn't know how long it will take to restore its Microsoft environment.
  • Live Nation director boasted of gouging ticket buyers, "robbing them blind"
    Unsealed messages add wrinkle to trial after US agreed to settle with Live Nation.
  • HP has new incentive to stop blocking third-party ink in its printers
    Trade group callls out HP for latest Dynamic Security firmware update.
  • Trump's DOJ is not falling for Sam Bankman-Fried's MAGA makeover on X
    SBF is still twisting facts to hide FTX crypto losses, DOJ says to block new trial.
  • Lucid announces midsize EV platform, says profitability lies with SUVs
    Three smaller SUVs are in development, starting at under $50,000.
  • Perplexity's "Personal Computer" brings its AI agents to the, uh, Personal Computer
    Perplexity says AI access to your files is in "secure environment with clear safeguards."
  • Centuries before the Inca, Peru's wealthy imported parrots from afar
    The Inca Empire's system of roads were built on centuries-old trade routes.
  • Apple's MacBook Neo makes repairs easier and cheaper than other MacBooks
    Neo is the first MacBook in a long time with an easily replaceable keyboard.
  • Valve compares its loot boxes to Labubus in lawsuit defense
    Steam maker says settling the case would be easier but would set a bad precedent.
  • Rivian reveals pricing and trim details for its R2 SUV
    The midsize AWD EV goes on sale this spring, single-motor versions in 2027.


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