rss: npr

  • Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for 'The Thing' and 'Punky Brewster,' dies at 69
    T.K. Carter gained fame as Nauls the cook in John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic, "The Thing."
  • Who is Reza Pahlavi, the exiled crown prince encouraging demonstrations across Iran?
    In exile for nearly 50 years, Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has issued calls urging Iranians to join protests sweeping the country. But support for him may not be clear cut.
  • US launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush
    The U.S. has launched another round of strikes against the Islamic State in Syria. This follows last month's ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter.
  • 6 killed in Mississippi shooting rampage, authorities say
    The alleged gunman, 24, has been charged with murder after the Friday shootings in northeast Mississippi. The victims include his father, uncle, brother and a 7-year-old relative, authorities said.
  • Washington National Opera leaves Kennedy Center, joining slew of artist exits
    The WNO is just the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.
  • Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missile
    The strike comes a day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, including a powerful new hypersonic missile that hit western Ukraine.
  • Opinion: Remembering Renee Good
    Renee Good won a national prize six years ago for her poem "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs," which muses on science and faith. Good was shot to death by an ICE agent this week in Minneapolis.
  • PHOTOS: Laundry is a chore but there's a beauty and serenity in the way it hangs out
    A new photo series from Filipino photographer Macy Castañeda Lee offers a visually striking view of the mundane task of doing laundry and the role it plays in a rural economy.
  • 2026 looks ominous for media, from Hollywood to journalism
    Critic at large Eric Deggans says that in 2026, audiences have more power than they realize to determine the future of news and entertainment.
  • Influencer, White House welfare fraud claims are distorted, but the system has risks
    Federal officials are targeting Democratic-led states over alleged safety-net fraud. Critics worry a drumbeat of unfounded accusations could undermine public trust.


rss: bbc

  • 'There wasn't even time for CPR': Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters
    Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed and injured by the security forces, with more than 70 bodies brought to one hospital.
  • US military strikes Islamic State group targets in Syria, officials say
    US President Donald Trump ordered the "large-scale strikes" on Saturday, US Central Command announced.
  • Emotional scenes as Macclesfield beat FA Cup holders Crystal Palace 25 days after striker's death
    Ethan McLeod died in a car crash on 16 December. The 21-year-old's parents celebrated with players and fans following the non-league side's shock 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace.
  • Google employee made redundant after reporting sexual harassment, court hears
    Victoria Woodall claims she was retaliated against after reporting a manager who told clients stories about his swinger lifestyle.
  • The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
    There is a fine balance between the benefits of improved infrastructure, versus the cost of disruption. Does the country have it right?
  • Love Island villa evacuated and filming postponed over wildfires
    Filming in South Africa for the third series of Love Island: All Stars has been postponed. ITV has not said when it will resume.
  • Tories would ban under-16s from social media
    Kemi Badenoch has promised to follow the example of Australia, which introduced the policy in December last year.
  • My three-hour university commute is worth the £7,000 saving on halls
    Over two-thirds of students choose not to live at university, latest figures suggest - but is it worth it?
  • The FTSE 100 has hit a record high. Is now the time to start investing?
    As the FTSE hits the 10,000 mark, the chancellor is encouraging more of us to become investors - but is it the right time?
  • 'The answer cannot be nothing': The battle over Canada's mystery brain disease
    A small Canadian province feared it had a mystery neurological illness on its hands. The search for answers set off a battle for the truth.


rss: the register

  • UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence

    Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation

    ANALYSIS From May's cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency to the Foreign Office breach months later, cyber incidents have become increasingly common in UK government.…

  • Artificial brains could point the way to ultra-efficient supercomputers

    Sandia National Labs cajole Intel's neurochips into solving partial differential equations

    New research from Sandia National Laboratories suggests that brain-inspired neuromorphic computers are just as adept at solving complex mathematical equations as they are at speeding up neural networks and could eventually pave the way to ultra-efficient supercomputers.…

  • Accenture bets AI will ring up retail sales with Profitmind investment

    Let the bots figure out what to sell for how much

    Accenture is betting that the future of retail will run through AI with an investment in Profitmind, an agent-based platform that automates pricing decisions, inventory management, and planning. …

  • How hackers are fighting back against ICE surveillance tech

    Remember when government agents didn't wear masks?

    While watching us now seems like the least of its sins, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was once best known (and despised) for its multi-billion-dollar surveillance tech budget.…

  • Most devs don't trust AI-generated code, but fail to check it anyway

    Developer survey from Sonar finds AI tool adoption has created a verification bottleneck

    Talk about letting things go! Ninety-six percent of software developers believe AI-generated code isn't functionally correct, yet only 48 percent say they always check code generated with AI assistance before committing it.…

  • CES 2026 worst in show: AI girlfriends, a fridge that won't open unless you talk to it, and more

    There's a lot of bad ideas set to create literal waste and be a waste of money

    From disposable electric candy to voice-activated refrigerators without physical handles, CES was crammed full of enshittified, intrusive, insecure, and wasteful technology this year – just like it is every year. …

  • Meta reacts to power needs by signing long-term nuke deals

    New nuclear capacity won’t show up until around 2030

    Meta is writing more checks for nuclear investment, even though the new capacity tied to those deals is unlikely to come online until around 2030. The company says it will need the new power to run its hyperscale datacenters.…

  • 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.…



rss: ars technica

  • Conservative lawmakers want porn taxes. Critics say they’re unconstitutional.
    Half the country has enacted age-verification laws to prevent minors from viewing porn.
  • SpaceX gets FCC permission to launch another 7,500 Starlink satellites
    Including previous approvals, Starlink can now deploy 15,000 Gen2 satellites.
  • ESA considers righting the wrongs of Ariane 6 by turning it into a Franken-rocket
    ArianeGroup is still trying to catch up to where the bleeding edge of the launch industry was 15 years ago.
  • Measles continues raging in South Carolina; 99 new cases since Tuesday
    With so many exposures sites, officials can't figure out where people were infected.
  • Google: Don’t make “bite-sized” content for LLMs if you care about search rank
    Google says creating for people rather than robots is the best long-term strategy.
  • Cloudflare defies Italy’s Piracy Shield, won’t block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS
    Italy fines Cloudflare 14M euros for not blocking pirate sites on 1.1.1.1 DNS service.
  • US Black Hawk helicopter trespasses on private Montana ranch to grab elk antlers
    Crazy, but that's how it goes.
  • Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.
    "That level of openness and transparency is exactly what should be expected of NASA."
  • These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found
    Hunter-gatherers probably derived the poison from the milky bulb extract of a Boophone disticha plant.
  • X’s half-assed attempt to paywall Grok doesn’t block free image editing
    Faced with a ban in the United Kingdom, X pushes flawed fix to CSAM problem.


open all | close all