rss: npr

  • Snowboarder Chloe Kim is chasing an Olympic gold three-peat with a torn labrum
    At 25, Chloe Kim could become the first halfpipe snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic golds.
  • Pakistan-Afghanistan border closures paralyze trade along a key route
    Trucks have been stuck at the closed border since October. Both countries are facing economic losses with no end in sight. The Taliban also banned all Pakistani pharmaceutical imports to Afghanistan.
  • Malinowski concedes to Mejia in Democratic House special primary in New Jersey
    With the race still too close to call, former congressman Tom Malinowski conceded to challenger Analilia Mejia in a Democratic primary to replace the seat vacated by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill.
  • A daughter reexamines her own family story in 'The Mixed Marriage Project'
    Dorothy Roberts' parents, a white anthropologist and a Black woman from Jamaica, spent years interviewing interracial couples in Chicago. Her memoir draws from their records.
  • FBI releases photos and video of potential suspect in Guthrie disappearance
    An armed, masked subject was caught on Nancy Guthrie's front doorbell camera on the morning she disappeared.
  • Reporter's notebook: A Dutch speedskater and a U.S. influencer walk into a bar …
    NPR's Rachel Treisman took a pause from watching figure skaters break records to see speed skaters break records. Plus, the surreal experience of watching backflip artist Ilia Malinin.
  • In Beirut, Lebanon's cats of war find peace on university campus
    The American University of Beirut has long been a haven for cats abandoned in times if war or crisis, but in recent years the feline population has grown dramatically.
  • American Ben Ogden wins silver, breaking 50 year medal drought for U.S. men's cross-country skiing
    Ben Ogden of Vermont skied powerfully, finishing just behind Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway. It was the first Olympic medal for a U.S. men's cross-country skier since 1976.
  • An ape, a tea party — and the ability to imagine
    The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too.
  • DHS faces funding deadline. And, courts fast-track Somali asylum seeker hearings
    Congress has until Friday to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. And, several asylum cases filed by Somali migrants in immigration courts were suddenly fast-tracked.


rss: bbc

  • Boy arrested for attempted murder after two pupils stabbed at school
    Counter-terror officers are leading the investigation after two boys were left seriously injured.
  • I will never walk away, says PM after facing pressure to quit
    The prime minister sought to strike a defiant tone after a day of political jeopardy.
  • Six key questions about Keir Starmer's future
    There is no doubting the peril the prime minister was in, but while Labour MPs have decided to stick with him, his future is far from certain.
  • FBI releases images of masked person in hunt for Savannah Guthrie's mother
    The mother of the news anchor Savannah disappeared in the middle of night from her Tucson, Arizona, home and was last seen on 31 January.
  • Watch: BBC in Tehran for first time since protest crackdown
    Lyse Doucet reports from Iran, where she says the pain is still raw after unprecedented force was used to put down the protests there.
  • Ex-police chief said Trump told him in 2006 'everyone' knew of Epstein's behaviour
    The now-president allegedly called police in Florida who were investigating Epstein and said "thank goodness you're stopping him".
  • Norwegian biathlete Laegreid wins bronze then confesses to affair on TV
    Winter Olympics bronze medallist Sturla Holm Laegreid says on live TV that he made the "biggest mistake" by cheating on his girlfriend.
  • Afghan asylum seeker guilty of raping girl, 12
    The 12-year-old suffered "extremely horrific sexual offences" in the Nuneaton attack, police say.
  • Former Daily Mail editor tells hacking trial allegations are 'preposterous'
    Paul Dacre told the High Court the claims that Daily Mail staff gathered information unlawfully are "inconceivable".
  • Call to change law after BBC finds women were covertly filmed on nights out
    A private members' bill asks for a change to voyeurism legislation to stop videos being posted online for profit.


rss: the register

  • Cadence heard you wanted some AI in your AI so it used AI to design an AI chip

    Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Altera among the first to trial EDA giant's AI chip design agent

    The idea of machines that can build even better machines sounds like sci-fi, but the concept is becoming a reality as companies like Cadence tap into generative AI to design and validate next-gen processors that also use AI.…

  • AI agents spill secrets just by previewing malicious links

    Zero-click prompt injection can leak data when AI agents meet messaging apps, researchers warn

    AI agents can shop for you, program for you, and, if you're feeling bold, chat for you in a messaging app. But beware: attackers can use malicious prompts in chat to trick an AI agent into generating a data-leaking URL, which link previews may fetch automatically.…

  • Kyndryl to review accounting practices as several execs leave

    CFO and general counsel both step down

    IBM services spin-out Kyndryl said it was reviewing its accounting practices after it announced revenue below market expectations and the departure of its CFO.…

  • AFRINIC says it's back on track and will soon deliver the plan that proves it

    As the governance policy designed to protect regional internet registries nears completion

    APRICOT 2026 After years of strife, the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) is weeks away from signing off on a budget and action plan, activity that one of the organization’s newly appointed executives believes demonstrates it is back on track.…

  • Trump to hyperscalers: your datacenters, your power bill

    As communities push back on utility costs, White House tells Big Tech to fund their own AI expansion

    The Trump administration continues its AI push, working to defuse public opposition to datacenter energy and water consumption - while dangling a promise to exempt hyperscalers from chip tariffs to help them stock their facilities with GPUs and accelerators.…

  • Microsoft dials up the nagging in Windows, calls it security

    More prompts when apps and agents roam around a user's system

    Microsoft is introducing a raft of Windows security features that users and administrators alike might assume are already part of the operating system.…

  • Oracle Java licensing worries are percolating through the userbase

    Survey finds nine in ten customers concerned as pricing changes push many toward open source alternatives

    Concerns over changes to Oracle's Java licensing strategy are hitting more than nine out of ten users as businesses struggle to adapt to the regime, according to research.…

  • Singapore spent 11 months booting China-linked snoops out of telco networks

    Operation Cyber Guardian involved 100-plus staff across government and industry

    Singapore spent almost a year flushing a suspected China-linked espionage crew out of its telecom networks in what officials describe as the country's largest cyber defense operation to date.…

  • GitHub appears to be struggling with measly three nines availability

    Slowdowns, outages, and Copilot problems afflict code shack

    Scarcely a day goes by without an outage at a cloud service. Forget five nines – the way things are going, one nine is looking like an ambitious goal.…

  • Apple, Google agree to loosen grip on UK app stores

    Competition watchdog secures promises on approvals, rankings, and platform access

    Apple and Google have pledged to change how their app stores operate in the UK following scrutiny from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is trying to curb their control over the app distribution pipelines feeding UK phones.…



rss: ars technica

  • Archive.today CAPTCHA page executes DDoS; Wikipedia considers banning site
    DDoS hit blog that tried to uncover Archive.today founder's identity in 2023.
  • Yet another co-founder departs Elon Musk's xAI
    Tony Wu leaves a company now entangled with social media, space-based IPOs.
  • Dewormer ivermectin as cancer cure? RFK Jr.'s NIH funds "absurd" study.
    There's no reason to think ivermectin cures cancer, but RFK Jr's NIH is on it anyway.
  • Windows' original Secure Boot certificates expire in June—here's what you need to do
    PCs without the new certificates could eventually have trouble booting new OSes.
  • Upgraded Google safety tools can now find and remove more of your personal info
    The Results About You tool is getting an upgrade.
  • The Kia PV5 electric van combines futuristic looks and thoughtful design
    Forget VW's expensive retro bus—this is the electric van we've been waiting for.
  • Alphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investment
    Alphabet becomes first tech company to issue 100-year bonds in nearly three decades.
  • After Republican complaints, judicial body pulls climate advice
    Meant to help judges handle scientific issues, document is now climate-free.
  • Just look at Ayaneo's absolute unit of a Windows gaming "handheld"
    The Ayaneo Next II pushes past 3 pounds, is 13 inches wide, and costs up to $4,300.
  • No humans allowed: This new space-based MMO is designed exclusively for AI agents
    SpaceMolt envisions a world where AI plays with itself and the humans just watch.


open all | close all