rss: npr

  • Mexican army kills leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel, official says
    The Mexican army killed the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," in an operation Sunday, a federal official said.
  • Ukraine's combat amputees cling to hope as a weapon of war
    Along with a growing number of war-wounded amputees, Mykhailo Varvarych and Iryna Botvynska are navigating an altered destiny after Varvarych lost both his legs during the Russian invasion.
  • University students hold new protests in Iran around memorials for those killed
    Iran's state news agency said students protested at five universities in the capital, Tehran, and one in the city of Mashhad on Sunday.
  • Pakistan claims to have killed at least 70 militants in strikes along Afghan border
    Pakistan's military killed at least 70 militants in strikes along the border with Afghanistan early Sunday, the deputy interior minister said.
  • Golden again! U.S. tops Canada to win 1st men's hockey gold since 'Miracle on Ice'
    The U.S. won its first Olympic gold in 46 years in a 2-1 overtime thriller over rival Canada. A brilliant performance by U.S. goaltender Connor Hellebuyck saved the Americans' chances.
  • PHOTOS: Your car has a lot to say about who you are
    Photographer Martin Roemer visited 22 countries — from the U.S. to Senegal to India — to show how our identities are connected to our mode of transportation.
  • Looking for life purpose? Start with building social ties
    Research shows that having a sense of purpose can lower stress levels and boost our mental health. Finding meaning may not have to be an ambitious project.
  • Danish military evacuates U.S. submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland
    Denmark's military says its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment.
  • Only a fraction of House seats are competitive. Redistricting is driving that lower
    Primary voters in a small number of districts play an outsized role in deciding who wins Congress. The Trump-initiated mid-decade redistricting is driving that number of competitive seats even lower.
  • TSA says PreCheck still operational after previous announcement of suspension
    The TSA said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain operational despite an earlier announcement the airport security service was being suspended during the partial government shutdown.


rss: bbc

  • Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump's residence, Secret Service says
    The suspect was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was killed, officers said. Trump was in Washington DC at the time.
  • Mexico's most wanted drug lord 'El Mencho' killed in military operation
    Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", headed one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels.
  • Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated', US envoy Witkoff says
    US envoy Steve Witkoff says the president is puzzled why Iran has not yet compromised in the face of a major American military build-up nearby.
  • Former PM Gordon Brown urges police probe into whether Andrew used RAF bases to meet Epstein
    Reports say the former prime minister has demanded a full investigation into Andrew's role as UK trade envoy.
  • Greenland says 'no thanks' to Trump US hospital boat
    Greenland's PM reminded Trump of its free healthcare, after Trump said he was sending a boat to aid people who were allegedly "not being taken care of".
  • Explosions kill police officer and injure 25 in western Ukraine
    Twenty-five people were injured by explosions overnight in what officials are calling a terror attack.
  • The uncertainties facing businesses and consumers after Trump's tariff changes
    Businesses say questions remain after US President Donald Trump announced he will impose global tariffs of 15%.
  • 'Effective' SEND support won't be taken away, minister says
    But the education secretary says children "will be reviewed in terms of their needs", under planned reforms.
  • William in tribute to TikTok medic found dead at barracks
    The Prince of Wales has told of his “immense sadness” after 25-year-old Lucy Wilde's death.
  • Wolves' Arokodare third player racially abused this weekend
    Wolves say they are "disgusted" after striker Tolu Arokodare was sent racist abuse on social media by "multiple perpetrators" following his side's 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace.


rss: the register

  • UK council faces data breach claim after mishandling trans complaints

    Confidential complainant details passed to local politician following debate

    A UK councillor has dubbed her local authority's data breach "crazy" after the personal details of individuals behind a series of complaints were revealed to her.…

  • Government upgrades drones, deploys joystick tweakers to catch illegal dumpers

    Electronic eyes are watching from above, ready to catch dumpers of smashed up couches in the act

    The UK government is pulling together an elite squad of drone operators to crack down on the scourge of fly tippers and unauthorized dumpers across this ever less green and pleasant land.…

  • Ofcom's grumble-o-meter lights up for EE, TalkTalk, Vodafone

    Q3 figures show the trio drawing the most broadband complaints per 100,000 customers

    The UK's telecoms regulator has named and shamed the companies it receives the most customer complaints about, with certain brands cropping up more than others.…

  • SerpApi says Google is the pot calling the kettle black when it comes to scraping

    'The DMCA was not designed to create walled gardens for tech giants'

    SerpApi, a Texas-based web scraping company, has asked a California court to dismiss Google's claim that that it bypassed digital locks to gather copyrighted content in Google Search results.…

  • The idea of using a Raspberry Pi to run OpenClaw makes no sense

    The micro-computer maker’s shares surged this week after an X post tied the AI agent to Pi demand

    opinion Beloved British single-board computer maker Raspberry Pi has achieved meme stock stardom, as its share price surged 90 percent over the course of a couple of days earlier this week. It's settled since, but it’s still up more than 30 percent on the week.…

  • PayPal app code error leaked personal info and a 'few' unauthorized transactions

    About 100 customers affected

    PayPal has notified about 100 customers that their personal information was exposed online during a code change gone awry, and in a few of these cases, people saw unauthorized transactions on their accounts.…

  • Anthropic: No, absolutely not, you may not use third-party harnesses with Claude subs

    Legal language change aims to make longstanding policy clear

    Anthropic this week revised its legal terms to clarify its policy forbidding the use of third-party harnesses with Claude subscriptions, as the AI biz attempts to shore up its revenue model.…

  • AI coding assistant Cline compromised to create more OpenClaw chaos

    4K unintended installs in very odd supply chain attack

    Someone compromised open source AI coding assistant Cline CLI's npm package earlier this week in an odd supply chain attack that secretly installed OpenClaw on developers' machines without their knowledge. …

  • SpaceX's faulty Falcon spewed massive lithium plume over Europe, say scientists

    Good news: Team shows re-entry pollution can be measured. Bad news: There may be more of it coming

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that burned up over Europe last year left a massive lithium plume in its wake, say a group of scientists. They warn the disaster is likely a sign of things to come as Earth's atmosphere continues to become a heavily trafficked superhighway to space. …

  • Cerebras plans humongous AI supercomputer in India backed by UAE

    Up to 8 exaFLOPS of super sparse AI compute

    Nvidia rival Cerebras Systems' dinner plate-sized accelerators will power a new supercomputing cluster in India capable of 8 exaFLOPS of AI compute.…



rss: ars technica

  • Study shows how rocket launches pollute the atmosphere
    Is the global atmospheric commons destined to be an industrial waste dumping ground?
  • NASA says it needs to haul the Artemis II rocket back to the hangar for repairs
    "Accessing and remediating any of these issues can only be performed in the VAB."
  • Dinosaur eggshells can reveal the age of other fossils
    Like rocks, egg shells can trap isotopes, allowing us to use them to date samples.
  • Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?
    A new book argues that tests might reshape human diversity even if they don't work.
  • Major government research lab appears to be squeezing out foreign scientists
    "Noncitizens" lost after-hours access to a NIST lab last month.
  • After fueling test, optimism grows for March launch of Artemis II to the Moon
    “We’re now targeting March 6 as our earliest launch attempt ... there is still pending work."
  • Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer steps down after 38 years with company
    Microsoft CoreAI exec Asha Sharma will take over in surprise executive shake-up.
  • MAHA moms threaten to turn this car around as RFK Jr. flips on pesticide
    MAHA members call movement a "sham" after Kennedy supports glyphosate order.
  • Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK
    Persona confirmed all age-check data from Discord's UK test was deleted.
  • FCC asks stations for "pro-America" programming, like daily Pledge of Allegiance
    Brendan Carr wants "patriotic" shows for Trump's yearlong America 250 celebration.


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