rss: npr

  • What a crowded congressional primary in N.J. says about the state of Democrats
    The contest is one of the first congressional primaries of the year where we will find out what issues are currently resonating with some Democratic voters. Here are some key things to know.
  • The Winter Olympics in Italy were meant to be sustainable. Are they?
    Italy's Winter Olympics promised sustainability. But in Cortina, environmentalists warn the Games could scar these mountains for decades.
  • Their film was shot in secret and smuggled out of Iran. It won an award at Sundance
    Between war, protests and government crackdowns, the filmmakers raced to finish and smuggle their portrait of Tehran's underground arts scene to the prestigious film festival.
  • Day 5 of search for Nancy Guthrie: 'We still believe Nancy is still out there'
    The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the recovery of Guthrie and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.
  • Trump officials propose testing a citizenship question amid a push to alter the census
    The Trump administration proposes to include a question about U.S. citizenship status in this year's field test of the 2030 census, as Republicans push to alter the counts behind voting maps.
  • Some Public Health Service officers deployed in detention centers suffer 'moral distress'
    A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care.
  • 'More relevant every day' in the U.S.: A filmmaker documented Russia's journalists
    Julia Loktev's documentary My Undesirable Friends follows young independent journalists covering Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
  • Measles continues to spread in the US, but with some letup
    As South Carolina's outbreak grows to 876 confirmed cases, vaccinations in the state surged in January. Cases have also been reported in two ICE detention facilities.

  • Homan to draw down agents in Minnesota. And, U.S.-Russia nuclear arms deal expires
    U.S. border czar Tom Homan says 700 federal agents will be leaving Minnesota. And, the New START Treaty between the U.S. and Russia expired today.
  • The Winter Olympics get 8 new events, including the first new sport in decades
    Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.


rss: bbc

  • Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for believing Mandelson's 'lies'
    The PM says the depth of the pair's relationship was not known when he was appointed US ambassador.
  • Could this be the beginning of the end for Starmer?
    Few Labour MPs are publicly calling for Sir Keir Starmer to go but this is very serious moment for the PM.
  • Man guilty of murdering girl, 9, playing in street
    Lilia Valutyte was playing outside a shop in Boston, Lincolnshire, when she was stabbed to death.
  • Trump signals US support for Chagos handover deal
    It comes after the US president suggested last month he could withdraw his support for the deal.
  • Louvre Museum crown left crushed but 'intact' after raid
    The Paris museum issues the first pictures of the crown since the theft, saying it was left "badly deformed".
  • Boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after teacher injured at school
    Police were called to Milford Haven Comprehensive School in Pembrokeshire on Thursday afternoon.
  • Watch: Margot Robbie says 'emotional' Wuthering Heights might surprise viewers
    The actors and singer talk to the BBC at the UK premiere of Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights.
  • How penis injections became a Winter Olympic talking point
    The World Anti-Doping Agency could investigate if evidence emerges that male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance.
  • Alton Towers to remove disability pass for people with ADHD and anxiety
    Operator Merlin Entertainments said the pass was no longer working as intended because of increasing demand.
  • Molly-Mae Hague announces second pregnancy
    "Soon to be four," is the caption on a video showing off the TV star's baby bump.


rss: the register

  • OpenAI chases business bucks with confusingly named Frontier platform

    IPO, we’re halfway there: AI, livin’ on a prayer

    OpenAI, a maker of frontier models, has announced a platform called Frontier to help enterprises implement software agents. That's not confusing at all.…

  • Substack says intruder lifted emails, phone numbers in months-old breach

    Contact details were accessed in an intrusion that went undetected for months, the blogging outfit says

    Newsletter platform Substack has admitted that an intruder swiped user contact details months before the company noticed, forcing it to warn writers and readers that their email addresses and other account metadata were accessed without permission.…

  • Asia-based government spies quietly broke into critical networks across 37 countries

    And their toolkit includes a new, Linux kernel rootkit

    A state-aligned cyber group in Asia compromised government and critical infrastructure organizations across 37 countries in an ongoing espionage campaign, according to security researchers.…

  • Stash or splash? Lawmakers ask NASA to find alternatives for International Space Station

    What about storing it in high orbit?

    US lawmakers have asked NASA to look into storing the International Space Station (ISS) in a higher orbit at the end of its operational life, instead of sending the structure hurtling into the ocean when the time comes.…

  • Anthropic apes OpenAI with cheeky chatbot commercials

    The Claude maker wants you to know about ChatGPT’s ad plans

    AI companies are looking for new ways of burning cash other than by handing it to hyperscalers for model training. So now they're setting money on fire by buying Super Bowl ads that mock rivals.…

  • SpaceX wants to fill Earth orbit with a million datacenter satellites

    The FCC is taking public comments - now’s your chance to tell them this plan is bonkers

    Elon Musk's pie-in-the-sky plan to launch a massive orbital datacenter satellite constellation has taken a rapid step closer to reality with the Federal Communications Commission advancing SpaceX's application for public comment, technical feasibility be damned. …

  • Most SAP migrations bust budgets and project timelines, research finds

    As 2027 ECC support cliff looms, half choose not to re-engineer processes in critical ERP upgrade

    Nearly 60 percent of SAP migration projects are delayed and over budget as organizations underestimate complexity, allow expansion of scope, and fail to understand internal constraints, according to research from ISG.…

  • Betterment breach may expose 1.4M users after social engineering attack

    Breach-tracking site flags dataset following impersonation-based intrusion

    Breach-tracking site Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) claims a cyberattack on Betterment affected roughly 1.4 million users – although the investment company has yet to publicly confirm how many customers were affected by January's intrusion.…

  • Microsoft declares 'reliability' a priority for Visual Studio AI

    Perhaps a little less focus on AI would help as well?

    Microsoft says "reliability is the priority" for AI in Visual Studio – a reassurance that may raise eyebrows among developers already living with Copilot's quirks.…

  • UK's 'world-first' deepfake detection framework unlikely to stop the fakes, says expert

    Home Office enlists Microsoft to set industry standards as AI-generated forgeries surge from 500K to 8M in two years

    The UK government claims it will develop a "world-first" framework to evaluate deepfake detection technologies as AI-generated content proliferates.…



rss: ars technica

  • Neocities founder stuck in chatbot hell after Bing blocked 1.5 million sites
    Microsoft won’t explain why Bing blocked 1.5 million Neocities websites.
  • Watch Kanzi the bonobo pretend to have a tea party
    “Kanzi is able to generate an idea of this pretend object and at the same time know it’s not real.”
  • Bad sleep made woman's eyelids so floppy they flipped inside out, got stuck
    Never underestimate the value of a good night's sleep.
  • Google hints at big AirDrop expansion for Android "very soon"
    AirDrop came to the Pixel 10 last year, and more Android phones will join the party in 2026.
  • OpenAI is hoppin' mad about Anthropic's new Super Bowl TV ads
    Sam Altman calls AI competitor "dishonest" and "authoritarian" in lengthy post on X.
  • This black hole "burps" with Death Star energy
    Dubbed "Jetty McJetface," the tidal disruption event's energy keeps getting brighter and should peak in 2027.
  • NASA changes its mind, will allow Artemis astronauts to take iPhones to the Moon
    "We are giving our crews the tools to capture special moments."
  • Tesla slipped behind VW in European EV sales last year
    Electric vehicle sales increased by 29% in 2025, even as overall sales grew 2.2%.
  • Steam Machine and Steam Frame delays are the latest product of the RAM crisis
    Valve says it still hopes to ship both devices "in the first half of the year."
  • Increase of AI bots on the Internet sparks arms race
    Publishers are rolling out more aggressive defenses.


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