rss: npr

  • Decades after being blocked from the Little League World Series, a Black team is honored
    A Black little league team that got invited to the 1963 Little League World Series but never got to go because of segregation is finally getting recognition.
  • Supreme Court appears split in tax foreclosure case
    At issue is whether a county can seize homeowners' residence for unpaid property taxes and sell the house at auction for less than the homeowners would get if they put their home on the market themselves. 
  • Top House Dem wants Justice Department to explain missing Trump-related Epstein files
    After NPR reporting revealed dozens of pages of Epstein files related to President Trump appear to be missing from the public record, a top House Democrat wants to know why.
  • ICE won't be at polling places this year, a Trump DHS official promises
    In a call with top state voting officials, a Department of Homeland Security official stated unequivocally that immigration agents would not be patrolling polling places during this year's midterms.
  • Cuba says it killed 4 people aboard a Florida-registered speedboat who fired on soldiers
    Cuban soldiers have killed four people aboard a speedboat registered in Florida that opened fire on officers in Cuban waters. It was unclear if any U.S. citizens were aboard. Officials said one Cuban officer was injured.
  • Tipped workers expect tax boon this year, but not a long-term fix
    In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Trump once again touted new tax benefits for tipped workers, who like many Americans are feeling the pinch of higher prices.
  • Surgeon general nominee Means questioned about vaccines, birth control and financial conflicts
    During a confirmation hearing, senators asked Dr. Casey Means about her current positions and her past statements on a range of public health issues.
  • Kalshi reveals insider trading case against editor for MrBeast
    With prediction markets booming, so have concerns about insider trading. Now, Kalshi has disclosed its first public actions against accounts suspected of trading on confidential information.
  • Greetings from Jordan's Wadi Rum desert, where patches of green emerge after winter rains
    Wadi Rum's otherworldly landscape is where Star Wars movies and The Martian were filmed. In late winter, plants emerge in this desert — but some are toxic to camels, so their herders must protect them.
  • Takeaways from Trump's State of the Union. And, House rejects aviation safety bill
    Trump's State of the Union underplayed the economic problems that voters are concerned about. And, the House rejected a bipartisan aviation safety bill after the Pentagon abruptly withdrew support.


rss: bbc

  • 'Fear is everywhere': BBC reports from Mexican city turned into war zone by drug cartel feud
    Culiacán in northern Mexico has seen a surge in violence as rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel battle for control.
  • Watch: BBC on streets of Mexican city gripped by deadly cartel violence
    BBC international correspondent Quentin Sommerville travelled to Culiacán in northern Sinaloa state following an explosion in violence.
  • Racism and 'poor' staff relationships factors in maternity care failings, report finds
    The interim report has identified problems "at every stage" of the maternity journey in England.
  • There's a solution for e-bike parking chaos - but its not problem free
    Introducing dedicated parking bays has not completely solved the issue.
  • Shot in school uniform: BBC reveals police order led to Gen Z protest killings
    New evidence reveals what happened when 19 people were shot dead in Kathmandu last September.
  • Met apologises to Commons Speaker for sharing Mandelson tip-off
    Sir Lindsay Hoyle tells MPs he was acting "in good faith as is my duty and responsibility" as he felt information was "relevant".
  • John Lewis pulls out of housebuilding business
    The retailer began expanding into housebuilding in 2020 but it is scrapping those plans to focus on retail instead.
  • Man accused of driving wife to suicide claims she lied about abuse, jury told
    Christopher Trybus, 43, is charged with manslaughter, coercive control and two counts of rape.
  • US and Iran to hold talks as pressure for nuclear deal builds
    The indirect negotiations are seen as a last-ditch effort to prevent a conflict, but the chances of a nuclear agreement are unclear.
  • UK government denies Chagos Islands deal is paused, after minister said it was
    It come after a minister said the UK is discussing "concerns" with the US, after President Trump criticised the deal.


rss: the register

  • Claude collaboration tools left the door wide open to remote code execution

    Anthropic fixed the flaws - but the AI-enabled attack surfaces remain

    Security vulnerabilities in Claude Code could have allowed attackers to remotely execute code on users' machines and steal API keys by injecting malicious configurations into repositories, and then waiting for a developer to clone and open an untrustworthy project.…

  • LLMs killed the privacy star, we can't rewind, we've gone too far

    You'll find these days that there's no hiding place

    Add privacy to the list of potential casualties caused by the proliferation of AI, because researchers have found that large language models (LLMs) can be used to deanonymize internet users – even those who use pseudonyms – more efficiently than human sleuths.…

  • AIs are happy to launch nukes in simulated combat scenarios

    Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini all had different personalities and reasoning tactics, but the endgame was the same

    Today's hottest bots have yet to learn that, when it comes to global thermonuclear war, the only way to win is not to play. So please don't hand them the codes. …

  • Google catches Beijing spies using Sheets to spread espionage across 4 continents

    UNC2814 historically targets governments and telcos

    A China-linked crew found a unique formula for attacking telcos and government orgs across the Americas, Asia, and Africa in its latest round of intrusions. Google's threat intelligence, along with unnamed industry partners, disrupted the gang, which used the Chocolate Factory's own spreadsheet tools as part of its exploits.…

  • Hide from Meta's spyglasses with this new Android app

    Academic urges users not to harass those suspected of snooping with (sp)eyewear

    Worried that someone wearing Meta's snooping spyware goggles could be creeping up on you? Android users now have access to an app that can warn them if someone is wearing such smart glasses in their vicinity by using Bluetooth.…

  • AMD challenges Intel with an 84-core Epyc processor aimed at telcos, edge

    Chips are likely Zen 5's last hurrah before Venice makes its debut later this year

    AMD's edgiest Epyc chips are officially getting a Zen 5 refresh with the introduction of its 8005-series processors codenamed Sorano.…

  • OpenAI asks its friends to tell their friends about Frontier

    Agent-making tool that mimics human workers is about to get its enterprise close up.

    OpenAI has managed to make a name for itself with ChatGPT. But if it wants its new enterprise AI product Frontier to succeed, it's going to need help. According to an analyst, the company is smart to partner with the world's biggest consultants to push Frontier, which can create and control role-based AI agents throughout an organization.…

  • All your bots are belong to US if you don't play ball, DoD tells Anthropic

    AI firm drops key safety pledge as Pentagon dispute drags on

    US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has made Anthropic an offer it may not be able to refuse. The Defense Department and the AI firm held a meeting at the Pentagon on Tuesday, where the government tried to compel the house of Claude to lift some restrictions on military use of its tech. However, recent changes to the company's safety policy suggest it may be willing to be more flexible than it's letting on. …

  • Hardly anybody bought Samsung's last smartphones for AI. It hopes this year's models change that

    But only Qualcomm can power the most alluring features

    hands on Just 20 percent of punters who bought Samsung's 2025 flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, cited AI as the main reason for their purchase. With this year's S26 models, the Korean giant hopes to improve that number.…

  • Fake 'interview' repos lure Next.js devs into running secret-stealing malware

    Come for the coding test, stay for the C2 traffic

    Next.js developers are once again in the crosshairs as hackers seed malicious repositories disguised as legitimate projects, according to Microsoft, which said a limited set of those repos were directly tied to observed compromises.…



rss: ars technica

  • Musk has no proof OpenAI stole xAI trade secrets, judge rules, tossing lawsuit
    Even twisting an ex-employee's text to favor xAI's reading fails to sway judge.
  • The Galaxy S26 is faster, more expensive, and even more chock-full of AI
    Samsung's Galaxy S26 series is available for preorder today and ships on March 11.
  • Judge doesn't trust DOJ with search of devices seized from Wash. Post reporter
    Court to search devices itself instead of letting government have full access.
  • Could a vaccine prevent dementia? Shingles shot data only getting stronger.
    Latest data hints that benefits seen so far could be underestimates.
  • 2026 Lexus RZ 550e review: Likable, but it needs improvement
    It's not very efficient, and the synthetic gearshifts aren't great, but I liked it?
  • RAM now represents 35 percent of bill of materials for HP PCs
    RAM represented about 15 to 18 percent of PC costs last quarter, HP said.
  • Trump's MAHA influencer pick for surgeon general goes before Senate
    Casey Means holds no active medical license and promotes alternative medicine.
  • Pete Hegseth tells Anthropic to fall in line with DoD desires, or else
    CEO was summoned to Washington after trying to limit military use of its technology.
  • Boozy chimps fail urine test, confirm hotly debated theory
    Spare a thought for the intrepid graduate students who spent last summer in Africa collecting chimp urine.
  • WBD says Paramount’s new higher offer could be “superior” to Netflix's
    WBD's board is still reviewing the offer.


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