rss: npr

  • Mississippi health system shuts down clinics statewide after ransomware attack
    The attack was launched on Thursday and prompted hospital officials to close all of its 35 clinics across the state.
  • Blizzard conditions and high winds forecast for NYC, East coast
    The winter storm is expected to bring blizzard conditions and possibly up to 2 feet of snow in New York City.
  • Norway's Johannes Klæbo is new Winter Olympics king
    Johannes Klaebo won all six cross-country skiing events at this year's Winter Olympics, the surpassing Eric Heiden's five golds in 1980.
  • Vietnam Veterans sue to block proposed 'Independence Arch' near Arlington National Cemetery
    The lawsuit challenges President Trump's plans for "Independence Arch," a 250-foot structure proposed for Memorial Circle.
  • Trump to raise global tariffs to 15%
    President Trump previously said he would implement 10% global tariffs after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his tariff policies.
  • Pin trading has taken over the Olympics. Here's what it's like in Milan
    Pin trading has become a hallmark of the Olympics in recent decades — and not just for athletes. An official trading center in Milan was a hotspot for longtime collectors and curious newcomers alike.
  • US military airlifts small reactor as Trump pushes to quickly deploy nuclear power
    The Pentagon and the Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah, demonstrating what they say is potential for the U.S. to quickly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use.
  • How Nazgul the wolfdog made his run for Winter Olympic glory in Italy
    Nazgul isn't talking, but his owners come clean about how he got loose, got famous, and how they feel now
  • Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect
    The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring displays of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms to take effect.
  • From cubicles to kitchens: How empty offices are becoming homes
    Many U.S. cities have too many office buildings and not enough homes. Developers are now converting some old offices into apartments and condos, but it's going slowly.


rss: bbc

  • Trump says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15%
    After most of his tariffs were outlawed on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10% - which he says he has now increased to 15%.
  • GB curlers denied Olympic gold at death yet again
    Bruce Mouat's rink are unable to end a 102-year wait for a men's Winter Olympic curling gold - and vanquish their own disappointment from 2022 - as Canada deny Team GB a fourth gold medal of this year's Games.
  • Iran students stage first anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
    The student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down last month.
  • UK should send non-combat troops to Ukraine now, former PM Johnson tells BBC
    Troops should be deployed to peaceful parts of the country in non-fighting roles, he said.
  • MPs to discuss inquiry into trade envoy role after Andrew arrest
    A cross-party committee will also look into the appointment and accountability of UK trade envoys.
  • 'It's ruined my life': Hundreds tell BBC how medication triggered gambling and other addictions
    More than 250 people contacted us describing impulsive behaviour side effects from prescription drugs.
  • Nasa astronauts' moon mission delayed due to rocket issue
    The mission to the far side of the Moon and back will be postponed after problems with were spotted with its rocket, a Nasa official said.
  • Team GB face uphill task for four-man bobsleigh medal
    Team GB face an uphill task to win an Olympic medal in the four-man bobsleigh event as they sit seventh at the halfway point in Cortina.
  • Six races, six golds - Klaebo's historic Olympics
    Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Norway's king of cross-country skiing, breaks the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics with his sixth of the Games.
  • Atkin can make it five medals for GB in Italy - Sunday's guide
    What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.


rss: the register

  • 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.…

  • ShinyHunters demands $1.5M not to leak Vegas casino and resort chain data

    What happens in Vegas…

    Las Vegas hotel and casino giant Wynn Resorts appears to be the latest victim of data-grabbing and extortion gang ShinyHunters.…



rss: ars technica

  • 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.
  • Meta's flagship metaverse service leaves VR behind
    The company asserts it will continue to make VR headsets, though.
  • Controversial NIH director now in charge of CDC, too, in RFK Jr. shake-up
    The unusual dual role has renewed criticism of Bhattacharya's lack of leadership.


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