rss: npr

  • What to expect from Trump's Davos speech. And, the DOJ subpoenas Minnesota officials
    President Trump is expected to address affordability at the World Economic Forum today. And, Minnesota officials react after the Justice Department subpoenas them.
  • Blinken and British counterpart signal trans-Atlantic unity with visit to Ukraine
    Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his British counterpart, David Lammy, are raising alarms about Iranian ballistic missiles in Russia that threaten Ukraine.
  • How North Carolina erased medical debt for 2.5 million people
    The state partnered with a nonprofit to wipe out the debts. It also has a plan in place to prevent medical debt for people in specific income brackets.
  • Trump administration claims offshore wind poses a threat. But it won't say how.
    The Interior Department said pausing construction of offshore wind farms would allow the government agencies to work with project developers to mitigate potential risks. But wind companies say the administration isn't sharing information about newly-discovered threats.
  • How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency
    ICE's budget hovered around $10 billion for years. But President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are taking the agency's funding to unprecedented levels.
  • 1 year into Trump's second term, a consumer watchdog agency is 'hanging by a thread'
    The Trump administration has ordered work stoppages and layoffs and has tried cutting off funding to effectively dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
  • How the word 'cravat' came from the battlefields of 17th century Europe
    In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French "cravate") back to the battlefields of 17th century Europe.
  • It's showdown time for the Fed's independence at the Supreme Court
    At issue are President Trump's efforts to break with 112 years of law and precedent by firing Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve's governing board.
  • Trump heads to Davos after upending European relations over Greenland
    The U.S. president is set to meet with an array of leaders to discuss Greenland. Trump's push to acquire Greenland has turned to antagonism toward allies in recent days.
  • Morning news brief
    Trump to address World Economic Forum, DOJ subpoenas Minnesota officials in obstruction probe, SCOTUS to hear case that could give presidents unprecedented control over the Fed.


rss: bbc

  • How the NHS became the battleground in the trans debate facing workplaces
    What's next for employers and their staff in the aftermath of the Darlington nurses ruling?
  • Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown
    The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.
  • Driving test cheating soars as candidates turn to Bluetooth headsets and impersonators
    Experts blamed persistently long waits for practical tests while the DVSA blamed better detection.
  • Beckham v Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand?
    Brooklyn's explosive post about Brand Beckham "has ruptured it from within", one commentator says.
  • UK inflation rises for first time in five months - but one-off factors blamed
    It is the last set of monthly inflation figures before the next interest rate decision on 5 February.
  • BBC to make shows for YouTube in landmark new deal
    The new shows will be made for YouTube before also landing on the BBC's iPlayer and Sounds platforms.
  • Israeli PM Netanyahu agrees to join Trump's Board of Peace
    Israel is the latest country to publicly accept an invitation to a new international organisation that many fear may be designed to supplant the UN.
  • Peers urged to vote for social media ban for under-16s
    Lord Nash proposes raising the age limit in a change to a draft law making its way through Parliament.
  • Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2
    Trump's demands over Greenland are a rude awakening in a moment fraught with risk.
  • Could US Congress stop Trump from taking over Greenland?
    Some of the president's fellow Republicans oppose him - but it's not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.


rss: the register

  • Microsoft admits Outlook might freeze when saving files to OneDrive

    January update is the gift that keeps on giving

    Microsoft's January Windows update has delivered another blow for unsuspecting users – apps including Outlook might freeze when saving files to cloud storage services such as OneDrive or Dropbox.…

  • Best of British: UK's infosec envoys include Cisco, Palo Alto, and Accenture

    Minister unwraps ambassadors of the Software Security Code of Practice

    Britain's digital economy minister has sent forth a raft of companies as "ambassadors" to help organizations across the land embrace the UK's Software Security Code of Practice.…

  • Microsoft CEO: AI sovereignty isn't where it runs, it's who controls it

    Ownership of models, embedded corporate knowledge matters more than server location, Nadella says

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says datacenter location is "the least important thing" for AI sovereignty.…

  • MX Linux 25.1 brings back switchable init systems

    Dislike systemd but occasionally need it for something? MX can help

    MX Linux 25.1 restores the ability to switch init systems – the killer feature of MX Linux of old.…

  • Child safety or age-gating for all? UK social media ban plan draws fire

    Open Rights Group says plans would create serious privacy risks

    The UK government's proposed ban on under-16s using social media would amount to building a mass age-verification system for the entire internet, creating "serious risks to privacy, data protection, and freedom of expression," digital rights advocates have warned.…

  • Kids learn computer theory with wood, cardboard, and hot glue

    Behold the cardboard ENIAC

    Students at an Arizona school have built a full-scale replica of ENIAC, marking 80 years since the dedication of the computer at the University of Pennsylvania.…

  • ATM takes a kicking yet keeps on ticking

    But who is paying to keep the lights on?

    Bork!Bork!Bork! Sometimes technology is made of sterner stuff than we give credit for, such as this ATM, which has clung on to life – and power – despite the indignities heaped upon it.…

  • Curl shutters bug bounty program to remove incentive for submitting AI slop

    Maintainer hopes hackers send bug reports anyway, will keep shaming ‘silly' ones

    The maintainer of popular open-source data transfer tool cURL has ended the project’s bug bounty program after maintainers struggled to assess a flood of AI-generated contributions.…

  • Sony no longer home of the Bravia as it plans TV biz spin-out to China’s TCL

    Hasn't said why, but low share in a slow-growing market suggests it can't be bothered

    Sony wants to stop making televisions.…

  • OpenAI will try to guess your age before ChatGPT gets spicy

    Think of the children...and the monetization options available where they're not allowed

    OpenAI says it has begun deploying an age prediction model to determine whether ChatGPT users are old enough to view "sensitive or potentially harmful content."…



rss: ars technica

  • Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there's a plugin to avoid them.
    The web's best guide to spotting AI writing has become a manual for hiding it.
  • Webb reveals a planetary nebula with phenomenal clarity, and it is spectacular
    The colors show the star’s final breath transforming into the raw ingredients for new worlds.
  • Zuck stuck on Trump’s bad side: FTC appeals loss in Meta monopoly case
    FTC will appeal ruling that found Meta has no monopoly in social networking.
  • Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones
    Verizon changed prepaid brands' policy a week after FCC waived unlocking rule.
  • Google temporarily disabled YouTube's advanced captions without warning
    Google says SRV3 captions were causing playback errors, so it has "temporarily" disabled them.
  • Flesh-eating flies are eating their way through Mexico, CDC warns
    Eight animal cases in Mexico's Tamaulipas spur CDC to warn doctors of festering wounds.
  • Macaque facial gestures are more than just a reflex, study finds
    Study is first to implant micro-electrode arrays to record neurons as they produce facial gestures.
  • Netflix to pay all cash for Warner Bros. to fend off Paramount hostile takeover
    Netflix and Warner seek quick shareholder vote as Paramount tries to upend deal.
  • Sony is giving TCL control over its high-end Bravia TVs
    TCL will own 51 percent of the high-end TVs.
  • The first commercial space station, Haven-1, is now undergoing assembly for launch
    "We have a very strong incentive to send a crew as quickly as we can safely do so."


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