rss: npr

  • The real ping pong champion — and hustler — who inspired 'Marty Supreme'
    Marty Reisman was nicknamed "The Needle" for his slender physique. He dressed well and put on a show.
  • A holiday tradition: David Sedaris reads from 'The Santaland Diaries'
    Writer and humorist David Sedaris reads from his holiday essay "The Santaland Diaries."
  • Morning Edition hosts play 'Do You Know Your Ho-Ho-Ho!'
    Morning Edition hosts Michel Martin and Leila Fadel answer holiday trivia questions compiled by Southern Living Magazine.
  • DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein files
    The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a "few more weeks" to release its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents.
  • A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot
    Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.
  • Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote
    Asfura won Honduras' presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the nation's electoral system.
  • Greetings from Jaffa, Israel, where a salon is a welcoming space for Palestinians and Jews
    Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
  • In the snow, these salamanders get supercool
    Blue spotted salamanders have been seen walking across snow and new research suggests how they get by in the cold.

  • When porch pirates steal medicine instead of holiday gifts
    Mail theft can happen around the holidays, but sometimes, instead of getting a new iPad, the thief swipes a mail order medicine. Here's what to do about it.
  • New Epstein files mention Trump. And, SCOTUS rules on National Guard in Chicago
    The DOJ released tens of thousands of new documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And, the Supreme Court ruled that the National Guard must stay out of Chicago.


rss: bbc

  • Officials discover a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case
    The US Department of Justice says reviewing the material could delay the full release of Epstein documents by a "few more weeks".
  • Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman to present Strictly for last time
    The pair will oversee the Strictly Christmas Special on Thursday, before bowing out from the show.
  • We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years
    An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
  • The time bombs in the new Archbishop of Canterbury's in-tray for 2026
    Many of the big issues which troubled Justin Welby’s time in office remain unresolved.
  • Cold health alert as parts of UK set to freeze on Christmas Day
    Organisers of some Christmas Day and Boxing Day swims have cancelled events due to the weather.
  • Quiz of the Year 2025, Part 1: Which star teased her engagement on the red carpet?
    Test your memory of 2025 in the first part of our quiz. What happened from January to March?
  • Catherine and Charlotte perform piano duet for Christmas carol concert
    The pre-recorded performance aired on ITV1 on Christmas Eve and saw the pair play a piece by Scottish composer Erland Cooper.
  • 12 books you need to read in 2026
    Fictional gems, debut thillers, cracking biographies and everything in between.
  • Turkey arrests 115 IS suspects 'planning New Year's attacks'
    Turkish authorities say firearms were seized and efforts to trace further suspected members are continuing.
  • British boy, 13, fatally stabbed in Portugal
    Tributes have been paid to the boy who has been named by a local basketball club as Alfie Hallett.


rss: the register

  • You don't need Linux to run free and open source software

    Alternative apps to empower older versions of macOS or Windows

    Part 2 There's a wealth of highly usable free software for the big proprietary desktop OSes. You can escape paying subscriptions and switch to free software without changing your OS.…

  • Salesforce’s ChatGPT integration is really about stopping customers from leaking their own data

    Execs say DIY OpenAI connections risked pushing CRM data past the ‘trust boundary’

    Salesforce users running Agentforce with ChatGPT Enterprise or Edu can now update CRM data directly from the bot, a move aimed at curbing home-built integrations that risk spilling data outside the company's controls.…

  • AI faces closing time at the cash buffet

    Will businesses continue to invest in something that's shown so little return?

    opinion It is the season of overindulgence, and no one has overindulged like the tech industry: this year, it has burned through roughly $1.5 trillion in AI, a level of spending usually reserved for wartime.…

  • Pen testers accused of 'blackmail' after reporting Eurostar chatbot flaws

    AI goes off the rails … because of shoddy guardrails

    Researchers at Pen Test Partners found four flaws in Eurostar's public AI chatbot that, among other security issues, could allow an attacker to inject malicious HTML content or trick the bot into leaking system prompts. Their thank you from the company: being accused of "blackmail."…

  • Garmin autopilot lands small aircraft without human assistance

    ATC: 'I don't know if you can hear me but cleared to land'

    In what looks to be the first successful use of Garmin's Autoland product outside of testing, the FAA has confirmed a small plane made a safe emergency landing completely guided by automation at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Colorado.…

  • US shuts down phisherfolk’s $14.6M password-hoarding platform

    Crooks used platform to scoop up and store banking credentials for big-money thefts

    The US says it has shut down a platform used by cybercriminals to break into Americans' bank accounts.…

  • Waymo pings updates to San Francisco fleet to prevent power outage chaos 2.0

    Meanwhile, new outages, linked to storms, are pelting the area

    Waymo says it is rolling out updates to its US fleet to counter future disruption caused by power outages like the one that hit San Francisco last week.…

  • Sight of Clippy, Internet Explorer scares baby

    Reg reader introduces newborn to Microsoft ugly sweater. Child not amused

    Microsoft's latest line of festive knitwear has been frightening babies, if the experience of the winner of The Register's 2025 Christmas competition is anything to go by.…

  • One real reason AI isn't delivering: Meatbags in manglement

    Stuck in pilot purgatory? Confused about returns? You're not alone

    Feature Every company today is doing AI. From boardrooms to marketing campaigns, companies proudly showcase new generative AI pilots and chatbot integrations. Enterprise investments in GenAI are growing to about $30-40 billion, yet research indicates 95 percent of organizations report zero measurable returns on these efforts.…

  • North American air defense troops ready for 70th year of Santa tracking

    A newspaper misprint began a Christmas Eve tradition joining holiday cheer with military technology

    Seventy years ago, a child phoned the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) looking for Santa Claus – and found him, or at least some kindly military personnel who were willing to play along by helping the youngster to track Santa's location as he zipped around the globe.…



rss: ars technica

  • Being Santa Claus is a year-round calling
    "You're Santa Claus 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year." Acting out may shatter "the magic."
  • SPEED Act passes in House despite changes that threaten clean power projects
    The bill would significantly curtail scope of the federal environmental review process.
  • TV Technica: Our favorite shows of 2025
    Netflix and Apple TV dominate this year's list with thrillers, fantasy, sci-fi, and murder.
  • How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them
    From compression tricks to multi-agent teamwork, here's what makes them tick.
  • China just carried out its second reusable launch attempt in three weeks
    The launch laid "an important foundation for subsequent launches and reliable recovery."
  • Leaked Avengers: Doomsday teaser is now public
    It's purportedly the first of four planned teasers, one per week, showing before Avatar: Fire and Ash.
  • FCC’s import ban on the best new drones starts today
    US drone makers are happy—US drone hobbyists, not so much.
  • OpenAI’s child exploitation reports increased sharply this year
    Incident reports spiked during the first six months of 2025.
  • “Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment
    Redditor jokes LimeWire is now a "champion against the darkness."
  • F1’s new engines are causing consternation over compression ratios
    A loophole in the rules might have given Mercedes and Red Bull a big advantage.


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