rss: npr

  • Photos: Massive winter storm sweeps across the U.S.
    A look at the extreme winter storm impacting two-thirds of the U.S.
  • Man shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis
    The incident, which was caught on video, marks the second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in less than a month.
  • A man is fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis
    Federal agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, this time a 51-year-old man.
  • Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over its new trade deal with China
    The announcement is a reversal for Trump, who initially initially praised the agreement with China as something Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "should be doing."
  • Heavy snow and rainfall kill 61, injure 110 over 3 days in Afghanistan
    Dozens were killed and hundreds homes destroyed, according to the country's disaster management authority, in storms impacting 15 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces.
  • China's top general under investigation in latest military purge
    Analysts believe these purges aim to reform the military and ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Another commission member, Liu Zhenli, is also under investigation.
  • Opinion: Mark Carney's warning and its echoes from the past
    When he spoke at Davos this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referenced a 1978 essay by Vaclav Havel, written when Czechoslovakia was under Soviet control.
  • Why 3 Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of Trump's foreign policy
    Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago tells NPR's Scott Simon why he and two other Catholic cardinals released a statement critical of the Trump administration's foreign policy.
  • As the winter storm rages, here's what to know in your state
    Reporters across the NPR Network are covering the impact of the storm and how officials are responding. We've also got tips for staying safe once bad weather hits.
  • A deadly standoff in 1992 changed federal use-of-force rules. Here's why it matters
    An encounter with white separatists decades ago led to new deadly force policies for some federal law enforcement. Minneapolis is raising questions about whether it's again time to revisit the issue.


rss: bbc

  • Video shows moments around fatal shooting in Minneapolis
    A 37-year-old Minneapolis man, who is believed to be a US citizen, has been killed by a federal agent.
  • Andy Burnham seeks permission to stand in by-election to become MP
    He says in a statement that he wants to back the Labour government "not undermine it".
  • Trump says UK soldiers in Afghanistan 'among greatest of all' after anger over Nato remarks
    The US president's praise follows his claim that allied forces avoided the front lines during the Afghanistan conflict.
  • Pier washes away and railway sea wall crumbles in storm
    Part of a historic pier washes away and a sea wall next to a railway line crumbles as Storm Ingrid lashes Devon and Cornwall.
  • 'British FBI' to take over terror and fraud probes in reforms to police
    The home secretary says policing is stuck "in a different century" and the new body will form part of wider reforms.
  • Peace talks on Russia-Ukraine war end as fighting rages
    No breakthrough is reported at the first three-way talks but reports suggest they will resume next month.
  • How Soviet urban planning helped Russia leave millions freezing in Ukraine
    Thousands of people are affected when heating plants are targeted by Russian forces.
  • The Traitors best moments: From explosive bust-ups to secret relationships
    As another series ends, we look back at the most memorable moments from Stephen's facial expressions to Matt's proposition.
  • Four attacks in 48 hours: How east Australia's beaches became a 'perfect storm' for sharks
    Human-shark encounters in Australia are rising - but experts are keen to point out it isn't the animals' fault.
  • Women filmed secretly for social media content - and then harassed online
    So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok and Instagram.


rss: the register

  • How an experienced developer teamed up with Claude to create Elo programming language

    Bernand Lambeau, the human half of a pair programming team, explains how he's using AI

    feature Bernard Lambeau, a Belgium-based software developer and founder of several technology companies, created a programming language called Elo with the help of Anthropic's Claude Code.…

  • Bill Gates-backed startup aims to revive Moore's Law with optical transistors

    Neurophos is developing a massive optical systolic array clocked at 56GHz good for 470 petaFLOPS of FP4 compute

    As Moore's Law slows to a crawl and the amount of energy required to deliver generational performance gains grows, some chip designers are looking to alternative architectures for salvation.…

  • UK border tech budget swells by £100M as Home Office targets small boat crossings

    Drone, satellite, and other data combined to monitor unwanted vessels

    The UK Home Office is spending up to £100 million on intelligence tech in part to tackle the so-called "small boats" issue of refugees and irregular immigrants coming across the English Channel.…

  • CISA won't attend infosec industry's biggest conference this year

    But ex-CISA boss and new RSAC CEO Jen Easterly will be there

    exclusive The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency won't attend the annual RSA Conference in March, an agency spokesperson confirmed to The Register.…

  • Ofcom probes Meta over WhatsApp info it was legally required to provide

    UK watchdog investigates accuracy of data handed over for SMS market review

    Ofcom is formally investigating whether Meta complied with legally binding information requests regarding WhatsApp's role in the UK business messaging ecosystem.…

  • Patch or die: VMware vCenter Server bug fixed in 2024 under attack today

    If you skipped it back then, now’s a very good time

    You've got to keep your software updated. Some unknown miscreants are exploiting a critical VMware vCenter Server bug more than a year after Broadcom patched the flaw.…

  • Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds

    If you're serious about encryption, keep control of your encryption keys

    updated If you think using Microsoft's BitLocker encryption will keep your data 100 percent safe, think again. Last year, Redmond reportedly provided the FBI with encryption keys to unlock the laptops of Windows users charged in a fraud indictment.…

  • ShinyHunters claims Okta customer breaches, leaks data belonging to 3 orgs

    'A lot more' victims to come, we're told

    ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for an Okta voice-phishing campaign during which the extortionist crew allegedly gained access to Crunchbase and Betterment.…

  • China’s Deepin Linux gets a slick desktop - and, yes, built-in AI

    Where FOSS desktop OSes meet geopolitics

    Hands On Uniontech's Deepin 25.0.10 release shows that the Chinese desktop world isn't waiting on Western tech. It's modern and good-looking, and (pausing only to sigh deeply) has built-in "AI".…

  • Hacker taps Raspberry Pi to turn Wi-Fi signals into wall art

    Pipe local wireless noise through an SDR into an RPi, and 64 LED filaments do the rest

    Unless you live in a Faraday cage, you're surrounded at all times by invisible radio signals, from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to cellular traffic. French artist Théo Champion has found a way to make that wireless noise visible, with an intense piece of Raspberry Pi-driven art that turns nearby radio activity into light.…



rss: ars technica

  • Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware
    Destructive payload unleashed on 10-year anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine's grid.
  • Did Edison accidentally make graphene in 1879?
    Rice University chemists replicated Thomas Edison's seminal experiment and found a surprising byproduct.
  • A weird, itchy rash is linked to the keto diet—but no one knows why
    While the rash has a clear link to ketones, the underlying mechanism remains elusive.
  • TR-49 is interactive fiction for fans of deep research rabbit holes
    Dense narrative deduction game tells a compellingly academia-tinged sci-fi tale.
  • Demand for Intel's processors is apparently there, but the supply is not
    Intel is allocating more of its own production to its money-making server chips.
  • DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous ICE critics online
    Community watch groups have a playbook to keep ICE away from subscriber information.
  • White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue"
    Lawyer calls it "outrageous that the White House would make up stories."
  • Telly’s "free" ad-based TVs make notable revenue—when they’re actually delivered
    The LA startup said it would ship "millions" of TVs by 2024.
  • TikTok deal is done; Trump wants praise while users fear MAGA tweaks
    “I am so happy”: Trump closes deal that hands TikTok US to his allies.
  • Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee
    With falling sales and shrinking profits, the recurring revenue will be most welcome.


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