rss: npr

  • Person detained in Nancy Guthrie case is released. And, Bondi testifies before House
    Police have released a person taken in for questioning in connection with Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. And, AG Pam Bondi will testify before the House Judiciary Committee.
  • Shootings at school and home in British Columbia, Canada, leave 10 dead
    A shooting at a school in British Columbia left seven people dead, while two more were found dead at a nearby home, authorities said. A woman who police believe to be the shooter also was killed.
  • Trump's EPA plans to end a key climate pollution regulation
    The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.
  • From gifting a hat to tossing them onto the rink, a history of hat tricks in sports
    Hat tricks have a rich history in hockey, but it didn't start there. For NPR's Word of the Week, we trace the term's some 150-year-history and why it's particularly special on the hockey rink.
  • The U.S. claims China is conducting secret nuclear tests. Here's what that means
    The allegations were leveled by U.S. officials late last week. Arms control experts worry that norms against nuclear testing are unraveling.
  • Pam Bondi to face questions from House lawmakers about her helm of the DOJ
    The attorney general's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee comes one year into her tenure, a period marked by a striking departure from traditions and norms at the Justice Department.
  • Ukrainian sled racer says he will wear helmet honoring slain soldiers despite Olympic ban
    Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton sled racer, says he will wear a helmet showing images of Ukrainian athletes killed defending his country against Russia's full-scale invasion. International Olympic Committee officials say the move would violate rules designed to keep politics out of the Olympics.
  • Father of US-based Hong Kong activist convicted under national security law
    The father of a U.S.-based activist wanted by Hong Kong authorities was convicted of attempting to deal with an absconder's financial assets on Wednesday, in the first court case of its kind brought under a homegrown national security law.
  • America's Gen Z curlers bring new ways to traditional sport
    At the U.S. Curling Olympic Trials, a team of Gen Z curlers usurped the long reigning champions in a big upset. A profile of Team Casper, who's bringing swagger, limber knees, and a some new sensibilities to a tradition-filled sport.
  • Annual governors' gathering with White House unraveling after Trump excludes Democrats
    An annual meeting of the nation's governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events.


rss: bbc

  • What we know so far about the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
    Nine people have been killed and 25 injured in the shootings at a school and home in a rural community in western Canada.
  • Watch: BBC in Tehran as Iran marks Islamic revolution anniversary
    Lyse Doucet is in Iran for the first time since the crackdown on nationwide anti-government protests.
  • Andrew sent Epstein UK briefing on Afghan investments, document suggests
    The briefing which includes "high value commercial opportunities" in Helmand province, appears in the Epstein files.
  • 'Hard to forgive' love cheat biathlete, says ex-girlfriend
    Norwegian medal-winning biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid apologises again for cheating on his ex-girlfriend.
  • Emergency call released of boy who swam for hours to save family
    Austin Appelbee, 13, swam to get help for his mother and siblings after they were swept out to sea.
  • 'Fear and alienation': Senior Co-op staff complain of 'toxic' culture at the top
    Lawyers for the Co-op said they do not believe the complaints represent the broader views of staff
  • Frank sacked by Spurs after eight months in charge
    Tottenham sack Thomas Frank as head coach after a run of only two wins in 17 Premier League matches.
  • Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay?
    Many places across the UK have experienced their wettest January in more than 100 years.
  • Skater's emotional tribute to parents who died in plane crash
    Maxim Naumov's emotional skate dedicated to his world champion figure skating parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, who died in a plane crash in January 2025.
  • What skating 'Disco Brits' must do to win Olympic medal
    Robin Cousins says Britons Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson need to be "flawless" to win an Olympic medal on Wednesday.


rss: the register

  • Doctors told to give Palantir's NHS data platform the cold shoulder

    200,000-strong union says spy-tech firm's ICE work undermines patient trust

    British doctors are being urged to pull back from the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) after their union called on members to stop non-clinical use of the Palantir-built system.…

  • Payroll pirates are conning help desks to steal workers' identities and redirect paychecks

    Attackers using social engineering to exploit business processes, rather than tunnelling in via tech

    Exclusive When fraudsters go after people's paychecks, "every employee on earth becomes a target," according to Binary Defense security sleuth John Dwyer.…

  • Apple's Creator Studio creates a subscription where free apps used to live

    Mac faithful aghast at helpful wallet-emptying suggestions

    Apple fanbois are realizing what the Creator Studio subscription means for its productivity apps, and many are unhappy with the direction of travel.…

  • VMware scores early win in Siemens software licensing dispute

    Judge agrees with Virtzilla's argument that the case should be heard in the US, not Germany

    VMware appears to have secured an early procedural win in the case it brought against German industrial giant Siemens over its alleged use of unlicensed software.…

  • Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of remote code execution

    Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor

    Just months after Microsoft added Markdown support to Notepad, researchers have found the feature can be abused to achieve remote code execution (RCE).…

  • One in five Euro datacenters AI-ready as builders battle land and labor blues

    Report warns skills shortages and grid bottlenecks threaten to stall region's capacity push

    Only 20 percent of datacenters are considered AI-ready across Europe and the Middle East, despite the growing demand for infrastructure to accelerate AI processing.…

  • River project swims against the Wayland tide with modular window management

    Breaking a big hard problem up into smaller ones? That'll never catch on

    FOSDEM 2026 Isaac Freund's River compositor brings a little old-fashioned modularity and customizability to the brave new Wayland world.…

  • Reviving a CIDCO MailStation – the last Z80 computer

    If launching it was crazy in 1999, then what's trying to use it today?

    FOSDEM 2026 Michal Pleban knows his old kit inside out, and his talk on the CIDCO MailStation was one of the most interesting of FOSDEM for us – as well as the funniest.…

  • Legacy systems blamed as ministers promise no repeat of Afghan breach

    UK government grilled over progress made to prevent a second life-threatening leak

    Legacy IT issues are hampering key technical measures designed to prevent highly sensitive data leaks, UK government officials say.…

  • As OpenAI and Claude fight over ads, Google says ‘show me the money’

    The Chocolate Factory isn't showing ads in Gemini, but AI Mode is fair game

    As OpenAI walks the advertising tightrope to balance revenue gains against credibility and safety, ad kingpin Google is roaring ahead to use AI to improve its advertising products.…



rss: ars technica

  • America, it's time to think beyond leather for luxury car seats
    Some brands are already ahead of the curve, while others leave the US in the cold.
  • FDA refuses to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine
    The move comes amid RFK Jr.'s relentless efforts to enact his anti-vaccine agenda.
  • SpaceX's next-gen Super Heavy booster aces four days of "cryoproof" testing
    The next Starship flight is a key precursor for more ambitious missions.
  • Archive.today CAPTCHA page executes DDoS; Wikipedia considers banning site
    DDoS hit blog that tried to uncover Archive.today founder's identity in 2023.
  • Yet another co-founder departs Elon Musk's xAI
    Tony Wu leaves a company now entangled with social media, space-based IPOs.
  • Dewormer ivermectin as cancer cure? RFK Jr.'s NIH funds "absurd" study.
    There's no reason to think ivermectin cures cancer, but RFK Jr's NIH is on it anyway.
  • Windows' original Secure Boot certificates expire in June—here's what you need to do
    PCs without the new certificates could eventually have trouble booting new OSes.
  • Upgraded Google safety tools can now find and remove more of your personal info
    The Results About You tool is getting an upgrade.
  • The Kia PV5 electric van combines futuristic looks and thoughtful design
    Forget VW's expensive retro bus—this is the electric van we've been waiting for.
  • Alphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investment
    Alphabet becomes first tech company to issue 100-year bonds in nearly three decades.


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