Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They say their odds for 2030 hinge on people watching men's events this week.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham talks about Trump's impact on democracy. Meacham's latest book is a collection of speeches, letters and other original texts from 1619 to the present.

U.S. Team Pursuit speed skaters will top speeds of 30 mph by pushing themselves around the track mere inches from each other.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

The latest nutrition guidelines urge Americans to avoid highly-processed food. But, when it comes to carbs, many people don't know which ones are ultra-processed. Here's an easy way to find out.

Israel will begin a contentious land regulation process in a large part of the occupied West Bank, which could result in Israel gaining control over wide swaths of the area for future development.

An Islamist party has become Bangladesh's main opposition for the first time in the country's history, challenging the old dynastic political system despite persistent concerns among critics about the party's policies on women.

Lawmakers no closer to a deal as partial government shutdown continues, officials to meet for more talks as Ukraine war nears 4th anniversary, what is it about Olympics that gives athletes "the yips"?

Tyler Reddick won "The Great American Race" on Sunday with a last-lap pass at Daytona International Speedway that sent Jordan into a frantic celebration.

North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.

Officers knew CCTV discredited their key witness in Omar Benguit's conviction for murder of Korean woman.

The prime minister is considering meeting a 3% defence-spending target five years earlier than planned, the BBC learns.

More than 70 flood warnings have also been issued by the Environment Agency after heavy rain.

European nations are asking whether traditional alliances can suffice, or whether they should be diversifying

Children identified as close contacts of people with the disease could be excluded for three weeks

Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.

The think tank paid a company at least £30,000 to investigate the origins of a story about undeclared donations.

Former US President Barack Obama says he has seen no evidence extra-terrestrials have made contact with Earth.

The government's new plans will mean no online platform will get a "free pass" on children's safety on the internet, the prime minister says.

Talented tenants share decor hacks that won't cost you a fortune - or your deposit.

Lots of donations, but lots of pressure to go with it

Although we're in mid-February, the Linux Mint project just published its January 2026 blog. This could be seen as one sign of the pressure on the creator of this very successful distro: although the post talks about forthcoming improved input localization support and user management, it also discusses the pressures of the project's semi-annual release schedule.…

Stricter rules for VPNs and AI chatbots also in the offing amid child safety push

UK prime minister Keir Starmer has set a "months" timeline for the long-brewing plan for a social media age limit, signaling the government is ready to pick a fight with Big Tech if that's what it takes.…

Agency looks to cut waiting times and curb bot-driven slot reselling as it doubles down on IT overhaul

The UK's Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is recruiting a chief digital and information officer, partly to help sort out its bot-ridden practical driving test booking system.…

The software doesn't show what files it's working on

Anthropic has updated Claude Code, its AI coding tool, changing the progress output to hide the names of files the tool was reading, writing, or editing. However, developers have pushed back, stating that they need to see which files are accessed.…

Great concept, shame about the details

Opinion If you've ever flipped over a power brick, you'll be familiar with the hieroglyphics of type approval. It's become less crazy over the years as things have got smaller and signage requirements softened, but at its peak tens of logos and acronyms of testing labs and national approvals covered the backside of PSUs in surrealist graffiti.…

02:00 AM is not the time to ignore procedures and rely on a shortcut to do a tricky job

Who, Me? Welcome to Monday! The Register hopes you arrive at your desk well-rested after a pleasant weekend, and not stressed out by working late as is the case in this week's instalment of "Who, Me?" – the reader contributed column that chronicles your mistakes and escapes.…

Only for its own comms apps – whose users can probably do without a full private cloud

Cisco is getting close to releasing its own hypervisor, as an alternative to VMware for users of its calling applications – software like the Unified Communications Manager it suggests as an alternative to PBXs and other telephony hardware.…

PLUS: India demands two-hour deepfake takedowns; Singapore embraces AI; Japanese robot wolf gets cuddly; And more

Asia In Brief The United States may be about to change its policies regarding Chinese technology companies.…

Whatever comes next will be ‘core to OpenAI product offerings’

Peter Steinberger, the creator of the tantalizing-but-risky personal AI agent OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI.…

PLUS: Fake ransomware group exposed; EC blesses Google's big Wiz deal; Alleged sewage hacker cuffed; And more

Infosec in Brief The former General Manager of defense contractor L3Harris’s cyber subsidiary Trenchant sold eight zero-day exploit kits to Russia, according to a court filing last week.…

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Kaolinite pebbles show evidence of alteration under high rainfall conditions.

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What prompts this community to spend time looking for a creature that likely doesn't exist?

"We observed materially lower leak rates compared to prior observations during WDR-1."

Ang Lee's gorgeous 2000 masterpiece has awe-inspiring martial arts stunts and a tragic love story for the ages.

Next-generation telescopes are mapping this outer frontier.

CDC awarded $1.6 million for study birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau.

Hayden AI's cameras will scan for violations from 7 city vehicles.

Verizon unlocks have 35-day waiting period after paying off device plan online.