rss: npr

  • A massive winter storm will hit large parts of the U.S. through the weekend
    A large storm system is expected to hit this weekend, with snow and ice from Texas to the Carolinas and up the Eastern seaboard. The winter system could bring more than a foot of snow.
  • House Oversight panel votes to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress
    Republicans on the committee have been seeking to question the Clintons as part of a probe into the government's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. The vote sends the matter to the full House.
  • Lindsey Halligan, Trump's former personal attorney, exits Virginia prosecutor's office
    The move comes after a federal judge wrote in a court document that the "charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney … must come to an end."
  • Global buzzwords that will be buzzing in your ear in 2026
    Will it be a year of "fractured resilience"? Or "pragmatic empathy"? Will "MOUs" be the next global health strategy? Are we in a new age of "decolonization" — or of "localization"?
  • Are ICE agents in Minneapolis breaking the law?
    As protestors clash with some 3,000 federal immigration agents in the Twin Cities, we look at the legal issues with law professor Emmanuel Mauleón and Brennan Center for Justice's Elizabeth Goitein.
  • Supreme Court doubtful of Trump claim he can fire Fed governors by fiat
    The Trump administration wants the authority to fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor. Experts say that would undermine the independence of the central bank.
  • Sundance prepares for its final Park City festival before moving to Boulder, Colo.
    As the festival prepares to move to Colorado, filmmakers and cinephiles gather to celebrate its founder and the future of indie film.
  • Greetings from Kalk Bay, a South African fishing village where wild seals await scraps
    Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
  • 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.


rss: bbc

  • Trump says 'framework of a future deal' discussed on Greenland as he backs off tariffs threat
    At Davos, the US president said he would not use force to take the island and later floated a possible "forever" deal.
  • Chris Mason: Latest twist in Trump diplomacy brings relief for Starmer
    The row over Greenland risked uprooting the PM's carefully cultivated relationship with the US president.
  • Tetchy and emotional exchanges as Harry in court for what could be last time
    The Duke of Sussex's manner showed how personal this was to him, delivering terse and sometimes tense answers.
  • Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline
    A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
  • Lords back UK social media ban for under-16s
    It comes as the government looks into its own potential ban, with a consultation closing in the summer.
  • Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress in Epstein probe
    The convicted sex trafficker has previously said she would decline to answer questions unless she is granted immunity.
  • Blockbusters, battles and Brits: Hollywood gears up for Oscar nominations
    Sinners, Marty Supreme, Hamnet and One Battle After Another are all in contention this year.
  • Liverpool top English club in Deloitte Money League
    Liverpool become the top-earning Premier League club for the first time, according to analysis from financial firm Deloitte.
  • Starmer warned of Labour rebellion if leasehold reforms watered down
    Former minister Justin Madders tells the BBC Labour must stick to its pledge to cap ground rents.
  • Ex-intelligence officer in Austria's biggest spy trial for years
    Egisto Ott, 63, denies charges of handing over information to Russian agents.


rss: the register

  • Future jobs in AI will come with a hardhat and boots, tech bigshots argue

    Jensen Huang and Alex Karp talk up trade skills as AI datacenters multiply, while Satya Nadella says the real test comes later

    The leaders of the AI world descended on Davos, Switzerland, this week for the World Economic Forum, where they took turns lobbing their best guesses about what the next phase of AI would mean for jobs, as well as whether the AI bubble was real and when it may pop.…

  • AI networking startup Upscale scores $200M to challenge Nvidia's NVSwitch

    Plans to swing SkyHammer silicon into UALink switches later this year

    AI networking startup Upscale AI on Wednesday announced it has raised $200 million in Series A funding to challenge Nvidia's dominance of switches for rack-scale AI systems, putting it in competition with the likes of Cisco and AMD.…

  • Davos discussion mulls how to keep AI agents from running wild

    Where the shiny new FOMO object collides with insider-threat reality

    AI agents arrived in Davos this week with the question of how to secure them - and prevent agents from becoming the ultimate insider threat - taking center stage during a panel discussion on cyber threats.…

  • AI hasn't delivered the profits it was hyped for, says Deloitte

    Business transformation, but not much remuneration

    Making money isn't everything ... at least not when it comes to AI. Research from professional services firm Deloitte shows that, for most companies, adopting AI tools hasn't helped the bottom line at all. But researchers still sing the technology's praises.…

  • MIT boffins create device that 'paints' iridescent structural color in real time

    From adaptive wearables to light-based signaling ideas, researchers are exploring what comes next

    The feathers of a hummingbird, the wings of a butterfly, and the sparkle of an opal are all examples of nature's ability to produce structural, iridescent colors that typically require lab-grade materials and techniques to replicate. An MIT team says it has found a way to make that process far more accessible.…

  • House GOP wants final say on AI chip exports after Trump gives Nvidia a China hall pass

    Bill still needs to pass the House and Senate before the president can sign or veto it

    President Trump's decision to green-light the sale of Nvidia H200 GPUs to China isn't sitting well with some of his Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives. These GOP politicians have proposed a bill that would give Congress final say over the export of AI chips to China and other countries of concern.…

  • Don't click on the LastPass 'create backup' link - it's a scam

    Phishing campaign tries to reel in master passwords

    Password managers make great targets for attackers because they can hold many of the keys to your kingdom. Now, LastPass has warned customers about phishing emails claiming that action is required ahead of scheduled maintenance and told them not to fall for the scam. …

  • Trump promises nuclear datacenter permits in 3 weeks, calls Greenland 'big beautiful ice'

    Also at Davos, Nvidia boss Jensen Huang pitches AI five-layer cake

    Donald Trump and Jensen Huang both took the stage at Davos today, giving attendees a myriad of reasons to feel assured or panic stricken about humanity’s future, depending on your point of view.…

  • Social Security Administration admits it underreported DOGE dirty dealings

    Encrypted files, Cloudflare sharing, and political outreach surface in DOJ filings

    DOGE's mucking around at the Social Security Administration (SSA) has been heavily scrutinized, but now the SSA itself is admitting it slightly underreported the unofficial agency's improper activities within its systems. DOGE employees may have been asked to assist a political advocacy group using SSA data, prompting Hatch Act referrals.…

  • ESA puts ExoMars lander through its paces with eye on 2028 launch

    After Russia drama and NASA's on-again-off-again romance, rover shows it still has legs... four of them

    The European Space Agency (ESA) has unveiled a full-scale structural mock-up of the landing platform for its long-delayed ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover.…



rss: ars technica

  • Judge orders stop to FBI search of devices seized from Washington Post reporter
    Order says gov't must stop search while court reviews Washington Post motions.
  • Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS
    Even well-known services with millions of users are exposing sensitive data.
  • mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
    The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient's unique cancer.
  • Trump FCC threatens to enforce equal-time rule on late-night talk shows
    FCC disputes long-standing view that the shows are exempt from equal-time rule.
  • Why adding modern controls to 1996's Tomb Raider simply doesn't work
    For our C:\ArsGames series, we look at the controls conundrum of early 3D.
  • Kioxia's memory is "sold out" for 2026, prolonging a "high-end and expensive phase"
    Kioxia is spinning up more manufacturing capacity, but relief will come slowly.
  • Watch a robot swarm "bloom" like a garden
    The Swarm Garden: An array of modular robot agents that adapt to changing conditions for living architecture.
  • Spotify won court order against Anna’s Archive, taking down .org domain
    Lawsuit was filed under seal; Anna's Archive wasn't notified until after takedown.
  • Another Jeff Bezos company has announced plans to develop a megaconstellation
    With data speeds of up to 6Tbps, one could stream a lot of HD movies.
  • Here's Volvo's new EX60 $60,000 electric midsize SUV
    The EX60 goes into production in April 2026.


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