rss: npr

  • Danish military evacuates US submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland
    Denmark's military says its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment.
  • Only a fraction of House seats are competitive. Redistricting is driving that lower
    Primary voters in a small number of districts play an outsized role in deciding who wins Congress. The Trump-initiated mid-decade redistricting is driving that number of competitive seats even lower.
  • Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs
    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as a partial government shutdown continues.
  • Crews recover bodies of all 9 skiers killed in California avalanche
    The bodies of all the skiers who died in Tuesday's avalanche near Lake Tahoe have been recovered, authorities said Saturday. Intense winter storm conditions delayed search and recovery efforts.
  • FCC calls for more 'patriotic, pro-America' programming in run-up to 250th anniversary
    The "Pledge America Campaign" urges broadcasters to focus on programming that highlights "the historic accomplishments of this great nation from our founding through the Trump Administration today."
  • NASA's Artemis II lunar mission may not launch in March after all
    NASA says an "interrupted flow" of helium to the rocket system could require a rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building. If it happens, NASA says the launch to the moon would be delayed until April.
  • Mississippi health system shuts down clinics statewide after ransomware attack
    The attack was launched on Thursday and prompted hospital officials to close all of its 35 clinics across the state.
  • Blizzard conditions and high winds forecast for NYC, East coast
    The winter storm is expected to bring blizzard conditions and possibly up to 2 feet of snow in New York City.
  • Norway's Johannes Klæbo is new Winter Olympics king
    Johannes Klaebo won all six cross-country skiing events at this year's Winter Olympics, the surpassing Eric Heiden's five golds in 1980.
  • Vietnam Veterans sue to block proposed 'Independence Arch' near Arlington National Cemetery
    The lawsuit challenges President Trump's plans for "Independence Arch," a 250-foot structure proposed for Memorial Circle.


rss: bbc

  • Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
    The student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down last month.
  • Andrew is Prince William's problem too - and it makes his future job harder
    Andrew's arrest has changed the public's view of the Royal Family, putting pressure on Prince William as he moves closer to being king.
  • Trump says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15%
    After most of his tariffs were outlawed on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10% - which he says he has now increased to 15%.
  • 'Effective' SEND support won't be taken away, minister says
    But the education secretary says children "will be reviewed in terms of their needs", under planned reforms.
  • I cleaned toilets while studying at Cambridge
    Jade Franks uses her experience of classism to write a hit play which has been picked up by Netflix.
  • All you need to know ahead of the Bafta Film Awards 2026
    The biggest night in the British film calendar is upon us - find out who's nominated and how to watch.
  • Not the medal they wanted - but GB curlers bring spotlight to sport
    Who are Great Britain's silver medal-winning curlers? And what might be next for them after another heartbreak?
  • Penis injections, swearing curlers and a wolfdog - Olympic stories you might have missed
    The Olympics is a hub of wonderful and weird stories. Here are the ones we didn't expect to tell from Milan-Cortina 2026.
  • Your guide to the final day
    What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
  • 'Amazing!' - Klaebo sets record for most golds won at a single Winter Olympics
    Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo sets the record for the most golds won at a single Winter Olympics, winning his sixth, and the 11th of his career, in the men's 50km mass start.


rss: the register

  • UK council faces data breach claim after mishandling trans complaints

    Confidential complainant details passed to local politician following debate

    A UK councillor has dubbed her local authority's data breach "crazy" after the personal details of individuals behind a series of complaints were revealed to her.…

  • Government upgrades drones, deploys joystick tweakers to catch illegal dumpers

    Electronic eyes are watching from above, ready to catch dumpers of smashed up couches in the act

    The UK government is pulling together an elite squad of drone operators to crack down on the scourge of fly tippers and unauthorized dumpers across this ever less green and pleasant land.…

  • Ofcom's grumble-o-meter lights up for EE, TalkTalk, Vodafone

    Q3 figures show the trio drawing the most broadband complaints per 100,000 customers

    The UK's telecoms regulator has named and shamed the companies it receives the most customer complaints about, with certain brands cropping up more than others.…

  • SerpApi says Google is the pot calling the kettle black when it comes to scraping

    'The DMCA was not designed to create walled gardens for tech giants'

    SerpApi, a Texas-based web scraping company, has asked a California court to dismiss Google's claim that that it bypassed digital locks to gather copyrighted content in Google Search results.…

  • The idea of using a Raspberry Pi to run OpenClaw makes no sense

    The micro-computer maker’s shares surged this week after an X post tied the AI agent to Pi demand

    opinion Beloved British single-board computer maker Raspberry Pi has achieved meme stock stardom, as its share price surged 90 percent over the course of a couple of days earlier this week. It's settled since, but it’s still up more than 30 percent on the week.…

  • PayPal app code error leaked personal info and a 'few' unauthorized transactions

    About 100 customers affected

    PayPal has notified about 100 customers that their personal information was exposed online during a code change gone awry, and in a few of these cases, people saw unauthorized transactions on their accounts.…

  • Anthropic: No, absolutely not, you may not use third-party harnesses with Claude subs

    Legal language change aims to make longstanding policy clear

    Anthropic this week revised its legal terms to clarify its policy forbidding the use of third-party harnesses with Claude subscriptions, as the AI biz attempts to shore up its revenue model.…

  • AI coding assistant Cline compromised to create more OpenClaw chaos

    4K unintended installs in very odd supply chain attack

    Someone compromised open source AI coding assistant Cline CLI's npm package earlier this week in an odd supply chain attack that secretly installed OpenClaw on developers' machines without their knowledge. …

  • SpaceX's faulty Falcon spewed massive lithium plume over Europe, say scientists

    Good news: Team shows re-entry pollution can be measured. Bad news: There may be more of it coming

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that burned up over Europe last year left a massive lithium plume in its wake, say a group of scientists. They warn the disaster is likely a sign of things to come as Earth's atmosphere continues to become a heavily trafficked superhighway to space. …

  • Cerebras plans humongous AI supercomputer in India backed by UAE

    Up to 8 exaFLOPS of super sparse AI compute

    Nvidia rival Cerebras Systems' dinner plate-sized accelerators will power a new supercomputing cluster in India capable of 8 exaFLOPS of AI compute.…



rss: ars technica

  • NASA says it needs to haul the Artemis II rocket back to the hangar for repairs
    "Accessing and remediating any of these issues can only be performed in the VAB."
  • Dinosaur eggshells can reveal the age of other fossils
    Like rocks, egg shells can trap isotopes, allowing us to use them to date samples.
  • Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?
    A new book argues that tests might reshape human diversity even if they don't work.
  • Major government research lab appears to be squeezing out foreign scientists
    "Noncitizens" lost after-hours access to a NIST lab last month.
  • After fueling test, optimism grows for March launch of Artemis II to the Moon
    “We’re now targeting March 6 as our earliest launch attempt ... there is still pending work."
  • Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer steps down after 38 years with company
    Microsoft CoreAI exec Asha Sharma will take over in surprise executive shake-up.
  • MAHA moms threaten to turn this car around as RFK Jr. flips on pesticide
    MAHA members call movement a "sham" after Kennedy supports glyphosate order.
  • Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK
    Persona confirmed all age-check data from Discord's UK test was deleted.
  • FCC asks stations for "pro-America" programming, like daily Pledge of Allegiance
    Brendan Carr wants "patriotic" shows for Trump's yearlong America 250 celebration.
  • Meta's flagship metaverse service leaves VR behind
    The company asserts it will continue to make VR headsets, though.


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