rss: npr

  • At least 18 migrants die after boat sinks near Greek island of Crete
    The migrants were attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in an inflatable boat when it capsized south of the island of Crete, Greek authorities said Saturday. At least two people have been rescued.

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  • Putin finds a warm welcome in India
    Professor ?umit Ganguly, Director of the Huntington Program at Stanford's Hoover Institution, says Putin's visit to India reflects ongoing ties despite U.S. pressure.

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  • National parks fee-free calendar drops MLK Day, Juneteenth and adds Trump's birthday
    The Trump administration, which has railed against what it describes as "woke" policies, removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from next year's list of fare-exempt days for visitors at dozens of national parks.

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  • Waymo will recall software after its self-driving cars passed stopped school buses
    Waymo is issuing a software recall for its self-driving cars after reports the company's autonomous vehicles failed to stop for school buses.

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  • 7 deaths and hundreds of injuries are linked to faulty Abbott glucose monitors
    About 3 million glucose monitoring sensors were potentially affected by a production error that caused incorrect low glucose readings.

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  • Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children, doctor group says
    Thursday's attack is the latest in the fighting between the paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, also known as the RSF, and the Sudanese military, who have been at war for over two years.

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  • Russia unleashes drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue
    Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll meet on Saturday for talks aimed at ending the war.

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  • Takeaways from the latest special election and what it means for control of the House
    There was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats.

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  • West Virginians question National Guard deployments after attack on 2 of their own
    Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., while Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was seriously wounded. Trump says the deployments are necessary to fight crime, but others disagree.

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  • Trump official signals potential rollback of changes to census racial categories
    Trump officials are reviewing changes to racial and ethnic categories that the Biden administration approved for the 2030 census and other federal government forms, a White House agency official says.

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rss: bbc

  • Young people on benefits to be offered construction and hospitality work
    The government says it will fund training and work experience for 350,000 not in work or education.

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  • King and Queen reveal this year's Christmas card
    The card features of photograph of the royal couple taken in April during their state visit to Italy.

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  • Staff and tourists among 25 killed in Goa nightclub fire
    Officials believe a gas canister explosion triggered the fire which tore through the busy nightlife venue.

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  • Ukrainian city hit by 'massive' strike as peace talks in US conclude
    Russia carried out strikes on Kremenchuk, while its defence ministry said it had shot down 77 Ukrainian drones in several locations.

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  • Salah says he has been 'thrown under the bus' by Liverpool
    Mohamed Salah says he has been "thrown under the bus" at Liverpool and that his relationship with boss Arne Slot has broken down.

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  • Can you ban kids from social media? Australia is about to, but some teens are a step ahead
    The law comes into effect this week but critics worry it can't be enforced - and shouldn't be either.

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  • 'Ketamine Queen' spiralled before Matthew Perry death, friends tell BBC
    A new BBC documentary sheds light on how Jasveen Sangha ended up being charged in the Matthew Perry case.

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  • The Papers: Starmer to 'fight on' and 'Dad's plea to Meghan'
    A mix of stories leads Sunday front pages.

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  • Young people are getting a 'raw deal', and that's good news for the Greens and Reform
    Frustration among voters under 30 is widespread, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

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  • Netflix deal puts Gary Lineker in podcast super league - but can he succeed?
    In a big money move, Lineker will go head-to-head with his old employer with The Rest Is Football.

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rss: the register

  • And the winner of the Microsoft Christmas sweater is...

    Peak Microsoft is whatever you want it to be. Or not

    The readers have spoken, and the era of peak Microsoft is? open to debate.?



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  • Death to one-time text codes: Passkeys are the new hotness in MFA

    Wanna know a secret?

    Whether you're logging into your bank, health insurance, or even your email, most services today do not live by passwords alone. Now commonplace, multifactor authentication (MFA) requires users to enter a second or third proof of identity. However, not all forms of MFA are created equal, and the one-time passwords orgs send to your phone have holes so big you could drive a truck through them.?



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  • Judge hints Vizio TV buyers may have rights to source code licensed under GPL

    Tentative ruling signals a potential win for SFC?s copyleft enforcement push

    Electronics biz Vizio may be required by a California court to provide source code for its SmartCast TV software, which is allegedly based on open source code licensed under the GPLv2 and LGPLv2.1.?



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  • Crims using social media images, videos in 'virtual kidnapping' scams

    Proof of life? Or an active social media presence?

    Criminals are altering social media and other publicly available images of people to use as fake proof of life photos in "virtual kidnapping" and extortion scams, the FBI warned on Friday. ?



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  • Salesforce has come up with the most credible threat yet to ServiceNow, and Benioff is crowing about it

    Some within the CRM giant balked, but Benioff prevailed

    ServiceNow?s dominant spot among IT service management (ITSM) platforms is facing its ?most credible? threat to date, as longtime platform rival Salesforce has rolled out an AI agent-powered product that has won early plaudits from one of the largest credit unions in the US.?



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  • Novel clickjacking attack relies on CSS and SVG

    Who needs JavaScript?

    Security researcher Lyra Rebane has devised a novel clickjacking attack that relies on Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).?



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  • Cloudflare blames Friday outage on borked fix for React2shell vuln

    Security community needs to rally and share more info faster, one researcher says

    Amid new reports of attackers pummeling a maximum security hole (CVE-2025-55182) in the React JavaScript library, Cloudflare's technology chief said his company took down its own network, forcing a widespread outage early Friday, to patch React2Shell.?



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  • EU metes out first-ever Digital Services Act fine, dings X for blue check deception

    TikTok, by contrast, satisfied DSA concerns over its ad repository transparency

    The European Union has issued its first-ever Digital Services Act fine, slapping Elon Musk's X with a ?120 million penalty for breaching the bloc's rules on ad transparency, data access for researchers, and its revamped blue-checkmark system.?



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  • Microsoft 365 boosts prices in 2026 ? to pay for more AI and security

    All those new features won?t fund themselves

    Microsoft 365 customers have gotten an early Christmas present from Santa Satya: price rises. All that AI goodness isn't going to pay for itself.?



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  • Tech leaders fill $1T AI bubble, insist it doesn't exist

    Even as enterprises defer spending and analysts spot dotcom-era warning signs

    Tech execs are adamant the AI craze is not a bubble, despite the vast sums of money being invested, overinflated valuations given to AI startups, and reports that many projects fail to make it past the pilot stage.?



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rss: ars technica

  • A massive, Chinese-backed port could push the Amazon Rainforest over the edge
    The port will revolutionize global trade, but it?s sparking destructive rainforest routes.

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  • Streaming service makes rare decision to lower its monthly fees
    This could be just what Fubo and its subscribers need.

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  • Netflix?s $72B WB acquisition confounds the future of movie theaters, streaming
    Netflix's plans to own HBO Max, DC Comics, Harry Potter to face regulatory scrutiny.

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  • Rare set of varied factors triggered Black Death
    Volcanic eruptions in the mid-1340s triggered a chain of events that brought the Black Death to Europe.

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  • SteamOS tested on dedicated GPUs: No, it?s not always faster than Windows
    Ars testing shows SteamOS fares better on iGPUs than powerful graphics cards.

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  • Without evidence, RFK Jr.?s vaccine panel tosses hep B vaccine recommendation
    There is no data supporting a delay and no evidence of harm from a birth dose.

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  • Elon Musk?s X first to be fined under EU?s Digital Services Act
    The biggest changes Musk made to Twitter trigger a $140 million fine under DSA.

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  • Toyota?s new GR GT picks up where the 2000GT and Lexus LFA left off
    The GR GT is a V8 hybrid, and there's an electric Lexus sports car concept, too.

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  • Knight of the Seven Kingdoms trailer brings levity to Westeros
    "Every knight needs a squire, and you look like you need one more than most."

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  • New report warns of critical climate risks in Arab region
    Foundations of daily life are being pushed to the brink by human-caused warming.

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