rss: npr

  • TikTok finalizes deal to form new American entity
    TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years.
  • Republican-led House blocks effort to limit President Trump's war powers in Venezuela
    Two Republicans joined Democrats to vote for the war powers resolution, but the motion failed in a 215-215 vote.
  • House approves spending bills despite many Democrats' objections to ICE funds
    The House has approved the final set of spending bills to avoid a government shutdown, despite objections from Democrats to the funding levels set for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
  • Anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church leads to 3 arrests but no charges for a journalist
    A prominent civil rights attorney and at least two other people involved in a protest that disrupted a church service have been arrested, Trump administration officials said, even as a judge rebuffed related charges against journalist Don Lemon.
  • Trump sues JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5B over alleged 'debanking'
    The lawsuit escalates a series of confrontations between the president and the leader of the country's biggest bank.
  • Heart disease deaths declined. And here's how to reduce your risk of the #1 killer
    An annual report from the American Heart Association shows deaths from heart disease and stroke are down, encouraging news after the rate went up in the early years of the pandemic.
  • Trump signs Board of Peace charter at Davos as allies split on Gaza plan
    The signing ceremony marked the most concrete step yet in Trump's effort to establish the board, whose final composition has yet to be confirmed.
  • A vast Syrian camp for ISIS families faces an uncertain fate after a security handover
    The huge al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria for years has posed an intractable problem — a destitute and increasingly dangerous detention site where ISIS ideology lives on.
  • Can the prescription drug leucovorin treat autism? History says, probably not
    Parents of autistic children are clamoring for a prescription vitamin promoted by federal health officials. But there's little evidence the drug will help.
  • A vaccine trial is called 'unethical' and a 'unique' opportunity. Is it on or off?
    The U.S. is giving $1.6 million to researchers to study how the hepatitis B vaccine affects newborns in Guinea-Bissau. Local officials say the trial is suspended. U.S. officials say that's inaccurate.


rss: bbc

  • Russia, Ukraine and US to hold trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi
    The meeting between the three countries comes as both Ukraine and Russia say no peace deal can be reached until territorial issues are resolved.
  • Dozens of sanctioned Russian tankers navigate Channel despite UK vow of 'assertive' action'
    Some 42 sanctioned tankers has passed through the Channel since 11 January, a BBC Verify analysis finds.
  • Trump sparks anger over claim Nato troops avoided Afghan front line
    The US president said allied troops had "stayed a little back" during the war in Afghanistan.
  • Hundreds of illegal waste tips operating in England - including 11 'super sites'
    A BBC investigation uncovers how criminals are operating huge illegal rubbish tips across the country.
  • Chris Mason: Andy Burnham faces tricky run to win Labour crown
    The Greater Manchester mayor must overcome substantial obstacles in order to challenge Keir Starmer.
  • Trump backed down over Greenland because he heard UK’s concerns, says Lammy
    The deputy PM says the US President rowed back on threats after UK stood up for Denmark's sovereignty.
  • 'I gave last 46p': Young people tell how they felt pressure to donate to emerging church
    Former London ICC members tell the BBC they were pushed into making donations they could not afford.
  • Could Trump's bid to become peacemaker-in-chief sideline the struggling UN?
    The US president has promised to "end decades of suffering" but critics dismiss his Board of Peace as a vainglorious project.
  • Retired civil servants left in pension limbo
    Civil service pension scheme failed to pay some pensions and lump sums after transferring to a new administrator.
  • Queen Elizabeth II statue will be standing and not on horseback
    The national memorial to the late Queen Elizabeth in St James's Park will not show her riding a horse as previously illustrated.


rss: the register

  • Oracle, Michael Dell, named as investors in JV that will run TikTok's US operations

    Big Red gets to store data, advise on security, and store the 'I'll watch just one more video' algo

    Made-in-China social network TikTok has announced the formation of a joint venture that will run its US operations, the condition lawmakers required for its flagship app to continue operating in America.…

  • Intel puts consumer chip production on back burner as datacenters make a run on Xeons

    CFO David Zinsner says foundry capacity should improve starting in Q2

    If you notice PC prices creeping up over the next few months, the rising cost of memory won’t be the only reason, because on Thursday Intel said it is reallocating foundry capacity from client chips to meet surging demand for Xeon processors used in AI servers.…

  • Former crypto-mining company building 430 MW datacenter in secret location for secret client

    Keeps location under wraps after communities opposed past projects

    Crypto miner turned AI infrastructure provider Applied Digital announced it has broken ground on a 430 MW data center somewhere in the southern US, but it isn’t yet ready to reveal the location of its new facility.…

  • Crims hit the easy button for Scattered-Spider style helpdesk scams

    Teach a crook to phish…

    Criminals can more easily pull off social engineering scams and other forms of identity fraud thanks to custom voice-phishing kits being sold on dark web forums and messaging platforms.…

  • Trump says he got a deal for rare earths in Greenland, but they won't come easy

    You can't just grab 'em by the mine shafts - there aren't any

    The US invasion of Greenland might be off the table for now, but the Trump administration won't have an easy time using the rare earth elements and critical minerals it claims it's getting access to as part of a deal with NATO. …

  • AI conference's papers contaminated by AI hallucinations

    100 vibe citations spotted in 51 NeurIPS papers show vetting efforts have room for improvement

    GPTZero, a detector of AI output, has found yet again that scientists are undermining their credibility by relying on unreliable AI assistance.…

  • Raspberry Pi flashes new branded USB drives that promise speedy performance

    The aluminum sticks come in 128GB and 256GB variants

    Over the past few years, Raspberry Pi has released a slew of peripherals and accessories that offer great build quality and premium features, whether you’re using them with everyone’s favorite single-board computer or not. Today’s entry: a USB flash drive that promises high speeds, good looks, and strong durability.…

  • Crims compromised energy firms' Microsoft accounts, sent 600 phishing emails

    Logging in, not breaking in

    Unknown attackers are abusing Microsoft SharePoint file-sharing services to target multiple energy-sector organizations, harvest user credentials, take over corporate inboxes, and then send hundreds of phishing emails from compromised accounts to contacts inside and outside those organizations.…

  • Female-dominated careers among most exposed to AI disruption

    Dentists least likely to get an LLM kick in the teeth

    Most US workers in jobs exposed to AI are also relatively well placed to adapt if disruption leads to displacement, according to research summarized by the Brookings Institution. However, there are some careers with high percentages of female workers that are in a bad position.…

  • Windows fails to tip the scales in grocery store deployment

    Recovery from an excess of sprouts, or something else?

    Bork!Bork!Bork! Microsoft's flagship OS can power everything from a mini PC to a giant workstation or even a server. But using it for a grocery-store scale might just be overkill.…



rss: ars technica

  • US officially out of WHO, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars unpaid
    US did not pay $278 million in 2024–2025 dues and millions more in promised funds.
  • Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health"
    The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile.
  • Hacker who stole 120,000 bitcoins wants a second chance—and a security job
    Crypto theft was "the worst thing I had ever done."
  • Report: Apple plans to launch AI-powered wearable pin device as soon as 2027
    Apple, OpenAI, Meta, and more are all racing toward AI hardware products.
  • Asking Grok to delete fake nudes may force victims to sue in Musk's chosen court
    Millions likely harmed by Grok-edited sex images as X advertisers shrugged.
  • Google begins offering free SAT practice tests powered by Gemini
    Google says more kinds of standardized tests will be added in the future.
  • Check out the first trailer for Masters of the Universe
    "Talking tigers, spaceships, and magic swords that can make a man as mighty as a god."
  • Blue Origin makes impressive strides with reuse—next launch will refly booster
    With this quick turnaround, Blue Origin takes a step toward a faster cadence.
  • Google adds your Gmail and Photos to AI Mode to enable "Personal Intelligence"
    Personal Intelligence is optional and rolling out first to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.
  • Finally, a new controller that solves the Switch 2's "flat Joy-Con" problem
    But Nyxi's Hyperion 3 upgrade comes with a pretty high asking price.


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