rss: npr

  • After Venezuela, is the world order shifting from diplomacy towards aggression?
    NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Peter Krause of Boston College about the Trump Administration's willingness to act unilaterally against other countries and what this means for international relations.
  • Venezuela's exiles in Chile caught between hope and uncertainty
    Initial joy among Venezuela's diaspora in Chile has given way to caution, as questions grow over what Maduro's capture means for the country — and for those who fled it.
  • Inside a Gaza medical clinic at risk of shutting down after an Israeli ban
    A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies and no international expertise.
  • Iran warns US troops and Israel will be targets if America strikes over protests as death toll rises
    Iran's parliament speaker warned the U.S. military and Israel would be "legitimate targets" if America strikes the Islamic Republic, as threatened by President Donald Trump.
  • Nationwide anti-ICE protests call for accountability after Renee Good's death
    Activist organizations are planning at least 1,000 protests and vigils this weekend. Officials in major cities cast Saturday's demonstrations as largely peaceful.
  • Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for 'The Thing' and 'Punky Brewster,' dies at 69
    T.K. Carter gained fame as Nauls the cook in John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic, "The Thing."
  • Who is Reza Pahlavi, the exiled crown prince encouraging demonstrations across Iran?
    In exile for nearly 50 years, Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has issued calls urging Iranians to join protests sweeping the country. But support for him may not be clear cut.
  • US launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush
    The U.S. has launched another round of strikes against the Islamic State in Syria. This follows last month's ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and an American civilian interpreter.
  • 6 killed in Mississippi shooting rampage, authorities say
    The alleged gunman, 24, has been charged with murder after the Friday shootings in northeast Mississippi. The victims include his father, uncle, brother and a 7-year-old relative, authorities said.
  • Washington National Opera leaves Kennedy Center, joining slew of artist exits
    The WNO is just the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.


rss: bbc

  • Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks as protesters defy crackdown
    Medics at two hospitals tell the BBC more than 100 bodies have been brought in over a two day period.
  • Epstein kept me 'separate' from his sexual side because I'm gay, Mandelson tells BBC
    In his first interview since being sacked as the UK's US ambassador, Lord Mandelson says he never saw any young women at Epstein's properties.
  • Four killed and five injured in 'head-on' crash
    Three teenagers and a man in his 50s died in the crash in Bolton, say Greater Manchester Police.
  • Tories will channel anger at Labour, vows Badenoch
    The Conservative leader says her party has started to offer more than "reflexive" opposition to the government.
  • Potholes map rates council road repair progress
    Thirteen local authorities received a "red rating" on the Department for Transport mapping tool for England.
  • Five hundred people in Canada were diagnosed with a mystery brain disease: What if it wasn't real?
    A small Canadian province feared it had a mystery neurological illness on its hands. The search for answers set off a battle for the truth.
  • My three-hour university commute is worth the £7,000 saving on halls
    Over a third of students choose not to live at university, latest figures suggest - but is it worth it?
  • The real impact of roadworks on the country - and why they're set to get worse
    There is a fine balance between the benefits of improved infrastructure, versus the cost of disruption. Does the country have it right?
  • The town selling luxury fruit durian to China for £74 a pop
    A former gold mining town in Malaysia has seen its riches turn a new shade of yellow, thanks to this pungent fruit.
  • I'm having second baby from the same donor - but I don't know what he looks like
    The number of mothers deciding to have a baby solo is increasing rapidly - Lucy explains why she chose this route.


rss: the register

  • Brussels plots open source push to pry Europe off Big Tech

    Call for Evidence casts FOSS as a way to break US dependence

    The European Commission has launched a fresh consultation into open source, setting out its ambitions for Europe's developer communities to go beyond propping up US tech giants' platforms.…

  • UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence

    Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation

    ANALYSIS From May's cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency to the Foreign Office breach months later, cyber incidents have become increasingly common in UK government.…

  • Artificial brains could point the way to ultra-efficient supercomputers

    Sandia National Labs cajole Intel's neurochips into solving partial differential equations

    New research from Sandia National Laboratories suggests that brain-inspired neuromorphic computers are just as adept at solving complex mathematical equations as they are at speeding up neural networks and could eventually pave the way to ultra-efficient supercomputers.…

  • Accenture bets AI will ring up retail sales with Profitmind investment

    Let the bots figure out what to sell for how much

    Accenture is betting that the future of retail will run through AI with an investment in Profitmind, an agent-based platform that automates pricing decisions, inventory management, and planning. …

  • How hackers are fighting back against ICE surveillance tech

    Remember when government agents didn't wear masks?

    While watching us now seems like the least of its sins, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was once best known (and despised) for its multi-billion-dollar surveillance tech budget.…

  • Most devs don't trust AI-generated code, but fail to check it anyway

    Developer survey from Sonar finds AI tool adoption has created a verification bottleneck

    Talk about letting things go! Ninety-six percent of software developers believe AI-generated code isn't functionally correct, yet only 48 percent say they always check code generated with AI assistance before committing it.…

  • CES 2026 worst in show: AI girlfriends, a fridge that won't open unless you talk to it, and more

    There's a lot of bad ideas set to create literal waste and be a waste of money

    From disposable electric candy to voice-activated refrigerators without physical handles, CES was crammed full of enshittified, intrusive, insecure, and wasteful technology this year – just like it is every year. …

  • Meta reacts to power needs by signing long-term nuke deals

    New nuclear capacity won’t show up until around 2030

    Meta is writing more checks for nuclear investment, even though the new capacity tied to those deals is unlikely to come online until around 2030. The company says it will need the new power to run its hyperscale datacenters.…

  • Debian goes retro with a spatial desktop that time forgot

    Trixie plus a carefully configured MATE setup, and absolutely nothing else

    The Desktop Classic System is a rather unusual hand-built flavor of Debian featuring a meticulously configured spatial desktop layout and a pleasingly 20th-century look and feel.…

  • Putinswap: France trades alleged ransomware crook for conflict researcher

    Basketball player accused of aiding cybercrime gang extradition blocked in exchange for Swiss NGO consultant

    France has released an alleged ransomware crook wanted by the US in exchange for a conflict researcher imprisoned in Russia.…



rss: ars technica

  • The oceans just keep getting hotter
    For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025.
  • Conservative lawmakers want porn taxes. Critics say they’re unconstitutional.
    Half the country has enacted age-verification laws to prevent minors from viewing porn.
  • SpaceX gets FCC permission to launch another 7,500 Starlink satellites
    Including previous approvals, Starlink can now deploy 15,000 Gen2 satellites.
  • ESA considers righting the wrongs of Ariane 6 by turning it into a Franken-rocket
    ArianeGroup is still trying to catch up to where the bleeding edge of the launch industry was 15 years ago.
  • Measles continues raging in South Carolina; 99 new cases since Tuesday
    With so many exposures sites, officials can't figure out where people were infected.
  • Google: Don’t make “bite-sized” content for LLMs if you care about search rank
    Google says creating for people rather than robots is the best long-term strategy.
  • Cloudflare defies Italy’s Piracy Shield, won’t block websites on 1.1.1.1 DNS
    Italy fines Cloudflare 14M euros for not blocking pirate sites on 1.1.1.1 DNS service.
  • US Black Hawk helicopter trespasses on private Montana ranch to grab elk antlers
    Crazy, but that's how it goes.
  • Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.
    "That level of openness and transparency is exactly what should be expected of NASA."
  • These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found
    Hunter-gatherers probably derived the poison from the milky bulb extract of a Boophone disticha plant.


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