rss: npr

  • Using GLP-1s to maintain a normal weight? There are benefits and risks
    Drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy are intended for people who are overweight. Some patients are using them after bariatric surgery to keep pounds from creeping back. Others may just want to lose a few pounds.
  • 6 GOP reps defy Trump to block Canadian tariffs. And, student loan defaults rise
    Six House Republicans joined Democrats to successfully block Trump's Canadian tariffs. And, roughly a million borrowers defaulted on their federal student loans last year.
  • Jordan Stolz opens his bid for 4 golds by winning the 1,000 meters in speedskating
    Stolz received his gold for winning the men's 1,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Games in an Olympic-record time thanks to a blistering closing stretch. Now Stolz will hope to add to his collection of trophies.
  • Top immigration officials to testify before Senate as a potential DHS shutdown looms
    The leaders of ICE, Customs and Border Protection and and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will appear for their second oversight hearing this week and as lawmakers tussle over their funding.
  • Free speech lawsuits mount after Charlie Kirk assassination
    Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk.
  • How the FBI might have gotten inaccessible camera footage from Nancy Guthrie's house
    Last week, law enforcement said video footage from Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera was overwritten. But the FBI has since released footage as Guthrie still has not been found.
  • Swing voters in Arizona say they want to see ICE reformed
    Concerns about the tactics of federal immigration agents remain front of mind for some key voters who supported President Trump in 2024.
  • U.S. colleges received more than $5 billion in foreign gifts, contracts in 2025
    New data from the U.S. Education Department show the extent of international gifts and contracts to colleges and universities.
  • How to hone your 'friendship intuition'
    Friendship expert Kat Vellos shares tips on how to make a new friendship stick, including what to do together, how often to hang out — and what to do if the vibes just aren't there.
  • Ukrainian Olympian disqualified over images of war dead on his helmet
    The International Olympic Committee has disqualified a Ukrainian sled athlete over his refusal to remove images of war dead from his helmet in competition.


rss: bbc

  • They met while pregnant but their babies never came home - maternity failings at NHS trust
    Sophie and Beth had to cope with the loss of their sons, while under the care of UH Sussex NHS Trust.
  • Reeves says 'more to do' after sluggish GDP growth
    The chancellor's comments came after figures showed the UK economy saw a lacklustre end to 2025.
  • Snow and ice warnings issued for UK after relentless rain
    After weeks of wet and gloomy conditions, there are finally some changes to the weather as Simon King explains.
  • Katie Holmes leads tributes to Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek
    Katie Holmes pays tribute to her late co-star's "bravery, compassion, selflessness and strength".
  • Kim Jong Un chooses teen daughter as heir, says Seoul
    South Korea's spy agency says Ki Ju Ae's prominent public presence indicates she is the chosen heir.
  • Killer of 12-year-old Leo Ross named
    Leo Ross is believed to be the youngest victim of knife crime in the West Midlands.
  • Footballer Thomas Partey facing two additional rape charges
    The Arsenal midfielder is set to appear in court on 13 March.
  • Police identify 18-year-old as suspect in Tumbler Ridge shooting
    A candlelit vigil was held on Wednesday night in the remote British Columbia town where six people were killed and dozens injured.
  • Why Team GB's medal hopes are not lost
    Three fourth places and a figure skating trip - the Winter Olympics have been tough for Team GB so far, but there are plenty of medal chances to come.
  • 'Price of dignity' says Ukrainian banned over helmet commemorating killed athletes
    Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is banned from competing at the Winter Olympics for continuing to wear a helmet which features images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his home country.


rss: the register

  • NASA pauses most Swift science ops to buy time for reboost mission

    Anticipated summer launch is cutting it fine

    NASA has ended most science operations on its Swift observatory to keep the spacecraft in orbit a little longer.…

  • Supply chain attacks now fuel a 'self-reinforcing' cybercrime economy

    Researchers say breaches link identity abuse, SaaS compromise, and ransomware into a cascading cycle

    Cybercriminals are turning supply chain attacks into an industrial-scale operation, linking breaches, credential theft, and ransomware into a "self-reinforcing" ecosystem, researchers say.…

  • The big FOSS vendors don't eat their own dogfood – they pay for proprietary groupware

    That's not a good idea

    Open Source Policy Summit 2026 SUSE recommends that companies should run on FOSS – but an accidental revelation from a company exec, live on stage, reveals it doesn't practice what it preaches. It's not alone.…

  • UK unveils telecoms charter to curb mid-contract bill shocks

    Legal teeth sold separately

    The UK government claims a new Telecoms Consumer Charter will stop customers being hit by unexpected bill increases and offer clearer pricing when signing up to deals.…

  • Feeling brave? Ministry of Defence seeks £300K digital boss to manage £4.6B spend

    Whoever gets it will steer UK department's IT, AI strategy, and megabucks vendor deals

    The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is offering between £270,000 to £300,000 for a senior digital leader who will oversee more than £4.6 billion in spending and more than 3,000 specialist staff.…

  • The UK government isn't spending much taxpayer cash on X

    Department for Education dropped £27,118. The rest, little to nothing

    Most UK government departments have spent little or nothing with social media platform X since July 2024 following an unpublished 2023 evaluation by the Cabinet Office. But the Department for Education has bucked the trend, spending £27,118.…

  • Google: China's APT31 used Gemini to plan cyberattacks against US orgs

    Meanwhile, IP-stealing 'distillation attacks' on the rise

    A Chinese government hacking group that has been sanctioned for targeting America's critical infrastructure used Google's AI chatbot, Gemini, to auto-analyze vulnerabilities and plan cyberattacks against US organizations, the company says.…

  • Starlink speeds past terrestrial networks – and regulators

    Low-earth orbit broadband is a no-brainer for remote area connectivity, but a brain teaser for lawmakers and networkers

    APRICOT 2026 Starlink can sometimes shift data more quickly than is possible on terrestrial networks, and improves connectivity in remote areas. But the space broadband service also presents new technical and regulatory challenges, according to speakers who took to the stage on Tuesday at the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies (APRICOT) in Jakarta, Indonesia.…

  • Cisco hikes prices to cover memory cost rises, says you don’t much care

    Switchzilla is only getting a small slice of the AI boom, but sees a campus refresh wave cresting

    Cisco has increased the prices for its hardware to cover the increased cost of memory and says the resulting bigger bills are not changing customers’ buying habits.…

  • Microsoft warns that poisoned AI buttons and links may betray your trust

    Businesses are embedding prompts that produce content they want you to read, not the stuff AI makes if left to its own devices

    Amid its ongoing promotion of AI’s wonders, Microsoft has warned customers it has found many instances of a technique that manipulates the technology to produce biased advice.…



rss: ars technica

  • We let Chrome's Auto Browse agent surf the web for us—here's what happened
    Auto Browse is capable of some impressive things, but it can also crash and burn spectacularly.
  • SpaceX takes down Dragon crew arm, giving Starship a leg up in Florida
    SpaceX's crew missions will now launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
  • Trump orders the military to make agreements with coal power plants
    The administration's "reasoning" for doing so has little connection to reality.
  • El Paso airport closed after military used new anti-drone laser to zap party balloon
    "I want to be very, very clear that this should’ve never happened."
  • Once-hobbled Lumma Stealer is back with lures that are hard to resist
    ClickFix bait, combined with advanced Castleloader malware, is installing Lumma "at scale."
  • Byte magazine artist Robert Tinney, who illustrated the birth of PCs, dies at 78
    He became one of the first to visualize personal computing by painting vivid cover art.
  • Yes, Rocket Lab is blowing up engines. No, it's not a big deal, CEO says.
    "We are in the part of the program where we are doing very nasty things to the engine."
  • Did seabird poop fuel rise of Chincha in Peru?
    Guano dramatically boosted the production of maize, and the surplus helped fuel the Chincha Kingdom’s economy.
  • OpenAI researcher quits over ChatGPT ads, warns of "Facebook" path
    Zoë Hitzig resigned on the same day OpenAI began testing ads in its chatbot.
  • "Windows 11 26H1" is a special version of Windows exclusively for new Arm PCs
    Arm PCs have enjoyed special treatment from Microsoft for the past two years.


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