rss: npr

  • National Portrait Gallery removes impeachment references next to Trump photo
    A new portrait of President Trump is on display at the National Portrait Gallery's "America's Presidents" exhibition. Text accompanying the portrait removes references to Trump's impeachments.
  • Iran protests enter third week under internet blackout
    As Iran's protests enter a third week, the country's president blames foreign powers for the unrest, and warns it will retaliate if the US intervenes militarily.
  • America's top figure skaters dazzled St. Louis. I left with a new love for the sport.
    The U.S. Figure Skating National Championships brought the who's who of the sport to St. Louis. St. Louis Public Radio Visuals Editor Brian Munoz left a new fan of the Olympic sport.
  • DHS restricts congressional visits to ICE facilities in Minneapolis with new policy
    A memo from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, obtained by NPR, instructs her staff that visits should be requested at least seven days in advance.
  • Historic upset in English soccer's FA Cup as Macclesfield beat holders Crystal Palace
    The result marks the first time in 117 years that a side from outside the major national leagues has eliminated the reigning FA Cup holders.
  • Latin American left responds to Trump's pledge to take over of Venezuelan oil
    Latin America's left is in disarray after the seizure of Nicolas Maduro and the U.S.'s pledge to take over Venezuela's oil industry. Many on the left are changing their rhetoric about President Trump.
  • 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.


rss: bbc

  • Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks, as hundreds killed in protests
    "It's like a war zone, the streets are full of blood," a source in the capital Tehran tells the BBC.
  • Guantanamo detainee paid 'substantial' compensation by UK to settle torture complicity case
    Detained without trial in 2006, Zubaydah is one of 15 people who remain at the US military prison.
  • Revolutionary eye injection saved my sight, says first ever patient
    Nicki's eye had collapsed in on itself, but a new gel injection method has saved her vision.
  • Four killed and five injured in head-on crash
    Three teenagers and a man in his 50s died in the crash in Bolton, says Greater Manchester Police.
  • The 'vicious cycle' that means the NHS still wastes billions on patients who don't need to be in hospital
    The delayed discharge challenge throws up deeper questions about the care system and co-ordination.
  • UK can legally stop shadow fleet tankers, ministers believe
    Existing law could be used to approve the use of military force to stop sanction-busting ships operated by Russia and Iran.
  • Stars arrive on Golden Globes red carpet
    The Golden Globes, one of Hollywood's leading awards ceremonies, is taking place in Los Angeles.
  • Winners and Sinners: What to expect from the Golden Globes
    Marty Supreme, Sinners and One Battle After Another are the films competing at this year's ceremony.
  • More federal agents to be sent to Minnesota, Trump administration says
    The move comes after protests against immigration enforcement have been held across the US after a woman was shot by an ICE agent.
  • EastEnders actor Derek Martin dies aged 92
    Martin, a born and bred East Londoner, appeared as Charlie Slater between 2000 and 2016.


rss: the register

  • Meta admits to Instagram password reset mess, denies data leak

    PLUS: Veeam patches critical vuln; Crims bribing dark web insiders; UK school takedown; And more

    infosec in brief Meta has fixed a flaw in its Instagram service that allowed third parties to generate password reset emails, but denied the problem led to theft of users’ personal information.…

  • AI industry insiders launch site to poison the data that feeds them

    Poison Fountain project seeks allies to fight the power

    Alarmed by what companies are building with artificial intelligence models, a handful of industry insiders are calling for those opposed to the current state of affairs to undertake a mass data poisoning effort to undermine the technology.…

  • 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.…



rss: ars technica

  • That time Will Smith helped discover new species of anaconda
    Footage of the 2024 discovery appears in NatGeo's new documentary series Pole to Pole with Will Smith
  • 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."


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