rss: npr

  • Olympic figure skating starts with the team event. Here's what to know about it
    The three-day event is a chance for the top 10 skating countries to bring home a medal — and for viewers to get acquainted with the sport's different disciplines and biggest names.
  • Ronald Hicks to be installed as 11th archbishop of New York
    Ronald Hicks, a former Illinois bishop chosen by Pope Leo XIV to replace the retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan, is set to be installed as New York's 11th archbishop
  • Iran and US set for talks in Oman over nuclear program after Tehran shaken by nationwide protests
    Iran and the United States could hold negotiations in Oman after a chaotic week that initially saw plans for regional countries to participate in talks held in Turkey
  • New Jersey's special Democratic primary too early to call
    With more than 61,000 votes counted, Mejia led Malinowski by less than 1 percentage point. The Democratic winner will face the Republican primary winner Joe Hathaway in April.
  • Argentina and US sign a major trade deal to slash tariffs and boost political alliance
    The deal slashes hundreds of reciprocal tariffs between the two countries.
  • White House unveils TrumpRx website for medication discounts
    Under Trump administration deals to lower drug prices, pharmaceutical companies are offering some of their drugs at discounted prices through a new website called TrumpRx.gov.
  • Virginia Democrats show map to counter Trump redistricting but its future is unclear
    The new map still requires approval from the courts and the voters but, if enacted, it could help Democrats win four more House seats
  • What to watch at the 2026 Olympics
    NPR journalists are at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Join host A Martinez and correspondents Becky Sullivan, Brian Mann, and Rachel Triesman as they talk about what's coming up.
  • A 'Jane Doe' in the R. Kelly trials is ready to share her real name. And her story
    A once anonymous R. Kelly survivor, Reshona Landfair is now ready to reclaim her voice.
  • What a crowded congressional primary in N.J. says about the state of Democrats
    The contest is one of the first congressional primaries of the year where we will find out what issues are currently resonating with some Democratic voters. Here are some key things to know.


rss: bbc

  • Russian general shot several times in Moscow
    Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev is a senior figure in the main directorate of Russia's military general staff.
  • We had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands
    A couple who stayed in Shenzhen discovered their intimate moments were filmed as spy-cam porn.
  • All you need to know about the 2026 Winter Olympics
    The Winter Olympics opening ceremony takes place on Friday, and for the 16 days that follow many eyes of sport lovers worldwide will be focused on the Milan-Cortina Games.
  • US and Iran talks to begin as fears of direct conflict continue
    The US has built up its military presence in the Middle East in response to Iran's violent crackdown on protests.
  • Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi brave London rain for Wuthering Heights premiere
    The Australian actor is starring opposite Margot Robbie in new film, Wuthering Heights, set in Yorkshire.
  • Julia Donaldson reveals new character and title for third Gruffalo book
    The upcoming edition of the popular children's picture book sees the introduction of Gruffalo Granny.
  • Statin pills much safer than advertised, major review finds
    The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.
  • Number of homeless refugees in England soars, BBC finds
    Analysis of government data shows numbers increased from 3,560 in 2021/22 to 19,310 in 2024/25.
  • US healthcare needs fixing, but there's no agreement on how to do it
    Is there the political will to fix it the US' health horror stories?
  • Pandora switching to platinum from silver as prices surge
    The jeweller says it wants to reduce its exposure to silver after the price of the metal soars.


rss: the register

  • Summer in Australia means beers, beaches, and bork

    Supermarket printer error gets holiday off to a shabby start

    BORK!BORK!BORK! When this vulture excuses himself from The Register's Australian eyrie for a little rest and recreation, I first avoid pyromaniac birds and carnivorous koalas, before settling into a bucolic beach town to catch a few waves, read a few books, and tune out from the world of tech.…

  • New hire fixed a problem so fast, their boss left to become a yoga instructor

    Poking around in deep menus found a fault that flummoxed old hands

    On Call Change is a constant – and so is On Call, the reader-contributed column The Register runs every Friday to share your tech support tales.…

  • Pakistan to test students for real-world skills before they graduate from IT degrees

    Government decides theoretical knowledge vs. experience debate is worth settling

    Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission (HEC) has introduced a competency test for students who take degrees in IT, to assess whether they emerge with skills employers will find useful.…

  • Atlassian swears it can handle AI without blowing out costs, or being swamped

    CEO feels under-appreciated amid year-long value slump

    Atlassian has assured investors it can add AI to its services without blowing out its costs or shrinking margins.…

  • Amazon can't build AI capacity fast enough, throws another $200B at the problem

    'As fast as we install this AI capacity, we are monetizing it,' says Amazon CEO Andy Jassy

    AWS has an open cash spigot for AI infrastructure, with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy telling investors the company has been monetizing compute capacity as fast as it brings it online and it plans to double capacity by the end of 2027.…

  • Ad blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harder

    The end isn't nigh after all

    Chrome's latest revision of its browser extension architecture, known as Manifest v3 (MV3), was widely expected to make content blocking and privacy extensions less effective than its predecessor, Manifest v2 (MV2).…

  • OpenClaw reveals meaty personal information after simple cracks

    Skills marketplace is full of stuff - like API keys and credit card numbers - that crims will find tasty

    Another day, another vulnerability (or two, or 200) in the security nightmare that is OpenClaw.…

  • OpenAI chases business bucks with confusingly named Frontier platform

    IPO, we’re halfway there: AI, livin’ on a prayer

    OpenAI, a maker of frontier models, has announced a platform called Frontier to help enterprises implement software agents. That's not confusing at all.…

  • Substack says intruder lifted emails, phone numbers in months-old breach

    Contact details were accessed in an intrusion that went undetected for months, the blogging outfit says

    Newsletter platform Substack has admitted that an intruder swiped user contact details months before the company noticed, forcing it to warn writers and readers that their email addresses and other account metadata were accessed without permission.…

  • Asia-based government spies quietly broke into critical networks across 37 countries

    And their toolkit includes a new, Linux kernel rootkit

    A state-aligned cyber group in Asia compromised government and critical infrastructure organizations across 37 countries in an ongoing espionage campaign, according to security researchers.…



rss: ars technica

  • AI companies want you to stop chatting with bots and start managing them
    Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenAI Frontier pitch a future of supervising AI agents.
  • The Switch 2 is getting a new Virtual Console (kind of)
    Hamster Corp.'s new "Console Archives" does what Nintendon't.
  • With GPT-5.3-Codex, OpenAI pitches Codex for more than just writing code
    The emphasis is on "mid-turn steering and frequent progress updates."
  • "ICE Out of Our Faces Act" would ban ICE and CBP use of facial recognition
    Senator: ICE and CBP "have built an arsenal of surveillance technologies."
  • Neocities founder stuck in chatbot hell after Bing blocked 1.5 million sites
    Microsoft won’t explain why Bing blocked 1.5 million Neocities websites.
  • Watch Kanzi the bonobo pretend to have a tea party
    “Kanzi is able to generate an idea of this pretend object and at the same time know it’s not real.”
  • Bad sleep made woman's eyelids so floppy they flipped inside out, got stuck
    Never underestimate the value of a good night's sleep.
  • Google hints at big AirDrop expansion for Android "very soon"
    AirDrop came to the Pixel 10 last year, and more Android phones will join the party in 2026.
  • OpenAI is hoppin' mad about Anthropic's new Super Bowl TV ads
    Sam Altman calls AI competitor "dishonest" and "authoritarian" in lengthy post on X.
  • This black hole "burps" with Death Star energy
    Dubbed "Jetty McJetface," the tidal disruption event's energy keeps getting brighter and should peak in 2027.


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