rss: npr

  • China restricts exports to 40 Japanese entities with ties to military
    China on Tuesday restricted exports to 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to Japan's "remilitarization," in the latest escalation of tensions with Tokyo.
  • Signs, silence, and skipping: How Democrats protested Trump's State of the Union
    The pushback comes as Democrats enter a midterm year where they hope to make gains in the House and Senate.
  • Read Trump's 2026 State of the Union address
    Read President Trump's State of the Union delivered on Feb. 24.
  • Trump honors gold medal-winning men's hockey team at State of the Union amid controversy
    The celebration of the men's team comes after FBI Director Kash Patel's trip to the Games in Milan, and the president's comments about the U.S. women's team, have drawn scrutiny.
  • Trump's speech is longest State of the Union address in recent history
    Speaking for approximately one hour and 48 minutes, President Trump beat his previous record for longest speech given to a joint session of Congress.
  • Who will — and won't — be guests at the State of the Union address
    Invitees at Tuesday night's address by President Trump include the gold-medalist men's U.S. hockey team, while Democratic lawmakers have invited several Epstein survivors.
  • Read NPR's annotated fact check of President Trump's State of the Union
    As President Trump delivered his State of the Union address, reporters from across NPR's newsroom, are fact checking his speech and offer context.
  • Trump cheered himself and Republicans while scolding Democrats in State of the Union
    Focusing on political victories during his State of the Union address, Trump gave himself and Republicans high marks while scolding Democrats for their stances on the economy and immigration.
  • U.S. House rejects aviation safety bill after Pentagon abruptly withdraws support
    The House of Representatives narrowly rejected a bipartisan aviation safety bill that was spurred by the deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., after the Pentagon abruptly withdrew support.
  • China and the U.S. alter foreign aid strategies
    China's foreign aid strategy has shifted in the last few decades Now its model may be the one the U.S. is adopting even as China moves away from it.


rss: bbc

  • Household energy bills to fall in April after charges shake-up
    Changes announced in the Budget mean all energy bills will see some kind of reduction, but it will vary.
  • Analysis: Trump issues patriotic rallying cry with eye on crucial elections
    The BBC's Anthony Zurcher says the US president appealed to his base and taunted his opponents in a marathon speech.
  • One in four councils to miss food waste collection deadline - find out if yours is one
    Local authorities blame the delays on a lack of funding and a shortage of bin lorries.
  • What is the UK's new travel system and how are dual nationals affected?
    From 25 February, a new system will come into force which will affect many people, including British dual nationals.
  • Mandelson's lawyers say he was arrested over 'baseless' claim he was a flight risk
    The peer's lawyers say there is no truth in the suggestion he was planning to leave the UK.
  • Chris Mason: MPs take a new tone on Andrew – but how big is their appetite for radical changes?
    It was quite a moment when Sir Chris Bryant called the former prince "rude, arrogant and entitled" in the House of Commons, the BBC's political editor writes.
  • NHS secures bone cement rescue package so joint surgery can resume
    Joint operations were postponed after the main supplier suffered a critical incident at its plant.
  • Disabled woman put in nursing home against her will says she feels 'betrayed'
    Lucinda Ritchie, who has full mental capacity, was transferred from a hospital bed despite her refusal.
  • Assisted dying on Welsh NHS a step closer as Senedd votes in favour
    In major vote Senedd backs legislation which could allow for terminally ill people to end their lives.
  • UK temperatures expected to reach 18C after rainy start to 2026
    How high will temperatures reach and how long will stay mild? Darren Bett has the details.


rss: the register

  • Threat intelligence supply chain is full of weak links, researchers find

    And they're being stressed by geopolitical concerns that threaten to slow important data-sharing efforts

    Researchers from Georgia Tech have found that the supply chain for threat intelligence data is susceptible to adversarial action, and proposed a method to improve data sharing that they think will make it stronger.…

  • HP says memory’s contribution to PC costs just doubled to 35 percent

    Speeds up qualification of new suppliers to get more cheap parts into PCs, faster

    HP Inc. has revealed that memory now accounts for 35 percent of the cost of materials it needs to build a PC, up from between 15 and 18 percent last quarter. And the company expects RAM’s contribution will rise through the year.…

  • Orbital datacenters are a pie-in-the-sky idea: Gartner

    Analyst firm bemoans ‘peak insanity’ among those who think circling servers can replace down-to-earth server farms

    Analyst firm Gartner thinks talk of placing datacenters in space has reached “peak insanity,” because orbiting facilities can’t be run economically or satisfy demand for compute power on Earth.…

  • Workday CEO's AI talk can't shake off weaker sales forecast

    Claims HR company can escape the SaaSpocalypse with its core expertise

    Workday CEO Aneel Bhusri has used the first quarterly earnings announcement since he returned to the big chair to reassure investors the company is building more capable agentic AI while keeping the fundamentals of the HR platform strong.…

  • Meta frees React to live in its own foundation

    Organizations using the front-end JavaScript framework can expect vendor-neutral governance

    Meta has turned over control of React, React Native, and associated projects like JSX to the newly formed React Foundation, fulfilling a commitment made last October.…

  • It's only Tuesday and AI chip startups have already soaked up $1.1B in funding

    Fears of an AI bubble haven't tempered vulture capitalists' enthusiasm for silicon

    AI chip startups collectively walked away with more than a billion dollars of new capital on Tuesday, showing that venture capitalists are still excited about the opportunity to challenge Nvidia's dominance despite all the talk of an AI bubble.…

  • Amazon would rather blame its own engineers than its AI

    Protect the robot, sacrifice the human

    opinion I've been watching AWS explain away outages for the better part of a decade. And this is hard!…

  • AI has gotten good at finding bugs, not so good at swatting them

    Discovery is getting cheaper. Validation and patching aren’t

    What good is finding a hole if you can't fix it? Anthropic last week talked up Claude Code's improved ability to find software vulnerabilities and propose patches. But security researchers say that's not enough.…

  • Discord drama delays age verification debut until the second half of 2026

    Cofounder promises transparency and full technical explanation of plans, which aren't actually changing

    Discord is delaying age verification checks for a little while after its plan inspired a lot of hand-wringing among the community. But it's not backing down. …

  • Patch these 4 critical, make-me-root SolarWinds bugs ASAP

    SolarWinds + file transfer software = what attackers' dreams are made of

    If you run SolarWinds’ Serv-U, you should patch promptly. Four critical vulnerabilities in the file transfer software can allow attackers to execute code as root.…



rss: ars technica

  • Boozy chimps fail urine test, confirm hotly debated theory
    Spare a thought for the intrepid graduate students who spent last summer in Africa collecting chimp urine.
  • WBD says Paramount’s new, higher offer could be “superior” to Netflix's
    WBD's board is still reviewing the offer.
  • Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid
    Coal makes a bit of a comeback, if only by accident.
  • DJI sues the FCC for “carelessly” restricting its drones
    DJI lawsuit says company has been "severely harmed by the FCC’s ruling."
  • UK fines Reddit for not checking user ages aggressively enough
    UK agency alleges "Reddit failed to apply any robust age assurance mechanism."
  • In a replay of 2019, Apple says a single desktop Mac will be manufactured in the US
    Apple is still working to get favorable tariff treatment from the Trump administration.
  • Inside the quixotic team trying to build an entire world in a 20-year-old game
    Stories and lesson learned from an impossibly large community modding project.
  • 50 mpg in a Nissan crossover? Testing the new E-Power hybrid system.
    Nissan imported some Qashqais from Europe so we could sample the hybrid system.
  • Lamborghini cancels electric Lanzador as supercar buyers reject EVs
    Investing heavily in battery EVs would be "financially irresponsible," CEO said.
  • Meta could end up owning 10% of AMD in new chip deal
    AMD will supply 6 gigawatts' worth of chips to buttress Meta's AI efforts.


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