rss: npr

  • More federal agents head to Minnesota. And, U.S. Figure Skating announces Olympic team
    The Trump administration will send hundreds of additional federal agents to Minnesota. And, here are the figure skaters who will represent Team USA in the Olympics.
  • DHS sending more agents to Minnesota as protests over Renee Good's death continue
    The killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent sparked protests across Minneapolis. Federal authorities have taken over the investigation and say they're sending more Homeland Security agents to Minnesota.
  • Who are the figure skaters representing Team USA? Key names and backstories to know
    Sixteen U.S. figure skaters are competing in all four Olympic disciplines: men's, women's, pairs and ice dance. The team includes a mix of seasoned vets, world champions and rising stars.
  • Exercise is as effective as medication in treating depression, study finds
    New research shows exercise is as effective as medication at reducing symptoms of depression. And you don't need to run a marathon to see benefits. So how much is enough?
  • How IVF has led to a record number of single moms in their 40s
    Who gets to be a parent has been reshaped by IVF: Single women in their 40s are increasingly opting to become moms.
  • Marrying for health insurance? The ACA cost crisis forces some drastic choices
    While Congress debates bringing back Affordable Care Act subsidies, many Americans have already made life-altering decisions to afford health care.
  • How to responsibly recycle your children's old toys
    Now that the holiday gift-giving season is over, parents may be looking for ways to recycle or donate their children's old toys. Here's what you need to know about recycling responsibly.
  • Celebrities wear pins protesting ICE at the Golden Globes
    Some celebrities donned anti-ICE pins at the Golden Globes on Sunday in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer last week in Minneapolis.
  • Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk's Grok over AI deepfakes
    Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk's xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.
  • Trump threatens 'strong' military action as Iran protest deaths rise
    Hundreds of protesters have been killed in Iran, rights groups say, as President Trump threatened "strong" military action.


rss: bbc

  • Former Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK
    The former Conservative MP says the UK needs "glorious revolution", as the Tories describe Reform as a "party of has-been politicians".
  • 'It was far too soon': Referee and student among those killed in Iran
    More than 500 people have been killed during anti-government protests, a US-based human rights group says.
  • Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes
    The watchdog said it had received reports of the platform's Grok AI chatbot creating undressed images of people.
  • 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.
  • Hailee Steinfeld's bump and Jessie Buckley's blue dress - Golden Globes red carpet photos
    Ariana Grande, Hailee Steinfeld and Paul Mescal were among the stars pictured ahead of the ceremony.
  • Fed chair Powell hits out at 'unprecedented' probe by US justice department
    Jerome Powell said he believed the investigation was due to Donald Trump's anger over the Fed's refusal to cut interest rates.
  • 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.
  • Trump shouldn't be fooled by Venezuela prisoner release pledge, says jailed politician's son
    Ramón Guanipa's father was accused of treason for challenging the disputed 2024 presidential election result.
  • Huge Roman villa uncovered under popular park in ‘amazing discovery’
    The largest Roman villa ever found in Wales lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.
  • Timothée Chalamet beats Leonardo DiCaprio to Golden Globes glory
    The Marty Supreme star is among the big winners at the Globes and gets a boost in his quest for an Oscar.


rss: the register

  • ISS stint ends early as NASA aborts Crew-11 over crew illness

    Sick astronaut back on Earth by Thursday, nature of ailment remains undisclosed

    NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has handed command of the ISS to Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov as Fincke and the rest of Crew-11 are scheduled to head back to Earth on Wednesday.…

  • Microsoft teases targeted Copilot removal for admins

    Yes, you can get rid of it – assuming nobody's looked at it in 28 days

    Microsoft's latest Windows Insider release introduces a policy allowing admins to remove the Copilot app from managed devices. But there's a catch - actually, several.…

  • Infamous BreachForums forum breached, spilling data on 325K users

    Website built around buying and selling stolen data has lost control of its own

    BreachForums, the serially resurrected cybercrime marketplace, has tripped over itself after a data breach spilled details tied to about 324,000 user accounts.…

  • The world is one bad decision away from a silicon ice age

    Venezuela today, Taiwan tomorrow? This might be the last good year for buying hardware

    Opinion For a world economy driven by consumerism, it's become markedly unkind to consumers. This goes double – literally – for digital tech, where memory prices have increased by between 100 and 250 percent in six months. If you think GPUs are pricey now, you'll only have to wait six weeks, during which both AMD and Nvidia are expected to demonstrate supply-side economics much as the Road Runner demonstrated gravity to Wile E Coyote.…

  • Ofcom officially investigating X as Grok's nudify button stays switched on

    Tech minister Liz Kendall says the government will back a robust regulatory response

    Ofcom is investigating X over potential violations of the Online Safety Act, Britian's comms watchdog has confirmed.…

  • How CP/M-86's delay handed Microsoft the keys to the kingdom

    A late operating system, a stopgap deal, and the accident that made DOS dominant

    A blog post by programmer Nemanja Trifunovic, The Late Arrival of 16-bit CP/M, is on the face of it an interesting little excursion into the late delivery of a long-forgotten bit of software – one that turned out to be pivotal for the entire computer industry.…

  • Windows 2000 still earning its keep running a rail ticket machine in Portugal

    'Unsupported' doesn't mean 'unused'

    Bork!Bork!Bork! It isn't only a computer's software underbelly exposed during a bork. Sometimes the poor thing's innards are on show as engineers attempt to wring a little more life from long-expired systems.…

  • Tories vow to boot under-16s off social media and ban phones in schools

    Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch pitches age limits and classroom curbs as fixes for behavior and mental health

    The Tories have pledged to kick under-16s off social media, betting that banning teens from TikTok and Instagram will fix what they see as a growing crisis in kids' mental health and classroom behavior.…

  • 2026 brings a bumper crop of Microsoft tech funerals

    A busy year of end-of-support dates awaits unwary admins

    2026 has begun with the familiar sound of Microsoft's software Grim Reaper sharpening a blade as administrators peer glumly at the calendar of carnage ahead.…

  • Techie banned from client site for outage he didn’t cause

    UPSes don’t work without power, or well-designed electricals

    Who, Me? Welcome to Monday morning and another instalment of “Who, Me?” - the weekly reader-contributed column in which we share your stories of what not to do at work, and how to get away with it.…



rss: ars technica

  • The most fascinating monitors at CES 2026
    Big sizes, big resolution, and big ideas.
  • 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.


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