rss: npr

  • Troops stand by to enter Minnesota. And, Trump plans for a Board of Peace
    Minnesota braces for federal troops amid immigration protests. And, Trump asks nations to buy into a new U.S.-led board of peace to manage Gaza and other world conflicts.
  • Morning news brief
    Hundreds of active-duty troops on are standby to deploy to Minnesota, Trump escalates tensions across Europe with new threats over Greenland, Israel raises objections over Trump's Board of Peace.
  • Martin Luther King III, Martin Luther King Jr.'s son, reflects on his father's legacy
    Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, reflects on his father's legacy and what he considers today's most urgent social justice issues.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. would be inspired by today's activism, author says
    Heather McGhee, author of 2021's The Sum of Us, discusses the economic cost of racism, the importance of community organizing and the "zero-sum lie" that progress for some means loss for others.
  • The 2026 Olympics are the most widespread in history. See what's happening where
    Competitions will be hosted at 25 venues spanning an area of more than 8,000 square miles. Here's what's happening at each of the four main clusters.
  • U.S. lawmakers wrap reassurance tour in Denmark as tensions around Greenland grow
    A bipartisan congressional delegation traveled to Denmark to try to deescalate rising tensions. Just as they were finishing, President Trump announced new tariffs on the country until it agrees to his plan of acquiring Greenland.
  • Trump has rolled out many of the Project 2025 policies he once claimed ignorance about
    Some of the 2025 policies that have been implemented include cracking down on immigration and dismantling the Department of Education.
  • Can exercise and anti-inflammatories fend off aging? A study aims to find out
    New research is underway to test whether a combination of high-intensity interval training and generic medicines can slow down aging and fend off age-related diseases. Here's how it might work.
  • At least 39 dead in Spain train collision as rescuers search for more bodies
    Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people died in the a high-speed train collision Sunday in southern Spain and rescue efforts were continuing.
  • In Los Angeles, Iranian-Americans march against government crackdown in Iran
    Marchers gathered Sunday in downtown L.A. against the Iranian crackdown on the protests that have taken place over recent weeks.


rss: bbc

  • Trump links Greenland dispute to not getting Nobel Peace Prize
    The US president says he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace, after not being awarded the annual prize.
  • Man seriously injured in Sydney's third shark attack in two days
    A 12-year-old was jumping off a rock ledge in the Sydney Harbour when he was mauled by a shark.
  • Swiss deadly fire bar owners' lawyers condemn 'vindictiveness'
    Lawyers for the Moretti couple say "lies" have been circulating about their clients, in their first public statement since the fire.
  • Djokovic registers 100th Australian Open win
    Novak Djokovic delivers a serving masterclass in his 100th Australian Open victory - a straight-set first-round win over Spain's Pedro Martinez.
  • 'Credit-score company encouraged me to borrow again when I was nearly debt-free'
    A woman who had nearly paid off a £10,000 debt was sent emails suggesting she could apply for new credit cards.
  • I lost my identity after horrific crash, says Team GB cyclist
    The ex-Team GB cyclist who switched to bobsleigh after a horrific accident announces her retirement.
  • 'Shameful' and 'terrible look' - the chaos that marred Senegal's Afcon triumph
    Senegal beat Morocco to win the Africa Cup of Nations after the final is overshadowed when they temporarily refuse to play.
  • Zootropolis 2 becomes Hollywood's biggest animated film ever
    The film has overtaken the previous record holder, Inside Out 2, after making $1.7bn (£1.3bn) worldwide.
  • How crypto criminals stole $700 million from people - often using age-old tricks
    As crypto wealth continues to grow, criminals are mixing sophisticated hacks with deception, and in some cases, real life violence.
  • How could Europe respond to Trump's Greenland tariffs?
    Europe is weighing up how to counter the US president's move against some of America's closest allies.


rss: the register

  • NASA's Artemis II Moon rocket arrives at the launch pad

    If it all goes wrong, British kids of the '80s might remember an alternative

    NASA's monster Moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), has trundled out to the launch pad – though the upper stage and Orion spacecraft look uncannily like a prop from a 1980s British children's television show.…

  • Microsoft Intune changes to start biting unprepared admins

    Mobile application management updates mean apps could soon be blocked

    Today's a critical day for administrators managing a fleet of mobile devices via Microsoft Intune. Without updates, apps - including Microsoft's own - may stop working.…

  • Don't underestimate pro-Russia hacktivists, warns UK's cyber crew

    They’re not the most sophisticated, but even simple attacks can lead to costly consequences

    The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is once again warning that pro-Russia hacktivists are a threat to critical services operators.…

  • Windows 11 shutdown bug forces Microsoft into out-of-band damage control

    Ships emergency update to fix a Patch Tuesday misfire that prevented systems from switching off

    Microsoft has rushed out an out-of-band Windows 11 update after January's Patch Tuesday broke something as fundamental as turning PCs off.…

  • Cop cops it after Copilot cops out: West Midlands police chief quits over AI hallucination

    Craig Guildford banned Israeli fans based on Microsoft's match report, told MPs 'we don't use AI,' then discovers... they did

    The chief constable of West Midlands Police has retired after his force used fictional output from Microsoft Copilot in deciding to ban Israeli fans from attending a football match at Birmingham club Aston Villa.…

  • Ingram Micro admits summer ransomware raid exposed thousands of staff records

    Maine filing confirms July attack affected 42,521 employees and job applicants

    Ingram Micro disclosed that a July 2025 ransomware attack compromised the personal data of tens of thousands of employees.…

  • UK prime minister stares down barrel of ban on social media for kids

    Labour's latest U-turn? 61 backbenchers pile pressure for Starmer to back Tory peer's amendment

    The British government may impose a ban on under-16s using social media, despite Labour prime minister Keir Starmer having previously expressed skepticism over the measure.…

  • Warwickshire school to reopen after cyberattack crippled IT

    Kids return to classrooms after safety infrastructure knocked out

    A Warwickshire secondary school says it will fully reopen this week after a cyberattack forced a prolonged closure – though staff will return to classrooms with "very limited access" to IT systems.…

  • Price, battery life, performance – that's how you sell PCs

    Traditional considerations back in vogue. On-device AI? Not so much

    The majority of PCs that commercial resellers shipped to enterprise customers in Q4 were AI-capable, however, it was the traditional levers of price, battery life and performance these biz buyers were mostly sold on.…

  • Royal Navy's helicopter drone makes its first autonomous flight

    Capable of carrying 1-ton payload and key to strategy protecting North Atlantic from Russian submarines

    The Royal Navy has conducted the first flight of a helicopter-sized autonomous drone that is planned to operate from its ships in support of missions, including hunting for hostile submarines.…



rss: ars technica

  • 10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents
    Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before.
  • Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change
    Ignoring the blue economy has left a multi-trillion-dollar blind spot in climate finance.
  • Meta’s layoffs leave Supernatural fitness users in mourning
    Supernatural has had its staff cut and won’t receive any more content updates.
  • Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission
    "I’ve got one job, and it’s the safe return of Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy."
  • Rackspace customers grapple with “devastating” email hosting price hike
    Reseller says Rackspace plans to charge it 706 percent more.
  • Archaeologists find a supersized medieval shipwreck in Denmark
    The sunken ship reveals that the medieval European economy was growing fast.
  • Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply
    WorldCat operator hopes default judgment will convince web hosts to take action.
  • This may be the grossest eye pic ever—but the cause is what’s truly horrifying
    Hypervirulent germ nearly destroys man, invading brain and blowing out an eye.
  • OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as it burns through billions
    Ads coming to free tier and new $8/month ChatGPT Go plan in US.
  • Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours
    Windows laggards still using the vulnerable hashing function: Your days are numbered.


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