Software
Users flock to open source Moltbot for always-on AI, despite major risks
By Ars Technica ・ Jan 28, 2026
An open source AI assistant called Moltbot (formerly “Clawdbot”) recently crossed 69,000 stars on Gi...
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Software
Inside the 'ghost student' scam that uses identity theft to steal college loans and financial aid
By ABC News ・ Jan 28, 2026
Murat Mayor has no need for an associate's degree. The 58-year-old business analyst already has a Ph...
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Personal Finance
Lessons From My Me Too
By The Cut ・ Jan 28, 2026
My first thought when I woke up, underwear and the sheet beneath me caked with blood, was, This must...
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Internet
Former French senator found guilty of spiking lawmaker's drink with ecstasy in order to sexually assault her
By CBS News ・ Jan 28, 2026
A former French senator was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to 1 1/2 years in prison for drugging a...
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Artificial Intelligence
Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer Than Ever to Apocalypse
By The New York Times ・ Jan 28, 2026
The Doomsday Clock, a metaphorical timepiece meant to depict how close humanity is to destruction, t...
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Internet
Dramatic footage shows baby among those evacuated from blazing Ukraine train
By BBC ・ Jan 28, 2026
Does the UK trade more with China or the US? Ben Chu BBC Verify policy and analysis correspondent Ou...
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Markets
Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber
By TechCrunch ・ Jan 28, 2026
Autonomous vehicle startup Waabi has raised $1 billion and struck a partnership with Uber to deploy...
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Environment
CBP has a history of excessive force. Critics say they were unprepared for Minnesota
By NPR ・ Jan 28, 2026
President Trump has reshuffled the leadership of his immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota in t...
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Artificial Intelligence
Trump administration secretly loosens nuclear safety rules : NPR
By NPR ・ Jan 28, 2026
The Trump administration has overhauled a set of nuclear safety directives and shared them with the...
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Artificial Intelligence
How a high school English teacher banned AI from her classroom : NPR
By NPR ・ Jan 28, 2026
Stacks of worksheets sit atop desks and tables in Chanea Bond's Fort Worth classroom. Her students a...
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Movie
'Nouvelle Vague' Leads the 2026 Race
By Variety ・ Jan 28, 2026
Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague,” a love letter to the French cinematic movement known as the Ne...
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Medicine
'Night owl' lifestyle may bring higher risk of heart disease: Study
By ABC News ・ Jan 28, 2026
So-called "night owls" may face a higher risk for heart attack and stroke, a new study published Wed...
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Art
Kim Keon Hee: How a love of luxury brought down South Korea’s first lady
By CNN ・ Jan 28, 2026
It all started with a designer handbag. Then two, then a luxury necklace, and more. Now, it’s ending...
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Wildlife
Backlash as Australia kills dingoes after Canadian backpacker's death
By japantoday.com ・ Jan 28, 2026
Australian authorities have sparked a backlash by killing a group of dingoes linked to the death of...
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Movie
Biggest Moments From Courtney Love’s New Sundance Doc 'Antiheroine'
By hollywoodreporter.com ・ Jan 28, 2026
There’s a scene at the end of Antiheroine — a new Courtney Love documentary from Edward Lovelace and...
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Medicine
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya talks 'replication crisis' at Duke panel, omits funding cuts
By The Duke Chronicle ・ Jan 28, 2026
Discussion of the National Institutes of Health’s contentious moves over the past year to cut resear...
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Artificial Intelligence
Russia’s 1.2 million casualties in Ukraine dwarf all its conflicts since World War II, report says
By CNN ・ Jan 28, 2026
About 1.2 million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or are missing since its invasion of Ukra...
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Genetics
Radical changes could be coming to ‘psychiatry’s bible’
By CNN ・ Jan 28, 2026
How a person will be diagnosed with mental illness could look significantly different in the near fu...
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Movie
Melania Trump Documentary Box Office: Will It Work?
By hollywoodreporter.com ・ Jan 28, 2026
If all goes well, First Lady Melania Trump and Amazon MGM Studios will be able to boast the biggest...
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Software
What you should know about the owners of US TikTok
By techcrunch.com ・ Jan 28, 2026
ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, recently established a separate American entity to run...
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Jobs
Bari Weiss to CBS News staff: Without a shift in strategy, ‘we are toast’
By The Washington Post ・ Jan 28, 2026
The editor in chief said the network needs to produce journalism people want as she named a raft of...
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Federal judge allows Massachusetts offshore wind project to proceed
By AP News ・ Jan 28, 2026
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday that a nearly completed Massachusetts offshore wind proje...
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Economy
CNBC Daily Open: The EU-India trade deal story is not over yet
By CNBC ・ Jan 28, 2026
On Tuesday, India and the European Union announced a "landmark" free trade deal that would remove or...
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Books
'Wonder Man' creators explain Josh Gad, Joe Pantoliano cameos
By Entertainment Weekly ・ Jan 28, 2026
Warning: This article contains spoilers about the season finale of Wonder Man. Marvel's new TV show...
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Economy
Trump Suggests He Will ‘De-Escalate’ in Minneapolis, Without Offering Details
By The New York Times ・ Jan 28, 2026
President Trump said on Tuesday that “we’re going to de-escalate a little bit” when it comes to his...
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Markets
CNN data guru reveals why Melania film likely to be historic box office failure
By AlterNet ・ Jan 28, 2026
First Lady Melania Trump's eponymous film is slated to be released in theaters this weekend. But the...
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Jobs
Consumer Price Index climbs 3.6% YoY in December, as expected
By FXStreet ・ Jan 28, 2026
Australia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed by 3.6% year-over-year (YoY) in December, following a...
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Economy
Trump to urge families to open Trump Accounts as tax season begins
By ABC News ・ Jan 28, 2026
Tax season is underway and the Trump administration is urging families to sign up for so-called "Tru...
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Jobs
Amazon set to lay off thousands in Washington state
By kiro7.com ・ Jan 28, 2026
Amazon is reportedly preparing to cut up to 14,000 jobs, many of which could be in Washington state,...
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White House announces 15 new drugs for Medicare price negotiation
By AP News ・ Jan 28, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Drugs that treat Type 2 diabetes, HIV and arthritis are among 15 new medications cho...
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