US rail networks recovering after weekend snowstorm, but delays persist
Railroads are restricting train speeds and building shorter trains to reduce the potential for breakdowns and derailments in the bitter cold.
Day: January 28, 2026
Amazon cuts thousands of jobs amid AI push
Wednesday’s cuts are the second mass layoffs in three months at the e-commerce giant.
Fake Moltbot AI Coding Assistant on VS Code Marketplace Drops Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension for Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) on the official Extension Marketplace that claims to be a free artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant, but st…
Republican blame game on Minneapolis is in full swing – even Stephen Miller has turned on Border Patrol
President Donald Trump’s top adviser originally claimed Alex Pretti was a ‘domestic terrorist’ before admitting federal agents may not have been following proper protocol
Video shows ICE agents trying to force entry into Ecuador’s consulate in Minneapolis
Ecuador lodged a complaint after claiming that at least one U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent tried to force his way into the country’s diplomatically protected consulate in Minneapolis.According to Reuters, Ecuador’s Foreign Minist…
Following UK CMA’s proposals, Google says it is exploring controls to let websites opt out of AI Overviews and AI Mode (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Roundtable)
Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable:
Following UK CMA’s proposals, Google says it is exploring controls to let websites opt out of AI Overviews and AI Mode — Google just announced it is looking into ways to allow websites to s…
Colombian security forces kill 5 members of powerful cocaine cartel
President Donald Trump is set to host Gustavo Petro at the White House for talks on combatting drug trafficking from Colombia, the world’s top cocaine producer.
Two agents who fired at Alex Pretti in Minnesota are put on leave as investigation continues
Placing agents on leave is part of standard procedure during the ongoing investigation into the 37-year-old’s death
Valentino opens post-Garavani couture with somber note, then high drama
Valentino’s first couture show since founder Valentino Garavani’s funeral in Rome opened under a somber shadow — then snapped it off with a jolt of pure theater.
The UK CMA proposes measures to let publishers opt out of content scraping for Google’s AI Overviews and AI training without losing visibility in search results (Robert Booth/The Guardian)
Robert Booth / The Guardian:
The UK CMA proposes measures to let publishers opt out of content scraping for Google’s AI Overviews and AI training without losing visibility in search results — News organisations hope proposals will i…