U.S. Formally Withdraws from World Health Organization
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/united-states-withdraws-world-health-organization.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/united-states-withdraws-world-health-organization.html
NY Times
U.S. Formally Withdraws From World Health Organization
Global health experts worry that a lack of international coordination will lead to death and disaster.
Talking to LLMs has improved my thinking
https://philipotoole.com/why-talking-to-llms-has-improved-my-thinking/
https://philipotoole.com/why-talking-to-llms-has-improved-my-thinking/
Philipotoole
Why talking to LLMs has improved my thinking – Vallified
I’ve been surprised by one aspect of using large language models more than any other. They often put into words things I have long understood, but could not write down clearly. When that happens, it feels less like learning something new and more like recognition.…
United States Completes WHO Withdrawal
https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/united-states-completes-who-withdrawal.html
https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/united-states-completes-who-withdrawal.html
HHS.gov
United States Completes WHO Withdrawal
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of State today announced the United States’ completion of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization
Google is ending full-web search for niche search engines
https://programmablesearchengine.googleblog.com/
https://programmablesearchengine.googleblog.com/
White House defends sharing AI image showing arrested woman crying
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce9yydgmzdvt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce9yydgmzdvt
BBC News
BBC Verify Live: White House defends AI-manipulated image showing arrested woman crying
Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
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Tesla fined for repeatedly failing to help UK police over driving offences
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r44zpprg7o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r44zpprg7o
BBC News
Elon Musk's Tesla fined for repeatedly failing to help UK police over driving offences
The British arm of Tesla has faced multiple court proceedings linked to allegations of road traffic offences.
White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/nekima-armstrong-photo-white-house.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/nekima-armstrong-photo-white-house.html
NY Times
White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying
The New York Times ran the image through an A.I. detection system and concluded that it showed signs of manipulation.
Three RCEs in Ilias Learning Management System
https://srlabs.de/blog/breaking-ilias-part-2-three-to-rce
https://srlabs.de/blog/breaking-ilias-part-2-three-to-rce
SRLabs
Breaking ILIAS #2: Three to RCE - SRLabs Research
We describe three previously unknown vulnerabilities enabling remote code execution (RCE) in versions 8, 9, and 10 of the widely used learning management system ILIAS.
Gas Town's Agent Patterns, Design Bottlenecks, and Vibecoding at Scale
https://maggieappleton.com/gastown
https://maggieappleton.com/gastown
Maggieappleton
Gas Town’s Agent Patterns, Design Bottlenecks, and Vibecoding at Scale
On agent orchestration patterns, why design and critical thinking are the new bottlenecks, and whether we should let go of looking at code
Killing the ISP Appliance: An eBPF/XDP Approach to Distributed BNG
https://markgascoyne.co.uk/posts/ebpf-bng/
https://markgascoyne.co.uk/posts/ebpf-bng/
markgascoyne.co.uk
Killing the ISP Appliance: An eBPF/XDP Approach to Distributed BNG
An open-source, eBPF-accelerated BNG that runs directly on OLT hardware - eliminating expensive centralised appliances
Show HN: New 3D Mapping website - Create heli orbits and "playable" map tours.
https://www.easy3dmaps.com/gallery
https://www.easy3dmaps.com/gallery
Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/microsoft-gave-fbi-a-set-of-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-unlock-suspects-laptops-reports/
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/microsoft-gave-fbi-a-set-of-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-unlock-suspects-laptops-reports/
TechCrunch
Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch
The FBI served Microsoft a warrant requesting encryption recovery keys to decrypt the hard drives of people involved in an alleged fraud case in Guam.