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• ESA swamped by over 23,000 applicants for astronaut with disability program

  25-08-2021 07:45 via go.theregister.com
  
  Apologises for slow processing, says those invited for further tests will hear by November The European Space Agency's Parastronaut feasibility project – an effort to recruit astronauts with a physical disability – has far exceeded its most optimistic forecasts by generating 23,000 applications.…
  
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• Noah's Ark could finally be found after tests uncover telltale signs at potential resting place

  31-08-2026 19:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists investigating a mysterious boat-shaped formation high in the mountains of Turkey have uncovered new clues that Noah's Ark could be buried beneath it.
  
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• Noah's Ark could finally be found after signs of ancient wood are detected deep underground

  31-08-2026 18:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists investigating a mysterious boat-shaped formation high in the mountains of Turkey have uncovered new clues that Noah's Ark could be buried beneath it.
  
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• Flood alerts issued for 7 million as 'raging killer currents' threaten multiple US states TODAY

  31-08-2026 16:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Flood watches have been issued for nearly seven million Americans as torrential rain threatens to unleash sudden walls of water with little warning.
  
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• Listen to the sound of the Jurassic: Scientists recreate the eerie calls that echoed through forests 165 million years ago

  31-08-2026 14:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Researchers have recreated the eerie calls that echoed through the Jurassic grasslands, steppes and woodlands 165 million years ago.
  
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• How your hot tub can kill you: Experts warn of the hidden danger that can pin victims underwater

  31-08-2026 14:50 via dailymail.com
  
  A tragedy in Spain has highlighted a little-known danger that experts warn can turn a luxury hot tub into a death trap.
  
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• From watches to passwords on paper, everything that's old is new again

  31-08-2026 14:33 via theregister.com
  
  KETTLE Windows XP is turning 25, and with AI still causing a memory crunch we're really missing the days of low-overhead OSes from Microsoft that just worked. You can listen to the latest episode of The Kettle right here on this page, as well as on Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube. Those platforms also let you subscribe to Kettle, so you are always notified when the latest episode goes live. This week on The Kettle, host Brandon Vigliarolo is joined by FOSS reporter Liam Proven and Microsoft rep
  
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• America faces double tropical threat as 'Dolly' eyes Florida and new storm brews in Gulf

  31-08-2026 14:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Hurricane trackers are monitoring two disturbances in the Atlantic basin as both move toward the US.
  
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• Scientists reveal what the perfect breasts look like - and say bigger isn't always better

  31-08-2026 11:39 via dailymail.com
  
  When it comes to body confidence, having larger boobs is something many women dream about. But be careful what you wish for - as it turns out bigger isn't always better.
  
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• The ominous sign Nepal was about to be hit by a flood: Ground measurements two days before the disaster confirmed record-high temperatures in the mountains, expert reveals

  31-08-2026 11:37 via dailymail.com
  
  As the death toll for the devastating flooding in Nepal and Tibet climbs above 900, experts have revealed the ominous warning signs that hinted disaster was imminent.
  
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• Energy biz SSE smacked around in court by a guy and AI

  31-08-2026 09:45 via theregister.com
  
  British energy company SSE Energy Supply refused to believe that there was no unit 8b at the property of Lyle Hopkins, a doctoral student at the University of Oxford. For more than 20 months, the company billed Hopkins at business rates, a total of £1,091.01, for an unused electricity meter on the property that had been associated with a previous owner's unsuccessful effort to convert the property into flats. A company representative even sent an email on June 15, 2024, stating that Hopkin
  
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• The balkanization of virtualization will de-throne VMware, which doesn't mind a bit

  31-08-2026 09:01 via theregister.com
  
  ANALYSIS VMware is about to lose its status as the undoubted leader of the virtualization market after a 20-year reign – a result it doesn’t mind one bit, but which also signals an industry-wide end to significant innovation for traditional server virtualization. The end of VMware's reign will come slowly, then suddenly, between now and October 2027, a period that includes three dates that tens of thousands of VMware customers will have circled on their calendars to remind them of id
  
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• Who, me? Techie with three months' experience was sent in as the Cisco expert and proceeded to blow everything up

  31-08-2026 08:30 via theregister.com
  
  WHO, ME? “Where to begin?” is a marvelous question. To get you going at the start of the working week, The Register thinks the answer is a new instalment of “Who, Me?” the column that shares your admissions of error. This week, meet a reader we’ll Regomize as “Martin” who told us about his very first job in tech. “I had just started working as a network engineer for a very small IT infrastructure company. Since I was the only person who worked with
  
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• What Happened To the AI Job Apocalypse?

  31-08-2026 04:07 via technocracy.news
  
  AI is the ultimate disruptor, but the employment apocalypse hasn’t happened as predicted… so far. What we have is employment churn, but not necessarily employment burn. Across multiple industries, employees are reporting increased job stress and burnout because of strain of using AI. Many employees are reporting more work because AI gives them more tasks to do.⁃ Patrick Wood Editor.A recent report from Stanford reviewed the latest employment data and found that, so f
  
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• Debian votes to let contributors code with AI

  30-08-2026 23:01 via theregister.com
  
  The Debian community has voted to allow members to use generative AI when creating their contributions, with the caveat that developers remain responsible for code quality. The Linux distro’s community recently decided to develop a policy on use of AI-assisted coding tools, and asked participants to vote on one of eight proposals that included an outright ban, cautious use, or just avoiding LLMs because of their impact on Earth’s environment. The rules of the vote saw community membe
  
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• Reason for mysterious orange and white balls seen floating on power lines across America revealed by expert

  30-08-2026 14:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The balls, which have been spotted in locations all over the country, have prompted speculation from bemused passers by.
  
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• AI vs reality: What 'delicious' takeaways being sold on Uber Eats, Deliveroo, and Just Eat REALLY look like - as apps are overcome with fake food photos

  30-08-2026 13:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat are being flooded with seemingly delicious food that are really nothing more than AI-generated fakes.
  
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• Do you have a work voice? Brits with thick accents are 'code-switching' to sound more professional - with people from East London most likely to tweak their pronunciation

  30-08-2026 11:27 via dailymail.com
  
  A new survey reveals that many Brits are toning down their accents - in the hopes of being perceived as more professional at work.
  
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• Turns out Brits would quite like their private messages to stay private

  30-08-2026 10:34 via theregister.com
  
  Brits have delivered a fairly unambiguous verdict on giving the government access to their encrypted messages: no, thanks. New polling commissioned by the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) found that 93 percent of British adults believe they have a right to private conversations online, while 89 percent think nobody should be able to access their personal messages without a court order. Perhaps more awkwardly for Westminster, two-thirds said they would not trust either the current gove
  
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• Will AI take your job? Interactive tool reveals just how likely you are to be replaced by a robot - and it's bad news for computer programmers

  30-08-2026 09:26 via dailymail.com
  
  From summarising boring documents to helping you plan a holiday, artificial intelligence (AI) is already taking over some jobs once reserved for humans.
  
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• Meet the Conquest Man: Scientists recreate the face of a stocky 50-year-old who lived through the Norman Conquest 1,000 years ago

  30-08-2026 09:07 via dailymail.com
  
  A stocky, battle-scarred man who lived through one of the most dramatic periods in English history has been brought back to life nearly 1,000 years after his death.
  
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• I've been to Gamescom six times - here's what excited me this year

  30-08-2026 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Laura Cress gets a first look at the biggest games in Cologne from Witcher 3 to Alien: Isolation 2.
  
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• America's Tornado Alley twists in terrifying new direction… as chilling map reveals even New York isn't safe from shifting highway of destruction: 'Everyone needs a plan'

  29-08-2026 21:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists have found evidence that America's Tornado Alley is shifting, putting many more states at risk of cyclone outbreaks.
  
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• Chilling map reveals America's Tornado Alley is veering into a new path of destruction... and experts warn it could hit New York: 'Everyone must have a plan'

  29-08-2026 21:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists have found evidence that America's Tornado Alley is shifting, putting many more states at risk of cyclone outbreaks.
  
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• Ritzy millionaires' paradise becomes a horror movie as 'Four Horsemen' unleash an apocalyptic summer of terror on the elite... now experts expose chilling links

  29-08-2026 21:30 via dailymail.com
  
  The playground for presidents, celebrities and some of America's wealthiest families has begun to resemble the setting of a horror movie.
  
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• Martha's Vineyard becomes a horror movie as 'Four Horsemen' unleash an apocalyptic summer of terror on the elite... now experts expose chilling links

  29-08-2026 18:07 via dailymail.com
  
  The playground for presidents, celebrities and some of America's wealthiest families has begun to resemble the setting of a horror movie.
  
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• Tropical Storm Lowell projected to strike Hawaii as hurricane-ravaged state braces for impact

  29-08-2026 17:00 via dailymail.com
  
  A third tropical cyclone in three weeks is threatening to bring floods and mudslides to over a million Americans and tourists.
  
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• AWS mumbles about its cost-busting networking tech when it should be shouting

  29-08-2026 15:30 via theregister.com
  
  Last month I sat in a networking lab with AWS VP of Global Network Engineering Matt Rehder and cracked a joke about cage nuts cutting your hands to ribbons. I wasn't prepared for the blank stare I got in response, but I really should have been. Mind you, not because the joke wasn't funny (my jokes are hilarious), but rather because the world the joke was referencing no longer exists for them. Racks show up as assembled units, and apparently nobody screws hardware into anything in an AWS datacent
  
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• A lot of datacenter networks are run by absolute clowns. Not Amazon's

  29-08-2026 15:30 via theregister.com
  
  Last month I sat in a networking lab with AWS VP of Global Network Engineering Matt Rehder and cracked a joke about cage nuts cutting your hands to ribbons. I wasn't prepared for the blank stare I got in response, but I really should have been. Mind you, not because the joke wasn't funny (my jokes are hilarious), but rather because the world the joke was referencing no longer exists for them. Racks show up as assembled units, and apparently nobody screws hardware into anything in an AWS datacent
  
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• Startup bags $7M to build drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack systems

  29-08-2026 12:15 via theregister.com
  
  A defense startup has raised $7 million to develop its counter-drone system that uses small interceptors to defend against swarms of FPV (First-Person View) drone swarms, the kind causing heavy battlefield casualties in Ukraine. San Francisco-based Mara says it has secured the funding to bring its Spike drone defense system to market, aiming to provide a cost-effective counter to small FPV attack drones - typically quad-copters with an explosive payload. The system comprises separate Spotter sen
  
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