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• Experts reveal how images can fool our brain 

  25-05-2017 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the University of Lincoln have explained how 'trick of the light' altershow we see things andcreates visual illusions. The team found it all comes down to the way light reflects off the object.
  
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• E-bike handlebars are riddled with faecal matter, disgusting study reveals

  28-07-2026 16:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Experts from Initial Washroom Hygiene have revealed that e-bike handlebars are 'riddled' with germs.
  
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• Scientists uncover terrifying way 'ultimate apex predator' tears out sharks' livers

  28-07-2026 16:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Researchers believe massive ocean mammals are training themselves to kill sharks by attacking humans throughout the world.
  
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• Drone footage shows Wisconsin tornado damage

  28-07-2026 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  No fatalities or injuries were immediately reported after an EF-2 tornado hit parts of the Midwest state.
  
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• Charity bank pulls online services over third-party software flaw

  28-07-2026 15:53 via theregister.com
  
  CAF Bank, which serves 14,000 charities, has suspended online banking as it fixes a vulnerability in how third-party software connects to its portal. The outage has left some organizations struggling to run payroll after being cut from their accounts. In a message to customers, seen by The Register, the Charities Aid Foundation-owned bank confirm online services had been unavailable since July 24 and will remain so until further notice. The bank's communications say the decision resulted from re
  
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• Charity bank pulls online services over security fears

  28-07-2026 15:53 via theregister.com
  
  CAF Bank, which serves 14,000 charities, has suspended online banking as it fixes a vulnerability in how third-party software connects to its portal. The outage has left some organizations struggling to run payroll after being cut from their accounts. In a message to customers, seen by The Register, the Charities Aid Foundation-owned bank confirm online services had been unavailable since July 24 and will remain so until further notice. The bank's communications say the decision resulted from re
  
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• Deep space dishes dodge devastation from Spanish wildfires

  28-07-2026 15:43 via theregister.com
  
  Radio antennas for the European Space Agency and NASA appear to have escaped the worst effects of wildfires in Spain, though NASA's site sustained some cable damage. Over the weekend, a NASA spokesperson confirmed there was "no significant structural damage observed to antennas or buildings" at the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) despite fire ravaging the area. The spokesperson cautioned that "the situation remains dynamic" and additional inspections are required. A source with
  
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• Lime bike handlebars are riddled with faecal matter, disgusting study reveals

  28-07-2026 15:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Experts from Initial Washroom Hygiene have revealed that e-bike handlebars are 'riddled' with germs.
  
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• Hugging Face rebuilt a third of its infrastructure after OpenAI agents ran amok

  28-07-2026 15:11 via theregister.com
  
  Hugging Face rebuilt around a third of its infrastructure from clean images as part of a sizable cleanup effort following the OpenAI security mishap earlier this month. The revelation is among several additional details disclosed in a postmortem published Monday by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), with input from Hugging Face. It adds color to the picture painted by the two AI companies in recent weeks. According to the report, the Hugging Face team struggled to discern genuine rootkit code fr
  
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• What really happened when the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit Earth: Worldwide fires incinerated most animals within HOURS - before a global winter wiped out any survivors, study finds

  28-07-2026 15:03 via dailymail.com
  
  What really happened when the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago? Scientists from Purdue University claim to have settled the debate once and for all.
  
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• Uncle Sam needs you to fight for 6G leadership and security, lest Beijing get there first

  28-07-2026 14:49 via theregister.com
  
  America wants its allies to come together and help it lead the way in defining 6G communications standards, with security and resilience seen as key goals for next-generation networks. The latest effort to corral international work on 6G comes from the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which says it is pursuing the objectives of a December 2025 memo from President Trump on "Winning the 6G Race." That memo didn't identify who America is racing against, but it i
  
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• Scientists uncover terrifying way 'ultimate apex predator' hunts Jaws for its liver

  28-07-2026 14:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Researchers believe massive ocean mammals are training themselves to kill sharks by attacking humans throughout the world.
  
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• Look up this week! TWO meteor showers will peak on the same night - with up to 30 shooting stars every hour

  28-07-2026 14:28 via dailymail.com
  
  If you've always wanted to spot a shooting star, this week could be the perfect time to look up.
  
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• What is Jodrell Bank Observatory and what does it do?

  28-07-2026 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  When Jodrell Bank Observatory was built, the site was seen as gamechanger for radio astronomy.
  
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• Too many AI agents can get in each other's way

  28-07-2026 14:00 via theregister.com
  
  Anthropic and OpenAI have both proposed the deployment of agent armies as a way to maximize the notional benefits of artificial intelligence systems. But the optimal agent workforce isn't necessarily the largest. Researchers affiliated with the NTT Research's Physics of Artificial Intelligence (PAI) Lab and Harvard University's Center for Brain Science (CBS) say there's a point at which enterprise AI agents get in each other's way. Back in 2024, OpenAI used the term "swarm" to describe multi-age
  
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• Scientists reveal why you're exhausted despite getting eight hours of sleep - 90 per cent of mid-lifers are sleep deprived

  28-07-2026 13:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Midlifers are getting less good quality sleep than ever before, with work-related stress playing a major role new research suggests.
  
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• Hyperscale, hypersensitive: US teacher cuffed for applauding datacenter critics

  28-07-2026 13:32 via theregister.com
  
  A Kansas physics teacher discovered that in at least one corner of America's AI buildout, applause can apparently earn you a trip to jail. According to local news reports, Lux Claridge, a 37-year-old physics teacher from Emporia, was arrested after applauding a speaker opposing zoning changes for a proposed hyperscale datacenter, turning what should have been an ordinary planning meeting into national news. The meeting was called to consider zoning changes for the proposed Flint Hills Digital Ca
  
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• 'I would be ashamed to have written any part of this': Odyssey translator BLASTS Christopher Nolan's blockbuster - and complains it lacks sex scenes

  28-07-2026 13:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Professor Emily Wilson has gutted Christopher Nolan's attempt to bring the ancient Greek epic to modern audiences.
  
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• How wildfire smoke could be putting YOUR heart at risk, even if it's HUNDREDS of miles away. Damage can start within days. These are the risks you must know

  28-07-2026 13:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Catastrophic wildfires in France and Spain have forced many to leave their homes. But it's not just the immediate threat to life from the flames or smoke that is putting the health of thousands in jeopardy.
  
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• Signals are grim for Jodrell Bank Observatory after UK science funding decision

  28-07-2026 12:28 via theregister.com
  
  Jodrell Bank Observatory faces an uncertain future after UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) pulled funding. The UK's Particle Physics, Astronomy and Nuclear Physics (PPAN) science budget is decreasing by 2.7 percent over four years, which, coupled with increasing costs, means cuts seem inevitable, and the venerable Jodrell Bank could be on the chopping block. Professor Michele Dougherty, Executive Chair of the Science and Technology Facilities Council, said the situation required "some tough, but
  
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• Piecing together Pompeii's forgotten past: Archaeologists restore the ceiling of a banquet hall - revealing a fresco depicting the mythological union of Dionysus and Ariadne

  28-07-2026 11:58 via dailymail.com
  
  A stunning fresco buried beneath the ashes of Pompeii for nearly 2,000 years has been brought back to life in remarkable detail.
  
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• How to see July's full Buck Moon as it rises in the night sky

  28-07-2026 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  July's full Moon, know as the Buck Moon, is set to light up the night sky on Wednesday.
  
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• Earth's catastrophic cycle: Study reveals how our planet's biggest disasters strike every 27 million years - and it suggests we could be due one soon

  28-07-2026 11:52 via dailymail.com
  
  According to a new study, the most destructive events on Earth are based on a regular, hidden cycle.
  
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• Arista patches actively exploited VeloCloud bug as CISA puts admins on the clock

  28-07-2026 11:15 via theregister.com
  
  A critical flaw in Arista's VeloCloud Orchestrator has gone from zero to KEV in short order, with the networking giant confirming attackers are already exploiting it. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-16812, carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0 and affects VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem, the self-hosted version of the software that enterprises use to centrally manage VeloCloud software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs) connecting branch offices, datacenters, and clouds environments. Acco
  
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• Openreach nudges another 112 exchange areas toward full fiber

  28-07-2026 10:30 via theregister.com
  
  Openreach has disclosed another tranche of locations where providers will be barred from selling legacy copper-based services to premises that can receive full fiber as it pushes customers toward newer digital connections. The wholesale arm of BT, Britain's former state-owned telecoms monopoly, Openreach announced the latest batch of exchanges notified for "Stop Sell." There are 112 sites in this latest batch, the 25th tranche to be notified. Stop Sell is triggered once 75 percent of the premise
  
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• Antarctica's toxic time bomb: Melting ice is unleashing dangerous amounts of mercury trapped for hundreds of years, scientists warn

  28-07-2026 10:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Antarctica's melting ice is unlocking a toxic time that could poison the pristine ecosystem, scientists have warned.
  
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• The prehistoric 'mafia': 1.4 million-year-old footprints reveal our ancient relatives may have travelled in all-male gangs

  28-07-2026 09:04 via dailymail.com
  
  A set of footprints that date back more than 1.4 million years reveals our ancient relatives may have travelled in all-male gangs.
  
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• Cisco close to releasing more AI models, this time for deep networking ops

  28-07-2026 08:50 via theregister.com
  
  Cisco has developed AI models that can solve networking problems and is close to releasing the tools, plus the Cloud Control agentic ops tool that puts its models to work. Cloud Control is Cisco’s attempt to tame console sprawl, but creating a new interface to its product portfolio driven by agentic AI. The networking giant says Cloud Control will allow users to query their infrastructure to do things like find the source of a single glitchy connection. Today, figuring that out could see N
  
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• British chickens could be fuelling surge in bug linked to bowel cancer, study suggests

  28-07-2026 08:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Oxford University researchers have found a 100-fold increase in the movement of campylobacter bacteria between wild birds and commercial chickens since 1900.
  
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• Tackling the 'nasty' plant that can cause blisters and scars

  28-07-2026 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A conservation group says it has made progress tackling giant hogweed infestations in County Tyrone.
  
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