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• Google Spam Filter Cost Republicans $2 Billion In Lost Donors

  05-07-2022 18:16 via technocracy.news
  
  In new evidence revealed by a study from North Carolina State University, Google selectively marks as spam conservative donation email requests, automatically dropping them into recipients’ junk folder. This dirty trick potentially violates campaign finance laws an is an important means of skewing election results. ⁃ TN EditorGoogle’s practice of filtering Republican campaign emails into spam filters cost the party $2 billion in donations since 2019, GOP lawmakers and
  
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• Tropical storm warnings for US coast with landfall TOMORROW... and a hurricane can't be ruled out

  31-08-2026 22:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Tropical storm warnings have been issued in two US states as forecasters warn the system will make landfall on Tuesday and a hurricane can't be ruled out.
  
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• Tropical storm warnings issued along US coast with landfall TOMORROW

  31-08-2026 22:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Tropical storm warnings have been issued in two US states as forecasters warn the system will make landfall on Tuesday and a hurricane can't be ruled out.
  
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• Orbify.eu pitches warped Inception-style 3D maps for navigation

  31-08-2026 21:52 via theregister.com
  
  Orbify.eu, a two-year-old Norwegian startup, wants people to see the world in a new way – through a warped lens that bends rendered map scenes into the dream sequence perspective seen in Christopher Nolan's movie Inception. The geospatial biz, co-founded by Karsten Huitfeldt, is developing image processing software that folds a 3D map model onto a curved surface. The technique, showcased in Inception, combines a near-field street-level perspective that ramps into an overhead view at distan
  
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• OpenClaw 2.0 pours glitter on slow-burning security dumpster fire

  31-08-2026 21:13 via theregister.com
  
  OpenClaw has unveiled what its makers call its largest ever update – large enough to earn a 2.0 moniker – with usability taking center stage, along with some security updates that critics are suggesting will be insufficient. The OpenClaw foundation announced the release of version 2.0 of its AI agent harness on Sunday, describing it as something with far more scope than they ever intended it to have. “This update touches every part of OpenClaw,” Foundation community manag
  
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• The chilling personality type more dangerous than a psychopath, according to a former FBI agent

  31-08-2026 20:44 via dailymail.com
  
  A retired FBI agent says one personality type is more dangerous than a psychopath, and it is far more common.
  
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• Attack hides malware in PNGs and drops custom reverse tunnel on victims' machines

  31-08-2026 20:26 via theregister.com
  
  An unknown miscreant is using "TerminalFix" to trick unsuspecting users into running PowerShell commands that infect their computers with a reverse tunnel granting attackers access to their networks. Some of the malware is even hidden inside PNG graphics the PC downloads. TerminalFix is the latest variant of the wildly popular ClickFix initial access method for attackers. This type of social engineering technique tricks users into running malicious commands by promoting them with a phony fix or
  
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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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• Broadcom pledges to lock down open source Python, Java libraries

  31-08-2026 18:32 via theregister.com
  
  Broadcom has decided to take responsibility for the security of some important open-source software, namely the Spring Java application framework and RabbitMQ. Australian developer Rod Johnson created the precursor to Spring in 2002, then found collaborators to tread the well-worn path towards monetizing open source software by starting a company called SpringSource to offer support and services for their creation. VMware acquired SpringSource and made it part of its Pivotal Software joint ventu
  
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• Anthropic cracks down on hijacked user accounts mining AI tokens

  31-08-2026 18:03 via theregister.com
  
  Rather than paying for their own Claude usage, crims are using malware to steal access to other people's accounts. Aware of this issue, Anthropic has signed at least one affected user out and removed the saved payment method to stop stolen sessions being abused. According to an email shared by Reddit user WorriedAssociate7029, who sent a copy to The Register, Anthropic has been keeping an eye on a threat actor using infostealer malware to hijack Claude login details, session cookies, and other i
  
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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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