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• Linus Torvalds says AI has made 'huge' Linux kernel updates the new normal

  10-08-2026 07:56 via theregister.com
  
  Linux kernel boss Linus Torvalds thinks the project has reached a new normal of supersized updates, thanks to AI. Torvalds posts a weekly state of the kernel update, and last week’s message opened with his observation that “This rc is huge.” “Even by the ‘new normal’ standards this is a big rc, and I think it's the biggest rc6 we've had in years at least by commit count,” he wrote on August 2. Fast forward a week and the size of the release candidate rem
  
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• Extinct human remains found on seafloor fuel claims of real-life biblical giants

  12-08-2026 19:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The remains of an extinct human discovered on the seafloor off Taiwan have reignited theories about the giants described in the Bible.
  
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• Solar eclipse LIVESTREAM: Watch live as the moon covers the face of the sun

  12-08-2026 18:52 via dailymail.com
  
  If bad weather or a shortage of eclipse glasses have scuppered your viewing plans, there's no need to worry. You can follow along with the whole event by tuning into NASA's live broadcast.
  
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• Extinct human remains found on seafloor fuel claims of the Bible's 'Nephilim Giants'

  12-08-2026 18:31 via dailymail.com
  
  The remains of an extinct human discovered on the seafloor off Taiwan have reignited theories about the giants described in the Bible.
  
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• Chilling plan to expand Flock camera's vast US surveillance network exposed

  12-08-2026 18:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Flock already operates more than 120,000 cameras across the US, but a leaked document shows it explored plans to vastly widen its surveillance reach.
  
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• Flock camera's chilling expansion plan exposed amid fears YOU will be watched more than ever

  12-08-2026 17:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Flock already operates more than 120,000 cameras across the US, but a leaked document shows it explored plans to vastly widen its surveillance reach.
  
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• Flock's chilling plan to add 350,000 cameras to its massive US surveillance network exposed

  12-08-2026 17:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Flock already operates more than 120,000 cameras across the US, but a leaked document shows it explored plans to vastly widen its surveillance reach.
  
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• Smooth-talking fraudsters clone contactless cards, authorize payments in just 13 minutes

  12-08-2026 17:05 via theregister.com
  
  A new social engineering and malware campaign targets Android users, stealing card details to make payments or withdraw cash. Group-IB discovered the campaign, calling it WindRelay, and found that several successful attacks were carried out on European victims within the space of a 13-minute phone call. The attack relies on a skilled social engineer walking the victim through the process and two malware strains: An NFC relay malware called WindRelay, first discovered in August 2025, and SpyNote,
  
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• Scientists discover a never-before-seen astronomical object that's a mashup of a black hole and a huge star - and it could explain the mysterious red dots in deep-space images

  12-08-2026 17:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A never-before-seen astronomical object has been discovered in the very early universe - and scientists believe it's a mashup of a black hole and a huge star.
  
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• Britain's drought could spark an outbreak of infectious diseases, scientists warn

  12-08-2026 17:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Britain's worsening drought could trigger outbreaks of infectious diseases, scientists have warned.
  
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• No Fourth Amendment In American airports?

  12-08-2026 17:01 via technocracy.news
  
  It isn’t just about airports, but about all ports of entry at the border and any checkpoints set by CBP within 100 miles of a border. If you refuse to hand over your phone, you could be charged on the spot. Your digital life isn’t in your suitcase, but in your phone. It’s the holy grail of snooping. This story starts here: the privacy-first Graphene OS, which can be installed on Google phones, has an auto-destruct feature that is triggered by entering a secret password. This ci
  
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• Sovereign AI overcomes compliance challenges and feeds innovation in public sector and other regulated industries, say HPE and NVIDIA

  12-08-2026 17:00 via theregister.com
  
  Enterprises must "feed" their AI ventures with reliable, well-curated data if they want worthwhile returns. But new mandates governing AI deployments also require them to act as careful custodians of their data, along with the infrastructure, supply chain, software and other aspects of their IT landscape. Sovereign AI gives an enterprise, or even a nation state, complete control over how its AI systems are built, deployed, operated, and governed. It emphasizes control over data, infrastructure,
  
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• Flock camera's chilling plan to vastly expand its surveillance network exposed

  12-08-2026 16:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Flock already operates more than 120,000 cameras across the US, but a leaked document shows it explored plans to vastly widen its surveillance reach.
  
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• Odds of tropical threat forming in the Atlantic increase as models show paths to the US East Coast

  12-08-2026 16:35 via dailymail.com
  
  A new Atlantic storm may be only hours away from forming and early models show multiple paths to the US.
  
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• Uber Freight keeps on trucking after extortion crew breaks in

  12-08-2026 16:32 via theregister.com
  
  Uber Freight says it is investigating a "data security incident" days after the Helix extortion group listed the company on its data leak site on August 6. Helix claims to have stolen nearly 1 million files from mailboxes, OneDrive accounts, the accounts receivable department, and other repositories. An Uber Freight spokesperson told The Register that the incident was under investigation but had not disrupted the company's daily operations. "We are investigating a data security incident involvin
  
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• Solar eclipse live updates: Huge queues form in last-minute scramble for glasses as UK braces for pandemonium and spate of accidents

  12-08-2026 16:25 via dailymail.com
  
  LIVE UPDATES: Eclipse mania has gripped the nation, as Britons form huge queues in a last-minute scramble for glasses to watch the best solar eclipse in a generation.
  
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• Exposed: Woeful security at UK criminal records office that led to sensitive data leak

  12-08-2026 15:40 via theregister.com
  
  The UK's criminal records office, ACRO, has escaped a fine and received a regulatory reprimand after security failings potentially exposed highly sensitive data belonging to nearly 11,000 people. ACRO disclosed the "cybersecurity incident" in April 2023, and said at the time that it had no evidence to suggest that any data was compromised. However, it has now emerged that attackers maintained persistent access to ACRO's website and content management system for more than seven months, and staged
  
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• Akira ransomware scum blocked victim's security tools – and broke their own encryptor

  12-08-2026 15:00 via theregister.com
  
  An Akira ransomware affiliate rebooted a victim’s computer into Safe Mode to kill its security tools – and in the process sabotaged their own malware when the limited-function startup mode also broke their encryptor. But the ending wasn't entirely happy for the victim. The attacker had already stolen credentials and data from file shares before Safe Mode prevented the ransomware from doing its job. Huntress security operations analyst James Northey detailed the incident in a Wednesda
  
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• Map reveals where partial solar eclipse will be visible across the US in HOURS

  12-08-2026 14:57 via dailymail.com
  
  A partial solar eclipse will sweep across parts of the US on Wednesday, giving millions of Americans a chance to witness the rare celestial spectacle.
  
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• Can I still get certified glasses to watch tonight's solar ECLIPSE and how can I watch it without them: Everything you need to know about the historic celestial event - no matter where you are in Ireland

  12-08-2026 14:49 via dailymail.com
  
  The glasses are all but sold out at this late stage - but not quite - and there are other ways to view this historic celestial event safely.
  
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• Bumble users are FURIOUS as the app ditches women-first rule and allows men to make the first move - as one dubs it 'Tinder 2.0'

  12-08-2026 14:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Bumble has enraged its users after announcing a dramatic U-turn on its women-first rule.
  
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• How Voyager engineers found two more years in a 50-year-old power budget

  12-08-2026 14:02 via theregister.com
  
  SPACE EXTENDERS Adding a few extra years to Voyager 2's prodigiously long life was the result of an effort that began more than a year ago, as engineers and managers pondered how to eke out a few more watts from the spacecraft's dwindling power supply. "We came up with the 'Big Bang' idea probably more than a year ago now," recalls Suzanne Dodd, Project Manager for the Voyager project. "We were looking for ways to extend the lifetime of the mission, which means really extending how long we can o
  
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• The REAL mummy's curse: Global trade in human heads could unleash ancient microbes on the world, scientists warn

  12-08-2026 13:59 via dailymail.com
  
  A growing global trade in preserved body parts could unleash ancient fungal spores on the world, scientists have warned.
  
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• Brit rail cops bring live facial recognition to the London Underground

  12-08-2026 13:19 via theregister.com
  
  British Transport Police is expanding its trial of live facial recognition (LFR) to the London Underground, despite concerns about privacy and mistaken identification. The force, which polices railways across England, Scotland, and Wales, will begin its Tube deployments at Victoria Underground station. The cameras will then rotate between Underground and Network Rail stations until the trial ends in November. The trial began at London Bridge railway station in February and is intended to assess
  
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• Big Cloud is poised to corner the market for enterprise hardware

  12-08-2026 12:52 via theregister.com
  
  OPINION Whenever I talk to execs from hyperscale clouds, they suggest it is their destiny to eventually host the majority of enterprise workloads. That future is now in sight because the AI boom has shown how they can use their financial muscle to command the hardware supply chain. Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami made the situation plain in May when he pointed out that the fastest way to access a new server was to rent it from a hyperscaler rather than wait for an established hardware provider to de
  
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• Revealed: The weirdest things that will happen during tonight's solar eclipse - from animals falling silent to a spike in traffic accidents

  12-08-2026 12:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Aside from being incredible to look at, solar eclipses are also known to spark cascades of strange events.
  
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• We don't serve pies, but we do like a Pi

  12-08-2026 11:57 via theregister.com
  
  BORK!BORK!BORK! There is an old IT truism that the best tip anybody can give is "turn it off and turn it on again." But this is probably not the sort of tip that the staff at this London pub were expecting. Today's entry into the world of embedded borks comes from the tipping machine in a London pub, spotted by an eagle-eyed Register reader. Tipping culture has yet to take root in the UK to the same extent as in the US, but it is spreading. Rather than dropping a few coins into a jar or mutterin
  
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• Everything you need to know about tonight's total solar eclipse as huge queues form in last-minute scramble for glasses: The best times and locations to see it

  12-08-2026 11:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Britons across the country are queuing up by the hundreds in a last minute bid to get their hands on eclipse glasses ahead of the best solar eclipse in a generation.
  
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• UK puts £14B cloud framework in place with SMEs promised a bigger slice

  12-08-2026 11:02 via theregister.com
  
  The British government has awarded places on its latest G-Cloud procurement framework, through which the public sector could spend an estimated £14 billion ($18.9 billion) over four years. Whitehall hopes smaller UK suppliers will capture more of that business than they have in the past. G-Cloud 15 is billed as the most significant upgrade to the UK's public sector cloud procurement framework since its inception over a decade ago. It was signposted by the Crown Commercial Service last year
  
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• Huge queues form outside UK corner shops as Brits rush to stock up on solar eclipse glasses

  12-08-2026 10:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Desperate Britons have queued for hours through the night in a bid to get their hands on solar eclipse glasses.
  
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