<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Sci-Tech - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Sci-Tech news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:22:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[JavaScript installer pnpm recast in Rust because ECMAScript can't keep up]]></title><description><![CDATA[The popular JavaScript package manager pnpm, already known for its speedy downloads, has further cut installation times by up to 90 percent thanks to a complete rewrite in Rust. Yet the freshly released version 12 of pnpm should not cause consternation while upgrading, its maintainer says. &ldquo;Upgrading should not feel like a migration. The commands, flags, settings, and lockfile format of pnpm 11 all carry over, and the documentation covers both versions,&rdquo; wrote Zoltan Kochan, the curr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/javascript-installer-pnpm-recast-in-rust-because-ecmascript-cant-keep-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/javascript-installer-pnpm-recast-in-rust-because-ecmascript-cant-keep-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cloud snail-mail service Docmail enters third day stuck in the outbox]]></title><description><![CDATA[Docmail, a service used by more than 30,000 UK businesses and public sector organizations, has been offline for several days, prompting concern among users. Operated by CFH Docmail Ltd, the cloud-based hybrid mail service allows users to send physical letters without running their own print rooms or making trips to the post office. In other words, it handles the printing and postage of business communications. However, Docmail has been unavailable since the start of business on September 2, acco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cloud-snail-mail-service-docmail-enters-third-day-stuck-in-the-outbox/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cloud-snail-mail-service-docmail-enters-third-day-stuck-in-the-outbox/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gen Z? Try Gen E! A quarter of youngsters think owning a petrol car is 'as outdated as having a landline' - and want an electric vehicle instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gen Z have a reputation for 'cancelling' popular items - and their latest verdict might be their most divisive yet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gen-z-try-gen-e-a-quarter-of-youngsters-think-owning-a-petrol-car-is-as-outdated-as-having-a-landline-and-want-an-electric-vehicle-instead/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gen-z-try-gen-e-a-quarter-of-youngsters-think-owning-a-petrol-car-is-as-outdated-as-having-a-landline-and-want-an-electric-vehicle-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wayve and Uber steal a march on Waymo with paid self-driving London rides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wayve and Uber have launched self-driving rides in London, but what's more interesting is what is planned for the next few months and years. As of today, the plan is for 15 electric Ford Mustangs, equipped with the Wayve AI driver, to roam the capital, picking up passengers with a safety driver on hand to keep an eye on things. However, at a launch event on Thursday, Wayve showed off the follow-up to the Mustang: a Nissan LEAF, which will run the Wayve AI Driver using NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion. This]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wayve-and-uber-steal-a-march-on-waymo-with-paid-self-driving-london-rides/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wayve-and-uber-steal-a-march-on-waymo-with-paid-self-driving-london-rides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enjoy the Windows 10 Update Experience at London's O2]]></title><description><![CDATA[BORK!BORK!BORK! Windows 10 is lingering on after its friends have gone home, plaintively flickering out an update notification on a digital sign at London's O2 arena. The sign was advertising the venue and some of the activities available inside, including an indoor skydiving experience. We'd recommend indoor skydiving as an alternative to jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft for those minded to give it a go, although the sight of Windows 10 making its presence felt is less than ideal when c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/enjoy-the-windows-10-update-experience-at-londons-o2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/enjoy-the-windows-10-update-experience-at-londons-o2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super El Niño could scupper your plans for a winter ski holiday: Forecasters predict less snowfall than normal over Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're looking forward to a winter ski getaway, El Ni&ntilde;o could scupper your fresh powder plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/super-el-nio-could-scupper-your-plans-for-a-winter-ski-holiday-forecasters-predict-less-snowfall-than-normal-over-europe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/super-el-nio-could-scupper-your-plans-for-a-winter-ski-holiday-forecasters-predict-less-snowfall-than-normal-over-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They're taking the p***! Climbers are melting Everest's glacier with their urine, study warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, hundreds of climbers flock to the Himalayas to take on Mount Everest. But a new study has warned that climbers are unknowingly destroying Everest's glacier...with their urine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/theyre-taking-the-p-climbers-are-melting-everests-glacier-with-their-urine-study-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/theyre-taking-the-p-climbers-are-melting-everests-glacier-with-their-urine-study-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US law firm accuses UK AI software firm of unwanted contract renewal when it tried to leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[A US law firm is alleging that UK-based telecoms and software company ConnexAI sold it software and AI systems that failed to perform as the vendor claimed, and then unlawfully renewed its contract. ConnexAI has rejected the allegations. The dispute has involves two court cases, both of which are ongoing. DK Law, a personal injury specialist based in California, alleged in a California court filing in April that ConnexAI promises &ldquo;customers a telephone system and AI software solution with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-law-firm-accuses-uk-ai-software-firm-of-unwanted-contract-renewal-when-it-tried-to-leave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-law-firm-accuses-uk-ai-software-firm-of-unwanted-contract-renewal-when-it-tried-to-leave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK military wants lasers to stop drone swarms without running out of ammo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking anti-drone technology capable of protecting troops from saturation attacks designed to overwhelm defenses or exhaust their ammunition. The tender, dubbed Project PANOPTES, is being run by UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) on behalf of the MoD, with an initial &pound;5 million ($6.8 million) available to successful bidders. First-stage submissions close at midday on September 23, suggesting that the MoD is in something of a hurry. According to the competi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-military-wants-lasers-to-stop-drone-swarms-without-running-out-of-ammo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-military-wants-lasers-to-stop-drone-swarms-without-running-out-of-ammo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best eSIM for travel 2026: which one offers the best value for money?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comparing travel eSIM prices is not as simple as looking at a provider's homepage. Most companies advertise low starting prices, but what travelers actually pay depends on whether they can buy a plan that matches the length of their trip. If a provider only offers fixed duration packages, travelers may end up paying for several days of mobile data they do not need. For frequent travelers or longer trips, those extra days can quickly add to the total cost. The Travel eSIM Value Index 2026 compare]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/best-esim-for-travel-2026-which-one-offers-the-best-value-for-money/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/best-esim-for-travel-2026-which-one-offers-the-best-value-for-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Call: User who handled life-or-death situations struggled with the SHIFT key]]></title><description><![CDATA[ON CALL Welcome to another Friday and therefore to a fresh instalment of On Call, our weekly reader-contributed column that shares your tech support stories. This week, meet a reader we&rsquo;ll Regomize as &ldquo;Roy&rdquo; who toiled at a company that did work related to tissue donations and organ transplants. &ldquo;The on-call duties were a bit hair-raising due to the high stakes involved,&rdquo; Roy told On Call. &ldquo;Thankfully, things typically ran well and I didn&rsquo;t get too many c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/on-call-user-who-handled-life-or-death-situations-struggled-with-the-shift-key/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/on-call-user-who-handled-life-or-death-situations-struggled-with-the-shift-key/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google engineer unplugged every fiber they could see and – surprise! – took down a chunk of the G-Cloud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google Cloud has revealed the embarrassing reason for a partial outage at its us-central1-b region this week: An engineer unplugged it. The incident spanned 07:41 to 11:52 PT on September 1, and saw a portion of the G-Cloud region experience &ldquo;severe network degradation and resource isolation.&rdquo; &ldquo;Traffic flow drop rates for resources hosted in the affected area reached 100% during the peak of the incident, resulting in unreachable virtual machines and elevated packet loss,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/google-engineer-unplugged-every-fiber-they-could-see-and-surprise-took-down-a-chunk-of-the-g-cloud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/google-engineer-unplugged-every-fiber-they-could-see-and-surprise-took-down-a-chunk-of-the-g-cloud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The search company that plants trees just launched a Linux browser to help Europe battle big tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berlin-based eco-conscious search outfit Ecosia is expanding its range of European-focused web browsers to include a Linux version, citing the growing number of users in the EU looking for open alternatives to the clutches of American tech giants. Calling Linux users a &ldquo;critical tech community that has long called for data privacy, digital sovereignty, and sustainability,&rdquo; Ecosia said it was launching the new browser to support the community, whose numbers it says doubled in the EU b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-search-company-that-plants-trees-just-launched-a-linux-browser-to-help-europe-battle-big-tech/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-search-company-that-plants-trees-just-launched-a-linux-browser-to-help-europe-battle-big-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cisco searched for IOS XR bugs and found so many it rolled them into an update release]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cisco has warned its customers of three critical-rated flaws in its products. Two of them are present in the Cisco IOS XR operating system that powers the company&rsquo;s carrier-grade kit. CVE-2026-20274 scores 9.8 on the ten-point CVSS scale and covers a buffet of buffering issues, the potential for out-of-bounds writes, and the chance to initialize resources with an insecure default. CVE-2026-20279 is another 9.8-rated flaw. Cisco says it&rsquo;s an improper access control problem that covers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cisco-searched-for-ios-xr-bugs-and-found-so-many-it-rolled-them-into-an-update-release/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cisco-searched-for-ios-xr-bugs-and-found-so-many-it-rolled-them-into-an-update-release/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI commits $1B in AI credits to frontline cyber defenders]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI has pledged $1 billion in credits to subsidize access to its services and training for resource-strapped cyber defenders around the world. The AI giant expects organizations to use the subsidized credits over the next six months as part of its Daybreak for Frontline Defenders initiative, announced Thursday. Critical infrastructure organizations, community banks, nonprofits, and open-source maintainers can apply for access credits online. These are the defenders tasked with securing critic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-commits-1b-in-ai-credits-to-frontline-cyber-defenders/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-commits-1b-in-ai-credits-to-frontline-cyber-defenders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI throws Astra into the top-tier model ring]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a brief training pause to reflect on the inadequacy of its AI security measures, OpenAI has released GPT-6 Astra, initially for those in its Trusted Access Program. Assuming all goes well and there are no more incidents like the Hugging Face hack, the AI biz in a few days will allow Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise subscribers to try out what the company describes as "our most intelligent model yet, with state-of-the-art performance in computer use, browsing, software engineering, scien]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-throws-astra-into-the-top-tier-model-ring/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-throws-astra-into-the-top-tier-model-ring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hugging Face is too important to fall into Nvidia's hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPINION Nvidia on Thursday announced an agreement to acquire open source AI evangelist and model depot Hugging Face for $12.9 billion in a deal that's expected to close next year, assuming regulators don't get in the way. They should get in the way. As antitrust magnets go, Nvidia buying Hugging Face takes the cake. You wouldn't let an automaker acquire the primary means of fuel distribution. Nor would you let it buy the primary means by which the mechanics are trained. Yet, Nvidia's acquisition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hugging-face-is-too-important-to-fall-into-nvidias-hands/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hugging-face-is-too-important-to-fall-into-nvidias-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Phil rages over UFO 'lie' the US government has told Americans for years: 'I don't trust them about this at all']]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Phil McGraw slammed what he claimed was an 80-year coverup that was intentionally carried out to deceive the American people and keep over 300 million people in the dark.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/dr-phil-rages-over-ufo-lie-the-us-government-has-told-americans-for-years-i-dont-trust-them-about-this-at-all/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/dr-phil-rages-over-ufo-lie-the-us-government-has-told-americans-for-years-i-dont-trust-them-about-this-at-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True AI-pocalypse as ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all go down at once]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI says its ChatGPT service is recovering from a limited outage this morning amid similar problems affecting SpaceX's Grok and Anthropic's Claude. It might not be a good time for a chat. "A routing error starting around 7:43 am PT on Thursday, September 3 made ChatGPT and Codex unavailable for some users across platforms," a company spokesperson told The Register. "As of about 8:17 am PT on Thursday, a solution was successfully implemented and is continuing to be monitored." The OpenAI statu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/true-ai-pocalypse-as-chatgpt-claude-and-grok-all-go-down-at-once/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/true-ai-pocalypse-as-chatgpt-claude-and-grok-all-go-down-at-once/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA photo of Mars sparks theories of alien life as eagle-eyed viewers spot TRACKS in the dust]]></title><description><![CDATA[A strange pattern in the soil of Mars has reopened the discussion that something may still be living on the long-dead planet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-photo-of-mars-sparks-theories-of-alien-life-as-eagle-eyed-viewers-spot-tracks-in-the-dust/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-photo-of-mars-sparks-theories-of-alien-life-as-eagle-eyed-viewers-spot-tracks-in-the-dust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prolific Microsoft 0-day hunter drops CrowdStrike Falcon exploit PoC]]></title><description><![CDATA[The disgruntled security researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse (aka Chaotic Eclipse, Infinite Nightmare, and now also MSNightmare) is moving away from their singular Microsoft vendetta and on to other vendors. On Thursday, they dropped a new zero-day bug called FalconFlank that affects CrowdStrike&rsquo;s Falcon endpoint security platform - albeit with a Windows link. According to the prolific zero-day hunter, FalconFlank is a privilege escalation vulnerability that abuses the Microsoft Office m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/prolific-microsoft-0-day-hunter-drops-crowdstrike-falcon-exploit-poc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/prolific-microsoft-0-day-hunter-drops-crowdstrike-falcon-exploit-poc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CERN moves thousands of accelerator control computers to Debian]]></title><description><![CDATA[CERN is moving several thousand computers that control its particle accelerator hardware from Red Hat-family Linux distros to Debian. CERN &ndash; the place that runs the Large Hadron Collider &ndash; generates a lot of data, and that means it uses a lot of computers. Most of them run Linux, and for over 20 years, it used distros in the Red Hat family. Now, that's beginning to change: it&rsquo;s moving what it calls the &ldquo;front end&rdquo; computers, the ones underground that control the LHC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cern-moves-thousands-of-accelerator-control-computers-to-debian/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cern-moves-thousands-of-accelerator-control-computers-to-debian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hugging Face CEO says 'planets aligned' for Nvidia deal, aims to reach 100M users]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chief exec of Hugging Face says he wants to take the platform to 100 million users within the next few years, and Nvidia&rsquo;s backing could help it get there, despite rejecting an investment offer from the chip giant last year. On a conference call to discuss Nvidia's agreed $12.9 billion takeover of the AI model hub, Cl&eacute;ment Delangue said it gives Hugging Face the security to think about the long term. &ldquo;With a big supporter like Nvidia, we can think about the next 10 years a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hugging-face-ceo-says-planets-aligned-for-nvidia-deal-aims-to-reach-100m-users/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hugging-face-ceo-says-planets-aligned-for-nvidia-deal-aims-to-reach-100m-users/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Category 4 Hurricane Lowell takes shocking turn as major storm now threatens one million Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hurricane Lowell has reached major storm status and has now taken an extreme turn which threatens a state still recovering from the impact of Hurricane Lala.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/category-4-hurricane-lowell-takes-shocking-turn-as-major-storm-now-threatens-one-million-americans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/category-4-hurricane-lowell-takes-shocking-turn-as-major-storm-now-threatens-one-million-americans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The weirdest and wackiest studies revealed in the Ig Nobels - including research on how to blow your nose and why teenagers are so smelly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comical discoveries including the best way to blow your nose and why teenagers are so smelly have won this year's spoof Nobel prizes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-weirdest-and-wackiest-studies-revealed-in-the-ig-nobels-including-research-on-how-to-blow-your-nose-and-why-teenagers-are-so-smelly/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-weirdest-and-wackiest-studies-revealed-in-the-ig-nobels-including-research-on-how-to-blow-your-nose-and-why-teenagers-are-so-smelly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audacity audio-editing app no longer looks like it's from the early 2000s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Audacity, a beloved open-source audio editing software tool, has just received a massive makeover. For those unfamiliar with Audacity, it&rsquo;s a 26-year-old piece of FOSS software that provides incredibly robust audio editing capabilities for the perfect price &ndash; $0 &ndash; making it ideal for independent musicians, garage bands, vinyl rippers, and college students who want to make a slowly, deliberately spoken foreign-language recording for a group project sound vaguely fluent - not tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/audacity-audio-editing-app-no-longer-looks-like-its-from-the-early-2000s/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/audacity-audio-editing-app-no-longer-looks-like-its-from-the-early-2000s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA wires up Dragonfly and names the landing area]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Titan dune field where NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft will land in 2034 has a name: Ahmakiq Undae. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) approved the name, and NASA announced it in an update as the spacecraft's 2028 launch edges closer. It is scheduled to arrive at Saturn's moon Titan in late 2034. Dragonfly's fabrication began in late 2024 and was completed about a year later. Most recently, engineers fitted the probe's wiring harness, which, according to NASA, includes an estimated 17,31]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-wires-up-dragonfly-and-names-the-landing-area/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-wires-up-dragonfly-and-names-the-landing-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pax Silica Expands Its Mission Into Elite Education With Foundry School]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is largely a propaganda article, but Pax Silica has been on my radar as a Technocratic initiative since its founding in December 2025. Originally seen as building empire for Technocracy by spreading the US AI stack into blocks of nations worldwide. This Foundry School seems very elite-oriented, serving Pax Silica exclusively. &#8259; Patrick Wood, Editor.The Trump administration will launch Foundry School on Sept. 3, a national training program meant to prepare entrepreneurs, engineers, tec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/pax-silica-expands-its-mission-into-elite-education-with-foundry-school/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/pax-silica-expands-its-mission-into-elite-education-with-foundry-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drowning in CVEs and thirsty for answers? Try CTEM]]></title><description><![CDATA[A decade or two ago, board executives asked "why should I care about cybersecurity?" Five years ago, they were asking "Are you patching our software vulnerabilities?" Now, they're starting to ask: "Are we actually secure?" They might want a simple 'yes' or 'no' initially, but eventually they'll say the most dreaded thing of all, and it'll be a demand, not a question: "Prove it". Traditional vulnerability management and patching, won't survive that conversation. It's why a relatively new approach]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/drowning-in-cves-and-thirsty-for-answers-try-ctem/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/drowning-in-cves-and-thirsty-for-answers-try-ctem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harold II 'wasn't shot in the eye during the Battle of Hastings': Bayeux Tapestry curator shoots down popular theory]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a question that has been debated by historians for centuries: was Harold II shot in the eye at the Battle of Hastings? Now, the Bayeux Tapestry curator has settled the debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/harold-ii-wasnt-shot-in-the-eye-during-the-battle-of-hastings-bayeux-tapestry-curator-shoots-down-popular-theory/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/harold-ii-wasnt-shot-in-the-eye-during-the-battle-of-hastings-bayeux-tapestry-curator-shoots-down-popular-theory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salesforce blames its Claude addiction for denting profit margin guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salesforce was unable to improve its margin forecasts because of the dollars it is spending on Claude tokens, an investor conference heard last week. As an example of how heavily the CRM giant is investing in its own AI capabilities to build products for customers, Mike Spencer, deputy CFO and head of finance Salesforce, told the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference last week that spending with Anthropic &mdash; the LLM-builder with which it has launched a new partnership &mdash; was sufficient t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/salesforce-blames-its-claude-addiction-for-denting-profit-margin-guidance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/salesforce-blames-its-claude-addiction-for-denting-profit-margin-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was Harold II shot in the eye during the Battle of Hastings? Bayeux Tapestry curator shoots down popular theory - and says arrow stitching was 'certainly' added later]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a question that has been debated by historians for centuries: was Harold II shot in the eye at the Battle of Hastings? Now, the Bayeux Tapestry curator has settled the debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/was-harold-ii-shot-in-the-eye-during-the-battle-of-hastings-bayeux-tapestry-curator-shoots-down-popular-theory-and-says-arrow-stitching-was-certainly-added-later/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/was-harold-ii-shot-in-the-eye-during-the-battle-of-hastings-bayeux-tapestry-curator-shoots-down-popular-theory-and-says-arrow-stitching-was-certainly-added-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haiku OS rises / Beta 6 sails open web / Virtual winds fly fast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sixth beta of the Haiku OS is here, now with more choice of web browsers and a working hardware-accelerated hypervisor. Haiku OS beta 6 came out just a week after the project&rsquo;s 25th birthday. We have been trying it on several different machines around the Irish Sea wing of Vulture Towers, and enjoying the experience very much. The release notes contain a lot of changes and some significant new features, although many of them are not immediately obvious. The built-in WebPositive browser]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/haiku-os-rises-beta-6-sails-open-web-virtual-winds-fly-fast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/haiku-os-rises-beta-6-sails-open-web-virtual-winds-fly-fast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeowner finds Denmark's biggest ever haul of Viking silver while digging up his garden - including jewellery, coins, and even a tiny Thor's hammer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A homeowner digging up his garden to lay a new patio stumbled across Denmark's biggest ever haul of Viking silver.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/homeowner-finds-denmarks-biggest-ever-haul-of-viking-silver-while-digging-up-his-garden-including-jewellery-coins-and-even-a-tiny-thors-hammer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/homeowner-finds-denmarks-biggest-ever-haul-of-viking-silver-while-digging-up-his-garden-including-jewellery-coins-and-even-a-tiny-thors-hammer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9B, promises not to squeeze too hard]]></title><description><![CDATA[BREAKING Nvidia has agreed to buy AI developer platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, tightening its grip on the ecosystem surrounding open models. Following weeks of industry chatter, Nvidia confirmed Thursday it had entered into a definitive agreement to buy the model-hosting hub, sometimes described as a GitHub for AI developers. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. Open foundation models and t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nvidia-buys-hugging-face-for-129b-promises-not-to-squeeze-too-hard/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nvidia-buys-hugging-face-for-129b-promises-not-to-squeeze-too-hard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true extent of Europe's summer wildfires: Map reveals how more than 1.2 million hectares were extensively burnt in July and August alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the summer, devastating wildfires have swept across Europe, displacing thousands of people. Now, the true extent of the damage has been revealed in a new map.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-true-extent-of-europes-summer-wildfires-map-reveals-how-more-than-12-million-hectares-were-extensively-burnt-in-july-and-august-alone/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-true-extent-of-europes-summer-wildfires-map-reveals-how-more-than-12-million-hectares-were-extensively-burnt-in-july-and-august-alone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cybercrooks trawl Fishbrain to net password hashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cybercriminals have reeled in password hashes and corresponding salts belonging to users of popular fishing app Fishbrain, opening the door to cracking attempts. Fishbrain AB, which says its eponymous app serves more than 20 million anglers, disclosed the August 19 breach to the California Attorney General's Office this week. The unknown perpetrators helped themselves to a trawl of user data, including names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, Fishbrain usernames, country informatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cybercrooks-trawl-fishbrain-to-net-password-hashes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cybercrooks-trawl-fishbrain-to-net-password-hashes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Uber rapture' leaves passengers and drivers behind in Nigeria and Uganda]]></title><description><![CDATA[In what some are dubbing the "Uber rapture," the ride-hailing pioneer has abruptly quit Nigeria and Uganda. Far from drivers and their cars ascending to some surge-priced afterlife, users reported the service shutting down while rides were still underway. "A friend of mine said they were on a ride when they got the message," one observer wrote on X. "She told the driver and he said, 'It's a lie!'" &ndash; a phrase widely used in Nigeria to express disbelief or call out what one perceives to be b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uber-rapture-leaves-passengers-and-drivers-behind-in-nigeria-and-uganda/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uber-rapture-leaves-passengers-and-drivers-behind-in-nigeria-and-uganda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows 11 update sends some desktops into an unwanted goth phase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft's August update preview has painted some Windows 11 desktops black &ndash; and affected users can't simply restore their preferred backgrounds. Microsoft has confirmed reports that the update can prevent personalization settings from loading on Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. In an unfortunate Rolling Stones tribute, the operating system consequently falls back to its default black background, regardless of the values users enter. In its entry on the Windows release health dashboard, Microso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/windows-11-update-sends-some-desktops-into-an-unwanted-goth-phase/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/windows-11-update-sends-some-desktops-into-an-unwanted-goth-phase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which came first, Windows 95's taskbar or NeXT's Dock? Neither]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week marked the 31st anniversary of Windows 95 going on sale. More than three decades later, suggestions about the influences behind its interface can still rile some of the people who built it. The Reg FOSS desk prompted spirited responses from several former Microsoft employees after noting possible British influences on NeXTstep and Windows 95. The exchange began with a passing comment in an X thread started by former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer, who has spoken regularly to The Regis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/which-came-first-windows-95s-taskbar-or-nexts-dock-neither/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/which-came-first-windows-95s-taskbar-or-nexts-dock-neither/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gene-edited strawberries are coming to Britain! Futuristic fruits have their DNA altered to keep them in season for longer]]></title><description><![CDATA[They're typically a summer fruit - but strawberries could soon be enjoyed out of season, thanks to a new gene edited variety set to be sold in British supermarkets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gene-edited-strawberries-are-coming-to-britain-futuristic-fruits-have-their-dna-altered-to-keep-them-in-season-for-longer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gene-edited-strawberries-are-coming-to-britain-futuristic-fruits-have-their-dna-altered-to-keep-them-in-season-for-longer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spurs boots VMware, cites 85% licensing saving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur has ditched VMware as part of a wider datacenter and network refresh, saving itself more than 85 percent on licensing costs - though its Chief Technology Officer says the decision wasn't purely financial. Transforming Spurs into a winning force on the pitch remains a work in progress. Off the pitch, though, the club is nearing the end of a project to overhaul the tech inside its White Hart Lane stadium in north London.The ground holds almost 63,000]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/spurs-boots-vmware-cites-85-licensing-saving/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/spurs-boots-vmware-cites-85-licensing-saving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robot 'attacks customer' using martial arts skills after he pushed it in technology store]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the moment a robot appeared to attack a customer using martial arts moves after being shoved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/robot-attacks-customer-using-martial-arts-skills-after-he-pushed-it-in-technology-store/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/robot-attacks-customer-using-martial-arts-skills-after-he-pushed-it-in-technology-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was this the secret to Tim Cook's success? As John Ternus takes over as CEO, the former Apple leader shares the morning ritual he stuck by for 15 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[During his stint at the tech giant, Cook helped cement Apple as one of the biggest and most profitable companies in the world. So, what was the secret to his success? His morning routine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/was-this-the-secret-to-tim-cooks-success-as-john-ternus-takes-over-as-ceo-the-former-apple-leader-shares-the-morning-ritual-he-stuck-by-for-15-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/was-this-the-secret-to-tim-cooks-success-as-john-ternus-takes-over-as-ceo-the-former-apple-leader-shares-the-morning-ritual-he-stuck-by-for-15-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children have told England's Children's Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, that the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) "has made absolutely no difference" to their ability to access harmful content online. More than a year after the OSA's key child protection duties took effect, de Souza told MPs and peers that young people had little understanding of the legislation or how it was intended to change their online experiences. De Souza made the comments during the opening evidence session of the House]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uks-online-safety-act-has-made-absolutely-no-difference-kids-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uks-online-safety-act-has-made-absolutely-no-difference-kids-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British wind power to drive Maersk container ship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shipping giant Maersk is testing a modern rotor sail from British firm Anemoi Marine Technologies in an effort to cut fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Anemoi says Maersk will fit one of its rotor sail systems to an 8,700 TEU Lima-class container ship. TEU, or twenty-foot equivalent unit, is the standard measure of container-carrying capacity. That makes the Lima-class vessels relative tiddlers in the container-shipping world. Rival MSC's Irina-class ships measure 400 m (1,312 feet)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/british-wind-power-to-drive-maersk-container-ship/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/british-wind-power-to-drive-maersk-container-ship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your VMware renewal invoice ate your AI budget – what now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The price of eggs and butter might have soared in the last couple of years, but if you want a real sticker shock horror story, ask a VMware customer. After Broadcom acquired VMware in 2023, some of them complained about hypervisor licenses rising by up to 600 percent. Add to that the difficulty in refreshing hardware thanks to supply-chain delays, and the enterprise AI plan your board is asking for begins to look like a distant dream. Migrating comes with costs too. It isn&rsquo;t just a compute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/your-vmware-renewal-invoice-ate-your-ai-budget-what-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/your-vmware-renewal-invoice-ate-your-ai-budget-what-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[El Ni&ntilde;o is being supersized before our eyes: Scientists warn the devastating climate event is 'firmly established' - and is on track to wreak havoc until at least February]]></title><description><![CDATA[El Ni&ntilde;o is 'firmly established' and will continue to intensify into a very strong event in the coming months, experts have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/el-nintildeo-is-being-supersized-before-our-eyes-scientists-warn-the-devastating-climate-event-is-firmly-established-and-is-on-track-to-wreak-havoc-until-at-least-february/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/el-nintildeo-is-being-supersized-before-our-eyes-scientists-warn-the-devastating-climate-event-is-firmly-established-and-is-on-track-to-wreak-havoc-until-at-least-february/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terminated employee cost company hundreds of thousands of dollars because nobody revoked access]]></title><description><![CDATA[PWNED Welcome back to PWNED, where we talk about organizations that are independently self-owned. This week&rsquo;s tale of toxic tech involves a disgruntled ex-employee who had the means and opportunity to wreak havoc. Our story comes courtesy of Yad Senapathy, who serves as CEO of the Project Management Training Institute in Dallas, Texas. He recalls a time many years ago when he used to work in IT at a company with more than 1,000 employees. While Senapathy was working there, the company term]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/terminated-employee-cost-company-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-because-nobody-revoked-access/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/terminated-employee-cost-company-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-because-nobody-revoked-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To keep the AI hacking genie bottled up, try one-way networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[To prevent frontier AI models breaking out of test environments and collaborating to hack other companies, we may have to rethink the network architectures used for model training. Eli-Shaoul Khedouri, CEO of Intuition Machines, argues that past work in the defense and intelligence communities shows the way forward. Rogue AI models rise from the level of developer regret to mass threat when they gain access to the internet, something that defenses erected by OpenAI and its partners tried but fai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/to-keep-the-ai-hacking-genie-bottled-up-try-one-way-networks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/to-keep-the-ai-hacking-genie-bottled-up-try-one-way-networks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zuck's Muse to Spark joy with open weights release 'soon']]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta will release an open weights version of its flagship AI model Muse Spark "soon," CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised in an X post on Wednesday. In the meantime, Muse Spark 1.3 &mdash; the smarter, less yappy, and more efficient version of the model &mdash; is now live on the Facebook parent's API service and Muse Code CLI. Since releasing Muse Spark in April, Meta has released several refinements in order to keep pressure on the competition and convince investors its rampant capex isn't for naught]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/zucks-muse-to-spark-joy-with-open-weights-release-soon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/zucks-muse-to-spark-joy-with-open-weights-release-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VMware swings its focus back to low-end server virt, promises vSphere Standard upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE What's old is new again as VMware will soon release an updated version of vSphere Standard, the low-end server virtualization bundle that it hasn&rsquo;t significantly changed for years and has scarcely promoted since its 2023 acquisition by Broadcom. VMware&rsquo;s hero product for the last three years has been the Cloud Foundation (VCF) private cloud bundle. vSphere Standard and another low-end suite called vSphere Enterprise Plus remained on VMware&rsquo;s list of products, but the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vmware-swings-its-focus-back-to-low-end-server-virt-promises-vsphere-standard-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vmware-swings-its-focus-back-to-low-end-server-virt-promises-vsphere-standard-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claude Mythos only model to complete full cyber kill chain, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite what we saw with OpenAI&rsquo;s models going rogue, creating message boards, and breaking into Hugging Face, only one advanced AI model - Anthropic&rsquo;s Claude Mythos - completed the full cyber kill chain autonomously in Booz Allen&rsquo;s tests. This doesn&rsquo;t mean autonomous AI attacks are overhyped. And we should point out that the models tested don&rsquo;t include OpenAI&rsquo;s soon-to-be-released Astra, which OpenAI on Tuesday said reached its &ldquo;critical&rdquo; cybersec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/claude-mythos-only-model-to-complete-full-cyber-kill-chain-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/claude-mythos-only-model-to-complete-full-cyber-kill-chain-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft devs rejoice: Union types coming to C# in November]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft is set to launch the next iteration of C# this November. Redmond recently unveiled a preview of C# 15 that introduces tighter restrictions on data types alongside enhanced memory safety protections. Perhaps the most frequently requested feature that arrives with this release is union types. Union types are not new to programming. Python, Scala and TypeScript all recognize the concept. But with C#, &ldquo;This is how unions should be,&rdquo; boasted C# lead designer Mads Torgersen in an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-devs-rejoice-union-types-coming-to-c-in-november/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-devs-rejoice-union-types-coming-to-c-in-november/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-assisted mushroom hunting is a recipe for a bad trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you see a mushroom in the forest and you're wondering if it's safe to eat or poisonous, don't ask an AI. Polish software engineer Piotr Migda&#322;, a founding engineer at AI analytics and cost analysis firm Quesma, explained in a Wednesday blog post why trusting the mushroom insights of leading AI models is a dubious, potentially life-threatening idea in an experiment he ran. Armed with a dataset of Danish mushrooms and additional information about safe and deadly species in Poland and abroa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-assisted-mushroom-hunting-is-a-recipe-for-a-bad-trip/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-assisted-mushroom-hunting-is-a-recipe-for-a-bad-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Site where the Bible says Jesus walked on water discovered after 2,000 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists say they've uncovered the site of Jesus' famous miracle, located along the Sea of Galilee. It is within an ancient city the Bible says Jesus spent time in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/site-where-the-bible-says-jesus-walked-on-water-discovered-after-2000-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/site-where-the-bible-says-jesus-walked-on-water-discovered-after-2000-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google reminds everyone it's still in the race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google on Wednesday announced the release of Gemini 3.8 Flash in an attempt to reclaim its reputation as a top-tier model maker in the process. The company's commitment to the frontier model race has been in doubt since at least early August when Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis stepped down to become chairman of the AI research biz and Koray Kavukcuoglu took over leadership under a less exalted title, SVP. Google CEO Sundar Pichai's reassurances weren't particularly convincing in light of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/with-gemini-38-flash-google-reminds-everyone-its-still-in-the-race/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/with-gemini-38-flash-google-reminds-everyone-its-still-in-the-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major earthquake threat rises in California for first time in 12 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new assessment has revealed an increased risk of a major earthquake striking California. Scientists are now telling residents to be ready for a destructive event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/major-earthquake-threat-rises-in-california-for-first-time-in-12-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/major-earthquake-threat-rises-in-california-for-first-time-in-12-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI agents carried out every step of this ransomware attack – then left the victim an 80-page security audit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A human ransomware crook used frontier AI models to breach an enterprise network in less than 10 hours, an intrusion Unit 42 says would normally take human operators around two weeks. The human attacker then told negotiators that they used frontier models and agentic attack frameworks with AI agents carrying out each step in the intrusion, including leaving an 80-page security audit for the victim company. &ldquo;What made the attack stand out was AI-assisted operational efficiency, without the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-agents-carried-out-every-step-of-this-ransomware-attack-then-left-the-victim-an-80-page-security-audit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-agents-carried-out-every-step-of-this-ransomware-attack-then-left-the-victim-an-80-page-security-audit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blame it on the hormones! Women are more likely to splash out on luxury items when they're ovulating, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sudden urge to splurge on a designer handbag might not be as random as it seems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/blame-it-on-the-hormones-women-are-more-likely-to-splash-out-on-luxury-items-when-theyre-ovulating-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/blame-it-on-the-hormones-women-are-more-likely-to-splash-out-on-luxury-items-when-theyre-ovulating-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infosec pros say we're not ready to lose control of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent survey shows national security pros believe there&rsquo;s a one in ten chance humans lose control of AI in the next decade, and few believe we&rsquo;re even watching for the right warning signs, much less preparing properly. The Institute for Security and Technology (IST), together with the Future of Life Institute (FLI), surveyed 111 current and former civilian officials, military officers, and academic or technical experts for a look into AI and the future of national security. Ninety]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/infosec-pros-say-were-not-ready-to-lose-control-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/infosec-pros-say-were-not-ready-to-lose-control-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The three tactics that could save your life if you're held at gunpoint, according to a former FBI agent]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former FBI agent, who spent 25 years as a special agent, has faced armed attackers himself and recently revealed three tactics that helped him escape alive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-three-tactics-that-could-save-your-life-if-youre-held-at-gunpoint-according-to-a-former-fbi-agent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-three-tactics-that-could-save-your-life-if-youre-held-at-gunpoint-according-to-a-former-fbi-agent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SonicWall's SMA1000 boxes under active attack again]]></title><description><![CDATA[SonicWall says attackers are actively exploiting two chained zero-days to take over Secure Mobile Access (SMA) Series 1000 boxes. Aimed at midsize and large enterprises, SMA1000 gateways secure remote access and VPN connections. Compromising one can therefore provide attackers with a valuable route into corporate networks. So, get to applying those hotfixes, says SonicWall. There are no workarounds. The first zero-day, CVE-2026-83548, is a pre-authentication server-side request forgery (SSRF) vu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sonicwalls-sma1000-boxes-under-active-attack-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sonicwalls-sma1000-boxes-under-active-attack-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft will stop finishing your sentences in Word and Outlook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft is switching off text predictions by default in Word and Outlook after acknowledging that unwanted suggestions can interrupt rather than assist some users. The change is coming to Word for Windows, the web, iOS, and Android, as well as classic Outlook for Windows and Outlook for Mac. The feature will remain available but will no longer be enabled by default. Introduced several years ago, the feature is the computing equivalent of Microsoft peering over users' shoulders and suggesting w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-will-stop-finishing-your-sentences-in-word-and-outlook/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-will-stop-finishing-your-sentences-in-word-and-outlook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm Marie to become hurricane TODAY as rare track threatens millions in California]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weather officials along the US West Coast are warning of potentially dangerous conditions this Labor Day weekend as Marie is poised to erupt into a hurricane.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/storm-marie-to-become-hurricane-today-as-rare-track-threatens-millions-in-california/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/storm-marie-to-become-hurricane-today-as-rare-track-threatens-millions-in-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overseas Book Review: The New Economics Of Technocracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[This book review appeared in a professional journal in France. My books are written for all the people of the world, regardless of political or spiritual orientation. It is useful for my American readers to see outside the bubble that there are thoughtful people all around the world who see Technocracy as a major threat. &#8259; Patrick Wood, Editor.In the last issue, I reviewed Patrick Wood&rsquo;s then most recent book (p. 68), The Final Betrayal, on how technocracy has gone into overdrive wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/overseas-book-review-the-new-economics-of-technocracy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/overseas-book-review-the-new-economics-of-technocracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's Swift shortens orbital lifetime for the sake of science]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory may now be beyond rescue, but the team behind the spacecraft has reactivated its instruments to eke out a final few months of science data before it reenters Earth's atmosphere. The Ultraviolet/Optical and X-ray telescopes were reactivated last week, and the team hopes to return the Burst Alert Telescope to data collection during September. The former two telescopes were turned off in February to minimize drag and buy time for the reboost effort. The latter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasas-swift-shortens-orbital-lifetime-for-the-sake-of-science/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasas-swift-shortens-orbital-lifetime-for-the-sake-of-science/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefox and Thunderbird hit the fortnightly release treadmill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mozilla's Firefox 155 and subsidiary MZLA's Thunderbird 155 have arrived. Yes, already. Firefox officially debuted yesterday, although The Reg FOSS desk wasn't offered the upgrade until early evening. Thunderbird followed several hours later. If this seems soon after the previous releases, that's because it is. Mozilla announced Firefox's new fortnightly cadence in July, and MZLA subsequently confirmed that Thunderbird would keep pace. September marks the start of the accelerated schedule. Much]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/firefox-and-thunderbird-hit-the-fortnightly-release-treadmill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/firefox-and-thunderbird-hit-the-fortnightly-release-treadmill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legacy Lenovo login opens 5,000 Dropbox accounts to attackers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dropbox has warned around 5,000 users that attackers compromised their accounts by abusing a legacy Lenovo login integration. In an email sent to affected customers, the cloud storage biz said attackers exploited an integration that allowed users to access Dropbox using Lenovo IDs. Dropbox blamed "an issue with Lenovo's email verification process," which allowed attackers to register Lenovo IDs using Dropbox users' email addresses and then access the corresponding storage accounts. It did not ex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/legacy-lenovo-login-opens-5000-dropbox-accounts-to-attackers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/legacy-lenovo-login-opens-5000-dropbox-accounts-to-attackers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Offshoots of cancelled TrueNAS Core upgrade to FreeBSD 15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good news if you want to keep your NAS boxes on FreeBSD &ndash; two new contenders just stepped up, with updated forks of the cancelled TrueNAS Core. FreeBSD has a strong reputation as a stable server OS, and integrates highly reliable ZFS filesystem right into its kernel. The snag is that Linux is rather more widespread, meaning more people know their way around a Linux box &ndash; but Linux knowledge doesn&rsquo;t transfer well over to FreeBSD. The Reg FOSS desk just found out about two differ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/offshoots-of-cancelled-truenas-core-upgrade-to-freebsd-15/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/offshoots-of-cancelled-truenas-core-upgrade-to-freebsd-15/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic hires architect of UK AI policy as MPs warn of 'clear conflict of interest']]></title><description><![CDATA[UK Parliament's science and technology committee has asked the government to explain how it will avoid conflicts of interest after Anthropic recruited Matt Clifford, chair of blue-sky research agency ARIA. Clifford said he was joining the US AI poster child as managing director of international affairs, "leading the company's work with governments outside North America." He was commissioned to write the "AI Opportunities Action Plan" in July 2024. The government published it in January 2025, ado]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-hires-architect-of-uk-ai-policy-as-mps-warn-of-clear-conflict-of-interest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-hires-architect-of-uk-ai-policy-as-mps-warn-of-clear-conflict-of-interest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next-gen AI networks may hinge on the telephone switchboard's return]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you thought 72 GPUs per rack was dense, next-generation designs from Nvidia and others will cram hundreds or even thousands of accelerators into a single massive system. But for any of that to happen, they're going to need a lot of optics and technology that's reminiscent of the old-fashioned telephone switchboard. This reality has fueled a flurry of investment in everything from photonics startups to established optical equipment and fiber manufacturing. In March, Nvidia invested $6 billion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/next-gen-ai-networks-may-hinge-on-the-telephone-switchboards-return/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/next-gen-ai-networks-may-hinge-on-the-telephone-switchboards-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft update disarms Outlook and Teams on Arm PCs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not keen on the new Outlook? You're not alone. Microsoft's August security update has stopped it and Teams from launching reliably on some Arm-based devices, including Surface hardware. Microsoft acknowledged the problem on September 1 and added it to the Windows release health dashboard. "After installing Windows security updates released on or after August 11, 2026 (KB5121003), Microsoft Teams and the new Outlook for Windows might fail to launch or might close unexpectedly on ARM-based devices]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-update-disarms-outlook-and-teams-on-arm-pcs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-update-disarms-outlook-and-teams-on-arm-pcs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cloud engineer walked into a bar and – no joke – ended up having to migrate a datacenter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visiting a second bar on the same night can often be a dangerous move. When Dave Bradley did it, he ended up having to move a datacenter, on a two-week deadline, without extra budget. Bradley is a senior cloud engineer at healthcare services company Vizient and visited a bar while winding down after an off-site company meeting. After enjoying a decent stint of merriment with colleagues from the company&rsquo;s tech team, Bradley decided to call it a night - but on his way out, he spotted his bos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/a-cloud-engineer-walked-into-a-bar-and-no-joke-ended-up-having-to-migrate-a-datacenter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/a-cloud-engineer-walked-into-a-bar-and-no-joke-ended-up-having-to-migrate-a-datacenter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Tube closes the 5G gap with streets above]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mobile coverage on parts of London's Underground now rivals the streets above for 5G availability and signal strength, according to analysis by network intelligence biz Ookla. Cellular support has been rolling out across the Tube since Mayor Sadiq Khan promised in 2021 to connect all stations and tunnels by the end of 2024. That deadline was missed. About 60 percent of below-ground stations now have coverage, with the entire network expected to be connected by the end of this year. Where service]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/london-tube-closes-the-5g-gap-with-streets-above/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/london-tube-closes-the-5g-gap-with-streets-above/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is this the iPhone 18 Ultra? Leaker claims to reveal the design for Apple's highly anticipated foldable ahead of its launch next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lewis Hilsenteger, the creator behind popular Canadian YouTube channel, Unbox Therapy, posted a video showing off the foldable device alongside the iPhone 18 Pro Max.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-this-the-iphone-18-ultra-leaker-claims-to-reveal-the-design-for-apples-highly-anticipated-foldable-ahead-of-its-launch-next-week/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-this-the-iphone-18-ultra-leaker-claims-to-reveal-the-design-for-apples-highly-anticipated-foldable-ahead-of-its-launch-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK goes shopping for homegrown AI with £100M procurement scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The British government has opened the first competitions under a &pound;100 million procurement scheme intended to give domestic AI startups a route into public sector contracts. Chancellor John Healey announced the initiative at a G20 finance ministers meeting in North Carolina. It invites companies to develop technology addressing challenges including NHS productivity, national security, cyber resilience, and the efficiency of public AI infrastructure. The government says the scheme will help]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-goes-shopping-for-homegrown-ai-with-100m-procurement-scheme/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-goes-shopping-for-homegrown-ai-with-100m-procurement-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland adds £15M to Fujitsu education deal without competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland's Education Authority plans to add &pound;15 million to Fujitsu's EA One contract without a new competition, taking its ceiling to &pound;55.4 million. The authority intends to exercise five one-year extension options already built into the deal, keeping the Japanese supplier in place until March 31, 2032. The current term is due to expire in March 2027. Public sector awards to Fujitsu have attracted scrutiny since the supplier acknowledged its role in the Post Office Horizon sc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/northern-ireland-adds-15m-to-fujitsu-education-deal-without-competition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/northern-ireland-adds-15m-to-fujitsu-education-deal-without-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery of how the moon formed is finally solved: Study claims our lunar satellite was created in just five hours during a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The moon could have formed within just five hours of a colossal collision that rocked the early Solar System 4.5 billion years ago, scientists suggest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mystery-of-how-the-moon-formed-is-finally-solved-study-claims-our-lunar-satellite-was-created-in-just-five-hours-during-a-giant-impact-between-earth-and-a-mars-sized-planet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mystery-of-how-the-moon-formed-is-finally-solved-study-claims-our-lunar-satellite-was-created-in-just-five-hours-during-a-giant-impact-between-earth-and-a-mars-sized-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK cyber bill targets AI users, not the vendors building it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK government has rejected proposals from members of the the House of Lords to bring AI vendors within the scope of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill. Cybersecurity minister Baroness Lloyd of Effra argued that regulating AI vendors and frontier model developers through the bill would not prevent hostile actors from misusing their products. Addressing the Grand Committee on Tuesday, she said: "Bringing providers of AI services, those companies which are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-cyber-bill-targets-ai-users-not-the-vendors-building-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-cyber-bill-targets-ai-users-not-the-vendors-building-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK digital ID may be dead, but its legacy IT problem lives on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legacy government systems would have posed a significant barrier to the UK's abandoned national digital ID scheme, according to the country's spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a review of the digital identity landscape and the lessons that should inform any future attempt to introduce a government-wide system. Drawing on its previous work on digital transformation, data, and identity, as well as evidence from international audit bodies, the NAO emphasized that digi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-digital-id-may-be-dead-but-its-legacy-it-problem-lives-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-digital-id-may-be-dead-but-its-legacy-it-problem-lives-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overshooting the critical 1.5&deg;C warming threshold is now inevitable, UN warns - and the impacts are going to be 'devastating']]></title><description><![CDATA[Titled 'Limiting Overshooting', the report reveals that in the best-case scenario, global temperature rise will now hit 1.8&deg;C.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/overshooting-the-critical-15degc-warming-threshold-is-now-inevitable-un-warns-and-the-impacts-are-going-to-be-devastating/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/overshooting-the-critical-15degc-warming-threshold-is-now-inevitable-un-warns-and-the-impacts-are-going-to-be-devastating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The prettiest birdsong, according to science - with blackbirds taking the top spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[They might not be the most colourful garden visitor - but the blackbird is the bird with the prettiest song, according to science.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-prettiest-birdsong-according-to-science-with-blackbirds-taking-the-top-spot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-prettiest-birdsong-according-to-science-with-blackbirds-taking-the-top-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arm in the enterprise is at least three years away, says Broadcom software boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arm servers won&rsquo;t have significant market share in the enterprise for at least three to five years, according to Ram Velaga, the recently installed leader of Broadcom&rsquo;s software business. That&rsquo;s unwelcome news for hardware vendors contemplating Arm servers, because buyers will be less interested in the devices if they can&rsquo;t manage them with the tools they already use. VMware remains the most commonly deployed enterprise server virtualization supplier, so its users won&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/arm-in-the-enterprise-is-at-least-three-years-away-says-broadcom-software-boss/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/arm-in-the-enterprise-is-at-least-three-years-away-says-broadcom-software-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tape still isn’t dead, but shipments slipped by 16 exabytes in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tape is still not dead, but it&rsquo;s not in rude health either after shipments slipped by 16 exabytes in 2025. That number comes from the LTO Program &ndash; the alliance of HPE, IBM, and Quantum Corp, that together tends the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Format that accounts for around 85 percent of all tape sales. The Program delivers an annual data dump describing the previous year&rsquo;s shipments, and this year&rsquo;s effort landed on Tuesday with news that 160.3 exabytes worth of LTO tape wen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tape-still-isnt-dead-but-shipments-slipped-by-16-exabytes-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tape-still-isnt-dead-but-shipments-slipped-by-16-exabytes-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cops, CrowdStrike disrupt Sality botnet by poisoning the network and diverting into sinkholes]]></title><description><![CDATA[International law enforcement agencies, working with CrowdStrike and Shadowserver Foundation, have disrupted Sality, a 23-year-old peer-to-peer botnet used to deliver malware to more than 15,000 machines worldwide. The botnet has operated since 2003 and distributed all types of malicious code to victims, spanning credential theft, spam distribution, proxy services, network exploitation, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. For the past eight years, Sality&rsquo;s primary payload has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cops-crowdstrike-disrupt-sality-botnet-by-poisoning-the-network-and-diverting-into-sinkholes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cops-crowdstrike-disrupt-sality-botnet-by-poisoning-the-network-and-diverting-into-sinkholes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic promises zero data retention – but customers must check it worked]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic will provide zero data retention to enterprise customers who have been promised the perk, subject to approval, when using the company's Fable model. With the arrival of new versions of its high-end models, Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, the Claudefather has announced a service called Enterprise Frontier Safeguards (EFS) that combines the privacy of not storing customer data with model abuse detection. Under the new deal, enterprises do not receive zero data retention (ZDR) agreements automa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-promises-zero-data-retention-but-customers-must-check-it-worked/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-promises-zero-data-retention-but-customers-must-check-it-worked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fierytale: Human speech was born when our ancestors gossiped around prehistoric campfires, scientists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say that human speech was born when our ancient ancestors started gossiping and trading stories around the campfire late into the night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fierytale-human-speech-was-born-when-our-ancestors-gossiped-around-prehistoric-campfires-scientists-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fierytale-human-speech-was-born-when-our-ancestors-gossiped-around-prehistoric-campfires-scientists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Artifactory CVE under attack by AI agents or humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Security researchers reported that someone is exploiting CVE-2026-82329, a critical JFrog Artifactory authentication-bypass bug, just days after the vendor patched the 9.8-rated flaw. And we don't know if that someone is human. Artifactory is a widely used tool for managing software artifacts, packages, binaries, and AI models. It&rsquo;s also popular with AI agents that go rogue and need to communicate with each other while remaining undetected by their human babysitters. In July, OpenAI and JF]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/another-artifactory-cve-under-attack-by-ai-agents-or-humans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/another-artifactory-cve-under-attack-by-ai-agents-or-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attacker stole a METR API key, used $600K worth of credits, and no one noticed for weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI model testing organization METR has disclosed two attacks that happened earlier this year, including one in which an attacker stole an API key and spent three weeks consuming public-model credits worth about $600,000. METR (short for Model Evaluation and Threat Research) found no evidence that the attackers accessed sensitive information in either incident, and the org said it investigated both with security experts. METR researchers worked with OpenAI to investigate how its agents hacked Hug]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/attacker-stole-a-metr-api-key-used-600k-worth-of-credits-and-no-one-noticed-for-weeks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/attacker-stole-a-metr-api-key-used-600k-worth-of-credits-and-no-one-noticed-for-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefox helps iPhone users bypass ads on web sites while making money showing its own ads]]></title><description><![CDATA[After several weeks of anticipation, Mozilla has started rolling out ad blocking to the iOS version of its popular browser, but you can still expect to see ads on Mozilla's own pages, including the new tab page. The org officially rolled out the new native ad blocking feature for iOS Firefox on Tuesday, moving it out of the experimental phase, while explaining that it had to rethink its desire to give users control over their web experience on iOS due to differences in architecture between it an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/firefox-helps-iphone-users-bypass-ads-on-web-sites-while-making-money-showing-its-own-ads/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/firefox-helps-iphone-users-bypass-ads-on-web-sites-while-making-money-showing-its-own-ads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terrifying moment killer whale pod launches eight-minute attack on sailboat]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sailing crew captured the terrifying moment a pod of three or four killer whales attacked their boat, tearing away half its rudder and forcing the crew to check for leaks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/terrifying-moment-killer-whale-pod-launches-eight-minute-attack-on-sailboat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/terrifying-moment-killer-whale-pod-launches-eight-minute-attack-on-sailboat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Edouard makes US landfall with millions in its path]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of people along the US coast face flooded roads, travel chaos, power outages and possible tornadoes as Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-edouard-makes-us-landfall-with-millions-in-its-path/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-edouard-makes-us-landfall-with-millions-in-its-path/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall on US coast with millions in its path]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of people along the US coast face flooded roads, travel chaos, power outages and possible tornadoes as Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-edouard-makes-landfall-on-us-coast-with-millions-in-its-path/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-edouard-makes-landfall-on-us-coast-with-millions-in-its-path/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic pledges to try harder to keep models under control, asks partners to chip in]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic says it's taking steps to limit the misbehavior of its AI models after a review found Claude models going beyond the scope of fictional cybersecurity tests and gaining unauthorized access to real computer systems. The biz wants its partners to step up their security too, seeing as the incidents occurred in third-party environments that were insufficiently protected. The company's self-improvement confession represents a suddenly thriving form of corporate communication &ndash; the non-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-pledges-to-try-harder-to-keep-models-under-control-asks-partners-to-chip-in/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-pledges-to-try-harder-to-keep-models-under-control-asks-partners-to-chip-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Edouard slams US coast as 8ft surge and tornadoes threaten millions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of people along the US coast face flooded roads, travel chaos, power outages and possible tornadoes as Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-edouard-slams-us-coast-as-8ft-surge-and-tornadoes-threaten-millions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-edouard-slams-us-coast-as-8ft-surge-and-tornadoes-threaten-millions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials in British Columbia say the floating island drifted towards the shoreline of a local lake. But its origins remain a mystery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-a-small-island-in-canada-appeared-vanished-and-was-found-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-a-small-island-in-canada-appeared-vanished-and-was-found-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Office: Summer 2026 was UK's hottest ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK had a spring and summer of persistent heat with five widespread heatwaves and 40 days of temperatures above 30C (86F), smashing the previous record of 34 days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/met-office-summer-2026-was-uks-hottest-ever/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/met-office-summer-2026-was-uks-hottest-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Demonic' sea lions on West Coast spark alarm over insidious disease spreading to humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of sea lions have started washing up on US beaches, poisoned with an insidious neurotoxin that could kill people as well.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/demonic-sea-lions-on-west-coast-spark-alarm-over-insidious-disease-spreading-to-humans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/demonic-sea-lions-on-west-coast-spark-alarm-over-insidious-disease-spreading-to-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ReactOS 0.4.16 serves '90s Windows nostalgia with fewer bugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're pining away for the days when Windows ran well on 64 MB of RAM, there's a new version of open source NT clone ReactOS promising easier installation and fewer bugs. ReactOS 0.4.16 was announced over the weekend after a year and a half of development, and its list of improvements is substantial. For those unfamiliar with the ReactOS project, it&rsquo;s a long-running effort (it spun up in 1996) to create an open source equivalent of Windows NT, with the aim of running Windows application]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/reactos-0416-serves-90s-windows-nostalgia-with-fewer-bugs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/reactos-0416-serves-90s-windows-nostalgia-with-fewer-bugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oracle pins hopes on 'Star Wars' productivity jump to lightspeed from AI-assisted engineering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oracle is betting that AI coding will deliver "Star Wars" levels of software engineering productivity, CEO Mike Sicilia told investors last week. With its shares sharply down over the past year, Big Red claims its engineers' productivity will skyrocket as the company mainlines the AI wonder drug it prescribes to customers. Speaking at Deutsche Bank's 2026 Technology Conference, Sicilia insisted that AI would be a net positive for the software industry, despite fears of a so-called SaaSpocalypse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/oracle-pins-hopes-on-star-wars-productivity-jump-to-lightspeed-from-ai-assisted-engineering/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/oracle-pins-hopes-on-star-wars-productivity-jump-to-lightspeed-from-ai-assisted-engineering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has dark matter finally been found? Scientists may have spotted the first signs of elusive particles thought to make up 85% of the universe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists may have caught their first glimpse of dark matter - the mysterious substance thought to hold the universe together.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/has-dark-matter-finally-been-found-scientists-may-have-spotted-the-first-signs-of-elusive-particles-thought-to-make-up-85-of-the-universe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/has-dark-matter-finally-been-found-scientists-may-have-spotted-the-first-signs-of-elusive-particles-thought-to-make-up-85-of-the-universe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An electric summer! Maps reveal where 893,000 lightning strikes were recorded across Europe - with the Highlands named the lightning capital of the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incredible maps reveal exactly where all 893,000 lightning strikes were recorded - with the Highlands named the lightning capital of the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/an-electric-summer-maps-reveal-where-893000-lightning-strikes-were-recorded-across-europe-with-the-highlands-named-the-lightning-capital-of-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/an-electric-summer-maps-reveal-where-893000-lightning-strikes-were-recorded-across-europe-with-the-highlands-named-the-lightning-capital-of-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why 50 is the age Brits feel in control of life, revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you feel in control of your life? If so, you're probably at least 50 years old. A new survey has revealed that 50 is the age when most Brits think they have their life sorted out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-50-is-the-age-brits-feel-in-control-of-life-revealed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-50-is-the-age-brits-feel-in-control-of-life-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Blasts “Luddites” For Opposing Data Centers]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Monday, the President of the United States told the people of Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, Arizona, and every other state now fighting hyperscale data centers exactly what he thinks of them. &ldquo;The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backward and poor,&rdquo; he wrote on Truth Social. &ldquo;If they want to be successful and rich, with far lower taxes and jobs all over the place, let Data Reign.&rdquo; And then the w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-blasts-luddites-for-opposing-data-centers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-blasts-luddites-for-opposing-data-centers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft and AWS build the multicloud bridge they said customers barely needed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft has unveiled a service for privately linking Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), overcoming multicloud barriers the providers previously claimed barely existed. The Redmond biz says it is working with AWS on a solution that combines Azure Multicloud Interconnect with AWS Interconnect &ndash; multicloud, allowing customers to establish private, high-speed links between infrastructure running on the two platforms. But Azure Multicloud Interconnect is currently in preview, and feature av]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-and-aws-build-the-multicloud-bridge-they-said-customers-barely-needed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-and-aws-build-the-multicloud-bridge-they-said-customers-barely-needed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One still missing after Grand Canyon floods kill two and prompt rescue efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost everyone is now accounted for after dozens of hikers were airlifted to safety, an official says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/one-still-missing-after-grand-canyon-floods-kill-two-and-prompt-rescue-efforts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/one-still-missing-after-grand-canyon-floods-kill-two-and-prompt-rescue-efforts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESA's Cluster quartet prepares for its final Tango]]></title><description><![CDATA[The European Space Agency's Cluster quartet is preparing for its final bow after Samba reentered Earth's atmosphere, with Tango due to follow tonight. Samba lost contact at 21:26 UTC on August 31 and reentered at 21:39:38 UTC. Tango is expected to follow at 21:30:31 UTC tonight. The other two satellites, Rumba and Salsa, reentered in 2025 and 2024, respectively. The final reentries close the book on a prodigiously long-lived quartet that exceeded even optimistic expectations, thanks in no small]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/esas-cluster-quartet-prepares-for-its-final-tango/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/esas-cluster-quartet-prepares-for-its-final-tango/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gentlemen come calling as Nutex confirms sensitive data theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[US hospital operator Nutex Health says attackers stole private or confidential patient, employee, provider, business, and financial information during the cyberattack it disclosed last week. In an updated filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, Nutex also said an unauthorized third party had threatened to publish the stolen information. Nutex initially disclosed the intrusion on August 24 under Item 8.01 of Form 8-K, the catch-all category for "Other Events."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-gentlemen-come-calling-as-nutex-confirms-sensitive-data-theft/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-gentlemen-come-calling-as-nutex-confirms-sensitive-data-theft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tamagotchi is back! Bandai shrinks its classic digital pet into a wearable ring - 30 years after the original device hit shelves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bandai, the company behind the toy, has released a miniature version of the Tamagotchi, priced at&nbsp;&yen;7700 (&pound;35.54).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tamagotchi-is-back-bandai-shrinks-its-classic-digital-pet-into-a-wearable-ring-30-years-after-the-original-device-hit-shelves/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tamagotchi-is-back-bandai-shrinks-its-classic-digital-pet-into-a-wearable-ring-30-years-after-the-original-device-hit-shelves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurricane watch issued along US Coast TODAY as storm Edouard takes aim at millions: 'This is a life-threatening situation']]></title><description><![CDATA[A hurricane watch has been issued for parts of the US Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Edouard rapidly strengthens ahead of landfall on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hurricane-watch-issued-along-us-coast-today-as-storm-edouard-takes-aim-at-millions-this-is-a-life-threatening-situation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hurricane-watch-issued-along-us-coast-today-as-storm-edouard-takes-aim-at-millions-this-is-a-life-threatening-situation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sex scandal hidden in the Bayeux Tapestry: Scene depicting a naked man and a mysterious woman might have been a subtle nod to an affair, expert claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid the Bayeux Tapestry's bloodshed, battles and political intrigue lies a royal sex scandal, according to an expert.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-sex-scandal-hidden-in-the-bayeux-tapestry-scene-depicting-a-naked-man-and-a-mysterious-woman-might-have-been-a-subtle-nod-to-an-affair-expert-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-sex-scandal-hidden-in-the-bayeux-tapestry-scene-depicting-a-naked-man-and-a-mysterious-woman-might-have-been-a-subtle-nod-to-an-affair-expert-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer 2026 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Met Office figures show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/summer-2026-was-uks-hottest-on-record-met-office-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/summer-2026-was-uks-hottest-on-record-met-office-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[33-hour BGP hijack of Softaculous traffic prompts security scramble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Softaculous and Virtualizor customers are being urged to reset credentials and inspect their servers after a 33-hour BGP hijacking incident diverted traffic and delivered malware to a handful of installations. Softaculous makes software for the web hosting industry, while its Virtualizor control panel is used by providers and administrators to deploy and manage virtual private servers. Beginning at around 20:57 UTC on August 28, an unrelated network began announcing a block of Hetzner IP address]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/33-hour-bgp-hijack-of-softaculous-traffic-prompts-security-scramble/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/33-hour-bgp-hijack-of-softaculous-traffic-prompts-security-scramble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare butterfly spotted in Cornwall]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is believed to be one of only a handful of sightings recorded in England this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rare-butterfly-spotted-in-cornwall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rare-butterfly-spotted-in-cornwall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The microplastics lurking in your takeaway coffee: Single-use cups release millions of dangerous particles when exposed to hot liquid, study warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers warn that single-use takeaway cups release millions of microplastic and even smaller 'nanoplastic' particles when exposed to hot liquid.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-microplastics-lurking-in-your-takeaway-coffee-single-use-cups-release-millions-of-dangerous-particles-when-exposed-to-hot-liquid-study-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-microplastics-lurking-in-your-takeaway-coffee-single-use-cups-release-millions-of-dangerous-particles-when-exposed-to-hot-liquid-study-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows 11 misses the pointer while Defender cries wolf]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft ended the summer with two more Windows annoyances: Defender falsely warning that it is disabled, and reports that an August 27 update is wiping users' mouse cursor customizations. The company added both problems to its Windows release health dashboard on August 28. Microsoft has confirmed the Defender notification bug, while it is still investigating whether the Windows 11 update caused the cursor problems. Reports of the cursor issues appeared after the update was released. Microsoft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/windows-11-misses-the-pointer-while-defender-cries-wolf/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/windows-11-misses-the-pointer-while-defender-cries-wolf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insider: Red Hat is capping devs' bot budgets]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE The Register has seen information that IBM&rsquo;s Linux subsidiary is moderating its previously gung-ho AI stance by imposing limits on token spend. The Reg FOSS desk received a tip-off this week from a well placed company insider that a new edict has been sent down from Red Hat management to its legions of hard-working FOSS developers. The R&amp;D department is capping developers' use of tokens: from now on, they'll need to keep it to a maximum of $300 per calendar month, and no more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/insider-red-hat-is-capping-devs-bot-budgets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/insider-red-hat-is-capping-devs-bot-budgets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning over 'risky' chicken imported from Brazil - fears over salmonella, hormones and antibiotics... as food poisoning outbreak grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[British campaigners have urged ministers to ban Brazilian meat from entering the UK, after traces of sex hormones and deadly salmonella were found in the country's beef and chicken.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/warning-over-risky-chicken-imported-from-brazil-fears-over-salmonella-hormones-and-antibiotics-as-food-poisoning-outbreak-grows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/warning-over-risky-chicken-imported-from-brazil-fears-over-salmonella-hormones-and-antibiotics-as-food-poisoning-outbreak-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AWS: DuckDB will provide 'connective tissue' across the data estate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, AWS bought DuckLabs, the people behind the open source OLAP system DuckDB. Since the cloud giant already owns a data warehouse &ndash; in Redshift &ndash; and it doesn&rsquo;t get the DuckDB intellectual property (it remains open source), then why would it bother? Andy Warfield, AWS VP and Distinguished Engineer, argued the acquisition is a major plank of AWS&rsquo;s thinking when it considers the future of application building, data, and analytics. &ldquo;Half of why DuckDB is percei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aws-duckdb-will-provide-connective-tissue-across-the-data-estate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aws-duckdb-will-provide-connective-tissue-across-the-data-estate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brace for Storm Shaun! Met Office unveils new list of names for the UK's extreme weather events - including one inspired by the animated sheep]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Met Office has unveiled the official list of storm names for the 2026-27 season - including tributes to loved ones, favourite pets and even an animated sheep.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/brace-for-storm-shaun-met-office-unveils-new-list-of-names-for-the-uks-extreme-weather-events-including-one-inspired-by-the-animated-sheep/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/brace-for-storm-shaun-met-office-unveils-new-list-of-names-for-the-uks-extreme-weather-events-including-one-inspired-by-the-animated-sheep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would you spend £420 on a toothbrush? Dyson launches its first dental device with a built-in AI camera]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dyson CameraJet is described as an 'entirely new way to clean your teeth', and features a built-in camera that uses machine learning to spot tiny gaps between your teeth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/would-you-spend-420-on-a-toothbrush-dyson-launches-its-first-dental-device-with-a-built-in-ai-camera/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/would-you-spend-420-on-a-toothbrush-dyson-launches-its-first-dental-device-with-a-built-in-ai-camera/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the plane revolutionising long-haul travel - with heaps more room, 19-inch TVs and even a self-serve snack bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a more intimate flying experience - and routes to second cities and lesser-known spots - hop on board the Airbus A321XLR.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/inside-the-plane-revolutionising-long-haul-travel-with-heaps-more-room-19-inch-tvs-and-even-a-self-serve-snack-bar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/inside-the-plane-revolutionising-long-haul-travel-with-heaps-more-room-19-inch-tvs-and-even-a-self-serve-snack-bar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What lies beneath: Scientists discover six never-before-seen mystery structures lurking deep inside the Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have uncovered six never-before-seen mystery structures lurking deep inside the Earth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-lies-beneath-scientists-discover-six-never-before-seen-mystery-structures-lurking-deep-inside-the-earth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-lies-beneath-scientists-discover-six-never-before-seen-mystery-structures-lurking-deep-inside-the-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next bus to Altrincham delayed by Windows Defender]]></title><description><![CDATA[BORK! BORK!BORK! There was a time when catching a bus meant knowing how the local network worked: a dog-eared timetable or encyclopedic knowledge of routes and numbering systems was required before you even got on board. Not anymore. Modern mapping apps now bake in bus guidance, and route data flows freely from web services. The rather excellent kit from UK Departure Boards, for instance, can show bus services just as happily as rail departures. Public transport networks have gradually grown sma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/next-bus-to-altrincham-delayed-by-windows-defender/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/next-bus-to-altrincham-delayed-by-windows-defender/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The teen Bill Gates has answers to the AI-pocalypse the 70-year-old Gates has forgotten]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill Gates is worried about AI. Nobody&rsquo;s preparing for a future of mass unemployment, inhumanly powerful cyber attacks, and a massive accumulation of power and wealth among emperors of tech. Yes, that Bill Gates. Really.A mere 25 years since the Redmond global octopus squeezed its tentacles tighter with Windows XP, yer man&rsquo;s getting cold feet about this tech stuff. He glances nervously back at the Great Depression. Do we really want to go back there? He&rsquo;s not wrong, but that do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-teen-bill-gates-has-answers-to-the-ai-pocalypse-the-70-year-old-gates-has-forgotten/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-teen-bill-gates-has-answers-to-the-ai-pocalypse-the-70-year-old-gates-has-forgotten/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family fear for missing hydropower worker after Nepal flood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jit Bahadur Chaudhary was working at the hydropower site when the flood hit on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/family-fear-for-missing-hydropower-worker-after-nepal-flood/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/family-fear-for-missing-hydropower-worker-after-nepal-flood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 100 Indians are missing at a vital Nepal-China trade crossing after devastating Himalayan floods.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-final-minutes-before-floodwater-crashed-through-nepal-china-border/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-final-minutes-before-floodwater-crashed-through-nepal-china-border/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heathland plan to support two rare species of ant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Devon Wildlife Trust says it will improve the heathland homes of the narrow-headed and erratic ants.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/heathland-plan-to-support-two-rare-species-of-ant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/heathland-plan-to-support-two-rare-species-of-ant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If hardware price squeezes make you sad, VMware says it will all end in tiers]]></title><description><![CDATA[VMware is working to find new roles for its memory tiering technology, in the expectation that memory and hardware prices will remain high for years and users will therefore look for ways to put off server purchases. Memory tiering moves data out of DRAM and onto another storage medium that&rsquo;s fast enough that CPUs can still access info at speeds that don&rsquo;t slow application performance. VMware&rsquo;s implementation works by looking for &ldquo;cold pages&rdquo; in DRAM &ndash; chunks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/if-hardware-price-squeezes-make-you-sad-vmware-says-it-will-all-end-in-tiers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/if-hardware-price-squeezes-make-you-sad-vmware-says-it-will-all-end-in-tiers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New storm names for 2026-2027 released by Met Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuesday 1 September marks the start of the UK storm season and a new list of storm names have been released including Austen, Chloe and Evelyn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/new-storm-names-for-2026-2027-released-by-met-office/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/new-storm-names-for-2026-2027-released-by-met-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pax Silica: The Fine Print Comes Due]]></title><description><![CDATA[I called this Technocratic colonization before the ink on the declaration was dry. On January 16, 2026, I wrote that Pax Silica was the actualization of Pillar III of the White House AI Action Plan &mdash; the pillar that extends the domestic Technocratic agenda to the rest of the world by exporting American AI frameworks, hardware standards, and regulatory templates to allied nations. I said the goal was to cement a global regime of expert rule, dressed up as partnership. People who wanted to b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/pax-silica-the-fine-print-comes-due/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/pax-silica-the-fine-print-comes-due/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery island the size of TWO football fields suddenly appears in Canadian lake... then vanishes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials were initially skeptical that the island was real, but satellite images confirmed its existence. Efforts to take new satellite images of it have been unsuccessful, however.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mystery-island-the-size-of-two-football-fields-suddenly-appears-in-canadian-lake-then-vanishes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mystery-island-the-size-of-two-football-fields-suddenly-appears-in-canadian-lake-then-vanishes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI adoption at work is broad but shallow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economists have taken another stab at assessing the impact of generative AI adoption on different occupations and have found that adoption is broad but not very deep. While generative AI reaches 80 percent of occupations and more than 40 percent of tasks, in most of these occupations fewer than half of workers adopt it. Occupational use is high in professions where you'd expect &ndash; in management and professional occupations, particularly those that are related to finance, business, and compu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-adoption-at-work-is-broad-but-shallow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-adoption-at-work-is-broad-but-shallow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia is building an IP licensing empire on the back of NVLink]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proliferation of custom AI ASICs, or XPUs, from OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and others has led many to question Nvidia's grip on the market. After all, if everybody's building their own, who needs the GPUs the AI arms dealer has made its fortune on? But Nvidia isn't concerned in the least and has instead invited its competition to raid &ndash; or, rather, license &ndash; the GPU giant's IP holdings, particularly those related to networking. On Monday, MediaTek became the latest to embrace Nvidi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nvidia-is-building-an-ip-licensing-empire-on-the-back-of-nvlink/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nvidia-is-building-an-ip-licensing-empire-on-the-back-of-nvlink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare cyberattacks hit pacemakers and millions of patient records]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two major healthcare businesses, Boston Scientific and McKesson, disclosed more details over the weekend about separate cyberattacks that disrupted global operations and resulted in stolen patient data, respectively. Medical-device maker Boston Scientific, whose IT systems were hacked by unknown intruders last week, said the cyberattack remains ongoing. It also noted that pacemakers and other heart devices implanted after the August 25 breach cannot provide remote monitoring and data transmissio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/healthcare-cyberattacks-hit-pacemakers-and-millions-of-patient-records/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/healthcare-cyberattacks-hit-pacemakers-and-millions-of-patient-records/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VMware uses Nvidia-favored 'AI factory' brand to build something with rival AMD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nvidia has for years advanced the idea of an &ldquo;AI Factory,&rdquo; and now its partner VMware has created a product with the same name that does most of the same things, but with one vastly important difference: it uses AMD hardware. VMware was an early supporter of Nvidia in the enterprise and long ago created tools to virtualize GPUs. Nvidia needed that help because its hardware was very expensive even before the generative AI boom, so using virtualization to allow higher utilization rates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vmware-uses-nvidia-favored-ai-factory-brand-to-build-something-with-rival-amd/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vmware-uses-nvidia-favored-ai-factory-brand-to-build-something-with-rival-amd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sprouts recall expanded after multiple deadly bacteria found in more batches]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nationwide sprouts recall has been expanded after life-threatening pathogens were found on even more batches. There have been 55 illnesses and four hospitalizations linked to the outbreak.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sprouts-recall-expanded-after-multiple-deadly-bacteria-found-in-more-batches/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sprouts-recall-expanded-after-multiple-deadly-bacteria-found-in-more-batches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical storm warnings for US coast with landfall TOMORROW... and a hurricane can't be ruled out]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-warnings-for-us-coast-with-landfall-tomorrow-and-a-hurricane-cant-be-ruled-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-warnings-for-us-coast-with-landfall-tomorrow-and-a-hurricane-cant-be-ruled-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical storm warnings issued along US coast with landfall TOMORROW]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-warnings-issued-along-us-coast-with-landfall-tomorrow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-warnings-issued-along-us-coast-with-landfall-tomorrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orbify.eu pitches warped Inception-style 3D maps for navigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orbify.eu, a two-year-old Norwegian startup, wants people to see the world in a new way &ndash; 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/orbifyeu-pitches-warped-inception-style-3d-maps-for-navigation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/orbifyeu-pitches-warped-inception-style-3d-maps-for-navigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenClaw 2.0 pours glitter on slow-burning security dumpster fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenClaw has unveiled what its makers call its largest ever update &ndash; large enough to earn a 2.0 moniker &ndash; 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. &ldquo;This update touches every part of OpenClaw,&rdquo; Foundation community manag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openclaw-20-pours-glitter-on-slow-burning-security-dumpster-fire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openclaw-20-pours-glitter-on-slow-burning-security-dumpster-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The chilling personality type more dangerous than a psychopath, according to a former FBI agent]]></title><description><![CDATA[A retired FBI agent says one personality type is more dangerous than a psychopath, and it is far more common.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-chilling-personality-type-more-dangerous-than-a-psychopath-according-to-a-former-fbi-agent/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-chilling-personality-type-more-dangerous-than-a-psychopath-according-to-a-former-fbi-agent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attack hides malware in PNGs and drops custom reverse tunnel on victims' machines]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/attack-hides-malware-in-pngs-and-drops-custom-reverse-tunnel-on-victims-machines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/attack-hides-malware-in-pngs-and-drops-custom-reverse-tunnel-on-victims-machines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noah's Ark could finally be found after tests uncover telltale signs at potential resting place]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/noahs-ark-could-finally-be-found-after-tests-uncover-telltale-signs-at-potential-resting-place/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/noahs-ark-could-finally-be-found-after-tests-uncover-telltale-signs-at-potential-resting-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noah's Ark could finally be found after&nbsp;signs of ancient wood are detected deep underground]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/noahs-ark-could-finally-be-found-afternbspsigns-of-ancient-wood-are-detected-deep-underground/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/noahs-ark-could-finally-be-found-afternbspsigns-of-ancient-wood-are-detected-deep-underground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broadcom pledges to lock down open source Python, Java libraries]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/broadcom-pledges-to-lock-down-open-source-python-java-libraries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/broadcom-pledges-to-lock-down-open-source-python-java-libraries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic cracks down on hijacked user accounts mining AI tokens]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-cracks-down-on-hijacked-user-accounts-mining-ai-tokens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-cracks-down-on-hijacked-user-accounts-mining-ai-tokens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animals in traveling petting zoo test positive for rabies... potentially putting hundreds at risk of exposure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multiple animals in traveling petting zoo have tested positive for rabies, health officials have announced, potentially putting thousands of visitors at risk of the deadly infection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/animals-in-traveling-petting-zoo-test-positive-for-rabies-potentially-putting-hundreds-at-risk-of-exposure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/animals-in-traveling-petting-zoo-test-positive-for-rabies-potentially-putting-hundreds-at-risk-of-exposure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flood alerts issued for 7 million as 'raging killer currents' threaten multiple US states TODAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flood watches have been issued for nearly seven million Americans as torrential rain threatens to unleash sudden walls of water with little warning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flood-alerts-issued-for-7-million-as-raging-killer-currents-threaten-multiple-us-states-today/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flood-alerts-issued-for-7-million-as-raging-killer-currents-threaten-multiple-us-states-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listen to the sound of the Jurassic: Scientists recreate the eerie calls that echoed through forests 165 million years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have recreated the eerie calls that echoed through the Jurassic grasslands, steppes and woodlands 165 million years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/listen-to-the-sound-of-the-jurassic-scientists-recreate-the-eerie-calls-that-echoed-through-forests-165-million-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/listen-to-the-sound-of-the-jurassic-scientists-recreate-the-eerie-calls-that-echoed-through-forests-165-million-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How your hot tub can kill you: Experts warn of the hidden danger that can pin victims underwater]]></title><description><![CDATA[A&nbsp;tragedy in Spain has highlighted a little-known danger that experts warn can turn a luxury hot tub into a death trap.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-your-hot-tub-can-kill-you-experts-warn-of-the-hidden-danger-that-can-pin-victims-underwater/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-your-hot-tub-can-kill-you-experts-warn-of-the-hidden-danger-that-can-pin-victims-underwater/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From watches to passwords on paper, everything that's old is new again]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/from-watches-to-passwords-on-paper-everything-thats-old-is-new-again/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/from-watches-to-passwords-on-paper-everything-thats-old-is-new-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America faces double tropical threat as 'Dolly' eyes Florida and new storm brews in Gulf]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hurricane trackers are monitoring two disturbances in the Atlantic basin as both move toward the US.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/america-faces-double-tropical-threat-as-dolly-eyes-florida-and-new-storm-brews-in-gulf/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/america-faces-double-tropical-threat-as-dolly-eyes-florida-and-new-storm-brews-in-gulf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists reveal what the perfect breasts look like - and say bigger isn't always better]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-reveal-what-the-perfect-breasts-look-like-and-say-bigger-isnt-always-better/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-reveal-what-the-perfect-breasts-look-like-and-say-bigger-isnt-always-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[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]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/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/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/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/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy biz SSE smacked around in court by a guy and AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 &pound;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/energy-biz-sse-smacked-around-in-court-by-a-guy-and-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/energy-biz-sse-smacked-around-in-court-by-a-guy-and-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The balkanization of virtualization will de-throne VMware, which doesn't mind a bit]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANALYSIS VMware is about to lose its status as the undoubted leader of the virtualization market after a 20-year reign &ndash; a result it doesn&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-balkanization-of-virtualization-will-de-throne-vmware-which-doesnt-mind-a-bit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-balkanization-of-virtualization-will-de-throne-vmware-which-doesnt-mind-a-bit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who, me? Techie with three months' experience was sent in as the Cisco expert and proceeded to blow everything up]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHO, ME? &ldquo;Where to begin?&rdquo; 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 &ldquo;Who, Me?&rdquo; the column that shares your admissions of error. This week, meet a reader we&rsquo;ll Regomize as &ldquo;Martin&rdquo; who told us about his very first job in tech. &ldquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/who-me-techie-with-three-months-experience-was-sent-in-as-the-cisco-expert-and-proceeded-to-blow-everything-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/who-me-techie-with-three-months-experience-was-sent-in-as-the-cisco-expert-and-proceeded-to-blow-everything-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Happened To the AI Job Apocalypse?]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI is the ultimate disruptor, but the employment apocalypse hasn&rsquo;t happened as predicted&hellip; 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.&#8259; Patrick Wood Editor.A recent report&nbsp;from Stanford&nbsp;reviewed the latest employment data and found that, so f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-happened-to-the-ai-job-apocalypse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-happened-to-the-ai-job-apocalypse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debian votes to let contributors code with AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s environment. The rules of the vote saw community membe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/debian-votes-to-let-contributors-code-with-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/debian-votes-to-let-contributors-code-with-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A giant leap forward': Nasa launches powerful new space telescope]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US space agency's telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new map of the universe and learn more about dark energy and dark matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/a-giant-leap-forward-nasa-launches-powerful-new-space-telescope/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/a-giant-leap-forward-nasa-launches-powerful-new-space-telescope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reason for mysterious orange and white balls seen floating on power lines across America revealed by expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[The balls, which have been spotted in locations all over the country, have prompted speculation from bemused passers by.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/reason-for-mysterious-orange-and-white-balls-seen-floating-on-power-lines-across-america-revealed-by-expert/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/reason-for-mysterious-orange-and-white-balls-seen-floating-on-power-lines-across-america-revealed-by-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[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]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat are being flooded with seemingly delicious food that are really nothing more than AI-generated fakes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/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/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/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/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[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]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new survey reveals that many Brits are toning down their accents - in the hopes of being perceived as more professional at work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/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/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/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/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turns out Brits would quite like their private messages to stay private]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 &amp; 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/turns-out-brits-would-quite-like-their-private-messages-to-stay-private/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/turns-out-brits-would-quite-like-their-private-messages-to-stay-private/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[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]]></title><description><![CDATA[From summarising boring documents to helping you plan a holiday, artificial intelligence (AI) is already taking over some jobs once reserved for humans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/will-ai-take-your-job-interactive-tool-reveals-just-how-likely-you-are-to-be-replaced-by-a-robot-and-its-bad-news-for-computer-programmers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/will-ai-take-your-job-interactive-tool-reveals-just-how-likely-you-are-to-be-replaced-by-a-robot-and-its-bad-news-for-computer-programmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Conquest Man: Scientists recreate the face of a stocky 50-year-old who lived through the Norman Conquest 1,000 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meet-the-conquest-man-scientists-recreate-the-face-of-a-stocky-50-year-old-who-lived-through-the-norman-conquest-1000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meet-the-conquest-man-scientists-recreate-the-face-of-a-stocky-50-year-old-who-lived-through-the-norman-conquest-1000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity thanks inmates for work to save hedgehogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prisoners in HMP La Moye make feeding and nesting boxes for Jersey Hedgehog Preservation Group.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/charity-thanks-inmates-for-work-to-save-hedgehogs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/charity-thanks-inmates-for-work-to-save-hedgehogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature reserves spot rare species during heatwaves]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wildlife trust says unusually hot weather and increased monitoring has led to interesting finds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nature-reserves-spot-rare-species-during-heatwaves/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nature-reserves-spot-rare-species-during-heatwaves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've been to Gamescom six times - here's what excited me this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC's Laura Cress gets a first look at the biggest games in Cologne from Witcher 3 to Alien: Isolation 2.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ive-been-to-gamescom-six-times-heres-what-excited-me-this-year/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ive-been-to-gamescom-six-times-heres-what-excited-me-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America's Tornado Alley twists in terrifying new direction&hellip; as chilling map reveals even New York isn't safe from shifting highway of destruction: 'Everyone needs a plan']]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have found evidence that America's Tornado Alley is shifting, putting many more states at risk of cyclone outbreaks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/americas-tornado-alley-twists-in-terrifying-new-directionhellip-as-chilling-map-reveals-even-new-york-isnt-safe-from-shifting-highway-of-destruction-everyone-needs-a-plan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/americas-tornado-alley-twists-in-terrifying-new-directionhellip-as-chilling-map-reveals-even-new-york-isnt-safe-from-shifting-highway-of-destruction-everyone-needs-a-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[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']]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have found evidence that America's Tornado Alley is shifting, putting many more states at risk of cyclone outbreaks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-map-reveals-americas-tornado-alley-is-veering-into-a-new-path-of-destruction-and-experts-warn-it-could-hit-new-york-everyone-must-have-a-plan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-map-reveals-americas-tornado-alley-is-veering-into-a-new-path-of-destruction-and-experts-warn-it-could-hit-new-york-everyone-must-have-a-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ritzy millionaires' paradise becomes a horror movie as 'Four Horsemen' unleash an apocalyptic summer of terror on the elite... now experts expose chilling links]]></title><description><![CDATA[The playground for presidents, celebrities and some of America's wealthiest families has begun to resemble the setting of a horror movie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ritzy-millionaires-paradise-becomes-a-horror-movie-as-four-horsemen-unleash-an-apocalyptic-summer-of-terror-on-the-elite-now-experts-expose-chilling-links/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ritzy-millionaires-paradise-becomes-a-horror-movie-as-four-horsemen-unleash-an-apocalyptic-summer-of-terror-on-the-elite-now-experts-expose-chilling-links/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martha's Vineyard becomes a horror movie as 'Four Horsemen' unleash an apocalyptic summer of terror on the elite... now experts expose chilling links]]></title><description><![CDATA[The playground for presidents, celebrities and some of America's wealthiest families has begun to resemble the setting of a horror movie.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/marthas-vineyard-becomes-a-horror-movie-as-four-horsemen-unleash-an-apocalyptic-summer-of-terror-on-the-elite-now-experts-expose-chilling-links/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/marthas-vineyard-becomes-a-horror-movie-as-four-horsemen-unleash-an-apocalyptic-summer-of-terror-on-the-elite-now-experts-expose-chilling-links/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Lowell projected to strike Hawaii as hurricane-ravaged state braces for impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[A third tropical cyclone in three weeks is threatening to bring floods and mudslides to over a million Americans and tourists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-lowell-projected-to-strike-hawaii-as-hurricane-ravaged-state-braces-for-impact/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-lowell-projected-to-strike-hawaii-as-hurricane-ravaged-state-braces-for-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The race to stop England running out of water]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who is to blame for the summer drought, and can England future-proof its water supplies?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-race-to-stop-england-running-out-of-water/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-race-to-stop-england-running-out-of-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AWS mumbles about its cost-busting networking tech when it should be shouting]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aws-mumbles-about-its-cost-busting-networking-tech-when-it-should-be-shouting/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aws-mumbles-about-its-cost-busting-networking-tech-when-it-should-be-shouting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of datacenter networks are run by absolute clowns. Not Amazon's]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/a-lot-of-datacenter-networks-are-run-by-absolute-clowns-not-amazons/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/a-lot-of-datacenter-networks-are-run-by-absolute-clowns-not-amazons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thunderstorms and gusty winds set to continue into Bank Holiday Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cooler and showery conditions will continue across the weekend and into Monday, bringing a record-breaking summer to a rather damp close as Matt Taylor explains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/thunderstorms-and-gusty-winds-set-to-continue-into-bank-holiday-monday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/thunderstorms-and-gusty-winds-set-to-continue-into-bank-holiday-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Startup bags $7M to build drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/startup-bags-7m-to-build-drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack-systems/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/startup-bags-7m-to-build-drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How popular is your couple name? Interactive tool reveals who people with your name tend to marry]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new interactive tool called 'Who Wed Who' reveals who people with your first or last name tend to end up with.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-popular-is-your-couple-name-interactive-tool-reveals-who-people-with-your-name-tend-to-marry/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-popular-is-your-couple-name-interactive-tool-reveals-who-people-with-your-name-tend-to-marry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xbox respawns IKEA furniture with gaming range]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft's latest Xbox merchandising deal means at least you can sit on an IKEA cushion while you wait for your PlayStation 5 to boot. IKEA has announced YXSTABY, a nine-piece collection of items aimed at the XBOX completist who has to have every possible piece of merchandise associated with their beloved game console. Need a stool? How about one modeled on a controller's thumbstick? A cushion? There's a D-pad to throw on the sofa. And a tariff refund for Xbox customers? Ah, well, the IKEA deal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/xbox-respawns-ikea-furniture-with-gaming-range/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/xbox-respawns-ikea-furniture-with-gaming-range/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the weather in space can affect us on Earth - and the team trying to protect us]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weather in space has the potential to impact our lives here on Earth in a fundamental way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-the-weather-in-space-can-affect-us-on-earth-and-the-team-trying-to-protect-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-the-weather-in-space-can-affect-us-on-earth-and-the-team-trying-to-protect-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost city 'perfectly matches' Biblical site where Jesus fed the 5,000... as humble birthplace of Keeper of Heaven's Keys is uncovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have spent a decade peeling back layers of ruins&nbsp;on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, searching for a 'lost' city where the Bible says Jesus performed miracles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/lost-city-perfectly-matches-biblical-site-where-jesus-fed-the-5000-as-humble-birthplace-of-keeper-of-heavens-keys-is-uncovered/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/lost-city-perfectly-matches-biblical-site-where-jesus-fed-the-5000-as-humble-birthplace-of-keeper-of-heavens-keys-is-uncovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the AI Capability Multiplier Has Compressed to 3.1 Months From 3.5]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been tracking the progress of AI since January 2025, since Trump&rsquo;s inauguration. Initially, starting at one, I pegged the doubling factor at 3.5 months; then I adjusted it lower to 3.3 on August 17th. After further research, I am settling it back to 3.1, which is 13.43 weeks. This is the time it takes for AI to double in raw ability, breadth, and the ability to create useful work.<br />
Today, that number stands at 52. Think about it. AI is 52 times more capable today than 20 months ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-the-ai-capability-multiplier-has-compressed-to-31-months-from-35/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-the-ai-capability-multiplier-has-compressed-to-31-months-from-35/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researcher shows how Claude Code can be tricked simply by asking it to summarize a website]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic&rsquo;s Claude Code running Opus 5 in Auto Mode can be tricked into executing attacker-controlled code simply by asking the coding agent to summarize a website. The attack works up to 80 percent of the time, according to prompt-injection wizard Johann Rehberger, aka wunderwuzzi. In a blog and video demo, he detailed how to hijack Opus 5 in Auto Mode, which is the default setting for Claude as of mid-August. It starts off by asking the agentic coding model to summarize a malicious websi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/researcher-shows-how-claude-code-can-be-tricked-simply-by-asking-it-to-summarize-a-website/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/researcher-shows-how-claude-code-can-be-tricked-simply-by-asking-it-to-summarize-a-website/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rollercoaster blamed for brain damage: Six Flags is forced to close its X2 ride following a string of injuries - including life-altering disabilities, comas and deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six Flags Magic Mountain has been forced to shutter its immensely popular 'X2' rollercoaster after a report linked the ride to more than a dozen severe injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-rollercoaster-blamed-for-brain-damage-six-flags-is-forced-to-close-its-x2-ride-following-a-string-of-injuries-including-life-altering-disabilities-comas-and-deaths/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-rollercoaster-blamed-for-brain-damage-six-flags-is-forced-to-close-its-x2-ride-following-a-string-of-injuries-including-life-altering-disabilities-comas-and-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America's biggest volcanoes 'switching on' at same time: Scientist who's accurately predicted three earthquakes this year cracks code behind wave of mega tremors]]></title><description><![CDATA[A controversial geophysicist believes he has unlocked the formula that warns of increasing volcanic eruptions worldwide over the next four years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/americas-biggest-volcanoes-switching-on-at-same-time-scientist-whos-accurately-predicted-three-earthquakes-this-year-cracks-code-behind-wave-of-mega-tremors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/americas-biggest-volcanoes-switching-on-at-same-time-scientist-whos-accurately-predicted-three-earthquakes-this-year-cracks-code-behind-wave-of-mega-tremors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German-Japanese researchers invent electricity-free tech that could cool datacenters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Datacenter cooling could get a lot more affordable, and sustainable, if a joint German-Japanese research project can be scaled beyond the laboratory. Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the University of Tsukuba published a paper in Nature Energy on Friday discussing the success they had with a solid-state cooling technology that doesn&rsquo;t need any electric input at all, and was still able to demonstrate temperature reductions in laboratory experiments. For those unfam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/german-japanese-researchers-invent-electricity-free-tech-that-could-cool-datacenters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/german-japanese-researchers-invent-electricity-free-tech-that-could-cool-datacenters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AWS Route 53 DNS service reimagined...as a file system?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, Corey Quinn, chief cloud economist at Duckbill and occasional Reg columnist, has argued that Amazon's Route 53 DNS service is a database. While literally true in the sense that DNS records are stored key-value pairs, it's more of a provocation than an endorsement. Even so, the idea has inspired prior jibes. In that spirit, Colin Percival, the creator of backup service Tarsnap, has released Route 53 Files, "a new file system that seamlessly connects any AWS compute resource with Amazon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aws-route-53-dns-service-reimaginedas-a-file-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aws-route-53-dns-service-reimaginedas-a-file-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious object spotted in NASA moon photo sparks theories of extraterrestrial life: '100% proof']]></title><description><![CDATA[A NASA image of the moon has sparked theories of aliens after a mysterious object was spotted hovering above the lunar surface.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-object-spotted-in-nasa-moon-photo-sparks-theories-of-extraterrestrial-life-100-proof/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-object-spotted-in-nasa-moon-photo-sparks-theories-of-extraterrestrial-life-100-proof/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA astronaut reveals shocking new details about near-fatal malfunction that left him stranded in space for nine months]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the NASA astronauts who was stranded in space for nine mand his crewmate believed they might not make it home after the craft malfunctioned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-astronaut-reveals-shocking-new-details-about-near-fatal-malfunction-that-left-him-stranded-in-space-for-nine-months/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-astronaut-reveals-shocking-new-details-about-near-fatal-malfunction-that-left-him-stranded-in-space-for-nine-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LibreOffice 26.8 is out – local first, and with no AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest semi-annual release of LibreOffice, the cross-platform FOSS office suite, is out &ndash; and it&rsquo;s gleefully throwing some shade. The Document Foundation released LibreOffice 26.8 &ndash; and sent The Register a press pack before it did so. We&rsquo;re not going to go through it in great depth: it&rsquo;s a mature suite, and most Linux distros bundle it by default, even some of the slightly strange ones. We do like some of the sly notes in the launch materials, though, starting w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/libreoffice-268-is-out-local-first-and-with-no-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/libreoffice-268-is-out-local-first-and-with-no-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA astronaut stranded in space for nine months reveals terrifying moment he thought he and crewmate were going to DIE]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the NASA astronauts who was stranded in space for nine mand his crewmate believed they might not make it home after the craft malfunctioned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-astronaut-stranded-in-space-for-nine-months-reveals-terrifying-moment-he-thought-he-and-crewmate-were-going-to-die/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-astronaut-stranded-in-space-for-nine-months-reveals-terrifying-moment-he-thought-he-and-crewmate-were-going-to-die/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Party wants to slam the brakes on UK datacenter construction until water and energy use are sorted]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Green Party of England and Wales wants the government to end the blanket designation of new bit barns as &ldquo;critical infrastructure&rdquo; and change planning rules to stop such facilities taking precedence over households for water and energy. The current UK government designated datacenters as critical national infrastructure (CNI) back in 2024, putting them on the same footing as essential services such as water and power. This made them eligible for special protection, but may also m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/green-party-wants-to-slam-the-brakes-on-uk-datacenter-construction-until-water-and-energy-use-are-sorted/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/green-party-wants-to-slam-the-brakes-on-uk-datacenter-construction-until-water-and-energy-use-are-sorted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US government snitch-finder pleads guilty to leaking state secrets to foreign spies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) IT specialist previously accused of trying to pass secret and top-secret information to foreign spies has pleaded guilty following a successful FBI sting. Nathan Vilas Laatsch, then 28, and now 29, was arrested in May 2025 after an undercover FBI agent caught him for the second time transmitting intelligence packages in a public park that he believed would be collected by a foreign government&rsquo;s spy. The man, who had been employed at the DIA as a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-government-snitch-finder-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-state-secrets-to-foreign-spies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-government-snitch-finder-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-state-secrets-to-foreign-spies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Karina could become monster Category 3 hurricane as TWO major models suddenly show ominous path to California]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Karina may reach major hurricane status in just days as more prediction models see a California landfall as a possibility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-karina-could-become-monster-category-3-hurricane-as-two-major-models-suddenly-show-ominous-path-to-california/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-karina-could-become-monster-category-3-hurricane-as-two-major-models-suddenly-show-ominous-path-to-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keepers of Noble Numbats to be offered a Resolute Racoon: Ubuntu 26.04.1 is coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks like the Racoon has bedded in and settled down, as Canonical releases the first point release of this year&rsquo;s Ubuntu LTS version, offering an upgrade to users on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat). Ubuntu 26.04.1 is the first point release of April&rsquo;s long-term support version, which will be supported until 2031. Assuming that it follows the pattern of previous Ubuntu LTS releases, 26.04.1 will be followed by four further point releases &ndash; usually, the final release comes a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/keepers-of-noble-numbats-to-be-offered-a-resolute-racoon-ubuntu-26041-is-coming/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/keepers-of-noble-numbats-to-be-offered-a-resolute-racoon-ubuntu-26041-is-coming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Word 97's ghost in the machine: The crash that vanished the moment anyone looked at it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen shared another fireside tale &ndash; one to strike fear into the hearts of engineers everywhere: the bug that can't be replicated in the debugger. The story begins near the end of the Word 97 release cycle, when a defect surfaced in the test labs but vanished the moment engineers reached for a debugger. It was maddening. A script could trigger the crash fairly reliably, yet the instant anyone tried to hunt it down, the bug ducked out of sight. Chen recalle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/word-97s-ghost-in-the-machine-the-crash-that-vanished-the-moment-anyone-looked-at-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/word-97s-ghost-in-the-machine-the-crash-that-vanished-the-moment-anyone-looked-at-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shock gathering of 2,000 ocean predators off US coast reveals hidden extinction threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[A miraculous scene was captured in the Atlantic as thousands of marine creatures gathered in the same place for an aquatic buffet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/shock-gathering-of-2000-ocean-predators-off-us-coast-reveals-hidden-extinction-threat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/shock-gathering-of-2000-ocean-predators-off-us-coast-reveals-hidden-extinction-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Datacenters face direct hit from China rare earth curbs, as clock runs out on escalated licensing chokeoff]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IEEE is warning that China&rsquo;s export controls on rare earth minerals could start to impact datacenters, as shipments of some key materials are down 75 percent and Beijing is due to review its policies this November. The techie org's official publication, IEEE Spectrum, focuses on two rare earths in particular, erbium and yttrium, which are used in components for IT equipment. Exports of yttrium are down by about 75 percent this year in comparison with 2025. Yttrium was one of seven medi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/datacenters-face-direct-hit-from-china-rare-earth-curbs-as-clock-runs-out-on-escalated-licensing-chokeoff/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/datacenters-face-direct-hit-from-china-rare-earth-curbs-as-clock-runs-out-on-escalated-licensing-chokeoff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Stargazers around the world glimpse 'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some parts of the globe had a chance to see the rare event when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up in the night sky.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watch-stargazers-around-the-world-glimpse-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watch-stargazers-around-the-world-glimpse-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon blacklisted Anthropic over Claude powers it didn't have]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon illegally blacklisted Anthropic as a national security threat based partly on things Claude couldn't actually do, a US federal judge has ruled. US District Judge Rita Lin found that the government illegally retaliated against Anthropic for speaking out, denied the company due process, and unlawfully branded it a supply-chain risk.In a 59-page ruling, she repeatedly picked apart the Pentagon's national security case and found some of its central claims about Claude "entirely unfounde]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/pentagon-blacklisted-anthropic-over-claude-powers-it-didnt-have/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/pentagon-blacklisted-anthropic-over-claude-powers-it-didnt-have/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rollercoaster that can give you brain damage: Six Flags is forced to close its X2 ride following a string of injuries - including life-altering disabilities, comas and deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six Flags Magic Mountain has been forced to shutter its immensely popular 'X2' rollercoaster after a report linked the ride to more than a dozen severe injuries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-rollercoaster-that-can-give-you-brain-damage-six-flags-is-forced-to-close-its-x2-ride-following-a-string-of-injuries-including-life-altering-disabilities-comas-and-deaths/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-rollercoaster-that-can-give-you-brain-damage-six-flags-is-forced-to-close-its-x2-ride-following-a-string-of-injuries-including-life-altering-disabilities-comas-and-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft preps this year's Windows 11 feature tweaks: 26H2 hits Release Preview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft has dropped Windows 11 26H2 into the Windows Insider Release Preview Channel and released August's preview update. Windows 11 26H2 shares the same servicing branch as Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, and many of the tweaks and updates that users are looking forward to have already appeared in the monthly Windows updates. The latest, the August Preview Update, includes such modifications as the long-awaited movable taskbar, more Start Menu customization, and the ability to drop web and Microso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-preps-this-years-windows-11-feature-tweaks-26h2-hits-release-preview/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-preps-this-years-windows-11-feature-tweaks-26h2-hits-release-preview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA: Most exploited vulnerabilities should have been eradicated decades ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[CISA is still crying out for software vendors to adopt Secure by Design (SBD) development practices, and says in its latest review that longstanding vulnerability classes are still the most exploited. The agency examined soft spots across 2024 and 2025, finding that the majority of those that receive CVEs and make it to the Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog belong to decades-old flaws that should have been addressed by now. Injection-related vulnerabilities, such as cross-site scriptin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cisa-most-exploited-vulnerabilities-should-have-been-eradicated-decades-ago/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cisa-most-exploited-vulnerabilities-should-have-been-eradicated-decades-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industry that built the problem offers to sell you the solution]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI has gathered more than 100 of the world's biggest tech and infosec companies to warn that cyber defense is in trouble - a reassuring development given quite a few of them helped build the technology involved. The open letter has more than 100 names attached to it, including many of the companies with the most to gain &ndash; or lose &ndash; from what happens next. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft are among the AI builders warning about increasingly capable AI attacks, while securit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/industry-that-built-the-problem-offers-to-sell-you-the-solution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/industry-that-built-the-problem-offers-to-sell-you-the-solution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain goes crazy for miso! Demand for the trendy Japanese paste has surged - as health-conscious shoppers flock to stock up]]></title><description><![CDATA[New figures released by Waitrose have revealed how demand for the trendy Japanese paste has soared over the last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/britain-goes-crazy-for-miso-demand-for-the-trendy-japanese-paste-has-surged-as-health-conscious-shoppers-flock-to-stock-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/britain-goes-crazy-for-miso-demand-for-the-trendy-japanese-paste-has-surged-as-health-conscious-shoppers-flock-to-stock-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GPS collars making shepherds' lives 'much easier']]></title><description><![CDATA[Brothers Josh and Ben Voak are using a GPS technology featured on the TV show Clarkson's Farm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gps-collars-making-shepherds-lives-much-easier/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gps-collars-making-shepherds-lives-much-easier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft's virtual intern Teams Facilitator will be late for the meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft has pushed back detection and question answering by the Teams Facilitator to November, after initially scheduling General Availability for June. Teams Facilitator is an AI assistant that joins meetings. It tracks agendas and can take notes, if enabled. The next stage in its development is to have it pop up and answer questions if it detects a knowledge gap. For example, somebody might ask "What is this Teams Facilitator thing?" and, if nobody answers, Facilitator will show a prompt off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsofts-virtual-intern-teams-facilitator-will-be-late-for-the-meeting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsofts-virtual-intern-teams-facilitator-will-be-late-for-the-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nepal's flood could just be the beginning: Maps reveal the glaciers around the world at risk of a similar disaster - with 15 million people in the danger zone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers estimate that a whopping 15 million people worldwide are living in danger zones.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nepals-flood-could-just-be-the-beginning-maps-reveal-the-glaciers-around-the-world-at-risk-of-a-similar-disaster-with-15-million-people-in-the-danger-zone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nepals-flood-could-just-be-the-beginning-maps-reveal-the-glaciers-around-the-world-at-risk-of-a-similar-disaster-with-15-million-people-in-the-danger-zone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unsafe at any speed: AI optimists are turning cautious as safety concerns mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPINION It wasn't that long ago, like earlier this year, that AI leaders were doing their usual pie-in-the-sky proclamations of how everything would be so wonderful with AI. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei tweeted that AI "will actually be possible to cure most human diseases in ~5-10 years." While on a podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proclaimed that AI would create "the greatest boom in people starting smaller businesses that we have ever seen." So, what's not to love? Well, you see those same AI CEO]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/unsafe-at-any-speed-ai-optimists-are-turning-cautious-as-safety-concerns-mount/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/unsafe-at-any-speed-ai-optimists-are-turning-cautious-as-safety-concerns-mount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank holiday weekend to see more thunderstorms and rain]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weather will remain unsettled across the next few days with showers, longer spells of rain and thunderstorms all likely at times across the weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bank-holiday-weekend-to-see-more-thunderstorms-and-rain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bank-holiday-weekend-to-see-more-thunderstorms-and-rain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Tech market power will cause UK to lose AI race, think tank warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK businesses say the market power of Big Tech is stifling competition, and will hinder the UK&rsquo;s ability to reap the benefits from AI, a key part of the government&rsquo;s plans for economic recovery. A report [PDF] from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) points out that a handful of companies hold almost total control over the digital infrastructure relied on in Blighty, and warns that we risk letting AI become monopolized in the same way unless more pro-competitive measures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/big-tech-market-power-will-cause-uk-to-lose-ai-race-think-tank-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/big-tech-market-power-will-cause-uk-to-lose-ai-race-think-tank-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Theft Auto 6 extended look is released - but unimpressed viewers claim it 'looks like an unfinished snooze fest']]></title><description><![CDATA[The footage confirms that the game will feature several risqu&eacute; scenes, including a shootout in a drug lab, fist fights in the street, and even a man watching porn using a VR headset.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/grand-theft-auto-6-extended-look-is-released-but-unimpressed-viewers-claim-it-looks-like-an-unfinished-snooze-fest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/grand-theft-auto-6-extended-look-is-released-but-unimpressed-viewers-claim-it-looks-like-an-unfinished-snooze-fest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOFH: Schr&ouml;dinger's petty cash puts us in a very awkward superposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[EPISODE 16: "So it looks like we have ourselves a Schr&ouml;dinger's cash situation," I say. "We have a what now?" asks the very junior beancounter - the sort that will be first up against the wall when the AI revolution comes (in a couple of weeks). "A Schr&ouml;dinger's cash situation. You have a petty cashbox with a variable amount of money in it, which depletes at an unknown rate. Depletion being what it is, at some point the cashbox will have no cash in it. If I ask you to open your cashbox]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bofh-schroumldingers-petty-cash-puts-us-in-a-very-awkward-superposition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bofh-schroumldingers-petty-cash-puts-us-in-a-very-awkward-superposition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Call: Exec couldn’t identify a photocopier, which made for a fax-inating tech support call]]></title><description><![CDATA[ON CALL By the end of the working week it can be tempting to phone it in, but The Register instead works to bring you extra amusement in the form of a new edition of On Call &ndash; the reader-contributed column that shares your tech support stories. This week, meet a reader we&rsquo;ll Regomize as &ldquo;Orson&rdquo; who told us they very much enjoyed the recent On Call about the lawyer who didn&rsquo;t understand italics. &ldquo;It reminded me of an incident many years ago when I was a Facilit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/on-call-exec-couldnt-identify-a-photocopier-which-made-for-a-fax-inating-tech-support-call/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/on-call-exec-couldnt-identify-a-photocopier-which-made-for-a-fax-inating-tech-support-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exec couldn’t identify a photocopier, which made for a fax-inating tech support call]]></title><description><![CDATA[ON CALL By the end of the working week it can be tempting to phone it in, but The Register instead works to bring you extra amusement in the form of a new edition of On Call &ndash; the reader-contributed column that shares your tech support stories. This week, meet a reader we&rsquo;ll Regomize as &ldquo;Orson&rdquo; who told us they very much enjoyed the recent On Call about the lawyer who didn&rsquo;t understand italics. &ldquo;It reminded me of an incident many years ago when I was a Facilit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/exec-couldnt-identify-a-photocopier-which-made-for-a-fax-inating-tech-support-call/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/exec-couldnt-identify-a-photocopier-which-made-for-a-fax-inating-tech-support-call/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Print management outfit PaperCut is under 0-day attack, and it’s drawing customers’ blood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing smarts like a paper cut, but being attacked after leaving an application&rsquo;s web interface exposed to the internet might be just as painful. Such attacks are the risk to which users of PaperCut print management software find themselves exposed today, after the company revealed a university&rsquo;s security teams alerted it to an attack. The company analyzed info provided by the university and found a vulnerability in its PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF products, which manage access to pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/print-management-outfit-papercut-is-under-0-day-attack-and-its-drawing-customers-blood/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/print-management-outfit-papercut-is-under-0-day-attack-and-its-drawing-customers-blood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville among actors calling for law on AI voice cloning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The performers are asking the government to give every person in the UK a legal right to own their voice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/matt-lucas-and-hugh-bonneville-among-actors-calling-for-law-on-ai-voice-cloning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/matt-lucas-and-hugh-bonneville-among-actors-calling-for-law-on-ai-voice-cloning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian cops cuff alleged TeamPCP masterminds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian city of Perth is by some measures the world&rsquo;s most isolated major metropolis, but is still sufficiently connected to US law enforcement authorities that the FBI was able to help Australia&rsquo;s Federal Police (AFP) to find two men they believe were the masterminds of TeamPCP, a cybercrime crew that conducted prominent supply chain attacks. According to the AFP, two men aged 21 and 23 arrested on Wednesday &ldquo;were principal participants in the activities of the cybercri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/australian-cops-cuff-alleged-teampcp-masterminds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/australian-cops-cuff-alleged-teampcp-masterminds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The flood took everything': Nepal survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away]]></title><description><![CDATA[One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-flood-took-everything-nepal-survivors-describe-horror-of-loved-ones-being-swept-away/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-flood-took-everything-nepal-survivors-describe-horror-of-loved-ones-being-swept-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Our parents were crossing the border an hour before the flood hit']]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities say more than 1,300 people are missing, including dozens of Americans and Canadians, as families await word on loved ones thought to be caught in the Nepal flash floods.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/our-parents-were-crossing-the-border-an-hour-before-the-flood-hit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/our-parents-were-crossing-the-border-an-hour-before-the-flood-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic proposes plumbing spec to link AI agents to lab kit and robots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic on Thursday teased a protocol for allowing AI agents "to safely operate physical devices," a somewhat optimistic ambition given it cannot reliably anticipate how its models behave. The as-yet-unpublished protocol, dubbed the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), is similar in concept to the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a way for AI models to connect to data sources. Anthropic intends for MHS to allow Claude or other models to drive the hardware used in laboratories, factories, and robots. Su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-proposes-plumbing-spec-to-link-ai-agents-to-lab-kit-and-robots/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-proposes-plumbing-spec-to-link-ai-agents-to-lab-kit-and-robots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists reveal mapped danger zones for Nepal-style disaster INSIDE America: Terrifying message for states left exposed to giant waves and deadly walls of mud]]></title><description><![CDATA[A disaster similar to the one that devastated Nepal could strike parts of the US, where collapsing mountainsides can unleash giant waves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-reveal-mapped-danger-zones-for-nepal-style-disaster-inside-america-terrifying-message-for-states-left-exposed-to-giant-waves-and-deadly-walls-of-mud/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-reveal-mapped-danger-zones-for-nepal-style-disaster-inside-america-terrifying-message-for-states-left-exposed-to-giant-waves-and-deadly-walls-of-mud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia and Cerebras are selling performance their customers will (probably) never see]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shots were fired at the Hot Chips conference in California this week as Nvidia announced its new Groq-3-based LPX racks had entered production, with early tests showing the systems churning an eye-watering 3,400 tokens a second in Gemma 4 31B. That's four times faster than rival Cerebras. A day later, Cerebras fired back, touting nearly equivalent performance from its next-gen CS-4 accelerators revealed last week. These top-line performance figures make inference feel instantaneous relative to t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nvidia-and-cerebras-are-selling-performance-their-customers-will-probably-never-see/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nvidia-and-cerebras-are-selling-performance-their-customers-will-probably-never-see/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRPx0 hacking service for dummies claims victim count more than quintupled]]></title><description><![CDATA[CRPx0, a cybercrime crew that has rapidly evolved from a scam service to a ClickFix-delivered ransomware and crypto-theft business over the summer, claims its victim count jumped from fewer than 10 in June to 48 organizations on its clear-web leak site at the time of publication. Keep in mind: criminals aren&rsquo;t always the most trustworthy bunch, so take their claims with a healthy dose of salt. Still, the ransomware biz&rsquo;s expanding operations, unique payload, and white-label hacking s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/crpx0-hacking-service-for-dummies-claims-victim-count-more-than-quintupled/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/crpx0-hacking-service-for-dummies-claims-victim-count-more-than-quintupled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Karina projected to impact millions as rare cyclone targets California]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new tropical storm has erupted in the Pacific, and prediction models fear it could become the first named storm to hit California in 30 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-karina-projected-to-impact-millions-as-rare-cyclone-targets-california/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-karina-projected-to-impact-millions-as-rare-cyclone-targets-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyborg cockroaches may soon deliver life-saving drugs to disaster victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picture this: You&rsquo;ve just undergone one of the most harrowing experiences of your life, and you&rsquo;re trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building. You&rsquo;re injured, air is running out, and human rescuers can&rsquo;t reach you. But crawling through the rubble to administer life-saving drugs and reassure you comes the last thing you&rsquo;d expect: a swarm of cyborg cockroaches bearing tiny syringes. Unfortunately for those who&rsquo;d rather find solace in the arms of a fluffy, dro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cyborg-cockroaches-may-soon-deliver-life-saving-drugs-to-disaster-victims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cyborg-cockroaches-may-soon-deliver-life-saving-drugs-to-disaster-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clean-up of illegal waste supersite costs taxpayers £6m]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bill for clearing the dump in Oxfordshire has been covered by taxpayers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/clean-up-of-illegal-waste-supersite-costs-taxpayers-6m/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/clean-up-of-illegal-waste-supersite-costs-taxpayers-6m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost city of Atlantis clues revealed in new scans of secret ocean site, ex-Navy admiral claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Navy admiral has made a shocking claim that he and a team of experts have likely uncovered the site where the ancient city of Atlantis once thrived.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/lost-city-of-atlantis-clues-revealed-in-new-scans-of-secret-ocean-site-ex-navy-admiral-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/lost-city-of-atlantis-clues-revealed-in-new-scans-of-secret-ocean-site-ex-navy-admiral-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigating possible forgery at AFRINIC election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Mauritius are conducting a criminal investigation into possible forgery related to the annulled June 2025 board election staged by the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC). AFRINIC is the regional internet registry (RIR) for 54 countries in Africa and the Indian Ocean region. In recent years it has experienced governance and operational problems and been embroiled in a complex set of interlocking legal disputes with one of its members, Cloud Innovation, regarding AFRINIC&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/police-investigating-possible-forgery-at-afrinic-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/police-investigating-possible-forgery-at-afrinic-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navy boss says lost city of Atlantis likely found after scans reveal secret site]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Navy admiral has made a shocking claim that he and a team of experts have likely uncovered the site where the ancient city of Atlantis once thrived.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/navy-boss-says-lost-city-of-atlantis-likely-found-after-scans-reveal-secret-site/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/navy-boss-says-lost-city-of-atlantis-likely-found-after-scans-reveal-secret-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time is running out for cyber security, warn top tech firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The letter warns cyber-attacks which use AI will become more sophisticated in a matter of months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/time-is-running-out-for-cyber-security-warn-top-tech-firms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/time-is-running-out-for-cyber-security-warn-top-tech-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform of all social media should come with Meta changes, UN says]]></title><description><![CDATA[California's attorney general is now looking at TikTok and YouTube to enact teen safety features.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/reform-of-all-social-media-should-come-with-meta-changes-un-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/reform-of-all-social-media-should-come-with-meta-changes-un-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI girlfriend review site's secrets were exposed to the world for three weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[PWNED Welcome back to PWNED, the weekly column where we explore the frightening and amusing world of foolish infosec errors. This week, it's all about a test site that exposed real information. Have a story about someone leaving a gaping hole in their network? Share it with us at pwned@sitpub.com. Anonymity is available upon request. Our story comes courtesy of Mia Morin, Editor &amp; AI Quality Analyst at Intimeros, a site that rates, reviews, and evaluates AI companions &ndash; yes, that means]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-girlfriend-review-sites-secrets-were-exposed-to-the-world-for-three-weeks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-girlfriend-review-sites-secrets-were-exposed-to-the-world-for-three-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google forces Android apps to use memory more wisely as RAMpocalypse rages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google has declared that Android apps distributed through Google Play will have to meet new memory performance thresholds, starting in early 2027. Google is cracking down on poorly optimized code that might otherwise squander what's now a precious commodity, as RAM prices skyrocket and consumers choose phones with leaner specs. "An ecosystem-wide memory crisis is imminent due to rising RAM costs," the Chocolate Factory explains in its technical documentation. "Inefficient memory use, such as a s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/google-forces-android-apps-to-use-memory-more-wisely-as-rampocalypse-rages/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/google-forces-android-apps-to-use-memory-more-wisely-as-rampocalypse-rages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France relaxes strict cheese-making rules after prolonged drought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Makers of some of France's most famous cheeses get waivers on where herds graze due to the lack of grass.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/france-relaxes-strict-cheese-making-rules-after-prolonged-drought/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/france-relaxes-strict-cheese-making-rules-after-prolonged-drought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What caused the flooding in Nepal?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts point to 'glacial collapse' as the trigger for deadly floods that have swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-caused-the-flooding-in-nepal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-caused-the-flooding-in-nepal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[El Ni&ntilde;os have become 40% stronger in the last 40 years than the previous 1,000 - and this year's event is on track to be the biggest ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the 'Superest of all Super El Ni&ntilde;os' takes shape, a new study has found that El Ni&ntilde;o events have been ramping up for decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/el-nintildeos-have-become-40-stronger-in-the-last-40-years-than-the-previous-1000-and-this-years-event-is-on-track-to-be-the-biggest-ever/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/el-nintildeos-have-become-40-stronger-in-the-last-40-years-than-the-previous-1000-and-this-years-event-is-on-track-to-be-the-biggest-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omarchy distro gains serious backing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The controversial Omarchy distro is attracting both criticism and fans &ndash; and financial support, too. Omarchy is an opinionated respin of Arch Linux and a pet project of Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson, better known as DHH. Although the first release was as recent as June last year, this week sees the release of Omarchy 4.0.1 &ndash; a security fix for the mid-August Omarchy 4 &ldquo;Quattro&rdquo;. Although it started out just over a year ago, Omarchy now has a sibling proje]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/omarchy-distro-gains-serious-backing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/omarchy-distro-gains-serious-backing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hugging Face offers $399 robot duck to help you quack the AI code]]></title><description><![CDATA[If it walks like a robot duck and quacks like a robot duck, it&rsquo;s probably a Microduck robot from Hugging Face subsidiary Pollen Robotics. And it's ready to work with AI. Bordeaux, France-based Pollen announced the Microduck on Thursday, describing it as a robot designed for immediate action, as well as being ready for training via reinforcement learning in an open-source physics simulator to teach it new tasks. Microduck is tiny, mind you: It&rsquo;s a mere 25 cm tall (a little under 10 in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hugging-face-offers-399-robot-duck-to-help-you-quack-the-ai-code/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hugging-face-offers-399-robot-duck-to-help-you-quack-the-ai-code/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATF responds to 'major' cybersecurity incident after ransomware gang's claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said it&rsquo;s responding to a &ldquo;major&rdquo; cybersecurity incident shortly after the Qilin ransomware gang posted the US federal law enforcement agency on its leak site. According to ATF's statement, the intrusion affected a standalone system that operated separately from its enterprise network. &ldquo;There is no indication that the incident has affected the ATF enterprise network, the ATF eForms system, or any other ATF syst]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/atf-responds-to-major-cybersecurity-incident-after-ransomware-gangs-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/atf-responds-to-major-cybersecurity-incident-after-ransomware-gangs-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Dolly erupts in Atlantic as spaghetti models warn of direct impact on US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Dolly has emerged in the Atlantic Ocean and early storm models suggest its impact may be felt along the US East Coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-dolly-erupts-in-atlantic-as-spaghetti-models-warn-of-direct-impact-on-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-dolly-erupts-in-atlantic-as-spaghetti-models-warn-of-direct-impact-on-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The shirt that hides you from AI cameras: 'Digital Camouflage' top confuses surveillance systems - but it's not exactly subtle]]></title><description><![CDATA[As AI-powered cameras become an increasingly common sight on streets, in shops and at transport hubs, some fear the days of true anonymity are numbered.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-shirt-that-hides-you-from-ai-cameras-digital-camouflage-top-confuses-surveillance-systems-but-its-not-exactly-subtle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-shirt-that-hides-you-from-ai-cameras-digital-camouflage-top-confuses-surveillance-systems-but-its-not-exactly-subtle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schr&ouml;dinger's backup: not actually recovered until you try to restore IT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Schr&ouml;dinger's Cat, the famous 1935 thought experiment, imagines a cat that, for reasons rooted in quantum physics we need not dwell on here, is simultaneously alive and dead. In a landscape of relentless cyberattacks and mounting infrastructural complexity, a routine backup task can appear finished, with every box ticked and every check made. The job is not actually done, however, until it has been verified as fully ready for recovery in the event of cyber disaster. A task that looks sorted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/schroumldingers-backup-not-actually-recovered-until-you-try-to-restore-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/schroumldingers-backup-not-actually-recovered-until-you-try-to-restore-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flock Safety: From Neighborhood Cameras To Calling Citizens Terrorists]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://www.technocracy.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Flock-on-the-Pole-1.mp3<br />
Songs of the Resistance: Flock on the Pole<br />
This is a history lesson to set the record straight on the total disruption of the surveillance industry, and other disruptors who will follow the same pattern in the future. I have been careful to provide footnotes and references so you can do your own research and draw your own conclusions.<br />
On August 21, 2017, Flock Safety pitched their company at Y Combinator&rsquo;s Summ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-safety-from-neighborhood-cameras-to-calling-citizens-terrorists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-safety-from-neighborhood-cameras-to-calling-citizens-terrorists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nitter might be no more, but Twitter is back (sort of)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There'll be no rest for X Corps' lawyers this weekend after startup Operation Bluebird rolled out the twitter.now social media network this week. The launch came the same week as Nitter was served a cease-and-desist letter, and it's the latest in the saga of Twitter branding that X boss Elon Musk dispensed with when renaming his $44 billion purchase as 'X'. Unlike Nitter, which lets users view X content without an account, twitter.info is a new social media platform and "not affiliated with X Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nitter-might-be-no-more-but-twitter-is-back-sort-of/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nitter-might-be-no-more-but-twitter-is-back-sort-of/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salesforce boasts: 50% of bookings were from 'customers refilling the tank... they consume Flex Credits, they want more']]></title><description><![CDATA[Announcing upbeat financials and a new offering with AI posterchild Anthropic, Salesforce has begun to drip-feed plans for how it might get customers to spend more as they deploy AI. The CRM giant has been among the victims of the so-called SaaSpocalypse, which sees widespread business application software replaced or diminished by AI models which interact directly with business data. Flawed or not, the notion has tanked Salesforce&rsquo;s share price by more than 20 percent this year, but its Q]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/salesforce-boasts-50-of-bookings-were-from-customers-refilling-the-tank-they-consume-flex-credits-they-want-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/salesforce-boasts-50-of-bookings-were-from-customers-refilling-the-tank-they-consume-flex-credits-they-want-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Meta settlement means for the UK, and other questions after the deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other social media firms are yet to respond, while the debate from campaigners is far from over.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-the-meta-settlement-means-for-the-uk-and-other-questions-after-the-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-the-meta-settlement-means-for-the-uk-and-other-questions-after-the-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cybercrooks jet off with Manchester Airports Group customer data]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company behind three of the UK&rsquo;s busiest airports says &ldquo;a quantity&rdquo; of data was stolen during a recent &ldquo;cybersecurity incident". Manchester Airports Group (MAG) operates Manchester Airport in the North West of England, Cambridgeshire&rsquo;s Stansted Airport, and East Midlands Airport in Derbyshire. The affected data includes information collected as part of its car parking, lounge, and fast track bookings, as well as information collected as part of MAG's public Wi-F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cybercrooks-jet-off-with-manchester-airports-group-customer-data/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cybercrooks-jet-off-with-manchester-airports-group-customer-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HP has a solution to expensive AI tokens: Buy a more expensive PC]]></title><description><![CDATA[HP reckons enterprises fretting about the spiraling cost of AI tokens have an obvious alternative: run the models locally and spend the money on a more expensive PC instead. The pitch emerged during HP's third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, where executives repeatedly pointed to cloud AI costs as one reason customers are buying higher-spec machines that can do more AI work locally. AI PCs are becoming harder to avoid as HP pushes more of its lineup upmarket, but the company insists customer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hp-has-a-solution-to-expensive-ai-tokens-buy-a-more-expensive-pc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hp-has-a-solution-to-expensive-ai-tokens-buy-a-more-expensive-pc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to see the lunar eclipse tonight: Best time to watch the moon turn red from the UK during rare alignment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just two weeks after millions of Britons marvelled at the biggest solar eclipse in a generation, another celestial spectacle is set to take place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-to-see-the-lunar-eclipse-tonight-best-time-to-watch-the-moon-turn-red-from-the-uk-during-rare-alignment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-to-see-the-lunar-eclipse-tonight-best-time-to-watch-the-moon-turn-red-from-the-uk-during-rare-alignment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft slaps a fresh coat of AI paint on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft is dusting off the rebrandogun again, and this time it's aimed at the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. The list of hopes and dreams will henceforth be called the AI at Work roadmap. The notification popped up in the Microsoft 365 admin center earlier this week with the words "The AI at Work Roadmap provides a single destination to discover upcoming innovations across Microsoft 365, Copilot, agents, and related AI-powered experiences." Information for Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Dataverse w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-slaps-a-fresh-coat-of-ai-paint-on-the-microsoft-365-roadmap/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-slaps-a-fresh-coat-of-ai-paint-on-the-microsoft-365-roadmap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuisance-call blocker fined £190k for being a nuisance caller]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK&rsquo;s data protection watchdog has fined a nuisance call blocking biz &pound;190,000 ($258,000) for bombarding elderly people with hundreds of thousands of - you guessed it - nuisance calls. Elderly Aids Ltd made 758,053 unsolicited direct marketing calls between May 27, 2024, and February 10, 2025, according to the Information Commissioner&rsquo;s Office (ICO). On average, that works out as 2,916 calls per day. Busy fingers. The ICO and Telephone Preference Service (TPS), a UK service]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nuisance-call-blocker-fined-190k-for-being-a-nuisance-caller/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nuisance-call-blocker-fined-190k-for-being-a-nuisance-caller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists blame climate change for Nepal's flash flood - and warn similar events will become 'increasingly common as our climate changes']]></title><description><![CDATA[While scientists are still studying the exact causes of the disaster, several experts say that climate change is to blame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-blame-climate-change-for-nepals-flash-flood-and-warn-similar-events-will-become-increasingly-common-as-our-climate-changes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-blame-climate-change-for-nepals-flash-flood-and-warn-similar-events-will-become-increasingly-common-as-our-climate-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to lead Whitehall's AI strategy? AI experience is not essential]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK government is hiring someone to help lead its AI strategy for civil servants, and actual AI experience is apparently optional. The Cabinet Office is advertising for a Head of Strategy and Engagement in its Digital, Data, Innovation and AI team, or DDI &amp; AI, with a salary of up to &pound;83,355 ($113,000). The successful applicant will help shape how roughly 550,000 civil servants acquire the skills needed to survive Whitehall's increasingly enthusiastic embrace of AI. According to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/want-to-lead-whitehalls-ai-strategy-ai-experience-is-not-essential/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/want-to-lead-whitehalls-ai-strategy-ai-experience-is-not-essential/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists blame climate change for Nepal's flash flood: Ominous study published just one month ago warned that global warming could spark glacial collapse in the region]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Daily Mail has uncovered an ominous study published just one month ago that warned global warming could spark glacial collapse in the region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-blame-climate-change-for-nepals-flash-flood-ominous-study-published-just-one-month-ago-warned-that-global-warming-could-spark-glacial-collapse-in-the-region/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-blame-climate-change-for-nepals-flash-flood-ominous-study-published-just-one-month-ago-warned-that-global-warming-could-spark-glacial-collapse-in-the-region/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AROS, the FOSS recreation of AmigaOS, comes to Raspberry Pi]]></title><description><![CDATA[AROS is an all-FOSS re-implementation of AmigaOS, and after years of effort, it now supports Arm kit &ndash; both 32-bit and 64-bit Raspberry Pi hardware, especially the Pi 3. The AROS project's nightly builds page has some interesting new offerings. Notably, there's raspi-aarch64-system for 64-bit capable Raspberry Pi hardware, including the Pi 3 and Pi Zero, and raspi-armhf-system for older ARMv6 based devices. We first mentioned AROS 13 years ago, and last took a proper look in May 2025. Buil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aros-the-foss-recreation-of-amigaos-comes-to-raspberry-pi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aros-the-foss-recreation-of-amigaos-comes-to-raspberry-pi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men struggle to lose weight because they think diets are for women, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next time your husband complains about piling on the pounds, don't bother suggesting a diet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/men-struggle-to-lose-weight-because-they-think-diets-are-for-women-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/men-struggle-to-lose-weight-because-they-think-diets-are-for-women-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was climate change to blame for Nepal's flash flood? Ominous study published just one month ago warned that global warming could spark glacial collapse in the region]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Daily Mail has uncovered an ominous study published just one month ago that warned global warming could spark glacial collapse in the region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/was-climate-change-to-blame-for-nepals-flash-flood-ominous-study-published-just-one-month-ago-warned-that-global-warming-could-spark-glacial-collapse-in-the-region/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/was-climate-change-to-blame-for-nepals-flash-flood-ominous-study-published-just-one-month-ago-warned-that-global-warming-could-spark-glacial-collapse-in-the-region/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[iPhone 18 Ultra launch date is CONFIRMED: Apple is hosting a 'surprise and shine' event where it will unveil its first foldable - and there's not long to wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[The California tech giant has sent out invitations to a 'Surprise and Shine' event at its headquarters in Apple Park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/iphone-18-ultra-launch-date-is-confirmed-apple-is-hosting-a-surprise-and-shine-event-where-it-will-unveil-its-first-foldable-and-theres-not-long-to-wait/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/iphone-18-ultra-launch-date-is-confirmed-apple-is-hosting-a-surprise-and-shine-event-where-it-will-unveil-its-first-foldable-and-theres-not-long-to-wait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Sheen hopes 'extraordinary' reaction to toxic waste documentary spurs action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of people contacted BBC Wales following coverage of Sheen's investigation into chemical giant Monsanto.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/michael-sheen-hopes-extraordinary-reaction-to-toxic-waste-documentary-spurs-action/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/michael-sheen-hopes-extraordinary-reaction-to-toxic-waste-documentary-spurs-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Check out the width of that Debian display]]></title><description><![CDATA[BORK!BORK!BORK! Wide, super wide, ultra wide, and monitor-munga screens might be all the rage these days. But check out the girth of this Debian display in Scotland. Spotted by eagle-eyed Register reader Kenny Millar, this digital billboard in the west central Lowlands town of Greenock has been showing a Debian login prompt for a few weeks now. We know the Linux fraternity are less than keen on advertisements in their operating system, but this is getting ridiculous. Did you know that Debian had]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/check-out-the-width-of-that-debian-display/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/check-out-the-width-of-that-debian-display/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI use among UK teachers doubles, but working hours still don't come down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 80 percent of UK teachers now regularly use AI in their work, although the minority say it has cut their hours. Research from YouGov shows that AI use among teachers has doubled in the past year. Among those who use it, just over half (51 percent) said it had reduced their workload, but only around a third (35 percent) said they were working fewer hours as a result, according to the poll of 1,033 teachers by YouGov. Although some time was saved with AI, that was more than made up for with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-use-among-uk-teachers-doubles-but-working-hours-still-dont-come-down/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-use-among-uk-teachers-doubles-but-working-hours-still-dont-come-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns raised over impact of quad bikes on wildlife]]></title><description><![CDATA[A resident of Carnamoyle says quad bike riders in Lisnagra Woods have been impacting local wildlife.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/concerns-raised-over-impact-of-quad-bikes-on-wildlife/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/concerns-raised-over-impact-of-quad-bikes-on-wildlife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You could own AI.slop, if applicant for new global top-level domains get their way]]></title><description><![CDATA[ICANN is poring through over 1,600 applications for new global top-level domains (GTLDs) and will reveal which ones it thinks are valid in a few weeks &ndash; but hundreds of names applicants hope to secure have already appeared online. GTLDs are the last part of an internet address. The most common and well-known are .com, .net, and .org. In the early 2000s, ICANN allowed a few more GTLDs, and in 2012 ran an open application process that allowed anyone to pay for the privilege of operating thei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/you-could-own-aislop-if-applicant-for-new-global-top-level-domains-get-their-way/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/you-could-own-aislop-if-applicant-for-new-global-top-level-domains-get-their-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moon set to turn red as rare partial lunar eclipse graces UK skies on Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Moon could glow an eerie red in the early hours of Friday but cloud cover may spoil the spectacle for some parts of the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/moon-set-to-turn-red-as-rare-partial-lunar-eclipse-graces-uk-skies-on-friday/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/moon-set-to-turn-red-as-rare-partial-lunar-eclipse-graces-uk-skies-on-friday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can you see Friday's 'Magical' Blood Moon?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A blood red moon may be visible in the early hours of Friday during a partial lunar eclipse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-can-you-see-fridays-magical-blood-moon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-can-you-see-fridays-magical-blood-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nutanix built $20m AI cluster to reduce use of Copilot and Claude, expects ROI in a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nutanix is closer to porting its stack to the Arm architecture, spurred by the high price of hardware and a desire to ensure customers can run its wares wherever they want to. CEO Rajiv Ramaswami today told The Register Nutanix customers are currently acutely aware of hardware costs and availability, issues that are slowing some purchases of its software. Nutanix is trying to avoid such delays by expanding its hardware compatibility list and supporting external storage devices &ndash; moves Rama]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nutanix-built-20m-ai-cluster-to-reduce-use-of-copilot-and-claude-expects-roi-in-a-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nutanix-built-20m-ai-cluster-to-reduce-use-of-copilot-and-claude-expects-roi-in-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food waste processing is 'worth the extra effort']]></title><description><![CDATA[Cornwall Council says about 36,000 tonnes of food waste has been recycled over two years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/food-waste-processing-is-worth-the-extra-effort/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/food-waste-processing-is-worth-the-extra-effort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch the partial lunar eclipse from Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skygazers may see a partial lunar eclipse early on Friday, as the Moon enters Earth's shadow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-to-watch-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-from-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-to-watch-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-from-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FBI seizes hacking tools it says China used to attack NASA, DOE, US Senate and other critical networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FBI on Wednesday said it disrupted a botnet and seized two platforms that Chinese-government cyberoperatives used to hack NASA, the US Senate, the Department of Energy, and several other government agencies and critical networks. The Federal Reserve, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health were also among those victimized by the two now-seized hacking tools: a vulnerability scanning and exploitation malware named QScan, and an obf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fbi-seizes-hacking-tools-it-says-china-used-to-attack-nasa-doe-us-senate-and-other-critical-networks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fbi-seizes-hacking-tools-it-says-china-used-to-attack-nasa-doe-us-senate-and-other-critical-networks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America's most dangerous volcano threatens thousands after chilling warning halfway around the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[The landslide disaster in Nepal may be a glimpse into the future for an American mountain feared to be a ticking time bomb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/americas-most-dangerous-volcano-threatens-thousands-after-chilling-warning-halfway-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/americas-most-dangerous-volcano-threatens-thousands-after-chilling-warning-halfway-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI explains how its naughty AI agents attacked Hugging Face]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI has published its technical report detailing "the Hugging Face incident," the compromise of the eponymous LLM repository by unreleased, ill-supervised AI models. The incident, widely reported, has prompted concern among technical types, the public, and lawmakers about how automated software was able to escape containment and hack an external organization, and about what can be done to prevent similar incidents. OpenAI's explanation addresses what happened, but its call for keeping a close]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-explains-how-its-naughty-ai-agents-attacked-hugging-face/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-explains-how-its-naughty-ai-agents-attacked-hugging-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What D-Day looked like from space: Scientists recreate satellite image of the moment 160,000 troops crossed the Channel and stormed the beaches of Normandy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thick cloud hung over France and the Channel on the morning of D-Day as one of the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasions in history got underway, new images reveal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-d-day-looked-like-from-space-scientists-recreate-satellite-image-of-the-moment-160000-troops-crossed-the-channel-and-stormed-the-beaches-of-normandy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-d-day-looked-like-from-space-scientists-recreate-satellite-image-of-the-moment-160000-troops-crossed-the-channel-and-stormed-the-beaches-of-normandy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unexpected chat between OpenAI agents led to Hugging Face hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI's cyber agents banded together to perform a hack during a security test.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/unexpected-chat-between-openai-agents-led-to-hugging-face-hack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/unexpected-chat-between-openai-agents-led-to-hugging-face-hack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia revenue doubles on continued AI demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chipmaker's $96bn quarter beat forecasts as demand for AI hardware continues to accelerate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nvidia-revenue-doubles-on-continued-ai-demand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nvidia-revenue-doubles-on-continued-ai-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meta-to-pay-up-to-18bn-to-settle-claims-its-platforms-harm-children/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meta-to-pay-up-to-18bn-to-settle-claims-its-platforms-harm-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta's new MTIA 400 chip has a split personality: Training AI and serving ads]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re going to build a custom AI accelerator, inference is a good place to start. The clusters are smaller, the chips can be simpler, and at the end of the day they only need to do one thing: serve tokens. OpenAI&rsquo;s spicy new Jalape&ntilde;o inference chips are just the latest example. Social media magnate Meta is bucking this trend. Its first proper generative AI accelerator, the MTIA 400 &mdash; short for Meta Training and Inference Accelerator &mdash; is aimed squarely at LLM t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/metas-new-mtia-400-chip-has-a-split-personality-training-ai-and-serving-ads/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/metas-new-mtia-400-chip-has-a-split-personality-training-ai-and-serving-ads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kubernetes cleans house, bins legacy kube-dns, IPVS, and cgroup v1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wednesday's release of Kubernetes v1.37 shows how the team behind the popular open source resource orchestrator is prioritizing production readiness, pruning outdated features even while it adds new ones. Overall, the release, nicknamed Garhwal after India&rsquo;s lush Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, includes 67 changes: 16 features that have graduated to stable, production-ready status, along with 23 features being tested as beta, 27 new alpha features, and 1 deprecation. The Cloud Native Comp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/kubernetes-cleans-house-bins-legacy-kube-dns-ipvs-and-cgroup-v1/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/kubernetes-cleans-house-bins-legacy-kube-dns-ipvs-and-cgroup-v1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flock shock rocks cop cam vendor as protests mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mischief-maker in a Darth Vader suit recently endorsed Flock at a city council meeting, and it has not helped the company's fortunes. Around the US, citizens have been protesting and sometimes vandalizing the company's network of surveillance cameras. And the advocacy has caused some governments to change course. Government officials, commonly hesitant to second-guess law enforcement practices, have become concerned enough to question these mass surveillance practices. US Senator Josh Hawley (]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-shock-rocks-cop-cam-vendor-as-protests-mount/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-shock-rocks-cop-cam-vendor-as-protests-mount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's largest manta ray spotted hunting near one of America's busiest beaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world's largest manta ray was spotted lurking off one of America's busiest beaches, carrying a passenger as it hunted for food.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/worlds-largest-manta-ray-spotted-hunting-near-one-of-americas-busiest-beaches/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/worlds-largest-manta-ray-spotted-hunting-near-one-of-americas-busiest-beaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parrot eggs hatch after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at South African airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 50-year-old Thai suspect was arrested with the eggs in a "homemade incubator" carried as hand luggage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/parrot-eggs-hatch-after-suspected-thai-smuggler-arrested-at-south-african-airport/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/parrot-eggs-hatch-after-suspected-thai-smuggler-arrested-at-south-african-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 100 water systems were hit in July cyberattacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US government disclosed that crims targeted more than 100 internet-exposed water systems during July cyberattacks. That's the first time the feds have put a number on the digital intrusions, but they have yet to attribute the campaign, widely suspected to be linked to Iran, to a particular group. &ldquo;In July 2026, CISA observed malicious cyber activity targeting over 100 internet-exposed systems in the Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) Sector, commonly via programmable logic controllers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/more-than-100-water-systems-were-hit-in-july-cyberattacks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/more-than-100-water-systems-were-hit-in-july-cyberattacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GitHub Actions was down yet again]]></title><description><![CDATA[GitHub Actions stumbled again on Wednesday, days after the code host renewed its promises to improve reliability. Wednesday&rsquo;s problem, as has so often been the case, hit Actions, GitHub&rsquo;s CI/CD platform for automating software builds, tests, and deployments. According to the incident report GitHub put out for the disruption, things started going south at 1511 UTC. The source code host identified an issue with a database primary and failed over to a replica, but said the move "did not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/github-actions-was-down-yet-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/github-actions-was-down-yet-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ominous 13ft 'doomsday fish' washes up dead as eerie legend claims catastrophe could follow]]></title><description><![CDATA[A giant deep-sea creature steeped in doomsday folklore washed up dead on a beach on Tuesday, which quickly fueled claims that it was a warning sign of an impending disaster.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ominous-13ft-doomsday-fish-washes-up-dead-as-eerie-legend-claims-catastrophe-could-follow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ominous-13ft-doomsday-fish-washes-up-dead-as-eerie-legend-claims-catastrophe-could-follow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery as enormous 'doomsday fish' linked to earthquake folklore washes ashore on tourist beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[A giant deep-sea creature steeped in doomsday folklore washed up dead on a beach on Tuesday, which quickly fueled claims that it was a warning sign of an impending disaster.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mystery-as-enormous-doomsday-fish-linked-to-earthquake-folklore-washes-ashore-on-tourist-beach/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mystery-as-enormous-doomsday-fish-linked-to-earthquake-folklore-washes-ashore-on-tourist-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MNT follows up its open hardware portables with a desktop case]]></title><description><![CDATA[MNT is launching the Station, a miniature desktop case for motherboards that come from its Reform open-source laptop. If you upgraded the laptop, you can now give your old motherboard a new life. The MNT Station is very pricey for a case at $299. That&rsquo;s not a complete computer &ndash; it is just the case for an existing motherboard from its Reform laptop line, which itself goes for $429. Then again, MNT&rsquo;s Reform laptops are very much not ordinary laptops. The company describes the or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mnt-follows-up-its-open-hardware-portables-with-a-desktop-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mnt-follows-up-its-open-hardware-portables-with-a-desktop-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta's proposed $18B settlement in teen harm case throws YouTube and TikTok under the bus, too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta announced on Wednesday that it has offered to pay about $18 billion to settle the lawsuit against it brought by 52 attorneys general from US states, territories, and the District of Columbia. But part of that payout and some of its concessions are being conditioned on whether YouTube and TikTok will adopt its new teen-targeted usage restrictions, too. The case, led by the California Attorney General, was first filed in 2023, and accused Zuckercorp of not only illegally collecting data on it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/metas-proposed-18b-settlement-in-teen-harm-case-throws-youtube-and-tiktok-under-the-bus-too/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/metas-proposed-18b-settlement-in-teen-harm-case-throws-youtube-and-tiktok-under-the-bus-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memory crunch: Cloud operators may be pushed to splurge 68% of capex on DRAM and NAND]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rising cost of contract prices for memory chips could see DRAM and NAND flash account for more than two-thirds of the capital expenditure of cloud service providers (CSPs) by next year. Taiwan-based market watcher TrendForce forecasts that total capex by cloud operators will almost double this year - up 98 percent - and grow a further 50 percent in 2027. That rapid rise is driven partly by growing investment in new infrastructure, but also by soaring memory bills. The upshot is that TrendFor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/memory-crunch-cloud-operators-may-be-pushed-to-splurge-68-of-capex-on-dram-and-nand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/memory-crunch-cloud-operators-may-be-pushed-to-splurge-68-of-capex-on-dram-and-nand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Scientific discloses 'global disruption' in ongoing cyberattack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medical device maker Boston Scientific&rsquo;s global operations have been disrupted by an ongoing cyberattack, the company disclosed on Wednesday. According to an SEC filing, the &ldquo;cybersecurity incident&rdquo; affecting its IT systems started on Tuesday, and resulted in a &ldquo;global disruption to the company&rsquo;s operations.&rdquo; Upon detecting the digital intruders, the company began an investigation with third-party infosec experts who are working to contain the threat, the fili]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/boston-scientific-discloses-global-disruption-in-ongoing-cyberattack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/boston-scientific-discloses-global-disruption-in-ongoing-cyberattack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carhartt data breach affects 12.9M, half of what ShinyHunters claimed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workwear and fashion retailer Carhartt&rsquo;s data breach was about half as bad as ShinyHunters claimed, according to Troy Hunt, who reviewed the data dump before uploading it to his Have I Been Pwned website. Hunt&rsquo;s HIBP service reported 12.9 million individuals affected by the alleged breach, around half of what ShinyHunters purported when it claimed to leak the company&rsquo;s data earlier this month. ShinyHunters dumped what it said was 50GB worth of Carhartt&rsquo;s data on August 13]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/carhartt-data-breach-affects-129m-half-of-what-shinyhunters-claimed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/carhartt-data-breach-affects-129m-half-of-what-shinyhunters-claimed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 40,000 people died due to extreme heat in England between 1988 and 2025, report reveals - as experts call it a 'national scandal']]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 40,000 people died in England due to extreme heat between 1988 and 2025, new figures have revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/more-than-40000-people-died-due-to-extreme-heat-in-england-between-1988-and-2025-report-reveals-as-experts-call-it-a-national-scandal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/more-than-40000-people-died-due-to-extreme-heat-in-england-between-1988-and-2025-report-reveals-as-experts-call-it-a-national-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xbox boss 'thinking about affordability' of next-gen console]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company also says gamers will soon be able to get digital versions of many of the games they currently own.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/xbox-boss-thinking-about-affordability-of-next-gen-console/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/xbox-boss-thinking-about-affordability-of-next-gen-console/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Nepal's floods are so catastrophic: Scientists blame a 'complex chain of hazards' for the devastating flash flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Professor Liz Stephens, Professor in Climate Risks and Resilience at University of Reading, a 'complex chain of hazards' is likely to blame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-nepals-floods-are-so-catastrophic-scientists-blame-a-complex-chain-of-hazards-for-the-devastating-flash-flooding/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-nepals-floods-are-so-catastrophic-scientists-blame-a-complex-chain-of-hazards-for-the-devastating-flash-flooding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIOs are on notice – vSphere 8 times out in October 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[For users of vSphere 8, October 11, 2027 looms large on the calendar. That is the day general support for vSphere 8 ends, along with bug fixes and security patches, and the day traditional perpetual licensing for the technology also expires. From then on, customers must upgrade to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 or VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) 9, and shift to a bundled subscription model widely seen as much more expensiveand geared toward larger installations. VMware launched vSphere 8 in Oct]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cios-are-on-notice-vsphere-8-times-out-in-october-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cios-are-on-notice-vsphere-8-times-out-in-october-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to see the 'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to see the 'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-to-see-the-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-to-see-the-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft sketches out a Whiteboard extension]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft is giving customers who are still clinging to its doomed legacy Whiteboard technology a lifeline, and has pushed the deletion date to October 16, 2026. The migration tooling for "legacy enterprise whiteboards" will be retired on September 25, 2026, and the standalone Microsoft Whiteboard app will be deprecated on November 30, 2026. To be clear, Microsoft Whiteboard as a concept is not going away - this is more about migration for Azure-based files. The original dates were August 22 for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-sketches-out-a-whiteboard-extension/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-sketches-out-a-whiteboard-extension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta agrees to pay up to $18bn to settle social media case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meta-agrees-to-pay-up-to-18bn-to-settle-social-media-case/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meta-agrees-to-pay-up-to-18bn-to-settle-social-media-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US military 'war room' spotted taking off from Washington DC just 24 hours after CIA chief's surprise Moscow visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A secretive Air Force planehas been spotted in flight hours after a shocking meeting between the CIA and Russia reportedly attempted to avert World War III.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-military-war-room-spotted-taking-off-from-washington-dc-just-24-hours-after-cia-chiefs-surprise-moscow-visit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-military-war-room-spotted-taking-off-from-washington-dc-just-24-hours-after-cia-chiefs-surprise-moscow-visit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AWS buys DuckLabs, the people behind the popular in-process OLAP database]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon Web Services has bought DuckLabs, the support and development company behind open-source DuckDB. The deal &mdash; the financial details of which were not disclosed &mdash; will see DuckLabs, founded by authors of the in-process OLAP database, become part of AWS. AWS said DuckDB and its related projects would remain free and open source under their MIT licenses, with the nonprofit DuckDB Foundation continuing to guide them. Written in C++, the database is embedded within a host process and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aws-buys-ducklabs-the-people-behind-the-popular-in-process-olap-database/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aws-buys-ducklabs-the-people-behind-the-popular-in-process-olap-database/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gates warns society faces an AI-pocalypse unless we get more socialist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill Gates thinks that experts underestimate the potential havoc AI will wreak on society and says preparations to ease the transition are inadequate. The Microsoft founder and former CEO is usually a cheerful proponent of AI tech, talking up its potential to transform healthcare, education, and business productivity. Yet in a missive posted to his personal website, the billionaire philanthropist says the AI era is likely to be one of the most turbulent times in human history, and how we allow i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gates-warns-society-faces-an-ai-pocalypse-unless-we-get-more-socialist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gates-warns-society-faces-an-ai-pocalypse-unless-we-get-more-socialist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nitter no more? X sends in the lawyers to shut down open source project]]></title><description><![CDATA[X, the social media mouthpiece of free speech absolutist Elon Musk, has reportedly sent legal takedown notices to Nitter and related service XCancel over alleged data scraping and rules violations. XCancel's home page now contains some minimal text stating: "On Monday 24th August at 8 PM EST, we received at [sic] letter from X Corp. asking to cease and desist the service XCancel." It says the service has been halted "until further notice." Nitter's maintainer, zedeus, adds in a separate statemen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nitter-no-more-x-sends-in-the-lawyers-to-shut-down-open-source-project/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nitter-no-more-x-sends-in-the-lawyers-to-shut-down-open-source-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your political views are written in your hands: Left-handed people tend to be left-leaning, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study has revealed that left-handed people tend to be more left-leaning when it comes to their politics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/your-political-views-are-written-in-your-hands-left-handed-people-tend-to-be-left-leaning-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/your-political-views-are-written-in-your-hands-left-handed-people-tend-to-be-left-leaning-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX plans to plant $100B Starbase on Louisiana coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX has announced plans to spend $100 billion on a Louisiana spaceport designed to support thousands of launches annually. According to SpaceX, construction is planned to start in 2027, and the first Starship launch from the facility is earmarked for 2029. The spaceport will have its own propellant production, power generation, deep-water shipping capabilities, vehicle processing facilities, and an airport. Louisiana Economic Development (LED) was cock-a-hoop about the plans and estimated tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/spacex-plans-to-plant-100b-starbase-on-louisiana-coast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/spacex-plans-to-plant-100b-starbase-on-louisiana-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweeteners in chewing gum linked with 57 per cent raised risk of deadly heart attacks, study suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those who regularly chew sugar-free gum could face a higher risk of suffering a deadly heart attack or stroke, a new study suggests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sweeteners-in-chewing-gum-linked-with-57-per-cent-raised-risk-of-deadly-heart-attacks-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sweeteners-in-chewing-gum-linked-with-57-per-cent-raised-risk-of-deadly-heart-attacks-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigel Farage wants to scrap 'suffocating' UK GDPR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reform UK says it wants to scrap the UK GDPR after eight years of the regulations &ldquo;strangling&rdquo; small businesses. The party&rsquo;s leader Nigel Farage and economy chief Robert Jenrick announced additional pledges on Tuesday evening, which include scrapping the UK&rsquo;s data protection regulation for a &ldquo;light-touch&rdquo; alternative more akin to New Zealand&rsquo;s approach. The UK&rsquo;s Information Commissioner has powers to issue multi-million-pound fines to businesses th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nigel-farage-wants-to-scrap-suffocating-uk-gdpr/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nigel-farage-wants-to-scrap-suffocating-uk-gdpr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robots, they're just like us! Watch the hilarious moment a humanoid falls down the stairs after getting distracted by a crowd of cheerleaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The clip was filmed at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games, which are taking place in Beijing, China.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/robots-theyre-just-like-us-watch-the-hilarious-moment-a-humanoid-falls-down-the-stairs-after-getting-distracted-by-a-crowd-of-cheerleaders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/robots-theyre-just-like-us-watch-the-hilarious-moment-a-humanoid-falls-down-the-stairs-after-getting-distracted-by-a-crowd-of-cheerleaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use vapes to quit smoking, scientists say - despite cancer, depression and wheezing warnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swapping cigarettes for vapes does not put users 'at risk of serious harm' - is the surprising conclusion of a major review into e-cigarette safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/use-vapes-to-quit-smoking-scientists-say-despite-cancer-depression-and-wheezing-warnings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/use-vapes-to-quit-smoking-scientists-say-despite-cancer-depression-and-wheezing-warnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shakespeare's plays really are complicated - with Antony and Cleopatra the trickiest to get your head around, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[With their dense wordplay, old English phrases and complex poetic meter, Shakespeare plays can be notoriously difficult to understand.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/shakespeares-plays-really-are-complicated-with-antony-and-cleopatra-the-trickiest-to-get-your-head-around-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/shakespeares-plays-really-are-complicated-with-antony-and-cleopatra-the-trickiest-to-get-your-head-around-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK supermarket scales go 404 on shoppers]]></title><description><![CDATA[BORK!BORK!BORK! The scales are empty, and so what else can there be but a 404? Today's entry in the pantheon of bork takes us to the UK city of Coventry, where a set of scales at a Tesco store shows the number 404. Spotted by eagle-eyed Register reader Rowan Archer, the scales have logged off and done the computing equivalent of popping down to the pub. It's an odd number to choose. Hopefully it's a device identifier rather than a message code. After all, netizens have long associated the number]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-supermarket-scales-go-404-on-shoppers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-supermarket-scales-go-404-on-shoppers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The safest place to hide during the apocalypse? Scientists say head for Australia (but admit we're all largely doomed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the apocalypse strikes, scientists say there's no use running for the hills. Instead, anyone who really wants to outlast the end of days should make their way to Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-safest-place-to-hide-during-the-apocalypse-scientists-say-head-for-australia-but-admit-were-all-largely-doomed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-safest-place-to-hide-during-the-apocalypse-scientists-say-head-for-australia-but-admit-were-all-largely-doomed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debian polls its developers on whether to burn the bots, tame the bots, or let 'em loose]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Debian project is polling its developers over AI usage: use it, impose limits, or ban it outright. The second Debian vote of the year, General Resolution: LLM usage in Debian is underway. More saliently, it is still underway &ndash; Debian Project Lead Sruthi Chandran extended the voting deadline by an extra week. (She was elected in March, in the first project poll of 2026.) Debian is a large and complicated project: the release announcement for version 13 says it has 69,830 packages, which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/debian-polls-its-developers-on-whether-to-burn-the-bots-tame-the-bots-or-let-em-loose/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/debian-polls-its-developers-on-whether-to-burn-the-bots-tame-the-bots-or-let-em-loose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The surprising reason why scientists named Dolly the Sheep after Dolly Parton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musician, actress, philanthropist - Dolly Parton had done it all.<br />
But perhaps her most unusual accolade was having the world's first cloned mammal named after her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-surprising-reason-why-scientists-named-dolly-the-sheep-after-dolly-parton/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-surprising-reason-why-scientists-named-dolly-the-sheep-after-dolly-parton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sopra Steria's &pound;370M Capita spat heads for 2028 courtroom showdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[System integrator Sopra Steria is set to have its day in court to contest a &pound;370 million contract awarded by the UK government to Capita to run shared services for finance and HR across a number of Whitehall departments. A judge has set a trial date for early 2028, pending attempts to settle the case out of court. Sopra Steria's allegations center on the award of a business process outsourcing deal led by the Department for Work and Pensions valued at &pound;370 million over ten years, les]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sopra-sterias-pound370m-capita-spat-heads-for-2028-courtroom-showdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sopra-sterias-pound370m-capita-spat-heads-for-2028-courtroom-showdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Left something behind in your hotel room? Don't expect to get it back! UK's biggest chains deliver disappointing results when put to the test]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's easy to leave something behind in a hotel room, but a Which? investigation has found getting it back can be another story.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/left-something-behind-in-your-hotel-room-dont-expect-to-get-it-back-uks-biggest-chains-deliver-disappointing-results-when-put-to-the-test/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/left-something-behind-in-your-hotel-room-dont-expect-to-get-it-back-uks-biggest-chains-deliver-disappointing-results-when-put-to-the-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fires still burn in charred landscape as focus turns to wildfire prevention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RSPB is considering measures it can take to improve resilience in the wake of a five-week long fire in the Cairngorms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fires-still-burn-in-charred-landscape-as-focus-turns-to-wildfire-prevention/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fires-still-burn-in-charred-landscape-as-focus-turns-to-wildfire-prevention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s crewed space program will fly this year, after missing 2022 and 2025 targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[India plans the first launch of its crewed space program this year and has expanded its orbital ambitions to include operating a space station by 2035. India&rsquo;s crewed space program is called Gaganyaan and has already missed deadlines to fly in 2022 and 2025. The nation&rsquo;s space research organization (ISRO) agency and government did not say anything about the future Gaganyaan schedule after last year&rsquo;s deadline passed without a launch. That silence ended earlier this week, when I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/indias-crewed-space-program-will-fly-this-year-after-missing-2022-and-2025-targets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/indias-crewed-space-program-will-fly-this-year-after-missing-2022-and-2025-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-hosted email is in steep decline, Microsoft and Google are taking over]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of large users hosting their own email servers has halved in the last decade, according to Artem Berezin, a researcher who works at business e-mail company Live Direct Marketing. On the Internet Society blog, Berezin explained that DNS records reveal a lot about email. &ldquo;The MX record says where the mailbox lives. The SPF record says who may send on the domain's behalf. The DMARC record says what should happen when a message fails authentication,&rdquo; he wrote. Berezin says he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/self-hosted-email-is-in-steep-decline-microsoft-and-google-are-taking-over/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/self-hosted-email-is-in-steep-decline-microsoft-and-google-are-taking-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flock ‘Safety’? That’s Not What U.S. Patent Papers Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flock Group is the ultimate disruptor in the surveillance market. A monster company that has grown from zero in 2027 to over $8.4 billion in less than 10 years. The fact is, Flock wouldn&rsquo;t be here if it weren&rsquo;t for Y Combinator, which gave them their seed/startup money in 2017 and then mentored/coached them on how to run a startup company, Silicon Valley style. And who was the President of Y Combinator at the time? Sam Altman, who soon thereafter co-founded OpenAI with Elon Musk. &#8]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-safety-thats-not-what-us-patent-papers-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-safety-thats-not-what-us-patent-papers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A nosy polar bear and a lucky squirrel: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The polar bear image taken by Audun Rikardsen was among the 'highly commended' entries in this year's competition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/a-nosy-polar-bear-and-a-lucky-squirrel-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2026-shortlist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/a-nosy-polar-bear-and-a-lucky-squirrel-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2026-shortlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now Perplexity is trying to get into the local AI action]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI company Perplexity has already tried its hand at search services, advertising, personal assistants, browsers, and a hosted agent platform &ndash; and now it's getting into local AI services. The biz, having already built a hybrid agent inference orchestrator that connects cloud and local inference, has crossed that bridge to build a local agent called Portable Computer. That's in contrast to its cloud-based agent platform, Computer. Portable Computer consists of an agent harness, an orchestra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/now-perplexity-is-trying-to-get-into-the-local-ai-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/now-perplexity-is-trying-to-get-into-the-local-ai-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI gold rush draws crypto firms away from Bitcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The price of Bitcoin has risen in August but is still far below its peak almost a year ago - and companies are refitting their mines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-gold-rush-draws-crypto-firms-away-from-bitcoin/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-gold-rush-draws-crypto-firms-away-from-bitcoin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is your dog secretly trying to communicate with you? Your pet's blinking could be an attempt to tell you something important, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does your dog blink at you when you look into its eyes? If so, scientists say that it could be trying to tell you something important.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-your-dog-secretly-trying-to-communicate-with-you-your-pets-blinking-could-be-an-attempt-to-tell-you-something-important-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-your-dog-secretly-trying-to-communicate-with-you-your-pets-blinking-could-be-an-attempt-to-tell-you-something-important-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel's 256-core Xeon 7 CPUs are a Diamond in the rough]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEEP DIVE Intel's Xeon 7 platform, better known by its codename Diamond Rapids, was supposed to launch this year with up to 192 cores backed by a whopping 16 memory channels. But that's not going to happen. This being Intel, the launch was, to no one's great surprise, delayed until 2027 to give what remains of the company's engineering team time to cut and polish the chip &mdash; and polish they certainly have. At the Hot Chips show this week, Intel revealed the chip won't ship with 192 cores af]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/intels-256-core-xeon-7-cpus-are-a-diamond-in-the-rough/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/intels-256-core-xeon-7-cpus-are-a-diamond-in-the-rough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple defies memory shortage with new Mac minis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple on Tuesday heralded the imminent refresh of its headless Mac kit with new versions of the Mac Studio and the Mac mini that you can pre-order now for shipping on September 22, 2026. The diminutive desktops promise a high level of local AI performance with memory prices to match. "[T]he new Mac Studio is our most powerful Mac ever," said Johny Srouji, Apple&rsquo;s chief hardware officer, in a statement, citing the integration of Apple's Neural Accelerators into processor GPUs and the utilit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/apple-defies-memory-shortage-with-new-mac-minis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/apple-defies-memory-shortage-with-new-mac-minis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fleet of 'doomsday planes' spotted over US hours after CIA boss visits Moscow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multiple US nuclear-command aircraft known as 'doomsday planes' took to the skies Tuesday, within hours of the CIA director's unexpected trip to Moscow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fleet-of-doomsday-planes-spotted-over-us-hours-after-cia-boss-visits-moscow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fleet-of-doomsday-planes-spotted-over-us-hours-after-cia-boss-visits-moscow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claude and Cowork now share what they know about you]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic&rsquo;s Claude chatbot knows a lot about its users, and now it's sharing its memories with the company&rsquo;s everything-but-coding assistant, Cowork. The frontier lab on Tuesday announced that Claude and Cowork now share a memory, meaning that what Claude remembers about users is also available to Cowork. That&rsquo;s a two-way street: Memories generated through users&rsquo; interactions with Cowork will also be available to the regular Claude chatbot. Services like Claude are able t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/claude-and-cowork-now-share-what-they-know-about-you/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/claude-and-cowork-now-share-what-they-know-about-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's snake attack hotspots revealed: Map shows the countries with the most encounters - and Australia doesn't even make the top 20]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists from the Liverpool School of Tropical medicine have revealed the countries where the most incidents occur every year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/worlds-snake-attack-hotspots-revealed-map-shows-the-countries-with-the-most-encounters-and-australia-doesnt-even-make-the-top-20/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/worlds-snake-attack-hotspots-revealed-map-shows-the-countries-with-the-most-encounters-and-australia-doesnt-even-make-the-top-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McKinsey says enterprise AI is finally 'on the road to ROI']]></title><description><![CDATA[Four years into the generative AI revolution, consulting giant McKinsey reckons we've finally started the engine and are officially "on the road to ROI." Whether that road leads to actual profit-making and how long it takes to travel is anyone's guess, because the firm's data suggests most respondents still aren't reporting an enterprise-level earnings contribution from AI. McKinsey surveyed 1,719 professionals and business leaders from around the world and across industries for its report on th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mckinsey-says-enterprise-ai-is-finally-on-the-road-to-roi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mckinsey-says-enterprise-ai-is-finally-on-the-road-to-roi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True tomb of Jesus discovered after 2,000 years as hidden location that aligns with Bible account is found]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of digging beneath one of Christianity's holiest sites, archaeologists uncovered clues that strikingly mirror the Gospel account of Jesus' final resting place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/true-tomb-of-jesus-discovered-after-2000-years-as-hidden-location-that-aligns-with-bible-account-is-found/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/true-tomb-of-jesus-discovered-after-2000-years-as-hidden-location-that-aligns-with-bible-account-is-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter snow map reveals 14 surprising US states set to be hammered as Super El Niño arrives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several states throughout the US could see as much as ten inches of snow more than their yearly average as a record-setting El Nino erupts in the Pacific.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/winter-snow-map-reveals-14-surprising-us-states-set-to-be-hammered-as-super-el-nio-arrives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/winter-snow-map-reveals-14-surprising-us-states-set-to-be-hammered-as-super-el-nio-arrives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA to drop requirement for public notice of polluting datacenters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soon, you may not even be able to find out what that new neighborhood bit barn could do to your air quality. A proposed change by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would eliminate federal minimum requirements for public participation in minor-source air permits, a move critics warn could affect some datacenter projects. The Environmental Protection Network, which is made up of former employees of the EPA itself, says the proposed rule change would eliminate mandatory public notice and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/epa-to-drop-requirement-for-public-notice-of-polluting-datacenters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/epa-to-drop-requirement-for-public-notice-of-polluting-datacenters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You could've applied all 1,449 Oracle patches and still been hit by this attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[In late July, Oracle released a mammoth security patch dump with 1,449 patches, in a perhaps unprecedented bad day for database admins. None of them, it turns out, would have prevented the credential theft on an Oracle database server described by security platform Huntress. &ldquo;Even if it had been fully patched, everything working, it still would have happened,&rdquo; said Craig Savage, cybersecurity lead at Oracle third-party support vendor Spinnaker Support, referring to the attack. In Jul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/you-couldve-applied-all-1449-oracle-patches-and-still-been-hit-by-this-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/you-couldve-applied-all-1449-oracle-patches-and-still-been-hit-by-this-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft warns that transitioning Excel workbooks to new Exchange connectors might not be smooth sailing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft has issued a warning to Excel users. Want to keep using the Exchange Connector? You'll have to migrate your workbook connections and switch to Microsoft 365 or Office 2024. The software giant just published a timeline for the switchover in its Message Center. The roadmap puts customer validation of the new Exchange Mail and Calendar connectors as starting in August (along with access for early adopters), sets the final phase of the Exchange Web Services (EWS) retirement enforcement in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-warns-that-transitioning-excel-workbooks-to-new-exchange-connectors-might-not-be-smooth-sailing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-warns-that-transitioning-excel-workbooks-to-new-exchange-connectors-might-not-be-smooth-sailing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discovered: Stunning 2,000-year-old secret beneath Jesus 'burial site' that perfectly aligns with Bible account]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of digging beneath one of Christianity's holiest sites, archaeologists uncovered clues that strikingly mirror the Gospel account of Jesus' final resting place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/discovered-stunning-2000-year-old-secret-beneath-jesus-burial-site-that-perfectly-aligns-with-bible-account/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/discovered-stunning-2000-year-old-secret-beneath-jesus-burial-site-that-perfectly-aligns-with-bible-account/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slop factory bans Russians for using slop factory to create slop]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT may spew a lot of digital garbage onto the internet, but the same bots that output the trash can be used to stop it. The company draws the line at influence operations that want to slop in the name of love . . . of mother Russia. OpenAI said in a Tuesday blog post that it had identified a cluster of accounts originating from Russia using ChatGPT to produce social media posts and comments directing internet denizens to what appears to be a fake Israeli think tank critical of the west and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/slop-factory-bans-russians-for-using-slop-factory-to-create-slop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/slop-factory-bans-russians-for-using-slop-factory-to-create-slop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk: No One Gets Free Bread Until I Have Replaced Every Worker With a Robot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elon Musk, the world&rsquo;s most logical Technocrat, has a fatal flaw in his logic: he says he will sell or lease an Optimus robot to every human on Earth and then, magically, the cost of everything will fall to zero and there will be no need for money (except to buy the new and improved Optimus?) Somehow, he expects the same magic to cause you to give a hearty AMEN as you head toward your own destruction. For all his purported wisdom, Musk is patently insane to say this with a straight face. &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/elon-musk-no-one-gets-free-bread-until-i-have-replaced-every-worker-with-a-robot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/elon-musk-no-one-gets-free-bread-until-i-have-replaced-every-worker-with-a-robot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US convicts ex-Philips engineer for exposing X-ray secrets to competitor]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 71-year-old Philips engineer has been found guilty of stealing the company&rsquo;s medical imaging trade secrets and passing them on to a Chinese competitor. Chih-Yee Jen worked at Philips&rsquo; Aurora, Illinois, facility where engineers researched, developed, and manufactured X-ray tubes for the company&rsquo;s computed tomography (CT) medical imaging machines. X-ray tubes contain multiple components that combine to transform electricity into X-ray images. Jen left Philips on December 29, 20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-convicts-ex-philips-engineer-for-exposing-x-ray-secrets-to-competitor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-convicts-ex-philips-engineer-for-exposing-x-ray-secrets-to-competitor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI's upcoming Jalape&ntilde;o chip looks like it'll be an inference beast]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI offered its closest look yet at its spicy new Jalape&ntilde;o AI accelerator at the annual Hot Chips semiconductor development conference at Stanford on Tuesday. The chips, first teased earlier this year, were developed in collaboration with Broadcom, and are the first in a series of custom silicon from OpenAI, designed (in part) by AI, for AI. Compared to contemporary GPU systems from Nvidia, OpenAI says the parts will deliver both higher throughput and lower latency when they start tric]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openais-upcoming-jalapentildeo-chip-looks-like-itll-be-an-inference-beast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openais-upcoming-jalapentildeo-chip-looks-like-itll-be-an-inference-beast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows XP was released to manufacturing a quarter of a century ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a quarter of a century since Microsoft packed Windows XP off to manufacturing, finally drawing a line under the Windows 9x codebase (behind Windows 95, 98, and Me) and making Windows NT something for consumers. Before Windows XP, consumers and businesses lived in two different software worlds. XP was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, succeeding Windows 2000 for professionals and Windows ME (Millennium Edition) for home users. Compared to Windows ME, XP was rock solid (although,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/windows-xp-was-released-to-manufacturing-a-quarter-of-a-century-ago/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/windows-xp-was-released-to-manufacturing-a-quarter-of-a-century-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SiFive pushes development server to take RISC-V into the datacenter]]></title><description><![CDATA[RISC-V chip champ SiFive has launched a development server built around its own CPUs to help port key workloads to the open compute architecture, and claims it already has hyperscalers and software customers signed up. The processor design firm biz showcasing its BigSky SF-2U870 datacenter development platform at the Hot Chips conference in Palo Alto, California, this week. At the show, it will run a variety of server workloads, and is built specifically for customers to accelerate RISC-V datace]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sifive-pushes-development-server-to-take-risc-v-into-the-datacenter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sifive-pushes-development-server-to-take-risc-v-into-the-datacenter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Air Force transport jet makes 'highly unusual' landing in Moscow sparking frenzy of theories]]></title><description><![CDATA[A US Air Force transport jet made a highly unusual landing in Moscow on Tuesday, sparking a frenzy of theories about its mysterious mission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-air-force-transport-jet-makes-highly-unusual-landing-in-moscow-sparking-frenzy-of-theories/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-air-force-transport-jet-makes-highly-unusual-landing-in-moscow-sparking-frenzy-of-theories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft breaks WPF printing with .NET update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having some unexpected printer problems? Microsoft's August 2026 .NET update might have broken printing on your device. According to Microsoft, "After installing the August 2026 .NET Framework cumulative update, some WPF applications may fail with a System.IO.FileFormatException when printing or generating PDF/XPS content that uses certain fonts, including Calibri." Ah yes, Calibri, the default font in some versions of that little-used application, Microsoft Word. The cumulative update for .NET]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-breaks-wpf-printing-with-net-update/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-breaks-wpf-printing-with-net-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden in plain sight: Stone from Henry VIII's long-lost Sandown Castle was reused in Dover Castle, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part of King Henry VIII's long-lost Sandown Castle has been rediscovered hiding in plain sight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hidden-in-plain-sight-stone-from-henry-viiis-long-lost-sandown-castle-was-reused-in-dover-castle-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hidden-in-plain-sight-stone-from-henry-viiis-long-lost-sandown-castle-was-reused-in-dover-castle-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA slaps its tightest three-day patching deadline on perfect-10 Oracle flaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) just dished out another three-day deadline for patching an actively exploited vulnerability, the most urgent in its wheelhouse. The culprit: a max-severity Oracle bug affecting Windows VMs. Tracked as CVE-2026-21962 (10.0), the improper access control (CWE-284) flaw affects Oracle&rsquo;s HTTP Server and WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-in. Successful attacks targeting CVE-2026-21962 can allow miscreants to create, delete, or modify access]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cisa-slaps-its-tightest-three-day-patching-deadline-on-perfect-10-oracle-flaw/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cisa-slaps-its-tightest-three-day-patching-deadline-on-perfect-10-oracle-flaw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine unveils native jet-powered drone interceptor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine&rsquo;s Ministry of Defence (MoD) says the country has brought into service its first home-grown jet-powered drone interceptor, intended to take out Russian attack drones. The weapon, known as the Alexa Spatium, is a v-tail unmanned plane developed by Ukrainian engineers to destroy small airborne and surface targets. It was designed primarily to engage Russian kamikaze drones such as the Geran-3, Geran-4, and Geran-5, plus the infamous Shahed-131. Measuring 1.5 by 1.7 meters, it is launc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ukraine-unveils-native-jet-powered-drone-interceptor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ukraine-unveils-native-jet-powered-drone-interceptor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When will the Super El Ni&ntilde;o storms hit the UK? Scientists tell Brits to prepare for heavy rain and flooding from October - followed by a 'bitterly cold' winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to scientists, Brits should prepare for 'heavy rainfall and flooding' from as early as October.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/when-will-the-super-el-nintildeo-storms-hit-the-uk-scientists-tell-brits-to-prepare-for-heavy-rain-and-flooding-from-october-followed-by-a-bitterly-cold-winter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/when-will-the-super-el-nintildeo-storms-hit-the-uk-scientists-tell-brits-to-prepare-for-heavy-rain-and-flooding-from-october-followed-by-a-bitterly-cold-winter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crooks push Mac malware through fake OpenAI Codex ads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cybercrims are using fake OpenAI Codex download pages to trick Mac developers into running malware disguised as installation commands. Researchers at Cato Networks uncovered the campaign after spotting sponsored Google search results targeting people looking to download Codex for macOS. The ads direct would-be users to a convincing-looking download page hosted on Google Sites, complete with the familiar OpenAI branding. There is, however, no Codex waiting at the other end. Instead of serving up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/crooks-push-mac-malware-through-fake-openai-codex-ads/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/crooks-push-mac-malware-through-fake-openai-codex-ads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea level rise could be even worse than we thought: Satellite images reveal how tides can vary by almost a metre across a single bay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sea level rises could be even worse than previously thought for some unlucky coastal communities, as scientists uncover a massive difference in local tides.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sea-level-rise-could-be-even-worse-than-we-thought-satellite-images-reveal-how-tides-can-vary-by-almost-a-metre-across-a-single-bay/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sea-level-rise-could-be-even-worse-than-we-thought-satellite-images-reveal-how-tides-can-vary-by-almost-a-metre-across-a-single-bay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HMRC dangles £500M carrot for National Insurance system revamp]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK government is inviting suppliers to bid to build a new national insurance system with a price tag of up to &pound;500 million. The tax collector, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC), has issued a call to speak to suppliers about the procurement to continue to run and then update the National Insurance and PAYE System (NPS). The &ldquo;change&rdquo; aspect of the new contract, which could last up to seven years, is to support &ldquo;strategic milestones, key business events, and legislative or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hmrc-dangles-500m-carrot-for-national-insurance-system-revamp/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hmrc-dangles-500m-carrot-for-national-insurance-system-revamp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is virtualization modernization?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virtualization modernization is the process of rethinking how you manage virtual workloads across your hybrid estate. IT challenges are expanding, with organizations facing a mixture of licensing challenges and new workloads. This is prompting them to examine their virtualization portfolios. Many are trying to modernize by pricing alternative hypervisors, a rational reflex that often produces the wrong answer. The temptation is to treat virtualization as a line item, swapping out the product whi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-is-virtualization-modernization/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-is-virtualization-modernization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s record industry won’t chart tunes recorded in the key of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has decided it won&rsquo;t list AI-generated music on its charts of best-selling music. The decision comes into effect this week and follows two interesting musical moments of note. One came when an AI-assisted cover version of Madonna&rsquo;s Like a Prayer hit the top ten in Australia, stirring debate about whether using AI to make music is an off-key creative decision. The other was the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/australias-record-industry-wont-chart-tunes-recorded-in-the-key-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/australias-record-industry-wont-chart-tunes-recorded-in-the-key-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX claims it will put a Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale system into orbit next year]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX will send at least one datacenter rack into space next year, according to Elon Musk, with more to follow in 2028. The occasional trillionaire made that claim on Monday on the user-generated content platform &ndash; a.k.a. the social network X &ndash; that he runs in part to feed the Grok models SpaceX develops with up-to-date contextual data. &ldquo;SpaceX, in partnership with Nvidia, has designed a space-optimized Vera Rubin NVL72 system for launch to orbit in Q4 next year, with signific]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/spacex-claims-it-will-put-a-vera-rubin-nvl72-rack-scale-system-into-orbit-next-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/spacex-claims-it-will-put-a-vera-rubin-nvl72-rack-scale-system-into-orbit-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Songs created by AI banned from Australia's music charts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move comes weeks after a DJ admitted using AI to remix a Madonna song that topped the Australian charts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/songs-created-by-ai-banned-from-australias-music-charts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/songs-created-by-ai-banned-from-australias-music-charts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IBM announces chip that natively executes Arm and Z instructions concurrently]]></title><description><![CDATA[IBM has revealed it is working on a chip with processor cores that can execute instructions for its own mainframe chips and for the Arm architecture &ndash; and for the LinuxONE architecture too for good measure. Big Blue says the unnamed chip will be built on a two-nanometer technology node, include 11 high-performance cores operating at more than 5.7 GHz, plus AI inference accelerators for in-transaction fraud detection, a dedicated on-chip data processing unit for I/O acceleration, and a larg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ibm-announces-chip-that-natively-executes-arm-and-z-instructions-concurrently/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ibm-announces-chip-that-natively-executes-arm-and-z-instructions-concurrently/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft AI watermarks in Paint and Photos are linked to user IDs, researcher finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Anthropic disclosed earlier this month that it would be applying a statistical word-choice watermark to its Claude text output, the company noted that at least 190 AI providers have agreed to abide by Europe's AI transparency rules. One such company is Microsoft, which has been applying its own form of watermarking to images created with the assistance of AI in its Paint and Photos applications for Windows. The EU's Code of Practice&#8239;on Transparency of AI-generated Content requires tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-ai-watermarks-in-paint-and-photos-are-linked-to-user-ids-researcher-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-ai-watermarks-in-paint-and-photos-are-linked-to-user-ids-researcher-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoover Dam's horror threat to 40 million Americans: As 'tipping point' is reached... expert warns residents in THREE states to brace]]></title><description><![CDATA[An expert forecaster has revealed the trigger for a crisis which threatens up to 40 million Americans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hoover-dams-horror-threat-to-40-million-americans-as-tipping-point-is-reached-expert-warns-residents-in-three-states-to-brace/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hoover-dams-horror-threat-to-40-million-americans-as-tipping-point-is-reached-expert-warns-residents-in-three-states-to-brace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The high street hot drinks that contain the most caffeine - including one popular beverage with the equivalent of four cans of Red Bull]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts at Which? have analysed the levels of caffeine in the hot drinks from five popular retailers - with astonishing results.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-high-street-hot-drinks-that-contain-the-most-caffeine-including-one-popular-beverage-with-the-equivalent-of-four-cans-of-red-bull/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-high-street-hot-drinks-that-contain-the-most-caffeine-including-one-popular-beverage-with-the-equivalent-of-four-cans-of-red-bull/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You don't want this Sleepwalker backdoor on your Windows machine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like a sleeper cell awaiting activation, a never-before-seen Windows backdoor dubbed Sleepwalker waits silently in memory for one specifically crafted network packet to wake it up and deliver commands using the malware's 23-instruction language. The commands can do everything from running code directly in memory to moving data off the computer. Malware researcher Dominik Reichel discovered the passive backdoor, which also has its own command language, and detailed Sleepwalker in a technical anal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/you-dont-want-this-sleepwalker-backdoor-on-your-windows-machine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/you-dont-want-this-sleepwalker-backdoor-on-your-windows-machine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Browser fingerprint tool shows how easy you are to track using the latest sneaky tricks]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're curious how easily tech companies can fingerprint your browser and device and potentially single them out from the crowd, a new utility Glassbox will show you. Aside from pinging a public geolocation API, it runs entirely in a user&rsquo;s browser and doesn&rsquo;t ship any info out to the web while acting just like all the various trackers, anti-fraud scripts, and other browser fingerprinting tricks one is likely to encounter online. Unlike some other available tools that do the same,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/browser-fingerprint-tool-shows-how-easy-you-are-to-track-using-the-latest-sneaky-tricks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/browser-fingerprint-tool-shows-how-easy-you-are-to-track-using-the-latest-sneaky-tricks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conjure cash with old Macs by linking them to AI inference Borg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eigen Labs, a five-year-old tech biz based in Seattle, Washington, estimates that owners of Apple Silicon hardware can earn $120 to $200 per month on average by selling idle compute power for AI inference. Gajesh Naik, an engineer at Eigen Labs, said on Friday that the Darkbloom project, a distributed network of Apple Silicon devices, has become a paid inference provider on OpenRouter and invited Mac owners to add their machines to the Darkbloom network. "We have fulfilled on track close at 4.5B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/conjure-cash-with-old-macs-by-linking-them-to-ai-inference-borg/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/conjure-cash-with-old-macs-by-linking-them-to-ai-inference-borg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood-red moon over US sparks Armageddon fears as biblical prophecy appears to unfold]]></title><description><![CDATA[A partial lunar eclipse will turn the moon a copper-red color, creating an eerie blood moon visible across all 48 lower US states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/blood-red-moon-over-us-sparks-armageddon-fears-as-biblical-prophecy-appears-to-unfold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/blood-red-moon-over-us-sparks-armageddon-fears-as-biblical-prophecy-appears-to-unfold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eerie blood-red moon rising over the US in just DAYS sparks fears of a biblical prophecy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A partial lunar eclipse will turn the moon a copper-red color, creating an eerie blood moon visible across all 48 lower US states.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/eerie-blood-red-moon-rising-over-the-us-in-just-days-sparks-fears-of-a-biblical-prophecy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/eerie-blood-red-moon-rising-over-the-us-in-just-days-sparks-fears-of-a-biblical-prophecy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows NT 4 went on sale 30 years ago today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today marks the 30th anniversary of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 becoming available on August 24, 1996. Windows NT 4.0, codenamed &ldquo;Tukwila,&rdquo; went on retail sale exactly 30 years ago. This was the version that started to deliver on the promise of Microsoft&rsquo;s long-running Windows NT project. NT 4 married the very solid NT operating system with a slightly modified version of the Windows Explorer desktop from Windows 95, which is why it was also internally known as the &ldquo;Shell Upd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/windows-nt-4-went-on-sale-30-years-ago-today/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/windows-nt-4-went-on-sale-30-years-ago-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[YouTuber's backyard fab ambitions expand from RAM to homebrew LEDs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A YouTuber on a mission to liberate semiconductor manufacturing from the grip of multinational megacorporations is back with a new round of DIY success, this time manufacturing working LEDs in his backyard fab. Dr. Semiconductor, also known as semiconductor engineer Dr. Matthew Hartensveld, per his recently launched website, first caught the internet&rsquo;s attention five months ago when he built a class-100 cleanroom in a shed in his backyard. Back in April, we wrote about his successful proje]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/youtubers-backyard-fab-ambitions-expand-from-ram-to-homebrew-leds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/youtubers-backyard-fab-ambitions-expand-from-ram-to-homebrew-leds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran-linked cyberattack shut down a UK power plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[A suspected Iran-linked cyberattack shut down a small UK power plant around the time that a series of digital intrusions disrupted American water utilities across 12 states. A British government spokesperson confirmed the hack to The Register on Monday and told us that the security incident affected a &ldquo;small-scale energy generator.&rdquo; &ldquo;At no point was there a risk to the wider energy system,&rdquo; the spokesperson said, adding that the UK&rsquo;s energy system is &ldquo;highly r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/iran-linked-cyberattack-shut-down-a-uk-power-plant/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/iran-linked-cyberattack-shut-down-a-uk-power-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logitech hit by sueball over tariff refunds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A complaint filed in a California District Court has accused peripheral maker Logitech of withholding tariff refunds from customers, and asked for the proceeds from its activities to be returned to punters. When the US administration imposed tariffs on imports, companies quickly passed them on to US customers. While we won't go into the whys, wherefores, and the what-were-you-thinking, of tariffs imposed by the US administration, the upshot was that customers often ended up paying more for the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/logitech-hit-by-sueball-over-tariff-refunds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/logitech-hit-by-sueball-over-tariff-refunds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Ni&ntilde;o grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The record "is another clear signal of an ocean under growing stress", according to Dr Samantha Burgess from the European Copernicus climate change service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/worlds-oceans-hit-highest-temperature-on-record-as-el-nintildeo-grows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/worlds-oceans-hit-highest-temperature-on-record-as-el-nintildeo-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Users mash LinkedIn's AI slop button 1M+ times in 3 weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 1 million LinkedIn users have clicked the newish &ldquo;Seems like AI slop&rdquo; button since the social network launched it at the end of July. Hari Srinivasan, LinkedIn&rsquo;s chief product officer, said that compared to the period before launching the AI slop reporting button, those who copy-paste AI-written posts are seeing around 40 percent fewer views. &ldquo;Despite the progress, we know we have more to do to ensure LinkedIn remains a place where you can find real people and r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/users-mash-linkedins-ai-slop-button-1m-times-in-3-weeks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/users-mash-linkedins-ai-slop-button-1m-times-in-3-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharing dangerous driving videos is 'truly reprehensible', PM says]]></title><description><![CDATA[His comments come as the government urged TikTok and other social media firms to remove wrong-way driving videos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sharing-dangerous-driving-videos-is-truly-reprehensible-pm-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sharing-dangerous-driving-videos-is-truly-reprehensible-pm-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emperor Penguin Linus Torvalds banishes a bug – with a bot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Work on Linux kernel 7.3 is underway, and a bug fix just came in from an unusual source: Linus himself. Well, kind of&hellip; The new bug fix has the title of Don&rsquo;t hand out the flat CCS storage as usable VRAM, and it comes from emperor penguin Linus Torvalds . Now that kernel 7.2 is out, the team is hard at work on what will be kernel 7.3, which means lots of bug-bashing. However, while Torvalds remains in charge of the overall kernel project, as he has said a number of times, including o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/emperor-penguin-linus-torvalds-banishes-a-bug-with-a-bot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/emperor-penguin-linus-torvalds-banishes-a-bug-with-a-bot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monster heat dome traps 50 million Americans in life-threatening 118F inferno]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extreme heat and humidity are expected to make conditions outdoors life-threatening for millions in seven US states, and many will be feeling the heat throughout the entire week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/monster-heat-dome-traps-50-million-americans-in-life-threatening-118f-inferno/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/monster-heat-dome-traps-50-million-americans-in-life-threatening-118f-inferno/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Nvidia's first Groq 3 LPU benchmarks tell us about its $20B gamble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nvidia&rsquo;s $20 billion bet on Groq&rsquo;s LPU tech sure looks like it was a good one. On Monday, the GPU giant offered the first glimpse of just how big a speedup its Groq 3-based LPX racks will provide. In an independent benchmark conducted by Artificial Analysis, Nvidia&rsquo;s LPX rack systems managed to churn out 3,400 tokens a second (tok/s) with a 100,000-token input sequence in Google&rsquo;s Gemma 4 31B model. According to Nvidia, this makes it 4x faster than the nearest alternative]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-nvidias-first-groq-3-lpu-benchmarks-tell-us-about-its-20b-gamble/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-nvidias-first-groq-3-lpu-benchmarks-tell-us-about-its-20b-gamble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Nvidia's first Groq 3 LPU benchmarks do and don't tell us about its $20B gamble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nvidia&rsquo;s $20 billion bet on Groq&rsquo;s LPU tech sure looks like it was a good one. On Monday, the GPU giant offered the first glimpse of just how big a speedup its Groq 3-based LPX racks will provide. In an independent benchmark conducted by Artificial Analysis, Nvidia&rsquo;s LPX rack systems managed to churn out 3,400 tokens a second (tok/s) with a 100,000-token input sequence in Google&rsquo;s Gemma 4 31B model. According to Nvidia, this makes it 4x faster than the nearest alternative]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-nvidias-first-groq-3-lpu-benchmarks-do-and-dont-tell-us-about-its-20b-gamble/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-nvidias-first-groq-3-lpu-benchmarks-do-and-dont-tell-us-about-its-20b-gamble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla to recall almost three million vehicles over hidden door handles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of Tesla vehicles are being recalled in China over the brand's hidden door handles, which regulators worry could present a danger in crashes. Minimalist door handles have long been a feature of Elon Musk's electric vehicles. However, Chinese regulators are less than impressed with the tech and demanded that Tesla, alongside other brands, update the vehicles to mitigate a perceived safety risk, in which occupants might not be able to escape a vehicle or rescuers be unable to gain access]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tesla-to-recall-almost-three-million-vehicles-over-hidden-door-handles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tesla-to-recall-almost-three-million-vehicles-over-hidden-door-handles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists uncover lost world beneath Egypt's desert that rewrites its ancient past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have uncovered evidence of a lost world buried beneath Egypt's desert, which rewrites the nation's ancient past.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-uncover-lost-world-beneath-egypts-desert-that-rewrites-its-ancient-past/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-uncover-lost-world-beneath-egypts-desert-that-rewrites-its-ancient-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oracle Exadata Database@AWS offers advantages, but trade-offs remain]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Oracle launches its Exadata service on Database@AWS &mdash; a year after it went live for lower-level databases &mdash; experts have warned there are trade-offs in getting value for money and cautioned over Oracle FUD around the cloud migration decision-making. Earlier this month, Big Red announced the general availability of Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure on Oracle AI Database@AWS, which adds the beefed-up Oracle database to the service. AWS was the last major clo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/oracle-exadata-databaseaws-offers-advantages-but-trade-offs-remain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/oracle-exadata-databaseaws-offers-advantages-but-trade-offs-remain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ominous sign Super El Niño is ramping up: Global ocean temperatures hit a record high - and scientists say the worst is yet to come]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global ocean temperatures have hit their highest daily average ever recorded, in a worrying sign that Super El Ni&ntilde;o is ramping up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-ominous-sign-super-el-nio-is-ramping-up-global-ocean-temperatures-hit-a-record-high-and-scientists-say-the-worst-is-yet-to-come/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-ominous-sign-super-el-nio-is-ramping-up-global-ocean-temperatures-hit-a-record-high-and-scientists-say-the-worst-is-yet-to-come/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ShinyHunters and ReliaQuest trade blows over claimed breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[ShinyHunters has claimed another cybersecurity scalp, but ReliaQuest says the crew's social engineering attack only got as far as one employee identity before its defenses slammed the door. The ransomware baddies listed US-based infosec biz ReliaQuest on its leak site on August 23, claiming the corporation as its latest victim. The listing, seen by The Register, links to screenshots the gang claims show access to ReliaQuest's Okta dashboard. It did not publish any stolen customer data, however,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/shinyhunters-and-reliaquest-trade-blows-over-claimed-breach/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/shinyhunters-and-reliaquest-trade-blows-over-claimed-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chipmakers laughing all the way to the vault as memory prices go stratospheric]]></title><description><![CDATA[Semiconductor revenue is set to nearly double this year, with Gartner projecting the industry will bring in $1.6 trillion in 2026, up sharply from $809 billion in 2025 Memory chips are driving almost all of that growth: DRAM and NAND revenue are each expected to roughly triple or quadruple, pushing memory past non-memory chips in total revenue for the first time. Gartner expects memory alone to top $1 trillion by 2027. Last year, memory revenue was $220 billion vs $589 billion for non-memory chi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chipmakers-laughing-all-the-way-to-the-vault-as-memory-prices-go-stratospheric/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chipmakers-laughing-all-the-way-to-the-vault-as-memory-prices-go-stratospheric/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twitch and Amazon face legal action over using livestreams to train AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lawsuit alleges Twitch used streamers' videos to train AI without their permission or proper compensation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/twitch-and-amazon-face-legal-action-over-using-livestreams-to-train-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/twitch-and-amazon-face-legal-action-over-using-livestreams-to-train-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I picked Task Manager 'to see how ready AI is for primetime&hellip; or if it would just degrade to slop' &ndash; OG dev talks to The Reg]]></title><description><![CDATA[The author of the original legendary 1996 Windows Task Manager has released new versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux, telling The Reg the project started life as a way to see if vibe coding could produce something useful. "I picked Task Manager as a simpler target to see how ready AI is for primetime&hellip; or if it would just degrade to slop," former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer told us. "And it turns out it depends on what you ask for, largely! And what you test and instrument. It's like h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/i-picked-task-manager-to-see-how-ready-ai-is-for-primetimehellip-or-if-it-would-just-degrade-to-slop-ndash-og-dev-talks-to-the-reg/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/i-picked-task-manager-to-see-how-ready-ai-is-for-primetimehellip-or-if-it-would-just-degrade-to-slop-ndash-og-dev-talks-to-the-reg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AliExpress accused of fingerprinting shoppers with silent audio trick that also muted a dev's headphones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Developer Matt Callaghan claims he caught Alibaba trying to track web users by playing sounds through browsers vulnerable to audio fingerprinting. The software engineer drew attention to the issue late last week after investigating why his Bluetooth headphones stopped playing music whenever he visited Alibaba&rsquo;s website. &ldquo;Recently I ran into a strange problem with my Bluetooth headphones,&rdquo; Callaghan wrote. &ldquo;They support multipoint Bluetooth audio, so they can be connected]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aliexpress-accused-of-fingerprinting-shoppers-with-silent-audio-trick-that-also-muted-a-devs-headphones/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aliexpress-accused-of-fingerprinting-shoppers-with-silent-audio-trick-that-also-muted-a-devs-headphones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US datacenters tripled their water footprint in 10 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Datacenters in America used about 17 billion gallons of water during 2023, triple the amount they used a decade earlier in 2014, according to an estimate from US Congressional Research Service (CRS). In a recent report published by the Library of Congress, the CRS casts an eye over how server farms use water, looks at potential options to reduce this, and discusses the current federal role in overseeing the use of H2O by operators. The CRS notes the federal government does not systematically ass]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-datacenters-tripled-their-water-footprint-in-10-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-datacenters-tripled-their-water-footprint-in-10-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back to buttons? British drivers call for car manufacturers to ditch touchscreens in favour of physical dials]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new survey has revealed that more than half (51 per cent) of UK drivers wish cars still used physical dials for key functions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/back-to-buttons-british-drivers-call-for-car-manufacturers-to-ditch-touchscreens-in-favour-of-physical-dials/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/back-to-buttons-british-drivers-call-for-car-manufacturers-to-ditch-touchscreens-in-favour-of-physical-dials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's oldest lab-grown human brains reach seven years old - and scientists think they may have 'recorded the passage of time']]></title><description><![CDATA[The world's oldest lab-grown human brains have reached seven years old, scientists have revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/worlds-oldest-lab-grown-human-brains-reach-seven-years-old-and-scientists-think-they-may-have-recorded-the-passage-of-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/worlds-oldest-lab-grown-human-brains-reach-seven-years-old-and-scientists-think-they-may-have-recorded-the-passage-of-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1T investment giant Apollo breached after social engineering attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apollo Global Management has admitted that attackers talked their way into its cloud systems and got their hands on Social Security numbers and other personal information. The investment giant disclosed the breach in a notification filed with California's attorney general, saying it had suffered a "social engineering incident" that resulted in unauthorized access to "certain cloud platforms" between July 6 and July 10. Apollo isn't saying which cloud platforms were compromised, how the attackers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/1t-investment-giant-apollo-breached-after-social-engineering-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/1t-investment-giant-apollo-breached-after-social-engineering-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI vendors are turning to custom hardware as Microsoft winds back the clock on Windows]]></title><description><![CDATA[KETTLE This week, we learned a lot more about what&rsquo;s going on inside the datacenter. GPUs may still be king but their exclusive reign on the rack is over. The taskbar's supremacy at the bottom of the desktop may be coming to an end too. 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. Register Systems Edit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-vendors-are-turning-to-custom-hardware-as-microsoft-winds-back-the-clock-on-windows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-vendors-are-turning-to-custom-hardware-as-microsoft-winds-back-the-clock-on-windows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security vets rally around $4 paper password books for sale in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you sick and tired of maintaining a password manager? Struggling with choosing the right one for you? Well, readers who live Down Under can get themselves down to their local AusPost branch where they can pick up an old-school alternative for just AU$4.90 (US$3.51). Password books are something of a historical relic, phased out largely because of the scrutiny associated with using one and the now-gray-haired elders who once scoffed at the mere notion of such an opsec crime. They might not be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/security-vets-rally-around-4-paper-password-books-for-sale-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/security-vets-rally-around-4-paper-password-books-for-sale-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Britain's newest dog breeds! Braque du Bourbonnais and Epagneul Fran&ccedil;ais are officially recognised - making them the 229th and 230th breeds in the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Royal Kennel Club has officially granted recognition to the&nbsp;Braque du Bourbonnais and Epagneul Fran&ccedil;ais - two gundog breeds from France.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meet-britains-newest-dog-breeds-braque-du-bourbonnais-and-epagneul-franccedilais-are-officially-recognised-making-them-the-229th-and-230th-breeds-in-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meet-britains-newest-dog-breeds-braque-du-bourbonnais-and-epagneul-franccedilais-are-officially-recognised-making-them-the-229th-and-230th-breeds-in-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI could help terrorists build bombs and bioweapons, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI could help terrorist groups build sophisticated biological and chemical weapons, a report has warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-could-help-terrorists-build-bombs-and-bioweapons-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-could-help-terrorists-build-bombs-and-bioweapons-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canonical backs quest to translate mountains of C into safe Rust with AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canonical's fondness for AI and Rust is no secret. Now it is co-funding a three-year PhD project investigating whether the former can translate large C codebases into the latter. Engineering veep Jon Seager announced the investment on Ubuntu's Discourse forum. The PhD project will be conducted at the University of Bristol's Programming Languages Research Group. So don't panic. This is not an announcement that Canonical will turn the bots loose to rewrite all of Ubuntu as Rusty slop. (For a start]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/canonical-backs-quest-to-translate-mountains-of-c-into-safe-rust-with-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/canonical-backs-quest-to-translate-mountains-of-c-into-safe-rust-with-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK's rarest bird of prey rears new chicks in secret location]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montagu Harrier successfully nested for the second year running in the same secret location.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uks-rarest-bird-of-prey-rears-new-chicks-in-secret-location/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uks-rarest-bird-of-prey-rears-new-chicks-in-secret-location/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Software should work, and talking about it needn't be boring]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPINION DVD is one of those technologies that dominated for barely a generation yet left a permanent cultural mark. It made high-quality video cheap enough for mass distribution, popularized the TV series boxed set, and encouraged its gluttonous consequence: binge viewing. Streaming and capacious storage have since pushed optical media toward irrelevance. There may no longer be a box, but the boxed-set mentality remains, and we still binge like Roman emperors. It is a genuinely new way of absorb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/software-should-work-and-talking-about-it-neednt-be-boring/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/software-should-work-and-talking-about-it-neednt-be-boring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China calls off ambitious ice-hunting moonshot a day before flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[China&rsquo;s Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Sunday cancelled a planned Monday moonshot launch. The mission plan for Chang'e 7 calls for it to send a lander to a region near the Moon&rsquo;s South Pole, in a location thought likely to contain ice in deep craters. The lander carries two other vehicles: a wheeled rover, and a hopper. China wants to test the latter to see if it can jump over crater rims to look for ice, and then hop out again and continue exploring. The lander is also important to C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/china-calls-off-ambitious-ice-hunting-moonshot-a-day-before-flight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/china-calls-off-ambitious-ice-hunting-moonshot-a-day-before-flight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Batch file automated a clean-up job, then fouled itself by deleting the wrong directory]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHO, ME? Welcome to another installment of "Who, Me?" &ndash; the reader-contributed column in which The Register opens the working week with your tales of IT woe. This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Pascal," who once worked for a company that had just acquired its first Exchange server, home to around 600 mailboxes. "The IT manager was keen we kept on top of the performance of the Information Store and suggested we take the box offline once a week to defrag it," Pascal told The Register]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/batch-file-automated-a-clean-up-job-then-fouled-itself-by-deleting-the-wrong-directory/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/batch-file-automated-a-clean-up-job-then-fouled-itself-by-deleting-the-wrong-directory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World-First Biological Data Center Uses 16 Million Living Human Neurons To Process Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company says that human neurons are harvested from blood and then turned into stem cells. It assures the public that the cells are not taken from human brains or fetal tissue. The neurons sit on a microelectrode array (MEA): a glass/silicon chip covered with hundreds to thousands of tiny electrodes that can both stimulate and record.The public pitch is the AI power crisis, not FLOPS. Cortical Labs and DayOne argue wetware can process information at a fraction of a GPU rack&rsquo;s wattage. C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/world-first-biological-data-center-uses-16-million-living-human-neurons-to-process-data/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 05:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/world-first-biological-data-center-uses-16-million-living-human-neurons-to-process-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-driven upgrade of communications energy storage empowers a new energy ecosystem for multiple industries]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI datacenters have become a major driver of rising electricity consumption, but AI doesn't just happen in a datacenter. The telecommunications networks connecting datacenters to businesses and consumers are themselves major electricity consumers. 5G and its successors mean ever higher energy demands. Newer comms architectures deliver more bandwidth and richer services, but they also require denser cells, and 5G infrastructure such as multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antennas consumes more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-driven-upgrade-of-communications-energy-storage-empowers-a-new-energy-ecosystem-for-multiple-industries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-driven-upgrade-of-communications-energy-storage-empowers-a-new-energy-ecosystem-for-multiple-industries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient ‘Who owns Linux?’ case now has one foot very deep in the grave]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long legal battle over ownership of Linux is closer than ever to ending, after a panel of three judges ruled a claim against IBM and Red Hat isn&rsquo;t valid, and that time has expired for further action. This story starts in 1998 when IBM decided the world needed a single version of UNIX capable of running on multiple processor architectures. To make that happen, Big Blue allied with a company called the Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) which made a version of UNIX for x86 CPUs. Intel and Sequen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ancient-who-owns-linux-case-now-has-one-foot-very-deep-in-the-grave/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ancient-who-owns-linux-case-now-has-one-foot-very-deep-in-the-grave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The most ridiculous calls to 101 - as police start using AI to screen for time-wasters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most ridiculous calls to the service have been revealed, and they range from the silly to the absurd.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-most-ridiculous-calls-to-101-as-police-start-using-ai-to-screen-for-time-wasters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-most-ridiculous-calls-to-101-as-police-start-using-ai-to-screen-for-time-wasters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France links sharp rise in drownings to heatwaves]]></title><description><![CDATA[A government minister says people have been taking risks by going into the water, with 301 deaths since 19 June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/france-links-sharp-rise-in-drownings-to-heatwaves/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/france-links-sharp-rise-in-drownings-to-heatwaves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food prices predicted to surge in 2027 as two global threats collide, JPMorgan warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[JPMorgan has warned that Americans could soon be hit by a grocery-price surge as two global threats collide to squeeze the world's food supply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/food-prices-predicted-to-surge-in-2027-as-two-global-threats-collide-jpmorgan-warns/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/food-prices-predicted-to-surge-in-2027-as-two-global-threats-collide-jpmorgan-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was a church leader. There are secret Bible clues about alien life and I have been threatened for exposing them before... but people must be ready]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hints in the Bible suggest that the stories of the Old Testament actually refer to a group of advanced beings - and the tales are echoed in other ancient texts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/i-was-a-church-leader-there-are-secret-bible-clues-about-alien-life-and-i-have-been-threatened-for-exposing-them-before-but-people-must-be-ready/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/i-was-a-church-leader-there-are-secret-bible-clues-about-alien-life-and-i-have-been-threatened-for-exposing-them-before-but-people-must-be-ready/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is nothing sacred? Scientists discover adding sweetener to red wine makes it more appealing for Gen Z]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red wine is proving less of a hit with today's younger drinkers, who struggle with its dry, bitter taste. Now, experts have come up with a controversial solution - making it sweeter to appeal to Gen Z.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-nothing-sacred-scientists-discover-adding-sweetener-to-red-wine-makes-it-more-appealing-for-gen-z/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-nothing-sacred-scientists-discover-adding-sweetener-to-red-wine-makes-it-more-appealing-for-gen-z/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Cursor beat Git's scalability shortcomings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Developers recently burned by GitHub&rsquo;s system outages should take note that there are other ways to manage Git at scale. One approach, recently put into action by Cursor, is to build the distributed version control system on object storage. A recent post from Cursor principal systems engineer Vicent Mart&iacute; explains how the SpaceX subsidiary worked through its scaling issues with the notoriously fickle Git distributed version control system. The post explains how Cursor arrived at an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-cursor-beat-gits-scalability-shortcomings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-cursor-beat-gits-scalability-shortcomings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The retro diet food making a comeback... experts reveal if the beloved 80s 'it' ingredient is key to weight loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once the bland poster child of 1980s diet culture, this cheap ingredient is suddenly having a very loud second act.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-retro-diet-food-making-a-comeback-experts-reveal-if-the-beloved-80s-it-ingredient-is-key-to-weight-loss/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-retro-diet-food-making-a-comeback-experts-reveal-if-the-beloved-80s-it-ingredient-is-key-to-weight-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An ultra-rare piece of Microsoft history could be hiding on your shelf]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a future edition of The Antiques Roadshow, the hosts might get all excited about a mint Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows&hellip; with a sticker on the box instead of a printed Tetris promotion. Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen explained the reasoning behind using the sticker instead of simply printing what was in the box. Microsoft hadn't locked down the rights for Tetris before the first print run of the packaging, so went with what it had. The Microsoft Entertainment Pack for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/an-ultra-rare-piece-of-microsoft-history-could-be-hiding-on-your-shelf/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/an-ultra-rare-piece-of-microsoft-history-could-be-hiding-on-your-shelf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious 'lost continent' linked to alien beings may have finally been located]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interest in a mysterious 'lost continent' where believers claim an advanced civilization once existed has been rekindled thanks to claims science has discovered its true location.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-lost-continent-linked-to-alien-beings-may-have-finally-been-located/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-lost-continent-linked-to-alien-beings-may-have-finally-been-located/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The 'Golden Quartet' of moves that boost the chance of female orgasm, according to scientists]]></title><description><![CDATA[In news that will come as music to the ears of women around the world, scientists have uncovered the 'Golden Quartet' of moves that boost the chance of reaching the 'Big O'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-golden-quartet-of-moves-that-boost-the-chance-of-female-orgasm-according-to-scientists/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-golden-quartet-of-moves-that-boost-the-chance-of-female-orgasm-according-to-scientists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Super El Niño will wreak havoc on Britain this winter: Scientists reveal how the climate event in the Pacific will spark cold and stormy weather in the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[After months of record-breaking heat, Brits have been told to brace for a cold and stormy winter, thanks to the Super El Ni&ntilde;o that's building in the Pacific Ocean.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-super-el-nio-will-wreak-havoc-on-britain-this-winter-scientists-reveal-how-the-climate-event-in-the-pacific-will-spark-cold-and-stormy-weather-in-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-super-el-nio-will-wreak-havoc-on-britain-this-winter-scientists-reveal-how-the-climate-event-in-the-pacific-will-spark-cold-and-stormy-weather-in-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The clock's ticking for a 'Greenwich Moon time' as world powers are eager to exploit lunar resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countries are to vote in October on how to measure the passage of time on the Moon, as a tiny difference with Earth threatens navigation and communications systems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-clocks-ticking-for-a-greenwich-moon-time-as-world-powers-are-eager-to-exploit-lunar-resources/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-clocks-ticking-for-a-greenwich-moon-time-as-world-powers-are-eager-to-exploit-lunar-resources/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a new era of heatwaves could shake up the school calendar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teachers warn it could be increasingly difficult for classrooms to function during the hottest months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-a-new-era-of-heatwaves-could-shake-up-the-school-calendar/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-a-new-era-of-heatwaves-could-shake-up-the-school-calendar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you're not using AI to attack your own systems, your adversaries will]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI agents excel at hacking organizations, as they&rsquo;ve demonstrated in real-life attacks multiple times over the past few weeks. They also expose a whole new attack surface for organizations trying to protect against both human and AI intrusions. As if defenders needed more worries to keep them up at night, agents introduce new data-integration channels that attackers can abuse. They also introduce a new type &ndash; and ever growing number &ndash; of non-human identities that are difficult]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/if-youre-not-using-ai-to-attack-your-own-systems-your-adversaries-will/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/if-youre-not-using-ai-to-attack-your-own-systems-your-adversaries-will/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI slop is good for business if you know what you're doing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is known for saying, "Your margin is my opportunity." Substitute "irresponsibility" for "margin," and you have a formulation that applies to AI-driven software development. AI models or coding agents make mistakes, and many of the people using them multiply those errors by asking their AI helper to build software without the knowledge necessary to build actual proper software. The resulting vibe-coded apps have created a new growth industry &ndash; AI slop sanitation. W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-slop-is-good-for-business-if-you-know-what-youre-doing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-slop-is-good-for-business-if-you-know-what-youre-doing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robot horse and rider steal the spotlight at Chinese conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/robot-horse-and-rider-steal-the-spotlight-at-chinese-conference/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/robot-horse-and-rider-steal-the-spotlight-at-chinese-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wife of Apollo astronaut reveals never-before-told details of husband's secret moon experiment... and the eerie results on Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell's former wife has revealed the secret experiment he conducted in space and the mysterious results recorded on Earth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wife-of-apollo-astronaut-reveals-never-before-told-details-of-husbands-secret-moon-experiment-and-the-eerie-results-on-earth/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wife-of-apollo-astronaut-reveals-never-before-told-details-of-husbands-secret-moon-experiment-and-the-eerie-results-on-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh county becomes global hotspot for carbon emissions after wildfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[The smell of burning from the Blaenavon wildfire was reported 30 miles away in Cardiff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/welsh-county-becomes-global-hotspot-for-carbon-emissions-after-wildfires/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/welsh-county-becomes-global-hotspot-for-carbon-emissions-after-wildfires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council set to axe climate emergency declaration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barnsley Council says a review is under way to asses climate and net zero-related activity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/council-set-to-axe-climate-emergency-declaration/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/council-set-to-axe-climate-emergency-declaration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skylab completists, clear some shelf space for 26 DVDs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team behind the Searching for Skylab documentary is releasing almost every surviving piece of video it could find from the mission. The collection will span three volumes and 26 DVDs, including an updated version of Searching for Skylab, which we reviewed in 2019. It gathers almost everything the team could find that was downlinked from the station or returned to Earth aboard the three Apollo spacecraft that visited it. Interested in the prelaunch preparations, briefings, and launch itself?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/skylab-completists-clear-some-shelf-space-for-26-dvds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/skylab-completists-clear-some-shelf-space-for-26-dvds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The areas most at risk from Japanese Knotweed this autumn - and it's bad news for people in the north]]></title><description><![CDATA[Invasive weed specialists have revealed the UK areas most at risk from Japanese knotweed this autumn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-areas-most-at-risk-from-japanese-knotweed-this-autumn-and-its-bad-news-for-people-in-the-north/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-areas-most-at-risk-from-japanese-knotweed-this-autumn-and-its-bad-news-for-people-in-the-north/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casio decides it's about time the simple digital watch got a little smarter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Casio has added Bluetooth and step tracking to a &pound;55 digital watch without turning it into a smartwatch or sacrificing replaceable-battery convenience. The snappily named F-B100W pairs with Casio's smartphone app to record activity, adjust settings, and keep its clock accurate. Despite the additional electronics, Casio claims approximately two years of operation from a replaceable CR2016 battery. It is very much not a smartwatch. There is no touchscreen, app store, or stream of notificatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/casio-decides-its-about-time-the-simple-digital-watch-got-a-little-smarter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/casio-decides-its-about-time-the-simple-digital-watch-got-a-little-smarter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How often should you change your tea towels? Microbiologist finally settles the debate - so, are you doing it enough?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From mopping up spills to wiping down plates, a tea towel or dishcloth is an essential in any kitchen. But just how often should you be changing your tea towels?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-often-should-you-change-your-tea-towels-microbiologist-finally-settles-the-debate-so-are-you-doing-it-enough/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-often-should-you-change-your-tea-towels-microbiologist-finally-settles-the-debate-so-are-you-doing-it-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How this 1960s ex-council house is managing to stay cool without air con]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Passivhaus standard is growing in popularity as UK homeowners adapt to hotter summer temperatures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-this-1960s-ex-council-house-is-managing-to-stay-cool-without-air-con/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-this-1960s-ex-council-house-is-managing-to-stay-cool-without-air-con/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AWS Security makes an inscrutable choice]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the best ways to lower your AWS bill by 99 percent or more is by not checking your keys into public GitHub repositories. Many of us have done this inadvertently over the years, and the defenses against it have improved dramatically (my personal favorite being "using non-ephemeral credentials derived from OIDC or SSO is an anti-pattern"), but it still happens. On Friday, BleepingComputer reported on a Truffle Security finding that hundreds of leaked AWS keys are root keys and are somehow s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aws-security-makes-an-inscrutable-choice/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aws-security-makes-an-inscrutable-choice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cloverleaf deal is latest example of Nvidia using its war chest to patch cracks in the AI bubble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nvidia has made its fortune on the AI boom, but the company has a problem. It faces a growing number of roadblocks which, if left unchecked, could pop the bubble. Thus, the AI arms dealer has been forced to play a game of Whac-a-Mole, shoring up the foundations of its empire by investing its spoils into ensuring its customers don&rsquo;t stop buying. The latest example of this came Friday, when Nvidia announced it&rsquo;d become a minority investor in Cloverleaf. Founded in 2024, Cloverleaf spec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cloverleaf-deal-is-latest-example-of-nvidia-using-its-war-chest-to-patch-cracks-in-the-ai-bubble/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cloverleaf-deal-is-latest-example-of-nvidia-using-its-war-chest-to-patch-cracks-in-the-ai-bubble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tiktok-to-pay-400m-to-us-in-one-of-largest-child-privacy-settlements/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tiktok-to-pay-400m-to-us-in-one-of-largest-child-privacy-settlements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Moke erupts near Hawaii as hurricane-battered state braces for life-threatening floods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over one million Americans are in the path of a second tropical storm in less than two weeks, with forecasts calling for floods and mudslides.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-moke-erupts-near-hawaii-as-hurricane-battered-state-braces-for-life-threatening-floods/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-moke-erupts-near-hawaii-as-hurricane-battered-state-braces-for-life-threatening-floods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salesforce partners not seeing meaningful revenue from Agentforce AI platform, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salesforce partners say they have yet to see any meaningful revenue from Agentforce, two years after the CRM giant launched its AI platform, promising spectacular growth. That's according to a recent report from TD Cowen, which surveyed Salesforce partners and found muted interest in the technology, designed to let users build AI agents for customer interactions. The survey of partners in the US, Europe, and Asia found growing customer interest in Agentforce, but no revenue yet. Asked about inte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/salesforce-partners-not-seeing-meaningful-revenue-from-agentforce-ai-platform-report-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/salesforce-partners-not-seeing-meaningful-revenue-from-agentforce-ai-platform-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI companies are burning books, advocates complain to FTC]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI companies are buying loads of physical books, hoovering up the texts for model training, and then physically destroying the originals. A group of 18 advocacy organizations on Friday asked the US Federal Trade Commission to investigate the book butchering and knowledge hoarding. Fresh details of the practice emerged earlier this year via document disclosures in Bartz v. Anthropic PBC, a copyright case brought by authors of books that the AI company used for training without permission. Anthrop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-companies-are-burning-books-advocates-complain-to-ftc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-companies-are-burning-books-advocates-complain-to-ftc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog warning as suspected palm oil washes up on beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Palm oil can be toxic to dogs who may be attracted to its smell.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/dog-warning-as-suspected-palm-oil-washes-up-on-beach/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/dog-warning-as-suspected-palm-oil-washes-up-on-beach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earthquake swarm rocks active California volcanic region as scientists watch for eruption signs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A swarm of earthquakes rattled an active volcanic region in California on Friday, home to 38 steep-sided lava domes and partially molten rock hidden underground.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/earthquake-swarm-rocks-active-california-volcanic-region-as-scientists-watch-for-eruption-signs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/earthquake-swarm-rocks-active-california-volcanic-region-as-scientists-watch-for-eruption-signs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeland security cybercops say patch TrueConf (Russia's Zoom) if you're using it]]></title><description><![CDATA[CISA has ordered US federal agencies to patch two exploited flaws in TrueConf, a Russian-built video conferencing platform, after compromised servers were caught handing malware to unsuspecting meeting participants. The US cybersecurity agency on Thursday added CVE-2026-72529 and CVE-2026-72530 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, saying both have been used in real-world attacks. What CISA doesn't say is who is being attacked, or where. The only publicly documented attacks exploiting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/homeland-security-cybercops-say-patch-trueconf-russias-zoom-if-youre-using-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/homeland-security-cybercops-say-patch-trueconf-russias-zoom-if-youre-using-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musk fumbles the timetable for first Starship catch]]></title><description><![CDATA[CEO Elon Musk says SpaceX probably won't attempt to catch a returning Starship for several months, walking back his earlier suggestion that it could happen on the next test flight. In a post on his social media platform, X, Musk said: "We will probably catch the ship with the tower in a few months." He added that if a tower had been waiting at sea where Starship splashed down last month, "it would have been caught." During SpaceX's first earnings call as a public company, Musk was more bullish,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/musk-fumbles-the-timetable-for-first-starship-catch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/musk-fumbles-the-timetable-for-first-starship-catch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noah's Ark mystery deepens as new scans show boat-shaped formation is more than just rock]]></title><description><![CDATA[A discovery at a site some believe contains the remains of Noah's Ark provides evidence that the formation is not simply a solid mass of rock.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/noahs-ark-mystery-deepens-as-new-scans-show-boat-shaped-formation-is-more-than-just-rock/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/noahs-ark-mystery-deepens-as-new-scans-show-boat-shaped-formation-is-more-than-just-rock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UFO 'that looked like a giant nuclear weapon' stalked me before disappearing into sea, says NASA scientist]]></title><description><![CDATA[A respected NASA scientist has revealed a terrifying UFO encounter over the US, and the shocking action the Air Force took in response.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ufo-that-looked-like-a-giant-nuclear-weapon-stalked-me-before-disappearing-into-sea-says-nasa-scientist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ufo-that-looked-like-a-giant-nuclear-weapon-stalked-me-before-disappearing-into-sea-says-nasa-scientist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SickKids children’s hospital bandages up careers website after intruder breaks in]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto&rsquo;s Hospital for Sick Children, commonly referred to as SickKids, says the data of current and former staff, as well as job applicants, was exposed after an intruder exploited a security flaw in a third-party software application used by the hospital. SickKids, which may ring a bell for those who have kept close tabs on ransomware news in recent years, said the intrusion affected its external careers site, which has now been restored. &ldquo;Clinical systems and patient information w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sickkids-childrens-hospital-bandages-up-careers-website-after-intruder-breaks-in/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sickkids-childrens-hospital-bandages-up-careers-website-after-intruder-breaks-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we living in Aliens? As the movie celebrates its 40th anniversary, scientists reveal what the cult film got right…and wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[This month, the cult science fiction classic Aliens celebrates its 40th anniversary. But what did this visionary sequel get right about the future of technology?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/are-we-living-in-aliens-as-the-movie-celebrates-its-40th-anniversary-scientists-reveal-what-the-cult-film-got-rightand-wrong/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/are-we-living-in-aliens-as-the-movie-celebrates-its-40th-anniversary-scientists-reveal-what-the-cult-film-got-rightand-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flock Safety Extends Surveillance Capabilities As Sam Altman Hides In The Shadows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flock Safety received a startup grant from Y Combinator in 2017 when Sam Altman was President. YC bills itself as a high-touch startup accelerator that coaches early founders, connects them with a dense investor and alumni network, and prepares them to raise institutional capital. Altman always picked high-probability disruptive companies. Without Altman, Flock would never have been picked by Andreessen Horowitz for major funding. &#8259; Patrick Wood, Editor. .<br />
Vehicle surveillance giant&nbsp;F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-safety-extends-surveillance-capabilities-as-sam-altman-hides-in-the-shadows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-safety-extends-surveillance-capabilities-as-sam-altman-hides-in-the-shadows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should school holidays change to cope with extreme heat?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could changing the school holidays give pupils and teachers a break in largely unconditioned buildings?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/should-school-holidays-change-to-cope-with-extreme-heat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/should-school-holidays-change-to-cope-with-extreme-heat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA scientist details moment UFO 'that looked like a giant nuclear weapon' stalked him and his wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[A respected NASA scientist has revealed a terrifying UFO encounter over the US, and the shocking action the Air Force took in response.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-scientist-details-moment-ufo-that-looked-like-a-giant-nuclear-weapon-stalked-him-and-his-wife/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-scientist-details-moment-ufo-that-looked-like-a-giant-nuclear-weapon-stalked-him-and-his-wife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[El Ni&ntilde;o set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say the growing El Ni&ntilde;o weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/el-nintildeo-set-to-be-strongest-in-living-memory-says-met-office/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/el-nintildeo-set-to-be-strongest-in-living-memory-says-met-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hackers poison popular Rust crates to steal developers' credentials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hackers slipped malware into several popular Rust packages this week, turning routine software builds into a route onto developers' machines. The Rust Security Response Team disclosed the supply chain attack on Thursday after receiving a tip about a crate called proc-macro1. An investigation found that its build script fetched malware from a remote server. The attack extended beyond a single dodgy crate. Someone had published a new version of arrayref, a legitimate and widely used Rust package,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hackers-poison-popular-rust-crates-to-steal-developers-credentials/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hackers-poison-popular-rust-crates-to-steal-developers-credentials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dark side of viral cat videos: Behaviours deemed cute or funny are actually signs of feline distress, study warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The internet is awash with viral videos of cats doing silly things - but experts have warned your cute, funny or grumpy feline might actually be incredibly distressed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-dark-side-of-viral-cat-videos-behaviours-deemed-cute-or-funny-are-actually-signs-of-feline-distress-study-warns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-dark-side-of-viral-cat-videos-behaviours-deemed-cute-or-funny-are-actually-signs-of-feline-distress-study-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing park pond would 'impact other services']]></title><description><![CDATA[The price tag to fix problems at the pond has been projected at more than &pound;100,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fixing-park-pond-would-impact-other-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fixing-park-pond-would-impact-other-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tornadoes touch down in New York and Delaware]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tornadoes swept through New York and Delaware as severe storms brought torrential rain to the Mid-Atlantic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tornadoes-touch-down-in-new-york-and-delaware/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tornadoes-touch-down-in-new-york-and-delaware/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA engineer claims UFO that 'looked like a giant nuclear weapon' stalked him after baffling military encounter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A respected NASA scientist has revealed a terrifying UFO encounter over the US, and the shocking action the Air Force took in response.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-engineer-claims-ufo-that-looked-like-a-giant-nuclear-weapon-stalked-him-after-baffling-military-encounter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-engineer-claims-ufo-that-looked-like-a-giant-nuclear-weapon-stalked-him-after-baffling-military-encounter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormy autumn, cold winter - how might El Niño affect the UK weather?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year's El Ni&ntilde;o is expected to be the strongest in living memory and could lead to a range of impacts of the UK - including a stormy autumn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/stormy-autumn-cold-winter-how-might-el-nio-affect-the-uk-weather/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/stormy-autumn-cold-winter-how-might-el-nio-affect-the-uk-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD grabs more CPU share while pricier PCs punish desktop demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The processor market is sending mixed signals, with server and mobile shipments rising while desktop CPU volumes decline amid higher system prices. Meanwhile, AMD's House of Zen has taken market share from Intel across every category. For Q2 2026, Mercury Research says total processor shipments were lower than in the same period a year ago, attributing this to much lower system-on-chip (SoC) and embedded volumes due to AMD's declining games console business, plus a large drop in desktop CPU volu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/amd-grabs-more-cpu-share-while-pricier-pcs-punish-desktop-demand/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/amd-grabs-more-cpu-share-while-pricier-pcs-punish-desktop-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We let you down': GitHub pledges to scale up before developers give up]]></title><description><![CDATA[GitHub's handwringing continued this week as CTO Vladimir Fedorov offered more detail about the August 17 outage &ndash; while carefully avoiding the word "sorry." The outage lasted 7 hours and 47 minutes and disrupted developers worldwide. Actions, pull requests, issues, Copilot, and APIs were among the services affected as the platform failed to scale with demand. "If you were trying to ship software that day, we let you down," wrote Fedorov. The incident followed another outage involving Acti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/we-let-you-down-github-pledges-to-scale-up-before-developers-give-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/we-let-you-down-github-pledges-to-scale-up-before-developers-give-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vatican performs ancient ritual with 1,700-year-old skull that divides Christians]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1,700-year-old skull was returned to a gold bust of a saint in an ancient Catholic ritual that saw one of the Vatican's most powerful cardinals bow and kiss the relic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vatican-performs-ancient-ritual-with-1700-year-old-skull-that-divides-christians/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vatican-performs-ancient-ritual-with-1700-year-old-skull-that-divides-christians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Alps are crumbling: Climbers face deadly risk as Europe's scorching summer triggers record rockfalls - with Mont Blanc the worst hit, scientists warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[This summer's warm weather might seem like a blessing for outdoor enthusiasts, but the scorching weather has created a deadly risk for climbers in the Alps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-alps-are-crumbling-climbers-face-deadly-risk-as-europes-scorching-summer-triggers-record-rockfalls-with-mont-blanc-the-worst-hit-scientists-warn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-alps-are-crumbling-climbers-face-deadly-risk-as-europes-scorching-summer-triggers-record-rockfalls-with-mont-blanc-the-worst-hit-scientists-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$10K phishing kit claims it can plant rogue passkeys for persistent access to pwned accounts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A phishing kit for sale on Russian-language cybercrime forums claims it can enroll attacker-controlled passkeys on compromised accounts, providing persistent access after passwords are changed. Advertised at around $10,000 for the base package, with additional modules sold separately, iAuthFlow v2 aims to solve a common problem for attackers: being locked out after the victim detects the compromise. Defenders would ordinarily revoke session tokens and rotate credentials. Those measures remain ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/10k-phishing-kit-claims-it-can-plant-rogue-passkeys-for-persistent-access-to-pwned-accounts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/10k-phishing-kit-claims-it-can-plant-rogue-passkeys-for-persistent-access-to-pwned-accounts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What colours do you see? Mind-boggling optical illusion tricks your brain into seeing red and blue in a black and white spinning wheel]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bizarre optical illusion tricks your brain into seeing colours in a black and white spinning disk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-colours-do-you-see-mind-boggling-optical-illusion-tricks-your-brain-into-seeing-red-and-blue-in-a-black-and-white-spinning-wheel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-colours-do-you-see-mind-boggling-optical-illusion-tricks-your-brain-into-seeing-red-and-blue-in-a-black-and-white-spinning-wheel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vatican cardinal kisses 1,700-year-old skull in rare ancient Catholic ritual that divides Christians]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1,700-year-old skull was returned to a gold bust of a saint in an ancient Catholic ritual that saw one of the Vatican's most powerful cardinals bow and kiss the relic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vatican-cardinal-kisses-1700-year-old-skull-in-rare-ancient-catholic-ritual-that-divides-christians/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vatican-cardinal-kisses-1700-year-old-skull-in-rare-ancient-catholic-ritual-that-divides-christians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Grand National of the future? Chinese startup unveils a huge ride-on robot horse]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Chinese startup has unveiled a huge 'cyber horse' robot that people can actually ride.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-grand-national-of-the-future-chinese-startup-unveils-a-huge-ride-on-robot-horse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-grand-national-of-the-future-chinese-startup-unveils-a-huge-ride-on-robot-horse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft lets you swap New Outlook's looks with the face of Outlook Classic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft is rolling out a setting that makes Outlook on the Web and New Outlook for Windows look and feel like Classic Outlook through a theme that tweaks the visual style and layout. "This update is designed to help users who are transitioning from classic Outlook by providing a more familiar experience while maintaining the capabilities of the new Outlook," Microsoft said. Importantly, it won't add back the bits from Classic Outlook that are currently missing from New Outlook. For example, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-lets-you-swap-new-outlooks-looks-with-the-face-of-outlook-classic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-lets-you-swap-new-outlooks-looks-with-the-face-of-outlook-classic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're never too old to party! Clubbing boosts wellbeing for middle-aged women, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's often seen as an activity for the younger generations. But if you're a middle-aged woman, it's time to dust off your dancing shoes - as a study has revealed that clubbing is good for you.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/youre-never-too-old-to-party-clubbing-boosts-wellbeing-for-middle-aged-women-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/youre-never-too-old-to-party-clubbing-boosts-wellbeing-for-middle-aged-women-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King penguin chick hatches in UK heatwave]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "very important little penguin" is the first of its kind to hatch in the UK in more than a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/king-penguin-chick-hatches-in-uk-heatwave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/king-penguin-chick-hatches-in-uk-heatwave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft sounds alarm over perfect-10 Entra ID flaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updated to add: At the time The Register published this article, Microsoft was telling the public this flaw was being exploited in the wild. It then contacted us after publication to tell us it had "corrected" this CVE&rsquo;s &ldquo;Exploited&rdquo; designation to &ldquo;No,&rdquo; saying that (contrary to what it said previously), the flaw was not under attack. Microsoft told us: "This was an informational change only."Microsoft has fixed a maximum-severity vulnerability in Entra ID. Tracked a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-sounds-alarm-over-perfect-10-entra-id-flaw/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-sounds-alarm-over-perfect-10-entra-id-flaw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft sounds alarm as perfect-10 Entra ID flaw comes under attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft has fixed a maximum-severity vulnerability in Entra ID that attackers were already exploiting in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2026-69836, the vulnerability carries the maximum CVSS score of 10.0 and could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute code remotely in Microsoft's cloud identity service. Microsoft disclosed the flaw on Thursday, along with the unwelcome news that exploitation had already been detected. Entra ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory, sits at the heart of i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-sounds-alarm-as-perfect-10-entra-id-flaw-comes-under-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-sounds-alarm-as-perfect-10-entra-id-flaw-comes-under-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devious tourists across Spain caught red-handed using AI scams to dodge hefty restaurant bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some tourists are using AI dishonestly to dodge paying for restaurant meals in Spain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/devious-tourists-across-spain-caught-red-handed-using-ai-scams-to-dodge-hefty-restaurant-bills/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/devious-tourists-across-spain-caught-red-handed-using-ai-scams-to-dodge-hefty-restaurant-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wi-Fi 7's WPA3 protections come with a compatibility catch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Broadband industry research body CableLabs is warning that attempts to make Wi-Fi 7 access points accommodate older devices can create compatibility problems of their own, and wants hardware makers to prioritize support for the industry's workaround. Wi-Fi 7 products have been finding their way into buyers' hands for a couple of years now, with the Wi-Fi Alliance kicking off its certification program for the latest iteration of the wireless network tech at the start of 2024. CableLabs is concern]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wi-fi-7s-wpa3-protections-come-with-a-compatibility-catch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wi-fi-7s-wpa3-protections-come-with-a-compatibility-catch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe's never-ending scorching summer: Timelapse reveals the vast swathes of the continent that have hit 40&deg;C over the last four months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Created using data from NASA's Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS), the timelapse shows the daily maximum surface air temperature across Western Europe from 1 May to 19 August.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/europes-never-ending-scorching-summer-timelapse-reveals-the-vast-swathes-of-the-continent-that-have-hit-40degc-over-the-last-four-months/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/europes-never-ending-scorching-summer-timelapse-reveals-the-vast-swathes-of-the-continent-that-have-hit-40degc-over-the-last-four-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire-hit residents remove Greenpeace mural of Burnham from scorched mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[After wildfires the group painted an image bearing the words "Our house is on fire, Andy".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wildfire-hit-residents-remove-greenpeace-mural-of-burnham-from-scorched-mountain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wildfire-hit-residents-remove-greenpeace-mural-of-burnham-from-scorched-mountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debian is 33, Haiku is 25, and neither is standing still]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a quiet time of year in tech circles &ndash; perhaps explaining why, 25 and 33 years ago, the people behind two ambitious operating system projects kicked them off. Debian Last weekend, the Debian project turned 33 years old. The Linux kernel first appeared in September 1991, so it was not quite two years old when Ian Murdock announced the new distribution. (Indeed, the term "distribution" itself hadn't really caught on yet &ndash; his announcement only uses the word as an adjective.) Sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/debian-is-33-haiku-is-25-and-neither-is-standing-still/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/debian-is-33-haiku-is-25-and-neither-is-standing-still/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EE invites mobile users to live life in the 5G Fast Lane – for a price]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mobile operator EE has launched Fast Lane, using 5G network slicing to prioritize subscribers' connections when its network is congested. According to EE, BT Group's mobile network, Fast Lane anticipates congestion and seamlessly moves eligible connections onto a dedicated network slice. EE says this should help Fast Lane users continue streaming or accessing the internet when nearby customers may be waiting. Naturally, EE is offering the feature through its new premium pay-monthly plan, Full Wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ee-invites-mobile-users-to-live-life-in-the-5g-fast-lane-for-a-price/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ee-invites-mobile-users-to-live-life-in-the-5g-fast-lane-for-a-price/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developer given Mission:Impossible - fixing rubbish code that could crash a city - simply chose not to accept it]]></title><description><![CDATA[ON CALL Making it through a working week can feel like a dangerous adventure. That's why The Register offers a little certainty and safety by always using Friday morning to share a new edition of On Call &ndash; the reader-contributed column sharing your tales of tech support. This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Socrates," who many years ago was the "fresh-faced manager of a small software department." Socrates' employer had sold some monitoring hardware to a client that made equipment f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/developer-given-missionimpossible-fixing-rubbish-code-that-could-crash-a-city-simply-chose-not-to-accept-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/developer-given-missionimpossible-fixing-rubbish-code-that-could-crash-a-city-simply-chose-not-to-accept-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cisco bug severity warning reads like Olympic gymnastics scores: 10, 10, 9.9, 9.6, and 7.5.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cisco has revealed its Secure Workload Software, a micro-segmentation tool formerly known as Tetration that is supposed to stop attackers moving laterally across a network, has four critical flaws plus another high-severity bug. CVE-2026-20315 and CVE-2026-20317 are the two perfect-ten-rated bugs. Both relate to improper access control. Cisco has not offered much detail about either, saying only that 20315 &ldquo;covers authorization, authentication, privileges, and bypasses&rdquo; and that 2031]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cisco-bug-severity-warning-reads-like-olympic-gymnastics-scores-10-10-99-96-and-75/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cisco-bug-severity-warning-reads-like-olympic-gymnastics-scores-10-10-99-96-and-75/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I've caught one fish all season' - how a polluted river could end 300 years of coracle fishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tradition on a Carmarthenshire river once fished by US President Jimmy Carter could be coming to an end.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ive-caught-one-fish-all-season-how-a-polluted-river-could-end-300-years-of-coracle-fishing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ive-caught-one-fish-all-season-how-a-polluted-river-could-end-300-years-of-coracle-fishing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alibaba Cloud plans to use fewer Western chips, to boost its already huge AI margins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alibaba has revealed margins from its cloudy AI operation are rising so quickly it will be able to achieve return on investment for new hardware purchases faster than previously planned. Speaking on the company&rsquo;s earnings call yesterday, CFO Toby Xu said the company runs its servers for five years, and that AI servers produce enough revenue to cover their costs in three years. In the fourth and fifth years of a server&rsquo;s life, the machines therefore generate free cash flow. CEO Eddie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/alibaba-cloud-plans-to-use-fewer-western-chips-to-boost-its-already-huge-ai-margins/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/alibaba-cloud-plans-to-use-fewer-western-chips-to-boost-its-already-huge-ai-margins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supermicro fired staff after probe into $2.5 billion GPUs-to-China smuggling operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supermicro has fired some staff after conducting an investigation into allegations that its execs participated in a scheme to ship $2.5 billion worth of servers packing Nvidia GPUs to China, in violation of US export controls. In March, the US Department of Justice indicted Supermicro co-founder Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw, one of the company&rsquo;s Taiwan-based execs Ruei-Tsang "Steven" Chang, and a man thought to act as a broker, Ting-Wei "Willy" Sun, with conspiring to violate the Export Controls]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/supermicro-fired-staff-after-probe-into-25-billion-gpus-to-china-smuggling-operation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/supermicro-fired-staff-after-probe-into-25-billion-gpus-to-china-smuggling-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian snoops add OAuth abuse to targeted phishing campaigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google is tracking three distinct suspected Russian cyber-spy groups that are targeting individuals in academia, aerospace, defense, government agencies, and think tanks across Europe and the US. The UNC (unclassified) groups, as Google calls them, have been orchestrating these highly targeted campaigns since at least last year, and they remain ongoing. Some of the phishing and OAuth-abuse operations used in the attack took place this month. Each campaign had fewer than 100 targets, and under 10]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/russian-snoops-add-oauth-abuse-to-targeted-phishing-campaigns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/russian-snoops-add-oauth-abuse-to-targeted-phishing-campaigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain to stop in time for weekend as sun returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The heavy downpours that have caused flash flooding will ease during Friday with sunshine returning for the weekend. But there are some chilly nights in store, as Ben Rich explains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rain-to-stop-in-time-for-weekend-as-sun-returns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 02:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rain-to-stop-in-time-for-weekend-as-sun-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google tethers Antigravity to enterprise controls amid AI shakeup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google Antigravity, which came out of the DeepMind AI research group, has drifted into the orbit of Gemini Enterprise app subscriptions, putting the Chocolate Factory's agentic development platform under the influence of Google Cloud controls. Antigravity is an agentic AI coding assistant that can be accessed through various surfaces, including a desktop app (Antigravity 2.0), a command line interface (Antigravity CLI), a software development kit (Antigravity SDK), and a full-fledged integrated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/google-tethers-antigravity-to-enterprise-controls-amid-ai-shakeup/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/google-tethers-antigravity-to-enterprise-controls-amid-ai-shakeup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How landscape gardening is being electrified]]></title><description><![CDATA[The switch to quieter electric equipment is not going as fast as some would like.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-landscape-gardening-is-being-electrified/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-landscape-gardening-is-being-electrified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go updates may delight diehard gophers but displease AI overlords]]></title><description><![CDATA[The keepers of the Go programming language on Wednesday released the latest version, v1.27, and with it come considerable advances in generics. In a nutshell, generics allow developers to write logic where data types are treated as variables, eliminating the need to rewrite (or copy and paste) a separate method for each different data type (int, string, floating point, etc.). It was "absolutely barbaric," noted one YouTube tutorial creator. Go introduced generics for both functions and custom da]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/go-updates-may-delight-diehard-gophers-but-displease-ai-overlords/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/go-updates-may-delight-diehard-gophers-but-displease-ai-overlords/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tornadoes threaten millions in major commuter zone as Americans are warned to find shelter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sprawling tornado threat has put millions of Americans on alert Thursday as dangerous thunderstorms are barreling over a large stretch of the Mid-Atlantic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tornadoes-threaten-millions-in-major-commuter-zone-as-americans-are-warned-to-find-shelter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tornadoes-threaten-millions-in-major-commuter-zone-as-americans-are-warned-to-find-shelter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI chases Anthropic's biz customers with zero data retention pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI appears to have found a way to balance AI model safety with commitments to retain no customer data, a feat rival Anthropic hasn't yet managed. For orgs concerned about who has access to their data, this could be a game-changer. The free-spending AI biz on Wednesday announced Private Safety Processing, a mechanism for automatically scanning customer model interactions for safety risks without violating Zero Data Retention (ZDR) commitments. Anthropic meanwhile has noted that its implementa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-chases-anthropics-biz-customers-with-zero-data-retention-pledge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-chases-anthropics-biz-customers-with-zero-data-retention-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waymo has designed a robocar chip to stay ahead of Tesla]]></title><description><![CDATA[To reach their destinations safely, autonomous vehicles have just milliseconds to ingest and process streaming data from more than a dozen cameras. It's a job that's been handled with off-the-shelf AI components thus far, but Waymo has begun rolling its own AI ASICs to optimize the process. It's not alone. Revealed in a blog post Thursday, the Alphabet-backed robo-taxi startup's first custom silicon is designed to convert raw sensor data into driver responses as quickly as possible. Built on Tai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/waymo-has-designed-a-robocar-chip-to-stay-ahead-of-tesla/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/waymo-has-designed-a-robocar-chip-to-stay-ahead-of-tesla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physicist's chilling end-of-world prediction is just months away]]></title><description><![CDATA[A chilling Doomsday prediction made by a physicist in 1960 has resurfaced, as his mathematical equation places the end of the world in just months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/physicists-chilling-end-of-world-prediction-is-just-months-away/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/physicists-chilling-end-of-world-prediction-is-just-months-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physicist's chilling end-of-world prediction sets Doomsday for this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[A chilling Doomsday prediction made by a physicist in 1960 has resurfaced, as his mathematical equation places the end of the world in just months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/physicists-chilling-end-of-world-prediction-sets-doomsday-for-this-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/physicists-chilling-end-of-world-prediction-sets-doomsday-for-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glass deposit operator confirmed after months of wrangling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exchange for Change is running the new recycling programmes across the UK and will also run Wales's.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/glass-deposit-operator-confirmed-after-months-of-wrangling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/glass-deposit-operator-confirmed-after-months-of-wrangling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Bank investigates LockBit's claims as ransomware crims set pay-or-leak deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Bank says that it's investigating ransomware crew LockBit&rsquo;s claims that it breached the financial institution and stole data, which the crims threaten to leak on September 3 unless the bank pays an extortion demand. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re aware of claims regarding a potential cybersecurity incident,&rdquo; Lee Henderson, US Bank VP of public affairs, said in an emailed statement to The Register. The bank declined to answer specific questions about the claims, including whether it has commun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-bank-investigates-lockbits-claims-as-ransomware-crims-set-pay-or-leak-deadline/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-bank-investigates-lockbits-claims-as-ransomware-crims-set-pay-or-leak-deadline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Vine back? Short-form video-sharing app Divine opens to public]]></title><description><![CDATA[The app lets users create six-second looping videos and hosts more than two million classic videos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-vine-back-short-form-video-sharing-app-divine-opens-to-public/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-vine-back-short-form-video-sharing-app-divine-opens-to-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient message discovered in Egypt offers new proof of the Bible's story of Moses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have uncovered a stone beam with 3,000-year-old text that offers new proof for the famous Bible story of Moses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ancient-message-discovered-in-egypt-offers-new-proof-of-the-bibles-story-of-moses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ancient-message-discovered-in-egypt-offers-new-proof-of-the-bibles-story-of-moses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft gives Task Manager another task: Watching AI workloads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, Windows Task Manager was a stone-cold killer. Optimized to within an inch of its life, it struck fear into errant processes. These days, Microsoft also wants it monitoring AI workloads. Task Manager has come a long way from the application Dave Plummer developed in the 1990s, inspired by what he called a "very Unixy impulse." This week, Microsoft highlighted its latest addition: deeper visibility into AI workloads. "Previously, the Processes tab didn't show per-process activity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-gives-task-manager-another-task-watching-ai-workloads/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-gives-task-manager-another-task-watching-ai-workloads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three-thousand-year-old message discovered in Egypt offers new proof of the Bible's story of Moses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have uncovered a stone beam with 3,000-year-old text that offers new proof for the famous Bible story of Moses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/three-thousand-year-old-message-discovered-in-egypt-offers-new-proof-of-the-bibles-story-of-moses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/three-thousand-year-old-message-discovered-in-egypt-offers-new-proof-of-the-bibles-story-of-moses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US claims 15 of the world's top 20 hyperscale datacenter locations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US now accounts for 15 of the world's 20 largest hyperscale datacenter markets, with Northern Virginia alone hosting nearly 12 percent of global capacity. US locations have increased their dominance of the rankings as cloud infrastructure expands, according to Synergy Research. Since last year, Tokyo, Sydney, and South Carolina have dropped out of the top 20, replaced by Indiana, Tennessee, and China's Guangdong province. Of the remaining five markets, four are in Asia-Pacific, while Europe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-claims-15-of-the-worlds-top-20-hyperscale-datacenter-locations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-claims-15-of-the-worlds-top-20-hyperscale-datacenter-locations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researcher tricks Apple’s Find My into sharing location data with Linux]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young security researcher figured out a way to enroll a Linux device into Apple&rsquo;s Find My network and read live location data from it. Find My is Apple&rsquo;s app for, you guessed it, finding things &ndash; whether AirTags, iPads, or other supported devices and items. It also works for people. Families can track each other's whereabouts for safety reasons, and friends can tell when others are hanging out without them. In typical Apple fashion, though, the full Find My experience is limi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/researcher-tricks-apples-find-my-into-sharing-location-data-with-linux/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/researcher-tricks-apples-find-my-into-sharing-location-data-with-linux/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gruesome discovery at bottom of Lake Mead as water level reaches record-breaking low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beachgoers in Nevada have made a chilling discovery as water at the vital reservoir dries up and reveals several unsolved crimes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gruesome-discovery-at-bottom-of-lake-mead-as-water-level-reaches-record-breaking-low/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gruesome-discovery-at-bottom-of-lake-mead-as-water-level-reaches-record-breaking-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stunning discovery in Egypt offers new evidence for Bible's story of Moses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have uncovered a stone beam etched with the name of an Egyptian pharaoh, who many scholars believe is mentioned in the biblical story of Moses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/stunning-discovery-in-egypt-offers-new-evidence-for-bibles-story-of-moses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/stunning-discovery-in-egypt-offers-new-evidence-for-bibles-story-of-moses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biblical discovery in Egypt as name of pharaoh linked to Moses is found carved into ancient beam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have uncovered a stone beam etched with the name of an Egyptian pharaoh, who many scholars believe is mentioned in the biblical story of Moses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/biblical-discovery-in-egypt-as-name-of-pharaoh-linked-to-moses-is-found-carved-into-ancient-beam/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/biblical-discovery-in-egypt-as-name-of-pharaoh-linked-to-moses-is-found-carved-into-ancient-beam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slack Code taps into collective vibe, puts AI agents into the group chat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slack has decided that AI coding agents have spent quite enough time alone with developers and would be better off doing their work where everyone can watch: on Slack. The Salesforce-owned chat factory has introduced Slack Code, which gives coding agents their own project channels where they can work alongside the humans supposedly keeping an eye on them. Slack calls this "multiplayer AI," which is another way of saying the coding bot is leaving the developer's terminal and joining the group cha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/slack-code-taps-into-collective-vibe-puts-ai-agents-into-the-group-chat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/slack-code-taps-into-collective-vibe-puts-ai-agents-into-the-group-chat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An India-Israel Corridor Is the Biggest Middle East Story Nobody Is Talking About]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the most astute article about the IMEC Corridor that I have seen, and that from a seasoned policy analyst. It is blunt and thoughtful. There are obstacles to the IMEC Corridor running through Israel, not the least of which is Saudi Arabia digging its heels in. Saudi-Israeli normalization becomes a make-or-break deal for Israel and the difference between huge investment flows and being shut out of world trade altogether. &#8259; Patrick Wood, Editor.About a month before the Oct. 7, 2023,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/an-india-israel-corridor-is-the-biggest-middle-east-story-nobody-is-talking-about/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/an-india-israel-corridor-is-the-biggest-middle-east-story-nobody-is-talking-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thunderbird to flap twice as fast from September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thunderbird is moving to fortnightly releases to keep pace with Firefox's accelerated schedule. Mozilla and its subsidiary MZLA updated their flagship apps this week, releasing Firefox 154 and Thunderbird 154, respectively. Since last month's version 153 releases are the latest Extended Support Releases, users who prefer a slower pace can remain on them for the next year. "ESR" is Mozilla's term for what Canonical calls LTS, Long Term Support. The new 154 versions are therefore short-term, or in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/thunderbird-to-flap-twice-as-fast-from-september/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/thunderbird-to-flap-twice-as-fast-from-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why your tap water might taste 'musty' this week, according to scientists]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you think your water tastes funny this week, you're not imagining it. Dr Bill Simpson, a chemist at Our Taap, has revealed why British water might have a 'musty' taste to it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-your-tap-water-might-taste-musty-this-week-according-to-scientists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-your-tap-water-might-taste-musty-this-week-according-to-scientists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers' Almanac releases winter weather predictions warning millions to brace for heavy snow]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 200-year-old trusted forecast model is predicting a harsh and stormy winter for millions throughout half the US.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/farmers-almanac-releases-winter-weather-predictions-warning-millions-to-brace-for-heavy-snow/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/farmers-almanac-releases-winter-weather-predictions-warning-millions-to-brace-for-heavy-snow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ransomware crook poses as recovery firm to steal payments from fellow extortionists]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ransomware affiliate appears to have found a new way to squeeze victims for cash: pose as the good guy and undercut the criminals it was working with. Researchers at GuidePoint Security say an outfit calling itself "Ransom Busters" has been contacting ransomware victims before their attacks become public, offering to recover encrypted files and delete stolen data for a considerably smaller payment than the original extortion demand. The catch, according to GuidePoint's Research and Intelligenc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ransomware-crook-poses-as-recovery-firm-to-steal-payments-from-fellow-extortionists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ransomware-crook-poses-as-recovery-firm-to-steal-payments-from-fellow-extortionists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NetBSD 11 lands with RISC-V support and lightning-fast VM boots]]></title><description><![CDATA[NetBSD's 19th major release adds 64-bit RISC-V support, improved Linux compatibility, and a MICROVM kernel that can boot in milliseconds. NetBSD 11.0 arrived at the end of July, a little over two years after the project celebrated its 30th birthday with the release of version 10.0. We looked at what was coming last year. After multiple release candidates, the final version is here, and we tried it. NetBSD is a stable, somewhat minimalist, and relatively slow-moving project. If you're willing to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/netbsd-11-lands-with-risc-v-support-and-lightning-fast-vm-boots/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/netbsd-11-lands-with-risc-v-support-and-lightning-fast-vm-boots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&pound;37M SAP overhaul could extend Capgemini's run with UK tax collector to 28 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK's tax collector has awarded Capgemini a &pound;37 million contract to help migrate a critical tax system from SAP's legacy ECC platform to S/4HANA, extending a supplier relationship that began in 2004. HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) has hired the French IT services company to move the Enterprise Tax Management Platform (ETMP) from SAP ECC 6.0 to its successor, S/4HANA, a completely re-engineered application platform. The system provides 40,000 users with returns processing, tax accountin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/pound37m-sap-overhaul-could-extend-capgeminis-run-with-uk-tax-collector-to-28-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/pound37m-sap-overhaul-could-extend-capgeminis-run-with-uk-tax-collector-to-28-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grok chat duped into swallowing injected instructions]]></title><description><![CDATA[xAI's Grok web chat agent is currently vulnerable to a novel form of prompt injection, according to security researchers with Adversa AI. The technique allows an attacker to create a web page poisoned with malicious instructions that induce an AI model summarizing the page to carry out harmful actions. That describes a well-known attack known as indirect prompt injection. Frontier AI models have become better at dealing with such attempts through existing guardrails, though the issue is far from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/grok-chat-duped-into-swallowing-injected-instructions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/grok-chat-duped-into-swallowing-injected-instructions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French tax authority says break-in exposed data of 600K, including some private messages]]></title><description><![CDATA[France's tax authority says attackers may have stolen the contents of messages exchanged with hundreds of taxpayers during the data raid it confirmed last week. In an update published this week, the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) said lists of messages exchanged with the authority were exposed. For around 250 people, the compromised information also included the messages themselves. Slightly more than 350,000 individuals were affected. The other exposed data included tax identifi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/french-tax-authority-says-break-in-exposed-data-of-600k-including-some-private-messages/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/french-tax-authority-says-break-in-exposed-data-of-600k-including-some-private-messages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thunderstorm warnings expire but rain continues to bring risk of floods for UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prolonged dry spell has come to an end with heavy, thundery showers continuing to sweep across the UK, as Ben Rich explains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/thunderstorm-warnings-expire-but-rain-continues-to-bring-risk-of-floods-for-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/thunderstorm-warnings-expire-but-rain-continues-to-bring-risk-of-floods-for-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI glitch locks out vetted cyber researchers &ndash; and some can't get back in]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI says a technical stuff-up booted some vetted security researchers out of its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program, only for its recovery process to decide some of them aren't welcome back. The problem surfaced this week when participants reported that their previously approved status had vanished without warning. OpenAI's cyber verification page instead invited them to "Start verification" as though they had never been cleared. Some also found that Daybreak Blue, an access tier offering]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-glitch-locks-out-vetted-cyber-researchers-ndash-and-some-cant-get-back-in/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-glitch-locks-out-vetted-cyber-researchers-ndash-and-some-cant-get-back-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles I's lost treasure wreck has finally been found: Royal ship carrying millions in silver and gold is discovered in a Scottish river after 400 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[A royal ship carrying millions in sunken treasure has been found in a Scottish river after sinking 400 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/charles-is-lost-treasure-wreck-has-finally-been-found-royal-ship-carrying-millions-in-silver-and-gold-is-discovered-in-a-scottish-river-after-400-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/charles-is-lost-treasure-wreck-has-finally-been-found-royal-ship-carrying-millions-in-silver-and-gold-is-discovered-in-a-scottish-river-after-400-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists issue urgent warning over 'voicemaxxing' trend in which men perform 'neck crunches' to deepen their voices - amid fears it can cause permanent damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest trend sweeping the internet is voicemaxxing, in which young men attempt to deepen voices to make themselves more appealing to women.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-issue-urgent-warning-over-voicemaxxing-trend-in-which-men-perform-neck-crunches-to-deepen-their-voices-amid-fears-it-can-cause-permanent-damage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-issue-urgent-warning-over-voicemaxxing-trend-in-which-men-perform-neck-crunches-to-deepen-their-voices-amid-fears-it-can-cause-permanent-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland farm profits topped £1bn in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The overall performance in 2025 was heavily influenced by developments in the beef sector which saw prices rise to record levels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/northern-ireland-farm-profits-topped-1bn-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/northern-ireland-farm-profits-topped-1bn-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super El Ni&ntilde;o is EVOLVING: Models confirm the devastating climate phenomenon is intensifying - with forecasters predicting a 'very strong event']]></title><description><![CDATA[Super El Ni&ntilde;o is evolving and could become one of the strongest events on record, scientists have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/super-el-nintildeo-is-evolving-models-confirm-the-devastating-climate-phenomenon-is-intensifying-with-forecasters-predicting-a-very-strong-event/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/super-el-nintildeo-is-evolving-models-confirm-the-devastating-climate-phenomenon-is-intensifying-with-forecasters-predicting-a-very-strong-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft probes reports of games taking exception to Windows 11's August update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft is investigating reports of games crashing after users installed August's Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11. The company acknowledged the reports on its Release Health page. Affected games may become unresponsive, close unexpectedly, throw an "EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION" error, or trigger an unexpected device restart. Reports of the problem followed the release of KB5121003 for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. The KB5121003 support page still lists no known issues, but Microsoft has separat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-probes-reports-of-games-taking-exception-to-windows-11s-august-update/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-probes-reports-of-games-taking-exception-to-windows-11s-august-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge boom in eSIM use threatens phone companies as travellers dodge astronomical roaming charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever tried an eSIM? It could be the way to avoid hefty phone charges - but is it threatening mobile companies?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/huge-boom-in-esim-use-threatens-phone-companies-as-travellers-dodge-astronomical-roaming-charges/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/huge-boom-in-esim-use-threatens-phone-companies-as-travellers-dodge-astronomical-roaming-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of Britain's 'best places to live' is home to some of the country's 'dirtiest' beaches with bacteria levels THREE times higher than average]]></title><description><![CDATA[Folkestone and Hythe has some of the 'dirtiest' beaches in England according to new research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/one-of-britains-best-places-to-live-is-home-to-some-of-the-countrys-dirtiest-beaches-with-bacteria-levels-three-times-higher-than-average/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/one-of-britains-best-places-to-live-is-home-to-some-of-the-countrys-dirtiest-beaches-with-bacteria-levels-three-times-higher-than-average/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Software development and tech services in the cross-hairs as AI marches on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business transformation, software development, and technology implementation are among the tech job categories likely to be hit hardest by AI, according to new research from Forrester. The global IT analyst company has researched how AI will disrupt various activities within the tech market, both among end users and vendors. It concluded that labor-intensive knowledge-work industries would face the greatest disruption. At the same time, enterprise software will be reshaped rather than displaced,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/software-development-and-tech-services-in-the-cross-hairs-as-ai-marches-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/software-development-and-tech-services-in-the-cross-hairs-as-ai-marches-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK business hit by 'daylight robbery' 1500% price hike for invoicing software]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Haldenby says his average monthly bill for Harvest had risen from $130 (&pound;95.50) to $2,110.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-business-hit-by-daylight-robbery-1500-price-hike-for-invoicing-software/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-business-hit-by-daylight-robbery-1500-price-hike-for-invoicing-software/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No lift for Swift as NASA abandons orbital rescue]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA and Katalyst Space have abandoned an ambitious attempt to boost the Swift observatory into a higher orbit and postpone its fiery return to Earth. Katalyst Space's LINK spacecraft will still attempt to rendezvous with and maneuver near Swift, but plans to grapple the observatory and raise its orbit are dead. The problem, according to NASA and Katalyst Space, is an "ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue." Shortly after launch, LINK entered a spin, and two of the three reaction]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/no-lift-for-swift-as-nasa-abandons-orbital-rescue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/no-lift-for-swift-as-nasa-abandons-orbital-rescue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think this is bad? Study warns the area affected by wildfires in Europe will TRIPLE by 2100]]></title><description><![CDATA[The area ravaged by wildfires in Europe will almost triple by 2100, an ominous study has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/think-this-is-bad-study-warns-the-area-affected-by-wildfires-in-europe-will-triple-by-2100/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/think-this-is-bad-study-warns-the-area-affected-by-wildfires-in-europe-will-triple-by-2100/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX has scarred the moon forever: Before-and-after images reveal how Elon Musk's out-of-control rocket carved a 60-foot crater into the lunar surface]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA has revealed its first official images of an enormous crater made when a SpaceX rocket smashed into the moon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/spacex-has-scarred-the-moon-forever-before-and-after-images-reveal-how-elon-musks-out-of-control-rocket-carved-a-60-foot-crater-into-the-lunar-surface/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/spacex-has-scarred-the-moon-forever-before-and-after-images-reveal-how-elon-musks-out-of-control-rocket-carved-a-60-foot-crater-into-the-lunar-surface/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's most dangerous spider strikes again: Woman in Kent is left with a 'crater' in her leg after a bite from a false widow that was 'hiding on a clothes peg']]></title><description><![CDATA[Danni Virgo, 45, as left with a 'crater' in her leg after multiple bites from a false widow spider.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/britains-most-dangerous-spider-strikes-again-woman-in-kent-is-left-with-a-crater-in-her-leg-after-a-bite-from-a-false-widow-that-was-hiding-on-a-clothes-peg/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/britains-most-dangerous-spider-strikes-again-woman-in-kent-is-left-with-a-crater-in-her-leg-after-a-bite-from-a-false-widow-that-was-hiding-on-a-clothes-peg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SparkyLinux 8.4 rekindles support for 32-bit PCs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost exactly a year after SparkyLinux 8.0 abandoned installation images for 32-bit PCs, version 8.4 has brought them back. The distro remains based on Debian 13 and retains the codename "the Seven Sisters." The Register first checked out SparkyLinux back in 2015, and this vulture took a look at version 7 a couple of years ago. Beyond the changes inherited from the move from Debian 12 to Debian 13, this version isn't hugely different. The project's own self-description covers the basics. (The p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sparkylinux-84-rekindles-support-for-32-bit-pcs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sparkylinux-84-rekindles-support-for-32-bit-pcs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI agent suggested installing a malware package. Engineer almost took its advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[PWNED Welcome back to PWNED, the column where we make fun of those who are security self-owned, so hopefully you don&rsquo;t do the same. This week, we have a story that&rsquo;s hot off the presses about a company almost sabotaging its security by using AI for programming. Have a story about someone leaving a gaping hole in their network? Share it with us at pwned@sitpub.com. Anonymity is available upon request. Our tale of machine learning malfeasance comes courtesy of Sergiy Fitsak, managing d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-agent-suggested-installing-a-malware-package-engineer-almost-took-its-advice/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-agent-suggested-installing-a-malware-package-engineer-almost-took-its-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China marches towards re-usable rockets with successful first-stage landing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese space startup LandSpace has landed a first-stage booster on land, the first time a Middle Kingdom company has achieved the feat. LandSpace flies rockets called Zhuque and has built three generations of the craft. Zhuque-1 only flew once, in 2018. Zhuque-2 became the first liquid oxygen-methane vehicle to reach orbit when it first flew in 2022. It can can carry 6,000 kilograms to a 200km low Earth orbit or 4,000kg to a 600km Sun-synchronous orbit. LandSpace has flown it eight times since]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/china-marches-towards-re-usable-rockets-with-successful-first-stage-landing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/china-marches-towards-re-usable-rockets-with-successful-first-stage-landing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zoo boss calls pipeline plan on site 'unacceptable']]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals for a pipeline to transport carbon emissions to the coast would cut through the zoo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/zoo-boss-calls-pipeline-plan-on-site-unacceptable/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/zoo-boss-calls-pipeline-plan-on-site-unacceptable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IBM says super-chill boxes that connect through 'cryogenic tunnels' will get quantum computers scaling]]></title><description><![CDATA[IBM has shown off designs for cooling hardware it says will allow quantum computers to scale. Quantum computers rely on qubits &ndash; atoms or circuits put into a state of probability that means they can simultaneously store a value of zero and one &ndash; and which computer scientists make using complex circuitry or by suspending an atom with lasers. IBM produces qubits with chips that can only run at temperatures close to absolute zero. Big Blue&rsquo;s quantum boxes therefore need serious co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ibm-says-super-chill-boxes-that-connect-through-cryogenic-tunnels-will-get-quantum-computers-scaling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ibm-says-super-chill-boxes-that-connect-through-cryogenic-tunnels-will-get-quantum-computers-scaling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists urge British gardeners to let weeds grow this summer - to help feed struggling honeybees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forget reaching for the weedkiller - letting scruffy thistles, ragwort and knapweed grow in your garden could actually help save hungry bees, scientists say.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-urge-british-gardeners-to-let-weeds-grow-this-summer-to-help-feed-struggling-honeybees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-urge-british-gardeners-to-let-weeds-grow-this-summer-to-help-feed-struggling-honeybees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft ends one of the last ways to buy VMware without big bundles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft has signalled it will end one of the last remaining ways to acquire VMware products outside of a big bundle. Redmond&rsquo;s main offer for Virtzillains is the Azure VMware Solution (AVS), a cloudy affair that includes vCenter, vSAN, vSphere, and NSX and licenses for them all &ndash; but not the Software-Defined Datacenter Manager tool that Broadcom uses to package its wares into a centrally-manageable hybrid cloud in its flagship Cloud Foundation (VCF) suite. Since acquiring VMware, B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-ends-one-of-the-last-ways-to-buy-vmware-without-big-bundles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-ends-one-of-the-last-ways-to-buy-vmware-without-big-bundles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melting sea ice from climate change has opened up the region for giant whales to undertake "feeding frenzies".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/giant-whales-move-into-greenland-waters-as-ice-disappears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/giant-whales-move-into-greenland-waters-as-ice-disappears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD inches closer to its goal of making AI suck less ... energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI&rsquo;s thirst for power remains an ongoing concern, but fear not: AMD says it&rsquo;s making steady progress towards its goal of boosting rack efficiency 20x by the end of the decade. In a blog post published this week, the House of Zen estimates that, as of 2026, its systems are already 4x more efficient than they were in 2024. Certainly, a lot has changed since then. As you may recall, AMD began volume production of the MI300X, its first true datacenter GPU designed for AI, that year. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/amd-inches-closer-to-its-goal-of-making-ai-suck-less-energy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/amd-inches-closer-to-its-goal-of-making-ai-suck-less-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Not a theoretical risk,' feds warn as attackers use AI-made code to hack critical infrastructure controllers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attackers are using AI-generated exploitation scripts to break into internet-exposed Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs) at water, manufacturing, energy, and other critical facilities, in what five US federal agencies on Wednesday called an &ldquo;active threat.&rdquo; In this latest round of intrusions against American critical infrastructure, the attackers use open source industrial automation libraries &ndash; specifically snap7.dll/python-snap7 &ndash; combined with AI co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/not-a-theoretical-risk-feds-warn-as-attackers-use-ai-made-code-to-hack-critical-infrastructure-controllers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/not-a-theoretical-risk-feds-warn-as-attackers-use-ai-made-code-to-hack-critical-infrastructure-controllers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurricane warning issued as second monster storm in two weeks nears Hawaii, spaghetti models predict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Days after a hurricane destroyed 100 homes and killed at least two people, another tropical storm is just hours away from forming and striking the same US state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hurricane-warning-issued-as-second-monster-storm-in-two-weeks-nears-hawaii-spaghetti-models-predict/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hurricane-warning-issued-as-second-monster-storm-in-two-weeks-nears-hawaii-spaghetti-models-predict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA Mars photo sparks claims of aliens on the Red Planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[An image of Mars taken by NASA's rover has sparked theories that aliens may be hiding on the Red Planet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-mars-photo-sparks-claims-of-aliens-on-the-red-planet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-mars-photo-sparks-claims-of-aliens-on-the-red-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doomed NASA space telescope set for uncontrolled fall to Earth after failed rescue mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA called off the mission to save its dying space telescope on Wednesday, dooming it to a fiery reentry into Earth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/doomed-nasa-space-telescope-set-for-uncontrolled-fall-to-earth-after-failed-rescue-mission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/doomed-nasa-space-telescope-set-for-uncontrolled-fall-to-earth-after-failed-rescue-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SvelteKit 3 puts heat on Next.js with radical approach to RPCs]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today's sprawling JavaScript ecosystem, Svelte was designed to be a simpler alternative to the React.js front-end framework, and SvelteKit follows the same path, setting out to be a backend framework like Next.js but with fewer headaches and even better support for dynamic content. The new-ish SvelteKit 3.0 release candidate includes an experimental feature called remote functions that rethinks how data is delivered to the browser. &ldquo;Remote functions make everything else look a bit clunk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sveltekit-3-puts-heat-on-nextjs-with-radical-approach-to-rpcs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sveltekit-3-puts-heat-on-nextjs-with-radical-approach-to-rpcs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious 'flying' object in NASA Mars photo sparks theory of extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[An image of Mars taken by NASA's rover has sparked theories that aliens may be hiding on the Red Planet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-flying-object-in-nasa-mars-photo-sparks-theory-of-extraterrestrial-life-on-the-red-planet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-flying-object-in-nasa-mars-photo-sparks-theory-of-extraterrestrial-life-on-the-red-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google pits Marvell against Broadcom as it chases AI crown]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's an open secret that the major cloud providers don&rsquo;t actually design their custom silicon from scratch. There's not much value in reinventing the wheel, so they often outsource big and undifferentiated chunks of chip design to IP houses like Broadcom, Marvell, Arm, and others. Google's partner of choice for its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) has largely been Broadcom &mdash; though the chip giant's involvement was only made public earlier this year. However, Google's relationship with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/google-pits-marvell-against-broadcom-as-it-chases-ai-crown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/google-pits-marvell-against-broadcom-as-it-chases-ai-crown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dev taps Claude Code to craft custom printer driver for macOS]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a new and very helpful use case for AI coding agents: designing drivers for devices, such as old printers, that were never meant to work with a particular operating system. Kuber Mehta, a New Delhi, India-based developer and founder of PolyThink, has published an account of how he coaxed Anthropic's Claude Code into creating a macOS driver for his HP Laser 1008a, for which HP offers only Windows and Linux drivers. "My HP Laser 1008a is a rebadged Samsung host-based printer that speaks a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/dev-taps-claude-code-to-craft-custom-printer-driver-for-macos/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/dev-taps-claude-code-to-craft-custom-printer-driver-for-macos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICE boss to agents: Leave the Meta spy glasses at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some ICE employees seemingly needed a reminder not to wear their Meta pervert glasses to work. Because only ICE can spy on ICE. Meta smart glasses are essentially &ldquo;body-worn cameras,&rdquo; as they can covertly record video and audio, David Venturella, Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director, reportedly reminded agency employees on Tuesday. &ldquo;The use of Meta Glasses or similar devices could unintentionally capture, record or transmit sensitive information, potentially comp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ice-boss-to-agents-leave-the-meta-spy-glasses-at-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ice-boss-to-agents-leave-the-meta-spy-glasses-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Largest great white shark ever recorded in Atlantic reveals new location after racing up US East Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The largest male great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic has suddenly reappeared after prowling the US East Coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/largest-great-white-shark-ever-recorded-in-atlantic-reveals-new-location-after-racing-up-us-east-coast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/largest-great-white-shark-ever-recorded-in-atlantic-reveals-new-location-after-racing-up-us-east-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epic Games dismisses Apple's simplified EU App Store fees as 'junk']]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple's latest attempt to settle its App Store dispute with the European Commission has drawn criticism from Epic Games and a cautious response from a consumer group, which warned that "the devil is in the detail." Announced on August 18, the changes introduce new business terms for applications distributed in the European Union. Apple says the changes "reduce complexity by moving every developer that distributes apps in the EU to a single set of business terms" and resolve its long-running spat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/epic-games-dismisses-apples-simplified-eu-app-store-fees-as-junk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/epic-games-dismisses-apples-simplified-eu-app-store-fees-as-junk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[81,000 warning letters sent to crypto holders in HMRC tax crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request the number of letters sent has almost tripled since 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/81000-warning-letters-sent-to-crypto-holders-in-hmrc-tax-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/81000-warning-letters-sent-to-crypto-holders-in-hmrc-tax-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flock surveillance backlash mounts as fiendish Halloween plans circulate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surveillance tech company Flock has struggled with its public image for years, but the problem has become particularly acute in recent weeks. Its network of ALPRs has long attracted criticism over mass surveillance and the retention of location data belonging to motorists who are not suspected of any offense. Days after its CEO apologized for documented abuses of the company's system, The Register contacted the company's usually responsive media team about an online campaign calling for its auto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-surveillance-backlash-mounts-as-fiendish-halloween-plans-circulate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-surveillance-backlash-mounts-as-fiendish-halloween-plans-circulate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monzo says issue with card payments and transfers now resolved]]></title><description><![CDATA[The digital bank said all of its services were now "back up and running"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/monzo-says-issue-with-card-payments-and-transfers-now-resolved/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/monzo-says-issue-with-card-payments-and-transfers-now-resolved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than half of Americans now view AI negatively]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attitudes towards AI are shifting in America. More than half of adults now say that they are more concerned than excited about the technology, and that includes those under 30 for the first time. This comes from a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, which says that concerns over potential job losses caused by AI are the main factor influencing opinion. It found that 71 percent of US adults think AI will lead to fewer jobs in their country over the next two decades, up from 64 percent tw]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/more-than-half-of-americans-now-view-ai-negatively/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/more-than-half-of-americans-now-view-ai-negatively/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Incredible': SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX rocket that blasted off from Texas in July, and crashed into the Indian Ocean, made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/incredible-spacex-rocket-spotted-off-christmas-island-coast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/incredible-spacex-rocket-spotted-off-christmas-island-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is reformer pilates really worth it? Experts reveal if paying double for a machine class will make you more toned - and warn of the serious risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reformer Pilates has exploded in popularity in the past year, with thousands swapping traditional mat classes for spring&#8209;loaded beds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-reformer-pilates-really-worth-it-experts-reveal-if-paying-double-for-a-machine-class-will-make-you-more-toned-and-warn-of-the-serious-risks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-reformer-pilates-really-worth-it-experts-reveal-if-paying-double-for-a-machine-class-will-make-you-more-toned-and-warn-of-the-serious-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly 'fungal storm' barrels toward major Arizona cities TODAY&nbsp;as officials warn residents to stay indoors]]></title><description><![CDATA[A potentially hazardous dust storm is heading toward more than one million Americans, carrying the risk of causing a serious lung infection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/deadly-fungal-storm-barrels-toward-major-arizona-cities-todaynbspas-officials-warn-residents-to-stay-indoors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/deadly-fungal-storm-barrels-toward-major-arizona-cities-todaynbspas-officials-warn-residents-to-stay-indoors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common brain disorder suffered by millions is often dismissed as being 'all in your head']]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients are often told their brain scan was normal and their electroencephalogram, a test that measures the brain's electrical activity, is reassuring]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/common-brain-disorder-suffered-by-millions-is-often-dismissed-as-being-all-in-your-head/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/common-brain-disorder-suffered-by-millions-is-often-dismissed-as-being-all-in-your-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISS spacewalkers discover there's no such thing as a quick antenna job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stubborn electrical connections and bolts thwarted an attempt to replace an antenna on the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday, forcing spacewalkers to leave the new unit for another day. We've all been there. That "quick job" expected to take a few minutes stretches into hours as bolts refuse to budge and unforeseen problems eat into time better spent enjoying a cookie and tasty beverage. A pair of ISS spacewalkers had much the same experience yesterday. Removing a faulty antenna from t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/iss-spacewalkers-discover-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-quick-antenna-job/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/iss-spacewalkers-discover-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-quick-antenna-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comcast gives its Wi-Fi motion detector a security makeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comcast has folded its Wi-Fi-based intruder detection feature into Xfinity Shield, a repackaged bundle of physical and cybersecurity offerings. The US telco launched WiFi Motion in 2025. Xfinity Shield also includes cybersecurity protections built into the Xfinity Gateway router. The Wi-Fi sensing technology harnesses the radio waves beamed around a user's home to detect motion and potential intruders. "Using Xfinity Gateway intelligence, WiFi Motion detects changes in the home's radio frequency]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/comcast-gives-its-wi-fi-motion-detector-a-security-makeover/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/comcast-gives-its-wi-fi-motion-detector-a-security-makeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's roar-some! NASA's James Webb captures a stunning photo of the Lion Nebula - revealing a dust 'mane' and a stellar core 'nose']]></title><description><![CDATA[Officially known as NGC 2392, the nebula gets its nickname thanks to its resemblance to a lion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/thats-roar-some-nasas-james-webb-captures-a-stunning-photo-of-the-lion-nebula-revealing-a-dust-mane-and-a-stellar-core-nose/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/thats-roar-some-nasas-james-webb-captures-a-stunning-photo-of-the-lion-nebula-revealing-a-dust-mane-and-a-stellar-core-nose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What words were born the same year as you? Time Traveler tool reveals all the terms added to the dictionary in your birth year]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tool from Merriam-Webster can help you discover what words were 'born' in the same year as you.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-words-were-born-the-same-year-as-you-time-traveler-tool-reveals-all-the-terms-added-to-the-dictionary-in-your-birth-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-words-were-born-the-same-year-as-you-time-traveler-tool-reveals-all-the-terms-added-to-the-dictionary-in-your-birth-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postgres pioneer credits Oracle with helping his database take over the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTERVIEW Oracle inadvertently helped turn PostgreSQL into the database technology now backed by Microsoft, AWS, and Google, according to Postgres creator Michael Stonebraker. Speaking to The Register earlier this month, UC Berkeley professor emeritus Stonebraker said Oracle's decision to retain MySQL after buying Sun Microsystems helped propel PostgreSQL toward dominance, at least among systems that use or support its wire protocol. PostgreSQL was launched 30 years ago this summer, adding SQL s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/postgres-pioneer-credits-oracle-with-helping-his-database-take-over-the-world/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/postgres-pioneer-credits-oracle-with-helping-his-database-take-over-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GitHub blames 8-hour outage on autoscaling fail and VS Code retry storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[GitHub has published its account of this week's nearly eight-hour outage, tracing the developer pain to saturated load balancers, a faulty autoscaling policy, and a "latent retry bug in Visual Studio Code." According to GitHub, problems began at 1328 UTC on August 17 and weren't fully resolved until 2115 UTC &ndash; a 7-hour, 47-minute incident that produced elevated errors across Issues, Pull Requests, APIs, Actions, and Copilot. The immediate cause was network saturation on load balancers in t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/github-blames-8-hour-outage-on-autoscaling-fail-and-vs-code-retry-storm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/github-blames-8-hour-outage-on-autoscaling-fail-and-vs-code-retry-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British festivalgoers are being forced to wear face masks after the record dry summer sparks 'apocalyptic' plumes of dust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Festivals across the country have seen&nbsp;huge clouds of dust kicked up by crowds - with attendees complaining of itchy throats, sore eyes and difficulty breathing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/british-festivalgoers-are-being-forced-to-wear-face-masks-after-the-record-dry-summer-sparks-apocalyptic-plumes-of-dust/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/british-festivalgoers-are-being-forced-to-wear-face-masks-after-the-record-dry-summer-sparks-apocalyptic-plumes-of-dust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI slows down training after its AI carried out hack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ChatGPT-maker said training will be slowed for two weeks while it puts the upgrades in place.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-slows-down-training-after-its-ai-carried-out-hack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-slows-down-training-after-its-ai-carried-out-hack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotland's AI Growth Zone gets a wee &pound;300M power-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Datacenter operator DataVita has secured &pound;300 million ($406 million) to expand its campus in Scotland's Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone, while Dell is moving into the area &ndash; albeit only into a regional office. The AI Growth Zone, unveiled earlier this year, centers on DataVita's server farm campus in Airdrie. The operator has secured financing to expand its existing facility and build another nearby, promising hundreds of construction jobs and 100 permanent roles. The &pound;300 million d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scotlands-ai-growth-zone-gets-a-wee-pound300m-power-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scotlands-ai-growth-zone-gets-a-wee-pound300m-power-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple accidentally LEAKS footage of its widely rumoured camera-equipped AirPods - as shocked fans joke 'someone is getting fired']]></title><description><![CDATA[The video is just 13 seconds long, and was shared on X by MacRumors Analyst, Aaron Perris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/apple-accidentally-leaks-footage-of-its-widely-rumoured-camera-equipped-airpods-as-shocked-fans-joke-someone-is-getting-fired/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/apple-accidentally-leaks-footage-of-its-widely-rumoured-camera-equipped-airpods-as-shocked-fans-joke-someone-is-getting-fired/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAP consultant job ads overshoot final offers by up to 12%, recruiter claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAP consultant job ads across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland typically quote salaries 10 to 12 percent above the eventual offer, according to a recruitment firm specializing in the market. Employers seeking SAP consultants include IT services firms, management consultancies, and large companies overhauling their technology estates. Research into hiring across the ERP vendor's European heartland suggests that the salary advertised may exceed the offer ultimately made to the successful candidat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sap-consultant-job-ads-overshoot-final-offers-by-up-to-12-recruiter-claims/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sap-consultant-job-ads-overshoot-final-offers-by-up-to-12-recruiter-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi gets jiggy with batch CM5 provisioning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raspberry Pi has unveiled a $600 Programming Jig to take the faff out of preparing batches of Compute Module 5 (CM5) boards for deployment. The device combines the provisioning host and module interface in one box, eliminating the need for a separate IO board. The IO board is, of course, considerably cheaper, but serves a different purpose: it exposes a CM5's interfaces for development and prototyping. It can also be used during provisioning, albeit through a more involved setup. The Programming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/raspberry-pi-gets-jiggy-with-batch-cm5-provisioning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/raspberry-pi-gets-jiggy-with-batch-cm5-provisioning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are bluefin tuna back in UK waters? As a 746lb fish is caught in the North Sea for the first time in 90 years, scientists reveal how warming seas and strict fishing quotas have brought back the giant predators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have revealed why giant bluefin tuna are returning to British waters after a colossal 746lb (338kg) specimen was caught in the North Sea for the first time in almost 90 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-are-bluefin-tuna-back-in-uk-waters-as-a-746lb-fish-is-caught-in-the-north-sea-for-the-first-time-in-90-years-scientists-reveal-how-warming-seas-and-strict-fishing-quotas-have-brought-back-the-giant-predators/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-are-bluefin-tuna-back-in-uk-waters-as-a-746lb-fish-is-caught-in-the-north-sea-for-the-first-time-in-90-years-scientists-reveal-how-warming-seas-and-strict-fishing-quotas-have-brought-back-the-giant-predators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK taxman discovers low code doesn't mean low cost with &pound;657M awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK tax collector has awarded three contracts worth up to &pound;657 million for low-code software development and support, dispelling any notion that empowering users with tech skills would necessarily mean low cost. HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC), which collected &pound;938.8 billion in tax during the latest reported financial year, has awarded French consultancy and outsourcer Atos a contract for "specialist low-code leadership services." These will include "programme oversight, supplier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-taxman-discovers-low-code-doesnt-mean-low-cost-with-pound657m-awards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-taxman-discovers-low-code-doesnt-mean-low-cost-with-pound657m-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA estimates the size of the hole SpaceX made in the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA has used its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) to capture more pics of the mess on the moon left by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage. As The Register has previously reported, in 2025 private aerospace concerns Firefly and ispace hired a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for their respective Blue Ghost Mission 1 and RESILIENCE moonshots. RESILIENCE did not live up to its name. Blue Ghost did rather better. The trajectory used to get the two craft to Luna meant the upper stage of the Falcon 9 was on a col]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-estimates-the-size-of-the-hole-spacex-made-in-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nasa-estimates-the-size-of-the-hole-spacex-made-in-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare cows part of estate's rewilding project]]></title><description><![CDATA[White Park cattle arrive at the Castle Howard estate in North Yorkshire to support conservation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rare-cows-part-of-estates-rewilding-project/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rare-cows-part-of-estates-rewilding-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baidu says Chinese buyers want local AI chips due to ‘supply chain’ issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese web giant Baidu yesterday told investors it sees good days ahead for its Kunlunxin chip biz, because local buyers won&rsquo;t have alternatives. Baidu has previously said it plans to spin out and float Kunlunxin, which makes CUDA-compliant inferencing chips that it uses for its own cloud services and has sold to the likes of Huawei and ZTE, who use them in kit they sell to Chinese telcos. Speaking on the company&rsquo;s Q2 earnings call, Dou Shen, executive veep of Baidu&rsquo;s AI Cloud]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/baidu-says-chinese-buyers-want-local-ai-chips-due-to-supply-chain-issues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/baidu-says-chinese-buyers-want-local-ai-chips-due-to-supply-chain-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian hotel chain leaks guests’ PII after breach at third-party database operator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian aparthotel chain Quest has revealed it leaked customer data. A Reg reader kindly shared an email from the chain with the subject line &ldquo;Important Security Update Regarding Your Quest Data.&rdquo; That missive opens with unwelcome news that &ldquo;I am writing to inform you of a recent data security incident involving some of your personal information.&rdquo; &ldquo;On Monday, 17 August 2026, we identified unauthorised access to a database system and immediately took steps to cont]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/australian-hotel-chain-leaks-guests-pii-after-breach-at-third-party-database-operator/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/australian-hotel-chain-leaks-guests-pii-after-breach-at-third-party-database-operator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Wants The Strait Of Hormuz As A U.S. Territory. IMEC Is Why.]]></title><description><![CDATA[On August 14, 2026, President Donald Trump stood in front of a law-enforcement crowd at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, Long Island. Trump told them that after &ldquo;defeating Iran&rdquo; he would declare the Strait of Hormuz a territory of the United States. Wait for it&hellip; The Strait of America?<br />
NOTUS (News of the United States) recorded Trump&rsquo;s words:<br />
&ldquo;After we finish defeating Iran, I will be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-wants-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-a-us-territory-imec-is-why/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-wants-the-strait-of-hormuz-as-a-us-territory-imec-is-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cerebras CS-4 rack systems juice chips for every last drop of AI performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[If high-speed AI inference is what you&rsquo;re after, memory bandwidth is the bottleneck to beat. At a mind-numbing 21.6 petabytes per second (PB/s) of memory bandwidth, Cerebras' dinner-plate-sized AI accelerators were already 1,000x faster than Nvidia's or AMD&rsquo;s best GPUs. The chip newcomer unveiled its next-gen Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) and Nexus rack systems on Tuesday. Cerebras aims to extend that lead by boosting throughput per watt tenfold over the previous generation. Putting the ']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cerebras-cs-4-rack-systems-juice-chips-for-every-last-drop-of-ai-performance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cerebras-cs-4-rack-systems-juice-chips-for-every-last-drop-of-ai-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI's overhead will rise 20 percent for some workloads as it hardens security]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI on Tuesday said its decision to suspend model training work, implemented after unreleased, unsupervised AI models hacked HuggingFace, remains in effect as the AI biz tries to implement stronger security measures. Some of those measures will increase compute overhead by 20 percent of the observed inference workload. An OpenAI spokesperson told The Register that those costs reflect internal research and won't be passed on directly to customers. The company has not revealed what portion of i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openais-overhead-will-rise-20-percent-for-some-workloads-as-it-hardens-security/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openais-overhead-will-rise-20-percent-for-some-workloads-as-it-hardens-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The critical tech staying safe by going underground]]></title><description><![CDATA[The war in Ukraine has spurred people to consider putting vital infrastructure underground.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-critical-tech-staying-safe-by-going-underground/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-critical-tech-staying-safe-by-going-underground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe's seas are experiencing an 'alarming' surge in temperatures - and scientists say climate change is to blame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe's seas are warming at an 'alarming' rate - and climate change is largely to blame, according to scientists from the World Weather Attribution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/europes-seas-are-experiencing-an-alarming-surge-in-temperatures-and-scientists-say-climate-change-is-to-blame/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/europes-seas-are-experiencing-an-alarming-surge-in-temperatures-and-scientists-say-climate-change-is-to-blame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta argued social media addiction does not exist, as a trial stemming from a major lawsuit brought by US states started.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meta-hooked-children-on-facebook-and-instagram-us-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meta-hooked-children-on-facebook-and-instagram-us-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoover Dam crisis fears grow as stark warning is issued to 40 million Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of Americans could soon be faced with water shortages, higher utility bills and blackouts as a vital lifeline in the US dries up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hoover-dam-crisis-fears-grow-as-stark-warning-is-issued-to-40-million-americans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hoover-dam-crisis-fears-grow-as-stark-warning-is-issued-to-40-million-americans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expired credit cards revived by researchers to make unauthorized payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst have found that you can get payments out of certain expired contactless credit cards, a process detailed at the recent USENIX Security 2026 conference. Raja Hasnain Anwar, Gerard DeCunha, and Muhammad Taqi Raza describe their findings in a paper titled "Zombie Cards Back Online: Reviving Expired Credit Cards for Contactless Payments." Credit cards, the authors explain in their paper, have expiration dates, but the way these date]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/expired-credit-cards-revived-by-researchers-to-make-unauthorized-payments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/expired-credit-cards-revived-by-researchers-to-make-unauthorized-payments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolphins caught on video displaying never-before-seen ability that shocks marine scientists: 'I was screaming']]></title><description><![CDATA[Dolphins have learned to use a new tool in a shocking sign of growing intelligence that was recently caught on camera.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/dolphins-caught-on-video-displaying-never-before-seen-ability-that-shocks-marine-scientists-i-was-screaming/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/dolphins-caught-on-video-displaying-never-before-seen-ability-that-shocks-marine-scientists-i-was-screaming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study finds Meta and Google mobile apps gorge on user data]]></title><description><![CDATA[A study of mobile apps claims that Meta collects three times as much user data on average as tools published by Apple or Microsoft. Google is also one of the worst data-scavenging offenders. The research was conducted by the reassuringly named Surfshark, a VPN and security tools provider. It found that Meta's apps were the most "data-hungry," declaring an average of 25 out of 35 possible data types, compared with seven or eight for apps from Apple and Microsoft. The findings are based on privacy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/study-finds-meta-and-google-mobile-apps-gorge-on-user-data/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/study-finds-meta-and-google-mobile-apps-gorge-on-user-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta and Google mobile apps gorge on user data: Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[A study of mobile apps claims that Meta collects three times as much user data on average as tools published by Apple or Microsoft. Google is also one of the worst data-scavenging offenders. The research was conducted by the reassuringly named Surfshark, a VPN and security tools provider. It found that Meta's apps were the most "data-hungry," declaring an average of 25 out of 35 possible data types, compared with seven or eight for apps from Apple and Microsoft. The findings are based on privacy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meta-and-google-mobile-apps-gorge-on-user-data-study/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meta-and-google-mobile-apps-gorge-on-user-data-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US government hiding bodies of FOUR alien races, Pentagon's UFO scientist claims: 'I've seen the evidence']]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pentagon scientist has asked for presidential immunity so he can reveal the details about four alien races he allegedly saw in classified military files.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-government-hiding-bodies-of-four-alien-races-pentagons-ufo-scientist-claims-ive-seen-the-evidence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-government-hiding-bodies-of-four-alien-races-pentagons-ufo-scientist-claims-ive-seen-the-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA gives feds 3 days to fix actively exploited Ray RCE bug]]></title><description><![CDATA[CISA says attackers are exploiting a critical 2025 vulnerability in Ray, the widely used open source framework for scaling Python and machine-learning workloads. Tracked as CVE-2025-62593 and rated 9.4 under CVSS v4, the bug was first disclosed in November 2025. It allows an attacker to use Firefox or Safari to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on a vulnerable Ray system. The open source distributed computing framework is used and supported by major tech companies, including Amazon, Apple, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cisa-gives-feds-3-days-to-fix-actively-exploited-ray-rce-bug/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cisa-gives-feds-3-days-to-fix-actively-exploited-ray-rce-bug/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World Reacts To Sam Altman’s Vision Of The Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, I think Altman is right when he says AI will &ldquo;have perfect context of your whole life&rdquo; and that it will occur &ldquo;sometime in the next six months.&rdquo; This is reminiscent of the Black Mirror episode, Nosedive, where, based on total transparency of activities, a social credit system took over society. Fantasy aside, for this and other reasons, I have moved my AI Multiplier to 3.3 from 3.5, which forecasts the speed of doubling in capacity.<br />
The multiplier is curren]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-world-reacts-to-sam-altmans-vision-of-the-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-world-reacts-to-sam-altmans-vision-of-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Aegyo' is the latest Korean trend sweeping the world - with adults using baby voices and 'cute' mannerisms to appear more youthful]]></title><description><![CDATA[From mukbangs to K-Beauty, many popular trends hail from South Korea. Now, a new Korean trend is sweeping the world, in which adults use baby voices to appear more youthful.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aegyo-is-the-latest-korean-trend-sweeping-the-world-with-adults-using-baby-voices-and-cute-mannerisms-to-appear-more-youthful/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aegyo-is-the-latest-korean-trend-sweeping-the-world-with-adults-using-baby-voices-and-cute-mannerisms-to-appear-more-youthful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple plugs image-processing hole ripe for spyware abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple has released a batch of vulnerability fixes for iPhones, iPads, and Macs, including an image-processing flaw that experts say has the hallmarks of a spyware delivery vector. The most notable patch is for CVE-2026-65346, a defect in the ImageIO framework Apple uses to parse image files. Discovered and reported by Nik Tsytsarkin of Meta's Red Team X, CVE-2026-65346 is an integer-overflow bug that could allow arbitrary code execution when an affected device processes an image. The bug affects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/apple-plugs-image-processing-hole-ripe-for-spyware-abuse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/apple-plugs-image-processing-hole-ripe-for-spyware-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boys as young as 13 are showing signs of misogyny: Study reveals 30% of youngsters think men have more of a right to a job than women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly a third of young boys believe men have more of a right to a job than women, a new study reveals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/boys-as-young-as-13-are-showing-signs-of-misogyny-study-reveals-30-of-youngsters-think-men-have-more-of-a-right-to-a-job-than-women/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/boys-as-young-as-13-are-showing-signs-of-misogyny-study-reveals-30-of-youngsters-think-men-have-more-of-a-right-to-a-job-than-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim King, AmigaDOS royalty, dies aged 70]]></title><description><![CDATA[OBIT Dr Timothy James King, the programmer behind the 68000 version of TRIPOS that became AmigaDOS, has died aged 70. According to an AmigaNews report, King's family said he passed at the end of July. King was a superb programmer &ndash; although he accomplished rather more than that. His most widely experienced work was a key component of the original Commodore Amiga's operating system. His port of Cambridge University's TRIPOS OS to the Motorola 68000 CPU became AmigaDOS. His rapid work gettin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tim-king-amigados-royalty-dies-aged-70/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tim-king-amigados-royalty-dies-aged-70/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work on £1.5m nature reserve to start next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[A charity says the nature reserve will be a "very special thing" for the town once complete.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/work-on-15m-nature-reserve-to-start-next-month/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/work-on-15m-nature-reserve-to-start-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft finally fixing File Explorer and the Context Menu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft's making some major changes to File Explorer and the context menu in order to resolve quality issues and offer more user flexibility when you right click. "Windows" and "quality" are rarely used positively together, something Microsoft admitted this year. Even the company's boss, Satya Nadella, noted that the company needed to "win back" its fans. For many Windows users, the face of the operating system is File Explorer, and the application has suffered from feature overload, poorly th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-finally-fixing-file-explorer-and-the-context-menu/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-finally-fixing-file-explorer-and-the-context-menu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copilot tricked into telling reseachers how to hack itself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers manipulated Microsoft Copilot Personal into telling them how to hack the AI assistant &ndash; eventually tricking it into sending sensitive data to an external server and poisoning its persistent memory, by repeatedly asking Copilot why an attack wouldn&rsquo;t work. Varonis Threat Labs uncovered the vulnerability, which they named "CoSnitch" and reported to Microsoft in December 2025. Redmond, we&rsquo;re told, planned to issue a patch and formally identify the CVE on Tuesday. In re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/copilot-tricked-into-telling-reseachers-how-to-hack-itself/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/copilot-tricked-into-telling-reseachers-how-to-hack-itself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How soon will the drought be over?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rain has returned to parts of the UK this week but is it enough to end the drought some regions are facing?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-soon-will-the-drought-be-over/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-soon-will-the-drought-be-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government Teams users face another ******* month of filtered captions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft Teams will continue censoring profanity in captions by default for some government users until the end of August, a month later than planned. In 2023, Microsoft introduced a toggle controlling the profanity filter in Teams Live Captions. Enabled by default, the filter replaced naughty words with asterisks. It was a user-level preference rather than something controlled by the meeting organizer or tenant administrator. Earlier this year, Microsoft had a change of heart and decided to di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/government-teams-users-face-another-month-of-filtered-captions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/government-teams-users-face-another-month-of-filtered-captions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI makes ChatGPT less 'human' for teens in new safety update]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI insisted this was not in response to a particular issue with children believing ChatGPT to be alive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-makes-chatgpt-less-human-for-teens-in-new-safety-update/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-makes-chatgpt-less-human-for-teens-in-new-safety-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passport out-of-control at French airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[BORK!BORK!BORK! Europe's airports can be a minefield for the unwary traveler, especially when that traveler inserts a passport into a waiting kiosk and finds Windows staring back. An eagle-eyed Register reader (they said we could use their name, but we will keep them anonymous for fear of them being added to some sort of list) encountered the Windows desktop where it probably didn't belong this month, while traveling through that little-known French provincial airport: Paris-Charles de Gaulle. O]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/passport-out-of-control-at-french-airport/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/passport-out-of-control-at-french-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move aside, Usain Bolt! Watch as a humanoid robot dubbed 'Superman' sets a new world speed record - hitting 28.3mph]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese scientists have developed a robot that can outrun Usain Bolt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/move-aside-usain-bolt-watch-as-a-humanoid-robot-dubbed-superman-sets-a-new-world-speed-record-hitting-283mph/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/move-aside-usain-bolt-watch-as-a-humanoid-robot-dubbed-superman-sets-a-new-world-speed-record-hitting-283mph/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sponsor gives KDE Plasma 6.6 the LTS treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new "bullet-proof" KDE Software Initiative brings long-term fixes to Kubuntu &ndash; and other distros can take advantage of them too. Announced late last week, the effort aims to provide "at least" three years of backported fixes for KDE Plasma 6.6 and the associated KDE Frameworks and KDE Gear apps. It is aimed at Kubuntu 26.04, the latest LTS release of Ubuntu's official KDE Plasma flavor, but other distros are free to pick up the maintained components. This effectively makes Plasma 6.6,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sponsor-gives-kde-plasma-66-the-lts-treatment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sponsor-gives-kde-plasma-66-the-lts-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[See Britain's drought from space: Satellite images show southern England turning brown - with London's Hyde Park almost entirely scorched]]></title><description><![CDATA[The European Union has released shocking satellite images, showing vast swathes of the country turning brown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/see-britains-drought-from-space-satellite-images-show-southern-england-turning-brown-with-londons-hyde-park-almost-entirely-scorched/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/see-britains-drought-from-space-satellite-images-show-southern-england-turning-brown-with-londons-hyde-park-almost-entirely-scorched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK puts Google AI on the flight path to fewer contrails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain is putting Google AI in the flight-planning loop to see whether airliners can dodge the patches of sky where their vapor trails are most likely to stick around and warm the planet. The UK government is backing a trial to predict where persistent contrails will form over the North Atlantic and help participating aircraft avoid those areas by adjusting their routes or altitude. The Department for Transport is putting &pound;2.6 million into the 30-month project, which will combine Met Offi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-puts-google-ai-on-the-flight-path-to-fewer-contrails/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-puts-google-ai-on-the-flight-path-to-fewer-contrails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[See Britain's drought from space: Shocking satellite images show southern England turning brown - with London's Hyde Park almost entirely scorched]]></title><description><![CDATA[The European Union has released shocking satellite images, showing vast swathes of the country turning brown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/see-britains-drought-from-space-shocking-satellite-images-show-southern-england-turning-brown-with-londons-hyde-park-almost-entirely-scorched/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/see-britains-drought-from-space-shocking-satellite-images-show-southern-england-turning-brown-with-londons-hyde-park-almost-entirely-scorched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI to help planes avoid climate-warming 'sky graffiti']]></title><description><![CDATA[A new UK trial hopes to reduce the condensation trails from planes, which can trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-to-help-planes-avoid-climate-warming-sky-graffiti/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-to-help-planes-avoid-climate-warming-sky-graffiti/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[US states are suing the social media giant to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-states-call-for-big-changes-to-instagram-and-facebook-as-meta-child-privacy-trial-begins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/us-states-call-for-big-changes-to-instagram-and-facebook-as-meta-child-privacy-trial-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI models get convenient amnesia about source material as they grow, MIT boffins find]]></title><description><![CDATA[The process of training an AI model becomes a paradox at scale &ndash; the more it remembers, the less it remembers about the source of its memories. MIT computer scientists went looking for a way to attribute AI model output to specific training data, in the hope that understanding could inform AI regulation. What they found, described in a paper titled, "Outputs of Generative Diffusion Models are Often Unattributable," looks like it will actually make regulation more difficult. Scientific jour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-models-get-convenient-amnesia-about-source-material-as-they-grow-mit-boffins-find/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-models-get-convenient-amnesia-about-source-material-as-they-grow-mit-boffins-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hit Me Baby One More Time: Album releases are linked to a spike in car crashes - as distracted drivers try to access music online]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's nothing like singing along at the top of your voice while driving - but scientists have discovered new album releases are linked to a spike in car crashes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hit-me-baby-one-more-time-album-releases-are-linked-to-a-spike-in-car-crashes-as-distracted-drivers-try-to-access-music-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hit-me-baby-one-more-time-album-releases-are-linked-to-a-spike-in-car-crashes-as-distracted-drivers-try-to-access-music-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK's tech talent pipeline shrinks as overseas worker visa applications fall 7%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fewer skilled overseas workers are applying for UK tech visas, with numbers down for the third year running even as ministers talk up Britain's chances in the global technology race. The tally fell 7 percent, from 37,376 applications in 2024 to 34,936 last year, according to UK Visas and Immigration figures obtained by accounting company RSM UK and shared with The Register. That's a long way from the 53,729 applications recorded in 2022, when the numbers peaked. RSM reckons the decline risks mak]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uks-tech-talent-pipeline-shrinks-as-overseas-worker-visa-applications-fall-7/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uks-tech-talent-pipeline-shrinks-as-overseas-worker-visa-applications-fall-7/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight of Britain's most popular cars with electric alternatives to cater for all budgets]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've chosen some of the most popular new petrol and hybrid cars on sale in Britain that have a very close electric equivalent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/eight-of-britains-most-popular-cars-with-electric-alternatives-to-cater-for-all-budgets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/eight-of-britains-most-popular-cars-with-electric-alternatives-to-cater-for-all-budgets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google buys crashed airline Spirit’s data at auction, because AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google has acquired the data of failed US airline Spirit. Spirit hit financial turbulence when COVID-19 blew in during 2020 and started making losses. Its balance sheet never climbed back to a safe altitude and in May 2026 the airline grounded itself permanently. The low-cost carrier entered liquidation to wind itself up and is now auctioning assets to raise cash and settle at least some of its debts. A court document [PDF] filed last week reveals that one of the assets up for sale is a huge tro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/google-buys-crashed-airline-spirits-data-at-auction-because-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/google-buys-crashed-airline-spirits-data-at-auction-because-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft MVP creates site to remind you of all the brands Redmond replaced]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re struggling to stay up to date with Redmond&rsquo;s regular product re-branding exercises, here&rsquo;s the site for you: The Microsoft Rebrand Registry. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Loryan Strant created the site because he thinks it&rsquo;s a valuable resource, and also in the hope it makes visitors &ldquo;chuckle.&rdquo; Readers may remember that Strant has also created the site Let Me Correct That For You, which lists the exact names of Microsoft products &ndash;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-mvp-creates-site-to-remind-you-of-all-the-brands-redmond-replaced/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-mvp-creates-site-to-remind-you-of-all-the-brands-redmond-replaced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man's best friend until the very end: Archaeologists discover 16 mummies crammed into an ancient Egyptian tomb - including a dog placed on top of a man and woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of 16 people and a mummified dog crammed into an ancient Egyptian tomb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mans-best-friend-until-the-very-end-archaeologists-discover-16-mummies-crammed-into-an-ancient-egyptian-tomb-including-a-dog-placed-on-top-of-a-man-and-woman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mans-best-friend-until-the-very-end-archaeologists-discover-16-mummies-crammed-into-an-ancient-egyptian-tomb-including-a-dog-placed-on-top-of-a-man-and-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tokenization Of H2O: Is O2 Next?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water is the foundation of life itself. The UN says we are entering an age of &ldquo;Global Water Bankruptcy&rdquo; and therefore we should be subjected to &ldquo;bankruptcy management,&rdquo; where &ldquo;conservators&rdquo; are appointed by the court to manage the sale of remaining assets. Hence, tokenization enters stage right: sell the scarcity to the world in a price auction. The whole scheme is indisputably evil! &#8259; Patrick Wood, Editor.The Elites are Claiming the World&rsquo;s Water]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tokenization-of-h2o-is-o2-next/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tokenization-of-h2o-is-o2-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xen Project gets serious about safety in push to possibly partition robot brains]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Xen Project, home of the open-source hypervisor, has decided it&rsquo;s time to get serious about formal safety. That&rsquo;s not an admission of security woes, but a push to ensure the hypervisor complies with formal safety standards like IEC-61508, which defines the processes and practices used in software that runs in devices and settings that could conceivably harm humans. Xen has in recent years emphasized work to make its code more suitable to run in embedded workloads and devices like]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/xen-project-gets-serious-about-safety-in-push-to-possibly-partition-robot-brains/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/xen-project-gets-serious-about-safety-in-push-to-possibly-partition-robot-brains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious swarms of dragonflies descend on California as experts reveal what is fueling invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swarms of giant insects are sweeping across California, and experts say it's a very good thing for the region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-swarms-of-dragonflies-descend-on-california-as-experts-reveal-what-is-fueling-invasion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-swarms-of-dragonflies-descend-on-california-as-experts-reveal-what-is-fueling-invasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost nobody pays attention to web standards anymore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are web coders losing their respect for standards? A recent review of the world&rsquo;s largest sites suggests so. ValidateHTML, a project by independent French developer Th&eacute;o Ducreux, examined the contents of the 5,000 most widely used web domains, as estimated by the Tranco research project. They include the usual suspects (Google, YouTube, Akamai) plus those without public-facing components (Google&rsquo;s &ldquo;gstatic,&rdquo; EZVIZ&rsquo;s &ldquo;Ezviz7&rdquo;). Ducreux found more t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/almost-nobody-pays-attention-to-web-standards-anymore/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/almost-nobody-pays-attention-to-web-standards-anymore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disturbing new tactic cheaters are using to hide their affairs... and experts reveal telltale signs you must know]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman discovered her boyfriend was cheating after an apparently innocent message started to raise alarm bells. It soon turned out that her suspicions were justified.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/disturbing-new-tactic-cheaters-are-using-to-hide-their-affairs-and-experts-reveal-telltale-signs-you-must-know/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/disturbing-new-tactic-cheaters-are-using-to-hide-their-affairs-and-experts-reveal-telltale-signs-you-must-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has the spot where King Alfred's men beat the Viking hordes finally been discovered... in Devon?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long-lost battlefield where Anglo-Saxon forces delivered a devastating defeat to a Viking army could finally have been found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/has-the-spot-where-king-alfreds-men-beat-the-viking-hordes-finally-been-discovered-in-devon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/has-the-spot-where-king-alfreds-men-beat-the-viking-hordes-finally-been-discovered-in-devon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Payments giant Stripe is about to drop over $7 billion to become a gateway to AI token sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Payments biz Stripe has reportedly finalized an agreement to acquire OpenRouter for at least $7 billion, signaling a shift in focus for the AI industry. OpenRouter provides a way for customers to integrate multiple AI models into their workflow and infrastructure and is, by Ramp's measure, the most popular of the gateway companies that have sprung up to simplify model integration. By acquiring the AI gateway service, Stripe would become a mediator of AI token sales, fitting its core business whi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/payments-giant-stripe-is-about-to-drop-over-7-billion-to-become-a-gateway-to-ai-token-sales/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/payments-giant-stripe-is-about-to-drop-over-7-billion-to-become-a-gateway-to-ai-token-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious structures spotted in NASA Mars images fuel claims of ancient city on the Red Planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wild theory centers on the Cydonia region, where unusual hills and mesas have been compared to a human face, a pyramid and the remains of buildings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-structures-spotted-in-nasa-mars-images-fuel-claims-of-ancient-city-on-the-red-planet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-structures-spotted-in-nasa-mars-images-fuel-claims-of-ancient-city-on-the-red-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilling twist as police reveal who owned handgun beside missing scientist's body in woods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have revealed shocking new details in the death of a missing nuclear lab worker, including the name of the person who owned the gun found near her remains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-twist-as-police-reveal-who-owned-handgun-beside-missing-scientists-body-in-woods/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-twist-as-police-reveal-who-owned-handgun-beside-missing-scientists-body-in-woods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hidden danger of bed bugs: the pests can cause more than just itchy bites... scientists discover they can also spread deadly drug-resistant bacteria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pesky bed bugs may not only cause nagging itching but also spread deadly bacteria that evades common antibiotic treatments, experts have warned in a resurfaced study.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-hidden-danger-of-bed-bugs-the-pests-can-cause-more-than-just-itchy-bites-scientists-discover-they-can-also-spread-deadly-drug-resistant-bacteria/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-hidden-danger-of-bed-bugs-the-pests-can-cause-more-than-just-itchy-bites-scientists-discover-they-can-also-spread-deadly-drug-resistant-bacteria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious structures on Mars fuel claims of an ancient city built along  a lost shoreline]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wild theory centers on the Cydonia region, where unusual hills and mesas have been compared to a human face, a pyramid and the remains of buildings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-structures-on-mars-fuel-claims-of-an-ancient-city-built-along-a-lost-shoreline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-structures-on-mars-fuel-claims-of-an-ancient-city-built-along-a-lost-shoreline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious structures on Mars fuel claims of an ancient city built along  lost shoreline]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wild theory centers on the Cydonia region, where unusual hills and mesas have been compared to a human face, a pyramid and the remains of buildings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-structures-on-mars-fuel-claims-of-an-ancient-city-built-along-lost-shoreline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-structures-on-mars-fuel-claims-of-an-ancient-city-built-along-lost-shoreline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siemens and Reinhausen turn up the voltage for hungry AI racks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Siemens and fellow German engineering biz Reinhausen are developing a solid-state transformer (SST) to deliver 800-volt DC power directly to increasingly dense AI datacenter racks. As AI hardware grows hotter and hungrier, server farm operators are looking to overhaul how power moves through their data halls. One approach, favored by Nvidia and other industry heavyweights, is distribution at 800 VDC. The two electrical enterprises are therefore developing a modular SST capable of converting medi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/siemens-and-reinhausen-turn-up-the-voltage-for-hungry-ai-racks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/siemens-and-reinhausen-turn-up-the-voltage-for-hungry-ai-racks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent warning across 3 US states as lung-inflaming pollutants fill the air TODAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Americans across three states are being warned that simply stepping outside could put their health at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/urgent-warning-across-3-us-states-as-lung-inflaming-pollutants-fill-the-air-today/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/urgent-warning-across-3-us-states-as-lung-inflaming-pollutants-fill-the-air-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious flashes light up desert near California military base sparking theories of secret weapon testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mysterious bright flashes were spotted near a top-secret military bas over the weekend, triggering speculation over what caused the unexplained bursts in broad daylight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-flashes-light-up-desert-near-california-military-base-sparking-theories-of-secret-weapon-testing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-flashes-light-up-desert-near-california-military-base-sparking-theories-of-secret-weapon-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An AI broke Snowflake's code. Then another AI agent exploited it]]></title><description><![CDATA[An AI broke Snowflake&rsquo;s code; then another AI, an attack agent, autonomously found the bug, exploited it, and extracted credentials without human intervention. Luckily, this wasn&rsquo;t yet another case of rogue AI agents doing evil things. It was a sanctioned bug hunt, conducted through Snowflake&rsquo;s HackerOne vulnerability disclosure program, and Snowflake fixed the flaw the same day Wiz reported it and rotated the affected credentials the following day. Wiz&rsquo;s red agent, an AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/an-ai-broke-snowflakes-code-then-another-ai-agent-exploited-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/an-ai-broke-snowflakes-code-then-another-ai-agent-exploited-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embrace Mediterranean plants like olive trees and never water in the afternoon: Experts reveal how to keep your garden flourishing in a drought]]></title><description><![CDATA[From bringing scorched lawns back to life to improving soil so it holds on to more moisture, experts share their top tips for helping UK gardens recover from the relentless summer heat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/embrace-mediterranean-plants-like-olive-trees-and-never-water-in-the-afternoon-experts-reveal-how-to-keep-your-garden-flourishing-in-a-drought/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/embrace-mediterranean-plants-like-olive-trees-and-never-water-in-the-afternoon-experts-reveal-how-to-keep-your-garden-flourishing-in-a-drought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mozilla adds ad blocking to Firefox for iOS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefox for iOS now includes an optional ad blocker, or it will soon. According to Mozilla, the experimental feature "is being introduced to the Firefox user base through a progressive rollout." As such, it might not have turned up for every user just yet. Off by default, the block uses a filter list based on EasyList to block ads before they load. According to the organization, this means that it covers third-party advertising networks, ad-related trackers, ads served up by websites, as well as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mozilla-adds-ad-blocking-to-firefox-for-ios/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mozilla-adds-ad-blocking-to-firefox-for-ios/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scrolling on your phone in front of a child is worse for their brain than giving them a screen, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just an hour of scrolling on your phone can wreck a child's language skills, research has suggested.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scrolling-on-your-phone-in-front-of-a-child-is-worse-for-their-brain-than-giving-them-a-screen-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scrolling-on-your-phone-in-front-of-a-child-is-worse-for-their-brain-than-giving-them-a-screen-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Flash flood sweeps vehicle away in Hawaii after Hurricane Lala]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tropical storm warnings remain for some of the state's islands, as the storm is due to progress west.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watch-flash-flood-sweeps-vehicle-away-in-hawaii-after-hurricane-lala/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watch-flash-flood-sweeps-vehicle-away-in-hawaii-after-hurricane-lala/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More hosepipe bans in force as drought declared - is your area affected?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 30 million people have been placed under hosepipe bans due to higher demand and low rainfall.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/more-hosepipe-bans-in-force-as-drought-declared-is-your-area-affected/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/more-hosepipe-bans-in-force-as-drought-declared-is-your-area-affected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radiation tests reveal new evidence that may support Bible's account of Jesus' resurrection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics have also questioned why the image of a crucified man was never mentioned in the Bible when the disciples discovered linen inside the empty tomb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/radiation-tests-reveal-new-evidence-that-may-support-bibles-account-of-jesus-resurrection/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/radiation-tests-reveal-new-evidence-that-may-support-bibles-account-of-jesus-resurrection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This seemingly innocent photo sent to a loving girlfriend was all the proof she needed to know he was cheating... experts reveal telltale signs you must know]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman discovered her boyfriend was cheating after an apparently innocent message started to raise alarm bells. It soon turned out that her suspicions were justified.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/this-seemingly-innocent-photo-sent-to-a-loving-girlfriend-was-all-the-proof-she-needed-to-know-he-was-cheating-experts-reveal-telltale-signs-you-must-know/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/this-seemingly-innocent-photo-sent-to-a-loving-girlfriend-was-all-the-proof-she-needed-to-know-he-was-cheating-experts-reveal-telltale-signs-you-must-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GitHub has Issues as repo downloads hit 50% error rate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft's GitHub source shack is reporting a 50 percent error rate on repository content downloads. GitHub Copilot is also "experiencing degraded availability." The problems began at 1340 UTC, when the company's status page reported "impacted performance for some GitHub services." This rapidly escalated to degraded performance across numerous services, including Issues &ndash; which was, appropriately enough, experiencing an issue of its own. GitHub is investigating and has promised an update,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/github-has-issues-as-repo-downloads-hit-50-error-rate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/github-has-issues-as-repo-downloads-hit-50-error-rate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1K laser mosquito zapper promises precision strikes as backers itch for answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you love lasers and hate mosquitoes? For $1,000, you can install your very own bug-zapping surface-to-air missile rig at home &ndash; no military-grade budget required, provided the startup behind it delivers on its promises. The Chinese company behind Photon Matrix has opened pre-orders for its consumer-grade mosquito zappers after videos of early prototypes began circulating in July 2025. The devices resemble home theater projectors in both size and appearance, and can be deployed wherever]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/1k-laser-mosquito-zapper-promises-precision-strikes-as-backers-itch-for-answers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/1k-laser-mosquito-zapper-promises-precision-strikes-as-backers-itch-for-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears as life-threatening biblical 'plague' that causes painful ulcers spreads across wealthy East Coast enclave... as experts reveal exactly who is at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. A potentially deadly disease linked by some researchers to a mysterious biblical plague has emerged in a wealthy enclave on the East Coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fears-as-life-threatening-biblical-plague-that-causes-painful-ulcers-spreads-across-wealthy-east-coast-enclave-as-experts-reveal-exactly-who-is-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fears-as-life-threatening-biblical-plague-that-causes-painful-ulcers-spreads-across-wealthy-east-coast-enclave-as-experts-reveal-exactly-who-is-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radiation experiments reveal new clue in Bible's account of Jesus' resurrection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics have also questioned why the image of a crucified man was never mentioned in the Bible when the disciples discovered linen inside the empty tomb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/radiation-experiments-reveal-new-clue-in-bibles-account-of-jesus-resurrection/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/radiation-experiments-reveal-new-clue-in-bibles-account-of-jesus-resurrection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How easy it is to hack a plane: Attackers could take over a Boeing 737 in less than a minute - using a device the size of a 10p coin, study warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists from the University of California San Diego have developed a hardware device that can take over the communications between two key onboard computers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-easy-it-is-to-hack-a-plane-attackers-could-take-over-a-boeing-737-in-less-than-a-minute-using-a-device-the-size-of-a-10p-coin-study-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-easy-it-is-to-hack-a-plane-attackers-could-take-over-a-boeing-737-in-less-than-a-minute-using-a-device-the-size-of-a-10p-coin-study-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monster heat dome engulfs 12 US states TODAY with temperatures hotter than the Sahara]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 100 million Americans have been warned to stay inside due to dangerous conditions that will make several states bake like an oven.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/monster-heat-dome-engulfs-12-us-states-today-with-temperatures-hotter-than-the-sahara/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/monster-heat-dome-engulfs-12-us-states-today-with-temperatures-hotter-than-the-sahara/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stunning new Shroud of Turin theory finally explains its description in the Bible]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics have also questioned why the image of a crucified man was never mentioned in the Bible when the disciples discovered linen inside the empty tomb.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/stunning-new-shroud-of-turin-theory-finally-explains-its-description-in-the-bible/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/stunning-new-shroud-of-turin-theory-finally-explains-its-description-in-the-bible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows 11 movable taskbar edges closer to general release]]></title><description><![CDATA[Windows 11 has moved one step closer to matching Windows 10 after Microsoft slid a movable taskbar into the Release Preview Channel. The feature allows the Windows taskbar to be positioned at the top, left, or right of the screen, as well as at its default location along the bottom. Users have long requested its return after Microsoft dropped the capability from Windows 11. After floating around the Windows Insider Program for several months, the feature reached the Release Preview Channel late]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/windows-11-movable-taskbar-edges-closer-to-general-release/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/windows-11-movable-taskbar-edges-closer-to-general-release/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capita handed vital role in next pandemic despite civil service pension failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the outcry over Capita's performance on the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS), the UK government has awarded the beleaguered outsourcer a &pound;31 million contract to build a public health contact center that could be called upon during another pandemic. The government estimates that a COVID-scale emergency could increase the center's total workload to &pound;350 million. Capita announced its contract with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) &ndash; an executive agency of the Depart]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/capita-handed-vital-role-in-next-pandemic-despite-civil-service-pension-failures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/capita-handed-vital-role-in-next-pandemic-despite-civil-service-pension-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's biggest battery-electric plane takes 27-minute flight on &pound;3.70 of electricity&nbsp;- less than a takeaway coffee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spanning 106 feet and weighing more than 11.33 tonnes, the world's largest battery-electric plane has successfully completed its inaugural test flight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/worlds-biggest-battery-electric-plane-takes-27-minute-flight-on-pound370-of-electricitynbsp-less-than-a-takeaway-coffee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/worlds-biggest-battery-electric-plane-takes-27-minute-flight-on-pound370-of-electricitynbsp-less-than-a-takeaway-coffee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agentic AI costs set to balloon fivefold by 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cost of agentic AI workflows is forecast to increase more than fivefold by the end of 2028 as users adopt more complex applications of the technology. As Nvidia and other tech giants push inference and agentic AI as the next stage of the AI wave, Gartner warns that the cost of implementing these systems will rise even as foundation models become cheaper. The analyst firm has cast its eye over the nascent world of AI agents &ndash; systems designed to act independently in pursuit of a goal &n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/agentic-ai-costs-set-to-balloon-fivefold-by-2028/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/agentic-ai-costs-set-to-balloon-fivefold-by-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why your house is a magnet for pests: Horrified Brits say their homes are crawling with ants, wasps and maggots - here's what's behind the invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer is well and truly here - along with a growing army of unwanted creepy crawlies that are invading Britain's homes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-your-house-is-a-magnet-for-pests-horrified-brits-say-their-homes-are-crawling-with-ants-wasps-and-maggots-heres-whats-behind-the-invasion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-your-house-is-a-magnet-for-pests-horrified-brits-say-their-homes-are-crawling-with-ants-wasps-and-maggots-heres-whats-behind-the-invasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crook hawks millions of records allegedly plundered from corporate Azure tenants]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cybercrook claims to have siphoned millions of employee records from the Microsoft Azure environments of major companies including McDonald's, Vodafone, Kyndryl, and Tata Consultancy Services. The alleged haul spans nine organizations and is being advertised for sale by a threat actor using the name "TheHatman," according to research published by Hudson Rock. McDonald's accounts for the largest alleged dataset on TheHatman's shopping list, with 1.7 million records purportedly up for grabs. Ano]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/crook-hawks-millions-of-records-allegedly-plundered-from-corporate-azure-tenants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/crook-hawks-millions-of-records-allegedly-plundered-from-corporate-azure-tenants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation ending on controversial Rosebank oil field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters and opponents of the controversial plans have been making their cases on the &pound;8.7bn project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/consultation-ending-on-controversial-rosebank-oil-field/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/consultation-ending-on-controversial-rosebank-oil-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instagram is BLASTED for its new logo - as unimpressed users call it an 'absolute abomination']]></title><description><![CDATA[Instagram has quietly changed its logo - and many users are unhappy about it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/instagram-is-blasted-for-its-new-logo-as-unimpressed-users-call-it-an-absolute-abomination/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/instagram-is-blasted-for-its-new-logo-as-unimpressed-users-call-it-an-absolute-abomination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muir resignation demand is 'not personal' says UFU]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ulster Farmers' Union rejects a claim that it is trying to dictate policy after a cattle cull.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/muir-resignation-demand-is-not-personal-says-ufu/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/muir-resignation-demand-is-not-personal-says-ufu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excel's Copilot function is headed for the Recycle Bin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft will retire Excel's COPILOT() function on September 14, barely a year after its preview debut. Introduced in August 2025, initially for Beta Channel users with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and later for Excel for the web users through the Frontier program, the COPILOT() function let users send instructions to the company's AI assistant directly from a worksheet cell. Microsoft has now decided the Copilot side pane should be enough for anyone. Beginning September 14, 2026, the COPILO]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/excels-copilot-function-is-headed-for-the-recycle-bin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/excels-copilot-function-is-headed-for-the-recycle-bin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be a hater all you want, AI's here to stay]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI gets things wrong, it kills jobs, and when the bubble bursts, it will take the economy down with it. When all's said and done, however, AI will still be standing and fundamentally change our lives and work. Get used to it. I get it. There's a lot to hate about AI. Personally, I'm both an AI user and an AI hater. Yet at the end of the day, it doesn't matter how much you or I dislike it. AI isn't going away, and it will end up stronger than ever. Let's start from the top, shall we? First, AI ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/be-a-hater-all-you-want-ais-here-to-stay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/be-a-hater-all-you-want-ais-here-to-stay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alarming warning over children's sensory toy - fears it's contaminated with cancer-causing asbestos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toy brand Kiddo World has issued a recall notice for its box of sensory toys, which includes glow-in-the-dark stones, magnetic sand and construction vehicles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/alarming-warning-over-childrens-sensory-toy-fears-its-contaminated-with-cancer-causing-asbestos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/alarming-warning-over-childrens-sensory-toy-fears-its-contaminated-with-cancer-causing-asbestos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could a £2.50 animal BONE be the secret to wrinkle-free skin and life without diabetes? Experts reveal if celeb favourite bone marrow is worth the hype]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once a cheap wartime food, a way of nose-to-tail eating, bone marrow was popularised by chef Fergus Henderson in the 1990s and has since become a staple of high-end dining.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/could-a-250-animal-bone-be-the-secret-to-wrinkle-free-skin-and-life-without-diabetes-experts-reveal-if-celeb-favourite-bone-marrow-is-worth-the-hype/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/could-a-250-animal-bone-be-the-secret-to-wrinkle-free-skin-and-life-without-diabetes-experts-reveal-if-celeb-favourite-bone-marrow-is-worth-the-hype/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: All the times Emergency Alerts have gone WRONG - and how to turn them off on your phone once and for all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last few years, there have been several incidents in which emergency alert systems have gone wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-all-the-times-emergency-alerts-have-gone-wrong-and-how-to-turn-them-off-on-your-phone-once-and-for-all/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-all-the-times-emergency-alerts-have-gone-wrong-and-how-to-turn-them-off-on-your-phone-once-and-for-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-lost battlefield where the Anglo Saxons DESTROYED a Viking army is discovered in Devon - including the burial mound of notorious Northman Ubbe Ragnarsson]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long-lost battlefield where Anglo-Saxon forces delivered a devastating defeat to a Viking army could finally have been found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/long-lost-battlefield-where-the-anglo-saxons-destroyed-a-viking-army-is-discovered-in-devon-including-the-burial-mound-of-notorious-northman-ubbe-ragnarsson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/long-lost-battlefield-where-the-anglo-saxons-destroyed-a-viking-army-is-discovered-in-devon-including-the-burial-mound-of-notorious-northman-ubbe-ragnarsson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Code fixers have fired up the AI warp drive. Strange new worlds await]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the best of times, it is the worst of times &ndash; especially if your job is keeping systems patched and up to date. Microsoft has gone from 60-90 Windows security fixes per month last year to a record of 600+ this July. Oracle and Linux are following the same path, and they are very much not alone. The good news is that a lot of bad things are getting fixed very quickly. The bad news is that patches can bring side effects of their own. There are two mechanisms at work, both driven by the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/code-fixers-have-fired-up-the-ai-warp-drive-strange-new-worlds-await/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/code-fixers-have-fired-up-the-ai-warp-drive-strange-new-worlds-await/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Hat and DEF CON are AI conferences now, too]]></title><description><![CDATA[KETTLE Our cybersecurity editor Jessica Lyons spent last week in Las Vegas for the Black Hat and DEF CON security conferences, and at both events there was only one thing on everyone's mind: AI agents and their growing threat to cybersecurity defenders. 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. As Jess wr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/black-hat-and-def-con-are-ai-conferences-now-too/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/black-hat-and-def-con-are-ai-conferences-now-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part didn't fit so techie got out his screwdriver. Then something flew off the motherboard]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHO, ME?Is it a mistake to return to work on Monday? While you ponder that question, pause a minute to read this installment of "Who, Me?" &ndash; The Register's week-opening column that shares your stories of workplace errors and escapes. This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "James," who told us that in the early 2000s he worked in the biology department of a famous American university. "We custom-built all our PCs from the cheapest available parts at the time we ordered," James wrote. Wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/part-didnt-fit-so-techie-got-out-his-screwdriver-then-something-flew-off-the-motherboard/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/part-didnt-fit-so-techie-got-out-his-screwdriver-then-something-flew-off-the-motherboard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linux 7.2 debuts, Linus Torvalds says ‘new normal’ means he had to do it now ... or never?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linus Torvalds has decided version 7.2 of the Linux kernel is ready for release, albeit in a &ldquo;new normal&rdquo; state that he seems not to entirely love. The kernel boss announced the debut of a new kernel in his weekly development status update, which on August 16 opened with the observation that &ldquo;this last week of the release was &ndash; once again &ndash; bigger than I would have wished for.&rdquo; He attributed that uncomfortable size to what he last week described as &ldquo;the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/linux-72-debuts-linus-torvalds-says-new-normal-means-he-had-to-do-it-now-or-never/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/linux-72-debuts-linus-torvalds-says-new-normal-means-he-had-to-do-it-now-or-never/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sainsbury's staff eject wrong shopper after facial recognition alert &ndash; again]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK supermarket giant Sainsbury's temporarily suspended live facial recognition (LFR) at one of its stores after staff wrongly ejected a shopper in response to an alert &ndash; the second such incident this year. Matt Arnold, 46, was ejected from the chain's store in East Dulwich, London, on August 6 after staff responding to a Facewatch LFR alert apparently mistook him for a suspected thief. The comedy promoter told the BBC that he was using a self-service checkout and called an assistant over t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sainsburys-staff-eject-wrong-shopper-after-facial-recognition-alert-ndash-again/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sainsburys-staff-eject-wrong-shopper-after-facial-recognition-alert-ndash-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft blames AI for delayed Exchange update, can’t say when it will arrive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft has blamed extra work created by AI bug-finders for the delayed release of a major Cumulative Update to Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE). Redmond&rsquo;s Exchange team made that admission last Thursday in a post titled &ldquo;Where is Exchange SE CU1 anyway?&rdquo; that reveals the software giant is &ldquo;getting questions from our customers on when they can expect us to release Exchange SE Cumulative Update 1 (CU1).&rdquo; &ldquo;After all, in the past we mentioned that it w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-blames-ai-for-delayed-exchange-update-cant-say-when-it-will-arrive/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-blames-ai-for-delayed-exchange-update-cant-say-when-it-will-arrive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JPMorgan, Goldman And 38 Others Test Trading Of Tokenized Assets Across Wall Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using blockchain-based representations of real-world assets (securities, including equities and bonds), and operating under the SEC&rsquo;s December 2025 No-Action Letter that covers Russell 1000 stocks and major ETFs, the titans of Wall Street put the pedal to the metal for 4 hours. The test was a successful proof of concept, and&nbsp;DTCC is planning to move toward a live October 2026 launch. The trading system will operational by the end of 2026. &#8259; Patrick Wood, Editor.For four hours in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/jpmorgan-goldman-and-38-others-test-trading-of-tokenized-assets-across-wall-street/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/jpmorgan-goldman-and-38-others-test-trading-of-tokenized-assets-across-wall-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese AI company Zhipu claims its new model is a better bug-finder than Anthropic, OpenAI]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASIA IN BRIEF Chinese company Zhipu last week launched a new AI model called GLM-5.3 that it claims has bug-finding powers that match those possessed by American models. The company&rsquo;s announcement includes benchmark data that finds GLM-5.3 beats Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol on the CyberGym benchmark, a test of a model&rsquo;s ability to solve real-world cybersecurity challenges. &ldquo;As we scaled post-training, cyber capability developed faster than we expected. GLM-5.3 is state of the art on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chinese-ai-company-zhipu-claims-its-new-model-is-a-better-bug-finder-than-anthropic-openai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chinese-ai-company-zhipu-claims-its-new-model-is-a-better-bug-finder-than-anthropic-openai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese AI company Zhipu claims its new is a better bug-finder than Anthropic, OpenAI]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASIA IN BRIEF Chinese company Zhipu last week launched a new AI model called GLM-5.3 that it claims has bug-finding powers that match those possessed by American models. The company&rsquo;s announcement includes benchmark data that finds GLM-5.3 beats Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol on the CyberGym benchmark, a test of a model&rsquo;s ability to solve real-world cybersecurity challenges. &ldquo;As we scaled post-training, cyber capability developed faster than we expected. GLM-5.3 is state of the art on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chinese-ai-company-zhipu-claims-its-new-is-a-better-bug-finder-than-anthropic-openai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chinese-ai-company-zhipu-claims-its-new-is-a-better-bug-finder-than-anthropic-openai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[About 100 homes swept away after Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state's governor says there "amazingly" does not seem to have been any loss of life besides a car crash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/about-100-homes-swept-away-after-hurricane-lala-lashes-hawaii/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/about-100-homes-swept-away-after-hurricane-lala-lashes-hawaii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirty US states have sued Meta to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/if-meta-loses-this-trial-instagram-and-facebook-could-change-forever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/if-meta-loses-this-trial-instagram-and-facebook-could-change-forever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears as life-threatening biblical 'plague' that causes painful ulcers spreads across wealthy East Coast enclave... as experts reveal exactly who is at at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. A potentially deadly disease linked by some researchers to a mysterious biblical plague has emerged in a wealthy enclave on the East Coast.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fears-as-life-threatening-biblical-plague-that-causes-painful-ulcers-spreads-across-wealthy-east-coast-enclave-as-experts-reveal-exactly-who-is-at-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fears-as-life-threatening-biblical-plague-that-causes-painful-ulcers-spreads-across-wealthy-east-coast-enclave-as-experts-reveal-exactly-who-is-at-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One dead, homes swept away after Hurricane Lala lashes Hawaii]]></title><description><![CDATA[A search-and-rescue operation is under way after properties were uprooted from their foundations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/one-dead-homes-swept-away-after-hurricane-lala-lashes-hawaii/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/one-dead-homes-swept-away-after-hurricane-lala-lashes-hawaii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belgian wildfire doubles in size on third day tearing through nature reserve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of firefighters are trying to contain the flames consuming the major park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/belgian-wildfire-doubles-in-size-on-third-day-tearing-through-nature-reserve/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/belgian-wildfire-doubles-in-size-on-third-day-tearing-through-nature-reserve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Were YOUR parents narcissists? Psychologist reveals the ten questions to ask yourself to help identify whether your mother and father had the personality type]]></title><description><![CDATA[American psychologist Dr Carmen Harra told The Daily Mail: 'A parent may be loving in some moments and deeply self-focused in others.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/were-your-parents-narcissists-psychologist-reveals-the-ten-questions-to-ask-yourself-to-help-identify-whether-your-mother-and-father-had-the-personality-type/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/were-your-parents-narcissists-psychologist-reveals-the-ten-questions-to-ask-yourself-to-help-identify-whether-your-mother-and-father-had-the-personality-type/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stopping a cyberattack while walking your dog - defensive AI security CEO says it's not ruff to do]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corma CEO Alon Pluda says his AI security startup aims to close the "defense gap," where models are better at offensive security. He tells the story of one customer, a security executive who was walking his dog when he received a notification on his watch from a Corma agent. &ldquo;It said, 'I just caught a live attack. I need your permission to block it,'&rdquo; Pluda told The Register in an interview. The security boss approved the agent&rsquo;s action; the agent blocked the malware and the at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/stopping-a-cyberattack-while-walking-your-dog-defensive-ai-security-ceo-says-its-not-ruff-to-do/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/stopping-a-cyberattack-while-walking-your-dog-defensive-ai-security-ceo-says-its-not-ruff-to-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I made an AI 'grieftech' clone to replace me when I die - but my friends and family absolutely hate it]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the very first pile of rocks to the Great Pyramids of Giza, people have always wanted to keep their memory alive well after they've passed away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/i-made-an-ai-grieftech-clone-to-replace-me-when-i-die-but-my-friends-and-family-absolutely-hate-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/i-made-an-ai-grieftech-clone-to-replace-me-when-i-die-but-my-friends-and-family-absolutely-hate-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could your relationship survive an affair? As scientists reveal the couples most likely to stay together after cheating, take our quiz to find out if yours has what it takes]]></title><description><![CDATA[An affair can wreak havoc on a relationship - but scientists have now revealed which couples are most likely to survive infidelity. Take our quiz to find out if yours has what it takes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/could-your-relationship-survive-an-affair-as-scientists-reveal-the-couples-most-likely-to-stay-together-after-cheating-take-our-quiz-to-find-out-if-yours-has-what-it-takes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/could-your-relationship-survive-an-affair-as-scientists-reveal-the-couples-most-likely-to-stay-together-after-cheating-take-our-quiz-to-find-out-if-yours-has-what-it-takes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is turbulence getting worse? After bumpy Air India flight results in spinal injuries, how to avoid the worst routes for it - and the apps that can help you plan a smooth journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aviation experts reveal why there's been a rise in unexpected turbulence in recent decades and whether passengers can plan trips to avoid it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-is-turbulence-getting-worse-after-bumpy-air-india-flight-results-in-spinal-injuries-how-to-avoid-the-worst-routes-for-it-and-the-apps-that-can-help-you-plan-a-smooth-journey/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-is-turbulence-getting-worse-after-bumpy-air-india-flight-results-in-spinal-injuries-how-to-avoid-the-worst-routes-for-it-and-the-apps-that-can-help-you-plan-a-smooth-journey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The what, why, and how of pull requests and source comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has weighed in on the difference between a pull request description and comments embedded in the code. Both matter, but they serve very different purposes. As Chen noted on his The Old New Thing dev blog: "The PR description is a point-in-time statement, providing information that is relevant to the code review itself. "It is an exercise in persuasive writing: You are trying to convince the approver that your change should be accepted." And sticking text i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-what-why-and-how-of-pull-requests-and-source-comments/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-what-why-and-how-of-pull-requests-and-source-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I survived two years as prime minister in a hit new game - then my cabinet deserted me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mobile game No 10: Full Confidence recently ranked above Minecraft on the UK App Store paid games chart]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/i-survived-two-years-as-prime-minister-in-a-hit-new-game-then-my-cabinet-deserted-me/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/i-survived-two-years-as-prime-minister-in-a-hit-new-game-then-my-cabinet-deserted-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The influencers getting bitten while chasing the perfect shark shot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tayane Dalazen was on a shark-diving trip in Brazil when she was attacked.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-influencers-getting-bitten-while-chasing-the-perfect-shark-shot/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-influencers-getting-bitten-while-chasing-the-perfect-shark-shot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autopsy reveals chilling new details in mysterious death of missing scientist found skeletonized in the woods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shocking details about the final moments of a missing nuclear lab worker have been revealed, which one expert believes points to a murder and not a suicide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/autopsy-reveals-chilling-new-details-in-mysterious-death-of-missing-scientist-found-skeletonized-in-the-woods/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/autopsy-reveals-chilling-new-details-in-mysterious-death-of-missing-scientist-found-skeletonized-in-the-woods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hollywood actor seeks help from vicar for series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rev Paul Cawthorne helped Michael Sheen identify sites where toxic waste was dumped in the 1970s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hollywood-actor-seeks-help-from-vicar-for-series/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hollywood-actor-seeks-help-from-vicar-for-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the eerie American ghost town where stolen souvenirs are blamed for illness and ruin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legend warns that anyone who takes even a rock, nail or speck of dust will be plagued by terrible misfortune.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/inside-the-eerie-american-ghost-town-where-stolen-souvenirs-are-blamed-for-illness-and-ruin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/inside-the-eerie-american-ghost-town-where-stolen-souvenirs-are-blamed-for-illness-and-ruin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Booksellers are reporting mysterious bulk orders. It's thought the books are being used to train AI - and ending up pulped.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/secondhand-book-sales-are-booming-is-it-because-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/secondhand-book-sales-are-booming-is-it-because-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cornish sardines back on menu for penguins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move follows a chance conversation at the wildlife attraction and replaces imported fish.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cornish-sardines-back-on-menu-for-penguins/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cornish-sardines-back-on-menu-for-penguins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bum or boobs? Study reveals most men have a 'clear preference' for women's behinds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists from the&nbsp;Norwegian University of Science and Technology asked men how important they consider buttocks and breasts in a partner. And the results revealed a clear preference for bums.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bum-or-boobs-study-reveals-most-men-have-a-clear-preference-for-womens-behinds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bum-or-boobs-study-reveals-most-men-have-a-clear-preference-for-womens-behinds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're taking care of your cat wrong! Scientists claim you SHOULD let your pet roam outside - because it makes them less destructive]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're a cat owner, one of the biggest questions you face is whether your kitty will be allowed to roam outside or kept safely indoors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/youre-taking-care-of-your-cat-wrong-scientists-claim-you-should-let-your-pet-roam-outside-because-it-makes-them-less-destructive/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/youre-taking-care-of-your-cat-wrong-scientists-claim-you-should-let-your-pet-roam-outside-because-it-makes-them-less-destructive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home overrun by flies? Expert reveals the simple way to grab them with your bare hands - and why you should always approach 'from above']]></title><description><![CDATA[If your home has become a fly-filled nightmare this summer, there could be a surprisingly simple solution - and you don't need a swatter or spray.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/home-overrun-by-flies-expert-reveals-the-simple-way-to-grab-them-with-your-bare-hands-and-why-you-should-always-approach-from-above/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/home-overrun-by-flies-expert-reveals-the-simple-way-to-grab-them-with-your-bare-hands-and-why-you-should-always-approach-from-above/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChainDrop worm crawls into npm supply chain, evades standard defenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new variant of the Shai-Hulud npm worm has poisoned hundreds of packages while adding propagation techniques that can leave little trace in the corresponding source repositories. In Frank Herbert&rsquo;s Dune, Shai-Hulud was the name of the giant self-sustaining desert sandworms that moved silently beneath the surface of the planet Arrakis. So it made sense that when some new self-replicating malware with computer worm-like behavior appeared in September 2025, security researchers would name i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chaindrop-worm-crawls-into-npm-supply-chain-evades-standard-defenses/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chaindrop-worm-crawls-into-npm-supply-chain-evades-standard-defenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The popular travel trends that make you look 'naff' at the airport: Airline staff and fellow fliers are secretly looking down on you for these three no-nos]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a new fortnightly column, Lucy Sweet identifies the people we love to hate. Hiding among the tourists there's a certain strain of know-all traveller who might bore you to death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-popular-travel-trends-that-make-you-look-naff-at-the-airport-airline-staff-and-fellow-fliers-are-secretly-looking-down-on-you-for-these-three-no-nos/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-popular-travel-trends-that-make-you-look-naff-at-the-airport-airline-staff-and-fellow-fliers-are-secretly-looking-down-on-you-for-these-three-no-nos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lego's supersized Hubble deserves a little more shine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lego has released its largest Hubble Space Telescope yet &ndash; a model built at approximately minifig scale that dwarfs the observatory included with its Space Shuttle Discovery set. The first thing to say about this set is that there is an awful lot of grey. This is perhaps the greatest weakness of an otherwise excellent set and feels a little penny-pinching on the part of the Danish brick botherer. Lego has produced several versions of Hubble over the years. There is a version to fit in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/legos-supersized-hubble-deserves-a-little-more-shine/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/legos-supersized-hubble-deserves-a-little-more-shine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Draft dark skies guidance drawn up for the Highlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plan to reduce light pollution could be put out for public consultation at a later date.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/draft-dark-skies-guidance-drawn-up-for-the-highlands/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/draft-dark-skies-guidance-drawn-up-for-the-highlands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar eclipse inspires talk of Pac-man and Shinto myths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands turned out to watch the solar eclipse in the South West; here's what they made of it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-inspires-talk-of-pac-man-and-shinto-myths/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-inspires-talk-of-pac-man-and-shinto-myths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic says text watermarking scheme relies on inconsequential words]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an effort to "watermark" text that Claude has generated and comply with the EU AI Act, Anthropic unveiled a plan on Friday to modify its bots' choice of words in a way that would be detectable as AI. Traditional watermarks are patterns or images overlaid on currency, postage, or official documents as an assertion of authenticity. In the digital realm, the term is more flexible and can refer to a variety of techniques for applying an identifier to electronic data. Anthropic's approach involves]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-says-text-watermarking-scheme-relies-on-inconsequential-words/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-says-text-watermarking-scheme-relies-on-inconsequential-words/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DR PHIL: There are crystal clear secret UFO videos the government's hidden in plain sight. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. What I've heard... and the terrifying reason for the cover-up may be more damaging than a PANDEMIC]]></title><description><![CDATA['There's not any context to this. There's very seldom any follow-up information,' Dr Phil said. 'Is that an accident? The pattern suggests that it's not really an accident.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/dr-phil-there-are-crystal-clear-secret-ufo-videos-the-governments-hidden-in-plain-sight-and-thats-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-what-ive-heard-and-the-terrifying-reason-for-the-cover-up-may-be-more-damaging-than-a-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/dr-phil-there-are-crystal-clear-secret-ufo-videos-the-governments-hidden-in-plain-sight-and-thats-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-what-ive-heard-and-the-terrifying-reason-for-the-cover-up-may-be-more-damaging-than-a-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why tech bosses keep sharing their manifestos about AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg is the latest Big Tech name to pen a letter thousands of words long about AI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-tech-bosses-keep-sharing-their-manifestos-about-ai/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-tech-bosses-keep-sharing-their-manifestos-about-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protein or pickled garlic? What's new in ice cream]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a constant battle in ice cream to come up with new flavours and to keep costs down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/protein-or-pickled-garlic-whats-new-in-ice-cream/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/protein-or-pickled-garlic-whats-new-in-ice-cream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DeepSeek's innovative harness treats everything as a plug-in]]></title><description><![CDATA[DeepSeek has piqued the interest of the developer community by releasing an early version of its open source agent harness. This happens as harnesses have become increasingly important to those working with machine learning models. "Powered by the Cordis meta-framework, DeepSeek Harness is an agent harness built around one core idea: Everything is a plugin," the China-based AI biz said. "Models, tools, skills, sessions, sandboxes, filesystems, loops, orchestration, and UI are ALL implemented as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/deepseeks-innovative-harness-treats-everything-as-a-plug-in/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/deepseeks-innovative-harness-treats-everything-as-a-plug-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient 250-mile blob moving toward NYC leads scientists to shocking discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists probing an ancient hot 'blob' moving toward New York City discovered a mysterious structure lurking nearby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ancient-250-mile-blob-moving-toward-nyc-leads-scientists-to-shocking-discovery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ancient-250-mile-blob-moving-toward-nyc-leads-scientists-to-shocking-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious underground structure found near 250-mile blob moving toward New York City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists probing an ancient hot 'blob' moving toward New York City discovered a mysterious structure lurking nearby.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-underground-structure-found-near-250-mile-blob-moving-toward-new-york-city/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-underground-structure-found-near-250-mile-blob-moving-toward-new-york-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Set your alarm! Travel expert says early this Sunday is one of the best times to book a last-minute bank holiday getaway]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the long weekend fast approaching, there are still ways to hunt down a bargain break - and one simple trick could make all the difference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/set-your-alarm-travel-expert-says-early-this-sunday-is-one-of-the-best-times-to-book-a-last-minute-bank-holiday-getaway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/set-your-alarm-travel-expert-says-early-this-sunday-is-one-of-the-best-times-to-book-a-last-minute-bank-holiday-getaway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turner: The Technate Builds Its Fab]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elon Musk speaks the language of Technocracy: terrawatts, functional sequences, capacity, allocation, etc. Terrafab is not an AI data center. It is a 100,000,000 square foot manufacturing facility to build components for the next generation of Ai data centers. Given his propensity for huge, will he announce plans for 100,000,000 square foot AI data center? Or a series of them? How about 200,000,000 square foot center? &#8259; Patrick Wood, Editor.On Thursday, August 6, SpaceX and Tesla formally]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/turner-the-technate-builds-its-fab/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/turner-the-technate-builds-its-fab/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1.6M RingCentral accounts' data dumped after ShinyHunters extortion attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 1.6 million unique email addresses tied to RingCentral have been leaked online, alongside names, physical addresses, and phone numbers, according to Have I Been Pwned. RingCentral disclosed the breach on July 28 and said &ldquo;it was the target of a sophisticated social engineering campaign&rdquo; affecting a &ldquo;limited portion of RingCentral customers.&rdquo; The comms platform said that it promptly responded to the intrusion upon detecting it, &ldquo;took steps to stop the unauthoriz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/16m-ringcentral-accounts-data-dumped-after-shinyhunters-extortion-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/16m-ringcentral-accounts-data-dumped-after-shinyhunters-extortion-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian missile uses Nvidia AI chip to help target Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sanctions and Nvidia&rsquo;s exit from Russia in 2022 haven&rsquo;t stopped its Jetson Orin hardware from turning up in Russian weaponry, according to Ukrainian military intelligence. The Defense Ministry&rsquo;s Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported this week that it spotted an Nvidia Jetson Orin module in the remains of a Russian S-71 Monochrome cruise missile. The S-71M is an air-launched weapon with autonomous capabilities that can reportedly search for and engage targets using optical sen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/russian-missile-uses-nvidia-ai-chip-to-help-target-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/russian-missile-uses-nvidia-ai-chip-to-help-target-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare breeding bat found roosting near reservoir]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nathusius' pipistrelle is believed to be the first confirmed discovery of its kind in the area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rare-breeding-bat-found-roosting-near-reservoir/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rare-breeding-bat-found-roosting-near-reservoir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump sends the US Navy back to the steam age]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump has ordered the US Navy to draw up plans to replace electromagnetic aircraft catapults and weapons elevators with old-fashioned steam and hydraulic systems. America&rsquo;s commander-in-chief issued a presidential memorandum directing the secretary of defense, in consultation with the secretary of the Navy, to come up with a plan to replace the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) on the future USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) with the older steam-powered system. The same note]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-sends-the-us-navy-back-to-the-steam-age/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-sends-the-us-navy-back-to-the-steam-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning over incurable mad cow disease infecting humans as new threat closes in on US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biologists are sounding the alarm over two growing threats on a potentially dangerous collision course with the US.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/warning-over-incurable-mad-cow-disease-infecting-humans-as-new-threat-closes-in-on-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/warning-over-incurable-mad-cow-disease-infecting-humans-as-new-threat-closes-in-on-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Days of the farmers' union dictating policy are over' - Muir]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir says he will continue to engage with the Ulster Farmers' Union.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/days-of-the-farmers-union-dictating-policy-are-over-muir/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/days-of-the-farmers-union-dictating-policy-are-over-muir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric vehicle sales targets could be cut after pressure from car makers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government says it is considering cutting the new electric car sales target from 80% to 50% by 2030.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/electric-vehicle-sales-targets-could-be-cut-after-pressure-from-car-makers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/electric-vehicle-sales-targets-could-be-cut-after-pressure-from-car-makers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists sound alarm over incurable mad cow disease infecting humans as new threat closes in on US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biologists are sounding the alarm over two growing threats on a potentially dangerous collision course with the US.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-sound-alarm-over-incurable-mad-cow-disease-infecting-humans-as-new-threat-closes-in-on-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-sound-alarm-over-incurable-mad-cow-disease-infecting-humans-as-new-threat-closes-in-on-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold medal for delusion: Nearly four in 10 men believe they could qualify for the 2028 Olympics if they started training now, study reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Athletes who compete in the Olympics have usually spent most of their lives preparing for the event. But four in 10 British men believe they could qualify for the next Games if they started training now.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gold-medal-for-delusion-nearly-four-in-10-men-believe-they-could-qualify-for-the-2028-olympics-if-they-started-training-now-study-reveals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gold-medal-for-delusion-nearly-four-in-10-men-believe-they-could-qualify-for-the-2028-olympics-if-they-started-training-now-study-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears incurable mad cow-like disease could jump to humans as new threat closes in on US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biologists are sounding the alarm over two growing threats on a potentially dangerous collision course with the US.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fears-incurable-mad-cow-like-disease-could-jump-to-humans-as-new-threat-closes-in-on-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/fears-incurable-mad-cow-like-disease-could-jump-to-humans-as-new-threat-closes-in-on-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French tax authority admits data heist after crook touts 2M records]]></title><description><![CDATA[France's tax authority has confirmed that an intruder accessed its systems and extracted data in June after an alleged cybercriminal advertised a purported database of 2 million taxpayers. Using the alias "ZeroBytes," the alleged crook behind the attack on the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) advertised the stolen database on a cybercrime forum on Wednesday. They claimed the database contained details of more than 2 million French taxpayers and that they gained access using stolen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/french-tax-authority-admits-data-heist-after-crook-touts-2m-records/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/french-tax-authority-admits-data-heist-after-crook-touts-2m-records/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurricane warning issued as Hawaii braces for historic direct hit in hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents and tourists in the Hawaiian islands are bracing for flooding and dangerous winds as a hurricane may make landfall for the first time in modern history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hurricane-warning-issued-as-hawaii-braces-for-historic-direct-hit-in-hours/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hurricane-warning-issued-as-hawaii-braces-for-historic-direct-hit-in-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic flights stay paused while ticket prices head for the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic has delayed its return to commercial spaceflight until February 2027, and plans to raise ticket prices later this year. The delay was disclosed alongside the company's financial results, which showed a net loss of $56 million for the second quarter of 2026, down from $67 million a year earlier. Revenue for the quarter was $0.1 million, compared to $0.4 million in 2025. According to CEO Michael Colglazier, demand exceeded the number of seats offered in the first $750,000 batch, pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/virgin-galactic-flights-stay-paused-while-ticket-prices-head-for-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/virgin-galactic-flights-stay-paused-while-ticket-prices-head-for-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic flights stay grounded while ticket prices head for the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic has delayed its return to commercial spaceflight until February 2027, and plans to raise ticket prices later this year. The delay was disclosed alongside the company's financial results, which showed a net loss of $56 million for the second quarter of 2026, down from $67 million a year earlier. Revenue for the quarter was $0.1 million, compared to $0.4 million in 2025. According to CEO Michael Colglazier, demand exceeded the number of seats offered in the first $750,000 batch, pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/virgin-galactic-flights-stay-grounded-while-ticket-prices-head-for-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/virgin-galactic-flights-stay-grounded-while-ticket-prices-head-for-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autonomous AI attacks pose 'clear and present danger' to critical infrastructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[In early July, attackers used open source AI agents to autonomously hack government systems and energy companies, signaling to defenders that AI-powered attacks against critical infrastructure are no longer theoretical. "There is a clear and present danger," Tom Kellermann, TrendAI VP of AI security and threat research, told The Register. "As the geopolitical tension boils, systemic destructive cyberattacks launched by autonomous AI will occur," he said. "Weaponized AI will disable the safety sy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/autonomous-ai-attacks-pose-clear-and-present-danger-to-critical-infrastructure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/autonomous-ai-attacks-pose-clear-and-present-danger-to-critical-infrastructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad news for red wine lovers: Widespread drought could spell the end for Pinot Noir, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wine lovers could be forced to say goodbye to some of the world's finest Pinot Noir as climate change brings more frequent droughts, scientists warn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bad-news-for-red-wine-lovers-widespread-drought-could-spell-the-end-for-pinot-noir-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bad-news-for-red-wine-lovers-widespread-drought-could-spell-the-end-for-pinot-noir-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less than a year on, Microsoft tells Mico to pipe down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft has yanked Mico from the Copilot spotlight less than a year after unveiling the anthropomorphic assistant intended to make its AI a little less soulless. As part of Microsoft's announcement that its consumer and work Copilot applications will merge, the company confirmed that the weird blob thing would shuffle out of Copilot Voice and into Learn Live, a voice-based study mode that guides users through subjects and assignments. "Mico helped us learn about warmth, expressiveness, and how]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/less-than-a-year-on-microsoft-tells-mico-to-pipe-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/less-than-a-year-on-microsoft-tells-mico-to-pipe-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TalkTalk Business and ARO to borg into UK tech services giant]]></title><description><![CDATA[TalkTalk Business and UK technology services biz ARO plan to merge, creating what they say will be one of the country's largest communications and managed services providers. The pair claim the combined organization will be "uniquely positioned" to serve as a single technology partner for British firms pursuing digital transformation. It will have annual revenue of about &pound;200 million ($270 million) and a combined customer base of more than 70,000 companies. Analyst firm Megabuyte noted tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/talktalk-business-and-aro-to-borg-into-uk-tech-services-giant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/talktalk-business-and-aro-to-borg-into-uk-tech-services-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best time to run a wash, revealed: Interactive tool shows exactly how Britain is being powered - and the ideal slot to switch on your appliances]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's now easy to work out the best time to put on a wash, charge an electric car or run the dishwasher.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-best-time-to-run-a-wash-revealed-interactive-tool-shows-exactly-how-britain-is-being-powered-and-the-ideal-slot-to-switch-on-your-appliances/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-best-time-to-run-a-wash-revealed-interactive-tool-shows-exactly-how-britain-is-being-powered-and-the-ideal-slot-to-switch-on-your-appliances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto wallet maker Trezor confirms 13,000 customers' details exposed in logistics breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker Trezor has confirmed that a breach at one of its shipping partners exposed the personal data of more than 13,000 customers. The company's initial findings suggested the breach was limited to orders placed in certain countries during the previous 90 days. New information indicates that earlier orders may also be affected. The breach exposed the names, email addresses, phone numbers, and shipping addresses of 11,742 customers in the US, UK, Sweden, Colombia, Br]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/crypto-wallet-maker-trezor-confirms-13000-customers-details-exposed-in-logistics-breach/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/crypto-wallet-maker-trezor-confirms-13000-customers-details-exposed-in-logistics-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOFH: How our Covid ransomware protocol's Y2K blockchain lowered uptime]]></title><description><![CDATA[EPISODE 15: The Boss has popped into Mission Control to remind us to send him the numbers he needs for his monthly management report. Once's he's gone the PFY sighs, makes up a set of numbers, appends believable exponents, adds some fancy sounding units to the end and then sends them to through a script file to convert them into something the Boss can use. None of it matters, as no one cares about the numbers anyway. At Management level there's likely to be more interest in the undigested-meat p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bofh-how-our-covid-ransomware-protocols-y2k-blockchain-lowered-uptime/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bofh-how-our-covid-ransomware-protocols-y2k-blockchain-lowered-uptime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couples who exercise together stay together! Study claims working out with your partner can strengthen your marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forget couples therapy or grand romantic gestures - scientists say the secret to a successful marriage could be working out together.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/couples-who-exercise-together-stay-together-study-claims-working-out-with-your-partner-can-strengthen-your-marriage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/couples-who-exercise-together-stay-together-study-claims-working-out-with-your-partner-can-strengthen-your-marriage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities issue urgent warning over 'Frankenstein cats' including Scottish folds, Persians and new 'XL bully' breeds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities have issued an urgent warning over a wave of 'Frankenstein cats' with extreme, unnatural features.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/charities-issue-urgent-warning-over-frankenstein-cats-including-scottish-folds-persians-and-new-xl-bully-breeds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/charities-issue-urgent-warning-over-frankenstein-cats-including-scottish-folds-persians-and-new-xl-bully-breeds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish prosecutors cast eye over leaky supplier after staff data exposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scotland's public prosecution service has warned 300 staff that their personal information may have been caught up in a cyberattack on one of its suppliers. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) disclosed the incident on Thursday, saying an unnamed third-party supplier detected suspicious activity on August 5 and subsequently launched an investigation. COPFS said its own systems were not compromised and that the incident involves information provided for an online data maturity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scottish-prosecutors-cast-eye-over-leaky-supplier-after-staff-data-exposed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scottish-prosecutors-cast-eye-over-leaky-supplier-after-staff-data-exposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claude Code returns blank thinking blocks, but reasoning still costs you]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic's Claude Code appears to be having trouble displaying summaries of its "thinking," according to several bug reports, while the underlying reasoning tokens still cost money. According to complaints, the API has been returning empty thinking blocks for Opus 4.8 and Sonnet 5 even when users explicitly request summarized thinking. Models from several sources can display their "thinking," a process that gives models additional tokens to reason through complex problems before producing a res]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/claude-code-returns-blank-thinking-blocks-but-reasoning-still-costs-you/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/claude-code-returns-blank-thinking-blocks-but-reasoning-still-costs-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five years after quitting a job, developer’s former boss asked for rapid tech support]]></title><description><![CDATA[ON CALL &ldquo;I can't stand it, I know you planned it, I'm gonna set it straight, this Watergate&rdquo; is the opening of the Beastie Boys classic Sabotage, a fact we mention as it will soon become pertinent to today&rsquo;s edition of On Call, The Register&rsquo;s weekly reader-contributed column that shares your tech support stories. This week, meet a reader we&rsquo;ll Regomize as &ldquo;Wade&rdquo; who in the mid-1980s made a crust by programming in Pick &ndash; the minicomputer OS entangle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/five-years-after-quitting-a-job-developers-former-boss-asked-for-rapid-tech-support/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/five-years-after-quitting-a-job-developers-former-boss-asked-for-rapid-tech-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden moth population found after 70 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Dave Wainwright describes the discovery as one of the highlights of his career.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hidden-moth-population-found-after-70-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hidden-moth-population-found-after-70-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand says China tried using space investments to spy on local affairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Zealand&rsquo;s Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) has claimed Chinese companies are building space facilities in the nation to gather military intelligence. Director-general of security Andrew Hampton yesterday made that allegation in the SIS&rsquo;s annual threat environment assessment. The document points out that New Zealand&rsquo;s space sector is booming, because the nation&rsquo;s location makes it &ldquo;an ideal place to install Ground Based Space Infrastructure (GBSI) &hellip; t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/new-zealand-says-china-tried-using-space-investments-to-spy-on-local-affairs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/new-zealand-says-china-tried-using-space-investments-to-spy-on-local-affairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian solar mission's new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is the Sun's corona millions of degrees hotter than its surface? And how does it maintain its inexplicably high temperature?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/indian-solar-missions-new-findings-throw-light-on-enduring-sun-mysteries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/indian-solar-missions-new-findings-throw-light-on-enduring-sun-mysteries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI ditches Recall-style screenshot surveillance for friendly keylogging]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to record whatever you do on a computer, send those records to OpenAI, use more ChatGPT tokens, and increase your vulnerability to prompt injection, then OpenAI has something for you. It's called Computer History, an opt-in way to record your computer interactions across apps and websites as memories organized on a timeline. Why would you want to do so? Maybe you found Chronicle, the predecessor of Computer History which compiled similar histories using screenshots, a bit too intrusi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-ditches-recall-style-screenshot-surveillance-for-friendly-keylogging/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-ditches-recall-style-screenshot-surveillance-for-friendly-keylogging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You got hold of eclipse glasses just in time - here's what to do with them now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solar specs are tricky to recycle because of their lenses, so here are three things to do instead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/you-got-hold-of-eclipse-glasses-just-in-time-heres-what-to-do-with-them-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/you-got-hold-of-eclipse-glasses-just-in-time-heres-what-to-do-with-them-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give Google the boot by building your own search engine]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're fed up with search results drowning out the bits of the web you actually care about, you could always build your own search index, as one developer did. Nottingham, UK-based software dev Alex Morley-Finch built the open-source project dubbed Marlin for himself, cataloging around 560,000 homepages for roughly $10 in rented cloud GPU time and using less than a gigabyte of disk storage. Morley-Finch said in a writeup of the project that he wanted a search engine of things he cared about,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/give-google-the-boot-by-building-your-own-search-engine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/give-google-the-boot-by-building-your-own-search-engine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cernavod&#259; plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/romania-shuts-only-nuclear-plant-as-heat-causes-huge-drop-in-danube-river-level/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/romania-shuts-only-nuclear-plant-as-heat-causes-huge-drop-in-danube-river-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurricane Watch issued as monster storm prepares to deliver life-threatening direct hit on US in hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials have issued a hurricane watch as monster storm moves closer to the US. They warned the storm could strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hurricane-watch-issued-as-monster-storm-prepares-to-deliver-life-threatening-direct-hit-on-us-in-hours/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hurricane-watch-issued-as-monster-storm-prepares-to-deliver-life-threatening-direct-hit-on-us-in-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft's dueling Copilot apps have combined into a single entity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft&rsquo;s consumer Copilot app and Microsoft 365 Copilot are separate no more, with a unified Copilot app beginning its rollout Thursday - minus a few features. The Windows maker and AI pusher announced the Copilot superapp rollout in a help page update Thursday, describing the move as a way to simplify its app ecosystem and make the entire Copilot-first experience &ldquo;more cohesive&rdquo; for both consumer and business users. &ldquo;Depending on the account and device you use, you wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsofts-dueling-copilot-apps-have-combined-into-a-single-entity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsofts-dueling-copilot-apps-have-combined-into-a-single-entity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rapid-fire earthquakes strike 'America's most dangerous fault line' in California]]></title><description><![CDATA[A series of earthquakes has been felt by millions and disrupted transportation throughout one of California's most populated regions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rapid-fire-earthquakes-strike-americas-most-dangerous-fault-line-in-california/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rapid-fire-earthquakes-strike-americas-most-dangerous-fault-line-in-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowds reflect on watching 'incredible' eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[People headed to beaches, parks and hills in their droves to catch the rare event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/crowds-reflect-on-watching-incredible-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/crowds-reflect-on-watching-incredible-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Lala erupts just miles from US as life-threatening direct hit expected in hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Lala has formed and is just hours away from making landfall in a busy state with more than one million residents and tourists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-lala-erupts-just-miles-from-us-as-life-threatening-direct-hit-expected-in-hours/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tropical-storm-lala-erupts-just-miles-from-us-as-life-threatening-direct-hit-expected-in-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperatures soar to 38C as amber extreme heat warning in effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heat is spiking again on Thursday with a rare warning in place and more records falling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/temperatures-soar-to-38c-as-amber-extreme-heat-warning-in-effect/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/temperatures-soar-to-38c-as-amber-extreme-heat-warning-in-effect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilling Christian prophecy says humanity entered the end times... and the signs have been hiding in plain sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Christian ministry has identified several signs it believes are evidence that humanity is approaching the end times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-christian-prophecy-says-humanity-entered-the-end-times-and-the-signs-have-been-hiding-in-plain-sight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-christian-prophecy-says-humanity-entered-the-end-times-and-the-signs-have-been-hiding-in-plain-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Posse Comitatus Presidency: Trump’s Standing Army On American Streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US military is supposed to be under the Constitutional authority of Congress to declare war and provide funding, with the President being the commander-in-chief. The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the deployment of military forces on U.S. soil, but Trump is increasingly using the military to condition citizens to accept martial law. In short, the military is not to be the enforcer of the President&rsquo;s will.The military was used in Operation Warp Speed to deliver vaccines to every corner o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-posse-comitatus-presidency-trumps-standing-army-on-american-streets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-posse-comitatus-presidency-trumps-standing-army-on-american-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This JCB doesn't dig &ndash; it does 406 mph]]></title><description><![CDATA[A JCB has set a new world land speed record, passing 406 mph (653 kph) at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. The JCB in question isn't a digger or a dumper, but a hydrogen-powered racer known as the JCB Hydromax, driven by retired Royal Air Force fighter pilot Wing Commander Andy Green. It set the record for the fastest a hydrogen-powered internal combustion car has ever travelled, averaging 406.320 mph (653.909 kph) across two runs at the salt flats this week. JCB says the Hydromax is powered by two]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/this-jcb-doesnt-dig-ndash-it-does-406-mph/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/this-jcb-doesnt-dig-ndash-it-does-406-mph/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilling prophecy claims signs of Jesus's return began appearing in 1917]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Christian ministry has identified several signs it believes are evidence that humanity is approaching the end times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-prophecy-claims-signs-of-jesuss-return-began-appearing-in-1917/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-prophecy-claims-signs-of-jesuss-return-began-appearing-in-1917/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious 'jellyfish' spotted in NASA Mars photo sparks theories of life on the Red Planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[A NASA image of Mars appears to show an eerie, jellyfish-like figure lurking in the distance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-jellyfish-spotted-in-nasa-mars-photo-sparks-theories-of-life-on-the-red-planet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-jellyfish-spotted-in-nasa-mars-photo-sparks-theories-of-life-on-the-red-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump wants to grant private cyber firms a license to hack back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is allowing government agencies to contract private cybersecurity companies to carry out operations against cyber-enabled transnational criminal organizations (CE-TCOs). The US President signed a memo on Wednesday confirming a strategy hinted at earlier this year, saying participating companies can support national operations against criminals, including cyber surveillance and technical disruptions of their networks. The latter, described as "Cyber Effects Operations," covers activi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-wants-to-grant-private-cyber-firms-a-license-to-hack-back/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-wants-to-grant-private-cyber-firms-a-license-to-hack-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The backup Microsoft never promised you]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confidence in an organization's cyber recovery capabilities deserves scrutiny. If a ransomware attack disables the SaaS data tenanted in the Microsoft cloud ecosystem, the data the business depends on as its lifeblood, the pace at which operations resume rests on assumptions that often prove wrong. Anyone whose answer is "It's all good. Microsoft has my back on this one with its comprehensive native retention and recovery capabilities" is due a reality check. With agile business tools like M365]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-backup-microsoft-never-promised-you/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-backup-microsoft-never-promised-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian prophecy makes wild claims the apocalypse began a century ago... and the signs have been hiding in plain sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Christian ministry has identified several signs it believes are evidence that humanity is approaching the end times.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/christian-prophecy-makes-wild-claims-the-apocalypse-began-a-century-ago-and-the-signs-have-been-hiding-in-plain-sight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/christian-prophecy-makes-wild-claims-the-apocalypse-began-a-century-ago-and-the-signs-have-been-hiding-in-plain-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diamonds ARE a girl's best friend: Lab-grown alternatives mean women are increasingly buying their own jewellery, Swarovski boss says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forget waiting for Prince Charming - women are increasingly buying their own jewellery thanks to the rise in lab-grown diamonds, the chief executive of Swarovski has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/diamonds-are-a-girls-best-friend-lab-grown-alternatives-mean-women-are-increasingly-buying-their-own-jewellery-swarovski-boss-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/diamonds-are-a-girls-best-friend-lab-grown-alternatives-mean-women-are-increasingly-buying-their-own-jewellery-swarovski-boss-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bumble divides users by ditching its signature 'women-first' chat rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dating app's boss says the move is in response to a successful trial and a change in what users want.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bumble-divides-users-by-ditching-its-signature-women-first-chat-rule/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bumble-divides-users-by-ditching-its-signature-women-first-chat-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery attacker spent a year raiding Salesforce and ServiceNow portals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone has spent more than a year rifling through Salesforce and ServiceNow portals around the world, harvesting data that organizations accidentally left open to anyone who came looking. Researchers at Reco have named the operation "City-Forum" after a domain connected to its infrastructure. The domain has pointed to the attacker's server since March 2025, although exactly when the campaign began is unclear. Reco says the activity is continuing and increasing in volume. Reco isn't naming the t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mystery-attacker-spent-a-year-raiding-salesforce-and-servicenow-portals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mystery-attacker-spent-a-year-raiding-salesforce-and-servicenow-portals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flock boss admits surveillance firm took too long to act over police abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[US police officers have quit after using licence plate-reading cameras to track romantic partners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-boss-admits-surveillance-firm-took-too-long-to-act-over-police-abuse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-boss-admits-surveillance-firm-took-too-long-to-act-over-police-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Scottish soldier whose skull was crushed by a trebuchet: Skeleton found at Stirling castle is first confirmed victim of trebuchet attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have found the remains of a soldier in Scotland's Stirling Castle who may be one of the unluckiest people in history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-scottish-soldier-whose-skull-was-crushed-by-a-trebuchet-skeleton-found-at-stirling-castle-is-first-confirmed-victim-of-trebuchet-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-scottish-soldier-whose-skull-was-crushed-by-a-trebuchet-skeleton-found-at-stirling-castle-is-first-confirmed-victim-of-trebuchet-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medieval missile: Skeleton found at Scottish castle is first confirmed victim of a trebuchet attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have found the remains of a soldier in Scotland's Stirling Castle who may be one of the unluckiest people in history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/medieval-missile-skeleton-found-at-scottish-castle-is-first-confirmed-victim-of-a-trebuchet-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/medieval-missile-skeleton-found-at-scottish-castle-is-first-confirmed-victim-of-a-trebuchet-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair adds Google to its dual-cloud flight plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryanair has signed a five-year agreement with Google Cloud covering AI, productivity tools and multi-cloud infrastructure, just weeks after renewing its deal with rival AWS for another five years. The Irish budget airline says it will deploy Google Workspace and Google Cloud services across its 35,000-strong workforce as it pursues a target of 300 million passengers a year by 2034. We asked how much this deal is worth, but Google declined to say and Ryanair did not respond. The rollout includes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ryanair-adds-google-to-its-dual-cloud-flight-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ryanair-adds-google-to-its-dual-cloud-flight-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair adds Google Cloud to its dual-cloud flight plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ryanair has signed a five-year agreement with Google Cloud covering AI, productivity tools and multi-cloud infrastructure, just weeks after renewing its deal with rival AWS for another five years. The Irish budget airline says it will deploy Google Workspace and Google Cloud services across its 35,000-strong workforce as it pursues a target of 300 million passengers a year by 2034. We asked how much this deal is worth, but Google declined to say and Ryanair did not respond. The rollout includes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ryanair-adds-google-cloud-to-its-dual-cloud-flight-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ryanair-adds-google-cloud-to-its-dual-cloud-flight-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your yellow lawn is NOT dead! Plant expert reveals why Britons should stop worrying about their parched grass]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britons despairing over their increasingly yellow and crispy lawns can breathe a sigh of relief - the grass may not be dead at all, according to experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/your-yellow-lawn-is-not-dead-plant-expert-reveals-why-britons-should-stop-worrying-about-their-parched-grass/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/your-yellow-lawn-is-not-dead-plant-expert-reveals-why-britons-should-stop-worrying-about-their-parched-grass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AWS key exposed in JavaScript may have lit way to Beacon's charity data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beacon, a CRM provider for charities and nonprofits, says an AWS access key "potentially exposed in public JavaScript build artifacts" is the leading suspect in its July breach. The revelation came in the company's first update on the attack in more than a week. If the access key was exposed in public build artifacts, it raises questions about why Beacon's development pipeline and code review controls failed to catch it. Beacon used stronger wording about the potential data loss, confirming that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aws-key-exposed-in-javascript-may-have-lit-way-to-beacons-charity-data/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/aws-key-exposed-in-javascript-may-have-lit-way-to-beacons-charity-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twitch users outraged as Amazon uses their content to train AI in opt-out feature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Users of the popular streaming platform criticised allowing Amazon to use their data by dafault.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/twitch-users-outraged-as-amazon-uses-their-content-to-train-ai-in-opt-out-feature/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/twitch-users-outraged-as-amazon-uses-their-content-to-train-ai-in-opt-out-feature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twitch feeds your streams to Amazon's AI unless you tell it to stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twitch has given streamers a switch to stop their channel content being fed into Amazon's generative AI machinery, but naturally it is turned on by default. The Amazon-owned streaming platform has added a "Training for Generative AI" control to channel settings, allowing streamers to opt out of having their content used for future GenAI model improvements. With the setting enabled, Twitch says channel content &ndash; including livestreams, videos on demand, clips, highlights, text, images, and c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/twitch-feeds-your-streams-to-amazons-ai-unless-you-tell-it-to-stop/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/twitch-feeds-your-streams-to-amazons-ai-unless-you-tell-it-to-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I feel like I'm going to go blind': Britons complain of agonising eye pain after staring DIRECTLY at the solar eclipse without glasses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night, millions of Britons across the country watched in awe as the sun disappeared during the best solar eclipse of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/i-feel-like-im-going-to-go-blind-britons-complain-of-agonising-eye-pain-after-staring-directly-at-the-solar-eclipse-without-glasses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/i-feel-like-im-going-to-go-blind-britons-complain-of-agonising-eye-pain-after-staring-directly-at-the-solar-eclipse-without-glasses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything is better with pickles... except Windows]]></title><description><![CDATA[BORK!BORK!BORK! "Everything is better with pickles," trumpets a Wendy's sign. Everything is also better with a helping of bork, if the screen is to be believed. Spotted by an eagle-eyed Register reader in Vancouver, the display shows something amiss with Windows Phone Link &ndash; although why a PC encouraging customers to drop dollars on a Dill Pickle Chicken Sandwich needs the app is anyone's guess. The error itself usually comes up when something running Windows has been a bit careless with s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/everything-is-better-with-pickles-except-windows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/everything-is-better-with-pickles-except-windows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['They knew something was happening': Videos show birds thrown into state of confusion during dramatic solar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Birds across the country were thrown into a state of confusion as the sun disappeared behind the moon during yesterday's solar eclipse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/they-knew-something-was-happening-videos-show-birds-thrown-into-state-of-confusion-during-dramatic-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/they-knew-something-was-happening-videos-show-birds-thrown-into-state-of-confusion-during-dramatic-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon is using Twitch to train generative AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The streaming platform's users criticised the move to allow the use of channel content for AI training.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/amazon-is-using-twitch-to-train-generative-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/amazon-is-using-twitch-to-train-generative-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passwords stored in public Google Doc then showed up in search results]]></title><description><![CDATA[PWNED Welcome, once again, to PWNED, the weekly column where we highlight others&rsquo; security failures. Hopefully, there&rsquo;s a lesson in all this, but it could just be &ldquo;stop shooting yourself in the foot.&rdquo; Have a story about someone leaving a gaping hole in their network? Share it with us at pwned@sitpub.com. Anonymity is available upon request. Our story today comes courtesy of Siim Kostabi, co-founder of Pageloot, a company that provides QR codes businesses can use for marke]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/passwords-stored-in-public-google-doc-then-showed-up-in-search-results/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/passwords-stored-in-public-google-doc-then-showed-up-in-search-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cisco thinks Mythos means instant death for unsupported networking kit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins says &ldquo;The Mythos Effect&rdquo; will see customers scour their networks for unsupported devices and replace them ASAP. Mythos is Anthropic&rsquo;s bug-finding model and has proven so effective that vendors and open source projects are now finding more security flaws and pushing more patches. Speaking on Cisco&rsquo;s Q4 earnings call yesterday, Robbins said customers he speaks to are aware of Mythos, and fearful that the model and others like it will mean that unsupp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cisco-thinks-mythos-means-instant-death-for-unsupported-networking-kit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cisco-thinks-mythos-means-instant-death-for-unsupported-networking-kit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tencent says it could make instant profits on $53bn hardware splurge by renting it for AI workloads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese tech giant Tencent has turned its back on instant profits, betting that a new business unit that creates its own AI and embeds that in its products will pay off to a greater extent than cashing in on demand for computing resources. During the company&rsquo;s Q2 earnings call yesterday, Bernstein analyst Robin Zhu asked when Tencent expects to see a return on investment from the $53 billion capital expenditure it made in the quarter. Chief Strategy Officer James Mitchell said demand for c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tencent-says-it-could-make-instant-profits-on-53bn-hardware-splurge-by-renting-it-for-ai-workloads/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tencent-says-it-could-make-instant-profits-on-53bn-hardware-splurge-by-renting-it-for-ai-workloads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tencent says it could make instant profits on $53B hardware splurge by renting it for AI workloads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese tech giant Tencent has turned its back on instant profits, betting that a new business unit that creates its own AI and embeds that in its products will pay off to a greater extent than cashing in on demand for computing resources. During the company&rsquo;s Q2 earnings call yesterday, Bernstein analyst Robin Zhu asked when Tencent expects to see a return on investment from the $53 billion capital expenditure it made in the quarter. Chief Strategy Officer James Mitchell said demand for c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tencent-says-it-could-make-instant-profits-on-53b-hardware-splurge-by-renting-it-for-ai-workloads/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tencent-says-it-could-make-instant-profits-on-53b-hardware-splurge-by-renting-it-for-ai-workloads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Loongson processors have leaky caches, researchers find]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers from Germany&rsquo;s Helmholtz Center for Information Security have found processors made by China&rsquo;s Loongson have leaky caches that attackers could use to seek specific data. Loongson has developed its own LoongArch instruction set architecture (ISA) that blends approaches used by MIPS and RISC-V. On a site called LoongLeakAttack.com, the researchers explain that they found the leaky cache using a fuzzer, then noticed that the LoongArch ISA manual mentions an instruction that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chinese-loongson-processors-have-leaky-caches-researchers-find/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chinese-loongson-processors-have-leaky-caches-researchers-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The eclipse snapped by YOU: Daily Mail readers show how they enjoyed Britain's dramatic eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[From pets wearing glasses to children using homemade viewing devices to glimpse the spectacular illusion in the skies on Wednesday, our readers embraced eclipse fever in full force.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-eclipse-snapped-by-you-daily-mail-readers-show-how-they-enjoyed-britains-dramatic-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-eclipse-snapped-by-you-daily-mail-readers-show-how-they-enjoyed-britains-dramatic-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI ad service can bill customers for up to one day after they pause campaigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[OpenAI appears to be serving ads after buyers have halted their campaigns, and charging them for the privilege.OpenAI began testing ad sales in ChatGPT in the US back in February and has been gradually expanding the service in other regions, including the United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, and South Korea as of Tuesday. Given that a substantial minority of ChatGPT user base pays for the service (50 million out of 900 million weekly users as of February 2026), advertising revenue appears to b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-ad-service-can-bill-customers-for-up-to-one-day-after-they-pause-campaigns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-ad-service-can-bill-customers-for-up-to-one-day-after-they-pause-campaigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The day Britain stood still to marvel at the heavens as once-in-a-generation eclipse stuns the country... and if you missed it, the next one isn't until 2050]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Britain sweltered in the fifth heatwave of the year, an eerie yet welcome chill descended as the Moon blocked out the unrelenting 30C sunshine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-day-britain-stood-still-to-marvel-at-the-heavens-as-once-in-a-generation-eclipse-stuns-the-country-and-if-you-missed-it-the-next-one-isnt-until-2050/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-day-britain-stood-still-to-marvel-at-the-heavens-as-once-in-a-generation-eclipse-stuns-the-country-and-if-you-missed-it-the-next-one-isnt-until-2050/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria - but the 'Vulture King' is fighting to reverse the trend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vultures-are-disappearing-in-nigeria-but-the-vulture-king-is-fighting-to-reverse-the-trend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vultures-are-disappearing-in-nigeria-but-the-vulture-king-is-fighting-to-reverse-the-trend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-japanese-firms-are-being-so-slow-to-use-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-japanese-firms-are-being-so-slow-to-use-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rent-a-GPU outfit Nebius promises rapid 1 GW powerup plan isn't nebulous]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rent-a-GPU cloud Nebius plans to bring online over a gigawatt of datacenter capacity every year starting in 2027, but doing so will require playing the margins and juggling a mountain of debt. &ldquo;Our future capacity pipeline effectively makes Nebius one of just a few companies in the world able to build more than a gigawatt of new capacity a year and we plan to do so in 2027,&rdquo; CEO Arkady Volozh boasted on Wednesday&rsquo;s earnings call. The endeavor won&rsquo;t be cheap. In 2026, Nebi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rent-a-gpu-outfit-nebius-promises-rapid-1-gw-powerup-plan-isnt-nebulous/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rent-a-gpu-outfit-nebius-promises-rapid-1-gw-powerup-plan-isnt-nebulous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The day Britain stood still to marvel at the heavens... and if you missed it, the next eclipse isn't until November 2050!]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Britain sweltered in the fifth heatwave of the year, an eerie yet welcome chill descended as the Moon blocked out the unrelenting 30C sunshine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-day-britain-stood-still-to-marvel-at-the-heavens-and-if-you-missed-it-the-next-eclipse-isnt-until-november-2050/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-day-britain-stood-still-to-marvel-at-the-heavens-and-if-you-missed-it-the-next-eclipse-isnt-until-november-2050/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RECAP: Millions watch as once-in-a-generation solar eclipse peaks in the skies over Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[RECAP: Eclipse mania has gripped Britain, with beaches, parks and beauty spots packed with sky-watchers as millions turned out to witness the most spectacular solar eclipse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/recap-millions-watch-as-once-in-a-generation-solar-eclipse-peaks-in-the-skies-over-britain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/recap-millions-watch-as-once-in-a-generation-solar-eclipse-peaks-in-the-skies-over-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cloudy skies lead to mixed fortunes for Scotland's eclipse hunters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scotland's best chance of seeing a solar eclipse in 27 years left some disappointed, though there were moments of magic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cloudy-skies-lead-to-mixed-fortunes-for-scotlands-eclipse-hunters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cloudy-skies-lead-to-mixed-fortunes-for-scotlands-eclipse-hunters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Once-in-a-generation solar eclipse wows millions in UK and Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 95% of the Sun was covered by the Moon in Cornwall, while parts of Spain experienced the magic of a total eclipse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/once-in-a-generation-solar-eclipse-wows-millions-in-uk-and-europe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/once-in-a-generation-solar-eclipse-wows-millions-in-uk-and-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions in UK and Europe left wowed by once-in-a-generation solar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 95% of the Sun was covered by the Moon in Cornwall, while parts of Spain experienced the magic of a total eclipse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/millions-in-uk-and-europe-left-wowed-by-once-in-a-generation-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/millions-in-uk-and-europe-left-wowed-by-once-in-a-generation-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Solar eclipse seen over UK skies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of people in the UK and Europe have been wowed by a once-in-a-generation solar eclipse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watch-solar-eclipse-seen-over-uk-skies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watch-solar-eclipse-seen-over-uk-skies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Near-autonomous' AI agents attack Taiwan's nuclear safety agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suspected Chinese cyber operatives used publicly available AI tools to compromise Taiwanese government systems before expanding the attack to its nuclear safety agency, supply-chain vendors, and at least seven energy companies in what security researchers called a "near-autonomous attack." Over the first four days of July, AI agents compromised 85 government user accounts and extracted more than 2,500 personnel records, according to Dream, an Israeli cybersecurity firm. Researchers uncovered evi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/near-autonomous-ai-agents-attack-taiwans-nuclear-safety-agency/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/near-autonomous-ai-agents-attack-taiwans-nuclear-safety-agency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tailscale says deeply buried 16-year-old SQLite bug caused last year's outages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Users of peer-to-peer networking outfit Tailscale might have struggled through some surprising outages beginning late last year. After a six-month investigation, the team finally knows why: A bug in SQLite&rsquo;s write-ahead log that had remained hidden for 16 years. The Tailscale team announced in a Wednesday blog post that it had finally addressed the issue with the help of SQLite maintainers, who even had to create a new tool (with Tailscale funding) to log virtual file system activity in or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tailscale-says-deeply-buried-16-year-old-sqlite-bug-caused-last-years-outages/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tailscale-says-deeply-buried-16-year-old-sqlite-bug-caused-last-years-outages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deeply buried 16-year-old SQLite bug caused last year's Tailscale outages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Users of peer-to-peer networking outfit Tailscale might have struggled through some surprising outages beginning late last year. After a six-month investigation, the team finally knows why: A bug in SQLite&rsquo;s write-ahead log that had remained hidden for 16 years. The Tailscale team announced in a Wednesday blog post that it had finally addressed the issue with the help of SQLite maintainers, who even had to create a new tool (with Tailscale funding) to log virtual file system activity in or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/deeply-buried-16-year-old-sqlite-bug-caused-last-years-tailscale-outages/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/deeply-buried-16-year-old-sqlite-bug-caused-last-years-tailscale-outages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Sky watchers gather for solar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[People across Kent, Surrey and Sussex watch the moon obscure the sun in a rare partial eclipse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/in-pictures-sky-watchers-gather-for-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/in-pictures-sky-watchers-gather-for-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The eclipse snapped by YOU: Daily Mail readers' photos are revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[From pets wearing glasses to children using homemade viewing devices to glimpse the spectacular illusion in the skies on Wednesday, our readers embraced eclipse fever in full force.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-eclipse-snapped-by-you-daily-mail-readers-photos-are-revealed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-eclipse-snapped-by-you-daily-mail-readers-photos-are-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yorkshire crowds gather for 'incredible' eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[People gather in York, Leeds and Bradford to view the most significant solar eclipse since 1999.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/yorkshire-crowds-gather-for-incredible-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/yorkshire-crowds-gather-for-incredible-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent warning over 'squishy dumpling' toys that can explode and cause severe burns]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Officials have issued an urgent warning about the popular 'squishy dumpling' toys that pose serious risks to consumers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/urgent-warning-over-squishy-dumpling-toys-that-can-explode-and-cause-severe-burns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/urgent-warning-over-squishy-dumpling-toys-that-can-explode-and-cause-severe-burns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Node.js creator liberates Durable Objects from Cloudflare]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've got good news for developers who are enamored with Cloudflare Workers and Durable Objects but don&rsquo;t want to be tied into that company&rsquo;s backend infrastructure. Last week, Node.js creator Ryan Dahl unveiled his latest project, celld, which he described on X as &ldquo;a self-hosted, distributed Durable Objects and Workers implementation.&rdquo; Dahl&rsquo;s celld model is compatible with Cloudflare&rsquo;s Workers and Durable Objects&rsquo; JavaScript APIs, but he claims that it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nodejs-creator-liberates-durable-objects-from-cloudflare/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nodejs-creator-liberates-durable-objects-from-cloudflare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moment man uses colander at packed London park to watch the eclipse... and he's not alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[One popular method to view the eclipse if you do not have special glasses that protect from the strong sunlight is to see the sun's light through the holes of a colander.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/moment-man-uses-colander-at-packed-london-park-to-watch-the-eclipse-and-hes-not-alone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/moment-man-uses-colander-at-packed-london-park-to-watch-the-eclipse-and-hes-not-alone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent warning over popular 'squishy dumpling' toys that can explode and spray scorching liquid]]></title><description><![CDATA[WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Officials have issued an urgent warning about the popular 'squishy dumpling' toys that pose serious risks to consumers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/urgent-warning-over-popular-squishy-dumpling-toys-that-can-explode-and-spray-scorching-liquid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/urgent-warning-over-popular-squishy-dumpling-toys-that-can-explode-and-spray-scorching-liquid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spectre rears its ugly head again as researchers show some RISC-V chips are susceptible]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you thought that the famous Spectre security vulns were a relic of 2018, think again. Certain RISC-V chips are still very much subject to this hair-raising hole, researchers say. Spectre refers to a family of vulnerabilities related to speculative execution, a performance optimization technique based on predicting the flow of data before instructions have been executed. Incorrect predictions get rolled back without affecting running applications but nonetheless leave traces that can be recove]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/spectre-rears-its-ugly-head-again-as-researchers-show-some-risc-v-chips-are-susceptible/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/spectre-rears-its-ugly-head-again-as-researchers-show-some-risc-v-chips-are-susceptible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious 'demon' creature discovered lurking beneath Alabama's 'Area 51']]></title><description><![CDATA[An evolutionary mystery has been discovered under an Army base that conspiracy theorists believe is the key to secret UFO projects run by the military.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-demon-creature-discovered-lurking-beneath-alabamas-area-51/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-demon-creature-discovered-lurking-beneath-alabamas-area-51/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia's latest solution to soaring enterprise AI costs is...a router?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soaring AI infrastructure costs and model pricing, combined with uncertain returns on investment, threaten to stall enterprise adoption. To make enterprise AI spend a bit more manageable, Nvidia this week unveiled a new software platform that blurs the line between expensive proprietary models and open weights alternatives. Announced alongside Nemotron 3.5-30B-A3B-Lightning, Nvidia&rsquo;s latest open weights model, NeMo Switchyard is the GPU giant&rsquo;s latest overture to enterprise. So what]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nvidias-latest-solution-to-soaring-enterprise-ai-costs-isa-router/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nvidias-latest-solution-to-soaring-enterprise-ai-costs-isa-router/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar eclipse live updates: Once-in-a-generation event peaks in the skies over Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIVE UPDATES: Eclipse mania has gripped the nation, with Britons packing out beaches and parks to view the once-in-a-generation event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-live-updates-once-in-a-generation-event-peaks-in-the-skies-over-britain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-live-updates-once-in-a-generation-event-peaks-in-the-skies-over-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists discover a blind 'demon' underneath Alabama's Area 51]]></title><description><![CDATA[An evolutionary mystery has been discovered under an Army base that conspiracy theorists believe is the key to secret UFO projects run by the military.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-discover-a-blind-demon-underneath-alabamas-area-51/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-discover-a-blind-demon-underneath-alabamas-area-51/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft-vendetta hacker has a new zero day that gives system privileges on fully patched Windows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nightmare Eclipse, the serial zero-day hunter who has an axe to grind with Microsoft, published a new Defender zero-day, ShieldBreak, that apparently bypasses Redmond&rsquo;s RoguePlanet patch (CVE-2026-50656), allowing attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems. According to at least one other researcher, the exploit works. &ldquo;I've tried it, it works on latest Windows 11,&rdquo; former Microsoft employee and security expert Kevin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-vendetta-hacker-has-a-new-zero-day-that-gives-system-privileges-on-fully-patched-windows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-vendetta-hacker-has-a-new-zero-day-that-gives-system-privileges-on-fully-patched-windows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar eclipse in pictures: Stunning snaps show the moment the moon covered the face of the sun]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you missed this eclipse, the next chance to see such a significant natural phenomenon won't come to the UK until 2050, and you'll have to wait until 2090 for the next totality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-in-pictures-stunning-snaps-show-the-moment-the-moon-covered-the-face-of-the-sun/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-in-pictures-stunning-snaps-show-the-moment-the-moon-covered-the-face-of-the-sun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar eclipse live updates: Once-in-a-generation event begins as sun-gazers are warned they could break their phones]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIVE UPDATES: Eclipse mania has gripped the nation, with Britons packing out beaches and parks to view the once-in-a-generation event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-live-updates-once-in-a-generation-event-begins-as-sun-gazers-are-warned-they-could-break-their-phones/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-live-updates-once-in-a-generation-event-begins-as-sun-gazers-are-warned-they-could-break-their-phones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The race to save thousands of animals]]></title><description><![CDATA[In October 1982, Paraguay and Brazil closed the gates of the Itaipu River, beginning to fill the reservoir of what would soon be the world's largest dam.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-race-to-save-thousands-of-animals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-race-to-save-thousands-of-animals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discord ordered to suspend livestreams in Brazil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discord told the BBC it was "thoughtfully reviewing" the order by Brazil's data protection agency and it was "committed to user safety"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/discord-ordered-to-suspend-livestreams-in-brazil/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/discord-ordered-to-suspend-livestreams-in-brazil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extinct human remains found on seafloor fuel claims of real-life biblical giants]]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains of an extinct human discovered on the seafloor off Taiwan have reignited theories about the giants described in the Bible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/extinct-human-remains-found-on-seafloor-fuel-claims-of-real-life-biblical-giants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/extinct-human-remains-found-on-seafloor-fuel-claims-of-real-life-biblical-giants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenWALDO aims to blow the doors off proprietary AI training models]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new project aims to build a shared, open source AI training dataset that anyone can contribute to, much like an open source software project. It aims to make training data more transparent than that of many open-weight models that have recently taken the industry by storm. CentOS and Rocky Linux founder Gregory Kurtzer is behind the effort, dubbed Open Weights, Artifacts, Licenses, Data, Origins (OpenWALDO), and it's funded by CIQ, his AI infrastructure company, which also sponsors Rocky Linux]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openwaldo-aims-to-blow-the-doors-off-proprietary-ai-training-models/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openwaldo-aims-to-blow-the-doors-off-proprietary-ai-training-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar eclipse LIVESTREAM: Watch live as the moon covers the face of the sun]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-livestream-watch-live-as-the-moon-covers-the-face-of-the-sun/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-livestream-watch-live-as-the-moon-covers-the-face-of-the-sun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extinct human remains found on seafloor fuel claims of the Bible's 'Nephilim Giants']]></title><description><![CDATA[The remains of an extinct human discovered on the seafloor off Taiwan have reignited theories about the giants described in the Bible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/extinct-human-remains-found-on-seafloor-fuel-claims-of-the-bibles-nephilim-giants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/extinct-human-remains-found-on-seafloor-fuel-claims-of-the-bibles-nephilim-giants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Hydrogen car breaks land speed record at 406 mph]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new record surpasses the previous official hydrogen combustion title set in 2004 by more than double the speed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watch-hydrogen-car-breaks-land-speed-record-at-406-mph/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watch-hydrogen-car-breaks-land-speed-record-at-406-mph/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CoreWeave revenue doubles as debt pile reaches $35.6B]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neocloud operator CoreWeave remains bullish about its prospects, claiming that changing patterns of AI use will create sustained demand for its cloud services. The New Jersey firm is among the most prominent rent-a-GPU businesses spawned by demand for AI training infrastructure, but is now attempting to move up the technology stack &ndash; a shift consultants at McKinsey said neoclouds would need to make to survive. "AI is no longer confined to frontier model labs. It is becoming embedded in sof]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/coreweave-revenue-doubles-as-debt-pile-reaches-356b/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/coreweave-revenue-doubles-as-debt-pile-reaches-356b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilling plan to expand Flock camera's vast US surveillance network exposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-plan-to-expand-flock-cameras-vast-us-surveillance-network-exposed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-plan-to-expand-flock-cameras-vast-us-surveillance-network-exposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flock camera's chilling expansion plan exposed amid fears YOU will be watched more than ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-cameras-chilling-expansion-plan-exposed-amid-fears-you-will-be-watched-more-than-ever/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-cameras-chilling-expansion-plan-exposed-amid-fears-you-will-be-watched-more-than-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generations of fish 'wiped out' after pollution incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Environment said 5km of the Kilkeel River in the Mournes area was impacted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/generations-of-fish-wiped-out-after-pollution-incident/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/generations-of-fish-wiped-out-after-pollution-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flock's chilling plan to add 350,000 cameras to its massive US surveillance network exposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flocks-chilling-plan-to-add-350000-cameras-to-its-massive-us-surveillance-network-exposed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flocks-chilling-plan-to-add-350000-cameras-to-its-massive-us-surveillance-network-exposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smooth-talking fraudsters clone contactless cards, authorize payments in just 13 minutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[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,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/smooth-talking-fraudsters-clone-contactless-cards-authorize-payments-in-just-13-minutes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/smooth-talking-fraudsters-clone-contactless-cards-authorize-payments-in-just-13-minutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[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]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-discover-a-never-before-seen-astronomical-object-thats-a-mashup-of-a-black-hole-and-a-huge-star-and-it-could-explain-the-mysterious-red-dots-in-deep-space-images/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-discover-a-never-before-seen-astronomical-object-thats-a-mashup-of-a-black-hole-and-a-huge-star-and-it-could-explain-the-mysterious-red-dots-in-deep-space-images/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's drought could spark an outbreak of infectious diseases, scientists warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's worsening drought could trigger outbreaks of infectious diseases, scientists have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/britains-drought-could-spark-an-outbreak-of-infectious-diseases-scientists-warn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/britains-drought-could-spark-an-outbreak-of-infectious-diseases-scientists-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What time and where might you see the solar eclipse in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hopes of catching the best view are fading in parts of Scotland as clouds threaten to hide the celestial event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-time-and-where-might-you-see-the-solar-eclipse-in-scotland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-time-and-where-might-you-see-the-solar-eclipse-in-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Fourth Amendment In American airports?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It isn&rsquo;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&rsquo;t in your suitcase, but in your phone. It&rsquo;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/no-fourth-amendment-in-american-airports/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/no-fourth-amendment-in-american-airports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sovereign AI overcomes compliance challenges and feeds innovation in public sector and other regulated industries, say HPE and NVIDIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[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,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sovereign-ai-overcomes-compliance-challenges-and-feeds-innovation-in-public-sector-and-other-regulated-industries-say-hpe-and-nvidia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sovereign-ai-overcomes-compliance-challenges-and-feeds-innovation-in-public-sector-and-other-regulated-industries-say-hpe-and-nvidia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flock camera's chilling plan to vastly expand its surveillance network exposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-cameras-chilling-plan-to-vastly-expand-its-surveillance-network-exposed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-cameras-chilling-plan-to-vastly-expand-its-surveillance-network-exposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Odds of tropical threat forming in the Atlantic increase as models show paths to the US East Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Atlantic storm may be only hours away from forming and early models show multiple paths to the US.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/odds-of-tropical-threat-forming-in-the-atlantic-increase-as-models-show-paths-to-the-us-east-coast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/odds-of-tropical-threat-forming-in-the-atlantic-increase-as-models-show-paths-to-the-us-east-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber Freight keeps on trucking after extortion crew breaks in]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uber-freight-keeps-on-trucking-after-extortion-crew-breaks-in/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uber-freight-keeps-on-trucking-after-extortion-crew-breaks-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar eclipse live updates: Huge queues form in last-minute scramble for glasses as UK braces for pandemonium and spate of accidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-live-updates-huge-queues-form-in-last-minute-scramble-for-glasses-as-uk-braces-for-pandemonium-and-spate-of-accidents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-live-updates-huge-queues-form-in-last-minute-scramble-for-glasses-as-uk-braces-for-pandemonium-and-spate-of-accidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exposed: Woeful security at UK criminal records office that led to sensitive data leak]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/exposed-woeful-security-at-uk-criminal-records-office-that-led-to-sensitive-data-leak/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/exposed-woeful-security-at-uk-criminal-records-office-that-led-to-sensitive-data-leak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare turtle's flight from Wales to Texas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kemp's ridley sea turtle was flown home to the Caribbean Sea after being found washed up in Wales.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rare-turtles-flight-from-wales-to-texas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rare-turtles-flight-from-wales-to-texas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Akira ransomware scum blocked victim's security tools &ndash; and broke their own encryptor]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Akira ransomware affiliate rebooted a victim&rsquo;s computer into Safe Mode to kill its security tools &ndash; 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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/akira-ransomware-scum-blocked-victims-security-tools-ndash-and-broke-their-own-encryptor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/akira-ransomware-scum-blocked-victims-security-tools-ndash-and-broke-their-own-encryptor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Map reveals where partial solar eclipse will be visible across the US in HOURS]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/map-reveals-where-partial-solar-eclipse-will-be-visible-across-the-us-in-hours/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/map-reveals-where-partial-solar-eclipse-will-be-visible-across-the-us-in-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[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]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/can-i-still-get-certified-glasses-to-watch-tonights-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/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/can-i-still-get-certified-glasses-to-watch-tonights-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/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomy superfan, 11, shares tips for watching solar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Efan Dafydd's love of the cosmos continued to grow after meeting his hero, astronaut Tim Peake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/astronomy-superfan-11-shares-tips-for-watching-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/astronomy-superfan-11-shares-tips-for-watching-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[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']]></title><description><![CDATA[Bumble has enraged its users after announcing a dramatic U-turn on its women-first rule.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bumble-users-are-furious-as-the-app-ditches-women-first-rule-and-allows-men-to-make-the-first-move-as-one-dubs-it-tinder-20/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/bumble-users-are-furious-as-the-app-ditches-women-first-rule-and-allows-men-to-make-the-first-move-as-one-dubs-it-tinder-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When and where in the West Country to see the solar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK's biggest solar eclipse since 1999 arrives today. Here's where to see it safely in the West Country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/when-and-where-in-the-west-country-to-see-the-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/when-and-where-in-the-west-country-to-see-the-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Voyager engineers found two more years in a 50-year-old power budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-voyager-engineers-found-two-more-years-in-a-50-year-old-power-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-voyager-engineers-found-two-more-years-in-a-50-year-old-power-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The REAL mummy's curse: Global trade in human heads could unleash ancient microbes on the world, scientists warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[A growing global trade in preserved body parts could unleash ancient fungal spores on the world, scientists have warned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-real-mummys-curse-global-trade-in-human-heads-could-unleash-ancient-microbes-on-the-world-scientists-warn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-real-mummys-curse-global-trade-in-human-heads-could-unleash-ancient-microbes-on-the-world-scientists-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brit rail cops bring live facial recognition to the London Underground]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/brit-rail-cops-bring-live-facial-recognition-to-the-london-underground/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/brit-rail-cops-bring-live-facial-recognition-to-the-london-underground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Cloud is poised to corner the market for enterprise hardware]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/big-cloud-is-poised-to-corner-the-market-for-enterprise-hardware/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/big-cloud-is-poised-to-corner-the-market-for-enterprise-hardware/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The weirdest things that will happen during tonight's solar eclipse - from animals falling silent to a spike in traffic accidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aside from being incredible to look at, solar eclipses are also known to spark cascades of strange events.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-weirdest-things-that-will-happen-during-tonights-solar-eclipse-from-animals-falling-silent-to-a-spike-in-traffic-accidents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-weirdest-things-that-will-happen-during-tonights-solar-eclipse-from-animals-falling-silent-to-a-spike-in-traffic-accidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don't serve pies, but we do like a Pi]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/we-dont-serve-pies-but-we-do-like-a-pi/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/we-dont-serve-pies-but-we-do-like-a-pi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[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]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tonights-total-solar-eclipse-as-huge-queues-form-in-last-minute-scramble-for-glasses-the-best-times-and-locations-to-see-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tonights-total-solar-eclipse-as-huge-queues-form-in-last-minute-scramble-for-glasses-the-best-times-and-locations-to-see-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK puts £14B cloud framework in place with SMEs promised a bigger slice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The British government has awarded places on its latest G-Cloud procurement framework, through which the public sector could spend an estimated &pound;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]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-puts-14b-cloud-framework-in-place-with-smes-promised-a-bigger-slice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-puts-14b-cloud-framework-in-place-with-smes-promised-a-bigger-slice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge queues form outside UK corner shops as Brits rush to stock up on solar eclipse glasses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Desperate Britons have queued for hours through the night in a bid to get their hands on solar eclipse glasses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/huge-queues-form-outside-uk-corner-shops-as-brits-rush-to-stock-up-on-solar-eclipse-glasses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/huge-queues-form-outside-uk-corner-shops-as-brits-rush-to-stock-up-on-solar-eclipse-glasses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best places to see partial solar eclipse across England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some parts of England could see up to 96 per cent of the moon covering the sun on 12 August.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/best-places-to-see-partial-solar-eclipse-across-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/best-places-to-see-partial-solar-eclipse-across-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nailed it: Toolstation gives its store IT an ASUS NUC refurb]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Toolstation's customers walk into a branch, work has usually paused somewhere else. A plumber, decorator or electrician is there because a plug won't fit, a roller has worn out, or the van needs restocking with brushed-steel double sockets. It is a place where trades and dedicated DIYers go when they need to get on with the job. Toolstation's point-of-sale terminals therefore need to keep pace with staff answering questions, checking stock and closing the sale before a quick visit turns int]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nailed-it-toolstation-gives-its-store-it-an-asus-nuc-refurb/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nailed-it-toolstation-gives-its-store-it-an-asus-nuc-refurb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about tonight's total solar eclipse: The best times and locations to see it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tonight, millions of Britons will witness the best solar eclipse in a generation - and you will not want to miss out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tonights-total-solar-eclipse-the-best-times-and-locations-to-see-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tonights-total-solar-eclipse-the-best-times-and-locations-to-see-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar eclipse and the island of Ireland: The weather forecast and all you need to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skywatchers are set to witness two major celestial events next week, with a deep partial solar eclipse followed by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-and-the-island-of-ireland-the-weather-forecast-and-all-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/solar-eclipse-and-the-island-of-ireland-the-weather-forecast-and-all-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agents made my retro tech safe to use again and showed their real value as testers of ideas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the years, my home has become something of an Island of Misfit Kit because it&rsquo;s filled with ancient computers, all of them well and truly out of support. Most still work but it was always inadvisable to use them, and more so since Mythos came along. So I mostly left them alone until a few months ago when I decided to see if an agent could help to revive a 15 year old device with a tiny CPU, an ancient version of Arch Linux , and a browser so old it lacks the necessary encryption to co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/agents-made-my-retro-tech-safe-to-use-again-and-showed-their-real-value-as-testers-of-ideas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/agents-made-my-retro-tech-safe-to-use-again-and-showed-their-real-value-as-testers-of-ideas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British driver who broke sound barrier sets new speed record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Green set the fastest time ever recorded in a hydrogen-powered car, reaching 406mph (654km/h).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/british-driver-who-broke-sound-barrier-sets-new-speed-record/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/british-driver-who-broke-sound-barrier-sets-new-speed-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare piglet the size of 'a grapefruit with legs' born at zoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rana's arrival is described as a "lifeline for the species", which is in rapid decline in the wild.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rare-piglet-the-size-of-a-grapefruit-with-legs-born-at-zoo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rare-piglet-the-size-of-a-grapefruit-with-legs-born-at-zoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zuck’s Chinese agentic prey escapes, will resume standalone ops]]></title><description><![CDATA[China&rsquo;s decision not to allow Meta to acquire local AI outfit Manus AI has become reality, with the upstart advising users it will soon &ldquo;return to operating as an independent company.&rdquo; Manus burst onto the AI scene in March 2025 with a &ldquo;general agent&rdquo; that allowed users assign tasks to an AI. To illustrate its powers, Manus claimed it could select the best candidate for a job by evaluating job applications stored in a .ZIP file, which it would open and read, then as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/zucks-chinese-agentic-prey-escapes-will-resume-standalone-ops/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/zucks-chinese-agentic-prey-escapes-will-resume-standalone-ops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s central bank wants AI to approve loans that humans would reject]]></title><description><![CDATA[The governor of India&rsquo;s Reserve Bank wants the nation&rsquo;s financial institutions to use AI to approve loans that human assessors would likely reject. In a speech delivered yesterday at the FIBAC conference in Mumbai, Sanjay Malhotra said the regulator &ldquo;sees AI as a capability to be responsibly harnessed and not merely as a risk to be contained,&rdquo; then offered several reasons to support that statement. The first reason is that banks currently find it hard to justify loans to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/indias-central-bank-wants-ai-to-approve-loans-that-humans-would-reject/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/indias-central-bank-wants-ai-to-approve-loans-that-humans-would-reject/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modular's Mojo programming language hits 1.0 milestone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modular's Mojo reached its 1.0 milestone on Tuesday, promising developers a stable, production-ready, general-purpose programming language. But its primary purpose is more specific: to unify the AI software stack by providing a way to target the diverse set of GPUs, CPUs, ASICs, and other heterogeneous systems that are used to run AI workloads. Mojo, in conjunction with the MAX inference framework, aspires to make it easier to develop AI software, systems, and tools without being tied to vendor-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/modulars-mojo-programming-language-hits-10-milestone/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/modulars-mojo-programming-language-hits-10-milestone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about tonight's total solar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: The conditions are practically perfect. For most people, this evening offers the best chance in a lifetime to see an almost total solar eclipse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tonights-total-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tonights-total-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK to get best eclipse since 1999 as Moon blocks out Sun across Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up to 96% of the Sun will be covered by the Moon in the UK, while parts of Spain, Greenland, Iceland, Portugal and Russia will see a total eclipse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-to-get-best-eclipse-since-1999-as-moon-blocks-out-sun-across-europe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uk-to-get-best-eclipse-since-1999-as-moon-blocks-out-sun-across-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tastes like home! First 100% British chocolate bar made since 1932 - using cocoa from Berkshire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forget Belgian truffles and Swiss chocolate - this bar is about as British as they come, with cocoa grown not in the tropics but in Berkshire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tastes-like-home-first-100-british-chocolate-bar-made-since-1932-using-cocoa-from-berkshire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tastes-like-home-first-100-british-chocolate-bar-made-since-1932-using-cocoa-from-berkshire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signal adds an extra layer of security to make sure you're actually chatting with the right person]]></title><description><![CDATA[Signal has introduced a new layer of security to help make sure no one has secretly interfered with your encrypted chats. The chat app is favored by diplomats, activists, and journalists for its security. It uses end-to-end message encryption and &ldquo;safety numbers&rdquo; &ndash; cryptographic fingerprints associated with the keys securing a conversation &ndash; which users can compare to verify they have the expected encrypted connection with a contact. But in theory, someone could still int]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/signal-adds-an-extra-layer-of-security-to-make-sure-youre-actually-chatting-with-the-right-person/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/signal-adds-an-extra-layer-of-security-to-make-sure-youre-actually-chatting-with-the-right-person/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[421 bugs in Microsoft's Patch Tuesday release, and the Norks have already attacked one]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an epic month for Microsoft patches, though not a record-setting one. Redmond addressed 421 bugs in its own products this month - about 200 fewer CVEs than last month, but likely the new norm with AI-assisted vulnerability disclosures and fixes. The big news is that North Korea&rsquo;s Lazarus Group (and possibly other miscreants) found and attacked one of these flaws as a zero-day in early June. The bug, tracked as CVE-2026-68820, is a use-after-free in the Windows Ancillary Function Dr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/421-bugs-in-microsofts-patch-tuesday-release-and-the-norks-have-already-attacked-one/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/421-bugs-in-microsofts-patch-tuesday-release-and-the-norks-have-already-attacked-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give Palantir up to $244m through 2028, says internal Defense Department memo]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE US Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg has drafted a memorandum directing Defense Department subordinates to purchase up to $243.9 million in services from AI-enabled data analytics biz Palantir through March 31, 2027, without a competitive bidding process, The Register has learned. The August 4th, 2026, memo calls for what would effectively be a sole-source or no-bid consulting contract. Its subject line is "Funding Palantir." It's unclear, our source told us, whether the dea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/give-palantir-up-to-244m-through-2028-says-internal-defense-department-memo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/give-palantir-up-to-244m-through-2028-says-internal-defense-department-memo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Severe storms overturn vehicle and trigger flooding in Ohio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents are being urged to prepare for additional severe storms in the coming days, as officials also report at least one fatality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watch-severe-storms-overturn-vehicle-and-trigger-flooding-in-ohio/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watch-severe-storms-overturn-vehicle-and-trigger-flooding-in-ohio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild theory claims Earth will lose gravity for seven seconds TOMORROW in cosmic catastrophe]]></title><description><![CDATA[A shocking conspiracy theory claims NASA has been working on a plan to survive a doomsday-like event that would kill millions worldwide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wild-theory-claims-earth-will-lose-gravity-for-seven-seconds-tomorrow-in-cosmic-catastrophe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wild-theory-claims-earth-will-lose-gravity-for-seven-seconds-tomorrow-in-cosmic-catastrophe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Together AI embraces the competition with $240M IBM Cloud deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[With power, datacenter capacity, and other supply chain constraints, AI infrastructure is in short supply, and service providers will rent all the compute they can get, even if it means working with competing cloud providers. Together AI is the latest example. This week the service provider announced a $240 million deal to run its open weights inference platform on a &ldquo;large cluster&rdquo; of Nvidia GPUs housed in IBM Cloud. &ldquo;Together AI selected IBM with Nvidia because of their innov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/together-ai-embraces-the-competition-with-240m-ibm-cloud-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/together-ai-embraces-the-competition-with-240m-ibm-cloud-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions of Americans across Midwest placed under urgent tornado warning as Chicago braces for impact: 'Take cover now!']]></title><description><![CDATA[Extreme winds and heavy rain have struck Illinois and Indiana, setting off tornado warnings throughout the region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/millions-of-americans-across-midwest-placed-under-urgent-tornado-warning-as-chicago-braces-for-impact-take-cover-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/millions-of-americans-across-midwest-placed-under-urgent-tornado-warning-as-chicago-braces-for-impact-take-cover-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEF CON dingus suspected of trying to take over Delta in-flight Wi-Fi]]></title><description><![CDATA[A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta after DEF CON is suspected of jamming the in-flight Wi-Fi and broadcasting an unauthorized network in what could amount to a federal offense. It seems like someone forgot the old truism "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas." News of the incident began circulating late Monday when flight watchers spotted Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) messages from the crew of Delta Flight 591 indicating that somet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/def-con-dingus-suspected-of-trying-to-take-over-delta-in-flight-wi-fi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/def-con-dingus-suspected-of-trying-to-take-over-delta-in-flight-wi-fi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions of Americans placed under urgent tornado warning near major US city: 'Take cover now!']]></title><description><![CDATA[Extreme winds and heavy rain have struck Illinois and Indiana, setting off tornado warnings throughout the region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/millions-of-americans-placed-under-urgent-tornado-warning-near-major-us-city-take-cover-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/millions-of-americans-placed-under-urgent-tornado-warning-near-major-us-city-take-cover-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel upsizes stock sale to $20B with spending plans still fuzzy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intel stands to raise $20 billion from a public offering of common stock after increasing the deal from the $15 billion announced on Monday, although analysts disagree over what the chip giant wants the cash for. The Santa Clara biz initially announced a $15 billion offering before pricing the shares at $95 apiece and increasing the deal to $20 billion. Intel is offering 210,526,315 shares at a price understood to represent a 6.5 percent discount to Friday's closing level. It has also granted un]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/intel-upsizes-stock-sale-to-20b-with-spending-plans-still-fuzzy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/intel-upsizes-stock-sale-to-20b-with-spending-plans-still-fuzzy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two wars and a World Cup lead to epic DDoS attacks on publishers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ongoing wars in Ukraine and Iran, and the FIFA World Cup, all contributed to a DDoS walloping of media organizations throughout 2026 so far, according to Cloudflare&rsquo;s latest data, which identified the sector as the most targeted this year. Attacks on media, production, and publishing accounted for 14.2 percent of all DDoS attacks launched since January 1. Over the first six months of the year, the sector saw nearly four times the number of attacks leveled at the second most-targeted sector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/two-wars-and-a-world-cup-lead-to-epic-ddos-attacks-on-publishers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/two-wars-and-a-world-cup-lead-to-epic-ddos-attacks-on-publishers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California 'in the crosshairs' of mega earthquake within months, warns scientist who predicted deadly Colombia disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[A scientist who said Colombia would be struck by a major earthquake two months before it happened has now warned that multiple hotspots in the US are at risk for a megaquake in 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/california-in-the-crosshairs-of-mega-earthquake-within-months-warns-scientist-who-predicted-deadly-colombia-disaster/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/california-in-the-crosshairs-of-mega-earthquake-within-months-warns-scientist-who-predicted-deadly-colombia-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thames Water 'flagship' chalk stream rated as poor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm says it has invested in the chalk stream and water quality is "influenced by a range of factors".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/thames-water-flagship-chalk-stream-rated-as-poor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/thames-water-flagship-chalk-stream-rated-as-poor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds warn Gunra ransomware is exploiting known bugs to hit critical infrastructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[US cyber agencies are warning critical infrastructure operators to patch their internet-facing kit after Gunra ransomware affiliates were spotted exploiting known vulnerabilities to break into networks. Gunra first surfaced in 2025 and has wasted little time expanding. CISA, the FBI, NSA, Secret Service, and partner agencies in the US and South Korea say it now operates as ransomware-as-a-service, with affiliates attacking organizations worldwide. Targets have included healthcare, financial serv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/feds-warn-gunra-ransomware-is-exploiting-known-bugs-to-hit-critical-infrastructure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/feds-warn-gunra-ransomware-is-exploiting-known-bugs-to-hit-critical-infrastructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans: Scientists identify unusual fungi that contains an entirely new hallucinogenic compound]]></title><description><![CDATA[For nearly a century, scientists have been baffled by bizarre reports of hallucinations that leave people seeing dozens or even hundreds of tiny human figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-mushroom-making-people-hallucinate-dozens-of-tiny-humans-scientists-identify-unusual-fungi-that-contains-an-entirely-new-hallucinogenic-compound/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-mushroom-making-people-hallucinate-dozens-of-tiny-humans-scientists-identify-unusual-fungi-that-contains-an-entirely-new-hallucinogenic-compound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyberattack on logistics giant CEVA delivers customer data into the wrong hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cyberattack on logistics giant CEVA has disrupted warehouses across Europe and exposed customer data belonging to a growing list of big-name clients, including Valve and Ajax. The France-headquartered shipping outfit, which operates more than 1,000 warehouses worldwide and generated $18.3 billion in revenue last year, was attacked between July 29 and August 1, according to a notification Valve sent to customers. Eight CEVA warehouses in Europe were affected, industry news site FreightWaves rep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cyberattack-on-logistics-giant-ceva-delivers-customer-data-into-the-wrong-hands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cyberattack-on-logistics-giant-ceva-delivers-customer-data-into-the-wrong-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think twice before embracing the silver hair! Going grey makes wrinkles stand out more, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that if you really want your skin to appear wrinkle-free, you should be focusing on your hair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/think-twice-before-embracing-the-silver-hair-going-grey-makes-wrinkles-stand-out-more-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/think-twice-before-embracing-the-silver-hair-going-grey-makes-wrinkles-stand-out-more-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deepfake hiccup unmasks suspected digital certificate fraudster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spain's national police say they caught a cybercriminal after a momentary technical glitch exposed his face to a video identification platform. The unnamed man allegedly made 38 attempts to impersonate 30 people and obtain digital certificates in their names, succeeding on multiple occasions. A digital certificate uses public key infrastructure to bind a cryptographic key to a verified identity, allowing its holder to authenticate themselves and create legally recognized electronic signatures. I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/deepfake-hiccup-unmasks-suspected-digital-certificate-fraudster/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/deepfake-hiccup-unmasks-suspected-digital-certificate-fraudster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI agent hacks gym to get its user a spot in pilates class]]></title><description><![CDATA[The incident is being seen as the latest example of the AI tools going to any lengths to complete their tasks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-agent-hacks-gym-to-get-its-user-a-spot-in-pilates-class/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-agent-hacks-gym-to-get-its-user-a-spot-in-pilates-class/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: The common hair mistake that makes you look OLDER, according to science]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that if you really want your skin to appear wrinkle-free, you should be focusing on your hair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-common-hair-mistake-that-makes-you-look-older-according-to-science/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/revealed-the-common-hair-mistake-that-makes-you-look-older-according-to-science/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists discover dangerous chemicals lurking in popular toiletries - including face creams marked as '100 per cent natural']]></title><description><![CDATA[Unlabelled chemicals are lurking in nearly all personal care and cleaning products, an ominous study has revealed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-discover-dangerous-chemicals-lurking-in-popular-toiletries-including-face-creams-marked-as-100-per-cent-natural/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-discover-dangerous-chemicals-lurking-in-popular-toiletries-including-face-creams-marked-as-100-per-cent-natural/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mozilla revokes Firefox signing key after unencrypted copy lands in GitHub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mozilla has revoked a cryptographic key used to sign Firefox and Thunderbird releases after discovering someone had accidentally committed an unencrypted copy of the private key to a GitHub repository. The browser maker disclosed the mishap on Monday, saying the GPG private subkey was checked into a private GitHub repository accessible only to a small number of Mozilla employees. All of them were already authorized to access the key through other means. Still, leaving an unencrypted private sign]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mozilla-revokes-firefox-signing-key-after-unencrypted-copy-lands-in-github/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mozilla-revokes-firefox-signing-key-after-unencrypted-copy-lands-in-github/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super El Niño could wreak havoc on your HEALTH: Terrifying report reveals how marine heatwaves can trigger heart and breathing issues - and even PTSD]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Super El Ni&ntilde;o now well underway, a terrifying report has revealed the impact the climate event could be having on your health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/super-el-nio-could-wreak-havoc-on-your-health-terrifying-report-reveals-how-marine-heatwaves-can-trigger-heart-and-breathing-issues-and-even-ptsd/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/super-el-nio-could-wreak-havoc-on-your-health-terrifying-report-reveals-how-marine-heatwaves-can-trigger-heart-and-breathing-issues-and-even-ptsd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building up the US power grid won't be wasted, even if the AI bubble bursts]]></title><description><![CDATA[US power companies must decide how much capacity to build for soaring datacenter demand, knowing that some planned facilities may never materialize and the AI bubble could deflate. Consulting firm McKinsey &amp; Company says the greater near-term risk is building too little. Driven by the AI craze, a boom in datacenter building is expected to see the energy consumed by these facilities grow by 26 percent this year, as The Register reported not too long ago. McKinsey's own figures indicate that d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/building-up-the-us-power-grid-wont-be-wasted-even-if-the-ai-bubble-bursts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/building-up-the-us-power-grid-wont-be-wasted-even-if-the-ai-bubble-bursts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dismal state of the climate: Damning report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea level and ocean heat in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[A damning report has confirmed greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea level and ocean heat all reached record highs last year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-dismal-state-of-the-climate-damning-report-confirms-record-high-greenhouse-gases-global-sea-level-and-ocean-heat-in-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-dismal-state-of-the-climate-damning-report-confirms-record-high-greenhouse-gases-global-sea-level-and-ocean-heat-in-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malicious SIMs can shut down phones, steal files, and drag 5G back to 2G]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers have found that a malicious SIM card can tell some phones and cellular-connected devices to leak data, drop to 2G, shut themselves down, or even execute code, all thanks to functionality that's supposed to be there. The research [PDF], presented at the USENIX WOOT conference in Baltimore this week, examines proactive SIM functionality, which allows a SIM to issue commands to the device hosting it. One of those is RUN AT, which allows the SIM to request the execution of AT commands, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/malicious-sims-can-shut-down-phones-steal-files-and-drag-5g-back-to-2g/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/malicious-sims-can-shut-down-phones-steal-files-and-drag-5g-back-to-2g/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sick of the heatwave? Temperatures will drop by 'several degrees' for around an hour this week - thanks to the solar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the UK in the midst of yet another heatwave, many Brits are desperate for some respite from the heat. Well, there's good news, as that sweet relief will come this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sick-of-the-heatwave-temperatures-will-drop-by-several-degrees-for-around-an-hour-this-week-thanks-to-the-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sick-of-the-heatwave-temperatures-will-drop-by-several-degrees-for-around-an-hour-this-week-thanks-to-the-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wall Street giants hand Nvidia $500bn to fund boom in AI projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[The money will be used to develop new data centres to house, operate, and cool miles of stacked computer chips that process AI data and actions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wall-street-giants-hand-nvidia-500bn-to-fund-boom-in-ai-projects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wall-street-giants-hand-nvidia-500bn-to-fund-boom-in-ai-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why hybrid clouds break and what to do about it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hybrid cloud breaks down when every environment has its own provisioning process, security model, monitoring stack, and cost structure. In practice, many hybrid strategies were built around where infrastructure happened to live, not around each workload&rsquo;s latency, data governance, resilience, performance, and cost requirements.Why has hybrid cloud become so hard to run? Most enterprises didn't choose hybrid so much as stumble into it. A cloud-first push might have handled greenfield develo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-hybrid-clouds-break-and-what-to-do-about-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-hybrid-clouds-break-and-what-to-do-about-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OVH Cloud warns of 87% price hikes to help it cover RAMpocalypse costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Octave Klaba, the CEO of France-based cloud operator OVH has warned that it will soon hike the price of server rental by up to 87 percent. Klaba said the price OVH pays for memory rose 6x in the year to June 2026, will rise to 9x by September, and hit 12x next year. He has also seen a 7x price increase for NVMe drives, hard disk prices rise 3.5x, and the cost of CPUs, motherboards, and network cards rise by 15 to 20 percent. He thinks those prices will climb further in the near future, and blame]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ovh-cloud-warns-of-87-price-hikes-to-help-it-cover-rampocalypse-costs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ovh-cloud-warns-of-87-price-hikes-to-help-it-cover-rampocalypse-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan kind-of completes its sovereign satnav constellation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan has successfully launched the last of the current generation of the satellite navigation orbiters it will use to operate a sovereign positioning system. The satellite, known as &ldquo;Michibiki No. 7&rdquo;, aka QZS-7, made it into orbit early on Tuesday, local time, aboard an H3 rocket. The H3 is the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency&rsquo;s (JAXA&rsquo;s) latest mid-range launcher and has flown nine times. Two of those missions failed, most recently in December 2025 when glue caused fat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/japan-kind-of-completes-its-sovereign-satnav-constellation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/japan-kind-of-completes-its-sovereign-satnav-constellation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alibaba Cloud is using AI to help it use less AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alibaba is one of the world&rsquo;s leading sources of large language models, yet its cloudy arm is proudly showing off its own technology that finds ways to avoid using them. Alibaba Cloud has built a system to analyze its customers&rsquo; tech support queries that often avoids using large language models to solve the problem, an approach it says has proven faster, cheaper, and more accurate. China&rsquo;s top cloud provider shared its work at this week&rsquo;s SIGKDD 2026, the annual conferenc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/alibaba-cloud-is-using-ai-to-help-it-use-less-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/alibaba-cloud-is-using-ai-to-help-it-use-less-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic pledges to embed watermarks to help discern AI slop in sop to EU]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic will embed watermarks in the text and files generated by future models it launches in the EU, as part of its effort to comply with content and transparency rules in the bloc's AI Act. "Generated text will carry embedded watermarks, and generated files will include digitally signed provenance metadata where supported," the company said in a help document published on Monday. The AI biz is also working on models it has already released, to add output marking during the transition period]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-pledges-to-embed-watermarks-to-help-discern-ai-slop-in-sop-to-eu/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/anthropic-pledges-to-embed-watermarks-to-help-discern-ai-slop-in-sop-to-eu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disabled in a heatwave: 'We're talking about survival']]></title><description><![CDATA[Disabled campaigners say the official advice for staying safe in a heatwave can put them in more danger.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/disabled-in-a-heatwave-were-talking-about-survival/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/disabled-in-a-heatwave-were-talking-about-survival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hey, big spender – OpenAI has a new SKU just for you]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not getting enough out of that ChatGPT Business subscription? OpenAI is hoping you&rsquo;ll take it up on a new &ldquo;premium&rdquo; Business tier seat that&rsquo;s up to $100 more a month for some added capacity and higher usage limits. Sam Altman&rsquo;s AI outfit announced ChatGPT Business Premium seats on Monday, describing the new offering as an option for Business-tier customers who feel they&rsquo;re chafing under the old Business limitations. Business Premium seats, which can be combine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hey-big-spender-openai-has-a-new-sku-just-for-you/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/hey-big-spender-openai-has-a-new-sku-just-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEF CON hackers add new muscle to water utility protection]]></title><description><![CDATA[DEF CON hackers expanded their efforts to provide free cyber-defenses to rural water systems in the US to include managed detection and response providers, digital twins, and AI agents. On Friday, at the annual hacker&rsquo;s conference, DEF CON Franklin and the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) announced a new program called the Water Watch Center. It will initially fund five providers - Defendify, Legato Security, L1 Secure, Rapid7, and Sentinel Technologies - to help small water utiliti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/def-con-hackers-add-new-muscle-to-water-utility-protection/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/def-con-hackers-add-new-muscle-to-water-utility-protection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future is for Billionaires, the rest will get open weight AI models, maybe]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a public post titled "The Future is for Everyone," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg declares, "We are fortunate to live at an incredible moment in history." For Zuck to posit that "The Future is for Everyone" is at once facile for being so vague it could mean anything &ndash; are there people now living who are excluded from the future? &ndash; and foolish for its failure to address real issues that actually affect people's lives. We are perhaps not so fortunate as the unpopular but wealthy Zuck, wor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-future-is-for-billionaires-the-rest-will-get-open-weight-ai-models-maybe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-future-is-for-billionaires-the-rest-will-get-open-weight-ai-models-maybe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future is for billionaires – the rest of us will get open weight AI models, maybe]]></title><description><![CDATA[OPINION In a public post titled "The Future is for Everyone," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg declares, "We are fortunate to live at an incredible moment in history." For Zuck to posit that "The Future is for Everyone" is at once facile for being so vague it could mean anything &ndash; are there people now living who are excluded from the future? &ndash; and foolish for its failure to address real issues that actually affect people's lives. We are perhaps not so fortunate as the unpopular but wealthy Z]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-future-is-for-billionaires-the-rest-of-us-will-get-open-weight-ai-models-maybe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-future-is-for-billionaires-the-rest-of-us-will-get-open-weight-ai-models-maybe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biblical Moses may finally have been found as ancient secrets emerge from Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Moses is one of the Bible's most famous figures, there are no records of him. Experts have made the case that a commoner may have been the prophet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/biblical-moses-may-finally-have-been-found-as-ancient-secrets-emerge-from-egypt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/biblical-moses-may-finally-have-been-found-as-ancient-secrets-emerge-from-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zuck rekindles open weights Llama drama with Muse Glimmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[After seemingly abandoning its open source AI roots this spring, Meta offered enterprises a glimmer of hope on Monday with the launch of its first open weights model in more than a year. Unveiled on Monday, Muse Glimmer is a 30 billion-parameter LLM distilled from the Social network's larger, and for now proprietary, Muse Spark model. Glimmer arrives as American tech companies grapple with a crisis over the proliferation of Chinese open weights models and a call for domestically-created alternat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/zuck-rekindles-open-weights-llama-drama-with-muse-glimmer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/zuck-rekindles-open-weights-llama-drama-with-muse-glimmer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists warn 'biblical flood' scenario threatens millions in California: 'We are not prepared']]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have issued an urgent warning after identifying a biblical flood scenario that would unleash 20-foot walls of water on major US cities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-warn-biblical-flood-scenario-threatens-millions-in-california-we-are-not-prepared/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-warn-biblical-flood-scenario-threatens-millions-in-california-we-are-not-prepared/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery over new leaked Kurt Cobain emails... and how key evidence in his gruesome death was destroyed]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was one of the central pieces of physical evidence in the death of Kurt Cobain - and it was destroyed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mystery-over-new-leaked-kurt-cobain-emails-and-how-key-evidence-in-his-gruesome-death-was-destroyed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mystery-over-new-leaked-kurt-cobain-emails-and-how-key-evidence-in-his-gruesome-death-was-destroyed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true life of Moses may finally be revealed as ancient secrets emerge from Egypt]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Moses is one of the Bible's most famous figures, there are no records of him. Experts have made the case that a commoner may have been the prophet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-true-life-of-moses-may-finally-be-revealed-as-ancient-secrets-emerge-from-egypt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-true-life-of-moses-may-finally-be-revealed-as-ancient-secrets-emerge-from-egypt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious Egyptian commoner who rose to power may have been biblical Moses, researchers claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Moses is one of the Bible's most famous figures, there are no records of him. Experts have made the case that a commoner may have been the prophet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-egyptian-commoner-who-rose-to-power-may-have-been-biblical-moses-researchers-claim/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-egyptian-commoner-who-rose-to-power-may-have-been-biblical-moses-researchers-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korean spies are running local LLMs to cause AI mischief]]></title><description><![CDATA[North Korean government snoops are operating LLMs locally and collecting technology to weave AI into their attack operations, according to South Korean security firm Genians. The researchers said they observed Kimsuky setting up and operating local LLM environments using Ollama, GPT4All, and Msty, experimenting with other AI tools such as Cursor, and using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for local document searches. This prevents the data from getting sucked into the cloud where enemies mig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/north-korean-spies-are-running-local-llms-to-cause-ai-mischief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/north-korean-spies-are-running-local-llms-to-cause-ai-mischief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Time traveler' claiming to be from the year 4413 delivers ominous warning about humanity's fate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man claiming to have traveled to the year 4413 has returned with a chilling warning about humanity's fate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/time-traveler-claiming-to-be-from-the-year-4413-delivers-ominous-warning-about-humanitys-fate-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/time-traveler-claiming-to-be-from-the-year-4413-delivers-ominous-warning-about-humanitys-fate-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gym rat asks AI agent to book him a class, it hacks a waitlist API to bump him up the list]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Australian man who asked his AI agent to book him a slot in a class at his local gym got more than he bargained for as the bot hacked into a waitlist and started messing with other members' reservations. Australian broadcaster ABC identified the gym-goer only as &ldquo;Andrew.&rdquo; The report says Andrew was using the OpenClaw agent with Anthropic&rsquo;s Claude AI service. Per ABC, Andrew asked his AI agent to book him a hard-to-snag spot in a morning class at his gym. It first responded b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gym-rat-asks-ai-agent-to-book-him-a-class-it-hacks-a-waitlist-api-to-bump-him-up-the-list/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/gym-rat-asks-ai-agent-to-book-him-a-class-it-hacks-a-waitlist-api-to-bump-him-up-the-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time traveler claiming to be from the year 4413 delivers ominous warning about humanity's fate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man claiming to have traveled to the year 4413 has returned with a chilling warning about humanity's fate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/time-traveler-claiming-to-be-from-the-year-4413-delivers-ominous-warning-about-humanitys-fate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/time-traveler-claiming-to-be-from-the-year-4413-delivers-ominous-warning-about-humanitys-fate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LexisNexis pulls three services offline after suspicious server activity]]></title><description><![CDATA[LexisNexis took its Diligence, Metabase API, and Newsdesk services offline last week after detecting "unusual activity on servers that are hosted and managed by a third-party vendor." Non-public customer communications penned by Todd Larsen, president of Nexis Solutions, and seen by The Register, said the company took the decision to protect customers by "containing the issue at its source" and "disconnecting from those third-party systems." "While this decision resulted in those applications go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/lexisnexis-pulls-three-services-offline-after-suspicious-server-activity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/lexisnexis-pulls-three-services-offline-after-suspicious-server-activity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group advocating for Australians to list 'no religion' on the Census is called out over AI ads: 'Fake humanity']]></title><description><![CDATA[A group calling for Aussies to be honest about their religion in Tuesday's Census have been criticised for using 'AI slop'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/group-advocating-for-australians-to-list-no-religion-on-the-census-is-called-out-over-ai-ads-fake-humanity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/group-advocating-for-australians-to-list-no-religion-on-the-census-is-called-out-over-ai-ads-fake-humanity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dogs really ARE man's best friend! Pooches can tell when we're angry, sad, or scared - simply by looking at our faces, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dogs really are man's best friend, new research has confirmed once again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/dogs-really-are-mans-best-friend-pooches-can-tell-when-were-angry-sad-or-scared-simply-by-looking-at-our-faces-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/dogs-really-are-mans-best-friend-pooches-can-tell-when-were-angry-sad-or-scared-simply-by-looking-at-our-faces-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're having a laugh! Map reveals the tickle HOTSPOTS across the human body that are guaranteed to get you giggling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some find it funny while others say it's torture - but scientists have now confirmed ticklish 'hotspots' are the same around the world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/youre-having-a-laugh-map-reveals-the-tickle-hotspots-across-the-human-body-that-are-guaranteed-to-get-you-giggling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/youre-having-a-laugh-map-reveals-the-tickle-hotspots-across-the-human-body-that-are-guaranteed-to-get-you-giggling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You think this is warm? Hot days could have FOUR extra hours of heat by 2100, study warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, say that hot days could have even more hours of heat by the end of the century.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/you-think-this-is-warm-hot-days-could-have-four-extra-hours-of-heat-by-2100-study-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/you-think-this-is-warm-hot-days-could-have-four-extra-hours-of-heat-by-2100-study-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As datacenters expand, so does public opposition to them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anti-datacenter sentiment appears to be hardening in the US and UK, with more American jurisdictions blocking new builds and protesters marching against a planned facility in London's historic Brick Lane. A burst of new projects on both sides of the Atlantic has brought concerns about electricity bills, water supplies, and massive warehouse-like structures looming over nearby homes. More than 200 datacenter bans and moratoriums took effect in the US over the past 30 days, bringing the number of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/as-datacenters-expand-so-does-public-opposition-to-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/as-datacenters-expand-so-does-public-opposition-to-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attackers pick Levi's pockets in social engineering attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Levi Strauss is investigating a data breach after attackers used social engineering to access three employees' work computers. In a regulatory filing, the jeans maker said the intruders accessed and exfiltrated what it described only as "certain corporate information." Levi's said it spotted the intrusion, kicked off its incident response procedures, brought in outside cybersecurity experts, and managed to cut off the unauthorized access. Its investigation remains ongoing. There is some good new]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/attackers-pick-levis-pockets-in-social-engineering-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/attackers-pick-levis-pockets-in-social-engineering-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wetherspoons bars smart glasses from filming customers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wetherspoons has stopped short of banning Meta-style smart glasses from its pubs, but told The Register that customers should switch off their cameras and refrain from filming. "Like many hospitality companies, Wetherspoon has CCTV cameras for security reasons, but their use is strictly controlled by data legislation," a spokesperson said. "Apart from that, the general code that applies in our pubs, and most pubs, is that you can't film customers or employees without their permission. "Meta glas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wetherspoons-bars-smart-glasses-from-filming-customers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wetherspoons-bars-smart-glasses-from-filming-customers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber vulnerability sweep picks up Royal Navy drones sending data to China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cameras aboard Royal Navy drone boats were found phoning home to an IP address in China during a routine cyber vulnerability assessment. The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed the discovery, describing it as "an issue affecting a Kraken Unmanned Surface Vessel sub-system used by the Royal Navy." The Register understands that the data consisted of a "heartbeat" signalling that the camera was online and functioning normally. Even so, an unexpected transmission from military equipment to an IP addres]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cyber-vulnerability-sweep-picks-up-royal-navy-drones-sending-data-to-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cyber-vulnerability-sweep-picks-up-royal-navy-drones-sending-data-to-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some fin isn't quite right... Panicked swimmers race to escape 'shark' at Marbella beach - but it's a tuna]]></title><description><![CDATA[Panicked swimmers were seen racing to escape a shark - only to realise that they were running away from a tuna.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/some-fin-isnt-quite-right-panicked-swimmers-race-to-escape-shark-at-marbella-beach-but-its-a-tuna/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/some-fin-isnt-quite-right-panicked-swimmers-race-to-escape-shark-at-marbella-beach-but-its-a-tuna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PDA is good for you! Couples who kiss in public have happier relationships, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does the idea of snogging your other half in public make you cringe? If the answer is yes, there's bad news - as a new study has revealed that public displays of affection (PDA) are actually good for you.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/pda-is-good-for-you-couples-who-kiss-in-public-have-happier-relationships-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/pda-is-good-for-you-couples-who-kiss-in-public-have-happier-relationships-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will happen if Earth's glaciers melt? Terrifying study reveals how their demise could spark 12 INCHES of global sea-level rise - plunging entire communities underwater]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have revealed just how much water is locked away in the world's glaciers - and the consequences if it were all released into the oceans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-will-happen-if-earths-glaciers-melt-terrifying-study-reveals-how-their-demise-could-spark-12-inches-of-global-sea-level-rise-plunging-entire-communities-underwater/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-will-happen-if-earths-glaciers-melt-terrifying-study-reveals-how-their-demise-could-spark-12-inches-of-global-sea-level-rise-plunging-entire-communities-underwater/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Framework loses customer data in Metabase zero-day attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modular laptop maker Framework has warned customers that an attacker exploited a zero-day at analytics provider Metabase to access names, email addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses, and login IP addresses, according to an email shared on Reddit. For business customers, the exposed information may also include company names, phone numbers, VAT or Employer Identification Numbers (EINs), and billing email addresses. Framework said order and payment details were not affected. "We are deeply]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/framework-loses-customer-data-in-metabase-zero-day-attack/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/framework-loses-customer-data-in-metabase-zero-day-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert warns men of intimate problem caused by exercising - it can alter the appearance of genitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[An expert has warned that intense exercise - such as running and heavy weightlifting - may trigger a little-known genital problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/expert-warns-men-of-intimate-problem-caused-by-exercising-it-can-alter-the-appearance-of-genitals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/expert-warns-men-of-intimate-problem-caused-by-exercising-it-can-alter-the-appearance-of-genitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching the solar eclipse this week? DON'T use your glasses from 1999! Experts warn viewers from the last eclipse may have degraded - putting your eyes at risk of permanent damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've still got a pair of eclipse glasses hanging around in the back of a drawer from the last eclipse, you might be tempted to use them. However, experts have cautioned against this.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watching-the-solar-eclipse-this-week-dont-use-your-glasses-from-1999-experts-warn-viewers-from-the-last-eclipse-may-have-degraded-putting-your-eyes-at-risk-of-permanent-damage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watching-the-solar-eclipse-this-week-dont-use-your-glasses-from-1999-experts-warn-viewers-from-the-last-eclipse-may-have-degraded-putting-your-eyes-at-risk-of-permanent-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claude Code puts auto mode in the driver's seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic is making auto mode the default in Claude Code from August 14, claiming its classifier is "as safe or safer than an average user clicking through prompts." Users with a different default already set might receive a one-time prompt asking whether they want to switch. It applies to new sessions on Pro, Max, and Team plans. It will remain opt-in for now on Claude Enterprise, the Claude API, Claude Platform on AWS, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud's Agent Platform, and Microsoft Foundry. Anthr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/claude-code-puts-auto-mode-in-the-drivers-seat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/claude-code-puts-auto-mode-in-the-drivers-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's oceans hit record-high July temperatures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global oceans recorded their hottest July on record, partly fuelled by developing El Ni&ntilde;o conditions, as wildfires continue to ravage western Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/worlds-oceans-hit-record-high-july-temperatures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/worlds-oceans-hit-record-high-july-temperatures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barbie and Ken get a reality check! Study reveals how dolls are finally starting to look like real people - with 'Curvy Barbie' closely matched to today's average woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists from Adelaide University analysed four recent Barbie dolls, as well as the latest Ken doll. The results revealed that the dolls' proportions are finally starting to resemble those of real people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/barbie-and-ken-get-a-reality-check-study-reveals-how-dolls-are-finally-starting-to-look-like-real-people-with-curvy-barbie-closely-matched-to-todays-average-woman/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/barbie-and-ken-get-a-reality-check-study-reveals-how-dolls-are-finally-starting-to-look-like-real-people-with-curvy-barbie-closely-matched-to-todays-average-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London still dominates Britain's datacenter map, but the regions are powering up]]></title><description><![CDATA[A snapshot of Britain's datacenter estate puts nearly 40 percent of its facilities in London, along with about two-thirds of its estimated colocation capacity, although development is spreading beyond the capital. The analysis counts 555 UK server farms, matching Statista's latest figure. It puts their combined IT capacity at about 1.6 GW. By facility count, that would put Blighty second only to the US, although there is a considerable gap between the two. The study data was compiled by Karas Pl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/london-still-dominates-britains-datacenter-map-but-the-regions-are-powering-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/london-still-dominates-britains-datacenter-map-but-the-regions-are-powering-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashes from Pompeii reveal what the ancient city SMELLED like before it was destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered what the doomed city of Pompeii smelled like before it was buried by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ashes-from-pompeii-reveal-what-the-ancient-city-smelled-like-before-it-was-destroyed-in-the-eruption-of-mount-vesuvius-2000-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ashes-from-pompeii-reveal-what-the-ancient-city-smelled-like-before-it-was-destroyed-in-the-eruption-of-mount-vesuvius-2000-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart glasses are only smart if we train them to be good. Then they'll be fantastic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most sobering observation in tech is not how much AI is taking on the appearance of the human mind. It's how much the human mind increasingly resembles Windows &ndash; not in functionality, although we all know that person, but in the way it crufts up and loses compatibility after years without an upgrade or reboot. We start shiny and new, with everything around us equally exciting, yet end up cursing all these damn changes and godawful broccoli-haired vibe coders. AI has turned many of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/smart-glasses-are-only-smart-if-we-train-them-to-be-good-then-theyll-be-fantastic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/smart-glasses-are-only-smart-if-we-train-them-to-be-good-then-theyll-be-fantastic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demoralized developer's desperate hack came back to haunt him on LinkedIn]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHO, ME? The past may be a foreign country, but it's one The Register likes to explore each Friday in "Who, Me?" &ndash; our reader-contributed column that shares your tales of workplace mistakes and great escapes. This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Walter," who once worked for one half of a duopoly competing in the intertwined markets for bad poetry celebrating memorable life moments and questionable television dramatizing the sentiments in those poems. The duopoly didn't make for a st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/demoralized-developers-desperate-hack-came-back-to-haunt-him-on-linkedin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/demoralized-developers-desperate-hack-came-back-to-haunt-him-on-linkedin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linus Torvalds says AI has made 'huge' Linux kernel updates the new normal]]></title><description><![CDATA[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&rsquo;s message opened with his observation that &ldquo;This rc is huge.&rdquo; &ldquo;Even by the &lsquo;new normal&rsquo; standards this is a big rc, and I think it's the biggest rc6 we've had in years at least by commit count,&rdquo; he wrote on August 2. Fast forward a week and the size of the release candidate rem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/linus-torvalds-says-ai-has-made-huge-linux-kernel-updates-the-new-normal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/linus-torvalds-says-ai-has-made-huge-linux-kernel-updates-the-new-normal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech leaders say AI means less work - their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tech companies are not modelling their own claims of the technology giving people more free time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tech-leaders-say-ai-means-less-work-their-staff-say-they-work-up-to-90-hours-a-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/tech-leaders-say-ai-means-less-work-their-staff-say-they-work-up-to-90-hours-a-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advertisers are trying to influence AI bots with secret ads]]></title><description><![CDATA[KETTLE OpenAI's invasion of Hugging Face keeps getting worse somehow, Chinese open-weight models are nigh on to reaching parity with their closed-off American cousins, and AI crawlers are getting their own LLM-poisoning ads. Were there anything world-shaking events in AI land we missed this week? You can listen to the latest episode of The Kettle right here on this page, as well as on Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube, where you can subscribe to get notified about the latest episode. Join Kettle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/advertisers-are-trying-to-influence-ai-bots-with-secret-ads/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/advertisers-are-trying-to-influence-ai-bots-with-secret-ads/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ominous sign Super El Niño is strengthening: Global ocean temperatures have hit a record high - soaring to 20.96°C, data reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global ocean temperatures have hit a record high in a worrying sign that the Super El Ni&ntilde;o is strengthening, new data reveals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-ominous-sign-super-el-nio-is-strengthening-global-ocean-temperatures-have-hit-a-record-high-soaring-to-2096c-data-reveals/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/the-ominous-sign-super-el-nio-is-strengthening-global-ocean-temperatures-have-hit-a-record-high-soaring-to-2096c-data-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEC tests parking tech that only starts charging once you exit your car]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASIA IN BRIEF Japan&rsquo;s NEC has started tests of parking technology that will start charging once a driver leaves their car. Most car parks record the time a driver enters the facility and start charging, or depleting a free parking period, at that moment. That means drivers pay for time spent driving around looking for a spot and for the time it takes to exit a car park. NEC, in concert with another Japanese company called UrbanChain, will next month test a system that detects when a driver]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nec-tests-parking-tech-that-only-starts-charging-once-you-exit-your-car/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/nec-tests-parking-tech-that-only-starts-charging-once-you-exit-your-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk To Build The Largest Building In The World –  100 Million Square Feet]]></title><description><![CDATA[A building spanning 2,315 acres is almost 4 square miles in size. It dwarfs any building on earth and is intended to provide end-to-end chip manufacturing starting with design, fab, quality control, and packaging. And arch-Technocrat Musk says he needs all this to build his own cars, robots, data centers, and spaceships. Don&rsquo;t forget that Musk&rsquo;s grandfather was the head of the Technocracy movement in Canada during the 30s and 40s.&nbsp;&#8259; Patrick Wood, Editor.Elon Musk is about]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/elon-musk-to-build-the-largest-building-in-the-world-100-million-square-feet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/elon-musk-to-build-the-largest-building-in-the-world-100-million-square-feet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why your house is a magnet for flies: Horrified Britons say their homes are crawling with insects - here's what's behind the invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[If it feels like your home has suddenly become overrun with flies, you're not imagining it. Horrified Britons have complained of an 'invasion'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-your-house-is-a-magnet-for-flies-horrified-britons-say-their-homes-are-crawling-with-insects-heres-whats-behind-the-invasion/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-your-house-is-a-magnet-for-flies-horrified-britons-say-their-homes-are-crawling-with-insects-heres-whats-behind-the-invasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've gone from writing about SD-WAN to depending on it]]></title><description><![CDATA[This spring, my wife and I moved from the Denver suburbs into the Colorado Rockies. The high-altitude retreat presented a welcome reprieve from our otherwise tech-dominated lives. As remote workers, however, we faced certain challenges, and technology was the only reason our move was possible in the first place. Prior to my time at El Reg, I, among other things, breathlessly covered a subset of the networking industry, which as it happens had become big business following the COVID-19 outbreak a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ive-gone-from-writing-about-sd-wan-to-depending-on-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ive-gone-from-writing-about-sd-wan-to-depending-on-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You're storing your crisps wrong! Expert claims you should keep the snack in the FRIDGE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food waste expert Kate Hall claims that crisp packets are best kept in the fridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/youre-storing-your-crisps-wrong-expert-claims-you-should-keep-the-snack-in-the-fridge/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/youre-storing-your-crisps-wrong-expert-claims-you-should-keep-the-snack-in-the-fridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earthquake warning for 159 million Americans as danger zones dramatically expand]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new analysis has uncovered how earthquake danger zones have expanded in the US over the past several years, putting millions more people at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/earthquake-warning-for-159-million-americans-as-danger-zones-dramatically-expand/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/earthquake-warning-for-159-million-americans-as-danger-zones-dramatically-expand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longest serving volunteer helps boost bird numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bird charity's longest serving volunteer helps achieve big success in boosting species recovery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/longest-serving-volunteer-helps-boost-bird-numbers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/longest-serving-volunteer-helps-boost-bird-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turns out the fastest way to get a company to consider paying a ransom isn't calling the CEO &ndash; it's targeting the 46-year-old IT manager. That's according to Zscaler, whose ThreatLabz researchers tracked 351 victims across 334 organizations caught up in a single ransomware campaign over the course of a month. The data suggests today's ransomware crews have become oddly specific about their preferred victim profile: nearly two-thirds of victims held manager-level titles or above, the averag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ransomware-gangs-skip-the-ceo-head-straight-for-the-40-something-it-manager/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ransomware-gangs-skip-the-ceo-head-straight-for-the-40-something-it-manager/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why your house is a magnet for flies: Horrified Brits say their homes are crawling with insects - here's what's behind the invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[If it feels like your home has suddenly become overrun with flies, you're not imagining it. Horrified Brits have complained of an 'invasion'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-your-house-is-a-magnet-for-flies-horrified-brits-say-their-homes-are-crawling-with-insects-heres-whats-behind-the-invasion/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-your-house-is-a-magnet-for-flies-horrified-brits-say-their-homes-are-crawling-with-insects-heres-whats-behind-the-invasion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare turtle to be sent back home in 5,000-mile 'incredibly emotional' trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rare turtle is being flown home to the Caribbean Sea after being found washed up in Wales.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rare-turtle-to-be-sent-back-home-in-5000-mile-incredibly-emotional-trip/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/rare-turtle-to-be-sent-back-home-in-5000-mile-incredibly-emotional-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1999: Solar eclipse experienced from Alderney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage of people in Alderney catching the best view in the British Isles of the solar eclipse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/1999-solar-eclipse-experienced-from-alderney/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/1999-solar-eclipse-experienced-from-alderney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['If we worry about erosion, we will never get any sleep']]></title><description><![CDATA[Derick Bowler says even if he won the lottery he knows he would not be able to stop nature.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/if-we-worry-about-erosion-we-will-never-get-any-sleep/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/if-we-worry-about-erosion-we-will-never-get-any-sleep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most of sun to be eclipsed across island of Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skywatchers are set to witness two major celestial events next week, with a deep partial solar eclipse followed by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/most-of-sun-to-be-eclipsed-across-island-of-ireland/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/most-of-sun-to-be-eclipsed-across-island-of-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waste company owner is a 'woman in a man's world']]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman who runs a waste collection firm says she was warned not to get involved in the industry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/waste-company-owner-is-a-woman-in-a-mans-world/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/waste-company-owner-is-a-woman-in-a-mans-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What it's like to chase solar eclipses around the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many, a total solar eclipse is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But for a dedicated few, it's a deep passion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-its-like-to-chase-solar-eclipses-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-its-like-to-chase-solar-eclipses-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists come up with bizarre tip to keep relationships happy - stroke your partner's arms]]></title><description><![CDATA[It might sound bizarre, but an experiment has concluded that gently stroking a line along the inner forearm, between the wrist and the elbow, can significantly improve mood and happiness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-come-up-with-bizarre-tip-to-keep-relationships-happy-stroke-your-partners-arms/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scientists-come-up-with-bizarre-tip-to-keep-relationships-happy-stroke-your-partners-arms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia is the planet's extinction hotspot, but one animal offers a glimmer of hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country is home to some of the world's most unique species - but it is losing them at an alarming rate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/australia-is-the-planets-extinction-hotspot-but-one-animal-offers-a-glimmer-of-hope/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/australia-is-the-planets-extinction-hotspot-but-one-animal-offers-a-glimmer-of-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vatican may know scripture describes alien beings... and Bible expert reveals the hidden clues]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Bible translator has said that his research hints that the original Hebrew Bible texts refer to groups of alien beings, not one God.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vatican-may-know-scripture-describes-alien-beings-and-bible-expert-reveals-the-hidden-clues/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vatican-may-know-scripture-describes-alien-beings-and-bible-expert-reveals-the-hidden-clues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accidental confessions of compulsive cheaters: Sex move that gives the game away... 'micro-cheating' habits... and every subtle sign your partner is having an affair]]></title><description><![CDATA[While many assume serial cheaters are obsessed with having sex with as many people as possible, a therapist has revealed that affairs are rooted in something much deeper.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/accidental-confessions-of-compulsive-cheaters-sex-move-that-gives-the-game-away-micro-cheating-habits-and-every-subtle-sign-your-partner-is-having-an-affair/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/accidental-confessions-of-compulsive-cheaters-sex-move-that-gives-the-game-away-micro-cheating-habits-and-every-subtle-sign-your-partner-is-having-an-affair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Typhoon Dolphin batters Japan's Okinawa before bearing down on China]]></title><description><![CDATA[The storm has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured five people on the Japanese island.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/typhoon-dolphin-batters-japans-okinawa-before-bearing-down-on-china/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/typhoon-dolphin-batters-japans-okinawa-before-bearing-down-on-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious 'cloaked UFO' spotted hiding inside cloud over North America]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mysterious 'cloaked UFO ' hiding inside a cloud appeared over a quiet mountain town. Locals spotted what looked like a glowing, saucer-shaped formation in the sky.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-cloaked-ufo-spotted-hiding-inside-cloud-over-north-america/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-cloaked-ufo-spotted-hiding-inside-cloud-over-north-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is football AI-proof? Why tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[What was the thinking of the investors backing the now-canned plan, and are such proposals in the future inevitable?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-football-ai-proof-why-tech-investors-wanted-a-slice-of-the-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-football-ai-proof-why-tech-investors-wanted-a-slice-of-the-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devs to Anthropic, OpenAI, Cursor, and friends: Make security and privacy the default]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the popularity of Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and OpenAI Codex, developers have plenty of complaints about AI coding tools. So researchers affiliated with York University and the University of Calgary in Canada decided to sift through developers' concerns about LLM-based integrated development environments (LIDEs) by analyzing Reddit discussions for common themes. Their findings suggest that the builders of such tools failed to prioritize security and privacy, leaving developers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/devs-to-anthropic-openai-cursor-and-friends-make-security-and-privacy-the-default/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/devs-to-anthropic-openai-cursor-and-friends-make-security-and-privacy-the-default/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple turning inherited farm into nature site]]></title><description><![CDATA[The farm in Cockermouth is undergoing a 30-year project to boost wildlife there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/couple-turning-inherited-farm-into-nature-site/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/couple-turning-inherited-farm-into-nature-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A day in the life of Britain's cleanest woman: Microbiologist reveals how she irons her towels daily, only uses sponges once, and refuses to eat YOGHURT for fear of bacteria]]></title><description><![CDATA[You might like to think you keep your home spick and span, but a day in the life of this microbiologist would put the most houseproud person to shame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/a-day-in-the-life-of-britains-cleanest-woman-microbiologist-reveals-how-she-irons-her-towels-daily-only-uses-sponges-once-and-refuses-to-eat-yoghurt-for-fear-of-bacteria/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/a-day-in-the-life-of-britains-cleanest-woman-microbiologist-reveals-how-she-irons-her-towels-daily-only-uses-sponges-once-and-refuses-to-eat-yoghurt-for-fear-of-bacteria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korean satellite spots SpaceX lunar impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[The race for the first before-and-after images of the spent SpaceX rocket on the Moon has been won by the South Korean space agency. The Korean Aerospace Administration (KASA) posted imagery from its Danuri lunar orbiter showing the impact site on the Moon on August 6. The impact was predicted to occur on August 5, and marked a landing on the Moon for SpaceX several years ahead of schedule, just without humans onboard and traveling a good deal faster than planned. The words "crater" and "SpaceX"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/south-korean-satellite-spots-spacex-lunar-impact/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/south-korean-satellite-spots-spacex-lunar-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to see the solar eclipse from the UK: Daily Mail's step-by-step guide reveals the best time and locations for viewing the rare event]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, August 12, the UK will be treated to the most spectacular solar eclipse in a generation - and you will not want to miss it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-to-see-the-solar-eclipse-from-the-uk-daily-mails-step-by-step-guide-reveals-the-best-time-and-locations-for-viewing-the-rare-event/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-to-see-the-solar-eclipse-from-the-uk-daily-mails-step-by-step-guide-reveals-the-best-time-and-locations-for-viewing-the-rare-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purr-fectly happy inside! Study reveals cats cope with indoor life far better than owners fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many owners, shutting the cat flap for good can feel like an act of cruelty. But a new study suggests our feline friends adapt to indoor life far better than many people think.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/purr-fectly-happy-inside-study-reveals-cats-cope-with-indoor-life-far-better-than-owners-fear/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/purr-fectly-happy-inside-study-reveals-cats-cope-with-indoor-life-far-better-than-owners-fear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can we see during the partial solar eclipse?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ways to safely enjoy the partial solar eclipse on Wednesday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-can-we-see-during-the-partial-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-can-we-see-during-the-partial-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you need to know about the solar eclipse over Yorkshire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yorkshire residents have a rare chance to see the best view of a solar eclipse since 1999 next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-solar-eclipse-over-yorkshire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-solar-eclipse-over-yorkshire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI pledges to add Astra security as Anthropic loosens Fable's leash]]></title><description><![CDATA[After acknowledging last month that unreleased AI models committed what for human perpetrators would be computer crimes, OpenAI now says it cannot rule out the possibility that Astra, a pending model release not involved in its Hugging Face hack, might possess critical cyber capabilities. OpenAI in its Preparedness Framework [PDF] defines that term to mean "capabilities that present a meaningful risk of a qualitatively new threat vector for severe harm with no ready precedent," and notes that su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-pledges-to-add-astra-security-as-anthropic-loosens-fables-leash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/openai-pledges-to-add-astra-security-as-anthropic-loosens-fables-leash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I attended a secret UFO meeting preparing Christians for 'the truth' and saw shape-shifting beings. Trump's files hide a clue to where these 'aliens' come from]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man who claims he brought pastors from around the US to a secret UFO disclosure meeting has revealed what he says are missed clues in the latest declassified files.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/i-attended-a-secret-ufo-meeting-preparing-christians-for-the-truth-and-saw-shape-shifting-beings-trumps-files-hide-a-clue-to-where-these-aliens-come-from/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/i-attended-a-secret-ufo-meeting-preparing-christians-for-the-truth-and-saw-shape-shifting-beings-trumps-files-hide-a-clue-to-where-these-aliens-come-from/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declassified UFO files reveal hunt for 'dead spaceman' after mysterious sphere crashed in city]]></title><description><![CDATA[Declassified UFO files have revealed how US officials investigated reports that a 'dead spaceman' had been discovered inside a mysterious metal sphere.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/declassified-ufo-files-reveal-hunt-for-dead-spaceman-after-mysterious-sphere-crashed-in-city/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/declassified-ufo-files-reveal-hunt-for-dead-spaceman-after-mysterious-sphere-crashed-in-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief after suspected Iran attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[With at least 12 US states&rsquo; water systems having been hacked - most likely by Iran - we have to get better at cyber defense, according to retired General and Ex-NSA chief Paul Nakasone, who was speaking to reporters at DEF CON. &ldquo;We have to have higher standards,&rdquo; Nakasone said. &ldquo;These PLCs should not be connected to the internet.&rdquo; In late July, the FBI said it was investigating attacks conducted by &ldquo;malicious cyber actors&rdquo; targeting operational technolog]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/water-system-controllers-dont-belong-on-the-internet-says-ex-nsa-chief-after-suspected-iran-attacks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/water-system-controllers-dont-belong-on-the-internet-says-ex-nsa-chief-after-suspected-iran-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI titans to tidy agent frontier with plugin prescription]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AI giants have joined forces to ask the world&rsquo;s developers to all please write their agentic skills and tools into the same format. In return, coders will be able to move these superpowers easily from one platform to another (such as when they get laid off). It's designed to be write once, run everywhere. Vercel posted the initial draft of the Agent Plugins spec on Thursday, with input from Amazon, Cursor, Microsoft, and OpenAI, which all pledged fidelity (and engineers) to the project]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-titans-to-tidy-agent-frontier-with-plugin-prescription/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-titans-to-tidy-agent-frontier-with-plugin-prescription/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump releases new UFO footage as files expose silent 500ft triangle over US base and mysterious body with indecipherable markings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fifth tranche of Trump's UFO files has been released, exposing dozens of reports and videos previously hidden from the public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-releases-new-ufo-footage-as-files-expose-silent-500ft-triangle-over-us-base-and-mysterious-body-with-indecipherable-markings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-releases-new-ufo-footage-as-files-expose-silent-500ft-triangle-over-us-base-and-mysterious-body-with-indecipherable-markings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blind psychic Baba Vanga's chilling 2026 warnings resurface as clock ticks on three prophecies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three of Baba Vanga's darkest warnings are still looming as 2026 enters its final months, as her followers are sure two of the five have already come true.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/blind-psychic-baba-vangas-chilling-2026-warnings-resurface-as-clock-ticks-on-three-prophecies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/blind-psychic-baba-vangas-chilling-2026-warnings-resurface-as-clock-ticks-on-three-prophecies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ransomware attacks spike as world distracted by AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ransomware attacks jumped nearly 20 percent in July, with UK firm Comparitech counting 799 incidents, up from 668 in June. Of those, 51 had been confirmed by victims. The tally makes July the second-busiest month of the year for ransomware, behind March, albeit just barely, when the firm recorded 805 attacks. The most interesting data after this surging month of attacks is the targets: While news of widespread cyberattacks targeting water infrastructure in the United States may be dominating sec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ransomware-attacks-spike-as-world-distracted-by-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ransomware-attacks-spike-as-world-distracted-by-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brit boffins boast of beating barriers to building fusion power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) say that they have overcome plasma instability issues standing in the way of commercial fusion power plants. The boffins overseeing the MAST (Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak) Upgrade installation at UKAEA's Culham Campus in Oxfordshire conducted a fifth series of experiments on it during 2025 and 2026 and produced more than 1,100 fusion plasmas. During these experiments, the team demonstrated the highest pressure ever achieved with the MAST Upgrade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/brit-boffins-boast-of-beating-barriers-to-building-fusion-power/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/brit-boffins-boast-of-beating-barriers-to-building-fusion-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilling map reveals where ground could give way beneath 6.5 million Americans... is your home at risk?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have issued a dire warning after discovering 6.5 million Americans live on terrain at risk of potentially deadly landslides.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-map-reveals-where-ground-could-give-way-beneath-65-million-americans-is-your-home-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-map-reveals-where-ground-could-give-way-beneath-65-million-americans-is-your-home-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is this the best day of the year for stargazing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Put 12 August in the diary for some of the best astronomical events of the year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-this-the-best-day-of-the-year-for-stargazing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/is-this-the-best-day-of-the-year-for-stargazing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilling map exposes hidden danger threatening 6.5 million Americans' homes... is your family at risk?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have issued a dire warning after discovering 6.5 million Americans live on terrain at risk of potentially deadly landslides.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-map-exposes-hidden-danger-threatening-65-million-americans-homes-is-your-family-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-map-exposes-hidden-danger-threatening-65-million-americans-homes-is-your-family-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[N-able God mode flaw: Vendor confirms attackers reached customer networks as second hotfix lands]]></title><description><![CDATA[N-able has confirmed attackers exploiting an N-central zero-day made it into customer networks, as the vendor pushes out a second mandatory hotfix just days after the first. The security shop published an update on Thursday detailing what happened after attackers exploited CVE-2026-18577, the critical N-central flaw that can hand an unauthenticated attacker administrative access to the remote monitoring and management platform. According to N-able, attackers exploited vulnerable N-central server]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/n-able-god-mode-flaw-vendor-confirms-attackers-reached-customer-networks-as-second-hotfix-lands/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/n-able-god-mode-flaw-vendor-confirms-attackers-reached-customer-networks-as-second-hotfix-lands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ShinyHunters called cancer diagnostics biz and tricked staffers into giving them access. Now they've dumped 10.9M email addresses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hackers have dumped data stolen from Abbott&rsquo;s cancer diagnostics business after the healthcare giant apparently declined to pay up, with the leak containing 10.9 million unique email addresses alongside personal and health information. Have I Been Pwned added the Exact Sciences breach to its database on Friday after data stolen by the ShinyHunters extortion crew was published online. The leak includes names, email and physical addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, genders, and personal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/shinyhunters-called-cancer-diagnostics-biz-and-tricked-staffers-into-giving-them-access-now-theyve-dumped-109m-email-addresses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/shinyhunters-called-cancer-diagnostics-biz-and-tricked-staffers-into-giving-them-access-now-theyve-dumped-109m-email-addresses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilling map exposes landslide danger zones threatening 6.5 million Americans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have issued a dire warning after discovering 6.5 million Americans live on terrain at risk of potentially deadly landslides.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-map-exposes-landslide-danger-zones-threatening-65-million-americans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/chilling-map-exposes-landslide-danger-zones-threatening-65-million-americans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MIT boffins' TONTOU attack slips through Spectre defenses on Intel and AMD CPUs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two MIT researchers will present a new speculative execution attack at DEF CON 34 that uses precisely timed interrupts to bypass defenses against Spectre v2. Dani&euml;l Trujillo and Mengjia Yan of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) shared their paper [PDF] with The Register ahead of publication. Their attack targets mitigations designed to neutralize potentially hostile branch predictor states before sensitive code runs. Such neutralization is an important def]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mit-boffins-tontou-attack-slips-through-spectre-defenses-on-intel-and-amd-cpus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mit-boffins-tontou-attack-slips-through-spectre-defenses-on-intel-and-amd-cpus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flock Is Losing Dozens Of Contracts As Citizens Push Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[The public hates surveillance cameras and, in particular, Flock cameras. The FBI says they don&rsquo;t work to solve or prevent crime. Local police love them as a shiny new toy, but police don&rsquo;t run the cities and they are taking the heat for it. City councils, pushed by citizens, are fighting back to stop Flock and other companies as well. Courtenay Turner and I wrote the Digital Bill of Rights for you to take to all local elected and appointed officials, to show them the right way to pro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-is-losing-dozens-of-contracts-as-citizens-push-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/flock-is-losing-dozens-of-contracts-as-citizens-push-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scot NHS trust probes access to medical records of 9-year-old girl after man arrested on suspicion of murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Scottish NHS trust is investigating a data breach concerning the medical records of a nine-year-old girl who died earlier this week and was named publicly for the first time on Wednesday after a man was charged with her death. The alleged breach occurred at Ninewells Hospital in Arbroath, and reportedly involved staff members accessing the girl&rsquo;s medical records without authorization or clinical need. A spokesperson for NHS Tayside, which oversees Ninewells Hospital, said: &ldquo;NHS Tay]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scot-nhs-trust-probes-access-to-medical-records-of-9-year-old-girl-after-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/scot-nhs-trust-probes-access-to-medical-records-of-9-year-old-girl-after-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-administration-to-pay-german-firm-12bn-to-halt-us-wind-projects/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-administration-to-pay-german-firm-12bn-to-halt-us-wind-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump releases new UFO footage as files expose silent 500ft triangle over US base and mysterious body with undecipherable markings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fifth tranche of Trump's UFO files has been released, exposing dozens of reports and videos previously hidden from the public.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-releases-new-ufo-footage-as-files-expose-silent-500ft-triangle-over-us-base-and-mysterious-body-with-undecipherable-markings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/trump-releases-new-ufo-footage-as-files-expose-silent-500ft-triangle-over-us-base-and-mysterious-body-with-undecipherable-markings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft tosses Teams Live chat into its feature graveyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft is killing Live chat in Teams about 18 months after launch as it seeks to "focus investments on newer customer engagement and communication experiences." The service will be retired on October 5, when customer messages will stop reaching Teams. Microsoft blocked new setups on August 6 and told users to remove the widget from their websites before retirement. Any remaining instances will be hidden afterward. Live chat was a relatively simple feature available with the Teams versions of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-tosses-teams-live-chat-into-its-feature-graveyard/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/microsoft-tosses-teams-live-chat-into-its-feature-graveyard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial Armageddon? As AI designs 16 brand-new VIRUSES, scientists raise fears bots could come up with a catastrophic bioweapon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking to the Daily Mail, Dr Simon Clarke,&nbsp;amicrobiologist at the University of Reading, warned the technology could potentially be used to create dangerous bioweapons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/artificial-armageddon-as-ai-designs-16-brand-new-viruses-scientists-raise-fears-bots-could-come-up-with-a-catastrophic-bioweapon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/artificial-armageddon-as-ai-designs-16-brand-new-viruses-scientists-raise-fears-bots-could-come-up-with-a-catastrophic-bioweapon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attacker phished way into US defense supplier's Microsoft 365 account]]></title><description><![CDATA[US defense and aerospace supplier IEH Corporation 'fessed up that a criminal managed to break into its Microsoft 365 mailbox in a filing with regulators. In a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, IEH said one of its staffers fell for a phishing scam that gave an attacker access to its M365 environment. The attacker "impersonated a prospective business contact" and sent the employee what appeared to be a genuine Microsoft sharing link. The accompanying fake logi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/attacker-phished-way-into-us-defense-suppliers-microsoft-365-account/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/attacker-phished-way-into-us-defense-suppliers-microsoft-365-account/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vets tell Brits to ditch Pugs for Jugs and Puggles: Crossbreeds have the same lovable personalities as flat-faced breeds - but a fraction of the health problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's one of the most popular dog breeds in the UK. But if you're considering getting a Pug, vets suggest you look at Jugs or Puggles instead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vets-tell-brits-to-ditch-pugs-for-jugs-and-puggles-crossbreeds-have-the-same-lovable-personalities-as-flat-faced-breeds-but-a-fraction-of-the-health-problems/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/vets-tell-brits-to-ditch-pugs-for-jugs-and-puggles-crossbreeds-have-the-same-lovable-personalities-as-flat-faced-breeds-but-a-fraction-of-the-health-problems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel scams are on the rise - from fake tour guides to AI voice clones, these are the dangers holidaymakers need to spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holiday scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with criminals using everything from fake tour guides and bogus attractions to AI-generated voices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/travel-scams-are-on-the-rise-from-fake-tour-guides-to-ai-voice-clones-these-are-the-dangers-holidaymakers-need-to-spot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/travel-scams-are-on-the-rise-from-fake-tour-guides-to-ai-voice-clones-these-are-the-dangers-holidaymakers-need-to-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intrusion at US healthcare software provider puts 3.8M people's data at risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[A US healthcare software provider has admitted that hackers may have made off with sensitive data belonging to 3.8 million people, making it the largest healthcare breach reported to regulators so far this year. The attack dates to last October, when Ohio-based medical software maker Unlimited Technology Systems (UTS) detected someone poking around its commercial datacenter. The company disclosed the breach in July but did not initially say how many people were affected. The scale is now clearer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/intrusion-at-us-healthcare-software-provider-puts-38m-peoples-data-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/intrusion-at-us-healthcare-software-provider-puts-38m-peoples-data-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Asimov was right' about rules for robots, says ex-US Cyber Director]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE Don't waste time worrying about AI models achieving sentience &ndash; they're essentially already there, according to former US National Cyber Director Chris Inglis. &ldquo;If they pass the Turing test to everyone that they come into contact with, they're probably already there,&rdquo; he told The Register during an interview at the Black Hat security conference. &ldquo;They don't have the kind of agency and aspiration that comes with sentience, but they have something approaching it.&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/asimov-was-right-about-rules-for-robots-says-ex-us-cyber-director/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/asimov-was-right-about-rules-for-robots-says-ex-us-cyber-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have YOU seen a ghost? Study maps the 'uncanny' experiences we rarely talk about - and it turns out they're much more common than we thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you seen a ghost, had an out-of-body-experience, or experienced deja vu? If so, you're not alone - as a study reveals 'uncanny' experiences are more common than we thought.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/have-you-seen-a-ghost-study-maps-the-uncanny-experiences-we-rarely-talk-about-and-it-turns-out-theyre-much-more-common-than-we-thought/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/have-you-seen-a-ghost-study-maps-the-uncanny-experiences-we-rarely-talk-about-and-it-turns-out-theyre-much-more-common-than-we-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop who used police system to snoop for info on crook pals sentenced for Computer Misuse Act offenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former Merseyside police officer will today begin his 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after being found guilty of Computer Misuse Act (CMA) and Data Protection Act (DPA) offenses while serving. Daniel Hughes, 40, from Liverpool, carried out repeated unauthorized searches using police computer systems between 2016 and 2019, often including intelligence related to firearm and drug cases involving members of serious organised crime. Between 2019 and 2021, the Crown Prosecution]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cop-who-used-police-system-to-snoop-for-info-on-crook-pals-sentenced-for-computer-misuse-act-offenses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/cop-who-used-police-system-to-snoop-for-info-on-crook-pals-sentenced-for-computer-misuse-act-offenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[See the damage left behind by SpaceX on the moon: Shocking photos reveal new lunar crater carved out by one of Elon Musk's discarded rockets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shocking images have revealed the damage left behind when Elon Musk's discarded SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/see-the-damage-left-behind-by-spacex-on-the-moon-shocking-photos-reveal-new-lunar-crater-carved-out-by-one-of-elon-musks-discarded-rockets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/see-the-damage-left-behind-by-spacex-on-the-moon-shocking-photos-reveal-new-lunar-crater-carved-out-by-one-of-elon-musks-discarded-rockets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sysadmin summoned to explain italics – to a user with at least two degrees]]></title><description><![CDATA[ON CALL Welcome to another edition of On Call, the reader-contributed column The Register runs each Friday to share your tech support stories. This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Darwin," who once worked as a sysadmin for a Wall Street law firm &ndash; the sort of outfit that charges four-figure hourly fees and justifies them by pointing to its exceptionally smart and experienced staff. Darwin was busy updating a PC when one of the lawyer's secretaries called. "The lawyer needed help wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sysadmin-summoned-to-explain-italics-to-a-user-with-at-least-two-degrees/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/sysadmin-summoned-to-explain-italics-to-a-user-with-at-least-two-degrees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire damage could take hundreds of years to recover from, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Habitats belonging to snakes and rare moths have been destroyed after the wildfires this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wildfire-damage-could-take-hundreds-of-years-to-recover-from-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/wildfire-damage-could-take-hundreds-of-years-to-recover-from-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drone warnings and sheltering in airports as South Korea battles historic heatwave]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president has called the extreme heat a "national disaster" and ordered agencies to mobilise all resources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/drone-warnings-and-sheltering-in-airports-as-south-korea-battles-historic-heatwave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/drone-warnings-and-sheltering-in-airports-as-south-korea-battles-historic-heatwave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China launches mysterious probe into security of Palo Alto Networks' products]]></title><description><![CDATA[China&rsquo;s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) has conducted a review of Palo Alto Networks&rsquo; products. The regulator&rsquo;s announcement of its review says it&rsquo;s needed &ldquo;to ensure the safe and stable operation of critical information infrastructure, prevent cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities, and safeguard national security.&rdquo; And that&rsquo;s all Beijing has to say on the matter. A Palo Alto spokesperson provided The Register with the following statement: "We maintain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/china-launches-mysterious-probe-into-security-of-palo-alto-networks-products/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/china-launches-mysterious-probe-into-security-of-palo-alto-networks-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Humans will be a rounding error on the internet’ says Cloudflare exec]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cloudflare chief financial officer Thomas Seifert has run the numbers on internet traffic trends and predicted that human-generated packets will soon account for a trivial amount of overall traffic. The internet-grooming company has previously predicted that machine-generated traffic would exceed human-generated throughput in 2027 &ndash; but got that wrong because its measurements found machines took over in May 2026. During the company&rsquo;s Q2 earnings call on Thursday, Seifert stuck his ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/humans-will-be-a-rounding-error-on-the-internet-says-cloudflare-exec/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/humans-will-be-a-rounding-error-on-the-internet-says-cloudflare-exec/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant]]></title><description><![CDATA[A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meta-fined-567m-in-largest-child-safety-ruling-against-social-media-giant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/meta-fined-567m-in-largest-child-safety-ruling-against-social-media-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the famed USENIX Security conf is managing a flood of papers in the AI era]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 35th USENIX Security Symposium (USS), which takes place next week in Baltimore, Maryland, hit an all-time high for paper submissions. While some of that increase has been aided by the availability of AI tools, those managing the conference say abuses were minimal due to defensive measures. But they're also trying not to look too closely in order to preserve trust within the security research community. "This year's conference has received ~3,030 valid submissions (~1,280 in Cycle 1 and ~1,75]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-the-famed-usenix-security-conf-is-managing-a-flood-of-papers-in-the-ai-era/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/how-the-famed-usenix-security-conf-is-managing-a-flood-of-papers-in-the-ai-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why airlines are warning over lithium-ion batteries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The airline industry wants passengers to be careful when travelling with lithium ion batteries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-airlines-are-warning-over-lithium-ion-batteries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/why-airlines-are-warning-over-lithium-ion-batteries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where is Jackie? Beloved live cam eagle in critical condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bald eagle, who has gained worldwide fame as the protagonist of a nest live-stream in California, has been diagnosed with anaemia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/where-is-jackie-beloved-live-cam-eagle-in-critical-condition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/where-is-jackie-beloved-live-cam-eagle-in-critical-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Nasa astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir ventured out to install a mounting hardware for the future addition of solar arrays to the space station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watch-nasa-astronauts-conduct-65-hour-spacewalk-outside-iss/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/watch-nasa-astronauts-conduct-65-hour-spacewalk-outside-iss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious 'doorway' spotted in NASA Mars photo sparks theories of lost civilization]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new image taken by NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars has sparked claims of a long-lost civilization on the Red Planet after some spotted a mysterious structure in the distance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-doorway-spotted-in-nasa-mars-photo-sparks-theories-of-lost-civilization/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-doorway-spotted-in-nasa-mars-photo-sparks-theories-of-lost-civilization/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AMD acquires AI chip startup Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models into silicon]]></title><description><![CDATA[In AMD&rsquo;s latest bid to upset Nvidia's dominance in AI hardware, the House of Zen has acquired AI chip company Taalas, which bakes model weights directly into silicon in a process that promises to boost inference performance by an order of magnitude or more. The deal, announced at market close on Thursday, appears to be framed in much the same context as Nvidia&rsquo;s $20 billion licensing deal with Groq last December: make high-performance &ldquo;premium&rdquo; inference services prized f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/amd-acquires-ai-chip-startup-taalas-to-boost-inference-performance-by-etching-models-into-silicon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/amd-acquires-ai-chip-startup-taalas-to-boost-inference-performance-by-etching-models-into-silicon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious discovery near Egyptian pyramid reveals how ancient structures were really built]]></title><description><![CDATA[A discovery beside one of ancient Egypt's oldest pyramids has offered a tantalizingnew clue to how the iconic structures were actually built.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-discovery-near-egyptian-pyramid-reveals-how-ancient-structures-were-really-built/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-discovery-near-egyptian-pyramid-reveals-how-ancient-structures-were-really-built/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eerie 'shape-shifting orb' spotted hovering over Colorado for hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[An eerie, glowing orb hovered motionless in the Colorado sky for six hours, leaving stunned witnesses searching for an explanation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/eerie-shape-shifting-orb-spotted-hovering-over-colorado-for-hours/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/eerie-shape-shifting-orb-spotted-hovering-over-colorado-for-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eerie 'shape-shifting orb' hovers over Colorado for hours... then appears 50 miles away]]></title><description><![CDATA[An eerie, glowing orb hovered motionless in the Colorado sky for six hours, leaving stunned witnesses searching for an explanation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/eerie-shape-shifting-orb-hovers-over-colorado-for-hours-then-appears-50-miles-away/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/eerie-shape-shifting-orb-hovers-over-colorado-for-hours-then-appears-50-miles-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI struggles to patch vulns without adult supervision]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI models may not be that good at fixing security flaws. Researchers at 1Password's Off-by-1 Labs analyzed security patches generated by two frontier models - ChatGPT 5.5 at "medium" effort and Claude Opus 4.8 at "high" effort - and found that autonomous patches cleanly fixed vulnerabilities only about a quarter of the time, while most of the remainder failed to fully remediate the flaw or introduced other problems. Keith Hoodlet, director of security research at 1Password, argues in a blog post]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-struggles-to-patch-vulns-without-adult-supervision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/ai-struggles-to-patch-vulns-without-adult-supervision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest GitHub outage squeezes Actions, Pages to death]]></title><description><![CDATA[GitHub&rsquo;s automation platform Actions and its hosting service Pages are failing, according to an incident page on the service&rsquo;s status site (archived version available here). Unfortunately, these are just the latest stability problems for a service that has had a lot of them lately. GitHub first reported the issue at 1522 UTC on Thursday, noting that Actions were suffering from &ldquo;degraded performance&rdquo; before noting about 20 minutes later that availability was also degraded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/latest-github-outage-squeezes-actions-pages-to-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/latest-github-outage-squeezes-actions-pages-to-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent warning to every American over police trick that secretly takes your DNA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Civil liberties groups warn that one seemingly harmless act during a police encounter could surrender your genetic identity without your knowledge or consent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/urgent-warning-to-every-american-over-police-trick-that-secretly-takes-your-dna/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/urgent-warning-to-every-american-over-police-trick-that-secretly-takes-your-dna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea space agency shares Moon images after SpaceX rocket debris crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seoul's lunar orbiter captured images of the Moon before and after part of SpaceX's rocket hit its surface on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/south-korea-space-agency-shares-moon-images-after-spacex-rocket-debris-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/south-korea-space-agency-shares-moon-images-after-spacex-rocket-debris-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncle Sam aims to help nuclear energy find its sea legs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not content with nuclear reactors on land, the US is backing an international push to put atomic power plants aboard civilian ships and floating platforms. The US will host the launch of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea (ATLAS) initiative in Washington, DC, on August 26 and 27. ATLAS aims to tackle the legal, regulatory, safety, security, and liability problems that stand between maritime reactors and commercial deployment. Ahea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uncle-sam-aims-to-help-nuclear-energy-find-its-sea-legs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/uncle-sam-aims-to-help-nuclear-energy-find-its-sea-legs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious structure spotted in NASA Mars photo sparks theories of lost civilization on the Red Planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new image taken by NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars has sparked claims of a long-lost civilization on the Red Planet after some spotted a mysterious structure in the distance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-structure-spotted-in-nasa-mars-photo-sparks-theories-of-lost-civilization-on-the-red-planet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/mysterious-structure-spotted-in-nasa-mars-photo-sparks-theories-of-lost-civilization-on-the-red-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humans in the loop miss a third of dangerous AI coding agent requests]]></title><description><![CDATA[A browser-based game designed to test humans' ability to safely approve AI coding agent requests suggests humans in the loop aren't as good at spotting dangerous commands as one might hope, with players approving roughly one in three malicious requests on average. The results also suggest that repeatedly having to approve an agent's actions can lead to sloppy decisions. It&rsquo;s a quick, simple game on the surface (give it a try - you know you want to): A small window shows up on the screen wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/humans-in-the-loop-miss-a-third-of-dangerous-ai-coding-agent-requests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/sci_tech/humans-in-the-loop-miss-a-third-of-dangerous-ai-coding-agent-requests/</guid></item></channel></rss>