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• Solar storm forecasted to hit Earth on WEDNESDAY

  01-08-2022 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The geomagnetic storm is due to a coronal hole in the southwest region of the sun's face that is spewing out 'gaseous material.' This is a G-1 storm will bring auroras to Alaska and Canada.
  
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• Companies that add more AI also add more people

  02-07-2026 22:19 via theregister.com
  
  AI leads to job losses, or so the conventional wisdom goes. But a new survey of over 21,000 US firms implies the exact opposite: When companies invest in AI, they add positions, but not immediately. According to Ramp, an AI finance biz, and Revelio Labs, an HR biz, companies making a significant financial commitment to AI add jobs at a higher rate than low-intensity adopters. But job gains don't appear until six to 12 months later. One might be tempted to interpret this as the amount of time it
  
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• Multiple shark sightings near one of America's busiest beaches force closures ahead of Fourth of July

  02-07-2026 21:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Millions of Americans are packing the beaches for Independence Day, but humans are not the only ones making a return to the shoreline. Multiple beaches have been closed due to shark sightings.
  
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• Every hour spent sitting down increases the risk of cancer by nearly a tenth

  02-07-2026 20:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Each extra hour sitting down may raise your risk of deadly cancer by nearly a tenth, a study from researchers at the University of Glasgow suggests.
  
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• Smooth AI criminal drives 'first' end-to-end agentic ransomware attack

  02-07-2026 20:05 via theregister.com
  
  They're not bad; they're just prompted that way. Sysdig threat hunters documented what they say is the first-ever documented agentic ransomware infection with an LLM - not a human - driving the entire extortion operation, from gaining initial access to compromising a production database server and destroying data. The security shop’s research team named the agentic intruder JadePuffer and said it gained initial access to an internet-facing Langflow instance by exploiting CVE-2025-3248, and
  
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• Mysterious structure in NASA's Mars photo sparks theories of a long-lost civilization on the Red Planet

  02-07-2026 19:51 via dailymail.com
  
  An image taken by Curiosity last month has sparked claims of a long-lost civilization on the Red Planet after some spotted a mysterious structure in the distance.
  
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• SoftBank enters the rent-a-GPU race as America looks for support for AI training

  02-07-2026 18:59 via theregister.com
  
  SoftBank is set to get into the neocloud business in America, providing resources to hyperscalers and other customers seeking a platform on which to carry out their AI training. The Japan-based tech investment giant says it will establish a new company called SB Neo, Inc to operate its neocloud business in the US, and expects to start operations in fiscal 2027 (ending March 31, 2028). In actual fact, ownership of the nascent biz will be split, with 51 percent in the hands of SoftBank Corp, while
  
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• Just 10 MINUTES in a car can be deadly as millions set to roast under scorching heat across 27 states for days

  02-07-2026 18:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Medical experts warn that going outside during Thursday's heat wave could turn deadly within minutes as extreme temperatures threaten to mirror recent events in Europe.
  
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• Vim text editor game teaches you keyboard shortcuts with ice cream delivery

  02-07-2026 18:28 via theregister.com
  
  If you find yourself editing text at the Linux command prompt, you've probably either used nano, which is simplest, or the more powerful but difficult-to-master Vim. In Vim, for example, even moving the cursor up, down, left, and right is less than straightforward. How about an ice cream-themed game to teach you all the "Vim motions" (keyboard shortcuts) you need to become a master? London-based developer and designer Marcus Michaels has created Vim Scoops, a simple HTML/CSS/JavaScript game that
  
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• SAP snaps wallet shut for travel and hiring so it can keep shoveling cash into AI

  02-07-2026 18:01 via theregister.com
  
  SAP is cutting hiring and business travel to boost its investment in AI amid intensifying competition in the enterprise application market. According to an internal email, SAP is set to "exclusively focus new hiring on selected profiles only, mainly core AI roles, that are critical for our long-term success." The missive, seen by Bloomberg, said travel unrelated to AI development would also be put on hold. The German software giant will also seek to cut spending with suppliers. In a statement, a
  
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• Urgent warning for 27 states as dangerous heat wave turns cars into death traps in just 10 minutes

  02-07-2026 17:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Medical experts warn that going outside during Thursday's heat wave could turn deadly within minutes as extreme temperatures threaten to mirror recent events in Europe.
  
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• Millions told to check their sunscreen NOW after experts reveal 80% of products may not be safe... check for these three ingredients

  02-07-2026 17:47 via dailymail.com
  
  As millions of Americans prepare to hit the beach this week, experts say there's one item in their beach bags they should check first: their sunscreen.
  
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• Ctrl+Alt+Oops: FortiBleed criminal's logins stitch two gangs together

  02-07-2026 17:32 via theregister.com
  
  Security sleuths say last month’s FortiBleed campaign is tied to two separate ransomware groups, after they found evidence of one initial access broker group member logged in to two affiliate panels. SOC Radar’s Threat Research Unit (STRU) said at least one of the group’s 20 members was actively negotiating with victims, which it believes signals a direct link between the thousands of FortiBleed victims and the ransomware ecosystem. STRU spent weeks mapping FortiBleed’s i
  
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• Young Adults In San Francisco Hate AI: “It’s Like Having A Dumb Friend”

  02-07-2026 17:21 via technocracy.news
  
  News of the backlash against AI is growing. San Francisco is the heart of AI in the world, and the culture is splitting in two: first, there are the AI tech workers themselves, who have their own culture. Then, there is everybody else. This is not isolated. Graduating classes across the nation booed commencement speakers when they told students that the world would be great because of AI.  This is a death knell for the AI industry if it cannot convince the young adults to go along. AI leade
  
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• Forget repotting! Scottish inventors unveil the world's first plant pot that GROWS as your houseplant gets bigger

  02-07-2026 17:04 via dailymail.com
  
  If you've ever groaned at the thought of wrestling a houseplant from one pot to another, those days could soon be over.
  
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• Bombshell report exposes missing scientist's ties to secret experiments at UFO-linked lab before vanishing

  02-07-2026 16:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Shocking details about a missing nuclear lab worker have tied him to futuristic research that has the power to change the world of computing as we know it.
  
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• Microsoft said exploitation was 'less likely' ... but CISA just added SharePoint RCE to KEV list

  02-07-2026 16:40 via theregister.com
  
  Microsoft's prediction that attackers probably wouldn't rush to exploit a newly-patched SharePoint bug hasn't aged especially well. CISA has added CVE-2026-45659, a remote code execution flaw in on-premises Microsoft SharePoint Server, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog after confirming that crimes are now actively exploiting it in the wild. The bug stems from an insecure deserialization issue and affects SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, SharePoint Server 2019, and Share
  
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• Bombshell clues reveal missing scientist's secret ties to 'teleportation' experiments before vanishing

  02-07-2026 16:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Shocking details about a missing nuclear lab worker have tied him to futuristic research that has the power to change the world of computing as we know it.
  
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• Missing scientist secretly worked on teleportation at a UFO-linked lab before vanishing, bombshell clues reveal

  02-07-2026 15:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Shocking details about a missing nuclear lab worker have tied him to futuristic research that has the power to change the world of computing as we know it.
  
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• Pacemaker manufacturer Medtronic warns patients cybercrooks may have swiped health data

  02-07-2026 14:54 via theregister.com
  
  Medical device giant Medtronic is warning patients that their personal and health information may have been caught up in an April cyberattack in which intruders spent nearly a week inside parts of its corporate network. According to breach notification letters sent to affected individuals, the company detected unusual activity on April 15 and later determined an unauthorized party accessed certain corporate systems between April 13 and April 19. The compromised systems contained the sort of data
  
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• India gives WhatsApp three days to defend username rollout amid security fears

  02-07-2026 13:50 via theregister.com
  
  India has asked WhatsApp to explain why it should not face regulatory action after it announced the global rollout of a new usernames feature amid fears that the new feature could lead to increased cyberattacks. The country's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) gave the Meta owned platform three days to respond to its July 1 letter and to halt the rollout of usernames until the government gives its approval. WhatsApp announced on June 29 that it was allowing users to reser
  
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• Locals baffled after spotting a large PURPLE seal on beach in California

  02-07-2026 13:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Locals at a California beach have been baffled after spotting a large elephant seal with a very unusual colouration.
  
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• Scientists propose launching giant 'airbag' into space to protect Earth from dangerous solar superstorms

  02-07-2026 12:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists have suggested launching a giant 'airbag' into space to protect Earth from terrifying solar superstorms.
  
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• Oracle E-Business Suite was under attack via critical flaw before the public exploit code was even released

  02-07-2026 12:35 via theregister.com
  
  Attackers have been caught exploiting a critical flaw in Oracle E-Business Suite's Payments module just six weeks after Oracle patched it – and before any public proof-of-concept exploit was available. Researchers at Defused said they observed the first known exploitation of CVE-2026-46817 on June 27. The attackers were targeting the Oracle Payments File Transmission component in E-Business Suite releases 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, they said. The vulnerability, fixed in Oracle's May Critical
  
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• Scientists BUILD a cell from scratch: Synthetic organism can feed, grow, copy its DNA and divide in world-first breakthrough

  02-07-2026 11:15 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists have built a synthetic cell from scratch in a world-first breakthrough that paves the way for creating entirely artificial forms of life.
  
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• Connect, disconnect, or just have a lovely beer

  02-07-2026 11:15 via theregister.com
  
  BORK!BORK!BORK! Sometimes a digital sign can carry a message that means more than just words. Like this example, which could be a simple connectivity issue or speak to a deeper spiritual meaning: You're not connected to a network. Spotted by an eagle-eyed Vulture on a visit to Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, near the border with Austria, the digital sign normally displays information to individuals waiting in a nearby queue. Not today, though. From a purely technical standpoint, it appears the
  
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• UN warns of need for global governance to avoid an AI-pocalypse

  02-07-2026 10:30 via theregister.com
  
  A United Nations report on AI warns the technology is moving faster than governments can keep up, and the window of opportunity to establish effective global governance of it will not be open forever. The Preliminary Report from the UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence presents AI as something of a mixed blessing. It says that the potential benefits of AI are enormous. If deployed and applied thoughtfully, the technology could support progress towards sustai
  
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• Hackers shoveled snow for company, were rewarded with network admin access

  02-07-2026 09:00 via theregister.com
  
  PWNED Welcome back to PWNED, the column where we document serious security failures in hopes we can all learn from others’ mistakes. This week, we’ll talk about how a lack of physical security can allow threat actors to take control of your network. Have a story about someone leaving a gaping hole in their network? Share it with us at [email protected]. Anonymity is available upon request. Our story comes to us from two professional red teamers, who get paid to break into offices and
  
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• Trouble keeps finding Supermicro as strange server shipments attract police attention in Taiwan and Singapore

  02-07-2026 08:02 via theregister.com
  
  The strife seldom stops at Supermicro, which this week has been forced to deny a raid on its office, and appears to have fallen victim to fraudsters in Singapore. The server-maker yesterday published a business update in which Chief Revenue Officer Matt Thauberge assured customers that police in Taiwan did not raid the company this week – the company is just helping local authorities after they detained four of its workers for questioning. Thauberge said Supermicro “coordinated with
  
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• New humanoid robots from China look like creepy pop star action figures – complete with slightly dodgy lip-synch

  02-07-2026 04:35 via theregister.com
  
  One of China’s emerging humanoid robotics companies has launched its most-realistic looking models yet and says it has already taken over 13,000 orders for the $17,600/ £13,300 machines. Here’s a shot of the new machines. You’re looking at the UWORLD U1, which Chinese company UBTECH says enjoys 88 degrees of freedom thanks to use of “a proprietary dual-pivot biomimetic cervical spine, enabling it to replicate up to 90 percent of fundamental human movements.” T
  
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