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• US Military enlists radio hams to simulate fight with THE SUN

  02-11-2015 04:57 via go.theregister.com
  
  How to stop a Coronal Mass Ejection ending civilisation as we know it Nobody's quite forgotten that a really big solar event can upset kit even as crude as a telegraph, so the US military is recruiting radio hams to help test its contingency plans.…
  
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• The declassified files that finally reveal what Fauci was warned about the origins of COVID

  30-07-2026 22:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Declassified files trace the private debate over COVID's origins back to the opening weeks of the outbreak.
  
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• LinkedIn realizes its users have been bathing in AI slop, offers a shower

  30-07-2026 22:26 via theregister.com
  
  LinkedIn has been drenching its users in AI-powered slop posts, going so far as to encourage writers to trade their own voices for a bot's by hitting the "enhance your post" button when they want to share thoughts. Enough is enough. On Thursday, the site’s Chief Product Officer has announced several changes designed to rehab the platform’s reputation. CPO Hari Srinivasan took to the Microsoft-owned social network following reports Thursday that LinkedIn had introduced a button for us
  
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• Fauci pleaded the Fifth more than 100 times. Now declassified files reveal the private COVID lab-leak warnings he heard in pandemic's first days

  30-07-2026 21:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Declassified files trace the private debate over COVID's origins back to the opening weeks of the outbreak.
  
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• Oracle adds Google Gemini to the agent menu

  30-07-2026 20:40 via theregister.com
  
  Oracle plans to add Google's Gemini models to AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications, expanding its partnership with Google Cloud and giving customers another option for building AI agents. Big Red also intends to use Gemini models for embedded AI use cases in Oracle Fusion Applications and Oracle NetSuite. In a prepared statement, Google Cloud VP Satish Thomas said that the partnership was designed to “make it easier for organizations to use Gemini in the applications and agentic workflo
  
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• GPUs could explode to multiple TB with new storage-inspired memory tech

  30-07-2026 20:33 via theregister.com
  
  Virtually every high-end GPU and AI accelerator relies on high bandwidth memory (HBM), which can shuffle data around at multiple terabytes a second but can only reach into the gigabytes, with models often needing to be shared across multiple processors. However, an emerging storage technology could change that, boosting accelerator memory capacity from hundreds of gigabytes to terabytes. The technology, called high-bandwidth flash (HBF), is being developed by Sandisk and SK Hynix and aims to pro
  
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• 'Living Nostradamus' says two 2026 prophecies came true… now his darkest warning is unfolding

  30-07-2026 20:30 via dailymail.com
  
  The 'Living Nostradamus' has claimed two of his 2026 predictions have come true, and he has now returned to one of his more alarming forecasts.
  
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• The ghost ancestors hiding in your DNA: Scientists uncover traces of two mysterious human relatives we've never found

  30-07-2026 20:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Hidden traces of two mysterious human species have been discovered hiding inside our DNA.
  
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• Open source project fools AI scrapers with poisoned font

  30-07-2026 19:19 via theregister.com
  
  If you don't want AI scrapers training themselves on your website, there's a new way to stop them that doesn't involve server-side blocking or praying they respect your instructions in robots.txt. A team of creatives have teamed up with a typography company to create a new type of font that’ll trick LLM scrapers into ingesting poisoned gibberish. Dubbed ShieldFont, the open-source project almost seems like magic if you're not familiar with the ins and outs of computer fonts. Look at a web
  
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• Mystery sharks mauling children just feet from US shores are exposed by disturbing new evidence

  30-07-2026 18:48 via dailymail.com
  
  WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Shark experts take on the mystery of a series of attacks to find out which predator species nearly killed several children in US waters.
  
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• Scientists reveal what would happen if a nuclear power station was hit by wildfire

  30-07-2026 17:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists have revealed what would happen if the out-of-control Suffolk wildfires reached the Sizewell B nuclear power station, as firefighters continue battling the blaze.
  
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• Jailed Flock vandal wipes out three cameras, racks up thousands in damages

  30-07-2026 17:28 via theregister.com
  
  Note to privacy-conscious vandals: If you're going to destroy Flock license plate readers, make sure you also take out the other CCTV cameras in the area that could catch you in your crime. Otherwise, you'll end up like one unlucky Californian. Marcus Bee, 40, was arrested by the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, accused of joining the ever-growing band of US citizens damaging the controversial cameras popping up across the country. A police report filed this week stated that Be
  
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• Why France and Spain keep going up in flames: Study reveals the number of dangerous 'fire weather' days has more than DOUBLED since the 1980s

  30-07-2026 17:02 via dailymail.com
  
  The apocalyptic infernos ripping through Europe are becoming increasingly likely, experts have warned, as the number of dangerous 'fire weather' days has more than doubled since the 1980s.
  
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• 5 Things to Consider BEFORE Your VMware ELA Expiration Date

  30-07-2026 17:00 via theregister.com
  
  When organizations plan for the future, refresh environments, or roll out new capabilities, they are often tied to software licensing agreements that exist or will need to be acquired. While an organization's requirements should drive the planning, the decision‑making can often be constrained by legacy licensing models that limit flexibility and increase long‑term cost exposure. The process of extending, renegotiating, or ending an existing agreement, such as a VMware by Broadcom Ent
  
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• 4th Circuit Court: The Border Search Exception Meets Your Phone

  30-07-2026 16:51 via technocracy.news
  
  Fourth Amendment? Forget it! Roughly two-thirds of the U.S. population, or about 200 to 213 million people, lives within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 100-mile border enforcement zone. Your smartphone can now be manually searched without cause or suspicion, and without a warrant. For most people, a fingerprint or a facial scan unlocks your phone instantly.
  You cannot be legally compelled to reveal your password, but refusal has consequences: device seizure, prolonged detention, and fo
  
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• Americans give all-day school phone bans a ringing endorsement

  30-07-2026 16:31 via theregister.com
  
  Americans are warming to the idea that schools should be for learning rather than doomscrolling, with support for all-day smartphone bans now outweighing opposition for the first time. A new Pew Research Center survey of 9,750 US adults found that 77 percent support banning smartphones during middle and high school classes, up from 68 percent in 2024. More significantly, support for so-called "bell-to-bell" bans now stands at 48 percent, compared with 43 percent who oppose the idea. Back in 2024
  
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• From individual achievement to partner impact

  30-07-2026 16:00 via theregister.com
  
  Organizations everywhere are investing in data and AI while customer expectations climb, with buyers demanding partners who can move quickly, solve complex problems, and turn technology spending into measurable results. That environment requires more than access to technology; it demands expertise applied consistently across teams, projects, and engagements. The latest Databricks survey on Databricks Certifications reveals a clear pattern: certification deepens technical knowledge, builds confid
  
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• Samsung warns memory crunch will last through 2028 as profit rises 19-fold

  30-07-2026 15:50 via theregister.com
  
  Samsung Electronics is warning that the current memory supply crunch will deepen next year and persist through 2028, a shortage that keeps padding its own record profits at the expense of enterprise customers and consumers. The Korean conglomerate said agentic AI has added to demand already generated by model training, driving an "unprecedented rise" in requirements for AI servers and other computing infrastructure. Memory makers continue to prioritize production of components for AI servers, le
  
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• Amazon links four poisoned npm packages to one North Korean crew

  30-07-2026 15:13 via theregister.com
  
  Amazon has linked the compromises of four npm packages over the past 18 months, saying they were all the work of the same North Korean crew. In research published this week, AWS attributed the activity with medium confidence to the North Korea-linked group tracked as Sapphire Sleet, which is widely regarded as a Lazarus Group offshoot. Rather than exploiting zero-days or hacking npm itself, the crew allegedly took the slower route of befriending maintainers, stealing credentials, and publishing
  
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• Scientists reveal what would happen if 'out of control' wildfires reach the Sizewell B nuclear power station

  30-07-2026 15:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists have revealed what would happen if the out-of-control Suffolk wildfires reached the Sizewell B nuclear power station, as firefighters continue battling the blaze.
  
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• Earthquake with the force of 1,500lbs of TNT rattles Utah before unexpected source is revealed

  30-07-2026 15:04 via dailymail.com
  
  A mysterious earthquake rattled Utah, but one unusual detail raised questions about what really caused it.
  
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• Microsoft makes Copilot harder to miss in Classic Outlook

  30-07-2026 14:28 via theregister.com
  
  Microsoft had some news for Classic Outlook users this week, though it wasn't an extension of support or an admission that new Outlook has failed to win over the holdouts. Instead, Copilot is getting a redesigned entry point above the ribbon. The rest of the Microsoft 365 has been has liberally daubed with Copilot, and venerable Classic Outlook is no exception. In a message posted to its administration portal, Microsoft says the redesigned entry point will make the experience "more visually appe
  
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• Hims & Hers accused of sharing health secrets and hiding the cancel button

  30-07-2026 13:45 via theregister.com
  
  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Telehealth company Hims & Hers over allegations that it shared customers' sensitive health data with advertising platforms and misled them about billing and cancellations. Hims & Hers (H&H), which offers online treatments for conditions including male pattern baldness, erectile dysfunction, obesity, and mental health disorders, shared "sensitive health information about medical conditions with Meta, Snap, and more," according to the FTC's c
  
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• MariaDB again faces questions over Galera's open source future

  30-07-2026 13:01 via theregister.com
  
  With support for MySQL Galera Cluster ending in two months, open source observers are again questioning how much of the technology's future MariaDB plc intends to keep in the community edition. The company says Galera remains a core, open source component of MariaDB while it develops separate replication capabilities for enterprise customers. In March, MariaDB, the company behind the database forked from MySQL, reversed course and announced that MariaDB Community Server 12.3 would continue to in
  
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• Biohacker Bryan Johnson confesses he may have 'taken this whole longevity thing too far' after revealing he has an incurable disease

  30-07-2026 13:01 via dailymail.com
  
  He's built a global reputation by trying to cheat death through science. But biohacker Bryan Johnson has confessed he may have 'taken this whole longevity thing too far'.
  
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• Russian spies take their half-click email attack from Zimbra to Outlook

  30-07-2026 12:29 via theregister.com
  
  The Russian espionage crew that turned simply reading an email into a security risk has expanded beyond Zimbra, with Proofpoint saying it's now pulling the same half-click trick against Microsoft Outlook Web Access. Proofpoint says the cyber group it tracks as TA488, or "Laundry Bear," began exploiting CVE-2026-42897, a cross-site scripting flaw in the Outlook Web Access (OWA) component of on-premises Exchange Server, a day before researchers and government agencies exposed the group's abuse of
  
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• The majority of corporate IT is now off premises for the first time

  30-07-2026 12:00 via theregister.com
  
  IT is going remote while sucking up more power. Most corporate IT is now off-premises for the first time, according to Uptime Institute, while the average rack power density has crested above 11 kW for the first time as server fleets are gradually replaced with more powerful hardware. Uptime’s Global Data Center Survey 2026 reveals how the industry is managing to adapt to challenging circumstances, with the usual evergreen concerns over rising costs plus staffing and skills shortages. The
  
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• The Amazon's lost civilisation: Hidden network of 20,000 structures reveals rainforest once teemed with MILLIONS of people

  30-07-2026 11:47 via dailymail.com
  
  The Amazon rainforest may look like one of the last truly wild places on Earth - but experts have discovered evidence of a sprawling lost civilisation hidden beneath its dense canopy.
  
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• Nike launches MASSAGING shoes that use heat and vibration to caress your feet - but they come with a hefty price tag

  30-07-2026 11:22 via dailymail.com
  
  If you always finish your runs with aching feet, Nike might have just created the perfect shoe for you.
  
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• 30 years ago, AT&T gave Internet Explorer the default advantage

  30-07-2026 11:15 via theregister.com
  
  It is 30 years since AT&T handed Microsoft a valuable foothold in the browser wars by making Internet Explorer 3 the default for its WorldNet service. Windows 95 was barely a year old when AT&T set out to challenge CompuServe and America Online with its WorldNet service in 1996. The telecommunications giant needed a browser. Netscape Navigator dominated the market, but Microsoft was keen to make up lost ground. A promotion and distribution agreement was announced on July 25, 1996, with a
  
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