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VP.NET has released the source code for its Intel SGX enclave on GitHub, allowing anyone to build the enclave and verify its mrenclave hash matches what's running on the servers. This takes "don't trust, verify" from marketing to reality, making privacy claims testable all the way down to hardware-enforced execution. A move like this could set a new benchmark for transparency in privacy tech.

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A pastor is behind bars for the serial abuse of a woman and several children.

Dale Stogden, also known as Brett, 50, was shot near a petrol station on Doncaster Road, Wakefield, at 9.43pm on Tuesday, August 12.

An anonymous reader writes: Kaisen Linux, a Debian-based distro packed with tools for sysadmins, system rescue, and network diagnostics, is shutting down. This comes not long after Intel's Clear Linux also reached the end of the road. Kaisen offered multiple desktop environments like KDE Plasma, LXQt, MATE, and Xfce, plus a "toram" mode that could load the whole OS into RAM so you could free up your USB port. The final release, Rolling 3.0, updates the base to Debian 13, defaults to KDE Plasma 6, replaces LightDM with SDDM, drops some packages like neofetch and hping3, and adds things like faster BTRFS snapshot restores, full ZFS support, and safer partitioning behavior. Unlike Clear Linux, Kaisen will still get security updates for the next two years, giving current users time to migrate without rushing.

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De Armas is glammed up to the nines with heavy makeup and a cute bob haircut that is styled just so. In the trailer, however, the star looks worn down as she tries to stay alive.

A further 60 people will be prosecuted for 'showing support for the proscribed terrorist group Palestine Action', the Metropolitan Police said. 

Gotta pay for all those GPUs somehow

Analysis  For all the superlative-laden claims, OpenAI's new top model appears to be less of an advancement and more of a way to save compute costs — something that hasn't exactly gone over well with the company's most dedicated users.…

When one GPU translates into three to five of the fastest switch ports money can buy, can you blame them?

Nvidia is expected to ship somewhere north of 5 million Blackwell GPUs in 2025. But before those GPUs can train the next GPT, Gemini, or Llama, they need to be networked — and that's quickly becoming big business for Ethernet switch vendors like Cisco, Arista, HPE ... and Nvidia itself.…

Renju Joseph, 31, was struck by a car driven at high speed by Ashir Shahid, 20, as she walked on a zebra crossing in Bamber Bridge, near Preston, Lancashire.

New research suggests exposure to some common Pfas or "forever chemical" compounds causes changes to gene activity, and those changes are linked to health problems including multiple cancers, neurological disorders and autoimmune disease. From a report: The findings are a major step toward determining the mechanism by which the chemicals cause disease and could help doctors identify, detect and treat health problems for those exposed to Pfas before the issues advance. The research may also point toward other diseases potentially caused by Pfas that have not yet been identified, the authors said. The study is among the first to examine how Pfas chemicals impact gene activity, called epigenetics. "This gives us a hint as to which genes and which Pfas might be important," said Melissa Furlong, a University of Arizona College of Public Health Pfas researcher and study lead author.

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The charity founded by Prince Harry has laid off all but one of its London staff amid ongoing funding concerns.

He was banned from driving for 56 days

Under President Joe Biden, American appeasement policies kept the Russian economy running hot, even as Biden refused to talk. Trump's plan is engage and squeeze.

Lewis Capaldi has revealed Justin Bieber 'ghosted' him after they spent a wild night out together at a star-studded bash.

The train had been heading to Sonderborg from Copenhagen, via Fredericia, when it reportedly collided with a lorry at a level crossing between Tinglev and Kliplev.

alternative_right writes: A team of researchers at Columbia University, funded in part by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, have developed "machines that can grow by consuming other machines." Video of the experiment shows tubular robots that move by extending their shafts to inch along the ground. As the tubes gather, they connect and form into more complex shapes like triangles and tetrahedrons. With each piece consumed, the whole moves faster and with more elegance. "AI systems need bodies to move beyond current limitations. Physical embodiment brings the AI into the messy, constraint-rich real world -- and that's where true generalization has to happen," Phillipe Martin Wyder, lead researcher on the project, told 404 Media.

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Cadbury has sparked fury among shoppers after cutting the number of bars in a pack just less than a year after a previous bout of shrinkflation.

The Ark of the Covenant, a millennia-old biblical artifact shrouded in mystery, has once again captured global attention with new revelations that may lead to its hidden location.

Couples say they 'couldn't ask for anything better' from the award winning venue

Proton has begun relocating infrastructure outside Switzerland ahead of proposed surveillance legislation requiring VPNs and messaging services with over 5,000 users to identify customers and retain data for six months. The company's AI chatbot Lumo became the first product hosted on German servers rather than Swiss infrastructure. CEO Andy Yen confirmed the decision and a spokesperson told TechRadar that the company isn't fully exiting Switzerland. In a blog post about the launch of Lumo last month, Proton's Head of Anti-Abuse and Account Security, Eamonn Maguire, explained that the company had decided to invest outside Switzerland for fear of the looming legal changes. He wrote: "Because of legal uncertainty around Swiss government proposals to introduce mass surveillance -- proposals that have been outlawed in the EU -- Proton is moving most of its physical infrastructure out of Switzerland. Lumo will be the first product to move." The proposed amendments to Switzerland's Ordinance on the Surveillance of Correspondence by Post and Telecommunications would also mandate decryption capabilities for providers holding encryption keys. Proton is developing additional facilities in Norway.

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