Newslinx

• How Coronavirus lockdown made a 'Zoom boom' generation - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 24 May 2020
  Digital transformation has advanced two years in just two months, says Microsoft.
  
• Coronavirus: Could these social distancing hacks make it to market? - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 24 May 2020
  People around the world are inventing their own gadgets and designs to adhere to social distancing.
  
• How to create and manipulate tar archives using Python - LinuxToday News
  Sun, 24 May 2020
  

  On Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, tar is undoubtedly one of the most used archiving utilities

  
  
• Fresh UK review into Huawei role in 5G networks - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 24 May 2020
  The National Cyber Security Centre involvement follows new US sanctions on Chinese telecoms giant.
  
• Experts find bones of dozens of mammoths in Mexico City - FOX News
  Sat, 23 May 2020
  An already promising discovery has exploded into a wealth of potential information.
  
• Wikipedia sets new rule to combat “toxic behaviour” - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 23 May 2020
  Female and LGBTQ editors of the online encyclopaedia have complained of harassment.
  
• Coronavirus: The 3D artists helping fashion through Covid-19 - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 23 May 2020
  British artist Harriet Davey is among the CGI artists creating virtual models for fashion shows.
  
• The surfing simulator that sank without trace - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 23 May 2020
  How a maverick scientist held the first esports championships in 1985 with his revolutionary surfing game but could not make his innovative ideas a commercial success.
  
• Coronavirus: How do we record history in the internet age? - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 23 May 2020
  People's coronavirus experiences in Wales are being documented, using WhatsApp and Facebook messages.
  
• Linux desktop org GNOME Foundation settles lawsuit with patent troll - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 23 May 2020
  

  The Register: Shotwell case ends with Rothschild Patent Imaging backing off for good

  
  
• Chrome 83 is rolling out and full of changes big and small - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 23 May 2020
  

  Chrome 83 is now rolling out to Windows, macOS, and Linux with Chrome OS 83 on the way next week.

  
  
• Linux 5.8 Prepped To Make Use Of TPAUSE Instruction With New Intel CPUs - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 23 May 2020
  

  Phoronix: TPAUSE is the new instruction supported by Intel's Tremont microarchitecture and beyond.

  
  
• Hurricanes are growing stronger as climate warms, new NOAA study shows - FOX News
  Sat, 23 May 2020
  Hurricanes are reportedly strengthening as the Earth's climate grows warmer, according to a new study.
  
• Netflix stops charging customers who never watch - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  It says hundreds of thousands of people have been paying for something they don't use.
  
• Australia 'records fastest internet speed ever' - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  Researchers hope the study offers a glimpse into how internet connections could look in the future.
  
• Son 'kills father' during Zoom video chat in New York state - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  Several chat participants witness the stabbing of a Long Island man by his son, police say.
  
• Christopher Nolan trailer launched inside Fortnite - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  Christopher Nolan's time-bending action espionage film was launched on the video game Fortnite.
  
• Fake online reviews under investigation by competition authority - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  The competition authority has launched an investigation into faked and paid-for reviews online.
  
• Drones help to plant seedpods and other tech news - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best technology news stories.
  
• Chris Pratt accidentally deleted 51,000 emails - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  The Guardians Of The Galaxy actor watched in horror as his inbox shrunk to zero.
  
• Baby pygmy hippo born at San Diego Zoo, conquers the internet with cuteness - FOX News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  The San Diego Zoo recently announced its newest (and arguably cutest) arrival: a newborn male pygmy hippo, born on April 9 to its 4-year-old pygmy hippo mama Mabel.
  
• How to Install Kernel Updates On Ubuntu without Rebooting - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  

  Finding a downtime window to install security patches in order to handle kernel or operating system vulnerabilities can be difficult.

  
  
• Linux security: 8 more system lockdown controls - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  

  Locking down a system isn't rocket science but it's not intuitive either.

  
  
• LibreOffice 6.4.4 Is Now Available for Download with 98 Bug Fixes - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  

  Coming five weeks after LibreOffice 6.4.3, the LibreOffice 6.4.4 point release is here to address several bugs and other issues reported by the community or discovered by the LibreOffice developers.

  Coming five weeks after LibreOffice 6.4.3, the LibreOffice 6.4.4 point release is here to address several bugs and other issues reported by the community or discovered by the LibreOffice developers.
  
  
• How To Create Multiboot USB Drives With Ventoy In Linux - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  

  Ventoy is a free, open source and cross-platform program to easily and quickly create multiboot USB drives in Linux.

  
  
• The challenges and opportunities of open source Database as a Service - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  

  Instaclustr co-founder and CTO Ben Bromhead explains why open source databases like Cassandra are increasingly enterprise grade

  
  
• The search is on for mysterious World War II sweetheart of RAF 'Great Escape' pilot - FOX News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  The search is on for the mysterious World War II sweetheart of a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot who was killed in the famous Great Escape.
  
• Hidden underground chambers discovered near Western Wall in Jerusalem - FOX News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  Hidden underground chambers dating back 2,000 years have been discovered near the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
  
• NASA sets date to research asteroid Bennu after coronavirus pandemic caused delays - FOX News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  After getting delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, NASA has finally picked out a date to research samples of the asteroid Bennu.
  
• SpaceX rocket prepared for historic NASA mission to launch astronauts from US soil - FOX News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are being prepared for the historic Demo-2 mission that will launch NASA astronauts into space from U.S. soil for the first time since 2011.
  
• Endangered lemurs are practicing social distancing after new birth - FOX News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  At least one group of mammals is good at social distancing.
  
• UK coronavirus vaccine trial is 'progressing very well,' recruiting children and older adults - FOX News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  A COVID-19 vaccine trial at Oxford University in the U.K. is “progressing very well,” according to researchers involved in the project.
  
• 35 percent of coronavirus patients could be asymptomatic, CDC says - FOX News
  Fri, 22 May 2020
  Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients are of great concern to public health officials and lawmakers due to their ability to spread the virus without knowing they're sick themselves. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than a third of patients could be asymptomatic.
  
• Grandmother ordered to delete Facebook photos under GDPR - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 May 2020
  Privacy laws mean a grandmother needs her daughter's permission to post photos of her grandchildren.
  
• Get ready for the 'holy grail' of computer graphics - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 May 2020
  Ray tracing produces stunning lighting effects but has been too complex for computers, until now.
  
• What's it like using the Covid-19 contact tracing app? - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 May 2020
  Isle of Wight resident Megan Mackney describes using the Covid-19 contact tracing app.
  
• Robot dog tries to herd sheep - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 May 2020
  The Spot robot was designed for search and rescue - but may find work in the farming industry.
  
• Mental Health Awareness: Keeping your screen time healthy - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 May 2020
  There's no escaping screens, but here's how to steal some time back from them.
  
• Why Joe Rogan's exclusive Spotify deal matters - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 May 2020
  His popular show, The Joe Rogan Experience, will soon be removed from all other platforms.
  
• From 'how to' to hair dye: our lockdown web searches - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 May 2020
  New trends in search engine queries are emerging as people seek new skills and home school help.