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• 10 Open Source Skills That Can Lead to Higher Pay - LinuxToday News
  Sun, 24 Sep 2017
  

  Datamation: Knowledge and experience with leading open source projects can make it easier for candidates to find IT jobs that pay well.

  
  
• Manjaro Linux Discontinues 32-bit Support - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017
  

  Manjaro has joined the long list of Linux distributions dropping support for older hardware.

  
  
• How to Install WebERP On Ubuntu 16.04 - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017
  

   HowToForge: WebERP a complete web based accounting and business management tool that can be used for online shop or a retail management system released under an OpenSource license

  
  
• Puppet Acquires Distelli, Boosting Its Cloud Automation Offerings - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017
  

  Puppet produces a free and open source product called Open Source Puppet

  
  
• Open source licensing: What every technologist should know - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017
  

  Learn about different types of open source licenses and get answers to common licensing questions.

  
  
• Tiny PocketBeagle is the RPi Zero of the BeagleBone world - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  

  BeagleBoard.org's tiny $25 PocketBeagle is a BeagleBone SBC clone, based on Octavo's OSD3358-SM SiP module and offering micro-USB, microSD, and 72 I/O pins.

  
  
• Mass global extinction that wipes out human civilization will begin in 2100, mathematician predicts - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  A mass extinction which wipes out humanity will be underway by the year 2100, scientists have claimed.
  
• Tech Tip: Resolutions for the Big (and Small) Screens - NYT > Personal Tech
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  Many online services now offer three levels of picture quality for videos, but be sure to choose the best one for your device.
  
• Hijacked software used to target tech giants - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  Hackers who hijacked security software also used it to infiltrate hi-tech firms, say Cisco researchers.
  
• 16 ls commands in Linux/Unix - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  

  Just starting to learn Linux basics? Then you should not miss  the ls command.

  
  
• 35 Top Open Source Companies - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  

  Datamation: These companies play a major role in developing and maintaining the open source software that powers today's business.

  
  
• Canonical Teams Up with Microsoft to Enable New Azure Tailored Ubuntu Kernel - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  

  The Azure tailored Ubuntu kernel is now enabled by default for the Ubuntu Cloud images running the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system on Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform,

  
  
• Bees 'go online' in Manchester - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  Rory visits a beekeeper in Manchester who is gluing wireless chips to his bees.
  
• Gym app Pact pays $1m over broken promises - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  A fitness app promising cash rewards for eating well pays up over accusations that it broke promises.
  
• Were Mexico's recent earthquakes related? - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  Over the past two weeks, Mexico has experienced a lot of shaking.
  
• Doomsday is not on Saturday after all, writer says after predicting end of the world - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  The end is still nigh -- just not as nigh as it was earlier this week, a Christian conspiracy theorist says.
  
• Doomsday writer David Meade: Who is he? - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  The end of the world is starting this fall, according to a conspiracy theorist and researcher.
  
• Doomsday timeline: Dates when David Meade, others said the world was supposed to end - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  The start to the end of the world is coming this fall, according to doomsday writer David Meade.
  
• Uber London loses licence to operate - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  Ride-hailing app Uber is "not fit and proper" to operate in London, the transport regulator says.
  
• The long wait for a Persian iPhone keyboard - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  The new Apple iOS has a Persian keyboard. BBC Persian's Sam Farzaneh discusses why it is an important feature.
  
• Scientists discover 60 ancient shipwrecks in the Black Sea - FOX News
  Fri, 22 Sep 2017
  In early 2015, a team of scientists from the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Sweden, the United States and Greece set off to investigate the effects of climate change and the impact of sea level changes in the Black Sea since the end of the earth’s last glacial cycle 12,000 years ago.
  
• 'Payment by vein' trialled in supermarket - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017
  The company behind the technology hopes the new way to pay for goods will appeal to millennials.
  
• Gamers give their verdicts after being among the first in the UK to try the Xbox One X - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017
  Gamers have been trying the Xbox One X for the first time in the UK at the EGX expo in Birmingham.
  
• WhatsApp and YouTube terror video man jailed - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017
  The 21-year-old radical Islamist filmed himself calling British soldiers "baby butchers of the Muslims".
  
• Deliveroo accounts reveal huge losses - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017
  "Gig economy" firm Deliveroo publishes accounts revealing huge losses.
  
• Fake website fools Equifax staff - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017
  Equifax mistakenly directed some customers to a fake website via Twitter.
  
• The World of Animals - FOX News
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017
  Enjoy these pictures of animals, reptiles, fish, birds and insects from around the globe
  
• Tech Tip: Retiring the Google Drive Desktop App - NYT > Personal Tech
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017
  While its current desktop app for Windows and Mac is headed off into the sunset, Google has new apps for backing up and syncing files online.
  
• Hurricane warning vs. watch: How are they different? - FOX News
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017
  Hurricane warnings and watches have slightly different meanings concerning hurricane conditions.
  
• Satan's enigma: 'Possessed' nun's 17th-century letter deciphered - FOX News
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017
  A mysterious letter written more than 300 years ago by a Sicilian nun who claimed to be possessed by Satan has finally been deciphered.
  
• Church of Latter Day Saints acquires Book of Mormon manuscript for $35M - FOX News
  Thu, 21 Sep 2017
  The Church of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City, UT. has recent acquired the near 200-year-old printer's manuscript of the Book of Mormon, making it the earliest surviving copy in existence.
  
• Electric bus in record-breaking journey - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  An electric bus travels more than 1,000 miles on a single charge in the US.
  
• Facebook trial lets users hide alcohol adverts - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  The social network is testing a tool that will let people hide categories of ads for the first time.
  
• What can tech firms do to fight terror? - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  The prime minister wants tech companies to do more to tackle extremist content. They say it's not that easy.
  
• Why might Google want to buy part of HTC? - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  Google struggled to integrate Motorola Mobility - why it would want to repeat the experience?
  
• Hands-on with Nest's new home security tech - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  Hands-on with Nest's new home security tech, including a doorbell that connects to an app and a security system.
  
• YouTube to end paid channels service - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  Channels charging a monthly fee on YouTube will end in December, after the idea failed to take off.
  
• Google signs $1.1bn HTC smartphone deal - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  The tie-up marks the latest push by Google to boost its hardware business.
  
• NotPetya cyber-attack cost TNT at least $300m - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  Delivery company FedEx says a recent cyber-attack cost its TNT division about $300m (£221m).
  
• Instagram Live video 'led to murder suspect's arrest' - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  US police say they traced an 18-year-old murder suspect via a live video he had streamed.
  
• Tech Fix: Apple Watch Series 3 Excels, Even if You Don’t Need Cellular - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  Date night without your iPhone? That’s now doable with the new cellular Apple Watch, which for the first time can be untethered from your smartphone. Here’s our review.
  
• Hidden golf game found on Nintendo Switch - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  Fans think the "Easter egg" is a tribute to the company’s late president Satoru Iwata.
  
• State of the Art: The iPhone 8: A Worthy Refinement Before the Next Generation - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  Apple’s new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus have a ring of familiarity. But the phones may feel like a solid upgrade from older models because of their new processor.
  
• Tech We’re Using: Avoiding Cameras While Training the Lens on Food - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  Pete Wells, The Times’s restaurant critic, discussed how he avoids cameras to protect his identity and how technology has transformed the dining scene.
  
• Tech Tip: Getting Social With Waze - NYT > Personal Tech
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  The traffic app is great at giving directions and rerouting around jams, but it also includes features for drivers when they’re not on the road.
  
• Theresa May warns tech firms over terror content - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 20 Sep 2017
  The prime minister says internet companies should remove extremist content within two hours.
  
• Internet 'having midlife crisis', says Baroness Lane-Fox - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017
  Lastminute.com's founder says the internet has done much good but sees "social and economic tensions".
  
• Pepe the Frog creator in copyright fight - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017
  The creator of the cartoon character says it has been hijacked by nationalists.
  
• Manchester police still relies on Windows XP - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017
  More than 20% of Greater Manchester Police's PCs run on the operating system, posing a hack risk.
  
• China orders Bitcoin exchanges in capital city to close - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017
  All Bitcoin exchanges in Beiing and Shanghai must submit plans for winding down operations.
  
• Tech Tip: Why Deleted Tweets Still Linger Online - NYT > Personal Tech
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017
  Even if you kill a Twitter post from your timeline, a search engine may give it a second life until it updates its index files.
  
• Neo-Nazi site finds home in Iceland - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017
  The neo-Nazi Daily Stormer site, chased off the internet in the wake of Charlottesville, has found a company willing to host it in Iceland.
  
• Is Amazon recommending bomb ingredients? - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017
  What are Amazon's algorithms recommending when it comes to purchasing the ingredients to make a bomb?
  
• Google launches UK 'anti-terror fund' - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017
  Google will give UK £1m to counter extremism as part of wider plans to deal with such content on its platforms.
  
• Smartphone sales boom with over-55s - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017
  A study indicates that 71% of 55-to-75 year olds in the UK now own an app-capable handset.
  
• Apple's iOS 11 kills old 32-bit iPhone and iPad apps - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017
  Apple's latest mobile operating system will not launch several ageing educational apps and games.
  
• Tech Tip: Outlook for Android, Plain and Simple - NYT > Personal Tech
  Mon, 18 Sep 2017
  Microsoft’s mobile version of Outlook for the Android platform doesn’t offer text-formatting options, but it does manage your mailbox.