Newslinx

• Project Nightingale: Google accesses trove of US patient data - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 12 Nov 2019
  The tech giant has struck a deal with huge US health firm Ascension, giving it access to the records.
  
• Slow websites to be labelled by Chrome browser - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 12 Nov 2019
  Users could get warnings about web pages that are poorly designed and take time to show up.
  
• General election 2019: 'Cyber-attack' on Labour Party digital platforms - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 12 Nov 2019
  The party says the DDoS attack against its systems failed, but an online campaign tool was disrupted.
  
• Brexit 'puts brakes on UK launch of e-scooters' - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 12 Nov 2019
  Voi Technology says the UK could be left behind by not changing regulations to allow electric scooters.
  
• Is China gaining an edge in artificial intelligence? - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 12 Nov 2019
  The US-China over artificial intelligence is heating up, but some warn the US could be over-reacting.
  
• Mercury transits across the sun: See the photo - FOX News
  Tue, 12 Nov 2019
  Mercury had a rare celestial occurrence Monday, as stargazers saw the planet -- as a small black dot -- pass between the sun and Earth.
  
• The fake video where Johnson and Corbyn endorse each other - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 12 Nov 2019
  A "deepfake" video has been made where the PM and Labour leader endorse one another in the election.
  
• 'I woke up to thousands of messages from Malaysia' - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 12 Nov 2019
  Why a Malaysian exam question thrust the spotlight on London-based paraglider Laura Melissa Williams.
  
• Play store apps to be scanned for malware - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  Apps that try to trick people into handing over cash or lock up phones could be caught by the scanners.
  
• Instagram is trialling removing likes on some US posts - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  The social media platform is removing visible 'likes' for some users, after trials in seven countries.
  
• Hong Kong protester's shooting by policeman livestreamed on Facebook - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  A Hong Kong news outlet livestreamed the moment a policeman shot a protester during a demonstration.
  
• The 'indestructible' robots which do backflips - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a video of nine four-legged robots hopping around the campus.
  
• Apple throws Instagram 'stalker' app off store - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  Like Patrol had offered users a way to see which posts their "friends liked" and whom they followed.
  
• How to obscure open ports with knockd - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  

  TechRepublic: Learn how to obfuscate SSH login with port knocking.

  
  
• KaOS Linux Brings Order to the Desktop - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  

  LinuxINsider: The KaOS distro is an up-and-coming Linux operating system that provides one of the best integrations yet of a refreshed KDE-based computing platform

  
  
• UK reaches 10% full-fibre milestone - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  The technology lets people browse the web at connection speeds of hundreds of megabits per second.
  
• How to Fix Corrupted Ubuntu (Boot-Repaired) 18.04, 19.01 & 19.10 - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  

  The simple and powerful method to fix the boot corrupted Ubuntu.

  
  
• Former Mayor of Munich Explains How Microsoft Hates Linux - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  

  techrights: Christian Ude speaks in a new interview about what Microsoft did in Munich and elsewhere in Europe in order to undermine GNU/Linux

  
  
• How to Benchmark Your Storage Devices with Gnome Disk Utility - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  

  Gnome Disk Utility is capable of benchmarking your storage devices.

  
  
• How to Change Hostname on CentOS 8 - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  

  Learn how to set or change the hostname on CentOS 8 without needing to restart the system.

  
  
• How to transition from the help desk to a sysadmin job - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  

  The help desk has long been a necessary component of IT shops,

  
  
• Basic troubleshooting with telnet and netcat - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  

  Two popular tools for testing network services on a basic level are telnet and Netcat.

  
  
• Eerie US WWII fighter plane that crashed off UK coast given protected status - FOX News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  A U.S. World War II  fighter plane that crashed off the coast of North Wales and occasionally appears from the sands has received protected status, officials announced Monday.
  
• Intense monitoring and care lift mountain gorilla numbers - FOX News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  KINIGI, Rwanda (AP) — Deep in the rainforest of Volcanoes National Park, a 23-year-old female gorilla named Kurudi feeds on a stand of wild celery. She bends the green stalks and, with long careful fingers, peels off the exterior skin to expose the succulent inside.
  
• Planet 9 may have already been found, study suggests - FOX News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  Since its launch in April 2018, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has found a number of exoplanets, including a so-called "missing link" and an exoplanet with three suns. But a new study suggests the $200 million satellite may have already discovered the mysterious Planet 9.
  
• WWII US submarine wreck discovered 75 years after it sank - FOX News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  The wreck of World War II submarine USS Grayback has been discovered off Japan 75 years after its sinking by a Japanese bomber.
  
• Rare Patek Phillipe watch sells for $31M at auction - FOX News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  A rare Patek Phillipe watch sold for more than $31 million at auction over the weekend, the highest price for a timepiece ever sold at an auction.
  
• Find Files and Directories on Linux Easily - LinuxToday News
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  

  As a system administrator, it is a very common task to look for a specific file on your file system.

  
  
• Instagram influencer behind 'bullying' anonymous account - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019
  Clemmie Hooper apologises for using a different social-media platform to criticise fellow influencers.
  
• Want to run faster? Improve your algorithm - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 10 Nov 2019
  Why better information about your gait could help runners hit a new personal best.
  
• What do you need to do to become a YouTube star? - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 09 Nov 2019
  Two Sunday League footballers and rising internet stars find out from YouTube royalty.
  
• Sandra the orangutan settles into new home in Florida after being granted legal personhood - FOX News
  Sat, 09 Nov 2019
  A 33-year-old orangutan granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina is settling into her new surroundings at the Center for Great Apes in central Florida.
  
• Urchinbot could help ocean clean-up and other tech news - BBC News - Technology
  Sat, 09 Nov 2019
  BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the week's best technology stories.
  
• Twitter in India: Why was rival Mastodon trending? - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 08 Nov 2019
  It comes amid criticism of what some say is Twitter's "highly inconsistent" stand on hate speech.
  
• Bye box: How streaming could kill the games console - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 08 Nov 2019
  Streaming games services will offer an alternative to the traditional console, but will they kill off?
  
• Deadly seal virus could be spreading faster from melting Arctic ice - FOX News
  Fri, 08 Nov 2019
  A deadly virus impacting seals may be spreading faster due to the loss of Arctic sea ice from warming temperatures.
  
• Ancient shipwrecks, stone pyramid anchors, discovered off Greek island - FOX News
  Fri, 08 Nov 2019
  Archaeologists in Greece have discovered five shipwrecks near the island of Kasos, which include an ancient shipwreck with five stone pyramid anchors.
  
• Death Stranding: A game you might hate and love - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 08 Nov 2019
  The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus stars in the latest release from game designer Hideo Kojima.
  
• Earth's mantle and crust are in a fiery battle to the death … of supercontinents - FOX News
  Fri, 08 Nov 2019
  Earth's hot, gooey center and its cold, hard outer shell are both responsible for the creeping (and sometimes catastrophic) movement of tectonic plates. But now new research reveals an intriguing balance of power — the oozing mantle creates supercontinents while the crust tears them apart. 
  
• TikTok: Should we trust the Chinese social-media video app? - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 07 Nov 2019
  US lawmakers are worried about TikTok's Chinese ownership, despite its data-protection assurances.