Newslinx

• Huawei: BT says 'impossible' to remove all firm's kit in under 10 years - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  On Tuesday, the UK government is expected to announce deadlines to stop using the Chinese firm's kit.
  
• How to upgrade your bike into an electric bicycle - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  If you already own a bicycle but want the benefits of an e-bike, a new kit may provide the solution.
  
• Beyond Zoom: The future of virtual meetings - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  Chris Fox explores how virtual reality could become the office of the future.
  
• ISIS 'still evading detection on Facebook', report says - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  A new report finds ISIS-linked groups are using a number of tactics to hide content from moderation.
  
• Nicole Thea: Pregnant social media star dies with unborn son - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  A statement says the 24-year-old had named her child Reign with her partner Boga.
  
• The perfume makers that can't smell a thing - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  Perfumers are using AI to create millions of scents, but will it replace the traditional methods?
  
• Mysterious rock art discovered in megalithic tombs in Israel - FOX News
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  Rock art, believed to be over 4,200 years old, has been discovered on megalithic burial sites in Israel.
  
• Gigantic 'superflare' spotted on nearby star - FOX News
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  Astronomers in Japan have spotted a huge “superflare” emerging from a nearby star.
  
• Ubisoft: Sexual misconduct probe sees three senior heads resign - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  Three more top executives at game-maker Ubisoft step down as the company investigates allegations.
  
• Bats offer COVID-19 treatment clues, scientists say - FOX News
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  Bats offer important clues for the treatment of COVID-19, scientists say.
  
• Earth's average temperature will rise 'at least' 1 degree Celsius over next 5 years, WMO says - FOX News
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  The World Meteorological Organization said it expects global temperatures will rise "at least" 1 degree Celsius in each year of the next five years, far above levels not seen since the Second Industrial Revolution.
  
• NASA captures remarkable image of NEOWISE comet - FOX News
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has captured a remarkable image of the NEOWISE comet that was discovered in March.
  
• CDC's 'best estimate' is 40 percent COVID-19 infections are asymptomatic - FOX News
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  In updated guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said its "best estimate" is that 40 percent of people infected with COVID-19 are asymptomatic.
  
• 4 mysterious objects spotted in deep space are unlike anything ever seen - FOX News
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  There's something unusual lurking out in the depths of space: Astronomers have discovered four faint objects that at radio wavelengths are highly circular and brighter along their edges. And they're unlike any class of astronomical object ever seen before.
  
• Photographer takes incredible images of bird feeding its young as it hovers in mid-air - FOX News
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  A photographer has taken remarkable images shows a swallow feeding its babies, as it hovers in mid-air.
  
• UK's first e-scooter trial starts in Middlesbrough - BBC News - Technology
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020
  Middlesbrough is the first place to allow e-scooters in a bid to ease pressure on public transport.
  
• Labour joins Facebook advert boycott over 'hateful material' - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 12 Jul 2020
  The party says it will not advertise on the site "in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter" movement.
  
• Great white sharks are lurking off NYC-area beaches - FOX News
  Sun, 12 Jul 2020
  Beware beachgoers: social-distancing violators might be the least of your problems.
  
• Social media firms 'must do more' to tackle racism - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 12 Jul 2020
  Match of the Day 2 pundit Jermaine Jenas says social media companies must do more following the news that Wilfried Zaha received racist abuse online.
  
• How video is challenging the traditional CV - BBC News - Technology
  Sun, 12 Jul 2020
  Personal videos are increasingly being used in the job application process.
  
• Direnv: Manage Project-Specific Environment Variables in Linux - LinuxToday News
  Sun, 12 Jul 2020
  

  direnv is a nifty open-source extension for your shell on a UNIX operating system such as Linux and macOS. It is compiled into a single static executable and supports shells such as bash, zsh, tcsh, and fish.

  
  
• 'Broken Heart Syndrome' has increased during coronavirus pandemic, study shows - FOX News
  Sat, 11 Jul 2020
  A new study released by the Journal of the American Medical Association on Thursday found that cardiomyopathy, or "Broken Heart Syndrome," has increased during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
• How to Setup Ubuntu Rolling Release Using Rolling-Rhino - LinuxToday News
  Sat, 11 Jul 2020
  

  This tutorial will tell you how to change your daily Ubuntu Linux installation into a rolling release distribution using rolling-rhino.

  
  
• How trickery makes video calls more personal - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  Microsoft says superimposing callers in the same virtual space makes chats more natural.
  
• Btrfs to be the Default File System on Fedora? Fedora 33 Starts Testing Btrfs Switch - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  

  If things go well, you'll have Btrfs as the default file system on Fedora starting with the Fedora 33 release.

  
  
• Deep dive into OpenGL over DirectX layering - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  
  
• I/O reporting from the Linux command line - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  
  
• How To Migrate Virtualbox VMs Into KVM VMs In Linux - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  
  
• Thousands flock to Neverspoons pub app - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  An app designed to highlight independent pubs has risen to the top of the Google Play free app chart.
  
• Coronavirus: How can we make post-pandemic cities smarter? - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  Will the "anthropause" brought on by lockdowns make our cities greener, cleaner and quieter in future?
  
• TikTok: Amazon says email asking staff to remove app 'sent in error' - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  Earlier, the company had asked staff to remove the TikTok app from phones over "security risks."
  
• 'I left Smile Bank today due to the ongoing outage' - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  Smile Bank customers have been unable to access their accounts for days due to an ongoing outage.
  
• Twitter boss donates $3m to basic universal income project - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  Jack Dorsey is backing a plan to help "close the wealth and income" gap for citizens in 16 US cities.
  
• How to verify the integrity of a Linux distribution iso image - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  
  
• How To Create A KVM Virtual Machine Using Qcow2 Image - LinuxToday News
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  

  QCOW is the default storage format for KVM virtual disks. In this guide, we will see how to create a KVM virtual machine using Qcow2 image in Linux.

  
  
• Huawei: Why the UK might hang up on 5G and broadband kit supplier - BBC News - Technology
  Fri, 10 Jul 2020
  The Chinese telecoms equipment provider's fate in the UK is set to be revealed on Tuesday.
  
• Mobian Project Wants to Bring Debian GNU/Linux to Mobile Devices - LinuxToday News
  Thu, 09 Jul 2020
  
  
• Why Hollywood needs computer games tech more than ever - BBC News - Technology
  Thu, 09 Jul 2020
  The same technology that runs computer games is increasingly popular for making films and television.
  
• Loot boxes: I blew my university savings gaming on Fifa - BBC News - Technology
  Wed, 08 Jul 2020
  How one teenager spent nearly £3,000 on his "addiction" to video game loot boxes.
  
• Coronavirus: Drone display says 'thanks' to key workers - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 07 Jul 2020
  The light show in South Korea also reminded people to wash their hands.
  
• How to have a big night out by staying in - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 07 Jul 2020
  Kate Russell has tips on where to watch Broadway musicals, opera and top comedy performances online.
  
• TikTok: Chinese app may be banned in US, says Pompeo - BBC News - Technology
  Tue, 07 Jul 2020
  US Secretary of State hints that Chinese apps - like TikTok - could be targeted.